Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-01-18
THE FEDERAL CAPITAL;
CHANCES FOR A REDUCTION OF
TAXATION.

TAXATION.
The Scramble for Peasants Rertb-
The Show of the GOwns-Col. Darts
MissiOn-TwO Georgia Bills-The Con-
federate Treasure-The Isaacs' Claim
Again DisallOwed.
WASHINGTON, Jan. I6.-There is vet plentv
of time to do something with the tariff. There
! will something be done with the internal
revenue, but it will not be of any extensive
character. In regard to the tariff 1t is differ
ent. As have told you before, there does not
seem to be much chance of tariff revision, and
every day that chance gets less and less. 1
would not be at all surprised if the end of the
session found the present tariff schedule ex-
actly as it now is. The appearance of zeal on
the part of the Republicans at the commence
ment of the session to revise the tariff and
internal revenue laws is yet kept up to a GER
tain extent. They do not want the former cut
down, but they are throwing off every day the
remark "that they want the tariff overhaul
ed" They have played the game rather
smartly. They put the Finance Committee of
the Senate and the Ways and Means Commit
tee of the House both at work getting up
new tariff bill. That had the appearance of
sincerity. 1t was most magnificent showing
of zeal. But there was purpose in it all
These two committees have prepared bills so
widely different that it is seeming
impossibility, even by conference
ject has been adrOitly mixed and COM
mingled that the web is as interminable a the
web of the "Lady of ShallOt." The fine hands
of Judge Kelley and Senator Morrill, repre-
senting the high prOtectionists in either House
of Congress, are to be seen in this. The Re
publicans will doubtless succeed in preventing
tariff legislation, while at the same time they
! will have made an adrOit semblance of having
tried to do what they really wanted to estop.
THE SAVANNAH COLLECTORsHIP.
/ l understand that the Bryant, Wilson Il
/ Co. fight against Wimberly in his hunt tor the
! Savannah COllectOrship has been withdrawn.
| Wimberly has, as l have heretofore pointed
out, had them on the hip. Whenever they
! spoke against him he could refute what they
! said by pulling out written Endorsements
which those who were attacking him had vol
! unfairly given him. 1t was said yesterday at
! the Treasury Department that, leaving out his
| written Endorsements, the fact that Wimberly
! is a Republican member of the Legislature of
! his State while those who have been fighting
him cannot be elected to any position what
! ever in the counties in which they live, is
/ sufficient proof of his RepubliCanism, good
standing and success in politics. The attacks
! of Bryant. Wilson and Locke seem to have
strengthened rather than weakened Wimber-
/ ly. The cOlOred people of the country in
/ which w. j. White, the cOOred man who is
| being grOOmed by Wilson, Locke and Bryant
as Peasants successor, seem to have repudi-
| ated him. They have forwarded a petition
here with one thousand signatures protesting
against White, and asking that Wimberly be
given the place.
THE SHOW OF THE GOWNS.
Every afternoon, when the Supreme Court
adjourns, the section of space leading from
the door of the court room to the Clerks Of
flee is inclOsed by two lines of people. They
come to see. What they want to look at is the
procession of the Justices of the court as they
file out. The Justices, who sit on their long
bench in their queer black gowns, go to the
Clerks room when they adjourn to pull off the
robes of office. They march across the cOrri-
dor in solemn and dignifed procession. First
comes the Chief Justice Mr.. Waite, with
handsome head, which seems to contain mass
of brains. Then follows Harlan of kentuck, big
tall and partly bald. His gown gets twisted
among his long legs, and he has some difficulty
in manipulating it. Woods, of Georgia, does
good judicial look about him. Justice Miller's
jolly face and rOtund figure looks out of place
in his black gown, but he is man of brains
Justice Field looks uncomfortable and
happy. He does not appear well in gown
BlatGhfOrd does, and shows in his face that he
has brains. Stanley Matthews looks out of the
corner of his eyes as if he were afraid
cry out, ''There goes Jay GOuld's man.
Bradley is heavy in his walk and his gown is
| rusty. 1t takes these judicial persOnages
about four minutes to get through with their
march. They all look during it as if they
were conscious of the gazing crowd and
wanted to do all the impressing they could
After the circus is over the crowd disperses
But the next day there is another crowd there
again.
DART AND BRUNSWICK.
