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Savannah weekly echo., 1884-02-03
LATER CONGRESSIONAL NEWS.

Senate.
| The joint resolution for the relief OF Lieu
tenant Greedy was passed As passel tn,
resolution authorizes the President to spen5
as much money as he deems necessary.
AN amendment was adopted providing
! tnat the men who go on the ex
petition shall be volunteers Mr.. Sher
man introduced his bill of the Forty.
seventh Congress for the preservation
OF The woods and forests of the national do
main adjacent to the sources OF the naviga
Die rivers and their affiuents in the Unite |
States. =. Mr.. Miller, of New York. intro
duced bill authorizing the President to pay
back to China the balance of the Chinese
indemnity fund, the specific claims having
all been satisfied. In executive session
there was an acrimonious debate be ween
Messrs. Edmunds and Butler while consider
ing the nomination of Emory Speer for
United States district attorney for the North
ern district of Georgia
House.
MIR. Cook, Of Iowa, introduced bill provid-
ing that pensions for total disability shall be
S2O month, without regard to rank in the
service. -, Three bills appropriating money
Tor public buildings were favorably re-
ported. The first enlarges the appropria-
ton for the Pittsburg building to 81, ,5OO,-
OOo, the others appropriate 100000
tor a building at Chattanooga and
sloo'0OO for one at Augusta, Me. .. -.
Ihe House recommitted the bill for the
speedy delivery Of mails at free delivery
otnces up to midnight. In committee
o1 the whole a debate arose on the
bill appropriating $3,75O,OO0 for the
payment OF rebate of taxes on tobac- |
%. Mr.. White, of Kentucky, moved to
'educe the appropriation to S75OOOo. |
The proposed amendment was rejected. and |
he bill was reported to the House and passed,
'eas, 27o; nay, Mr.. White, of Kentucky. ..
he House concurred in the Senate amend
nent to the Greely relief resolution. Mr..
'lount, from the committee on ways and
1eans. reported resolution calling on the
ecretary of the treasury for information as
the number of customs and internal
evenue collection districts, and the cost CT
ollecting the internal revenue tax Adopted
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National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-05-03
PERSONAL.

Ex.Cong ressman Nblack, of Vincennes, Ind
is in the city for u few days.
Mr.. CurIier of Bangor, Maine. is visiting his
daughter Mrs, L. A. Wood Of this city.
a. Dcnier aud A. Chapins, New Orleans; A. B..
Brown, Philadelphia, are ut the Harris house.
L; Van Bergen, SAN francisco; G. G., Thomas
81 Louis; ). X. Hart New York, and j. Cole,
Brooklyn, are at the Arlington.
Thomas Ocean, C. Magic Or, Dunlap, Dayton,
Ohio; L. j. Davis and wife, Chicago; j. IL. Lock.
wood, Buffalo, n. V, are AZ the st. James
-. Miss H. Quincy. and maid, II. Hooper, Z. a,
WHriug, DR.. 4. Z. Knight, Boston; A, Drake New
York; X. Johnston, litIsDurg, are al Wormley's
Dr. Whitney aud daughter, New York; b. Lyon,
littsburg; Mr.. aud Nc :. j: Allen, Boston, 4. ).
FOX, New York aud A. A. Mason and wife, bias
sAchusclts, are ut WIZARDS.
Rear Admiral Rodgers and Lieuts, Mason and
pilts, have gone to New York to receive the
Sianese embassy, which is expected to arrive
there tomorrow morning,
Mrs. Judge Lawrence, who has been in poor
health for year VIII leave hero next Monday
for Bcilsi0utalnC, OhlO, to spend the summer,
Her SON came to accompany her
H. = Sickcl, Philadelphia; Mr. and Mrs. Gin.
man, New York j. II, Week and wife, Philade'
phlHi Charles Edison ana wife, New York, aud
T. IL. Grdey ami vile, Illinois, are at the Rigg1.
Postmaster General Gresham has returned to
this city from FlOrdn lie made II careful exam
innllOn Of the southern mail service, and II is
PROBABLE that his visit VIII result IN changes IN
Mr. ". +. Pruotc, Of this city, who has for some
years been studying with Sig, Barli, in Phtl0de'
pAia, uud who made 50 successful q debut as n
barytouG In New York last wnter,sRiled on Thurs.
day with Col hlaptesun for London, where he Will
commence his operate career
DR.. VIC. Kidd md DR.. and Mrs, s. L, Munford
! Mr.. and Mrs J, w. Ewing, Mr., A, i, TWinham
and Miss Amelia Hail. all OF Princeton, Ind, are
| in the city, Or, Kidd and Mr. Twnham are az
| the Harris house, the other two gentlemen and
their wives at the Riggs,
Hon. +. II. Snyder, Jersey City, N, j.; Tim Muir
| ply, Davenport, Iowa, Samuel Seabury, U. 3. A.
| ii. NJ. Russell, West Virginia; Hon. Joseph IL
| Chandler, Michigan; stuart Rogers, Rhode Is
| land william q. Rafferty,. IT, S, Al DR.. i. Il, Stew
| art, Philadelphia; II, W, DenisOn, Japan; DR., j
| II. Harrlye. Cincinnati, OHIO, aud Dir. John H.
| Roberts Philadelphia Pa, are ~ the Ebbtt.
Prof Elliott Coues suils for Europe May % In
the Interest of several Important scientific assoGia
! tons Prof COues also goes as the vice president
| OF the American OritholOgCal union to conle
| with foreign associations OF like name aud char
! acler Circular letters from the Smithsonian in
| sItution 20 the authorities OF the various mu'
| seums of London Will glYG him instruction 4
exchange scicutlllo works and specimens for tina
| institution lie will also represent tho COntur,
| company in the completion Of their new dlCtion
AIRY OF the English language,
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-05-03
Striking Near Home.

