Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-08-03

Hoge, Horr, House, Hubbell, Jones of
Iexas, Jones OF Arkansas, Kenna, King,
Latham, Lewis, Lord, Lynch, Mackey,
Manning, Mcclure, McCord, McLane,
Mcmillan, Mills, Oates, O'Nen. Par
ker, Page, Payson, Pierce, Phelps,
Rice of Missouri Missouri, Rice ,ee of q MsssacbT9 obIo,
sets, Rich, Richardson of New York.
Ritchie, Robertson, Robson, Rosecrans,
Ross, Shallenberger, Sherwin, Simonton,
Singleton, Smalls, Spsulding, Speer, Spoon
er, stephens, Stone, Strait, Talbot, Taylor,
Townsend of Ohio, Tucker, Upson, Urner,
Vance, Van Arnim, Van Horn, Wait, Ward.
Washburn, Webber, Weliborn, White, VIII
hams OF Wisconsin, Williams Of Alabama,
Wilson and Wise of Virginia
NAYs-Messrs. Anderson, Belmont. Blount,
Briggs, Browne, Brumm, Buchanan, Cald-
well, Campbell, Colerick. Converse of New
York, Deering, Dlngley, Ermentrout, Fisher,
Godshslk, Hammond Of Georgia,
Hardy, Haskell, Hewitt Of New York,
Hill, Hiscock, Holman, Hutchens,
Jacobs, Jadwin, Kasson, Ketchum, Kloz,
Leedom, Lefevre, Mckinley, Miller, Mutch-
Ter, Norcross, Peelle, Randall, Ray, Reed,
Robinson OF Massachusetts,, Robinson of
Ohio, Robinson of New York, RvSn, Scales,
Smith Of Pennsylvania, Springer, Stosksla-
gef, Townshend OF Illinois, Turner of Ken
lucky, Turner Of Georgia, Tyler, Upde-
gr1ff of Iowa, Updegrsff of Ohio. Warner,
Whitthorne, Willis and Young-59.
The following members were paired:
Messrs. Atherton, Aldrich, Armfield, Barr
Bland, Bragg, Beach, Beltzhoover, Cassidy,
Covington, Curtin, Carlisle, Cobb, Clark,
Clardy, Cults, Chase, Cornell, Davidson,
Darrall, Dezendorf, Dowd, Dwight, Frost,
Farwell of Illinois, Geddes, Heilmsn, Hum
phrey, Hall, ,hubbs, Houk, Herbert, Harden
burgh, Hewitt of Alabama. Hooker, Jones
Of New Jersey, Kelley, Knott, Lindsey,
Lacey, Ladd, Miles, McCook, Moore, Nor
rison, Mason, Moulton, Morse, Morey,
Money, Auldrow. Murch, Martin, Nolan,
Neil, Orth, PettibOne, Prescott, Pacheco,
Russell, Richardson of South Carolina,
Scranton, Smith of Illinois, Shackelford,
Sparks, Steele, Singleton of Illinois, SEQ
vile, Shultz. Thompson of Iowa, Thompson
Of Kentucky, Thomas, Wise of Pennsylva-
MIA, and B. Wood Of New York.
The announcement of pairs by the Clerk
was accompanied by no statement as to the
way in which the paired members would
have voted, but it was stated on the floor
that Messrs. McCook, Morey, Prescott and
Cassidy would have voted in the negative,
and that Messrs. Pacheco, Thomas, Russell,
Frost, Martin, Covlngton, Muldrow, Hooker
and Morey would have voted in the afir-
native.
Committee on Pensions, Bounty and
Back Pay reported bill granting a pension
of thirty seven dollars month to soldiers
who lost an arm at the shoulder. Passed.
The Committee of Ways and Means re-
ported bill providing that claims for the
redemption OF two cent documentary stamps
may be allowed by the Commissioner of
Internal Revenue. Passed.
The Speaker called on the committees for
reports, but no measures of the slightest
public Importance were reported.
The House, after transacting some mis-
cellaneous unimportant business, at $40
adjourned.
THE STAR ROUTE TRIALS.
In the star route trials to-day, Delegate
Msginnis took the stand and testified prin-
cipally to his efforts to further the general
policy Of star route extension.
