Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-07-08
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL.
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.
A Feeble Wave Of the Bloody Shirt
The Star Route TriAIs-COnfirmR-
tt0ns.

WASHINGTON, July THE House at
11:l5 went into committee of the whole, Mr..
Kasson, Of Iowa, in the chair, on the sundrY
civil appropriation bill. the general debate
to close at two O'Clock.
As no member claimed the floor, in order
to continue general debate, the Clerk pro-
ceeded to read the bill by sections for
amendments.
An amendment was adopted appropriating
S35. 500 for the erection of public building
at Dallas. Texas.
Mr.. Butterworth, of Ohio, injected po-
iitieal speech into the Cebste, in the course
OF which he went into the consideration of
the circumstances attending his election to
the Forty-fourth Congress. and created con-
siderable amusement by his description Of
the methods which he asserted had been
practiced by the Democratic party.
Mr.. Ccx, OF New York, interrupted to In
quIre what Mr.. Butterworth thought OF the
removal of Mr.. Smith, Internal Revenue
Collector at Cincinnati.
Mr.. Butterworth did cot give q direct an
swer, but In the course of nj, reply said to
Mr.. G. x: "You hsVe & district so thoroughly
rotten that 1t votes the Democratic ticket by
ins inct"
This angered Mr.. Cox somewhat. and he
replied that such a re mark came with bad
grace from a gentleman who had seduced
a man who, according to the gentleman,
was Democratic prostitute.
lu reply Mr.. Butterworth made an allu-
sion which is not OF nature tig for publica-
tioD, and which was characterized by Mr..
Cox as the remark of a blackguard.
Subsequently an effort WAS made to have
the collOquy omitted from the Record ,and 1t
was accomplished, though not till q debate
had gone on for some time OF such
character as to lead Mr.. Money, of Mis-
stssippi, TO suggest that the Chair request
the ladies to retire from the galleries.
Mr.. Butterworth C included his speech
with an attack upon the Democratic party
and its professions of civil service reform.
In the Forty fourth Congress, he said, that
party had ridden into power IN the House
feilock deep In human blood. To get that
power it had murdered more men for at
tempting to vote the Republican ticket than
had fallen iB the defense of the fl iig at Get
tvsburg. That was beautiful party TO talk
about civil service reform. There was not
spot upon the esoutcl ION of the country that
had not been plsceoT there by Democratic
fingers. There was not hole In the coun-
tTy's fi4gthaf they had not shot there There,
pointing to the side OF the chamber, was a
map of the country. If he asked that
man should put his pencil uron a ate
where political riot went unchecked, where
political outrage ana wrong went unprose-
cuted and unuunished, there was not man
who would have the Szen eff
frOntery to put his pencil within
the boundaries Of a clear, clean Republican
State. Applause ON the Republican side.
The clause apprOpriating $l5 600 for the
salaries of the Utah Commissioners was
struck from the bill
Pending discussion the committee arose.
Mr. KassoD, of Iowa, introduced hill re-
pesllng go much of the act of March 1875,
as imposes an additional duty of 25 p cent.
! of the amount of duty heretofore imposed on
all m0lasses, concentrated mOlasses, tank
! bottom syrup OF sugar, cane juice, milades
or sugar, according to tie duti-
able standard OF color imported from
| foreign countries, provided that
| said articles now imported and in bond
! shall be delivered on the payment OF such
| reduced duty, and provided further that
! hereafter the duties on said articles entered
in warehouses shall be assessed on the
| quantity delivered from instead OF the
| quantity entered into said warehouses.
The House, at five o'clock, took 3 recess
until eight o'clock, the evening session to
be for the consideration Of pension bills.
The House at its evening session passed
forty-five pension bills and several bills
granting condemned cannon, and then, a
ll:30, adjourned.
A Republican caucus was announced to
be held tomorrow evening a. eight
| O'Clock.
| THE REPUBLICAN SENATORS AND TAXATION.
The adjourned caucus OF Republican
| members of the Senate was held at the CAPT
| tol tonight for the purpose OF determining
the party's action in that body in regard to
the bill for the reduction OF inter
nal revenue taxation end the gene
raj subj ct OF tariff reductions.
| The caucus was largely attended and re
hy which time, after a full interchange of
views, the following agreements were
reached with substantial unanimity:
Frs. That the House bill for the reduction
| of internal revenue taxation shall be taken
up for action by the Senate Immediately
after the pending appropriation bill.
Second That all Its provisions as amend
ments by the Finance Committee aud re-
ported to the Senate yesterday shall receive
/ Repu lican support.
Third That the Finance Committee shall
to morrow prepare additional amendments,
which will also recaive the party support
in the Senate, providing for the restoration
were 10 force before the last tariff changes
in regard TO this article were made he fleet
of the proposed amendments being to
reduce the sugar duties about 25 per cent
| for a reduction of eight dollars per ton from
the present duty on Basssmer steel rails,
aud for a reduction OF duties on hoop iron,
e'c, in accordance with the provisions of
the McKenny hill now pending in the House
of Representatives.
The caucus a's9 sgreed to favor the
prompt passage OF the House bill ameuda-
tory Of the Revised Statutes concerning the
duty on knit goods, without any amend
ment, except such as may be found neces-
sary to correct verbal errors In fits
phraseologY. No other action was
there was general expression
OF sentiment in favor of making some small
reduction 10 the rate of internal revenue
taxation on tobacco, aud the indications
were that an amendment to the House tax
bill for that purpose will probably COM
mand majority vote in the Senate.
THE STAR ROUTE TRIALS
As a result OF the consultation between
the governments counsel In the star route
2 Sos upon recently discovered important
ce, Colonel Bliss. through District
4 tornev Cnrkhill, this morning filed mo-
on IN the Criminal Court for reconven.
tiOn of the grand jury. Judge Wylie grant
ed the motion and issued an order
c0nvening the jury at 10 o'clock on Mon
day, the 10th instant. The prosecution have
no doubts Of their ability to obtain new in-
dictmeDis l. is probable that the de-
PENDANTS will then be Immediately ar
raigned, although they cannot be tried
before the October term of the
court. There is much speculation
as to the character of this new evidence.
TIE testimony of Contractor Walsh is said
to form part of it. Among other sensa-
tional Tumors is one to the effect that
prominent officials, who have not yet
been openly mentioned, will be In
dicted in connection with the
star route frauds. In the cases
now on trial the government expects to
close their evidence upon routes within
three days, as they have but few more wit
nes:es TO examine, and but little document
sry evidence to present. 1t is probable that
the question of the admissibiltY of Rer-
dell's confession as evidence will then again
arise. aud legal battle of the first magni-
tute ensue.
SENATE PROCEEDINGS.
The Senate, early in the morning hour,
resumed consideration OF the river and har-
Dor bill, the question being upon the Henpe-
pin canal prof sct reported by the Ssrate
Committee. General debate followed, par
ticipa'ed In by Messrs Logan, Vest, Haw-
ley. Sherman, Allison, Dawes, Window,
Butler and Morgan. The Northwestern
Senators favored the project, aud the South
ern aud Eastern opposed it, but upon differ
ent grounds.
Mr.. Morgan, iu urging the unconstitu-
tionality OF the cansl scheme, said its pur-