Mr. McComas, representative from the
sixth Maryland district, in his speech against
tho Morrison tariff bill on Thursday, directed
attention to a feature of the bill which affects
very important local interest. The bill
proposes to put bituminous coal on tho free
list 1t is now protected by a duty of rs
cents per ton. Anthracite coal is almost
exclusively used for household purposes, ox-
ccpt in the region where bituminous coal is
mined, and upon this there is no duty.
The plea that the removal of tho duty from
bituminous coal will give the people cheap
fuel is utterly fnllacious. Where bituminous
coal is used for domestic purposes it is Ill
ready so cheap to the consumer that nobody
feels the burden of the tariff. Removing the
duty (Which amounts to about 81 per cent.
al valorem) will not beueht tho home con-
sumner to any appreciable eztcnt but it will
work great injury to the minor. His labor
represents go per cent. Of tho cost Of n ton of
coal at the mino. The loss of 81 per cent,
will be borne by the miner aud the mine
owner in the proportion of Ii to 10, leaving
out the fractions. 1t is very serious bust
ness to the miner to have IA per cont.
knocked of his wages at one fell swoop.
The effect of a reduction of "a per cent. in the
price of coal in the Cumberland mining re.
/ gon will be most disastrous. 1t will practi-
cally close up the Chesapeake and Ohio
canal. At the present rates the boa,mcn can
barely mako a living, and the canal tolls are
hardly sufficient to keep the work in good
repair, TO say nothing of the stockholders,
who have given up all hope of getting any
return for their investment. Georgetown
and Alexandria are the depots at which the
| Cumberland coal is delivered by the canal
boats, and from these ports it is sent in vessels
to the points where it is consumed.
| Tho freight on a ton of coal by canal to
Georgetown at present is about 90 cents.
The boatmen have been striking against
this figure as being too low to permit
them to make o living. After tho selling
| price has been reduced "a per cent what will
become of the boatmen who arc now unable
to maintain themselves at existing rates
They will simply be obliged to desert the
canal and go into some other business that
promises to be moro remunerative. Who will
say that Georgetown, Washington, and Alex
andria would not be greatly injured by tn,
closing Of the canal?
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-05-03

