Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1884-06-06
WASHINGTON LETTER,
IFrom Our Regular G correspondent.l


WASHINGTON, Nav 81, 1884.
The revelations issuing out of the quarrel
among the lawyers in the Star Route cases,
are getting 10 be ms interesting 10 the peo-
pie as they are profitable 10 the Govern
ment. Yesterday Kerwas on the rampage
before Springer's committee, and having
sworn 10 tell the whole truth, don't be-
lieve that he kept anything back. From
his testimony the fact appears to be conciu.
sive that George Bliss was employed by
The Government specially in the interest Of
Dorsey, aud was paid $3.50 per day, not for
convc,ing anybody bnt for to see that
Dorsey above all others should not be dis.
turbeb! His zeal in behalf of Dorsey be.
came so conspicuous that Mr.. Merrick
was compelled to insist that Mr.. Ker should
remain in the case especially to watch Mr..
B liss. The facts sworn to by Ker, show
how the Government has been Handicapped
not only III its attempt to punish the Star
Route thieves, but in the other cases where
the power of money could be invoked to
effect The conversion Of that pliable portion
of mankind denominated II Washington.
jury.
Congress has gone into the business of
erecting public buildings at this session 10y
wholesale. Sc far no less than 81 have been
ordered, ranging in price from $4,000 to
$4,000, 900, and the end is not yet. There
are some things about this public building
business that should be ventilated, and this
very week two bills were adopted in the
Senate that never should have been. One
is ihe,glving of $3.50, 900 for the new Gus =
ionl house at Portland, Oregon, place of
10000 inhabitants, which already has a
building that cost the Government $780,
900. The other is the appropriation Of
500 900 for q pub ic building AT Saratoga,
n little Watering place of 10000 popula.
ton, which has not half the need OF a
public building of this cost that il has for
missionaries during the gambling sessnns
1t will be remembered that through the
efforts OF the sanity Mr. FRYE, OF Maine
and the theological Mr.. Blair, of New
Hampshire, the truly good men in the Sen.
ate concluded to abolish, no far rs resolu-
tions could abolish il. the dispensing OF
"cold tea" in the basement OF the capitol.
Frye declared that The whole capitol had
become a veritable gin mill. and Amni-
dab Sleek Edmunds turned his eyes To the
ceiling aud called down upon tie Senat.
the ierrors Of public sentiment il tn,
"cold tea" abominntion should continue.
don't know how il is about Frye, but IL i,
well known that Edmnnds makes ont to re
rid Of more than The exlilernting fluid
than any man under the capitol dome
Bat was going to say that the anti cold
tea resolution, was joint one and had Il
go 10 the House for concurrence The tenn
perance folks have been now six month
watching this resolution. or watchin,
for il, and you may bet your silverwar
that Eimunds has been watching IL too
Tor II has never yet reared its head over tn
Speakers table in the House, while th
infnitessimal "tea cups" down stairs ar,
clinkng from morning ill nlght-ye
! from night till morning, TOO.
: As the resnlt OF logical corrollary, tn
TACT is established that the revenues Of II,
Post Office Department increase ~ postag,
ia reduced. cannot zee why Congres
should hesitate about passiAg Mr. R0biu
! sons bill which provides for still furlhe
reduction oi postage ON leilers TO one cen
for each half ounce. The Stationer', Boar
Of Trade in New York, and other CONNER
cisl organizations In The country, are petI
lioning for the measure, and should
iail In thcpresenl Congress, as II doubles