Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-03-11

rested, l brought the matter to the notice of |
the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs. |
They were released and were again rearrest- |
ed few days since, for drunkenness and |
disorderly conduct Particulars by next |
mail.n
The House then, at 4:9O, took a recess
until 7:3O, the evening session to be for the
consideration of pension bills only.
The night session of the House was devo-
ted exclusively to the consideration of pen
sion bills, Mr.. Briggs, Of New Hampshire, in
the chair. Seventy-seven bills were passed,
and then the House, at 1905, adjourned
until Monday.
THE STOLEN STATE PAPERS.
The House Committee on Foreign Affairs
to-day resolved to conduct with open doors
their investigations into the supposed alb
straction of important correspondence from
the files of the State Department, which
correspondence had reference to the So
called Peruvian Company, aud which, 1t is
supposed, will determine whether anY
diplomatic representatives of this
government have involved themselves in
schemes, the success of which depended
upon the intervention of the United States.
The examination of witnesses was begun
this afternoon. The first witness was
Francis O.. Stiler, Chief OF the Consular
Bureau of the STATE Department, and until
recently index clerk in the same depart
ment. He remembered indexing a portion
of the correspondence on this subject, and
that when the letters were subsequently
asked for by Walker Blaine they were not
to be found. MIR. st. Clair thought that
they were 10 the possession Of Mr.. TrescOtt,
who was attached to the department, and
nothing more was heard of the matter until
the Congressional Investigation began. Mr..
st. Clair explained that Mr.. Trescott was
frequently called upon to make briefs OF
the State Department correspondence and
documents, and being regarded as
counsel for the department, was per
mitted to have whatever document
he called for, and in this manner he had at
times retained possession for mont of
papers from the State Department files with
out the circumstance being regarded as
singular. For example, he had thus re-
tanned for long period some of the CORE
spondence In the fishery question with
Great Britain. From these circumstances,
Mr.. st. Clair advanced the opinion that the
correspondence, which forms the ground of
this investigation is probably now among
Mr.. Trescott's papers in his house In Wash
ingtOn.
John Newton, who succeeded the previous
witnesses as index clerk, testified to having
indexed a number of letters, which were
specified, which he said were marked "Pri-
vate. Return 10 Shipherd." Trescott had
never called on witness for the documents,
and the last knowledge witness had OF the
letter in question was of their being in the
possession of the Chief Clerk. Witness had
never seen Shipherd at the State Depart
ment, and never heard of bis being there.
1t is expected that Sbipherd himself will ap-
pear before the committee tomorrow.
RAUM's LETTER TO SECRETARY FoLGER.
Although it is impossible to get at the
exact text Of the letter written by Raum,
which induced FaTrOw to withdraw from
the contest for Andy Clarke's late place at
Atlanta, very fair synopsis Of can begiven.
The letter, which, it will be remembered,
was written to Secretary Folger, said that
in 1877, 1878, 1879 and 1880 Farrow, as Dis
trict Attorney for Georgia, caused huodreds
of prosecutions to be instituted against
alleged moonshners, seemingly to make
fees. He accepted pleas of guilty and sus-
pended sentence from old offenders against
the law, who had resisted with arms the in
ternal revenue officers, and at
the same time prosecuted five colored men
on technical offenses, aud had them com
mitted to the jail or penitentiary. He was
accused OF at one time having ar
rested six or seven hundred alleged chen-
ders against the revenue laws, under the
plea that Attorney General Taft had au
thorized him to exercise sound discretion.
Such discretion with him was, il is charged.
simply to make as many cases as would
make him fees.
When the Deputy Collectors and Deputy
Marshals were bush whacked at Red Oak,
and in defense killed a moonshiner, Far
row opposed the transfer of the cases to the
United States Court, and the Attorney Gen
eral had to appoint special counsel over his
head to defend the United States officers.
As District Attorney he allowed gross frauds
to prevail In passing the accounts Of the
Marshal, and failed properly to defend suits
brought IN the interest of the United States
All humane aud well meaning citizens
would pronounce against Farrow, the letter
says. The records of the State courts of
Georgia show that he personally assisted in
saving off the horns OF two cows belonging
to a poor woman, because the animal had
trespassed on his premises.
STAR REUTERS GIVING BAIL.
To-day ex-Assistaut Postmaster General
Brady was required to give bonds In $4,000
on the star route indictments. Ex-senator
Dorsey gave bonds 10 $40, 900 in the same
case. His brother, John W. Dorsey, was
not present, but his counsel stated that he
was on his way here from New Mexico 10
answer, when bail in similar amount will
be required. Dorsey's clerk, Reredell,
upon to give $1,000 bail when
produced in court. John r. Miner was
unable TO furnish security in $1,000 at pres
ent, but certified checks for that amount
were accepted until real estate security can
be furnished. Samuel G. Cabell gave bail
in 5000.
REPORTS ON WAR CLAIMS.
The House Committee on War Claims
decided to-day to report to the House upon
the claims of Sterling Y. Austin for $780,
coo for cotton and property destroyed In
Louisiana during the war, that it be referred
60 the Court of Claims for adjudication.
The committee also agreed to make adverse
reports upon the claims Of Thomas B. Wal
lace, for $50, 900; Mrs. Elizabeth Patterson,
for $4,000, and Martha Lackman, for
$4,000.
INTERNAL REVENUE REDUCTION.
1t is understood that the subcommittee
of the House Committee Of Ways and
Means have partially agreed upon a bill re-
ducing the internal revenue tax on whisky
and tobacco and removing the tax entirely
from number of articles embraced in the
schedule. The total amount OF reduction in
the internal revenue to be effected by the
bill is estimated at about seventy million
dollars. The bill will probably be reported
to the full committee next Tuesday.
wADE's CASE.
1t is thought that the bill making the
tenure OF office OF internal revenue COL
lec5ors five years will become law. In that
case Collector Wade's term would expire
on the OOBu Oh Juu6 uc&Js LII Is now uHueT-
stood to be the intention of the President
and Secretary Folger to wait and see what
becomes Of the bill before acting in Wade's
ease.
ANOTHER CALL FOR BONDS.
Secretary Folger coLtemplates issuing on
Friday next a call for bonds, continued
skies, to the amount of SIS ,000, ,000 payable
in three parcels, and Of about IS 100000
each on the Sd, 10th and 18th of May next.
SENATOR HILLS CONDITION.
Senator Hill, of Georgia, is quite COM
Portable to-day, and is doing well, notwith-
standing a rumor that he was dead, which
got afloat early in the day.
CONTRIBUTIONS.
The Senate confirmed the following nomi-
nations: Rufus Ingalls, to be Quartermaster
| General; Walter H. johnson to be Collector
of Internal Revenue for the Second district
Of Georgia.
Weather Indications.