Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-06-21
FROM WASHINGTON.

AS soon as to.iay's session of the Senate
commenced Mr.. Van Wyck moved that
the bill which has passed the House pro
yiding for an increase in the sinking fund
per centage OF the subsidized railroads, be
referIe ed to the railroad committee and not
to the judiciary committee-the appropriate
one-because the latter had declared
it's inteption Of considering no more rail-
road bills this session. Speaking upon
this motion he criticised harshly the ac-
ton of the House in delaying the passage
of the bill and also the determination OF
the Senate Judiciary Committee referred to.
The President of the Senate, Mr.. Edmunds.
called the Senator TO order, stating that his
remarks were out Of order in that they cri-
ticised the action of a coordinate branch OF
the legislative department OF the Govern
ment, and were insulting to the presiding
officer of the Senate Mr.. VanWyck de-
manded that the rule of the Senate under
| which it could be said that he was out of
order be produced. Mr.. Edmunds looked
through the rules in vain, and not finding
such an one. said in effect it should be there
if it was not Mr. VanWyck then said he
| was only saying what every body else said
about the House, and that he had not said q
word about Mr.. Edmunds the president Of
the Senate, but had spoken of Mr.. Edmunds,
the chairman Of the judiciary committee Of
| the Senate, though they happened to be one
| and the same man. On motion of Mr.. Pen
dleton Mr.. VanWyck was then allowed to
! proceed with his speech, which he did, and
| in which he not only scored it into the rail-
| roads, but also into the Senate Judiciary
Committee. Mr.. Hoar followed him de.
| Tending the committee. Mr.. Beck will also
have something to say in the same line with
MIR. VanWyck.
The sundry civil bill, as completed
by the House Appropriations Committee,
| is reduction Of two and a half million on
last years bill. The principal items of re-
duction are in printing, public buildings and
surveys The $4,000 sfor the amount Of
damage in the allet-kilburn case is pro-
yided for in the bill.
In the House to-day an effort was made
by Mr. Tucker, of Virginia, to take up the
bill removing the tax on fruit brandy, with
the object of amending it go as to provide
for the removal of the tax on tobacco, but
it was defeated, among its opponents being
some of the most prominent western demo
Gratis. From eleven o'clock, the hour Of
meeting, until two, the House has been en-
gagged in determining what bill it shall con
slider to-day.
The bill for free bridge across the Poto-
mac ut Georgetown, reported to the House
Yesterday, was the bill of 1881, which, as
previously stated, provides that the bridge
| shall be at the site of the present aqueducL
bridge and that the aqueduct shall be pre-
served, with an amendment TO the effect
that unless the Government can get good
title to the piers of the aqueduct bridge the
Secretary of War shall build bridge at the
Three Sisters. Next Monday is District
day in the House, and if the bill referred to
can be printed and put on the record in
time, it may come up on that day. If not it
stands bad chance, for it is not probable
there will be another District day this SEES
sion, and even less chance that the bill can
he called up out Of its order.
When Mr. Hutchinson. foreman of the
grand jury which failed to indict Kellogg,
was examined by The Springer committee,
he testified that Col. Bliss Informed the jury
that J. B. Price would appear before it as IL
witness that the jury adjourned over one
day to await Price that Price failed to
come; and that no indictment was found.
| Col Bliss, when before the committee, testi-
| fed that he did not so inform the jury, but
that ne said Price was expected at the trial.
To day members of the grand jury appeared
| before the committee and corrobOrated Mr..
! Hutchinson. There were MessrS. Henry
Willard, r. o. EdmOnston, Ii. Clay Stewart
and H. Semken, all prominent business men
of Washington. Each gentleman swore
| that Colonel Bliss told the ury that Price
would be before it as a witness, and that an
adjournment of one day was taken to wait
for his appearance, and that Price did not
come Mr.. George Tweesdale testified that
Col. Bliss said Price was expected but that
he was not certain he would testify, as in
| fluence might be brought against him.
| j. 3. Colgrove, a Government contractor,
was before the Springer Committee to-day.
g. d. Colman recently testified that MIR.
Colgrove gave c. G. Cole, a partner of VIM
A. Cook, Government counsel in the star
route cases, $3.50 to protect him from an
Indictment Mr. Colgrove testified: "Col-
man called upon me and said he had infor-
nation that I was to be presented to the
grand jury for Indictment. replied that
my hands were clean and that did not
| fear an Indictment. He advised me to en-
ploy counsel, and said I had better get
Cole. said | would not do anything that
would have the appearance of bribery. l
had talk with Cole about other matters
and employed him as counsel in a general
way, with the understanding that the fee
was to be $500. paid Colman $3.50, and
Colman handed it to Cole. About two
weeks after Colman advised me to pay the
balance of the money. said it was not
due, but went to the bank and gave $3.50 to
him. Ipresumed that he gave it to Cole.
I confess that thought Cole was good
attorney to have under the circumstances.
From that time till now he has attended
to my business. My case was argued
before three grand juries and ignored 1
had also employed Judge Key as an
attorney. Judge Key told me that he
had had conversation with Ker, and
that Ker had said "for 5000 the whole
thing would be dropped" do you mean
to say" the witness was asked, "that Judge
Key told you Mr.. Ker made that PROPOSE
ton ?" eyes, sir, Judge Key is in the city,
and can answer for it; l think these things
ought to be brought to the 'front.'" Mr..
Colgrove said he understood Government
counsel went before the grand jury and
argued half day at time to secure his
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