Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-01-08
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL
CASE OF MARSHAL FTTZSIMONS.
He Is Deserted by His Warmest SUPP
A4tm.--J Judge Woods, Successor---
Weekly Mail to HaVaRa-COngres.
sional PrOceedings---.ur. HIPS
Opinion of Paekard's Legislature
Nominations.

sional PrOceedings---.ur. HIPS
Opinion of Packard's Legislature
Nominations.
WASHINGTON, January 1T was stated
a few days since upon good authority that
Marshal Fitzsimons would not be disturbed
during the present administration, although
no formal decision to that effect had been
made. Since that dispatch there has been
change. Senator Brown, one of Fitzsi-
mons warmest supporters, has been shown
all the evidence In the case, and, after a
careful examination of the reports and
the testimony, he has renounced all
efforts it behalf of Fitzsimons. He inform
ed the Department of Justice that it might
take any course It deemed ht and he would
not oppose 1t. Senator Hill, after going
through the same examination, also practi-
scaliy abandoned FitzsimOns. Attorney Gen
~lal Devens, although he has stood up for
Fitzsimons under all previous investiga-
tions, has changed front under the second
developments, and he has becomeconvinced
that Fitzsimons ought to be re-
moved. He said to day to the
News correspondent that no decision
yesterday, however,to Commissioner Raum,
that he had become fully and irrevocably
convinced that Fitzsimons should be i'm
mediately removed, and that If he had any
influence with President Hayes the bouncing
would take place within three or four days.
One thing particularly that has operated
against Fitzsimons is his failure to put In
an appearance here to explain matters. In
stead be sent on lawyer, Mr.. johnson.
Il. l. himball, of Atlanta, has been con-
suited if he would take the place, with
fair prospect of holding over under Gar
field, and his answer has been that "Barkis
is willin'." He will probably be appointed
to succeed Fitzsimons. All of Fitzsi-
mons accounts have been stopped at the
treasury, and he can get no more money.
Judge L. G. Billings, who will be appoint
ed successor to Judge Woods In the Fifth
Circuit, as stated last night, is not District
Attorney for Louisiana, but United States
District Judge for that State.
The Post Office Department to-day order
ed weekly steamship mall service between
Pensacola and Key West and Havana.
SENATE PROCEEDINGS.
In the Senate to-day the memorial
of Moore, a member of the Packard
Legislature, asserting that he was
bribed by Kellogg, and asking to be
examined on the subject, led to discussion
as to the evidence IN the KelIogg-Spofford
case. Kellogg denounced Moore as per-
jured blackmailer He said he could bring
q thousand citizens of New Orleans to re-
fute MOOre's charges.
Mr.. Hill, of Georgia, said Moore had once
before offered to testify against Mr.. Kellogg,
but on being given place in the custom
house he testified in his favor He was now
repeating the plan. This was fine exam
ple of the character Of the members OF the
Packard Legislature. Mr.. Hill had never
seen one OF them whom he would believe
under oath.
Mr.. Kellogg contradicted Mr.. HIPS asser-
tiOns, and said that no Packard members
were admitted by bribery; that all evidence
of bribery had been refute6 by Democratic
evidence. He then proceeded to review
Hoore's testimony.
Mr.. Hill replied that he would not notice
what the sitting member had said. This
discussion, he thought, would have one
good etfect-in calling public attention to
the influence Of the custom house in this
case.
The morning hour having expired the
matter was dropped.
Mr.. Ferry introduced a bill to promote
the efficiency of the life saving service,
which was referred.
The Committee on Commerce then took
up the consular and diplomatic apprOpria-
tion bill, and Mr.. Eaton explained its pro-
visions.
Mr.. Carpenter and other Senators opposed
the section appropriating money for the rent
Of prisons for Americans convicts in China,
arguing that there was no constitutional
authority tor consular courts and prisons in
foreign countries.
A long discussion of the subject followed,
in which Senators Carpenter, Pehdleton,
Hoar, Brown, Voorhees,, Hill, Jones of
Florida, and others participated.
The motion made by Mr.. Carpenter to
strike out this section was then rejected
- TO 70. A number of unfmportant com
mittee amendments were then considered
and agreed TO, after which the bin was
read third time and passed.
The Senate then adjourned till Monday.
HOUSE PROCEEDINGS.
In the House, Immediately after the read
ing of the journal, the Speaker, as the reg
ular order, proceeded to call committees
\
call few pension and other private bills
were referred to a committee of the whole
Mr.. Springer, of Illinois, offered a resolu-
tion calling on the Secretary of State for all
information in the State Department not
heretofore communicated in reference to
the Halifax fishery award of s. 500 900 paid
by this government to Great Britain, and
especially that relating to alleged
fictitious statistics and peIjured testimony
imposed on the arbltrators, and on which
evidence award was made: also, whether the
government has taken any steps to secure
verlfication of the recently published state
ments of Prof. Henry Youlehinde on this sub
ject.
Mr. Newberry, of Michigan, asked leave
to offer for reference to the Committee on
Foreign Affairs a resolution setting forth
that the findings OF the so called Fishery
Award Commission were based on fTaudu-
lent and altered official documents and
statistics, submitted knowingly and with
corrupt intent by the agents and officers OF
the British Government, and providing for
a special committee to investigate the
subject.
After some discussion Mr.. Springer's
resolution was referred to the Committee
on Foreign Affairs, and the subject was
dropped.
The House then went into committee of
the whole on the private calendar, and at
3:45 p. N. reported to the House number
of prIIa bills, which were passed, among
them one to admit free of duty one of the
bells Of st. Michael's chimes, of Charleston,
s. G.
The House then adjourned.
NOMINATIONS.
The President to day sent the following
nominations to the Senate: Benjamin G.
Cook to be Collector of Cdstoms for the dis
trict of Richmond, Va; Richard c. Kerr to
be Registrar of the Land Office at jackson,
Miss: Orlander II. Brewster, T. s. Surveyor
General for the district OF Louisiana; G. K.
Gilmer, Postmaster at Richmond, Va.
HIS own HlctIIatOr.
ATLANTA, January 7.-E. K. Wilson, who
was alleged to have been knocked on the