Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-07-12
HORTON AND HILL.
EVANS PROTEGE ASKED TO
STEP DOWN.

An Explanation That Does Not Explain
The Granite Ring Inquiry-JOhn C.
New Dyspeptic-COunseI on Their
Metal-General LOngstreet Sufficiently
Solid.
WASHINGTON, July 11.-Buck has gone
East tonight. He and Bryant have found
that they cannot carry out their beautiful
llttle plan OF having Longstreet removed
ana Bryant succeed him. They will wear
no scalp as a trophy of their prowess.
| The President was informed by him
that Longstreet was a great obstacle TO
the building up of that chimerical poIiti-
cal probability known as the Liberal
| party. They quoted as an instance of
Longstreets being in the way of Republi-
! canlZng In Georgia the recent interviews
III which Longstreet expressed the opin-
ION that there was no Republican party
IN the state except that which hungered
after the spOils down there.
The President did not seem to take
much interest i'll what they said. but was
very anxious in his inquiries as to GEN.
Longstreets health. There are not
enough Republicans in the whole South
TO get L0ngStreet out of place while he
satisfies the Attorney General, pIeases
the president and has General Grant at
his back, and he possesses all of the
strong armOry at present
The resignation of Charles NJ. HOr-
ton, OF Boston, Internal Revenue Agent,
has been called for. Horton is one of
the first appointed by Commissioner
Evans to take the place of one of
the agents removed shortly after
Evans came into office. His appoint
ment was followed Immediately by
marsh criticism from the newspapers.
ana 1t was charged by individuals
tnat Horton, when formerly in the en-
pl0y of the Revenue Bureau. had used his
office for blackmailing purposes. The
charges against Horton were referred to
Collector Slack, of Boston, for investiga-
ton. The Collector reports that his
inquiries have not resulted in directly
connecting Horton with the transaction
under investigation, but he communicates
other charges from persons who are un-
wiling 10 nave their names used without
proceeding further in the investigation.
1t has been determined to dispense with
Horton, because his continuance in the
service would be an embarrassment to
the bureau, no matter what the re-
suit of the investigation might be.
although no weight is attached to the
charges against him, and the bureau does
not consider that any guilt upon the
In the Hill investigation to-day Mr..
Bartlett, of the firm of Bartlett & Robbins.
OF Baltimore, was on the stand all day.
During his examination counsel fell into
a dispute over letter which witness
StlnemetZ said had been filed with the Su
pervistng Architect. The letter could not
be found, and no attache of the architects
office had any knowledge of it. Slime
metz was accordingly allowed to search
tho Il
could not tell the date, but knew such
a letter had been written. This brought
from Chairman New the exclamation. IL
don't believe you do know it.'
counsel Coleman said he wanted the
chairman sworn.
Mr.. New responded that he probably
would swear presently, but not in the
manner counsel desired.
In the course of his examination Mr.
Bartlett said he had not at present anv
government contract in his department,
ana dld not want any more. He had been
particularly favored in the award of con-
tracts.
Counsel asked how it was that his firm
had been more successful in obtaining
contracts for heating apparatus than for
other work
He answered that they were the lowest
bidders, and had better facilities than any
other firm.
Counsel again fell out and lively pas
sage ensued. Mr.. Coleman charged the
defense with suppressing papers, and de-
clared that Mr.. Jacobs, of the architects
office, had tried to pick locks to get at
official documents. Jacobs replied that
he had tried to get papers for the commit
tee and by their directions. The commit
tee finally refused to hear more of the
kind of statements which were being in
dulged IN. Witness Bartlett was dis
missed and the cnlnmittnn ndin11,.nnd