The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1882-06-14
WASHINGTON LETTER.

WASHINGTON LETTER.
Iron our Regular Correspondent
WASHINGTON, D. Q.,June 10, 1882
What Congress haslot done this
session would fill manyityolume, and
it'is$he opinion ofthe Appropriation
committee that Congress cannot do
what must,be done to keep, the. Ma,
tional Macbine,oiled and running be-
fore the 20thof July. The newfiscal
year will begin on the LIST of July,
and the appropriations bills have not
been passed for the support of the
Government during the coming year.
II, as it is expected, Congress does
not adjourn much before August,
there will be very short vacation,
for it must assemble on the frst;Mon.
day in December for the short and
final session.
The announcement of the names Of
the Tariff revision committee is not
received with favor by those Senators
who are in favor of tariff reform, and
it is doubtful if the Presidents nom
nations will be confirmed. Brown
of Georgia and Jones of Louisiana, it
is said, are the only Democrats who
will vote for the commission, and, it
is also said, that ingalls, and Van
Myck, Republicans, will vote against
it. The vote indicated will throw
the decision of the question upon the
two .so.called Independents, Davis
and Malone,
The long talked of, and often post
poned, trial of the star,route is,
at last, under way. There has been
much dissatisfaction, on the part of
the prosecution, with the jury select
ed. 1t is not charged that the jury
has been corrupted, or is susceptible
of being tempered with, but that a
number of men or on it who were
predisposed to be lenient with one or
another Of the defendants. The de.
cision of Judge Wylie that the defen-
dants had each Of them a right to four
pre,emptory challenges was what
first upset the calculations of the
prosecution and sent them all to sea.
The regular panel was quickly ex.
hausted and a large lot Of talesmen
became necessary. 1t was in the Sc
lection of these talesmen that the de-
Tense are charged with having over
reached the Government. It is as.
serted that no sooner were talesmen
ordered than a goodly number were
found to be on hand and convenient
for the marshal's summons, and that
defendant Dorsey-the ex-senator
was seen TO have the ear of Marshal
Henry in a secluded alcoye. There
is no doubt that Marshal Henry was
subsequently brought before Attor-
ney-General Brewster and subjected
to a rasping examination, but, as
no overt act could be designated, it
was finally concluded the wisest pol
icy, by Gen. Brewster and his associ.
ates, to make no fuss about it. For a
time, however, it was seriously con.
templated to demand of the Marshal
his resignation in spite of the fact
that he was one of President Gar.
fields very personal appointments;
but this. determination after long
conference with the offending official,
was abandoned.
The calender Of the Supreme Court
of the United States is three years in
arrears, and no specialeffort has been
visible, on the part of the Bench, to
stem the rising tide of its business
The Judges are waiting relief from
Congress which Congress delays Civ.
ing, and meanwhile they go on long
summer excursions. The laws de.
lay is inficting untold misery on