Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1882-04-29
Letter from Washington.
WASHINGTON, April "a, 1882

WAsHISGToS, April "a, 1882.
Register Special.
Congress has fooled away one more
week upon the tariff and the SolOns are
still getting off their stupidity TO the cOun-
try OH this question. The members ofthis
4Tth Congress seem to have left their good
sense at home when they came 20 Wash
ington and brought with them full stock
of damphooliSm, to deciminate through
the Congressional Record for edfication
of the country. Yhese 47th members of
Congress have talked more nonsense over
this tariff question than school boys and
like the boys they think it smart, while
they know no more of the tariff needs of
the people than does the Sioux Indians of
music. Mr.. Ran Tucker of Virginia and
Mr. Samuel Randall Of Pennsylvania are
to speak this week upon this important
question; these gentlemen will discuss
the merits of the tariff revision measure
and the people will be able to understand
its operation in all parts of the country
and its effects upon the agricultural and
manufacturing interests of the land.
The jury In the llallet Killbourn ease
gave him verdict of 100000 damages.
This suit was brought by Hallet Killbourn
against John q. Thompson late Sergeat-
at-Arms of the 10th Congress for false inn
prisonment in 1876. Killbourn was wis
ness before the investigation committee
iDquiring into the methods of the District
ring, he refused to surrender his books or
answer the committees questions. The
Jury was composed of the following named
gentlemen: W. {. Murdoch who was large
contractor under the late ring, foreman;
Chas. i. Hulse, Il clerk To District conf
mission under ring rule, Chas. Ludington,
Ludwig Esingcr, +. +. LuSly, James b.
Turner. August Schroeder, john W. Jett,
CHI as. Aldrick, Alex. j. Howard, james
Graham and Thomas Paxton. Everyone
looks upon this verdict rs outrageous. The
republican members Of Congress look up
Oh this matter us democrat SIGHT of
hich they have nothing 10 do.
Judge Wyiie Of tie criminal bench now
trying the Star route cases, quashed the
indictments against NJ. G. Rcdc!l and il.
NJ. Armstrong on the grounds OF misno-
mcr that NJ. &. Redell is not Mortal &.
Rcdcll and II. NJ. Armstrong is not Kate
NJ. Armstrong; there has been some queer
points OF law raised in these trials, and it
will aStonish no one il this whole gang cS-
cape punishment of their viilaiuics i'll Tie
Postoilice Department.. Redell was rear
rested today under new indictment.
The House had under discussion House
bill GS4, for transfer of all claims against
the government to the court of claims but
Bragg of Wisconsin, llauck of Tennessee,
and that chronic objcctOr Halman of Indi-
anna made strong fight against its passage.
These fellows will not agree to pay these
honest debts Of the government but if Ma
tioual bank or big railroad steal comes
up they vote for it without question but
never vote to pay the honest claimant
robbed during the war by powerful
government. The committee investiga-
ting the methods employed by the Quar-
termas.er's Department in investigating
claims coming before that Department
have uncovered very filthy lot of fraud
both in the acts Of the Quartermaster's
agents and the claim agents, which goes
far to convince the thinking men of Con-
greSs that any system is preferable to the
present one.
Mr.. Blaine was before the committee
to-day investigating the Peruvian scan
DIAL. He says Shipperd is an absolute, de-
te>tablc, umIntigated liar, and expect
Blaine is correct that Shipperd committed
perjury rs u pa>timc.
The people away from Washington
speak ofthe government rs n great some
thing, when really il is simply IN aggrc-
CATION Of clerks who are autUCrdtS OF the
worst order, all of which shall call atten-
tiOa To in my next. ZEN.