Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-03-29
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL.
THE TARIFF COMMISSION BILL
THROUGH THE SENATE.
Internal Revenue ReductIOn-The
Chtli-Peru QuestiOn-A Quiet Day
In the HOuse-The South Carolina
Contests The BreWster-SaDders
Letter.

WASHINGTON, March 2S.-In the Senate,
Mr.. Sherman, from the Finance Committee,
reported the Senate bill to facilitate the
payment of dividends to creditors of the
Freedman's Savings and Trust Company,
directing payments of dividends to be made
with checks on the Treasury Of the United
States at the city of New York, with such
written checks as may be appropriated by
the Secretary of the Treasury. Passed.
Mr.. Butler offered resolution calling on
the Attorney General for copy of his let
ter Of instructions. dated the 10Th inst, to
Dallas Sanders. OF Pennsylvania, assistant
counsel to the United States District Attor-
ney Of South Carolina, and the reply of Mr..
Sanders. He said that letter from the At
torDey General to this Mr.. Sanders, which
he had seen In the public prints, contained
statements so extraordinary and unusual
for an officer in q high position in the Gov
erument of the United States that he could
scarcely credit it, and he desired to have
over that officers signature an exact copy
of the instructions which he is said to have
issued. Adopted.
The tariff commission bill came up soon
after two O'Clock, aud Mr.. Harris spoke in
advocacy Of action on the tariff by COM
mission of Congress without further delay.
Mr.. BaYard. in closing the debate on the
bill, spoke of the difficulties which neces-
sarily surrounded this question, arising
from selfish and sectional considerations.
He said the clash of opinion for the last six
years had prevented any bill on the subject
coming from the Ways and Means Com
mittee OF the House, and that the present
organiZ alton Of that committee was such as
to make it idle and absurd to suppose that
measure tending to a reduction Of duties
could originate therein.
At four O'Clock the Senate proceeded to
consider the amendments to the bill, under
the five minutes rule for debate. The
amendment OF Mr. Vance, requiring that in
the selection of the commission the Presi-
dent shall give representation to agriculture
and manufacturers as near as practicable in
proportion to the capital invested and the
number of persons engaged therein, was
taken up and. after some debate, was re-
jected-Yeas 81, nays 80.
All the other amendments were success
fully voted down by msjorities equally de-
cisive, and the bill was passed without
amendment-yess 3S: nays Is
The following is the vote in detail
Yeas-Messrs. Aldrich, Allison. Anthony,
Bayard, Blair, Brown, Butler, Camden
Cameron OF Pennsylvania, Conger, Davis of
West Virginia, Dawes, Frye, German,
GroOme, Hampton, Harrison, Hawley, Hill
OF Colorado, Hoar. Johnston, Jones of
Nevada, Lqpham, Nc MILAN, Mcpherson,
Malone, Miller of California, Miller OF
New York, Mitchell, Morrill,, Plat, Plumb,
Rollins, Saunders, Sawyer, sewell, Teller
and VOorhees-3S
Nays-Messrs. Beck, Call, Coke, Davis Of
Illinois, Farley, Garland, Harris, Jones of
Florida, Maxey, Morgan, Pugh, Vance,
Vest, Walker and Williams-15.
The bill provides for commission of nine
members, to be appointed by the President
and confirmed by the Senate, who are 10 re-
ceive as compensation for their services ten |
dollars per day, when actually employed, |
and travelling and other necessary |
expenses. They are to investigate |
all the various questions Telat- |
ing to the agricultural commercial, |
mercantile, manufacturing. mining and 10 |
dustrial interests of the United States so |
far IS the same may be necessary to the |
establishment OF a judicious tariff or re- |
vision Of the existing tariff and the existing |
system of internal revenue laws upon a |
scale OF justice to all interests, and sre to |
report to Congress from time to time and to |
make final report not later than the first |
Monday In January, 1883.
The Senate then adjourned.
HOUSE PROCEEDINGS.