The senate has devoted the morning hour
for two successive days to the discussion Of n
bill to pay Gen. I'aac Il. Trimbla some six
thous md doll.-s for the Use Of q patent truss,
Of which he was th1 owner, in building tho
Long bridge. Thi, is an old claim, and every
time it comes up for consideration some fact
drops out that gives il set back. Gen. Trim
III Ncl!-known civil engineer, who resides
ment of all his property to his wifo and her
sister, as trIstees, and having fortified him
self agai $ 60 itcaton wen. into the south.
ern army. Daring his absence several rail-
road companies used his patent truss in the
Construction Of bridges, and the government
uael the same truss in building the Long
gincor brought suit against the Philadelphia
Wilmington and Baltimore Railroad com.
pany TO recover n royalty on the trus.
viii Ii had been appropriated in his
absence, and tho courts decided in
his favor. lie filed claim against the
government, but IL was dismissed for
two reasons-frst, because he had boon dis
loyal and second, because his patent truss
WAS included in the assignment which he
had made to his wife and ii3ter-in-law, These
two ladies then put in a claim for the money
and 10 was referred by one department 10
another for sottlcmout until the accounting
officers finally decided that it did no
come within tho jurisdiction of thu
cxa,aliyo department, 1t next wen
to congress, and at the las
session a bill passed tho senate comforting
iurisdctlOn on tho court of claims to adjust
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-05-03
The Wheat Prospect.

Mr.. J. Il. Dodge, statistician of tho agri-
fixes the area of winter wheat at about 27.-
10000 acres, which is an increase of between
and per cent. over the area harvested last
year. This is an increase of more than
100000 acres over the area reported in the
census of 1850. The gain is mainly on the
Pacific coast and in the southern states. 1t
is a very hopeful sign for the south that the
wheat and corn area is constantly growing.
The south needs varied agriculture quite as
much as varied ma nufactures.
In the standard adopted by the agricultural
department 100 represents full stand, I'M
impaired vitality, and medium growth. The
March reports from Maryland, Virginia,
North Carolina, Kansas California, and
! Oregon put the crop above par, Pennsyl-
vania is rated at 90, New York at o. and
Ohio at ss. Persons who derive their i'm
pressions of the condition of the wheat crop
| from what thoy see in the fields along tho
great railroad routes in Maryland and Penn
! sylvania will naturally anticipate a very
heavy crop. Tho growing wheat in western
Maryland and in southern and eastern Penn
sylvania is remarkably luxuriant.
The experience of the present year tends
to confirm tho very general belief that tho
snow fall protects the wheat during the win
tor, In the middle states tho fields were
covered with snow during January, February
and part of March, and when the snow
melted the wheat looked green and vigorous.
, II was feared that the drouth in the autumn
/ would injure tho newly-sown crop, but the
protection furnished by the snow in the win
ter seems TO have moro than compensated
/ for the bad start in the fall. On April tho
/ snow was still foot in depth in some parts
! Of New York, Connecticut and Michigan.
There was not much snowiin Virginia, aud
/ IN some localities the wheat was injured by
| tho frost, and the crop suffered in most Of the
| southern states from the same cause. The
| lowest reading of tho thermometer at Atlanta
was degrees below zero. This would
have boon considered very cold weather at
Washington, where the lowest point reached
/ by the mercury was IL degrees above zero
adinorenCe Of nearly 3 degrees in favor Of this
latitude. The lowest temperature reached
hero was on Jan, o. when the reading OF
the thermometer was ms above mentioned
The wheat in Georgia, South Carolina, Ala
hama, and Mississippi suffered considerably
from tho severe freezing,
California expects to produce great crop
The winter was favorable, aud rains were FIRE
Quent. There is ono danger to BIO passed
which may blight tho hopes Of the farmers
IN May and June winds from the north fire.
Quontly sweep down the great central valley
and deprive the ground Of all moisture just
when the maturing wheat needs it most
The prospect in Oregon and Washington ter
ritory is unusually good, and, if no unfavor
able contingency happens, tho crop of thu
Pacific coast will be extraordinarily large.
The Hcssan fly has made its appearance
in few counties in Pennsylvania, Delaware
and Maryland, but the area of It's rayages il
restricted. Some damage has also been dOn'
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-05-03

the claim and enter Judgment for the sum
found to BIO duo. The same bill was intro
duccd again at the present session, and was
reported favorably by the committee on mill
tary affairs Mr. Hampton called up the bill on
Thursday, and in the course of the debate the
fact camo out that Mrs. Trmble and hor sister
are both dead. Mrs Trimble left no children,
and under the laws Of Maryland Gen. Trim
bic inherits his deceased wife's estate. And
now the question arises whether as the heir
at-law of his wife he can maintain claim
against the government which he could not
maintain in his own right on account of
having participated in tho rebellion. Tho
able lawyers of the senate arc not yet done
discussing the matter.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-05-03
Baker and Wise at Capitol park, 4;8o o.day.
CONDENSED LOCALS.

