Morning journal and courier., 1883-03-01
News by Telegraph FROM ALL QUARTERS. BANDYING PET NAMES. A Scene Between Ingers0ll
 and Merrick. CoNFEREES FIXING UP A TARIFF. A Quarrel Among the Senate
 Members. THE NEWHALL HOUSE DISASTER. Wholesale Censure by the
 Grand Jury.
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL.

THE NATIONAL CAPITAL. 1 Sensation in Court Ingersoll and
 HIerrick Have a Jawing Match-They | Sling Vulgar Epitnets at Each Other | Surveys for tho Rennepfn Canal 1 Other Matters
 WASHINGTON, Feb. 2S.-On cross -examina- tion Rerden this morning pointed out num-
 Der of signatures to Star route contracts of
 J. M Peck which he said were written by
 Dorsey, and interlinations which he testified
 he wrote himself The witness was answer 1 ing question when Colonel Ingersoll, not
 noticing that the witness had not concluded
 his answer, put another question. sI ob- l ject," said Mr. Merrick, ''let the witness fin
 ish" q don't care for your objection, said Colonel Ingersell, 'I am through with
 thst'' ''I object to the court," shot back
 MT. Merriek, mot to you. Let the witness
 finish his answer" Were you interrupted | in your reply ?" asked the court. "I was," I the witness answered. T don't wish," said | Colonel Ingersoll, "to be interrupted by the prosecution" 'I don't regard the wishes of l counsel,' snapped Mir. Merrick, ttin making | objections" And, came hotly from Col
 onel Ingersoll, 'the counsel don't wish your
 regard.' ''You can't have it," let out MT.
 Merrick, showing warmth. q would," said
 Colonel Ingersoll, very deliberately, ''consid- CT it an insult" At this point Mir. Merrick
 wheeled half way round in his chair and
 hissed out, 'I never give my regard to pup
 pies" 'You don't" said Colonel IngersoI,
 whose face was white with indignation and
 his hand partially raising the inkstand, the
 dirku
 his lips with all the force of his voice.
 Justice Wylie was pounding upon his desk and trying to restrain the attorneys and in sisted upon order. aThe language" said
 his honor, lis excusable under the provoca- tion." MT. Merrick regretted that he had
 been provoked into making the remark. His honor thought it due to MT. Merrick himself that he should rstract. MT. Merrick said that he would retract it with submission to the court. MT. Ingersou wanted no personal difficulty, but he proposed to defend himself.
 ssI would do it, he said solemnly and i'm pressively, 'at the day of judgment were I assailed by God. would defend myself with all my little puny power. No man can run over me and I would not run over the smallest of men" The objectionable words were withdrawn and the cross examination of the witness was proceeded with. Nothing else of interest occurred up to the hour of adjournment.
 To day the Vice President pro tena laid be- fore the Senate report on the survey of different routes for the Hennepin canal. The report shows that three lines for the canal from Hennepin to the Mississippi with a feeder from Rock river at Dixon were sur veyed and are designated as the route to Marais Dosier, Watertown and Rock Island. It is proposed to make the canal and feeder eighty feet wide on the water line and seven feet deep, with locks TO feet long and 30 Ja ia for the Illinois and Michigan canal. The estimates for the Marais- -Dosier route are Length 64 miles, number of locks 31, estimated cost of construction of canal and feeder, including right of way $5, 8l1, ,367 50, estimated cost of maintenance and ordinary repairs annually $88, 500, dredges $36, 900. Watertown route: Length 65 miles, number of locks 32, estimated cost of construction of canal and feeder, includ- ing right of way, $7, POT, ,64S.S6, estimated cost of maintenance and ordinary repairs an- nually $91, ,245, dredges $36, ,O00. Rock Island route Length 75 miles, number of locks 35, cost of construction of canal and feeder, including right of way, $6,672, 890.- 67 estimated cost of maintenance and ordi nary repairs annually, $93, S2O; dredges, $36, 900. The length of the feeder necessary from Rock river and Dixon is 37 miles and it's estimated cost, included in the above, is $1, ,664, 117.52. He estimates the cost of the enlargement of the Illinois and Michigan canal at $2, 298, ,919.15, and annual mainten- ance $50, ,000.
 Surgeon General Hamilton of the marine hospital service has begun proceedings against class of people who have been de- frauding marine hospitals in all parts of the United States by gaining admission to the hospitals under pretense of being merchant sailors and by purchasing aud forging certifi cates of identification. The customs authorl- ties are co operating with the above service and arrests are being made. To-day the surgeon general was informed of the arrest of Richard J. Abbot at Philadelphia by h. spector of Customs John ". Frazer for ob- taining admission to the hospital there on
 forged certificate. Dr. Hamilton said to-day
 q don't propose to see our hospitals con-
 verted into nurseries for bummers."
 The sundry civil bill as reported to the
 Senate this evening increased the net appro-
 priations of the House bill about $1.30O,- OOO making the total amount appropriated
 about SPA, 500, ooo The prlnolPai items
 stricken out by the Senate committee are appropriations amounting to $324, 900 for the erection of buildings at the different
 military posts thoughout the country. The principal items of increase are $4OOOO0 for public printing and binding, $200, ,00O for naval observatory at Washington, $100 900 for the completion of the Washington monu-
 ment and $15O, 900 for the maintenance of the life saving service. The House sections providing for the sale of government proper ty at Wallabout Bay, N. 4., ana TOT the cree tion of 8 government hospital at Chelsea, Mass, were stricken out. ] Among the nominations sent to the Senate I to-day was that of Silas M. Norton for post
 master at Bristol, Conn, and George E. Schofeld for postmaster at Stamford, Conn The Senate yesterday in executive session consented to the ratification of the conven- | ton constituted between the United States and Roumania for the protection of trade
 marks of the convention concluded Aug. 7, 1882, as modified between the United States and Spain supplementary the extradltion
 convention concluded between these countries | on January 5, 1877, and of the treaty or ] peace, friendship and commerce between the United States and Madagascar signed May 13, 1881.
 The Postmaster General has placed P. H. Birch manager of the Union Manufacturing company, Gelena, H., on the black list of the Postoffice department. The concern was engaged in the bogus jewelry business.
 The Conference Committee i'm Session. Senators Beck and Bayard Withdraw. WASHINGTON, Feb. 27.-The conferees on the Senate tariff bill were in session to- night from 7:3O D. n. until midnight. Sena- tors Beck and Bsyard withdrew from the conference after insisting that the House res- olution limited the action of the House con- ferees and therefore the Senate conferees should withdraw. Senators Merrill, Sherman and Aldrich thought differently and proceeded with the House conferees to consider the schedules. The chemical schedule was dis cussed without making any important change, but the important articles were not reached. | e II