Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1882-01-13
Washington.
GARFIELD's DOCTORS.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 9.-Dr. Bliss has
been to New York where he met the
other physicians of the late President
Garfield, for consultation relative to
tees. The total of the various sums
agreed upon foot up $4,000. Ii may
surprise the country a little to learn
that Dr. Bliss share, according to these
arrangements, is rather more than twice
as much as that of either Agnew or
Hamilton. Mrs. DR.. Eds N is to be al
lowed about $1,000 for services as
nurse, and DR.. Boynton is placed in the
same category. That this will raise a
row no one VINO has been in Washing
ton for the past six menths and has
seen the progress of events will for a
moment doubt. Mrs. Garfield, Gen
eral Swain and Colonel Rock
well are understood to be on
Doctor Boynton's side in the
controversy. Indeed it cropped out
from time to time during General Gar
fields illness that they were in favor of
leaving DR.. Bliss retire from the case
altogether. 1t was very generally be-
lieved, and in fact positively ascertained
by Marshal Henry that after the re-
lapse in July, when the stomach failed,
that Mrs. Garfield put her foot down
alphabetically and declared that here
after DIR. Boynton should treat this
phase of the case. 1t was further said
that he did so by going to d.. Baxter,
at Mrs. Garfield's suggestion, every day
thereafter until the president was re
moved to Eiberon, asking him what to
do and following his prescription. In
view of all that TRANSFERRED. therefore,
it IS evident that the proposition to pay
DR. Boynton $1,000 will cause com
motion. 1t is said that DIR. Bliss
has taken charge of the claims
of all the physicians and will
present them to the congressional
committee. 1t is understood that he
will ask for himself $50, 600; for Agnew
and Hamilton, S25, 900 each; for Rey-
burn, IS 5000, and for DIR. Boynton and
Mrs. DIR. Edison, $1,000 each. DIR.
Woodward and Surgeon General Barnes
get nothing because they were in the
government employee, and it is said that
they are to be promoted for their ser
vices. In answer to what was to go to
the railroads, friend of DIR. Bliss re-
marked to-day, that he understood
from the doctor that the Pennsylvania
road bad refused to take anything. and
that the state of Ohio would pay some
other expenses, amounting to about
$4,000. 1t will be seen, there
fore, that the physicians intend to take
all the allowance made by congress.
woMANs SUFFRAGE.
WASHINGTON, Jan. A special to the
western press says: The womans suf-
frsge question assumed a new phase in
the senate to day, which may indicate
that 1t is to become a live issue in
American politics On Bayards
amendment to refer Hoar's resolution
TO create standing committee
on woman suffrage to the
Judiciary committee, the repub-
licans voted "no" unanimously, and the
democrats voted faye" Davis OF II
linois voted with the republicans, and
the question has thus far become
one Of politics as far as the creation of
this committee is concerned, the re-
publcaus supporting the resolution
and the democrats opposing it. The
womans' rights advocates are feeling
very much encouraged at this attitude
of parties, and are saying that the
question of comforting the right of suf-
frage upon women is bound to be one Of
the most important political issues
from this time out, and the republicans
in planting themselves upon it have
assured their party control of the
country for twenty years to come.
There are some republican senators,
however, who are not yet ready to
stand upon woman suffrageplatform.
They say they favor the creation of
standing committee to take cog
nizance of all matter pertaining to
this question of womans' rights because
women are entitled to suffrage and that
is the only way of assuring them that
their petitions will be considered, but
if the question was only to confer on
women they would not be ready to vote
in IFS favor