]. w. Barnes, a commercial agent was arrested
by Detective Raj yesterday for doing business
WHOM 'IUo.S I ,.,,
ueolge layiot Wus nH'u t ~, sio sau J uity -,
Two cases of housebreaking.
Tom. rouo,,v swode vas found ,vin, rear ,he
washington monument, SUFFERING ropa Nv iast
hlsh' ana was ronoFeu W hospi'h''
Mrs. NJ. A. Birchett long a resident 81 washing
ION, leaves the Guy ieHS MonuRy iSr Lte!Sn, ~
Mrs Morrills Thursday evening reception ut
the Academy of Fine Arts was a Very enjoyable
affair. The participants in the programme were
K Master S'ea'n lutte MISS A"uo SHARP ana d WIFI
The receipts at the Wagner concert at Lincoln
hall Thursday night aggregated 50, O0s, the largest
arnount ever taken In at the hall The highest
amount previous to this was Ola at the Neiilson
concert.
At n meeting of Equal division. No. O. Sons of
Temperanee held last evening at St. Georges
MIL e a Hrs Sayior MIS- nonehton' and
Mr. Houahtoi,.
-,,., Ar, .,,,,.,, ....o,o,,o, =, a.,
national College of pharmacy last evening It was
decded IN give n banouet I'M honor of the gradua-
lion class ~ 1881 and the necessary committees
We're Amounted,
49, $500, 4, -
After considering the railroad PHI Yesterday the
senate committee decided unanimously 70 report
iAyorably Upon me amehntneHt asreeu Upon w
the hneb Ao me bridrdp ''''''e ~
- -.
While number OF boys were playing IN boat
yesterday Afternoon, IN me Sahal soutn Oh ths NJ
street 9rdg9 h9 Go% a,6 .obpeS Sxef aa of Phem
were rescued, very wet.
The new YIN. C. A. gymnasium was opened
last evening by u public exhibition by mem bcrs
Of the Egti9nGl Deaf Mute g. college, Mr. W. e Ell,
liou, OF Baltimore, anl Piol. j. j. turner Iherc
| was good audience present
| Thu Ladies' gardold Memorial Hospital assocla.
don viii have a meeting this morning az The
S6iids nursery building corner OF Eleventh aud
+ streets. The hospital building. situated at the
head Of Tenth street, viii be completed about tho
'"''e' PN'' ,,,,,,... D.,
| Az general meeting OF the Milltary service IN
sttution OF the United states. 10 DC heid az GOV
| eTnors Island, New YORK harOoI, on Wednesday,
May Z, paper VIII ~ Iead, ehtited iae 5 army
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-05-03

OUTSIDE Of the constitutional question in.
volved, the main objection TO the peuro-
pneumonia bill, which has passed both houses
of congress and is now awaiting the concur
renee Of the house on a senate amendment
is founded upon the apprehension that the
powers which it confers on the commissioner
of agriculture might be used so as to embar-
rass the cattle trade. No one supposes that
the present commissioner of agriculture
would permit any of his agents to use the
authority vested in the department except
for tho public good, but there is a
natural repugnanco to tho enlargement Of
executive power. In this case, however,
tho purpose of the law. as understood by its
supporters, is merely to give the commits
sioner authority to make thorough scientific
inquiry into the cattle diseases that are now
called contagious, and 10 assist tho cattle
owners in clearing their herds Of such dis
Gases. The object is 10 give American cattle
clean bin of health. There is no man in
the country who is better qualified to under.
take this work than DR., Loriun, aud the
cattle men are generally anxious that il
should be intrusted to him.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-05-03

The lcaven OF liberalism which has
wrought such marvellous results in Virginia
York. member of congress from the seventh
North Carolina district, vas nominated for
governor yesterday by a convention
in which all the opposition elements
were represented. 1t is within the
bounds of possibility that he may be elected.
North Carolina is an old wing state, aud upon
q full, fair, and free vote would be republican.
Mr.. York beat the regular democratic cand-
date for conguess in his district, and he may
beat the regular democratic candidate for
governor.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-05-03
LANasroN,s pEFENsE.
Prof L"ngston Asserts that Ills SON Shalt
he Surrendered mud Gland Tri,I


