Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-10-27

master General and did not discontinue the
service he reported upon, he replies that he
afterwards so acted only for a short time,
and that he was not Justi-
fed anyhow in disturbing 1t.
Kew saws he approved the service after the
service that removed it from the action OF
any one else afterward. The insinuation
that this report was suppressed and after
ward captured by Mr.. James Is unworthy
of anybody engaged on the star route inves-
tigaiiOn. 1t was private paper. To the
charge that he obstructed the star route in
Vestigation he says that the business
OF his Office and that OF the contract Of
flee are as separate ss II they were in differ
ent departments. He could not obstruet
without officious intermeddlng, and no one
in the department will claim that he ever
did that. Mr.. Tyner says that he has never
failed to furnish any information about the
star routes or anything else when called
upon to do SO, nor has he omitted to vol
unteer such information.
At the commencement of Mr.. James
term he offered his services freely and uE-
reservedly, and as his resignation was
based upon the condition that no charge
existed against him for "neglect OF duty"
he claims that the acceptance is an admis-
sion that his duty was we'll performed, or, at
least, not neglected. Mr.. Tyner
does not believe that President
Garfield had determined before his death to
remove him. They had three or four inter
views about the star route business, at the
Presidents request, in which the questions-
bic methods OF conducting the investigation
were freely discussed. The impression left
on Mr.. Tyner's mind then was not that he
was to go out because Of suspicious rela-
tiOns to the star route investigation
or for any other cause. Mr.. Tyner
says the records of the department
will show that he never abused his trust in
any respect. lie has not j0ined in the
sweeping charges Of corruption against ev-
erybody who happened to have labOred to
secure an increase of service on the star
routes. He has attended to his own busi-
ness, and if the detectives and others around
the Postmaster General had done likewise,
this statement would have been unneces-
sary.
SENATE PROCEEDINGS.
Mr.. Ransom offered a resolution continu-
ing the powers of the Committee on the
Condition of the Potomac River at Wash
ington, and ordering it to report In Decem-
Der mex. Adopted.
Mr.. Sherman called up the resolution Of
fered by him Yesterday for an investigation
of the disbursement of the contingent fund
of the Treasury Department. Adopted.
On Mr.. Shermsn's motion the main report
was then referred to the Committee on APP
propristiOns.
The Senate then adjourned.
CONTRIBUTIONS.
In executive session to day the Senate
confirmed the following nominations:
Henry H. Garnett to be Minister to Liberia;
VIM. G. Raum United States Marshal for
the Southern district Of Mississippi; Henry
NJ. Cooper, Collector of Internal Revenue
at Little Rock, Arkansas; NJ. w. Gibbs,
Re- nf of
Arkansas; Henry g. Russell, Postmaster at
Euiaula, Alabama, and number of army
and navy promotions.
NOMINATIONS.
Among the nominations sent to the
Senate TO dav were Charles w. Sea-
ton, OF New York, to be Superintendent
of the Census; Pay Director James
H. Watmough, of Pennsylvania, to be Chief
of the Bureau Of Provisions and Clothing In
the Department Of the Navy, with the rela-
tive rank of Commodore.
ON THE EVE OF ADJOURNMENT.
President Arthur to-day remarked to a
prominent Senator that he felt confident
that the Senate would be enabled to ad-
iourn Tomorrow, or on Friday at the latest.
This remark was communicated to the
Senate during the executive session this
afternoon, aud was understood to signify
Treasury will be sent IN tomorrow.
THE SENATE INPATIENT.
Most of the Senators have become very
impatient at the prOlongstion of the session,
and while the doors were closed to-day a
resolution was offered for an immediate ad-
ment sine die, but in consequence of the
above mentioned statement, the mover was
induced to withdraw 1t.
TYNER STEPS DOWN AND OUT.
First Assistant Postmaster General Tyner's
resignation was rendered to tae President tC-
day. and accepted. The name of Frank
Hatton, Of the Burlington Hawkeye, will be
sent to the Senate tomorrow as Tyner's
successor.
HOwGATE INDICTED FOR FORGERY.
The grand jury to day found three indict-
ments against II. w. Howgate, ex-Disburs-
ing Officer Of the Signal Service, for
| forgery.