The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1882-06-08
TELEGRAPHIC NEWS
Capital Chips.

Washington, 6.-Ths committee on
commerce will report faVorably the bill
providing for duty on immigrants of Soc.
per head 10 be paid 20 the collector Of the
port within tWenty-four hours after the
entry Of the vessel. The bill also pro-
vides for the return Of all foreign con.
Victs, except such IS have been convicted
Of political offences.
An excursion party of Penntylvania
editors was received tonight ct the
Executive Mansion, being presented to
the President by Senator Cameron.
Washington, In the criminal court
Wilson continued the opening argument
for the defense in the star routs cases.
In the House, to-day, Psge presented .
petition from the VinecElIuriLts of Cali
forniA ia favor of the passage of the
Clsrdy bill, to prevent the adulteration
of champagne wine. Referred.
Chicago, Washington special: The
e6 ngressionRl committee is especially
pleased with the result in Oregon. It
WAS q surprise to the most sanguine, and
is counted hsI binger Of sure victory on
the Pacific Coast.
Much interest is felt in the convention
of Independents in North CaIolinG
which meets to-day. II is expected they
will make q ticket which Republicans
will endorse in part at their convention
next week.
Hon. E. J. Ellis, of Louisians, now
democratic mem Der Of the House, will be
an independent candidate for reelection
opposing bourbonism and its methods.
Mr.. w. w. Corcersn, the millionaire,
banker OF this city, is not going to live
very long. He is gradually growing
weaker snd weaker. His physicians,
while not admitting that his present con-
dition is serious, yet have no hopes Of his
ultimate recovery.
The diplomatic bill is stuck fast in
conference and been for days on account
the single item of $780, about which
there is some mystery. The Senate put
in this item under the head Of
incidental expenses of the state depart
ment, but it is we'll known that it is not
the real purpose for which the money is
wanted. It was discussed in executive
session in the Senate, and agreed to. 30
when the amendment was offered in open
session the senators went through the
farce Of RrRvely voting upon it for the
benefit Of the public, and naturally it
passed unanimously without debate. The
conference committee knew this sort Of
thing would find favor in the House, and
in fact it would be utterly impossible to
pass it. An explanation was sought for
the item therefore, on which il could be
tided through the debate that was certain
to ensue. Inquiry In proper quarters
elected the information that this item
was for the secret service of the state de-
pRrtment. As no appropriation had been
made for the secret service ofthis depart
ment since the war it was not apparent
why it was needed this time, when there
was no danger of foreign emissary dis
turbiBR the foundation Of government
ment. It was more explicitly explained
when It was said it WRs necessary for
judicious use in Central America
with the view to protecting the interests
of the United States. It was said foreign
governments we're using their utmost
endeaVors to prejudice the Central Anne
rican states against the United States,
and our hold upon the -lSthmusan
highway depended upon the relations we
sustained with Nicaragua, Guatemala,
Costa RicA and Honduras. Newspapers
should be kept friendly. and during the
session Of the Legislatures in these
Countries, We ougnt 10 nave an agent
there to take up international interests
with . special view to the domination OF
American influence. The House MEM
beers of the committee hsYe thought the
case more serious upon investigation than
before, with reference to its approval in
the lower branch of Congress an effort
has been made to keep the matter a.
secret as the grave, in the hope that it
might be agreed to without exciting in
quiry, but this has failed, for already
some suspicious members of the House
have scented the thing. If it is agreed to
in conference it will be savsgely and
probably unjustly attacked. 1t will be
assAiled as an sttemptto establish an in-
ternational corruption fund 10 bribe off,
cials of the Central American states, and
purchase newspapers in those countries
in the interest of the proposed Nicaragua
canal. McCook, Cannon, Springer and
Holman are suspected oflying in wait
for it, and lively time may be looked
for if the Senate persists in the amend
ment.