Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-01-18
TAPPING THE WIRES.

TAPPING THE WIRES.
In the House Of Representatives yester-
AZ, under the call Of States for bills and
solutions, several were offered and re-
fred, among others a bill by Mr.. New
cry, Of Michigan, providing for joint
1mmlssion By the United States and Great
ritain to investigate alleged false and
.audulent proof and statistics before the
Halifax Fishery Commission, by MIR. Ford,
Z Missouri, and Mr.. Springer, Of Illinois,
Il reference to the establishment OF postal
slegraph lines BY the government. The
sp0rt Of the Superintendent OF the Census
Fas laid before the House. Il shows the
1taI population of the United States to be
sO 152, $50. Mr.. Cox, Of New York, intro
uced an apportiOnment bill, which likes the
lumber Of Representatives at three hundred
nd one, and it was referred to the COMMITTEES
a the Census. After q very noisy debate
u the motion Of Mr.. Converse, Of Ohio, to
uspend the rules and pass the bill quieting
he titles TO lands Of settlers on the Des-
.Goines river, the motion was adopted, and
he House adjourned. In the Senate, after
ONE unimportant business, the bill intro
lueed BY Bruce, OF Mississippi, directing
he purchase By the government OF the
grsedmauis bank property in Washington
Fas passed, IS was the bill retiring, with the
-ank and pay Of Major General, General E.
ID. G. Ord. The Senate joint resolution,
sreating a commission for the performance
II certain duties under the act providing
Tor the erection of > monument at York
,.OWu, was passed without amendment.
After the expiration Of the morning hour,
The Ben Holiday bill came up as unfinished
business, aud after fruitless effort to take
I'D the Kellogg case, was proceeded with
until 40 p. m, when the Senate went into
D executive session and soon after adjourned.
The Republican Senators had caucus in
Washington yesterday, and determined that
when the Kellogg case came up for consid-
grafton they would move TO lay the whole
subject on the table, and If unable to do
this to prevent its consideration by flibus-
tering.
The Senate yesterday again rejected the
nomination Of John B. Sdekney as United
States District Attorney for the Northern
district Of Florida.
4 The United States Supreme Court has
rendered a decision in the Florida Railroad
cases. DEGREES in al the cases were at
frmed.
Alvin Hawkins was inaugurated Governor
of Tennessee yesterday. He IS the first Re-
publican Governor that State has had in ten
lIyears.
Under the spportionment bill introduced
!. yesterday By Mr.. Cox, Of New York, Ar
kansas, California, Iowa, Michigan, Missis-
sippi, South Carolina and West Virginia
! gain 1 member each, aud Kansas gains 8
I and Texas 4; Minnesota and Nebraska gain
. 2 each, Pennsylvania, Ohio, New Hamp
shire, Maine, Indiana, Tennessee, Florida
and Vermont each loses 1, and New York
loses 2.
Senator Brown has introduced in the
Senate bin for an appropriation Of forty
thousand dollars for lighting uD the savan-
nah river from the bar to the city. There
is good prospect Of its success. The Senator
has also brought to the attention OF the
Secretary of War the subject of an sddi-
tional appropriation for the Improvement Of
the Savannah river and hsrbor.
The subcommittee Of the House Elections
Committee have reported in favor Of uu-
seating Hon. Noble a. Hull, Of Florida.
In the traversers' trials yesterday, Mr..
McDonough, OF counsel for the defense,
said he intended to put in evidence the
Al acts of Parliament passed before and
after the act OF union, regarding the land
laws and the preservation of the peace
in Ireland. he also introduced as a witness
an evieted tenant So years of age, whose
appearance created g sensation. Objection
was made to the evidence of this witness,
but the court ruled that it was admissible
If the prosecution Intended to rely on the
nineteenth count Of the indictment, stating
that, under these circumstances, the trial
might last for years. a short adjournment
was granted TO enable the Attorney General
to consult his colleagues.
Ex-Seeretary Of the Navy Thompson had
hearing yesterday before the House Com
mittee on the Interoceanic Canal. He took
the ground that the Monroe doctrine was
not applicable to this enterprise, which
should be left to the control Of engineering
and financial considerations. Mr.. Single
ton, Of the committee, stated that the gov
eminent did not propose to interfere at this
time, but would reserve the right to do so
should interference become necessary.
Senator Garland and Representative
Phillips yesterday submitted, on the part Of
the Congressional members of the Board Of
Visitors to West Point, reports on the
Military Academy. In their reports they
dwelt at 1eBgth on the subject Of admitting
eolored cadets to the academy. They say
no reason can be assigned why such cadets
should not receive full and equal advan-
tsges at the academy. They say, however,
that the mingIing Of white and eolored
cadets on terms Of social equality is sub
ject to continual drawbacks and troubles,
which are so far inherent that, in their
Judgment, no regulation Of law can control
$ them.
The New York stock market opened
strong and buoyant yesterday, aud in early
dealings advanced = to per cent. After
midday the entire market declined from =
to 2 per cent, but in late dealings strong
tone prevailed, and an advance Of from y
to So per cent. was recorded. Transactions
aggregated 5O2, 600 shares.
A cOlored preacher named Wilson
Foulkes, in Charlotte county, Va, who
beat his wife and threatened her life
through jealousy, was murdered by his wife
on Sunday morning last. White people in
terfered to prevent her from being lFnehed.