Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1884-05-09
A VERY DECIDED CALM.
Little News from the National Cap
ital.
TINE SPRINGER COMMITTEES.
Whisky Tax CoIlections---A New Step by
Commissioners EYans---The Swain
Court Of lnquiY---LOgan
Refuses to Act

WASHINGTON, May S.-0n motion Of Mr.
DOrsheimer, IN. Y. }, the Senate joint reso-
luton for the celebration of the completion
Of the Washington monument was taken up
IN the House and passed. 1t provides for
ceremonies Of dedication, procession from
the monument to the Capitol, an Grafton on
February 22nd, 1885, in the Hall of the
House of Representatives, By Hon. Robert
c. Winthrop. who delivered the Grafton at
the laying Of the cornerstone, with salutes
Of 100 guns from the navy yard the artillery
in quarters and such vessels of war as may
be in the harbOr, and appropriates $500 to
be expended by a committee of arrange
ments to consist of three Senators, eight
Representatives, three members Of the
Monument Association and the United
States Engineer in charge Of the work.
Routine Work.
Committees were then called in the morn
ing hour for reports. AS soon as the call
was completed there was struggle as TO
what business should come up. Mr.. Pay
son of Illinois, claimed the floor for the
consideration of the Oregon Central land
grant forfeiture bin as unfinished business.
Mr. Ellis, of Louisiana, insisted upon the
consideration Of the bill to aid the New Or
leans Cotton Centennial Exposition. Mr..
StockSlayer Of Indiana, pressed the consid-
Grafton Of bills for public buildings under a
special order Mr. Singleton, of Mississippi,
urged the consideration of another special
order-the national library building. Mr.
Randall, Of PENNSYLVANIA, desired TO 90 into
committee of the whole on the consular and
diplomatic appropriation bill to follow that
with consideration of the army appropria-
lion bill Mr.. Paysons proposition was
first rejected 63 to 50
The motion to 90 into Committee of the
Whole on general appropriation bills was
next rejected, the vote by tellerS resulting
aves -, nays 9S. The motion to consider
the Library bill was misunderstood by its
friends and voted down-the affirmative
votes not numbering more than dozen.
Mr. StOckSlagerS motion to consider public
building bills was rejected-lS 20 %. Mr.
Singleton moved to reconsider the vote on
the library bill and Mr.. Ellis moved to lay
that motion on the table. The latter motion
was agreed tO-94 to i6. The House then,
by a vote Of ~ to -, adopted Mr. Ellis
motion and went into Committee of the
Whole on the New Orleans Centennial Cot
ton Exposition bill, Mr. DorSheimer, Of New
\ NOrk, in the chair.
The Springer Committee.
The Springer Committee called on Mr.
John A Walsh to-day and conferred with
him respecting the character of testimony
he would present if called by the committee
to testify in the Star Route matters. He said
be had presented all the testimony in his
possession to the Grand Jury; that it was
an hundredfold heavier on Kellogg than on
either Price or Brady; vet Kellogg was -
nored and the latter indicted. Had hel-
lnug been indicted and Price and Brady
ignored. the proceedings, in his opinion,
would have been rational. The committee
concluded that thew did not want Walshs
testimony until after Foreman Mitchell Of
the Grand jury, had appeared, and that the
Kellogg case would not be inquired into.
Swaim's Trials.
The third DAYS session Of the Swain
Court Of Inquiry was held to-day, the cross
examination of Mr. \. f.. Bateman, the
banker. being conducted by Representative
Calkins concerning the details of stock
transactions between Gen. Swain and Mr.
Batemau.
Logan Objects.
The Chair laid before the Senate the
House message announcing nOnconcur-
renee in the Senate amendments to the
pleuro-pneumonia bill The Chair also laid
before the Senate the House message an
nouncing nOn-cOncurreuce in the Senate
amendments to the Fitz John Porter bill.
The Senate insisted on its amendments and
the Chair appointed aS a committee ON CON
ference on the part of the Senate, Sewell
Logan and CockrelL Mr.. Logan asked to
be- excused from acting on the committee.
He said he cnnld not and would not serve,
and Hawlev was appointed in his place.
A New Move.
Commissioner Evans, of the Internal Rev
enuc Bureau. has decided to abrogatc the
assessment plan Of collecting overdue taxes
on distilled spirits after August first, and
has directed internal revenue collectors to
proceed to collect these taxes after that date
hv distraint. OF by suit on the warehouse
bond. using both remedies in any case where
one is inadequate
Browns Case.
The Springer Committee began the inves-
tir,tion of the case Of Brown, the PeunSyl-
vania United States Marshal on trial for
alleged crookedneSS. An exhaustive exam
inatiou and startling results are promised