In the House, Mr.. Muldrow, Of Mississip- |
pi, presented a memorial of the Mississippi |
Legislature for the extension of land grants |
to the Gulf and Ship Island Railroad Com |
psnY. Referred.
The House went into committee Of the |
whole, and took up the tariff commission |
bill, Mr.. Kasson taking the floor, first ex
planning the provisions Of the bill and then |
advocating the commission plan.
TIE committee rose at 5:10 D. m. The |
Speaker laid before the House message |
from the President, transmitting the report |
of the Secretary of State, and accompanying |
papers, called for by the resolution adopted |
yesterday, touching the negotiations for the |
restoration of peace in South America; also |
a communication from the Secretary of War, |
in compliance with the resolution OF the |
House, stating that eight hundred thousand |
more rstions are necessary for the relief of |
the sufferers from the present overflow of |
the Mississippi river and its tribu aries. |
no NEWS OF TREsCoTT's PROTOCOL.
The report from the State Department in
answer to the call from the House for the
correspondence between his department
and Messrs. Blaine and Trescott, and for
information whether any protocol has been
signed by Mr.. Trescott, or any other diplo-
States, setting forth terms for
ending the war in South America,
sets forth that up to the present
time the Department OF State has received
no information either from Mr. Trescott or
from the diplomatic representatives of the
United States in Chilli and Peru that any
protocol Of the character described by the
resolution has been sigued by Mr.. Trescott
or by such diplomatic representatives. The
substance of the telegrsphic and mail cor
Of the department with its re-
presentatives in South America since the
date of the last submission of documents to
Congress is given.
On February 21st Secretary Frelinghuvsen
telegraphed Mr.. Trescott as follows: "You
may assent to liberal war indemnity, which
Is not unjust. The cession of Tarapaca
cannot be sssented to without first cabling
here for further instructions. II Chilli
should insist upon the cession, 1t Is not i'm
possible that the creditors of Peru may
that its revenues are hypothecated
10 them. The President urges moderation
1n the part of Chilli"
In letter from Secretary Frelinghuysen
20 Mr.. Trescott, dated February "a, after
the substance of the tele-
graphic correspondence down to and dinclud-
ng the above telegram. Mr.. Frelbghuysen
goes on TO say that the President is very de-
sirOus OF having the good offices of the
United States made available for the resto-
ration of peace, but he is not willing to
become the medium of a proposal which,
IN his judgment, is so onerous that It can
not be entertained by Peru. He is still of
he opinion that It would be the part of far
sighted wisdom in Chilli to accept from Peru
payment of q Just indemnity In money
II insisted on, by the
emporarY occupation of territory rather
han peremptorily to demand the cession
0f territory. On the other hand he remains
convinced that the United States have not
4 right, which is conferred either by treaty
stipulation or by public law, to impose upon
Delligerents unasked its views of just set
,lement, and they have no interests at stake
commensurate with the evils that might
follow on their interference, which would
them to interpose between
'bese parties further than is warranted by
.reaties, by public law or by the voluntary /
acts of both parties. II Chilli is indisposed
70 listen to friendly advice on this point,
he President, as my cable has already in
formed you, will not take any part in the
which are based upon both
he surrender of Tarapsca and the payment
1f large indemnity.
Mr.. Frelingbuysen's letter concludes as
follows: "The President desires you to con-
inue to urge upon Chill, both by the argu-
nents suggested in this instruction, and by
'istent herewith as may occur to you from
your knowledge Of the subject |
md the wisdom and Justice OF | ,
making peace without the acquisition of
rarapsca unless the province should event.
lally become Chilian through the inability
If Peru to pay q reasonable war indemnity,
% be agreed upon. The President does not
should be, but he leaves discretion with you
20 assent to tender Of the good Offices of
he United States to Peru on the basis of
7ery liberal indemnity to Chill, IL the Peru
7ian territory is spared. II Chill insists
,r retaining any Of the territory, whose