The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-05-12
. WASHINGTON BRIEFS.

Dorsey.
THE Chinese Treaty was ratified in the Sem
ate by large majority.
4 The substance of Congressman Blackburn's
denial respecting his connection with the Star
Route Ring is printed below.
TOTAL per cent. bonds received at the
Treasury for continuance at 81 per cent. since
the decision of the Secretary, $65, 474, 600.
THE October term of the Supreme Court ad-
journed on the I'd inst. There are 673 cases
on the docket undisposed of, an increase OF
forty-six.
Two months from the day of President Gar
fields Inauguration MAY y the deadlock in
the Senate was broken. On motion OF MIR.
Dawes, the Senate went into executive session
by vote of 81 yeas, nays, none.
RoBERTsoN's nomination will be held under
consideration by the Committee on Commerce
indefinitely. This with an effort to defeat it.
To counteract this effort, the Committee will
be discharged and Robertson's friends will
endeavor to have his nomination confirmed.
IT SEEMS that the report telegraphed over
the country that the Postmaster General ex-
onerated ex-senator Dorsey from all completely
in the Star service affair was done by West
ern Associated Press reporter at the instance of
Dorsey. The best authority at the Postofice
Department dies the statement.
The final payment of interest ON the out
standing 6 per cent. bonds of 1881, recently
anticipated to cover all such bonds which
cent. previous to May 10, has brought a large
amount of bonds in the aggregate, the interest
already paid thereon amounting to about
$500, 600.
THE Senate, in executive session, May 4, con-
irmed the following nominations: Robert Hit,
of Illinois, Assistant Secretary of State; Hiram
Price, Iowa, Commissioner of Indian Affairs;
Alfred NJ. Jones, United States Marshal,
Northern District, Illinois; Sanford A. Hudson,
Wisconsin, Associate Justice Supreme Court Of
Haute, Ind. Theforegoing were all confirmed
by unanimous consent. The other nominations
on the table were referred to appropriate COM
mittees, and the Senate then took up the Chi
nese treaty.
THE New York Herdlds correspondent tele-
| graphs the following Star route item: "Route
No. 35,051 from Bismarck, Dakota, to Fort
Keogh, Montana, was originally let to ex-
| Senator Dorsey's intimate friend and con-
stituent, ]. R. Minor, for o, $50, and increased
| to $4,000 to expediate the service and hurry
up civilization. That was over two, and very
| nearly three years ago. Along some of the
routes it is known that daily service was paid
| for, and only tri-weekly service rendered, but
that daily service had been placed on this
| route with service only six times year would
Fort Custer, NJ. T., February IL, it having been
on the road only two months and eighteen
days. The contractor, however, has no diff.
ficulty in getting concurrent evidence to prove
| that he carries the mail on the route or
schedule time, and is entitled to the pay OF ar
expedited route"
REPRESENTATIVE BLACKBURN, of Kentucky,
prints a card in the New York Herald defend
ing himself in the Star Route affair. Among
other things he says: 'HThe record of Congress
shows that as Chairman of the subcommittee
| of the Committee on Appropriations having
introduced the resolution passed by the Houst
directing an investigation into the Star Rout,
| management; that ], as Chairman Of said in
vestigating committee, made the assault upoI
Gen. Brady; took all the testimony that frs
brought to light the abuses existing; made tn
fight upon him on The floor of the House; Sc
cured the adoption of permanent law as a sec
ton in the Postoffce Appropriation bill for tn
present fiscal year prohibiting extra compensa
| ton for the expedition Of routes beyond 80 pc
cent. Of the original contract price, and durffn,
the months covered by this contract there wa
not q newspaper on the continent, including
the Herald, that did not comment almost dali
upon what was termed the fight between Gen
Brady and myself. By what process you no,
manage to class me with his supporters am a
loss to divine. The Congressional Recor
shows that by vote and voice did all in MOI
tai power to secure the very desirable end re
Gently attained in bis removal. Your own jour
nal has frequently quoted from my speeche
made in the House as the acknowledged assail
ant of Gen. Brady throughout the contest"
DoRsEY's DEMAND. following letter j
furnished for publication:
''WAsHINaToN, April 80, 1881.
"Hon. Thomas L. James, Postmaster. Genera
''SIR-You do not need to be informed tbs
for many days past the newspaper press of th
country has teemed with telegraphic dispatche
from Washington charging frauds in th
Postofice Department, and that in them
have been made conspicuous mark for th
shafts of these assailants. The authors of tn
sensation profess to speak in all this of matter
discovered in your department since yor
entry there. II any charge made against n
were true, those who made it would be alb
to produce some evidence to sustain it. 1t
upon this point that address you this lette
I make no complaint that you have not up
! this time deemed it proper to deny the pul
lished statements which make the charges a
, luded to appear as if they were the result of a
investigation by you, but claim as righ
that with me, and whoever may bring to yol
YOU make such investigation as to every col
3 ! tract with which my name has been connecte
l as will enable you to give me in writing IL
true status of each case.
8 81 have to ask that this request be- granite
at once, in order that I may not rest und
Q injurious and unjust imputations, nor
t unnecessarily detained from other business
4 defend my reputation against base and u
o founded assaults. Very respectfully,
8. W. DoRsEI."