The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-07-04
Washington Nows Items.

Washington News Items
THE DEBATE IN THE SENATE.
WASHINGTON, July SIN the de-
bate in the senate to-day on the
payment of physicians attendant upon the
late president, Mr.. Hale said he was unable
to appreciate the force Of Mr.. Vests criti.
cism on the medical treatment of the to
president as a failure. He would not fol-
low that senator's example In setting Up
his own judgment against that Of experi.
enced medical practitioners. He believed
that the earnest labors of physicians
were known by the country. The fact WAS
universally admitted that the presidents
wound was necessarily fatal He depre-
Gated the introduction of squabbles of dis.
affected physicians. and said the amend.
ment had originated with the appropria.
ton committee without suggestion or init
nation from any quarter.
Some discussion followed as to the
grounds on which the senate committee
had based its reduction from the aggregate
reported in the house, viz; $4,000, which
1t was now proposed to make $4,000, and
Mr. Hale explained that the committee
had adopted the house basis
as their own but had
substituted lower scale. In reply to Gar
land he added that the proposition was in
tended to be ubiquitous on the whole mat
ter, and if the language was not
sufficiently guarded to that end he
would accept any modification which
would better express the meaning.
Mr.. Garland said he would waive the
point that army surgeons were obliged to
attend the presidend as commander in
chief without pay, and no law warranted
payment for medical attendance. In this
case he wanted TO be satisfied 1T the rea-
sonableness of the charge, but le would pay
every man who contributed to ameloriate
the suffering or prolong the life OF President
Garfield all he was entitled to. He COM
mented on the disparity between the high
scale of the house committee and the low
scale now reported as showing the necessity
for further investigation ofthe claims and
advocated proposition requiring charges
as fixed by the board Of auditors to bs
reported to congress at the short session.
He said that il public repute was to govern
as to physicians, he would not vote to pay
them one dollar, and referred to the au-
topsy to show that the bullet extracted
from the patients body was found eighteen
inches from the place where it had been
located.
Mr.. Hawey said that the discussion
would be an indescribably painful, one to
the country. The surgeons in charge of
the dying president had received the pray
eriul sympathy of their profession and Of
all good people, and were entitled
in common charity to kind and
courteous treatment here. There
was no Justification here or elsewhere
tor reflection upon their personal character
or motives. Never were men more serious
ly, painfully and awfully anxious to dc
their duty than were those gathered at the
bedside Of Garfield. Replying to an al
fusion to DR.. Bliss, whom he had known
Tor twenty years, he said the gentleman
had been sent for, and urged &c
remain in case by those in authority and
that he had devoted himself to the patient
with so much zeal and fidelity that he had
impaired his strength. Mr.. Hawley added
that the matter would not be creditablt
one to the American congress if it should b,
made the subject OF party strife or congress
sional abuse. lie wanted to have the end
OF 1t at once, and he said he thanked TIL,
committee Tor the disposition they hac
made of it.
Mr.. Hoar advocated the amendment A.
shielding the family and executors of the
dead president from litigation.
Messrs. Sherman and Plumb made simila,
appeals. Mr.. Allison said he felt il to b,
his duty as chairman of the committee or
this appropriation to have entered on or
fetal record the generous response made
to the committee by President Roberts, OF
the Pennsylvania railway, declar.
ing 1t to have been moi
only, duty, but pleasure
for the committee to do what 1t could tC
increase the comforts and aid in restorip,
the health OF the late president, and dis
claiming any intention to ask compehsa.
tlon OF the government for courtesies ex
tended on that account. The letter dated
desk,
ORDERED HONE.
WASHINGTON, July 3.-Commodore r. W
Schulfeldt has been detached from duty In
China with the United States legation, mn
der instructions from the department O
state and ordered home. 1t is understooG
that his recall was due to his open lettel
to Ex-senator Sargent, containing Sc
we're structures, on the highest Chimes,
authorities and also serious imputations
against the empress character, which let
ter Is supposed to have been written 10 eff
iect legislation on the Chinese bill, which
was then pending.
THE SENATE FINANCE COMMITTEE.
at a special meeting to-day, had under con.
sideration the bill to reduce internal reye
nue. taxation, which passed the house, June
-: Mr.. Rogers, deputy commissioner OF
internal revenue, upon the request OF the
COMMITTEES, appeared before them and
presented the views Of the departmt nj
on the pending bill. Rogers opposed
the proyiso, which the house appended
TO the bill and gave strong reasons why Il
should DO stricken out. This proyiso allows,
rebate or draw back Of the full amount ~
reduction on all original unbroken packa.
ges of checks matches, cigars, charoots ana
cigarettes held by manufacturers or dealers
on the passage ofthe act and upon which a
TAX has been paid. The proviso also makes
1t the duty of the commissioner Of internal
revenue, with the approval of the secretary
OF the treasury TO adopt rules and reguls.
lions and prescribe and furnish blanks aud
ton. Rogers stated that the effect of this
proviso would simply be to take