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Latest News from Washington,
The Case of Whitelaw Reid-The PasiG
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Especial telegram to the Dispatch.1 ,fieil
] WASHINGTON, January 19.-The case {
| Whitstaw Reid, editor of the I176unt
charged by a. R. Shepherd with crin1ins
Libel, was called in the Police Court Of tn
District to-day. Mr.. Reid, when be; entere
the courtroom, was accompanied by severn
friends, prominent among whom were Mr.
W. W. CorcoraDs ct this city, who, with MIR
S. q. Kaufman, becaiue surety for Mr.. Reid
lin the sum Of 8, 900 to answer the eharg'
against him. r1 ~ .a.,.i..
Another case Of contempt has sprung w
from the Pacific Mail investigation, the re
cusant witness in this case being a CORE
spondent of the Pacific Coast newspaper
who recently Published that Mr.. Beck re.
ceived some of the subsidy.money, but re.
fused to, give the name of the person from
whom he received his Information. Z :. -.
TeaoN.
XLIII. CONGRESSGSecond Session.
,......... ..u,. WAsE,NsToN, January ~.
SENATE.
In the Senate Mr.. AleoRN presented reso-
lutions of the State Grange of Patrons Of
Husbandry that the State. Of Florida is in
favor of making Pascag oUaa q port of entry,
and for the Improvement of that harbor |;
which were referred to the Committee on
Commerce.
The legislative, judicial, and executive ap-
pro priations bill was considered, and the
Senate, by vote of 80 to p, refused to
providing for the organizations the bureau
of commerce and statistics. The present.
bureau Of statistics, however, was contin-
ued, and $4,000 was appropriated 10 carry
it on.
Senator SHERMAN, from the conference
committee on the "littlc tariff bili," made a
report substantially the same as that Of last
session, with the exception of the duty on
hops, which was fixed at eight cents per
pound. The two sections relating to to.
bacco and the sale of bonds, which were the
principal subjects of disagreement last year,
were stricken out by the conference commit
tee. The report was agreed to by the Sem
ate. ------------.- .r..----
Mr.. WRIGHT, from the Judiciary Commit
tee, reported, with amendments, House bill
for the relief of owners and purchasers of
lands sold for direct taxes in the insurrec-
tionary States, and for other purposes. Placed
on the calendar. , ...
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
Explanations and deniaIs by members of
newspaper reports connecting their names
with the Pacific mail subsidy occupied good
deal Of to-day's session. First came Mr..
Storm, of Pennsylvania, who, although be
had steadily voted and spoken against the
subsidy, was alluded to as the recipient Of
one of those thousand.dolIar bills which
were said TO have been floating around at
that time.
Then followed Mr.. Crittenden, of New
York, who had been COMPOUNDED With
a person of the same patrODymic TO whom
Albert had paid several thousand dollars.
Next came Mr.. Sypher, OF Louisiana, who
defended his vote for the subsidy but denied
that be had been Influenced by corrupt mo-
tives.
Then kilograms were read from Daniel W.
VOORHEES,, of Indiana, and Boyd Wnches-
ter, of Kentucky, denouncirg the newspaper
reports connecting them with the subsidy,
and asking to be summoned as witnesses.
Then a special committee was appointed
to inquire whether the privileges Of the
House have been violated in the arrest and
Of Whitelaw Reid, editor Of the
New York Tribune, at the suit Of Alexander
K. Shepperd, while in this city as witness
before the Committee on Ways and Means.
Then another recuSant witness in the Pa
cifc Mail investigation Charles A. Wet
more, the Washington correspondent OF the
Alta Cahfornian-was brought before the
House for refusing to state the name OF
person who had mentioned something TO him
derogatory to the character OF Mr. Beck, of
Kentucky. ....
These various incidents, with couple of
hours given to the Indian appropriation bill,
filed up the whole of the days session.
The Little Tariff BEL. II
WAsHISeroH, January 19.--At confer
ence held on the I" little tariff bill Messrs.
Starkweather and Maynard, Of the confer
ence between the two houses, yielded to the
demand for the tax on brokers' sales; also,
that the planters may sell 500 worth of to-
bacco to consumers without license. or tax.
The duty on stiIl.wines was fixed at forty
cents a gallon in cases. The provisions OF
the present law with reference To- silk goods
were remodelled by increasing the duty on
articles. The whole bill was
agreed upon in conference and adopted BY
both houses, and goes into effect on the lst
of July next.
Washington RaeDss- .I
WASHINGTON, January 19.-The Cabinet
to-day perfected the Canadian postal treaty,
which will be Immediately sent to Canada
for the signatures Of the postal authorities.
Whtehw Reid appeared before the Police
Court to-day and gave bath to answer the
charge of libel brought by Ex-Governor
Shepherd. .-.
The committee appointed last night by the
senator's and representatives from Arkansas,
Louisiana, and Mississippi, relative to the
leyees, called on the President to-day and
asked bis support In procuring an approprla'
tion in accordance ELECTROMAGNETIC
of the commission of engineers. The Pre-
sident said he had Away desired to aid ID
the happiness and prosperity OF
alI.the people of the South, lat at times he
felt that the acts of violence so constantly
occurring would preolude.aDy aid from Tie
General Government. Mr.. Sheldon, of the
COMMITTEE, In reply said that the impo*er-
ished cenI ition of the. people was one cause
of the bad feeling and violent action tsat II
the vigorous use Of power was required 10
nreserye order and protect life to do aeis OF
hene6cepce would have. modifying. eject.
After some further conversation the commit
tee. left. satisfied that the President would
act favorably. rl... ...ss
Weather Report. -
w.eu1scTcA. January 19.-During Wed