The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-05-05

An Investigation TO be Made ON the
Charges Of Crlmlnallty Against
Mr.. Voorhees, as to Action In
the Whisky Bill.
The Senators Express Their Utmost
Confidence In the Innocence of
the Accused.
Debate on the Tariff Commission BIZ
to be COncludee'' In the House
Tomorrow.
Another Readjuster Rewarded for His
Fealty to the Administration.
Ihe New York POSTS Special Report Of
Futures.
Other Foreign and Domestic News.
The New York POSTS Special Report Of
Futures.
Other Foreign and Domestic News.
forty-ssvsnth Congress

Forty-seventh Congress.
SENATE.
WASHINGTON, May A number of bills
were introduced and referred.
Mr.. Voorhees, resolution TOR a commi,,es
Of Investigation into alleged corrupt or i'm.
proper influences concerning the honse
Dill, now before the finance COMMITTEES
amending laws In regard TO distilled spirits
In bonded warehouses, was taken up.
Mr.. Window moved an Amendment nro.
viding for the investigation as To whethsr
any money has been raised by contribution
or otherwise from parties in the interest 10
secure the passage or defeat of the bill, and
II 50, what has been expended.
Mr.. voorhees accepted the amendment
ana said tnat he had offered the resolution
self as member Of the FINANCE committees
Messrs. payard, Morrill, Harris, Beck.
Vest, ingalls, and Ferry asserted their con.
dence IN the personal and official integrity
of Mr. VOORHEES,, and regarded the charges
as unworthy of further notice. Each
OF the speakers concurred In ihe
view that the senate could not afford Ia
! occupy the public time, to the exclusion Of
ieglslative business, upon anonymous
newspaper accusations. But upon the
pnase OF the subject US presented by MIR.
Winooni, the sentiment was unanimously
in favor OF an immediate and thorough IN.
vestigation in view of the statemen Mt 1nads
by Mr.. Window that he had received in.
formation, which he believed that an cnor.
nous sum OF money had been raised by the
so-caiied whisky ring to procure the pas
page of the blu through congress, He sai6
ne could not voucli for the informa lion
but 1t was such that compelled
MIN TO propose an inquiry into tn,
matter. lie believed that II the bill pas,r,,
the country would, within few years, b,
shocked by the development of combinn
ton 80 enormous as to place in utter insig
niiicance the ring of two or three year
ago. large amount was due ON whisk,
to destroy the bonds, and give them
chance 70 rake the treasury to the tune {
| nearly $4,000. He conceded In the opir
ion. that the personal consideration
f against the gentleman from Ind
l ana were too insignificant /
deserve notice, but he wanted to 20 TO IN
/ bottom of the charges to which he no,
called attention.e
Mr.. Beck read telegram from J. "
Artberton, of Louisville, Kentucky, who
, nc said, had been given as authority for tb
accusations against Mr.. Voorhees,, di.
claiming all responsibility therefor, an
"NNhhh ehot bio stuttIutULS anu ODlnlOu
T concerning whiskey legislation had bee
/ greatly exaggerated ana misreprescnted
HOUSE.
kasson, OF Iowa, in moving to 20 int
committee OF the whole this morning O
the tariff commission bill, stated Tim
T expected that general debate on the b
. would close to-day, with the exception {
speeches to be delivered by members of tb
ways and means committee, who have nc
yet spoken. He hoped for a vote on Ia
Dill beyond Question on Thursday next.
; The house then at ll:25 went into commit
tee OF the whole, Robinson, of Massachusetl
in the chair, on the bill indicated.
r Chandler, of Massachusetts, advocate
the passage Of the bill. an
) read a petition of fifty manufacturer
representing industries that possesse
J SNOV0,OOO capital, that consumed 1850 90
bales OF cotton year and that operate
/ l0WO,O00 spindles, IN its favor. He sur
ported the proposition for a commission O
the ground that the ways and means con
mittee, however able and honest, was inaf
equate Tor the work of the proper reyisio
oil the tariff. 1t had neither time nor @,
{ perience to treat with question like thi
l IN the detailed manner in which it must b
: treated.
-, Finlay, of Florida, repudiated the do,
: triHe vi tne eNtTenle Tree traders and q,
0 treme protectioDists, and favored middl
8 course tariff for revenue with incidents
protection.
Cabell, of Virginia, regarded the appoint
ment of tariff commission as schem
for delay, and announced his opposition /
$ the proposition. The country had CON
mission In that 8 to { business, which ha
been quite as much as the American ap,
I tito craved, and IL desired no more. IN
|. results of the proposed commission woul
: not be more paletable than the results {
ELECTORAL commission had been. II wa
, absurd to say that congress could not inte
ligently legislate upon the revision of tha
abomination-the Morrill, tariff scheme.
The speakers on the bill were McIant
M. ID. Morrison, of Illinois, and others.
The committee finally rose, and the hcus
I adjourned.
N, The Loss. a.
SAN FRAScIsco, May A Lordsburs
0 New Mexico, dispatch states II Is positivei
asserted that In the fight on the both ins
between Mexican troops under Colone
I Garcen and Lacos' band of Indians, III
latter lost seyenty-eight killed and all the
, stock; also that LAGOS himself was kille,
! and thirty.three Indibns taken prisoner
The Mexican loss Is stated to have bep
twenty.seten killed and wounded.
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