The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-05-04

Congressional Data-Still Harping on
Confederate Disabilities Bill
in the Senate, to No
Purpose.
rhe Tariff Commission Bill Before the
house-Springer's Grounds
of Opposition.
Parnell and Dillon Released-A Change
of Policy to be Made as
to Ireland.
New York Post on Futures--The Stack
Market.
Hon. Horace Maynard, Of Connecticut,
Dead.
Other Foreign and Domestic News
Other Foreign and Domestic News
Forty-Seventh Congress-.


WASHINGTON, May 3.--Mr. Mcpherson
presented petition from the citizens and
boards ofarade of New Jersey in favor Of
the Lowell bankrupt bill.
Mr. Voorhees, offered resolution creating
committee of investigation to ascertain
whether any corrupt or improper influences
have been brought to bear on any member
OF the senate in regard to the bill pending
before the senate finance committee to
amend the laws regarding distilled spirits
in special bonded warehouses; also, to in
quire il any attempt has been made to
bring such improper or co Tupt influence to
bear on eny member of the senate
to secure the passage or defeat Of
the bill. The committee are empow-
cred to send for persons and are to report
as early as practicable. On Mr. Voorhees,
| stating that his resolution was based not on
facts within his knowledge but newspaper
reports, Mr.. Morrill, objected to its pres
ent consideration and the resolution went
over for u day.
The senate devoted the remainder of the
time reserved for the calerdar to the politi-
cal disabilities bill repeating the statute
prohibiting the appointment of ex-Confed-
crates IN the army or navy.
Mr.. ingalls, moved to amend II so as to
continue the statute but to coniine its pro-
hibition TO officers who left the army ur
navy to enter the Confederate service.
| Mr.. ingalls, mov,d its committal and
amendment. In the discussion ofths mo-
tion a rather warm debate occurred between
Messrs. ingalls, and Hampton. as to what
were the actual issues between the north
and south in the late war.
| The bill finally went over without action.
| "a nj lu th..
came up ms unfinished business. The
amendment affecting the jurisdiction Of
the court in patent and copyright cases
was lost, leaving jurisdiction the same ms
now. The other committee amendments
were agreed to.
Mr., Butler moved an amendment re-
quiring the judges to be transferred from
one court to another under the rules of the
supreme court. In explanation 1t
he remarked II would have the
effect incidentally of enabling certain
localities to get rid Of unworthy judges.
, In this connection he expressed the opinion
that the judge OF the circuit in which he
lHutier) lived. wasutterly unfit to discharge
his duties. and that some of his acts weFSi
disgracetul 10 an American citizen.
Mr.. ingalls, said he did not know of what
the senatorof South Carolina complained,
unless il was the recent ruling in the ell &C.
tion cases in that state. The testimonyin
these cases, if truely disclose d, were q
greater disgrace to American citizenship
than had ever before been perpetrated upon
this continent. He would enquire If the
purpose of Senator Butler was to assail tho
administration of Judge obnoxious to the
, people of his state.
Mr. Butler sarcastically rejoined that he
: acknowledged the superiority of Ingalls, ia
CllitieS over his own for acquiring informa-
ton concerning events transpiring in South
Carolina, but he thought he would be able
to demonstrate ut the proper time that
a certain circuit Judge had been guilty Of
conduct that was disgraceiul to American
Jurisprudence, Notwithstanding the opinion
of the senator from Kansas.
Mr., Sherman asked whether the refer.
ence made was to Judge Bond.
= Mr.. Butler replied atllrmatively.
The amendment was then reiected-yeas,
II; nays 80.
Mr.. Vest offered an amendment that no
circuit or district judge, before whom a
, cause or question may have been tried OF
heard in the district or circuit court, shall
sit on trial or hearing of such cause or
question in the appellate court.
Pending this amendment senate ad-
iourned.
HOUSE.
After number of bill had been intro
duced and referred the house at 12 O'Clock
n went into committee of the whole. Robin
son, Of Massachusetts, in the chair on the
tariff commission bill.
I Springer, of Illinois, opposed the bill.
a He called attention to the fact that the
{ present revenues exceed government ne
+ cessites to the extent of $i50 900 per
|. year, and surmised that the advocates OF
l the bill were desirous Of increasing TINT
I immense revenue Us the measure simply
:. postponed for one year the whole subject Of
Z tariff revision, when there were facts
). enough before congress TO authorize the
passage of u bill TO reduce taxation.
Burrows, of Michigan, followed Springer.
Aiter some remarks upon the merits of the
BILL he criticised what he termed vacilla-
tion of the democratic party in the subject
OF the tariff commission, quoting from
speeches made by democratic senators in
n support of the Eaton bill, and the declara-
o ton Of General Hancock favoring the adop-
!. tion OF some such measure us the Eaton
:. bill In order to show the change of front
|. made by that party within twelve years.
:. He was glad that that party had now run
,f up the Tag Of free trade let II not now
:. strike Its colors before the combat opened.
:. The issue had been made upon II. The re-
publican party would 20 to the people and
await their verdict with the utmost comb
dence and composure.
Blackburn, In reply to Burrows criti-
cisms upon the democratic party, declared
that there was one degradation, politically,
u. to which that party had never submitted
y II had never gone into league. with the fag
1t end OF commonwealth's politics without
,s regard TO its antecedents, gathering up
/, rebel and union elements making q con-
" glomeration like the witch's hell broth
y tongue of dog and toe Of frog''--in order
y to obtain an ascendency In the federal con-
u gress, while blasting the escutchen Of q
" proud old commonwealth, on which had
y been written the story OF thc
u nations glory. II had never held
power In either house of congress ns
the result ofsuch foul and unnatural anal.
gamation. tApplauscl He criticised tho
4, committee on ways and means IN daring to
i ding such measure as the pending hII
y into the house, and then passing on 10 n
d discussion of the tariff, he declared that q
|. tariff for protection was pillage and rob
IS berry. In an eloquent peroratior, which