The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1884-05-15
Our Washington Letter.
Special to the Democratic Press:
WAsHINGToN, May 10, 1884.

WAlCA Will lAtcIcSG dllhc bcLAOCIdIS
and Republicans during the coming
Summer and Fall. s,
Mr.. Dorsey also is to appear before
the Springer committee, and has, it is
understood, the intention to unbosom
himself fully. Mr.. Springer asked his
attendance few days ago, but Mr.
Dorsey preferred to appear later in
May, his chosen time being, it is un-
derstood, about two weeks before the
Republican Convention. Mr.. Dorsey
probably has it in his power to make a
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 man.
age 10 forget all about it when they
come into a committee room. So far
the Springer Committee has unearthed
have become so common in recent
years that they fail to attract public
attention. Mr.. kellogg's bold venture
into the committee room ought to pro
duce some rather interesting develop
ments for Congressional COMMITTEES.
While it cannot send a man to the
penitentiary, it is not bound by the
laws of evidence nor by the statute of
limitations. .f
Meantime, while everybody is won
dering at Mr.. Kellogg's courage in
facing the committee, he gives his
friends to understand that the Louisi
ana delegation will vote for Mr.. Blaine
at Chicago.
A SUBSTITUTE FOR MoRRIsON's BILL
Representative George L. Converse,
of Ohio, will introduce in the House
at the earliest opportunity an amend
ment or substitute for the Morrison
tariff bill. The features of this pro-
posed measure or amendment are as
follows: ......
stored, except as to carpet woods, which
are to be placed on the free list with
some twenty other articles. The met
al schedule is to be equalized by re-
ducing duty on some articles and in
creasing it on few others.
The tobacco internal tax is to be alol
ished and provision is to be made for
giving alcohol to manufacturers free of
tax. Manufacturers who manufacture
for export 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 favor of goods
imported in American bottoms. This
is said to be similar to the law passed
in Jefferson's Administration, except
that that differential duty was an in
crease of 10 per cent. on the then ex-
isting tariff list, while Mr.. Converse
thinks that this bill will reduce the
revenue 40,000,000. .- .--~.
SHOULD BREWSTER BE IMPECAHED?
1t is possible that some of the Demo.
Gratis in the House who think Mr.
Springer too mild in his methods will
insist upoa the House Judiciary Com
mittee considering the question of
whether articles of impeachment
against Attorney General Brewster
should not be brought into the House.
The Post here, the Democratic organ,
calls for Brewster's impeachment. 1t
is alleged in various quarters that the
entire prosecution of Kellogg was
humbug, and that he was allowed to
escape for political reasons.
A prominent lawyer in this city says
that the Government has no right to
pay special counsel more than S., 900 a
year, and that all sums paid in excess
of that to Bliss, Ker aud Merrick
could be recovered on suit. OF all
the notorious eases unearthed in the
department, however, there is nothing
TO match the high handed robbery per.
mitted to go on for years ir the Office
Of the United States Marshal ut Pitts
burg. The defalcation there was or,
iginalIy stated to be i'm the neighbor
hood of $l50,000. 1t now appears that
the stealings will foot up nearly half
million dollars. Owing to, lack OF
any system in the department, it will
probably never be known how much
the Government has lost
The fact that Hall was a defaulter
was known over a,year ago, yet Hall
has never been arrested, and not the
slightest attempt has ever been made
to recover the money. Hall, according
to the report of a special agent, who
has just been out to Pittsburg, has
500, 900 in the Penn National Bank
subject to his personal cheek. He also
owns a numter of valuable farms. The
agent says that Hall defies prosecution
owing to his strong political backing.
| This agent also found that Hall was
defaulter i'm the office of County Treas
urer before he was made Marshal
This fact appears to have been to his
advantage in securing a place where
were larger. Hall has always been a
liberal contributor to Republican cam
paign funds. The neglect to arrest
this man and to bring suit to recover
the funds appropriated by him are
pronounced clear and sufficient to
warrant Brewster's impeachment.
Matters are beginning to take very
personal turn among the Republican
candidates for the Presidential nomin-
alton. All the unkind things one
hears about leading Republicans come
from their party associates. Recently
a number of distinguished Republicans
got together to see if some plan could
not he devised to head off Robert Lin.
coin, who has become so prominent in
the last few months. The result of
this conference was private circular,
which has been sent from time to