The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1878-12-11
WASHINGTON.
Investigation of Consular Affairs
i'm China Continued.
G.. Wiley Wells and Minister Sew
ard Come Near Fighting.
Wells Calls Seward a Liar. Which
Produces Scene.
Secretary Sherman Sends a Bill TO the
Eeuse for Regulating Revenues.
He Is in Favor of Raising the Duty
on Sugar to Prevent Frauds.
Postmaster General Key Informs the House
that he Needs More Money,
And if He Does Not Get it tie Postal Oars
viii be Discontinued.
WASHINGTON torres.


Notes and News from the Capital.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 9.-The select commit
tee investigating the omission of the Hot
Springs clause from the sundry civil appro.
priation bill of last session met this morning
and examined Thomas A. Britt, temporary
officer of the secret service division of the
treasury department, who made a report to
Secretary Sherman, which was sent to Mr..
Atkins and by him to this committee.
BrItt's examination was unInteresting. He
related interviews with Boyd, Coleman and
Hult, who had made affidayits in the case.
Senator Dorsey asked if Brooks had said
anything to him about himself and Atkins
having anything to DO with the bill.
Wltness-Mr. Brooks once said to ne:
"They say Dorsey and Atkins had something
to do with this; you had better look them
over" He had gone far enough 10 satisfy
himself they had nothing to do with the OBJ
struction or omission.
Senator Dorsey said he bad been an active
supporter of the Hot Springs bill, and he
did not care to be pursued by treasury de-
teCtiyes He hoped transcript Of this state
ment would be sent by the committee to the
secretary of the treasury.
ALMOST FIGHT BETWEEN SEWARD AND WELLS.
The house committee on expenditures
of the under state department to-day contin-
Ued its investigation OF consular affairs in
China by commencing the ecrosse-xsmination
Of G. Wiley Wells who reiterated the gen.
ersl purport of his previous testimony in re-
gard to tndiEg, when he assumed charge OF
of the Office of consul general at Shanghi.
that the documents had been distracted and
the records mutilsted Wells added that
the docket had the appearance of a butchers
block, whereupOn Minister Seward excitedly
BOD hot fo ole nd oil
with still greater warmth, rejoined, "If you
say so you are lIari" Seward was on the
point of replying but the committee pre-
vented further coloquy. Wells then inform
ed the Chairman that unless be could be pro-
tected by the committee from such insult.
ing interruptions he must protect himself.
The cross-examinatIon was then continued.
MORE NOMINATIONS.
The president has nominated Eugene J.
Bell of Indiana to consul at Pesth; David
H. Bailey, of Ohio, consul general at Shang-
hal; Andrew V. Mccormick, United States
attorney for the eastern district of Texas.
Postmasters-James Gallup, at Grand Rap
ids, Mich. Jos. w. Mack. at Holden, Mo-,
and Ansel d Brown, Burlington, Kansas.
MORE 520s CALLED FOR REDEMPTION.
The secretary of the treasury to day issued
the seventy-fourtb call for the redemption
of $50 bonds of 1865 consols of 1865 On
following is q description OF the bonds:
Coupon bonds dated July 1, 1865 namely:
800, No. 146 OO1 to No. 147 900. both in
elusive; $500 Nos 104 001 To 105 900, both
inclusive; 81. 200, Nos. 20O0 to L024 900,
both inclusive Total coupon, 81, ,0O0, 900.
Registered bonds: 500, Nos. 19 26l TO
10 279, both inclusive; $500, Nos. 1882 to
1926, both inclusive; $1,000, Nos. 80, ,3Ol to
80 3O4, both inclusive; IS 600. Nos. II, ,7Ol to
l2.7O4, both inclusive; $40 600, Nos 25 351 to
%, 700, both inclusive. Total registered,
5000 900; aggregate, 100000.
THE -FOUR PER CENT. LOAN.
The subscriptions TO the four per cent.
loan to-dayamounted TO Sl,5I4 600.
NOMINATIONS coNFIRMED.
The senate to-day confirmed Holbert E
Payne, of Wisconsin, commissioner Of pat
ents.
Postmasters-G H. Hutton, at Auburn,
Illinois; Samuel II. Webster, at Shelbyviile,
Illinois; Wm. b Bell, at Washington, Iowa;
Charles II. Talmsgr, at West Union, Iowa;
John ID Wilson, at Belle Plaine, Iowa; John
J. Steadmsn, at Creston, Iowa: w. L Spots
wood, at West Side, lowe; Willard Jones, at
Neenah. Wisconsin; Hiram Rolf, at Hutch
inson, Kansas; Algernon s Badger at New
Orleans; Mrs J. II. Thompson. at Memphis,
Tennessee; J. II. Jessup, at Noblesville, In
diana.
LETTER FROM SECRETARY SHERMAN.
The following communication from the
secretary Of the treasury. accompanied by
the draft of a bill TO regulate the duties on
certain classes OF sugar and for other pur-
poses was laid before the house OF represen-
tatives to-day and referred TO the committee
on ways and means:
Hon. samuel j. Randall, Speaker:
In pursuance of a recommendation contain
ed IN the annual report OF this department for
the present year, have the honor to transmit
herewith the draft Of a bill to regulate the du-
ties on certain classes of sugars, and for the
other purposes specified In tho various sections
of the bill.
The subject of specific duties on silk goods
and kid glo es was referred to in the report
mentioned, but at the present time this de-
partmeDt has not before tt sunh facts as will
enable IL TO arrive at any definite conclusion in
regard to the details ns scessary 10 atf1x specific
duties on the articles mentioned. The de-
partment, however, viii at any time be glad
TO furnish TO c0ngress, or the committee OF
ways and means, the review OF It's officers
and of persons interested in the trade in such
articles, and to furnish such facts and figures
as may be obtained. The duty on sugar, not
above1 number l3 AS fixed by the bill at 40 100
cents per pound. has been oased on duties
collected on sugar withdrawn from the
warehouse for consumption during the two
past fiscal years of various grades OF Nos q,
10 and l3. The average rate Of duty collected
years was 34-l00 cents per pound. But por-
lion OF the sugar npon which these duties