Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-03-16

Hart's reputation is bad, and he
will not promise to behave better
II set act at liberty. Mr.. Lowell does not
believe that either Of the two is more inno-
cent than the majority Of the prisoners
who have been arrested. In ans wer to the
Departments answer to waive for the
present all discussion Of the justiiableness
Of these arbitrary imprisonments, but to
press for an early trial of
the various American suspects.
Minister Lowell states that Her Msiesty's
government has promised to give the mat
ter immediate attention. A complete col
lection of the correspondence Of our lega-
tion at London is being prepared, aud will
be submitted to the committee shortly.
INTERNAL REVENUE CHANGES.
The sub committee of the House Com
mittee of Ways and Means, in charge OF
changes in the internal revenue laws, to-
day agreed to report bill to the full com
mission to morrow, which will recommend
the following internal revenue reductions,
ETC.: On whisky, from so to so cents per
gallon; on malt liquors, from 921S 10 60 cents
per barrel on tobacco, snuff, ETC., from
16 to 10 cents per pound; on
cigars from six dollars to four dol
lars per thousand; on cigarettes
from 81 IS to 60 cents per thousand; also,
reduction OF about so per cent of the
special tax now enforced upon dealers in
the above mentioned articles. The rub
committees report will also recommend the
repeal Of the laws which at present impose
taxes on the capital and deposits
OF banks and bank checks, matches,
proprietary stamps on medicine, cosmetics,
perfumeres, etc. It is estimated that the
proposed reduction, based upon the internal
revenue collections of the last year, will
amount in round numbers to about $68 co.,
600.
RAILROAD THROUGH INDIAN TERRITORY.
The amendments reported to-day by Mr..
Brown, from the Senate Committee on Rail-
roads, to the bill granting the right of way
through the Choctaw and Chickasaw ma
tions to the st. Louis and San Francisco
Railway Company, requires that the COM
panY within ninety days from the passage
of the act shall accept its provisions,
and within one year from the date Of ac-
ceptance to complete the road. II, however,
it fails to construct the road within the time
specified, then all its rights under the act are
to cease, and the Chicago, Texas and Mexi-
can Central Railroad Company is to succeed
TO all the rights and privileges conferred by
act OF Congress upon the st. Louis and
San Francisco Company. The amended
bill gives the Chicago, Texas and Mexican
Road ninety days after the period allowed
to the st. Louis and San Francisco Company
within which to comply with the provisions
of the act, and the same time to complete
its road as is by the bill given to the original
grantees.
THE STOLEN STATE PAPERS.
Jacob r. Shipherd appeared to-day before
the House Committee on Foreign Relations,
but as he had brought with him none of the
correspondence called for by the committee,
explained that there had not been time
enough given him to make copies. He was
excused until Saturday. The only pre-
Zee ss'' was o' to explain to 'Is shipheTd " The
scope of the proposed inquiry into his
affairs. He was required to produce before
the committee copies of all correspondence
he may have had with the United States
officials of every degree upon the subject of
the Peruvian Company.
He was entirely self-pOssessed in his
replies to the committee. His attitude
there, and his interviews with local repor-
ters, indicate that he will not be communi-
cative to any further extent than he is com
PEELED to be, though he is professedly frank
and open.
COMBINATIONS.
The Senate to-day confirmed the nomina-
tions of John Russell Young to be Minister
to China, 9. o. Logan to be Minister to
Chill, John G. Watts to be United States
Marshal for the Western District of Vir-
ginia To be postmasters: NJ. P. Rue at
Norfolk, Ada Talbot at Georgetown, Texas,
and A. N. Garvin at Navasota, Texas.
BLATCHFORD ACCEPTS.
The President has been notified by Judge
Samuel Blatchford, OF New York, of his ac-
ceptance Of the office of Associate Justice
OF the Supreme Court
THE BRUNSWICK PosTMAsTERsHIP.
The President Yesterday nominated John
j. Newton to be Postmaster at Brunswick
Georgia.