Morning journal and courier., 1882-07-25
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL

walsh's Testimony -The Witnsss In
 the Hands of the Detense-Death of
 Minister Marsh Rome-Other Mat
 ters.
 WASHINGTON, July 24.-An of the defend ants in the Star route cases were present in the criminal court this morning. when the crosa- examination of John A. Walsh was re- sumed. Before the regular proceedings were begun the witness, by permission of the court, corrected several errors in his previous testimony as reported by the stenographer. Mir. Wilson took up the cross-examination and questioned Walsh relative to certain loans made to Brady. The cross examination of Walsh was concluded this afternoon. Mir. Merrick then began the re direct examina- tion MT. Bliss not in attendance at | tho court this morning, and it is reported | that he is detained at New York by the ill., ness of his wife.
 | President Barrios called at the White House 1 to day and took official leave of the Presi- 1 dent. Prior to his departure for New York l he was accompanied by Secretary Freling l huysen and General Sherman President | Barrios and suite left here for New York this afternoon.
 The Democratic members of the Senate l held a in the Senate chamber this ! morning and resolved to insist upon full and free discussion of all amendments to the l tax bill, and to oppose any attempt to reach | a final vote upon the bill unless such ample
 opportunity shall have been afforded The drift of the discussion was that the Demo
 crats should oppose the proposed reduction on l perfunery, cosmetics, patent medicines, etc., l and insist upon 8 substantial reduction of
 taxation which will directly affect and bene | fit the masses of the people, and by se- l curing full discussion of the subject to compel the two parties to put themselves | squarely upon the record. The caucus also I determined to support the Beck amendment I that all taxes and custom dues imposed by
 the United States under the laws now l enforced for the collection of duties on im | ports from foreign countries shall be subjec l to discount of ten per cent after January | 1883, and to discount of an additional ter per cent. after July l, 1SS3.''
 The Department of State received Q tele l gram to day from the secretary of legation il
 Rome stating that Hon. George P. Marsh
 United States minister, died this morning.
 Blaine's South American Poliey-A Let
 ter From Minister Prescott.
 l WASHINGTON, July 24.-Trescott has writ
 ten letter to Blaine at his request ciyin
 his (Trescotts) unders tanding of Blaine' policy judged from his instructions. Tres
 colt says You always expressed yoursel
 desirous that the Credit Industrisl should b
 made useful to Peru, but were entirely un
 willing that the United States should mak
 the programme of that company . part o l their own negotiation or assume the guaran | tee of any arrangements which it migh
 make with the Peruvian government. Yo,
 did not favor protectorate over any part c
 South America. Your idea was to leave Per
 free to negotiate with the Credit Industrit
 and you instructed Hurlbut and afterwar myself to report the result of such negotie
 tions to the department. AS to your design ing war the supposition is too absurd for s,
 rious consideration. If you had such a pul pose 1t was concealed from m
 and left for South Ame ica with the impression that would have completely failed in my missio l | if did not succeed in obtaining an amicab
 settlement of the differences between tt f helligerents AS I understand it, your ol
 iect was by friendly solution of the exis
 ing difficulties to prepare the way for u
 meeting of peace congress at Washington when you hoped to establish such relation
 betwee the republics of America as woul l. prevent the possibility of future war. B, y for the strange misconoeption which reaohe @ and misled the Chilian Cabinet through lea . ing and influential papers of the Unite
 States I believed that purpose could hay been accomplished under your instruction n In regard to the Cochet and Landreau clain r you rejected the first absolutely. You ii J. structed General Hurlburt to ask, if tl >, proper time for such a request should com l. that Landreau be heard before 6 Psruvie n tribunal and in case of peace providing for V cessioE of Peruvian territory on conditis that his claim be brought to the attention
 Chili and Peru under yourss Instructions Ge eral Hurlburt, although approving the justi '' of Landreau's claim, never brought it to u = consideration of the Peruvian governmer Il During my mission to South America nev l. referred to it. The claim has never be- , mentioned either to the Chilian or tho Per 4 vian government by ministers of the Unit r. 1 States