Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-05-04
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The Tariff Debate The Proposed
New Court of Appeals A Bout
Between Butler and Ingalls, -
DenOuncIng Judge Bonds PIIancy

The Tariff Debate The Proposed
New Court of AppesIs-A Bout
Between Butler and Ingalls,
DenOuncIng Judge Bonds PIIancy
WASHINGTON, May S.-The Georgia syn
dicate scored a further point to-day in evil
dence Of their strength. w. J. Bruton was
to day nominated for Postmaster at Balm
bridge. This appointment was recommend
ed by Mr.. Atkins and the syndicate. The
syndicate will in day or two hang another
scalp to its belt. It will be in securing the
appointment Of Lubbens Deklee as Post
master at Townsville, against a horde of
other applicants.
= There is trouble about the post office at
Americus. A special agent OF the Post Office
Department has visited the office, aud finds
things In by no means satisfactory state.
1t is possible that Bell, the present incum-
bent, NAV have to give way to somebody
else on account of mismanagement.
The Acting Commissioner of Internal
Revenue has instructed Collector Clarke at
Atlanta to send out his deputies again and
continue to hold on to his present office
until the 18Th instant, when, It is expected,
that the bond of Walter johnson, Clarke's
successor, will have been forwarded to
Washington in proper form and approved.
Clarke had called In his deputies in order
to turn over the Office on the 1st Of May,
but the disapproval of Johnson's bond pre-
vented the transfer.
HOUSE PRoCEFDINGs
After a number of bills had been intro
duced and referred, the House, at IL
o'clock, went into committeeof the whole,
Mr.. Robinson, of Massachusetts, In the
chair, on the tariff commission bill
Mr.. Springer, of Illinois, opposed the bill.
He called attention to the fact that the
present revenues exceeded the governmental
necessities TO the extent OF $3.50, 900, 900
yearly, and surmised that the ad-
vocates of the bill were desirous
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 au-
thoriz9 the passage of bill to reduce taxa
tion.
Mr.. Burrows, of Michigan, followed Mr..
Springer. After some remarks upon the
meaning Of the bill he criticized what he
termed the vaccillation of the Democratic
party on the subject of the tariff commits
sion, quoting from speeches made by Demo
cratic Senators in support of the Eaton bill
and the declaration of General Hancock
favoring 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. He was glad that that party had
now run up the flag of free trade. Let it
not strike its colors before the combat
opened. The issue had been made up, and
on It the Republican party would go to the
people and await their verdict with the
utmost confidence and composure.
Mr.. Blackburn, in reply to Mr.. Burrows
criticism upon the Democratic party, de-
clared that there was one degradation po-
li'ically 10 which that party had never sub
mitted. 1t had never entered into league
with the flag of a commonwealth politics
without regard to its antecedents, gather
ing up rebel and Union elements, making a |
cOnglOmerstiou Ike Hecate's hell broth,
the tongue of a dog and the toe of a frog,
in order to obtain an ascendancy in the |
Federal Congress, while blasting the es- |
Gu cheon of proud old commonwealth, of |
which had been written the story of ma |
tiOn's glory. It had never held power in either |
house of Congress as the result Of such |
foul and unnatural smalgamation. APP |
plause He criticized the Committee of |
Ways and Means for pleading the infant |
&C., and daring to fling such a measure as |
the pending bill into the House, and then |
passing on to a discussion Of the tariff. He |
declared that a tariff for protection was |
pillsge and robbery. In an eloquent perO-
ration, which was loudly applauded, he |
stated his hopes as to the countless future |
prosperity, aud declared that her motto |
should be protection for every citizen |
abroad; justice and equality for every cii |
zen at home.
The committee then rose, and Mr.. Hender- |
son, of Illinois, Chairman OF the Committee |
on Military Affairs, to which was referred |
the Presidents message relative to lawless- |
ness In Arizona, reported bill amending |
section l5 of the bill making the appTopria- |
tiOn for the support OF the army for the |
fiscal year ending J1ue 30, 1879, so as to |
allow the military forces of the United |
States to be employed as posse cO5nitGtlES to |
assist the civil authorities within any Terri |
tory of the United States to enforce the |
laws therein when requested by the |
Governor of such Territory. Mr.. Hender- |
son, in replying to questions about the re- |
cent report from the Senate Military Com |
mittee, that no legislation on the subject |
was necessary, said in his opinion the COM
mittee was in error.
Mr.. Belmont offered a resolution, calling |
on the President for complete copies of any |
and all orders and instructions from the |
Navy Department to the commanding off, |
GERS of the South Pacific squadron dur |
ing the year 1884, and also copies OF any and |
all letters, communications, or reports OF |
such commanding officers of the Navy De- |
par ment during the same period. Referred |
10 the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
The Speaker announced the enrolment |
of the Chinese bill, and affixed his signature |
thereto. Adjourned.
SENATE PROCEEDINGS.
In the Senate, Mr.. Mcpherson presented !
petitions from citizens aud boards of trade
of New Jersey in favor of the Lowell bank
ruDtcy bill.
Mr.. Voorhees, offered resolution creating
a committee of investigation to ascertain
whether any corrupt or improper Influences
have been brought to bear on any member
of the Senate in regard to the bill pending
before the Senate Finance Committee to
amend the law regarding distilled spirits In
sDecial bonded warehouses Also to inquire
If any attempt has been made to bring such |
improper or corrupt influence 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 reso-
luton was based not upon facts within his |
knowledge, but upon newspaper rumors, |
Mr.. Morrill, objected to It's present consid- |
Grafton, and the resolution went over for |
day.
The Senate devoted the remainder of the |
time reserved for the calendar to the politi- |
cal disabilities bill, repeating the statute
prohibiting the appointments Of ex-Confed- |
crates to the army or navy.
Mr.. Ingalls, moved to amend so as to con- |
tinue the statute, but to confne its opera |
ton to officers who left the army or navy TO |
enter the Confederate service. Mr.. Ingalls, |
moved to commit the bill and the amend |
ment. In the discussion OF this motion an
other warm debate occurred between |
Messrs. Ingalls, and Hampton as to what |
were the actual Issues between the North |
and South 10 the late war.
The bill formally went over without ac-
tion.
The bill to create Court of Appeals then |
came up as unfinished business. An amend. |