The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-12-12
Washington News Items.

vIYDICTIyE LOGAN.
WASHINGTON, Dec. ll.-When the bill for
the relief of General Fitz John Porter is
reached in the senate, Senator Logan says
be will oppose ii to the end. In converse.
tion on the subject thismorning, when re-
minded that General Grant aud Others were
bringing strong pressure to bear in Porter's
favor, the senator said he did not think
Grant was any better informed about the
case than he, and at all events he had no
vote on the pending bill
NTHE sTAR-ROUTE CASE.
Merrick said there was difference Of opin-
ion as to the necessity of personal attend
ance of a defendant in misdemeaEor cases;
he was satisfied that personal attendance
was unnecessary, but submitted the motion
that s. w. Dorsey be compelled to appear
personally in court for trial. The motion
was backed by aiiidavits sworn to by Bliss,
reciting the composition ofarticles by Dor.
sey furnished to the press, and declaring
the belief that Dorsey was able to attend.
The motion was opposed by lngersoll on
the ground attendance in court will be at
the risk of perpetual blindness, but an at
lection Of Dorsey's eyes did not prevent his
being physically and mentally competent
to testify. The great author of Paradise
Lost had written that emotional work with
out glimpses OF sight, and the postmaster
general of England is a blind man.
lngersoll moved for continuance of the
case so far as Dorsey was concerned, which
was overruled Judge Wylie then directed
the jury to be called, and twelve Jurors
having answered to their names, he deferred
his decision on the questions OF peremptory
challenge, holding that the defendants are
entitled to four peremptory challenges for
all of them, and cited authority for the de-
clsion. The defense excepted TO the ruling.
The first juror, Barrett, was called, and
after examination by the court the defense
claimed the right to interrogate him, which
the court denied, unless it was direct
to whether the judge had the right to pre-
vent such interrogation, and pending de-
csion the court adjourned.
BEFORE THE JEANETTE COURT
this morning seaman Ninderman testified
that Collins was always treated as gentle.
man and officer, so far as he knew. lie then
described q little difficulty which he (Nin
derman) had with Captain DeLong
September Goth, 1881, but said
it only amounted to his being placed under
arrest for an hour His examination has
been closed and it is expected the court will
be occupied several days in reading testi
mony.
MISCELLANY.
The issue of standard silver dollars from
the minis for the week ended December
9th, were 81, lS9 400, against 1891 49, same
period last year.
The death of Brevet Lieutenant Colone
A. A. Vincent, retired, was announced al
the war department to-day.
The secretary Of the treasury is now con
sidering the case OF Collector Halves and
Deputy Collector Goodrich, of Brownsville
TeXds. 1t is stated that Representative Up
son and Representative-elec 0chltree are
interesting themselves in behalf of Halves
and Goodrich.
The amount Of the agricultural appropri
alton bill, to be reported tomorrow, il
$Ili,7SO $4,000 less than the appropriation
last year.
| Upon recommendation of the attorney
! general the president has declined to inter.
iere further in the case of James l.. Gilmore
alias Leighton, sentenced TO death for muir
| der IN Dakota, and he will be executed II
! DeadwOod next Friday.
THE SUPREME CoCRT
of the United States rendered decision
to-day in which it is held that cotton ties
each consisting of an iron strip and an irOi
| buckle, imported in bundles, each bundl,
consisting of thirty strips and thirty buck
! les, each strip eleven feet long, and tn,
whole blackened, are subject to a duty o
30 per cent. ad valorem rs much as manu-
| iacturcd iron not provided for under tn
| schedule.