Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-02-09
AT THE NATIONS CAPITAL
THE IRRELEVANT CLAIM AGAIN
INTRODUCED.

INTRODUCED.
The Defeat of Mr.. Anderson's Amend
ment a Priceless Pearl for Ex-Mem-
bers-ObjectiOn Made to EuIogizing
Wendell Phillips-Significanc of the
Reporting of the Naval Appropria-
alton Bill
WASHINGTON, D. c., Feb. S.-Mr. Ham
mond introduced bill to refund to the
State of Georgia thirty-ive thousand five
hundred dollars for money expended in
the common defense in the revolutionary
war, despite the decision of Comptroller
Lawrence that the money appropriated
for this purpose last session should be
credited to the State on account Of the
direct tax Of 1861. This is the old Treze-
want claim.
DAKoTRs DIssENsIoNs.
A committee of fifteen citizens of Da-
kota, headed by George p. Flannery, of
Bismarck, appeared before the Senate
Committee on Territories to-day to adYo-
cate the passage Of bill providing for a
Constitutional Convention for the Terri
tory, and to oppose recognition of the re-
cent convention at Sioux Falls, Dakota,
on the ground that it did not fairly repre-
| 5clL but people OI bHe WlO1e Territory. r.
Mr.. Flannery explained the provisions of
the bill, which authorizes the convention
to adopt constitution for the whole or a
part of the Territory. Mr.. Flannery pro-
posed that the bill be amended by insert
ing provision to the effect that, in case
the convention decided to frame a cOnsti-
tuition for only portion of the Territory,
the term of the delegates from the remain
ing portion should expire with that
] thnN rIo kr,c
from the portion to be governed by the
new constitution should take part in
framing the document. DR.. Bur
leigh, formerly a delegate in Congress
1 from Dakota, made a statement of the
/ local issues, and said that the people of
/ Southern Dakota were in favor Of con-
/ stitutional convention for the whole Ter
/ rit0ry, in order that the differences be-
! tween the sections might be settled
/ authoritatively. He said that the Sioux
1 Falls convention did not represent the
4 sentiment of either section. Not third
/ of the votes of the people, he said, were
/ polled, and one-third of those polled were
| i'll opposition to the convention.
Col. Donan, of Fargo, an ex-Confeder-
ate, said that he struggled hard to get out
OF the Union, and was now struggling
hard to get in. He had not met with
/ much success in either direction. He
submitted statistics showing the value of
property in the different sections, assert
ing that the people were intelligent, and
that the convention, if authorized, would
bring to Congress fair and just decision
of the question at issue, submitting it for
the action of Congress.
Attorney General Hughes, of Dakota
said that the sentiment in regard to
division of the Territory had changed
/ greatly in the last year. Three railroads
/ from the south to the north were so far
advanced that before the end Of next
season person might travel from the
| sOutheasternmOst extremity to Bismarck
4 Jameston or Fargo in few hours with
4 out going outside the Territory.
4 THE ADVANTAGE EXTENDED EX-MEAI-
BERS.
The defeat of Mr.. Anderson's amend
! ment to the rules yesterday, excluding
i eX-members OF Congress who are engaged
/ in lobbying from the floor Of the House.
/ has been much discussed in the hotel
| lobbies to-day and tonight. Lobbyists
/ who are not eX-members, and are hence
/ debarrcd the privilege Of the floor, are
/ kicking vigorously. They say that the
/ defeat of the resolution is tantam0unt to
/ the creation of a privileged class, and is a
disgrace to a Democratic House. 1t
/ gives eX members an advantage
| in the race for business that is
simply ruinous to the ordinary
lobbyist. Under the present sys-
tenn these privileged eX members
can go on the floor of the House,
/ collar a member, carry him off to the cloak
room and talk him TO death while other
fellows must send in their cards and take
the Gih3nees Of not not seeing the member at
/ interview. If this system is perpetuated
an eX-membership in the House will be
worth as much as seats in the New York
/ Stock Exchange, which are valued at
| forty thousand dollars apiece. This will
doubtless have the effect of triphng the
number of candidates for Congress in
every district.
WHY MR.. EATON OBJECTED.
Ex-senator Eaton said to the News cor
respondent tonight that the reason he
objected to Mr.. Finerty's resolution OF
regret in regard to the death of Wendell
/ Phillips to-day was because the latter had
been free lance of all parties. He was,
/ he said, a secessiOnist, and no resolution
in eulOgy of him should be adopted with
out due consideration. Mr.. Phillips had.
he said, been in favor of secession, and it
would be as appropriate for a resolution
of the Finerty character to have been
passed when Robert f. Lee died.
HOAR's ELECTION COMMITTEE.
Mr.. Hoar's subcommittee on Privileges
and Elections, the committee appointed
to investigate the ALLEGED irregularities
at the polls in Copiah County, Miss, held
a meeting this morning to decide upon
their plan of action. They will leave
Washington early next week, probably
/ Tuesday morning, for HaZplhurst. the
| county seat of Copiah county, and decide
! upon further proceedings upon their
arrival. Their sessions will probably be
held at New Orleans and jackson, Miss.
sHERMAN's COMMITTEE.
The Senate committee appointed to in
vestigate the outrages in Mississippi are
very prudent fellows. They have con-
cluded that the atmosphere of Copiah
might be dangerous to their health, so
they have determined to sit at New Or
leans and send to Mississippi for wit
nesses. This is most ridiculous pro-
gramme. For all practical purposes, the
Senate committee might as well sit in
/ Washington as in New Orleans.
CARLIsLE's FIRST APPOINTMENT.
Speaker Carlisle to-day made his first
selection under the new system of ap-
/ pointing stenOgraphers to report the pro-
/ ceedings of House committees by assign
| ing Andrew Deyine to act as stenographer
4 for the Committee on Expenditures in the
! Department of Justice. Devine is one of
the official stenographers who were re-
moved by Speaker Keifer.
RANDALL's APPROPRIATION BILLS.
Mr.. Randall has at last reported an ap-
preparation bill { the naval and will call
| it up for consideration next Tuesday.
/ Notwithstanding which shrewd observers
! here are willing to bet that Mr.. Randall
| will not be in hurry in rushing apprOpri-
/ alton bills, and that he will always have
one in reserve with which to antagonize
/ tariff legislation.
IN SENATE AND HOUSE.
/ Detailed RaOOrt Of tho Procaadfrs-- -,