Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, D.T. [N.D.]) 1878-1884, 1883-02-16
REREDELL SURRENDERs.
And SAYS He WILL TELL ALL
HE KNOWS
And Abandon all Further Attempts
at Self Defense The House and
Senate Still Tackling the
Tariff Bill.
Washington Matters.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 15.-ln the house,
Morrill, presented petition against q
REDUCTION of the tariff on books, signed
by Oliver Wendell Holmes, T. B. Aldricl,
and Jno G.. Whittier In the star route
trial, one Of the defendants, Reredell,
rose and said in clear voice, IF the
court please, desire to make a statement
in my own behalt.'' Profound silence,
and the court looked surprised. The
counsel for the defense seemed prepared
f,r blow to follow Court finally SAID.
"You caa make it," Reredell replied:
..Afler due reflection and cons deration, /
have determined to abandon any further
defense IN this case, and place myself at
the mercy OF the court and government
desire to testify to the extent Of my
knowledge to any facts with reference 10
defendants, either for or against myself"
John Walsh then continued his testi-
mony.
\. ASKING TON, Feb. 15-Merrick, Of
the government counsel, was Tonight
asked for his opinion ast To the effect Of
Reredell's disclosures during to-day 's
proceedings. He answered: II believe
Reredell is sincere and t,lllng the truth,
and will disclose the entire truth. The
testimony which he has already given IS
about One-f,urlh IF what lie is expected
to give, and is nothiug like as Important
as that Which he will give tomorrow,
when il IS all before the court, and is
taken in connection with evidence already
in, which sussains him in every pa, ticul,r.
I do not believe there Can remain
u doubt in any mans mind OF
the guilt of all the parties"
"Again," said Merrick earnestly and en-
phalically, ~ want it to be understood
that the government would not consent tO
accept Reredall as witness and nolle
pros the case against HIM, and it peremp-
lorlly refused to d.. anything ot the kind,
and certainly would NJ, have put him on
The stand unless he had of his own volun.
tary action pleaded guilty and unrcserv-
ediy thrown himself upon the mercy Of
the cour :" Me,rick added that he be.
lleved the government would close his
case some time next week. Reredell, he
said, had spoken of number Of affidavlts
OF damaging character tina; had mys-
leri0usly disappeared. It would shortly
appear that while he was in Jail after the
first trial his room had been broken into
and the papers carried off
CONGRESSIONAL. ..-
WASHINGTON, Feb. 15.-The house
'arf: bill, the schedule under considers
tlon being the duty on sugar. Nothing
definite was done, but the day passed in u
series IF charge, and counter charges +
inconsis en:y, the republicans taunting
ciple Of "revenue for tariff only" and
shnf ,t1i
Cans had deser:ed the protection system,
and accusing them # singing out one
industry to crush and kill it. The house
adj urned without action.
The senate took up the tariff bill. The
duty ON card clio. hug was male twenty
five cents per square foot. Beck m we'd
0 amend the paragraph embracing wines,
brandy and other sprituous liquor i'm
ported in bottles, by striking out the pro
viso laying n conditional duty of three
cents IN each b,ttle. Lost, ayes 25, noes
~. The proviso was adopted in COM
mi,,ee or the whole. On motlo1 Of
Allison an amendment to the salt para
graph was agreed IL. 1t provides for the
refunding Of duties paid on imported ealt
used in curing meats afterwards exported.
An amendment of which Vance gave
nOt'ce IN colllualttee III tue whOie. was
adopted, providing that imported salt iu
bond may be used in curing fish taken in
vessels licensed to engage in fisheries,and
in curing fish on the shores of navigable
waters Of the Uni'ed States under such
reg uls tions as the secre,a,y Of the treas
ury shall prescribe, aud that upon proof
otlhe use OF salt for either OF the pur-
poses stated in the proviso, the duty upon
1t shall be remi,ted. The sections pre-
scribing the oath to be taken by, impor,.
ers was ad pied. All the reserved para
graph having been disposed Of tue bill
was open to amendments generally.