The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1882-07-06
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WASHINGTON, July 3.-ln the de-
bate in the senate to-day on the
payment of physicians attendant upon the
late president, Mr. Hale said he was unable
to appreciate the force of Mr.. Vests crit
cism ON the medical treatment of the late
president as a failure. He would not fol-
low that senator's example in setting up
his own Judgment against that OF expert
enced medical practitioners. He believed
that the earnests labors of physicians
we're known by the country. The fact was
universally admitted that the presidents
wound was necessarily fatal. He depre-
Gated the introduction of squabbles of dis
affected physicians, and SAID the amend
ment bad originated with the appropria-
ton committee without suggestion or intl-
nation from any quarter.
Some discussion followed as to the
grounds on which the senate committee
had based its reduction from the aggregate
reported in the house, viz: Sl2OrClJ, which
it was now proposed to make $4,000, and
Mr.. Hale explained that the committee
had adopted the house basis
as their own but had
substituted a lower scale. In reply to Gar
land he added that the proposition was in
tended to be ubiquitous on the whole mat
ter, and if the language was not
sufficiently guarded to that end he
would accept any modification which
Mr.. Garland said he would waive the
point that army surgeons were Obliged TO
attend the presidend as commander i'll
chief without pay, and no law warranted
payment for medical attendance. In tins
case he wanted 10 be satisfied OF the rea-
sonableness of the charge, but he would pay
every man who contributed to ameloriate
the Suffering orprolong the life o President
Garfield all ne was entitled to. He com
mented on the disparity between the high
scale of the house committee and The low
scale now reporle ed as showing the necessity
for further Investigation ofthe claims and
advocated a proposition requiring charges
as fixed by the board Of auditors to be
reported To congress at the short session.
He said that il public repute was to govern
as to physicians, he would not vote TO pay
them one dollar, and referred to the au-
topsy to show that the bullet extracted
from the patients body was found eighteen
inches from the place where it had been
located.
Mr.. Hawley said that the discussion
would be an indescribably painful one to
the country. The surgeons in charge of
the dying president had received the pray
orfll sympathy Of tholr profession and OF
all good people, and were entitled
in common charity TO kind and
courteous treatment here. There
was no justification here or elsewhere
for reflection upon their personal character
or motives. Never were men more serious
ly, painfully and awfully anxious TO do
their duty than were those gathered at the
bedside Of Garfield. Replying to an al
lusion to DIR. Bliss, whom he had known
for twenty years, he said the gentleman
had been sent for, and urged TO
remain in case by those in authority and
that he had devoted himself TO the patient
with SO much zeal and fidelity that he had
impaired his strength. Mr.. Hawley added
that the matter would not be a creditablc
one to the American congress If it should be
made the subject OF party strife or congress
sional abuse. lie wanted 70 have the end
of it at once, and he said he thanked the
committee for the disposition they bad
made Of IL.
Mr., Hoar advocltel the amendment as
shielding the family and executors of the
dead pre- sident from litigation.
Messrs. Sherman and Plumb made similar
appeals. Mr.. Allison said he felt il TO be
his duty as chairman Of the committee on
this appropriation to have entered on Of
fetal record the generous response made
TO the committee by President Roberts, Of
the Pennsylvania railway, declar-
ing ing It S1tv. 5G hase set been pl.,.nSt mot
for the committee TO do what it could to
increase the comforts and aid in restoring
the health ef the late president. and dis
claiming any intention TO ask cOmpensa-
tiOn of the government for cOurtesies ex-
tended on that account. The letter dated
December 2S, 1851, WIS read at the clerks
desk.
ORDERED HOME.
WAsHINGTOS, July 3.-COmmOdore r. W.
Schulfeldt has been detached from duty in
China with the United States legation, un-
der instructions from the departucut of
state and ordered home. IL is understood
that his recall was due 10 his opsn letter
to Ex-senator Sargent, containing se-
we're structures, ON the highest Chinese
authorities and also serious imputatinns
against the empress character, which let
ter il supposed 20 hsve been written 10 IL
feet legislation on the Chinese bill, vbich
was then pending.
TIE SENATE FINtECE cONNTTTEE.
At a special meeting to-day, had under con-
siderafion the bill 70 reduce internal reve-
rue taXatiOn, which passed the house, June
q. Mr.. Rogers, deputy commissioner Of
internal revenue, upon the Request % the
committee, sppesrsd before them and
presented the views Of the department
on the pending bill. Rogers opposed
the prOriso, which the house srfended
70 the bill and gave strong rezsgns Why ID
should be stricken cut This prOviso aiIous
rebate or draw back Of the full amount of
Ieducfion on al original unbroken packs-
res Of checks Tnafcnes. cigar, charo0ts and
cigarettes he'd by-uanrfacfurers OF denie-s