The next witness was A. g. Buell., one of
the editors of the EUeTtgg Critic and Sunday
Capital. He was placed on the stand by the
defense to contradict Walsh's testimony.
He said Walsh had paid him 81 900 at a time
when he (BuelD was Printing Clerk OF the
Senate, for his services in connection with
an investigation which was calcula-
ted to iDjure Walsh's contract, but
that this payment was not on
Brady's account. On cross-examination
Buell. testified that Brady was the owner of
both the newspapers with which he is con-
nected. At Buell's solicitation Brady fur
nished $4,000 with which to purchase the
Sunday Capital from Dom Piatt, at first as
loan to Buell., but the paper was sfter-
wards transferred to Brady to cancel Buell's
debt. Brady furnished all the mouey for
the original purchase and subsequent i'm
provement of the Critic. Buell. also
testified that be had published an article in
the interest of Monroe Salisbury, the mail
contractor, by agreement, and had drawn
on MI fOr hY1ff fho ho6
been protested.
The defense inteTposed continued OBJ
lection to this line of crOss-examination, as
1t had gone beyond the purpose for which
Buell. was placed on the stand. He had
been called merely with reference to Walsh's
testimony, but Judge Wylie admitted the
questions.
To several questions Buell. replied that he
did not recollect, but Judge Wylie told him
that the subjects upon which he was being
questioned were such as a man Of intelli-
gence would not be likely to forget, and
warned him that evasions would not be per-
mitted. ThenceforWard his answers were
direct. Buell. said that Walsh had paid
him for his services in aid of the passage OF
Brsdy's post Office deficiency appropriation
bill. Witness acknowledged having written
an article published in the Capital on June
20, 1881, entitled, Somewhat Personal"
Mr.. Merrick then read this article. 1t is
a card over Buell's name, in which he de-
clsres that il It be true that Gibson, Mac
Veagh and others have charged him with
having been bribed while holding his
clerkship in the Senate, then they lie. He
further declares that while acting as clerk
he had never received any money,
check or other consideration to influence his
action, public or private. He was asked If
he still held to that statement? Witness
replied that he meant that he had never
received money to influence his action as
printing clerk. He was unable to give any
further explanation.
Buell. said that he had written many ar
ticles on the star route matter for the Cdpi
tai and Critic, always on the side of the
defense.
Mr.. Merrick then proceeded, despite the
objections of the defense, to read from these
articles. They contained severe structures
and reflections upon the prosecution and
the court. Their reading created much
amusement In court, even Judge
WYlie smiling when particularly
singing passage referring to himself was
read. Counsel for the defense again en-
deavored to prevent the further reading of
the articles, asserting that the witness had
already sufficiently shown his animus.
The court said that in this instance the
witnesses had been brought forward to con-
tradict one Of the most important witnesses
on the other side. 1t was shown that he
was employed by one of the defendants,
and that ne had written one of the most
yituperative and libelous articles about
everybody in any way connected with the
administration of justice. The court said
he wanted to see this thing, so far as legiti-
mate, brought before the jury. These arti-
cles were new to him, although he had been
honored with some notice.
Col Totten said that he did not under
stand that any one of the defendants were
to be punished for the writings of the wit
ness.
The court said they were not. He
wanted the matter brought before the Jury.
He had determined to allow the prosecution
the fullest cross-exeminstion on this sub
ject.
Mr.. Merriek then read several other
articles of the same character, and witness
was turned over to the defense.
Mr.. Wilson asked witness II the New
York papers had not been indulging In
criticisms against the defendants, but OBJ
lection was made. Mr.. Wilson said he
expected to show that there was
q newspaper controversy growing out of
this matter, in which the defendants had
been in the minority. He would also show
that the New York papers also criticised
His Honor. These newspapers had been
abusing the defendants in the most scan
dslizlng way for the last two years.
The Court-"And for that reason this
paper libels the court and every person
connected with the administration OF JUS
tice. These hireling libelers need not be-
lieve that Chey can terrorize the admins
trstion of justice in the District"
The question was finally ruled out. The
witness said that none OF the defendants
except Brady were interested In either the
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