Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-02-15


FavOrs to the NOrth-The War on
POII gsmy-A Monster Mem rial
FItz John POFter-Another Fed
eraI Court Clerk for GeOrgia-NOmI-
nations.
WASHINGTON, February 14.-In the Sen
ate to-day the Committee on Civil Service
was authorized to send for persons and
papers upon the statement made by Mr..
Hawley that the committee desired this au
thoritY so as to enable them to pay the
mileage of several gentlemen whose pres
ence they desired.
At 1880 the privileged morning business
having been finished the calendar became
the regular order of business, under the
Anthony rule, until 1:30.
Mr. Edmuuds moved the suspension OF all
standing orders to take up the anti-pOlyg
/ amy bill. The 6i -cussion OF this proposition
used up the morning hour, but 1t was voted
| down by a vote of 81 to 30. Upon the ex-
piratiOn of the morning hour the pension
arrears resolution came up as unfinished
| business.
Mr.. Edmunds again moved to proceed
with the snti-polygamy bill, but said he
| would not ask vote on the motion until
/ several Senators, who had given notice OF
set speeches on other subjects to-day, had
| been heard.
| By unanimous consent the unfinished
business was then informally laid aside,
and Mr. Slater spoke upon the importance
/ to the commerce OF the Northwest OF
| the imnrovement of the Colombia river.
NJ Vance then took the floor for a speech
| on the tariff. He deplOred the burdens OF our
high protective policy, which fell with the
| greatest weight upon the agricultural class,
| and did more to retard the growth and
| impair the wealth of the South than any
! other cause. This policy, be thought, illus
trated the general drift of Congressional
| legislation in enabling one section Of the
country to absorb and utilize the emolu-
ments and benefits of the government to the
exclusion of another section. This tendency
was manifest In the disposal of the
| public lands. or the total given in aid of
| the construction OF railroads, the North Sc
cured the lions share Of 80 .4SS 600 acres as
against - 100000 acres allowed 10 the
| States OF the South. The railroad corpora
tions in the North had received for building
railroads 139 341 900 acres, while the only
| Southern corporation that had received
| ANYTHING, If by poetic stretch OF the imag-
| ination the Southern Pacific could be called
| a Southern corporation, was given $50, 900
acres. -Four million five huncred thousand
acres had been given in aid of the
| Northern canals, and not a solitary acre for
this purpose in the South. AS to the
amounts for educational purposes the dis
parity was such, Mr.. Vance thought, as to
| put to shame the man who accused the
South of illiterscY and b0asted Of the
North's superior intelligence; because,
while 70,2l7 900 acres of the common
property of the people had been given
| for the support of schools IN the Northern
| hr1f had 70 of7
the South. Upon Northern internal i'm
prOvements the government had expended
| $50 66l ! 600, and for similar purposes in the
Southern States S22, ,259 000. His calcula-
tiOn showed as the grand total of money
and bonds expended by the government for
the benefit of the North $275, 1862, 900 against
| S94, ,Sl4, 600, and the donation Of 246, ,449 600
acres of land against 2S,3l9000 acres.
| Besides this seven-teuths Of all
the emoluments of the public offices
were enjoyed by the Northern people. De-
nouDcing protection as robbery. and refer
ring to the text of a Supreme Court decision
| in support of his assertion that this term
had been applied by that court to the pres
! ent system, Mr.. Vance ridiculed what he
cry of "Protection to American labor ~ He
denied that protection built up home mar
ket except for the manufacturer.
Upon The cor clusion of Mr.. Vance's re-
| marks he pension arrears resolution came
uD, and Mr.. Call, who was awarded the
floor upon it, deferred his remarks until to-
morrow.
Mr.. Edmurds then asked for vote upon
his motion to take up the anti polygsmY
| bill, and after an arrangement which enti-
| ties Mr. Call to retain the floor for his
speech TO morrow on the pensions srrear-
ages, the motion prevailed, and the bill was
| taken up and laid over as the next business
/ Da1I eba1I 6,fs
his rem lrks.
Bulls were introduced as follows:
By Mr.. Call-TO exempt vessels of less
than twenty five tons in the inland waters
of the United States, and not engaged in
| transportation Of passengers, from inspec
| ton and license.
Mr. Morgan offered a resolution, which
was referred, requesting the President to
| bring to the attention OF the Government of
| Nicaragua, the necessity of ARA ging by
| convention for the final settlement OF all
| uuadjusted claims existing between the
| United States and Nicaragua, and OF citi-
zens of either of said governments against
the other government. Adjourned.
HOUSE PROCEEDINGS.
In the House, under the call of commit
tees, the following reuUrts were submitted
By Mr.. Willets, of Michigan, from the
! Committee on JudiciarY-To prevent per
sons living in bigamy or polYgamy from hold
ing any civil office of trust or profit in any of
the Territories of the United States, and
from being delegates to Congress. Placed
| on the House calendar.
By Mr.. Hammond, of Georgia-Amend-
ing section 1890 of the Revised Statutes re-
lating to interest on judgments rendered by
| the Court Of Claims, so as to provide that
in cases where the judgment applied for is
/ in favor Of the claimant, or the same is
| affirmed by the Supreme Court, interest
thereon at the rate of 5 per cent. shall be
allowed from the date of its presentation to
| the Secretary of the Treasury for payment.
Placed on the House calendar.
By Mr. Vance, of North Carolina, from the
| Committee on Pate0ts-FOr the extension
Of letters patent for improvement in the
Eclipse cotton gin Placed on the private
calendar.
By Mr.. O-h, from the COMMITTEE on For
/ eign Affairs-Adversely on the resolution
| Originally offered by Mr. Robinson, of New
| York; calling on the Attorney General for
| his opinion as to whether il Joseph Warren
| Keifer, AlOpzo B. Cornell or Charles Car
roll should be arrested in the British en-
| pire. without having committed any crime,
the English Government, by suspeDding the
| writ of habeas corpus, could lawfully arrest
| them on indefinite suspicion. without trial
| OF without the right of the United States TO
| demand their released
Mr. Robinson, OF New 1Ork, desired TO
debate the resolution, but the Speaker held
that pending the motion to lay it upon the
| table it was not debatable. The resolution
was tabled-Yeas III; nays 103.
Mr. Orth also reported adversely on the
resolution requesting the President to COM
municate all the corr sDOndence with the
British government on file In the State De-
psrtment in reference to the case of d. Fl.
O'Conuor, a citizen of the United States,
non i'm DrisOnpd in Ireland Mr. Orth stated
that the papers had already been asked for
By previous resolution of the House under
the guise Of parliamentary inquiry.
Mr.. Cox, OF New York, managed to get
In a few remarks In support of both these
resolutions, declaring that there was under
lying the first the great principle of Ameri-
eau citizenship, and that the second was
necessary to show the Sta:e Department that
Congress was urgent in the matter. The
House refused to lay the resolution on
the table-yeas II, nays 70.
Mr.. Cox thereupon offered an amend
ment, r. guessing the President to obtain
for D. II. O'Connor and other American citi-
zens, now imprisoned under a suspension of
the habeas corpus by the British Government
In Ireland without trial, conviction or
sentence, speedy and fair trial or prompt
release.
A point of order was raised that the
amendment was not germsne to the sub
iect, and the Speaker sustained the point.
This started lively debate, In which Mr..
Robinson, of New York, led off and bore
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