Ellsworth American., 1874-06-11
Correspondence.
Letter from Warrington
WASHINGTON. ID. c.. June


WASHINGTON. d. c.. June 8.
We have to report continued dulness in Con-
gress. as regards questions Of importance TO
the general welfare. though some Of the de-
bates have been Of local interest. and others
not without touch Of tartness and humor.
Thus there was the question Of passports fur
nshed to people who are going abroad. Years
ago the price of passport was o.. then during
the war it was raised to S5. and afterwards
passports were made fiec. Tn. proposition
was to renew the fee of IS, and one would not
think there WAS much milk in q cocoanut Of
that kind; but there was. Butler wanted to
raiset he price to Sa0 because il would fall on the
rich, who are the only pc pie who go abroad,
AMI because it would tend to keep people at
home. People he said. go abroad and spend
their money aud inpoverish the country. and
buy all their clothes there, thus cheating the
tailors. and the weavers at home. Of their
chance of and robbing the government
Of revenue, while they get false and aristoerafic
notions into their heads, and all sorts OF eN-
travagant and foolish ideas. At this Holman
OF Indiana. pumped down upon Butler. with
the accusation that he WAS the enemy Of the
poor naturzized man, who after having been
in this country few years aud voted. wanted
TO return 10 the old country and display the
broad seal Of the State Department to the as
tonished gaze OF the potentates Of Europe, as
evidence of citizenship, and TO protect them
from the TYRANNY of European Monsrches. and
Butler, be said. wanted all these poor men to
pay their $40. for the privilege. Then Butler
Z a ,g an ba
passport, as four ffths OF them did, and Hol-
man said Buffers face was as good as apassport.
but the joke about Buffers face is so old thst
no one laughed. The amount OF it all was that
| 40.0o) persons go abroad of whom 5000 get
passports. and the rest 20 without A tsx Of
s5. would probably induce the hot 60
without. and tax of 81. would Weld ten or
twelve thousand dollars. The price was fixed
at IS.
There was some debate on the bark" ques-
ton in which Butler, Conser, Bradley and
others. embarked In the interest. OF their con-
stituents. The New York and Michigan farm
ers are in favor of tariff upon bark, and the
Eastern tanners and shoe manufacturers. are
opposed to il. Mr.. Conger was the champion
Of the farmers. and carried his point.
After SO many months of rumor copce rning
the intentions Of Mr.. Richardson. he has at last
concluded TO leave the Treasury. He was
nominated judge Of the Court Of Claims. and
Mr.. Bristow Of Kentucky Tor Secretacy. on
Monday. Bristow as solicito. General. made
favorable impression here. as be is able.
genial. and popular in manners. Considering tae
panic. Mr.. Richardson leaves the Treasury in
good condition. the debt the past year having
bsen reduced two ani half millions.
General Butter 90; bill 10 third reading
on Monday to allow women 10 practic law in
the L. :. Courts. Mr.. Dawes pushed through
the Tariff bill on the same day, and a large
busines. wa, done with many measures OF
minor importance.
We have 10 report ease OF unhaapincss-
Dawes, OF Mass. -Four year. ago. be opened
up Oh the Chofpenning claim-Ch. a. in IL
and staked his reputation before the country.
that il was a fraud. He mlde out, that the
m IN had not done halfthe service he pretended; :;
had been more than twice paid. and wa claim
ing il the third time; that he had smugslci
bills through Congress. right under the very
nose Of Dawes himself, aud then bamboozled
Creswell into making him an award Of half a
I million, when he had been doubly paid al
ready. Dawes said he lad the proofs aud
said il SO boldly, that no one disputed him. and
Chorpenning and his claim went into history
a. frauds, with Creswell nick-named amer him
as a co-swinder. In his stump speeches. Mr..
| Dawes from that day made a great handle OF
( his vigilance in the matter OF this claim, and
though folks could'n; see exactly how he made
out that Chorpenning Creswell was all right
and Cborpenning alone stupendous frani
threatened humiliation TO the man who .bou Id
venture TO ask II for him. This session how
ever, John Cessna not hxying the fear OF Dawes
before his eyes. got in n petition for 4 hearing
for his constituent. and had il referred TO the
Judiciary COMMITTEE. Thi. co nmittee has
eleven liwyer. on IL. the greatest in the
House; among them Butler, Po.and. Frye
Tremaine, Clarkson y. Potter aud EIlridye.
/ republicans and democrats. They iayesti,at-
ed. They asked Dawes for his .-proof.. - but
Dawes never came. nor his proofs. They ask
ei again, but there was no answer. They read
MS Old speech. and studied il, aud analyzed Il .
aud got all the evidence they could hear Of. and
then reported 10 the House, tn A; Chorpenn,nv
himself for examination. demanded a full in
yestigation, aud after all their search and ef-
Tort, they had unanimously concluded that the
government was iu deb, 10 him. Thi. conclu-
sion knocks Dawes of his stills, ana into the
mud. He thinks the man has been oyerpaij.
and twice paid, and has humbugged a whole
Congress, and he has the proofs; but dozen
able lawyers after examining the papers, with
Dawes club over their heads. ii MI that his
proofs are no proofs. and that Chorpenniny
has been improperly and illey yally kept out Of
his money for many years. Such a report in
the face Of the public sentiment, could only
come from deep conviction, and it leaves
Dawes in a sad plight as he must have prosti-
tured his influence and talents TO deny Justice
TO citizen, and rob him Of his good name at
the same time. They reported bill sending
the case to the Court of Claims TO fix the
amount on the evidence, and as the only thing
against the Claims, is the stump speech Of
Dawes, Chorpenning will get his money. the
committee Of lawyers not regarding that speech
As proof.
Honest John Cessna has made his mark bv
sourageously meeting The violent and unrea =
onng opposition TO an investigation of this
claim.
On Thursday, Mr.. Bristow, the new Secre-
tary OF the Treasury, stepped into the shoes
OF Mr. Richardson. The contrast in personal
appearance Of the two. is As marked As the diff
ference in public favor. Richardson is a pale
faced, diminutive person. and Bristow ruddy
bluh-looking Kentucky giant-like person, who
could hold his own in wrestling or boxing
match with the best Of them. He received the
Bureau officers with cordiality an case Of man.
ner, and produced q favorable impression.
Mr. Richardson has been more popular in
the Department than Boutwell,, but owing to the
panic and the state Of finances he has had a |
rough time generally, and the demands upon
him, no Secretary could have satisfactorily |
met.
The Illinois editors, and their wives. have
been here on an excursion, and visited the
White House under the escort of the gallant
senator Logan, m marchiny IN there in the raj,