Hon. j. +. Dart, of Brunswick, will leave
tomorrow for his home and family. 1t is un-
necessary for me to say anything further
about his business capacity and clear idea of
how to do things. This evening he was given
dinner by Senator Pope Barrow. This din
ner was in special honor of the good work
which Dart had accomplished. 1t was a COM
pliment to a solid and worthy gentleman.
The programme in regard to getting build
ing for Brunswick will be changed. You al
ready know that Dart has convinced the Com
mittee on Public Buildings and Grounds that
Irrils
that she deserves it far more than over half
the cities for which bills have been re-
ported. A bill to get Brunswick
building reported to the House would have to
go to the foot of some thirty Others So it has
been determined not to rely altogether upon
the House. Senators Brown and Barrow will
try to get the bill through the Senate first. 1t
can then be taken up out of its regular order
in the House. The Committee on Public
Buildings and Grounds having been won over
to the bill il will stand a very good chance of
getting through Even if it does not 90
through this session, the keelsOn has been
firmly laid, and the ship will be launched next
time.
TWO GEORGIA BILLS.
Representative Clements has introduced
bill in the House appropriating $l50000 for
continuing the improvement of the COOsa
river in Georgia and Alabama. 1t was re-
ferred to the Committee on Commerce. He
has also introduced bill making an appro%
priation for constructing road from the city
of Marietta, Ga, to the military cemetery
near tnefe. 1IlS Dill was referred 10 Jne
Committee on Military Affairs.
THAT GOLD.
Once more has the attempt for the relief of
William b. Isaacs Il Co., of Richmond, Vir-
ginia, failed The House yesterday refused to
allow them to take their claim to the Court of
Claims. They want to recover, as successors
of certain Richmond banks, gold seized by the
United States authorities. The reason the
House refused to grant permission for the
claimants to go before the Court of Claims was
because of the belief entertained by many
members that the gold had been loaned to the
COnfederacy. AS events in connection with
the claim happened in Georgia, tell the story
of the gOld
1t appears that on the evacuation of Rich
mond, on the I'd of April, 1865, the Bank of
Virginia and the Farmers Bank of Virginia
withdrew from their banks large amount of
gold and silver coin and bullion, principally,
however, gold coin, and proceeded with the
treasure, under the care of officers of the bank,
to Washington, Georgia. On the oath of
May 1865, the officers desiring to bring
the treasure back to Richmond, set
out with wagon train with the
treasure and an additional amount of about
$4,000, which had been paid to them in
Washington, Ca, on the 2lst of April, 1865,
the whole amounting in the aggregate to
about $45O,OO0 to convey it from Washington,
Ca, to Richmond, Va, having the proper safe
conduct and permit for so doing issued by
General Pa lex, who commanded the mill
tary distri of Virginia. Some time during
the night of the 24th of May, 1865, while en-
camped near the Savannah river, about is
by an armed force of marauders and their
wagon train plundered The safe conduct of
General Patrick was dlsregarded, and under
threat of death they were obliged to submit
carrying away about $25O,OOO OF the $450,OO0.
Some of the bank officers proceeded on their
way to Richmond with that portion of
the treasure left intact by the robbers,
and finally arrived there; Others
of the bank officers remained behind for the
purpose of making efforts to recover the
stolen treasure. The next day following the
robbery the officers who remained behind re-
covered $lll,OQ0 of the $25O,00O treasure of
which they had been robbed the previous
night, and carried the same, or rather about
100000. which was left after paying sundrv
expenses attending the recovery, to Washing
ton, Ga, and placed it on deposit in a bank
there. where it remained in the care and.
custody of the officers of the Richmond
banks until about the lst of August,
1865, at which time, having decided
to remove the treasure to Augusta,
Ga, for safer keeping, and having procured a
then in command of the district of Georgia,
the officers proceeded with the 100000 from
Washington to Augusta. They arrived in Au-
gusta about the lst of August, 1865. with the
100000, placed it on deposit in one of the Au-
gusta banks where it remained under the con-
troll and in the possession of the officers of the
Richmond banks until the latter part of
August, 1865, at which time General Stead
man, in obedience to instructions from the
authorities at Washington, d. c., took posses
sion of the 100000 and delivered it to a spe-
cial Treasury agent, who had been sent to
Augusta for that purpose, who carried it to
special deposit in the Treasury for safe keep
ing until, in the language of the Presidents
order, the matter could be fully heard and the
questions arising deliberately decided.
PoToMAC.
ZereIda Garrison a Victim of Nervous