Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-01-20
WASHINGTON LETTER
Edmunds and the Investigation By
Springer's Committee.
Correspondence Of the Horntag Neass.

Correspondence Of the Hornta9 NeaSs.
WAsHINGToN, Jan. 1S.-It appears
that the fine hand aud long head of Seua-
tor Edmunds is 10 have hand in the in
vestgation conducted by Mr.. Springer's
committee. Mr. Edmunds is not to ap-
pear above the surface, but, like a rudder,
is to steer the Republican end OF the com.
mittee,
There is on Mr.. sprihger's c6Sllmittee a
new member from Vermont. HIS name
is Stewart. He and Edmunds are great
friends. They have been chums for years.
They keep house together here. What
Edmunds advises Stewart always does.
Edmunds has taken Stewart in hand, and
is telling him what TO do as q member OF
the committee, in order that the Repu0li-
can party may suffer as little as possible
by the daylight which is to be let in upon
their methods. 1t was on a motion Of
Stewart, believed to have been made I'M
der the advice Of Edmunds, that the CON-
mittee decided not TO admit newspaper
correspondents TO it's room while in SEES
sion. Mr.. Edmunds evidently is going to
champion the Department Of Justice.
IF TARROW IS NOMINATED
to be judge to succeed Erskine there will
be very lively fight over his cOnfrma-
ton. Both the Georgia Senators say that
he would be confirmed. Senator Butler,
| of South Carolina, would work Tor him.
The two are relatives. But, nevertheless,
there would be a sharp contest. FarrOw's
/ record as District Attorney at Atlanta
would be used against him. There could
/ be brought out report made to the At
! torney General when FarrOw was up for
denomination as District Attorney, and
| which did much to prevent
| the contamination of his ambition at the
| time. This report was made by Gen.
Raum, who was then Commissioner of In
ternal Revenue. 1t was more protest
against Farrow's re-appOintment than
| anything else. 1t charged him with wan
ton neglect of duty, and with holding of
from a proper prosecution OF offenders
against the United States. He refused, it
saws, to cooperate with the office of Col
lector Of Internal Revenue in upholding
the laws. Andrew Clarke was then
! Collector Of Internal Revenue, and
upon reports made by him Raum based
his earnest and incisiye protest against
| Farrow. IL is certain that to secure con-
firmation FarrOW would have to rely in q
great measure upon votes of Democratic
Senators. 1t seems TO be n very cold day
when an official report against him can
not be pulled out of the archives upon
every Republican who has held Federal
office in Georgia.
This correspondent has had talks with
quite a large number OF members of Con-
gress in the past four or five days about
the duty on rice. There are many or them
who would still further cut down that
duty, but not one of those approached
spoke OF taking it off altogether. The
most general opinion was that rice should
be left as it is. The memorials on this
subject recently introduced by Mr.. Mich.
oils are spoken of favOrably as presenting
the case very strongly. There is no gen
eral intention Of interfering with rice.
but to the contrary, Mr.. Morrison, of the
Ways and Means Committee, saId to me
that he did not think the rice planters