The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-05-04
Forty-seventh Congress First Session
SENATE.


WASHINGTON, May 3. 1882.
SENATE.
Mr.. Mcpherson presented a petition
from citizens and the Board OF Trade OF
New Jersey in favor Of the Lowell bank
rupt bill.
Mr.. VOORHEES, offered resolution ere
ating committee OF investigation to ascer-
tain whether any corrupt or improper in
luences have been brought to bear on any
member OF the Senate in regard to the bill
pending before the Senate committee TO
amend the laws regarding distilled spirits
in special bonded warehouses; also to in
quire If any attempt has been made to
bring such improper or corrupt influences
to bear on any member OF the Senate to
secure the passage or defeat Of the bill
the committee TO send for persons and
papers and report as early as practicable.
! Upon Mr.. Voorhees, stating that his resOlu
| ton was based not upon facts within his
! knowledge but upon newspaper rumors,
Mg. Morrill, objected to the present con-
sideration Of the resolution, and it went
over for q day.
| The Senate devoted the remainder Of the
| time reserved for the calendar TO the po-
ltical disabilities bill repeating the statute
prohibiting the appointment Of cX-Con-
| federates in the army or navy.
Mr.. ingalls, moved TO amend so a. to con-
| tinue the statute, but to cOnline IFS prohibit
ton to officers who lett the army or navy
/ to enter the Confederate service. Mr.. ingalls,
moved to commit the bill and amendments.
/ In the discussion Of this motion a rather
warm debate occurred between MessrS.
ingalls, and Hampton as to what were the
actual issues between the North and South
| in the late war.
The bill finally went over without ac-
ton.
The bill to create Court Of Appeals then
came up as unfinished business. The
amendment affecting the jurisdiction Of
/ the court in patent and copyright cases was
| lost, leaving the jurisdiction the same rs
now. The other committee amendments
were agreed TO-.
| Mr.. Butler moved an amendment re-
quiring the judges to be transferred from
one circuit to another under the rules OF
| the Supreme Court. In explaining il he
remarked that il would have the effect
/ incidentally of enabling certain localities
/ to get rid of unworthy judges. In this
connection he expressed the opinion that
/ the Judge in the circuit in which he (Mr.
/ Butler lived was utterly unfit to discharge
his duties, and that some Of his acts were
disgrace to American citizenship.
Mr.. ingalls, said he did not know Of what
the Senator from South Carolina complaint
ed unless il was the recent rulings in the
election cases in that State. Testimony in
those cases, IL true, disclosed much greater
disgrace tO American citizenship than had
ever before been pcrpetratcd upon thi,
continent. He wanted the fact noted. If
such was the fact, that the object OF the
Senator (Mr. Butler was to avoid the adj
ministralion OF a Judge obnoxious 10 the
people of his State.
Mr.. Butler sarcaStically reioined that he
acknowledged the superiority OF Mr.. In
galls's facilities over his own for acquiring
information concerning events TRANSPORTING
in South Carolina, but he thought he would
be able TO demonstrate at the proper time
that a certain circuit judge had been guilty
OF conduct that was disgraceful to Ameri-
can jurisprudence, notwithstanding the
opinion OF the Senator from Kansas.
Mr.. Sherman asked whether the refer
ence now made was to Judge Bond.
Mr.. Butler replied afirmatiyely. The
amendment was then reiected-yeas, II (;
nays, 81.
MIR. Vest offered an amendment that no
cause or question may have been tried or
heard in the District or Circuit Court shall
sit on the trial or hearing of such cause or
question i'm the Appellate Court.
Pending this amendment the Senate adj
journed.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
After a number OF bills had been in
troduced and referred the House, at II
O'Clock, went into Committee Of the Whole
(Mr. Robinson, OF Massachusetts, in the
chair OH the tarif-commission bill.
Mr.. Springer, Of Illinois, opposed the
bill. He called attention 10 the fact that
the present revenues exceeded the Govern
ment necessities TO the extent of $l50, 000.-
900 wear, and surmised that the advocates
of the bill were DESTROYS of increasing that
immense revenue. The measure simply
postponed for one year the whole subject
Of tariff revision when there were facts
enough before Congress TO authorize the
, passage OF a bill TO reduce taxation.
Mr.. Burrows, of Michigan, followed Mr..
Springer. After some remarks upon the
merits Of the bill, he criticised what he
termed the yacillation OF the Democratic
party on the subject OF the tariff commits
/ sion, quoting from speeches made by DEM
ocratic senators in support OF the Eaton
bill, and the declaration OF General Han
cock fayoring the adoption Of "some
such measure as the Eaton BILL" in
order TO show the change OF front
made by that party within two years.
lie was glad that that party had
now run up the flag Of free trade. Let il
not strike its colors before the combat
; opened. The issue had been made up, and
on il the Republican party would go to the
people and await their verdict with the ut
most confidence and composure.
Mr.. Blackburn, in reply to Mr.. Bur-
rows's criticisms upon the Democratic
party, declared that there was one degrade
: ton politically 10 which that party
had never submitted. 1t had never
gone into league with the flag
Of Commonwealth politics with
out regard TO its antecedents, gather
ing up the rebel and Union elements,
making conglomeration ike Hccate's
ell-Broth-"tongue Of dog and toe of
frog Tin order TO obtain I'm ascendency In
the Federal Congress, while blasting the
escutcheon OF the proud old Common
wealth on which had been written the
! stony OF the nations glory. 1t had never