be Surrendered and Stand Trial.
For the past few weeks the friends OF Frank
Langston, who shot aud killed a man named
Spencer and seriously wounded Dennis Williams,
all colorod have been untirlng In their efforts to
get at the real facts OF the shooting They now
have, II is olaimed, sufficient evidence to provo
that young Langston acted in sclf.dofense About
mouth previous to tho shooting Spencer was
shot at By white man for some misdemeanor
aud the white man was released by Judge Smell.
II is also stated that Williams recently told friend
that the crowd which gathered on the night of tho
| shooting threw stones at and assaulted Young
langston, and that the shooting was done In self
defense. There other facts. his friends say,
which have been gathered and will be presented
at the proper time.
Hon. John ", Langston, United States minister
to Hayti, the father Of the young man. arrived in
the city yesterday morning. aud was seen at his
house last night He said that upon hearing Of
the sad occurrence he had Immediately come
homo, aud would see what could be done. lie
was satisfied, from what he had heard, that Frank
was Justified IN shooting, although morally he was
opposed to settling disputes In that way. II do
not know where Frank is at present. 'ho said,
but as soon as | can tlnd him | will turn
him over to the authorities and let him
stand trial for his oftense. / would rnther have
buried Frank than had this thing occurred but
believing that he is not guilty of murder shalt
have him protected to tho best Of my ability"
Mr.. Lnugston said that he had employed Col,
ingersoll and Messrs. Riddle and Davis TO defend
Frank, and hoped within n short time to have him
stand his trial, Mr.. Lnngston is hero for short
time only, ana II is probable that his missing son
will be found and surrendered AZ an early day
Since the disappea rance of young Langston the
| mystery which enyeloped the shooting has never
been cleared up by statement of the occurrence
| from him. Ills father and other parties who were
seen gave the following version, obtained pre-
| sumaby from Frank:
Young Langslon left homo about o'clock to
| go to meeting of literary society of which ho
| was member He arrived at the place where no
| found colured man pounding white man.
much to tho edifcation of the crowd Inugston
attempted to seporato them, but was warned by
\ the crowd 10 dqsist. This he refused to
| do when the crowd, including two
| women, sprang on him and struck
| him several times. lie retreated, and they
| followed him, throwing stones and rocks at him
lie rctreated 10 fence and, finding that no could
| go no further, began to defend himself, aud 1t was
| not until after ho was struck with big stone
that he drew his revolver and fired TO save HIS life"
| Mr.. Langston stated that the revolver used be-
longed TO person TO whom Frank was about to
/
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-05-03

Senator Garland reported yesterday, from the
committee on territories, adversely, and with a
recommendation that 1t be indefinitely pos Lponed,
the house bill which proposed that no person
should hereafter DO eligible 10 appointment us
governor OF anyone Of certain territories who lad
not been Il resident Of that territory during two
of the committee IL is stated that the bill is OPP
posed because 1t seeks to limit the President In his
selection OF governors of certain territories; be.
cause IL is extremely doubtful whether any law
could limit the constitutional power OF the Pres
idenj to appointsuoh officers, and for certain other
reasons. The committee say that the present law,
which provides that the governor, secretary, chief
Justice and associate justices, attorney and mar
shal of every territory shall be appointed by the
President has been in force for thirty-tive years,
and that they are not advised of any such troubles
or difficulties in its operations as would require 4
change.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-05-03

Before the Jeanette investigating committee
yesterday a letter from Mr.. Melville asking per-
mission to correct a certain part of his testimony
was read The correction consisted in the state
ment that while in the ten-day camp Mr.. Melville
recommended that the course of the retreat be
toward the NAna river but az Capt. DE Long aud
Lieut.. Chip preferred to retreat toward tue Lena
Mr. Melville said nothing further on the, subject.
On motion Of Judge Curtis, the journal OF DR..
Amber was formally put in evidence. Tcstimo-
mails of scientific bodies to Mr. Collins were also
offered in evidence.
Fireman Bartlett was then put on the stand
again, and after good deal OF discussion as to
the admissibility of his evidence, in view of the
fact that he had been fully examined once before,
he was allowed to repeat statements which he said
Mr.. Melville aud Others had made to him at va
rious times rejecting uniayorably upon Capt. DE
Long.
He was subjected 10 rigorous cross-examna
ton which weakened 10 some extent the effect Of
his testimony, but did not elicit any new or im.
pOrtant information.
Seaman Nindcmann then took the stand and
cOntradicted some statements made by Mr.. Mel
vile with regard 10 the search for Capt. De Longs
party.