Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1876-06-02
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and leaving the frontier towns ex
posed to raids. The expeditions ais
leave telegraphs and railroads uDpro
tected. Great apprehension is felt TO
the safety of the town of Bismarck.
| The rice interest from South Caro-
lima and the sugar and rice interests o
Louisiana are very ably represented
The delegations are working effectivel,
and there is some hope that the Ha
waiian treaty will fail in the Senate
| There does not seem to be much foun
| dation in the report that California
had spent. $500, 900 in securing the
treaty's passage through the House.
The committee on rules have agreed
| to allow the banking and currency
| committee to report at any time. This
| will allow the $l5,000,0U0 silver bill
| for like amount of legal tenders te
| come up.
The House reso' ution declaring that
| in the sense of the House Legislation
affecting the tariff is inexpedient was
put upon its passage. seconded and
the main question ordered, when Mr..
Morrison. moved q reconsideration OF
last vote, which is progressing. The
Indications are that the vote on the
passage of the resolution will not be
allowed through the House.
WASHINGTON, May % - Night
HoUsE.-The motion of Mr.. Merrimon
to reconsider the vote taken on the
tariff bill (Which motion was reported
at noon) prevailed by 119 to 95, when
Mr., Merrimon arising to speak the
matter went over to next Monday. The
following is the preamble and resolu
ton.
"WHEREAs, The fact is appa, ent
that all branches of manufacturing.
mechanical and mining pursuits are at
this time greatly depressed, and that
all Legislation which tends to embar
easements by the unsettling Of values
or the rendering of manufacturing, me-
chanical or mining operations uncer-
tain is unwise and injudicious; there
fore,
"ResolUed, That in the Judgment of
this House legislation affecting the
tariff is at this tune inexpedient.
The House went into committee of
the whole, after which it adjourned to
Wednesday.
SENATE went Immediately into secret
session, which continues.
Harvey who had charge of the door
III the House during the two terms of
Congress of 1865 testified Ithat he has
been continuously III office since 1868
in several positions for which he had
nobody to recommend him but his
honesty; that his friend Green came
to him after a commission. He had
given Mr.. Kerr ''good morning" as
all acquaintance. He left his door TO
tell Mr.. Kerr about it, when that gen.
tleman invited HIM to his room. He
called and told Mr.. Kerr he was a res
publican and that his friend was re-
publican. Mr.. Kerr told witness it
would be necessary to have some Gre
dentials from the New York democrats
and that if it was worth anything it
was worth five hundred dollars. Sub
sequently witness and Green called on
Mr.. Kerr and subsequently witness
called at Mr.. Kerr's house with the
credentials and subsequently, handed
Mr.. Kerr at his door in the House of
Repl esentatives five hundred dollars,
and in two days the nomination was
made and in due tine Green received
his commission aud was subsequently
This story is adhered to
with exact particularity. Green could
only raise $3.50 and witness supplied
the forty. The cross examination
does not shake those leaeing state
ments. Witness had no communion
ton with Mr.. Kerr before or after this
affair. He had never done or at
tempted anything like it before or
since; did not know where he boarded
or with whom he associated during his
two years in Washington. Beyond the
main incidents of the bribery the wit
ness has no positive recollection. Wit
70 nd
seemed disposed to Civ
him time to consider, when Mr.. Kerr
said if witness hesitated on his account
he wished the examination to proceed
Witness asked Mr.. Kerr if he desired
him to tell all he knew? Mr.. Kerr re-
piled eyes
Speaker Kerr said he did not want
to retire without saying few words
and asked to be sworn. He then tes-
titled: 81 only want to remark to-day
that as to every material statement
made bv this witness affecting my
houor and official integrity
| deny it; that it is all false:
Ii / were In sufficient health
would make a statement OF the circum-
stances which led to this Investigation
in connection with the anonymous
letter | received, but do not feel able
TO do so to-day. I will further say
that consciously I never knew this
witness in my life, but I do not say or
wish to be understood as saying that
he did not introduce Green to me. [
do not know six doorkeepers about
this House now, though they are sup
posed to be my political friends. 1
never consciously exchanged one min
conversation hafwaau heaven and
easth, with that person. never knew
him and he was never at my room as
he has stated, and of course I never
received any money from him nor
from any one else"
News comes from the Capitol that
the Senate, by a majority of 8, takes
Jurisdiction in the Belknap impeach-
ment case.
WASHINGTON, May 30-Noon.-The
following reports are from the Far
West: The Indians attacked Custer
City on the 10Th and burned the am
munition house in the centre of the
town. The explosion destroyed sew
eral houses. The persons bringing the
information to Omaha left Custer City
at daylight on the Goth. Capt. Eagan
bad returned to Fort Laramie from
his scout. He found six hundred In
diaus in the act of attacking an OK train
and drove them northward. Details of
the outrages are horrible.
The Turkish minister has II ceIved
the following telegram from the Grand
Vizier: Gin the presence of the nnani-
nous will of all the people Abdnl Azlz
Kahn has been dethroned to-day and
his Majesty, Sultan Murad, heir pre-
sumptiye to the imperial throne, has
been proclaimed Emperor of Turkey"
The foreign relations Committee of
the Senate will hear tomorrow the
combined delegation from New Orleans,
Charleston and Savannah in opposition
20 the Hawaiian treaty which admits
rice and sugar free of duty from the
Spanish I~lands.
WAsn1NGroN. May 30-Night-Deco
ration Day vas celebrated with the
usual formaIity, out the event was
comparatively tame. All the goverI--
ment buildings suspended business.
The weather is delightful. Dispatches
from Northern cities indicate unusual