Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-04-14

thorge barracks at Savannah for a new
post Office will also be looked into by
Messrs. Wheaton and Warren, but as the
Secretary of War, who has jurisdiction of
the subject, is absent nothing in that
direction will be done for some days.
COL. BLACK GREATLY IMPROVED.
Representative Black is tonight better
than he has been for some time. He has
entirely recovered from recent slight re-
lapse, the danger of which has been greatly
exaggerated by sensation al reports He is
cheerful tonight and shows signs OF further
and cumulative Improvement.
SENATE PROCEEDINGS.
10 the Senate, Messrs. Plumb. Allison and
Beck were appointed cOnferees on the post
Office appropriation bill
Mr Cameron, OF Pennsylvania, presented
| protest from the Central Branch OF the
Land League OF America against the i'm
prisoument Of American citizens in Ireland
| Referred.
The Senate took up the bill for the ad-
| justment OF claims growing out of the des-
truction of the United States private armed
brig General Armstrong, in the port of
| FaYal, Azores Islands, in 1914. The COM
mittee's amendments, specifying that the
| to'sl OF the claims TO be passed upon mot
exec adiug $7O.739) is the amount proved
before the Committee of Claims, was
| agreed to.
| Mr.. Pendleton eulogized the valor and
skill Of the officers and crew OF the Arm
s'rong in defending their vessel against the
| attack o. the three British war vessels. He
regarded It as one OF the most heroic and
/ brilliant actions in our naval history.
Mr.. Plat opposed the measure. The bill
was passed-Yeas Al, nays 13.
! Mr.. Kellogg's hill to extend the limits of
| the port of New Orleans aud for other pur-
/ poses, was passed after the 5000 600 appro-
/ priatiou had been stricken out, .,as recon- |
mended BY the Committee on Commerce.
! The Indian Territory Railroad bill was |
/ again aken up and a somewhat tedious and |
desultOry debate upon it followed. Messrs. |
/ Sherman, ingalls,, aud Jones OF Florida, |
| opposed, and Messrs Williams Call and |
MsxeV favored the bill. The pending amend |
ment, 70 require the consent to the bin OF the |
| General Councils of the Choctav and Chicka- |
] saw Nations beforeit shall take effect, |
was rej~cted-Yeas 10, navs 30 Tue amend |
| meuts offered by Messrs. Plumb, Mcmillan |
and salisbury were accepted by Mr.. Maxey, |
In charge Of the bill, which was then passed |
/ yeas 81 nays 13.
On motion of Mr.. Kellogg, the bill sppro- |
] priatinR six million dollars for the improve
| ment Of the Mississippi aud Missouri rivers |
was taken up aud laid over as unfinished |
| business for tomorrow.
Mr.. Plumb. from the Committee on An |
| prOpriatons, reported, without amend |
ment. the House bill appropri4ting $50 900 |
! 10 supply deficiency in the current year in |
| the subsistence Of the Arrapahoe, Chevenne,
/ Apache and other Indian TRIBES. He ex- |
planned that the bill was substantially |
identical with the one recently originated |
| in and passed bY the Senate, and was made |
necessary because the House had declined |
| to recognize the right of the Senate to |
originate the measure.
Mr.. Beck-We do not concede the ques- |
tio", hat ~Vaivo it for tho time
The bill was pissed.
Mr.. Plumb, from the same committee, |
reported without amendment the House bill |
appropriating the following amounts to |
supply deficiencies in the current year: |
| $4,000 for printing stamps, etc, for the |
Revenue Department; S25 600 for the manu-
| facture of paper, for the use of the Treasury |
Department; also, Sl50,000 to continue the |
work on the Washington monument, the |
latter appropriation being for the next fiscal !
year and to enable the person in charge TO |
make his contracts for the coming year at |
this time. Passed.
Adjourned.
HOUSE PROCEEDINGS.
10 the House. an motion OF Mr.. Ellis, OF |
Louisiana, the Senate bill was passed, pro- |
viding for one appraiser and two assistant |
appraisers at the port OF New Orleans, in |
appraiser, as At present
The morning hour having been dispensed |
with, the House, at 2:40 O'Clock, went into |
committee Of the whole on the tariff com
mission bill.
Mr. Turner, of Georgia, opposed the pend |
ing bill, coutending that the tariff needed |
| immediate revision, and then argued in sup |
| port Of a revenue tariff.
Meesrs. Updegrsff, of Ohio, and Brumm,
of Pennsylvania, also spoke upon the meas
ure.
The committee then rose.
Adjourned.
The SHEPHERD INQUIRY.
Before proceeding with the Shipherd ex-
animation to-day the Committee on For |
eign Affairs INDUCED in a brief discussion |
relative to the advissblity of revising the
official reports OF the proceedings. The |
question was, however, postponed for the
present.
The witness testified that the offer of
$3.50, 600 in stock to Hurlbut was talked |
about by himself Senator Blair and |
Mr.. Blaine on two occasions. Wit !
ness admitted that Secretary Blaine
never committed himself in words, yet,
when he (Shipherd) came away and thought
over seriously the drift OF his several inter
views, he wss always profoundly impressed
with the belief that the Secretary was In
accord with their wishes.
Mr.. Belmont propounded several ques-
tions with the view 70 discovering who were
the parties interested In the Peruvian Com
pany that he (Shipherd) had alluded to as
''friends of Gen. Grant and of the EXecu-
tive" Witness evaded a direct answer, but
faallY said: "MY opinion is that at the time
there were gentleman interested with US
who were personal friends OF the Garfield
administration, and there were others who
were friends of Gen. Grant and President
Arthur" Witness declined TO state who
these persons were, and said that under no
circumstances would he present a list Of
stockholders in the Peruvian Company.
Shlpherd said the greatest surprise OF his
life was Blaine's letter Of December Sd. in
deating change Of front. Witness con-
tinue6: "My explanation OF the Secre-
tsry's change of attitude is that about the
81 of December he became convinced
that he could not longer remain IN the Cabi-
net, and, fearing that what had passed be
tween him and Senator Blair and myself
would become public, he made up his mind
to publish me beforehand to Eut
upon record in the State Department
the letter which would indicate that
he always knew Shipherd was fraud, and
that the Peruvian Company was bubble
and a swindle, and therefore l say" added
witness with much feeling, 81 regard that
letter of December Sd as just as deliberate
an attempt to assassinate a mans character
and destroy a great interest as ever was
known In history"
MORE OF KEIFER's woBK.
Andrew Devine, one of the two official
stenOgraphers OF the House committees,
received tonight letter from the Speaker
OF the House similar to the one recently
received by the other Official stenogrspber
for the House committees (Mr. Hayes, in
forming him that for good and sufficient
cause ne had been dismissed and that his
services would no longer be required
Mr.. Devine has been absent from the
House for several days on sick leave, and
was In bed this morning when the Speakers
letter was handed to him. It is understood
that the dismissal of Messrs. Devine aud
Hayes will be brought up IN the House for
discussion tomorrow by Mr.. Stephens or
Mr. Randall. The refusal of the Foreign Rela-
tions Committee to proceed with it's business
Yesterday, on discovering that the official
reporters notes of the proceedings already
had in tie Shipherd investigation were in
accurate and practically valueless, is made
the tex for sharp editorials in several New
York Vapers this morning. To-day another
officisl stenographer to another committee
was fn attendance on the Shipherd investi-
CATION.
andrew Devine, the second stenographer
dismissed by Speaker Keifer, was formerly
for manv years the Senate reporter for the
Associated Press and like HAYES from the | ,