The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-03-10
Inc Sarkoute Trial at Washington
Is Now the Central Point OF
Interest - The De.
fense is Now
Giving its Evidence, But Nothing
Startling Transpired To-Day
Dorsey, II Is
Asserted. Lost $4,000 Playing Poker
With A Colorado Judge on
a Railroad Train
Judge David Davis is Joined at Last 10
NORTH Carolina Belle and They
so ON Tour
The Governor of Colorado Says Mines
Must not be Taxed.
The Flood From the Mississippi Seems
to be Sabslding.
The Storm Scare Is Over, But May
hap Too Soon,
For Who Knows What q Day or an Hour
May Bring Forth.
For Who Knows What Day or an Hour
May Bring Forth.
Other Very Interesting kilograms.
Washington News Notes.

Washington News Notes.
WASHINGTON, March 9.--ln the start route
trial to-day, Wilson resumed the introduc.
ton of the official records of fines and re.
missions from the contract-oillce.
Tho entlremorming.session was consumed
in this tedious work, which was inter.
rupted after recess to allow the examina.
ton ex-senator Il. NJ. Bowen, of Colorado
He proceeded to give an account of the do.
yelopment of Colorado, the extension OF
railway communication, the growth of the
cattle interests, ana the state of mail IA.
cilties.
Middleton, the banker referred to yester.
day by Reerdell in connection with the
$1,000 check, alleged to have been given to
Beliord, said this morning that the record
Of entries of checks tor August and Sep.
tembeI, 1870, does not show one OF a sum d
1000 charged against Dorsey, as Reerdel
said it would "Some of Dorsey checks, y
said Middleton, "were very badly written
owing to his eyesight, and we were more
than careful with his checks when there
was u departure from the general way IN
which they were drawn. do remember
that there was check of Dorsey's which
was not paid until after identification, but
my best recollection Is IL was for small
amount and not for $2,0O0.'
The witness identified his signature TO
several letters and petitions relating to Col.
orado routes, and said these papers cor.
rectly represented the needs of the country
No cross-examination. The examination
of office papers was then resumed When
the reading of the petitions had progressed
several hours the court endeavored
to bring it to an end by declaring
the petitions filed after orders foI
expedition had been made were worthless.
lngersoll replied at some length. He said
the petitions represented the will of the
people and their voice.
what peoplo?" inquired the court.
lngorsoll lholding W n petition The
persons who signed this petition
The court OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
lngersoll asserted that every signer was
entitled to as much consideration as IL
he had been the president OF the United
States. That was his idea of republic.
The court replied that this thing of calling
the law-making power the voice of the
people was doing injustice to the phrase,
Merrick said so might the voice of the de.
PENDANTS have been called the voice of the
people when they asked their share in the
distribution of the national funds. The
reading OF papers was resumed and contin-
ued M to adjournment.
The question ms to when the tax on capi-
tai and deposits Of banks, bankers and
national banking associations will cease,
under the operation of the act OF March Sd,
to reduce the internal revenue taxation, has
not been decided. No decision will be made
on this question until case arises. The
statement that an opinion has been asked
from the attornoy-general is incorrect. 1t
is the opinion OF certain officers of the
treasury department that under section 10
which prescribes the repeal of existing
laws enumerated in this act, shall not affect
any right accrued or accruing, that II will
probably be held that such taxes must
be levied for the period ending March Sd,
the date Of the passage of the act. Unless
this ruling shall prevail, the national banks
will have paid taxes on capital and deposits
to January 1st and other banks and bankers
to December lst. giving the latter an adyan.
tage Of u months taxes.
The secretary of the interior decided the
case involving the claim of the state of
California to q tract of land of about 100 900
acres lying upon the borders of Lake Tu-
lare. The decision approves the Creighton
survey, and awards the lands to the state OF
California, under the swamp land.grants of
September 2Sth, 1850.
A cabinet meeting to-day was attended
by all members except the postmaster.gen-
eral. Arrangements were considered for
filling existing vacancies in the civil service
The president reappointed Nathaniel b.
Banks United States marshal OF Boston.
His present term Of office will expire Mon
day next.
The president also appointed Joseph II.
MCGee United States marshal for the west
ern district Of Missouri, vice G. @. Allen,
resigned.
The treasury department is in receipt Of
oil sorts of inquiries in regard to the proper
construction OF neutrality-suspicious. of the new
tariff bill. IL is stated on good authority
that none OF these tariff questions will be
passed upon by the department until the
new law goes into effect.
Hon. David Davis will be married at
Fayetteville, North Carolina, Tuesday
morning next. The bridal party will start
for California the same evening, stopping a
few days In Bloomington, Illinois, en- route.
Secretary Frelinghuysen has learned
from the consul at Curacao that immedi.
ately after the Valencia was fred upon be
called upon the governor In relation to the
matter and found that he had already be.
gun an investigation as to the firing and
The regulations by which 1t
became possible. The investigation
was conducted by the attorney. general
and the otIense was found TO be due TO nm
old regulation OF the time OF slavery and
passports, and to the fault of the police,
who had not Immediately presented the
Valencia's port-pass TO the guard. The re-.
sponsible officer OF police has been pun.
ished and the regulation changed, so that
the firing OF shot by the fort Is now pro.
hibited. The governor has expressed re-
gret for the occurrence.
Mr.. Blaine was called upon to-day for the
purpose OF nscertaining what foundation
there was for report current mt late hour
last night that a pistol was fred through a
carriage In which he and Representative
Mckinley were riding, one evening last
week. Mr.. Blaine said, "On Thursday
evening last, Mr.. Mckinley and mysei
rode from the capitol to the Ebbitt house In
the same carriage. From the Ebb,t,
house, where stopped n few
minutes, rode home alone / dismissed
the carriage rs soon as l ascertained that
none of my family were out to be sent for
The next day about noon learned that
ono OF the large panes OF the glass In th,
carriage had been broken and fragments o
glass scattered rrofusely over the seat or
which Mckinley and had been sitting. 4
few hours after heard Of l. inquired 0
Mckinley whether he had noticed any nois
or breakage during our ride, and he sai,
not the slightest. He remembered that Ia