The Billings herald. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1882-1885, 1884-05-17
WASHINGTON LETTER.
(l'rom Our Regular Correspondent }

witnesses, and at the same time al
SO Messrs. Walsh, Price, Ker, George
Bliss and Brady.
If Mr.. Springer and his fellow
committeeman, therefore, know
their business, they ought to be
able to get before the public a
good many facts which will inter-
est alike Democrats and Republic
cans during the coming summer
and fall.
Mr.. Dorsey is also to appear be-
fore the Springer committee, and
has, it is understood, the intention
to unbosom himself fully. Mr.
Springer asked his attendance a
few days ago, but Mr.. Dorsey pre-
ferred to appear later in May, his
chosen time being, it is understood,
about two weeks before the Repub-
lican Convention. Mr.. Dorsey
probably has it in his power to
make stir in the convention, and
if Mr.. Springer has luck in the
Kellogg case, that ought to develop
some interesting and troublesome
facts for the party of great moral
ideas to look in the face. But it
must be said for the Republicans
that they hang together very well.
If they abuse each other in private
and in published conversations,
they manage to forget all about it
when they come into committee
room. So far the Springer COM
mittee has unearthed a number of
petty rascalities, but these have be-
come so common in recent years
that they fail to attract public at
tention. Mr.. Kellogg's bold ven
ture into the committee room ought
to produce some rather interesting
developments for a Congressional
committee. While it cannon send
man to the penitentiary, it is not
bound by the laws Of evidence nor
the statutes of limitation.
Meantime, while everybody is
wondering at Mr.. Kellogg's cour-
age in facing the committee, he
gives his friends to understand
that the Louisiana delegation will
vote for Mr.. Blaine at Chicago.
A SUBSTITUTE FOR MoRRIsoN's BILL.
Representative George l.. Con-
verse, of Ohio, will introduce in
the House at the earliest op-
portunity an amendment Or sub
stitute for the Morrison Tariff bill.
The features of this proposed meas
ure for amendment are as follows:
The wool duties of 1867 are to be
restored, except as to carpet woods,
which are to be placed on the free
list with some twenty other articles.
The metal schedule Is to be equal
lied by reducing the duty on some
articles and increasing it on
few others.
The tobacco internal revenue tax
is to be abolished and provision is
to be made for giving alchohol to
manufacturers free of tax, Manu-
facturers who manufacture for ex-
port are to receive rebate on their
raw materials equal to the duty less
| 10 per cent. a reduction of 10 per
cent. is to be made in favo: Of goods
imported in American bottoms.
This is said to be similar to the old
law passed unler Jcfersoa's ad-
ministration, except that the diff
erential duty was al increase Of 10
per cent. on the then existing tariff
, list, while Mr.. Converse proposes
10 per cent. reduction. MIR. Con-
verse thinks that this bill will re-
duce the revenue s4O,00O,OOO.
NOMINATED By REQUEST.
James A. Connolly has been
nominated for Solicitor of the
Treasury. He is about forty-ive
years old, and is at present the
. District-Attorney of the Southern
District of Illinois. He was a
Union sol lier, with a good record
and is looked upon as a very able
LAWYER. He owed his original ap-
pointment to Senator Logan. He
was President of the last State Con-
vention of Illinois. Senator Gull
, lum asked the President to appoint
him. but it is not believed here
that Connolly will accept the place.
The pay of his present position is
$1,000 year, while the office Of
solicitor is worth but 81, 500.
DEDICATION OF THE WASHINGTON
MONUMENT.
. A Joint resolution was reported
: favorably to the Senate to-day ap-
! propriating $4,000 to defray the
!, expenses Of the ceremonies connect
, ed with the approaching compile
: ton and dedication of the Wash
, ington Monument.
A committee of arrangements
', for the occasion is provided for, to
consist of five Senators, eight Rep
! resentatives, three members of the
Washington Monument Association
and the United States engineer In
: charge of the work. The grafton
will be delivered by Robert 9. Win
q throp, who delivered the Grafton on
f the occasion of the laying of the
: corner tone in 1S4S.
4 The Northwestern Manufacturing
J & Car Company of which Senator
Sabin is president is in the hands
D of receiver, f. S. Brown. of the