Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-03-16
WASHINGTON NOTES.
Ferry's Black wye and Ets Sequences
Improving on the ClaYtoD-BuI-
wer Treaty - Btsbee. Finley - A
sharp Radical Trick.


WASHINGTON, March i4-Certain nominas
tions which have been recently sent 70 the SEN
ate revive a scandal of some eighteen months
ago 1t is the revival Of the scandal about
Senator Ferry's black eye. Ferry up to the
time OF the scandal was preeminently the Sun
day School and Young Mems Christian Asso~
citation member Of the Senate He was looked
upon as one Of the meinstsys at all Sunday
School Conventions and gatherings of similar
character, where prominent men who were
supposed to be ell right were in demand. The
young lady on whose account Ferry sustained
the black eye, which adorned him
for some time was named Coop
er, and, like Ferry, she was from
Michigan. In a way looking to the shutting up
of the scandal, the young ladyis father was
procured the position of United States Consul
to Cadiz by Ferry. He went over there. The
Spanish Government was, however, informed
of the circumstances under which Cooper was
sent to Cadiz, and objected to his presence.
This is rather funny proceeding for a govern
ment which is as lax as that of Spain IN mat
ters Of morals to institute but it was neverthe-
less done. Through Senator Ferrv's in
fluence Cooper was transferred from Cadiz to
Gottenburg, where the circumstances of his
appointment were not known. The Consul
at GottenbUrg was sent to CadiZ. He was a
German-Jew of influence even as great as
F6TTy DuI ne COulu nOI speak any language
Ineligible to those who had business with
him. In an unguarded moment the State De-
partment decided to remove him and place ia
his stead Mr.. j. f. Swords, OF this city. The
man thus superseded had friends. however,
and the result has been the withdrawal of
Swords nomination. 1t is evident that the pre-
sent Consul at Cadiz must give way to some
body else but as he does not propose to re-
main unprovided for, and further, as he de-
mands to be restored to his place at Gotten
burg Senator Ferry will have to stir his
stumps to provide for the safety of the irate
father who gave him black eye and was then
bought off by the consular appointment which
he coveted II the upshot-which is hardly
likely to occur-shoul1 be the retirement of
Mr. Cooper from the consular service, it would
be very good thing for the public service. but
not so good a thing as the retirement of Ferry
from the Senate would be.
NTER-ocEANIc COMMUNICATION.
Lord Montague. an estimable young man
and one of The Secretaries of the English Le-
his death it is learned that he was pre-
a work of some importance to the United
States. He had, under instructions from his
government, about completed the draft of a
treaty in regard to inter-oceanic canal commu-
nication. The Clayton-Bulwer treaty,
n mhch has gETsd oS tbs
provides very distinctly that the United States
shall cooperate with Great Britain in securing
the absolute neutrality of any ship cansl that
IIldy DO cut through Jn6 lSLnlnuS-ln fdcb, pro-
vides against American supremacy in such un-
dertakngs on the Isthmus At the time the
treaty was made, there was thought of an inter-
oceanic ship railway as that proposed
by that greatest of all Schemers Eads; con-
seQuently there was in the treaty no provision
for the neutrality of an inter-oceanic ship rail-
way. The English Government especially in
foreign affairS, is ever on the alert Lord Mon
tague was instructed to prepare the draft of a
treaty which would be in terms similar to in
ter-oceanic ship railways on the Isthmus: SINH
lar to the Clayton-Bulwe treaty in regard to
1nter-oceanlc canals. The treaty as thus drawn
up was to have been submitted to the English
Government first. and then sent back here for
the proposed negotiation with the United
States Government. It is not at all probable
that the death of Lord Montague will interfere
with the general plan of procedure in regard
to inter-oceanic canal communication decided
upon by the British Government.
THE FIRST FIGHT.
Probably the first fight that will be made in
the Republican programme for turning ont
Democrats and putting in Republicans will be
in the Finley -Bisbee- or -Bis6y Florida case
The Republican House Committee on Elections
VIII agree TO report Ia favor of putting Bisbee
or Bisby in The subcommittee has already
agreed to such a report. The Democrats in
the House will not, however bamely submit to
the proposed ousting of Finley and seating Of
BIsbee or Bisby. There will be a very hard
fight against such partisan consnnnatiOp
and it is not altogethr certain that the small
Republican majority will win the day.
A SCHEME.
Republican members Of Congress are talking
against the present law in regard to the seec-
Clon or JurIeS for United Stats Courts which
was passed three years ago. It will be remen-
bered that the enactment of this law wac one
of the points gained bY the Democrats in their
generally Intellectual fight against Hayes We
toes. There is evidently a scheme on the part
of the Republicans to attempt the repeal of
this law. or this reason they are saying that
the effect of the present jury law has been
n no = gfaaY lfv,f
especially in election trials. They charge that
all the Jurles in election cases have been par
tissn and the verdicts have been in accordance
with partisanship. They are trying to work
up sentiment in favor of what they propose.
which is to attempt the repeal Of the present
jury law. PoroMLC.