The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-05-02
WASHINGTON.
CAUCUS OF REPUBLICAN SENATORS.
The Subject for Consideration Being
the Time ofAdiourn,nent- Mr. Gar
field Goes for Geo. Il. RoweII a
Co., and the Newspaper
Congregational Proceedings.


Republican Senators was held this afternoon
for the purpose of interchanging views OF
the adjournment question. No caucus actor
was proposed or taken, but an entire uuanim
ity Of sentimen, was developed in favor ol
cooperating with what is understood to bt
the purpose of the Democratic leaders &c
bring about final adjournment of the
present session Of Congresso the ist OF jane
The general impression seems to be that in
case tho session DO not ended before the
meeting Of the republican Natioral ccnven-
ton, on the 2nd proximo, there will be a
strong probability Of lis being prolonged for
sometime beyond the Adjournment Of the
Democratic convention in Cincinnati,
HousE-The bill was passed for the relief
Of Notre Dame College, Indiana,
Mr.. Scales. OF North Carolina,
chairman of tho Committee on In
dian Affairs, reported bill 10 nc.
cept and ratify the agreement submitted by
the coniederated Ute Indians, for the salo of
the reservation in Colorado, Printed and re.
committed.
On motion Of Mr.. Price, of Missouri, bill
was passed providing that the oath on aiiir.
nation verify ing returns made by National
banks, may be taken before Notirics Public.
Mr.. Money of Mississippi, offered reso'
luton authorizing the Secretary Of War to
send four thousand rations to Macon, Missis-
sippi, for the use of sufferers made destitute
by the cyclone en- April 10Th Adopted.
A dispute arose as to whether the bill for
ha ltat Of hax 81
over as unfinished business, and the Speaker,
though of the opinion that there had been nm
agreement that it should be considered as
such, was compelled to say that MS the pre-
vious question was not pending, the bill could
not come up until Friday neat. 81
The Speaker proceeded to call tho COM
mittees for reports.
Mr.. Blackburn, from the Committee on
Appropriations, reported the postoilioe APP
preparation bill. which was ordered printed
and recommitted. The bill recommends an
appropriation of S3e,000,o00,
Mr.. Blackburn gave notice that no would
call it up for consideration On Tuesday next
The House then, at lilo, went into Com
mittee of the Whole. Mr.. Thompson, Of
Kentucky, in the chair, on toe bill amend.
ing the internal revenue law The pending
amendment offered by Mr.. McKinzie, Of
Kentucky, providing that producers
of leaf tobacco shall be allowed without pay
msut of u tax to sell leaf tobacco TO others
than licensed dealers, manufacturers and
exporters, provided they do not soil exceed
ing 100000 in one year, was ruled out on u
point of order.
Mr. Knott, ofKentucky, offered an amend
ment providing that section 8, 24i Of the re-
vised statutes, which requires tax Of each
still manufactured, shall not apply TO distil-
lers who manufacture for their own use
wooden stills. Adopted
Mr. Singleton, of Illinois, offered an
amendment providing that nothing con-
tanned In this act shall be cons trued
to authorize any interference by revenue
officers with the exercise of the right of every
individual to manufacture and convert fruits
grown on his own land into such form for
family use US he might derise, free from inter-
nal revenue tax.
Afler some discussion the amendment was
"a.
The committee then rose and reported the
bill and amendments TO the House.
Mr.. Butterworth spoke in favor Of the bill.
Mr., Conger opposed II.
Mr.. Carlisle, who had charge Of the bill,
yielded the floor to Mr., Garfield, who said
he wished 10 call the attention Of the House
and country to a matter which was related
closely to the work Of the Committee on
Ways ana Means, especially TO himself, and
which was specimen Of the way in which
public opinion was manufactured. III hold
in my hand" he said, IA paper, about forty
copies OF which have come TO me in the last
five or six days, and will read The heading of
it TO tho Editor: We are requested by
the publishers Of several New York dailies,
as well as manufacturers Of paper, 10 en-
close you the paragraph we have written be-
low. Your own interest will dictate what
further use, if any, you will make of the
suggestions il contains. We have no par
ticuar interest except to serve our friends,
the publishers Of newspapers In this and
other cities. New York, April u. 1882
Below is little card, the substance of which
Is that the Committee on Ways and Means
are preventing the people from having read
ing cheap by preventing any reduction In
any action of the House on the subject
of reducing the costs Of printing paper, and
which concludes with the statement that
Garfield is powerful cham
pion Of monopolies and that with his oppo-
sition withdrawn the restoration of wood pulp
TO the free list would be accom-
plished in few days.
am told that nine thousand
copies of this slip have been sent TO editors
ofvarious newspapers. The firm that sends
IL processes TO know nothing of the truth Of
what II states. 1t does not give the name of
anybody who asks TO have IL sent out, but
says certain publishers of New York dailies,
and certain paper manufacturers have re-
quested it to do so without vouching for the
accuracy or without pretending to know
ANYTHING about It. The firm sent nine
newspapers this charge against the
Committee on Ways and Means, Joining it
with the charge that held "a II were the
casting vote in the committee, and that by
one single vote could prevent the action OF
the committee and of this House. | give that
as q specimen of the way in which opinions
as TO public men and measures are manu-
featured in the United States. Prob
ably fifty thousand newspapers have
come to me containing this editorial. For
the cause Of general truth, ask the atten-
ton of this House 10 the method Of manu-
featuring public opinion, and for the sake Of
saying that If the people OF the United States
can bs led to believe that the minority OF
five in the committee of thirteen, and | as
one Of the minority of FIVE, hold the casting
vote in the committee, and for six to
eight weeks have prevented report on that
subject. Of course that is the item of news
that the country ought to know. Every
member of that committee knows that the
statement in that circular is absolutely false,
without one touch Of foundation. Every