Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-03-08
Washington.
A SCENE IN C URT.

dell continued. a cutting remark by
Irzersoll to witness, caused an angry
4 passage between counsel, during which
Merrick spoke of Ingersoll as a puppy,
and Ingersol, his face red with anger,
/ called Merrick dirty dog, at the same
time involuntarily picking up heavy
inkstand. The court finally restored
order, and said it was greatly shocked
and outraged. Merrick began to ex-
plain he had been pressed beyond
endurance, but the court interrupting,
said the language was inexcusable un-
der any provocatlon.
Merrick expressed his sorrow. No
man had greater respect for the court
than himself, and he would bow sub
mission to it.
The judge thought it was due to the
court that the remark be retracted.
Merrick said he would retract by
direction Of the court, but hoped Inger-
soil would be asked to retract as we'll
Ingersoll said, as far as he was con-
cerned, he would willingly ignore any
remarks, but he wanted 1t understood
that no man could abuse him without
resistance on his part. Said he: "I
J would do it at the day of judgment. If
| were assailed by God, | would de-
fend nayself with my little paltry pow
err" The court deprecated the bad
temper displayed by counsel ali along
and after some further explanation the
laH air ,,,oh hi laI ~
tire passage stricken from the record.
THE TARIFF CONFERENCE.
Senators Bayard and Beck withdrew
from the conference committee on the
senate tariff bill after sitting two hours
and vainly endeavoring to have the
house resolution reported to the senate
with the expression that it limited the
| house conferrees, and therefore under
Ingalls, resolution the senate conferrees
must withdraw.
Senators Morrill,, Sherman and Aid
rech did not agree with SEN
ators Bayard and Beck IS to the
necessity of withdrawal, and proceeded
to consider the sch edule, the two dem
ocratic senators going out. This left
Carlisle alone as the free trade mem
Der and he soon after left the commit
tee room and went home, not, how
ever, formally Withdrawing. The mat
ter of the constitutional prerogative of
the house was left for the present and
the fair presumption being it will not be
raised if the bill can be made to suit
the protectionists. The committee sat
until nearly midnight and discussed
the chemical schedule without making
any material change. The important
articles were not reached. The
committee adjourned until $50
tomorrow morning and the iron
schedule will be the first con-
sidered. 1t is expected Senators
Bayard and Beck will report to the sen.
ate tomorrow that under the condi.
| tons of the ingalls, resolution the SEN
ate conferrees could not request the re-
call of the senate committee. This re.
port is not likely to prevail, and con-
ference will 60 on, and consideration
will be completed.
THE PUBLIC DEBT.
The estimated decrease of the public
debt for February is 81 800 ,000
NOMINATIONS.
T os. M. Kirkpatrick, collector inte,
nal revenue for the 11th district, 10
diana; Geo. W. Post, collector internal
revenue, district of Nebraska. Col
! lectors of customs-Wm. Hartsutf,
district of Huron, Mich; VIM. g.
Malone, district of Petersburg, Va,
Surveyors of customs-Geo. Frozee,
Burlington, Ia; Robt. Armstrong,
Dubuque, Ia; Jas. M. Kercheval,
Nashville, Tenn; I, +. Cassel, Mem
phis, Tenn. Oscar Heinricks. District
of Columbia, principal clerk of public
surveys, general land Office. Richard
L. Walker, Kansas, register land Office
Wichita, Kas.; Benz NJ. Thomas, New
Mexico, register land office at Tucson
Arizona; David V Stevenson, Npbr g.
ka, surveyor general, Nebra4ka and
owa; Pedro SancnsZ, New Mexico
Indian agent, agency New Mexico.
/ CITIZENSHIP OF BRITISH SUBJECTS.
Sen. Edmunds this morning report
ed adversely to the senate from the
committee on Judiciary the houes bil
to provide for the restoration to citizen
shin of such citizens of the Unitec
States Ms have become naturalzsd a.
subjects of Great Britain and desire &c
return to their original allegiance. This
bill was intended to give force Of law
to the third article of the convention
between the United States and Grea
Britain, concluded May 30, 1870 which
provides that if any cit'zsn OF thi
? United States naturalizad within the
dominions Of Her Brittanic Majesty
shall renew his residence in the UniteC
States, the United States government
may, on his own application, and OF
t such conditions as the government ma!
! think to impose, re-admit to him thu
: character and privilege OF 81 citizen o
the United States, ana Great Britain
| shall not in that case claim him as ;
, British subject on account OF his for
, mer naturalization.
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