The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1883-02-01

leepedjte nctlon ON lilo pendlng tariff bill.
| Notwibsiandlng Nh IntlnatiOn RON SOW
oral senators that the republican conference
on Monday wns 30 brief ana lniOfnhl lhat
nothing Of int, est transplredi we fuinOi "
pretty authentic that the brlel dnCusslDn ol
Inc tarIlT VIVA i'm somo respects decidedly
animated one, and that cqongh was as
closed of the temper Of the republican
mem hers 30 indicate that II may be next to
ltnpossjble 10 hold them to the caucus &C.
lion, IL is said that Mr. Conger
directly minated he would not vote Tor
the bill upon its passage Y lumber IS
retained on the free list, and Mr.. Alison IN
reply, took occasion TO point out the duty
OF Individual senators In terms which drew
from Mr.. Logan a vigorous defense OF the
rights of individuals to sustain their convic-
tons untrammelled by party or caucus
dictation,
THE sTAR-RouTE TRIAL.
A. Boone was called in the star-route
trial to-day. He had conversation with
Miner Stephen Dorsey. perhaps John Dor
sey. In conversation with stephen ne rec,
commended Moore; Miner ca,ieaa AZ Wines
office the next day and saw Moore, who IN
sisted on $50 per month; Miner agreed to
allow it after Moore left the city witness
called Miners attention to the fact that
check had not been sent to Moore accord
ing to promise; he also saw Stephen Dor
sey who sent the check in conversation
with Stephen Dorsey, November Is, 1881,
Dorsey produced letter from Peck, desir-
ING him to secure en- experienced man 10
yet up bids for the next letting, and offered
witness the position, but the latter declined
to accept the salary, demanding an interest
in the business which Dorsey finally
agreed to give him.
Witness was asked who received propo-
sails when they were returned, but ooleG-
| nd liSpng
lowed. Bliss said that ngersoll was right
in the statement that the government as
sumed that S. w. Dorsey was the rooto
the concern. In point OF TACT, m
sent out proposals and received them. The
court allowed the question, and witness
said the packages were returned throuSn
Is. w. Dorsey. Three postmasters re-
Rock, Hot Springs and Helena. Proposals
were used in bidding at letting; all that he
could get in. Bliss read as follows:
UNITED States senate chamber, Wash
ington, d. c., Dec. 8, 1873
fare you sure it is the United states
senate chamber" said lngersoll, WIN
emphasis upon the words. Then, as the
court raped for order, "Oh, 1 only wanted
that it be emphasized properly"
Merrick Immediately presented another
letter to witness and inquired:
sThe Stephen w. Dorsey who signed tha'
was a United States senator, was he notF'
Answer-"Yes, SIR"
Letters were then offered in evidence
as showing Dorsey's connection
with the transaction to which witness had
testified. In other words, Merrick said the
witness was temporarily placed aside,
J while S. w. Dorsey himself spoke. to the
Jury on what he had written with his own
: hand. Defense objected and pointed to the
| record of the last trial when the court
i puiIanpp
, curse of argument lngersoll used the e.
+ preston, where will this end?" I'm the
: peniter tiary," promptly interrupted Bliss
Iugersoll, shaking his finger at Bliss
) "You will be there as soon as my client.
The Court-"This is entirely unproies-
sional." .,o,,
: Ingersoll-"Did provoke it,"
Ingersoll-'I represent q gentleman, and
: do not propose doing anything gentle
man may not do"
, The court said that at the last trial they
seemed to prove some official misconduct
on the part of Senator Dorsey aside from
it overlooked the other question whether
violence did not show con-
nection between Dorsey and other
, defendants in the preparation OF
bids for letting soon to be made. The court
, then got a certain view of the case and ran
off on that line. 1t might as well be under
stood that questions arising in this case
would be decided without bias from any
former decision. (Suddenly and with great
Indignation to Williams, who was smillngJ:
"What do You mean by that, sir? What
! do you mean by sneering and giggling like
J fool at the decisions of this court"
: Williams-'I don't understand you;
don't believe the courts language is war
] ranted. | was talking about another mat
| for and did not hear yOu.'
} The Court-'You should have been lis
, WiIliams-"Your honor has not decided
vet. You could not have expressed any
opinion upon it.
|, The Court-''The court accepts your dis
claiIner and owes you an apology for the
severity oil its language"
, The delivery of the opinion was resumed
: and resulteti'ih The admission OF the papers
Dorsey's letters to pOstmasters ~ Arkah-
sas. which had been already published, re;
questing them to have proposals certlied
one know from whom they came
Root and Kerens, mail contract
ors. and their friends were to be
especially avoided. To Hon. George Hay
| cock, Pine Bluff, Arkansas, he writes ;
This is for an intimate friend OF NINE ana
| ask you to do It as personal favor" De
tense objected to the question put to VIII
ness as 10 the reasons for emitting from the
blank proposals certain propositions con-
tanned In the blank forms of bids issued by
the department. Adjourned.
There were no witnesses before the spec
ial committee on improvement OF the MIS-
sissippi to-day, but Representative Ellis put
in the following dispatch regarding prlpery'
ST. Louis, Jan. 25.-E J. Ellis ,,
/ am not in condition to participate in any
sort Of excitement. | will say, however,
that Cowdsn is little "off" as TO Captain
Eads and myself.
! [Signed.l J. IL. BALDWIN
Tn. charges came from Captain Cowden,
who has been before the committee for, a
couple of days in advocacy Of his outlet
system, He had said to Ellis that Baldwin
told him that he baldwin, had been APP
preached by Eads in the interests OF the
river commission, and told him be should
have a slice of the 5000, 900 TO be allowed for
m provements OF, the river at Plum Point
reach if he would keep his mouth shut,
Ellis telegraphed Baldwin the substance OF
the statement of Cowden, and in response
Resolved the allowed dispatch. Thecommit-
tee regard the matter in the light OF hear
saw and not as evidence. No witnesses Will
be called to substantiate or deny the charge.
THE ANIMAL INDUSTRIES OF THE COUNTRY
was the general subject which occupied the
attention Of the agricultural convention 70
dav Sixty delegates were present. Inc
irst paper. read by X. Baker. of Ohio, was
on "Ca,tle; the Best Breed for the General
Fame. of the Western States" A long
discussion followed, participated in by
Saunders, Of Illinois, and others. A paper
| on breeding and Feeding Beef supply
Of Market Herewith, was read by colonel
Robert Beverly, Of Virginia. Discussion
consumed the remainder Of the morning
session.
At the afternoon session a paper was read
bv Professor Law, Of Cornell university,