, 1880-03-27
WASHINGTON.
Coffroth's Version Of His
Skirmish with Blackburn
Of Kentucky.
They Didn't Come to Blows,
but May Olincll
Yet.
The Tariff Reform Question Prao-.
tioally Postponed for This
Session.
Democrats and Republicans Alike
Unwilling to Reopen the
Fight.
The Petitions Poured into Con-
gress to Repeal the Tax .
On knowledge,
And Which Have Gone to Hos
tile Committee with Treach-
er0us Members.
The California Delegation Much
Dissatisfied with the New
Chinese Embassy.
Texas Land-Urnnt Railroad Represents.
tlTes Indulge in Rather Warm
Controversy.
The Now Ute Treaty Does Not Prove Al
together Satisfactory to the
EenRte.
The California Delegation Much
Dissatisfied with the New
Chinese Embassy.
Texas Iand-Grant Railroad Representa-.
uTes Indulge in Rather Warm
Controversy.
The Now Ute Treaty Does Not Prove Al
together Satisfactory to the
Senate.


1iEAnn ~ AuAfy AZ TI11s sE9sk,y.
sp<etal Dupa.eh to The Chicago tribune.
WAsu1SoroS, d, C.. March M.-There Is
a Rrcat deal OF feeling between Southern and
Northern Democrats, and this has been IN
tensiflctl in the House over tile ta1u question.
The pass2xc ut the hight SESSION Of the House
between Coffroth, Union Democrat, from
PENNSYLVANIA, and blackburn, Of Kentucky,
Of which mention was 1nalo III these dis
patches, IL fntr illustration OF this excited
feeling. Cot[rotl1 uInkcs at, authorized stntes-
mcut ot this encounter, which may possibly
lead to further complications. Tlle state
,ncnt undoubtedly EXPRESSES the feeling Of
1uany independent Northern Democrats WHO
orc rcstiye under the somewhat tllctaturlai
spirit Of their Southern ali1cs. The inet,tent
between Co1rrnth md Blackburn IS described
by CotftotIl Us follows:
a. asked Nr. Blackburn" said Mr.. Coff.
roth, "if sunto arrangement could not be
made to rcnch 4 yutc. lie brusqurly replied
that 1,g had sent aIr. Thomas Turner to tho
other sIlle Il understood him to say to my
'nnstcrs) with two propositions for settle
nent. liz tllen sail tint II wo Pennsylvania
Democrats Ind done our duty, instead Ut
turning traI tors to our party, tho question
woutd have bce,, settled before. IIe
DENOUNCED Ml.. lsASnA1... Az A TRAITOR
I" his party, a'n! sala that tho Republicans
were fn'''!K ulo 1i"llse; i 1cp1Ica % tiat ,,o no
E1te" eette9. n'a tln1t t1"H''"41 a'''l n'S
friends were Just ~ true Democrats rs could
h, fnu,M. Words rrew hot between u.s.
conlim,,mi l ,1r c",fr1ill. ..arm he ,innl,y d.
.".1'' ',.n' .. .r',',x ~. ,,nH,,,nr'n. +.
hn''licesl NY ~ " t1allol u 4'as!"eI"Gs, :
rctortrl: 'fEat II untrue nld u'at llaa
cnnutrv Iir demanded tn knnw II I nennt
~. ,n., ...',,t., ~ ,r,,c,., ro,,Itod
Ia. tie 1."u oe' s'''y w.. =. tteo. .ep'ieu M
ti'at tllls "ns exactly what MEANT nut ~
hnncel fur his treason. liz threatened to
strlk,, mr.. ani I rnmtn,iet} Him tt,at
s..!So ,"v; "''u ,,r ,hnt s.o'no ' tto III
two c"n!a p'ny t"at gums: Ao W.
Gull nc l'"r' niid 1hcll 1f'e',as ea'ne bGtweon
u.s. aneF1 $a 'e NJ Jre 1"frat ,.S' trthor y
said:
"1 WON'T STAND ANY HULL, poz1No
1~., noh'.I., 49,, q, .-,,o,I - i,n,mn,r,+ n.
any Ut tl!e'n. aid don't want tllo'l' to accuse
lne Df trpachery to my pnrty. remember
tic fight we hat In their bul,af III tic Thirty
c,gl,th Congress- when the reconstruction
measures "efe ol1"er alseussloh ~, w. 4. u'n
our very best, n1lA got thom back into Con-
grcss, anli now they abuse us. When they
aec'sa na" o. toas9 t"a to s poffy t tHy y
nlnuH taaE tagaa,.St u'e ro'ce p''l l" u1e f"''s
tst1n ,,o,,,o,,,s ,t,, rotoor
Mi9 sin!l fI'a1se s"uMc"n wa', tI.'s
DeMr@t ; ;eali: , r.eilo,, f treasoi anI tI.nks
tf,!tttsHrs 0ugit u ,a'n uet.a n't!s"u tn .,,,n
MifMnrt IL tn III nmxe @ e"tSs nv nvs vs1 liz X IL
H,ite ceItai tnat VII ao 'G!' i " Pt1vrs nF,,..
ui9 ln1tlis ntlouuctaol " ot!s rn "ttM 1.t s@GMo
tt!es. Aenlpeis M1'iHt9I!ec Hteti ll'c.itn, .t,I
VIII ~ fuit II 'n wnttor N" INV 'ntc lima INV
Ia ,.n,,.,,m,tn} 'I'hfu IL thn rEwht nf niiv nn,-
lar T'i"rt, IL n rcnerai co,.ininint tf,ht tiia
INV r,,tra' wLicIi s1llrfIt tn h, no vu]mnIutr.
sIio,,ii n"t j,av., i1rhititiun the iHtrod,iStion
~ hiiia Viii, i,lf,,I tftirs.
~ III" ,,ucst1nn nj Tia furthnr consideration
NJ Tia thrill IL
until, ,,or .,'o ',"~t ] ,",,t,u1 =, H." wova mn,
| Mems Committed 'IUestlay 1,uxt. II viii
tukO ~ uluch Tins rs tint tor tic minority III
tin Huljsu to recover fr0It! lt3 frlgtlt at tlle
tLlnllRlIt TINT 1t will tU compelled to nuke u
direct Sote upon tho tnrl!f tlucstl9M IN pr!-
vnte conferences !naty o. tho tnr1!t ihem i ~
III H.. 19 !S!e1 M 1s,r ~ vtu n III sIniar ~ nrtis