Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-05-02

WASHINGTON, D. c., April 3O.-Ex- -Sena-
tor Dorsey, who is charged with being one
OF the chief benefeiaries of the star route
ring, informed your correspondent that the
Postmaster General had exonerated him
from all connection with the ring, and that
General James had promised to write
letter Immediately to the President, stating
that nothing could be developed against
Dorsey. When asked about the matter to-
day the Postmaster General denied
having made such a promise. He said Dor
sey called on him and demanded an imme-
diate investigation, and that he replied to
Dorsey that the latter would get all the in
Yestigatien he wanted before this thing is
through with.
The President is not disposed to shoulder
much responsibility for the Malone alliance
now. He says he has not promised Malone
the Virginia patronage. That patronage
belongs 10 the Republicans of Virginia, but
he has said that il Malone would help the
republicans to overthrow the Democrats,
the administration would help Malone
L. view of ConkliDg making an early fight
against Robertson the administration is
anxious TO keep on good terms with the
Democrats. The present indications are
that Malone viii not get control of
the Federal loaves and fishes in Virginia.
Senator Sherman is trying to defeat Gen
elal Sheldon for Governor of New Mexico,
because Sheldon, as delegate from Ohio to
tie Chicago convention, opposed Sherman.
Tnis opens up another quarrel among the
Republicans.
The Republican caucus committee are
working along slowly, trying TO arrange q
rsT1r k~Nv
from coming before the Senate. They are
trying TO get every Republican Senator to
agree to let the committee fix a list of
nominations to be acted upon, but Conkling
refuses TO agree.
DORSEY WANTS TO BE INDICATED.
The following letter is furnished for pub
licaticn:
"WAsHINGToN, April 80, 1881.
Hon. ThOS. h. James, Postmaster General:
''SIR-You do not need to be informed
that for many days past the newspaper press
ui the country has teemed with telegraphic
dispatches from Washington, charging
frauds in the Post Office Department, and
that in them have been made ccnspi-
cCous mark for the shafts of assail-
ans. The authors of this sensation
profess to speak in all this of
matters discovered in the department since
your entry there. II any charge that has
been made against me were true those who
made it would be able to produce some evi-
dence to sustain it.
''It is upon this point that l address you
this letter. l make no complaint that you
have not up to this time deemed it proper
to deny the published statements, which
make the charges alluded to appear as If
they were the result OF an investigation by
you. but I claim as my right that with me,
and whoever / may bring to you,
you make such investigation as to every
contract with which my name
has been connected as will enable you to
give me in writing the true status of each
csc. have to ask that this request be
granted at once, in order that | may not
rest under Injurious and unjust imputa-
liCns, nor be unnecessarily detained from
other business to defend my reputation
against base and unfounded assaults. Very
resnec'fully,
'TSigne5i s. W. DORSEY"
TRIBULATIoNs OF THE CAUCUS COMMITTEE.
The Republican caucus committee ap-
pointed to prepare a programme for
The proposed executive session have
held several meetings, the last one this
afternoon, but have not yet completed
their labOrs, and hardly expect to be ready
to report to the caucus on Monday.
Five of the members, namely: Senators
Dawes, Ingalls,, Cameron, of Wisconsin,
Rollins and Sewall, had a conference with
President Gal field last night, and the com
plicatiOn was discussed at considerable
length, with the view of securing hsrmo-
NOUS action on all the points of the diff
Guilty, but it is understood that in
regard to one Of them at least no
progress was made in the line of adjust
mept. The committee informed
the President that Senator Conkling had
given them to understand that he (Mr.
Coukling) cared nothing for the continu-
auce OF the deadlock on his own account,
bus had promised It, so far as the New York
C0EectoIship question was concerned,
merely In Difference to the
wishes of his New York constituents,
who believed that the delay would result in
the withdrawal of Judge Robertson, nomi-
nation which they earnestly desired with
drawn In the interest of party harmony. The
committee thereupon asked the President
whether Ii would be embarrassing to him to
withdraw this nomination and have the rest
of the nominations promptly confirmed.
President Garfield, In reply, said with en-
phasis, no such proposition could be enter
tanned, and thus the conference ended.
WHAT THE wooLEN GOODS MAKERS WANT.
A large delegation of manufacturers of
knit wooden goods accompanied by Sena-
tors Hawley, Morrill,, Hoar, Platte OF
Connecticut, Blair of New Hampshire,
today before Secretary Window and AS
sistant Secretary French relative to the re-
cent circular of the department which en-
bodied the decision OF the United States
Supreme Court In the case of Victor ct. al.
against ex-colleetor Arthur, of the port of
New York. This circular Informed
Collectors of Customs that 'under the ruling
Of the Supreme Court in this case, caps,
gloves, leggings, mitts, socks. stockings,
wove shirts and drawers, and all similar
articles, made on frames, of whatever mate
rial composed, except silk and linen, viii be
classified for duty at the rate of thirty i've
per cent. ad valOran as against the provision
in schedule L for fiannels, blankets,
hats of wool, knit goods, balmorals, wool
en- and worsted yarns, and all manufactures
of every description composed wholly or
in part Of worsted, or any other provisions
of law They urge the Secretary to limit
| the circular to the specific article of worsted
stockings, which, they claimed, was the
only article in question in the Supreme
/ Court case, and to leave woolen goods sub
| iect to the duties Of schedule L, until
| the revised statutes could be corrected BY
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