The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-05-21
EORTY-EIGHTH CONGRESS FIRST
SESSION.
BENATE.

WASHINGTON, May 20. - TPress.l - The
finance committee OF the senate postponed
for one week consideration OF tue resolu.
ton for investigation OF the cause OF the
failure of the New York banks, in order 10
obtain further Information on the subject.
1t Is thought a congressional investigation
will not be ordered.
WAsnrHGroY, May 20.-[Press lin the
house Rosecrens offered a resolution
directing the judiciary committee to en-
quire into tho facts and law concerning the
survey OF public lands belonging TO san
Francisco. Referred.
Ellis from the committee on app-o-
priatione, asked leave to report resolution
making an additional appropriation Of
100000 for the relief o. Sufferers from the
overflow oil the Misslssipp IITef and 1rltu
taries.
Connolly objected to the consiiera.
ton of tho resolution.
Hewitt. of New York, regretted that
he should be compelled to rise 10 personal
explain ation, and said he only did so after
consultation with his colleagues on the
committee OF wsys and means. A letter
had appeared In tho newspapers addressed
20 the chairman OF this committee on ways
and means, signed by Henry w. Oliver,
IT.. in relation to the tariff bill introduced
py him. He was Informed by air. Morri.
son that the letter was given the press be-
fore IL was delivered 10 him. Yesterday IL
appeared IN the paperJ as letter addr seed
10 Oliver and slgoed by him (Hewitt). The
latter letter was fabrication. He was 20.
tally ignorant of the authorship unit this
morning in his mail he found the following
letter from Pi.tsburg
DEAR SIR.-Under guise OF letter from
YOU to Henry w. Oliver, jr., publish in
SUNDAYS Globe tomorrow and by Asso-
sociatod Press burlesque on divers let
tar to Morrison. IL In considered CON-
plete take-off on Oliver. You eau use your
pleasure about disclosing the authorihip.
[Signed1"J. w. BRrES, Editor, Globe
Hewitt said IL was almost incredible
to him that any man, 80 familiar WIN Tue
legislature az Oliver oug ht to be, could have
written n letter which IL appears he had
done, and that divers first statement was
that Hewitt's bill increased the duty on
wire. That was not true; 1t reduced the
duty on wire. Oliver was misled BY mis-
take In the copy; the copyist had made q
mistake, and IL would have acted ss in
crease, but for the fact that there was
3 provision in schedule "O' that no duty
uhould be higher than 80 per cent. Sec
ondly, Oliver said that he (Hewitt) doubled
the duty on iron rods. OF which he Is the
largest manufacturer in the country. The
statement that he was the largest manu-
fscturer was simply untrue, and that II
doubled the duty was also untrue. In as
far as II was affected. 1t reduced the duty
on articles which he manufactured. 1t was
only infsrentiaily noted BY Oliver that
be was making barbed tence-wire. He
had no relation 10 that business, therefore
no change in the duty could have.
affected him. In the third place,
oliver charged he practically put
upon the free list steel rods, Of which
be was q large consumer, and not manu-
facturcr. He was manufacturer Of stsel
rods and not O large consumer. All he
consumed he made. He did not think any
member would believe lac would draw up
bill for his personal benefit.
The speaker announced the appointment
OF Ellis, Holman and Ryan, confrerees
Oh the Indian appropriation bill:
The senate amendment 70 Dingley's SNIP
ping bill wa not ceucurred In.
The house proceeded 20 the consideration
of the Indiana contested election case OF
Epelish W.. Peel.
Ths majority resolution declares William
z. English. IT,, duly elected member OF
the Forty eighth congress.
Converse spoke IN support OF the claim OF
the contestant, end presented grounds on
which consessee Peele bsses his claim.
koKsry ssyS,assd The claims Of the caa-