Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-01-25
AT THENATION'S CAPITAL
FRED DOUGLASS EfARRIES A
WHITE WOMAN.


WHITE WOMAN.
Liyeliness of the Debate Over speer's
ConfirmatiOn-TysOn Puts Keifer in a
Bad Light-Cameron's appointment at
Tucson Less Certain-PopuIarity of
Postal Notes.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 24.-The Senate
Executive session discussion over the
confirmation of Emory speer was known
to have been lively and somewhat Sec
tiOnal. 1t appears that it was more acri-
monious than was at first supposed.
Messrs. Edmunds and Lamar were the
central figures Of the debate. On the
Democratic side Speer was pretty severe
ly criticized for remarks which it was
alleged that he had made disparaging to
South Carolina in connection with the
election cases. Mr.. Edmunds replied that
one of the attorneys for the defense, Mr..
Youmans, of South Carolina, had used
Incorporate language, and had abused
everybody on the other side, par
ticularly Mr. speer, for going into
the State to prosecute. Mr.. Butler re-
piled to Mr.. Edmunds. and in the course
of the discussion the latter animadverted
custom OF brOw-beating, etc. Mr.. Lamar
regarded Mr.. Edmunds' assault as apply
ing to all SOutherners, and said that if the
Senator from Vermont had a desire to
render himself personally obnoxious or
offensive to all Southern Senators he had
succeeded in it 80 far as he Lamar was
concerned. Mr.. Edmunds arose and said
that he was sorry that any such cOnstruc-
tion had been put upon his remarks, and
there the matter ended.
FRED DOUGLASS MARRIEs A WHITE
WOMAN.
Shortly before the Clerk of the Court of
the District of Columbia closed his office
this afternoon Frederick Douglass, Regis
ter Of Wills here, and the most prominent
c0lored man in the world, stepped in and
said to the Clerk, Il wish a marriage
license" As persons of all colors and all
ages and sizes are constantly marrying
the Clerk expressed no surprise. He cut
Dut the required form, and asked the
names of the contracting parties. Doug
lass gave his and that of a female emplOye
of his office, who has been his private
secretary for several years. She is a
white woman, about 80 years of age,
and good looking. She is an English
woman. Douglass paid his dollar for the
license and left. He was quietly married
at his home tonight. The marriage had
been expected for some time past by peO-
pie intimate with the contracting parties.
The bride is Miss Helen NJ. Pitts, for
merly of Avon, N. Y. The wedding took
place at the house of DIR. Grimke, Of the
Presbyterian Church, and was private,
only two witnesses being present. The
first wife of Douglass, who was colOred
woman, died about year ago. Douglass
is 70 years old, and has daughters as old
as his present wife.
KEIFER's PREVARICATION.
{. w. Tyson, committee stenographer
of the Forty-seYenth Congress, was eX-
amined to-day by Messrs. Dockery, Brew
er and Muller of the House Committee
on Accounts. The witness resigned his
position at the close Of the last Congress. |
He was called to testify what he knew
concerning the removal of the House en-
plOyes Of the FOTty-seventh Congress and
the appointment Of men who did no work.
A few days since eX-Speaker Keifer said
that the resignation of Tyson was vOlun- |
tary, and showed communication
containing the resignation. which !
was dated March 3, 1888. The
members of the subcommittee on Ac-
counts to-day asked the witness the cause !
of his resigning his position. He said that !
his resignation had been demanded by
Mr.. Keifer, who expressed a desire to APP |
point in his stead his nephew. Tyson |
further said that he had not contemplated |
resigning until asked to do so by the eX-
Speaker. His health was in poor cOndi- !
ton, and he testified that he had hoped to !
rest during the summer vacation and still !
draw his pay, because Of his being an en- |
ploye of the House of Representatives.
THE STANDING OF JURORS.
In the House to-day Representative |
Oates, of Alabama, reported from the |
Committee on the Revision of Laws bill |
laf ha Dff -
was placed upon the House calendar. 1t |
amends section Sl9 of the Revised Stat |
utes so as to provide that when the |
Otfense charged is treason or a capital |
Otfense the defendant shall be entitled to |
twenty and the United States TO five per-
emptory challenges, and the United |
States in such cases, and in no other |
cases whatever, shall also, in conformity |
with the practice in any State, have the |
right in that State to stand juror aside |
and not show the cause of disQualiti- |
cation or challenge until the Yenire be |
gone through.
EXPERIMENTING CATTLE DISEASES.
The Subcommittee of the House Com |
mittee on Agriculture agreed to-day to |
report, with two amendments, the bill |
prepared by the Cattle Breeders Conven- |
tion for the eNtirpaton of diseases among |
domestic animals. The appropriation de- |
600, and the States are required to con- |
tribute a sum equal to that appOrtOned |
amuhg them by the General Government. |
TheFeport will be submitted to the full |
committee tomorrow.
BREWSTER CANIERON's FATE UNCERTAIN. |
The order for a favorable report on
Brewster Camerons nomination to be |
Receiver of Public Money at Tucson,
Arizona, has been reconsidered by the |
Senate Committee on Public Lands, and |
the nomination Will not be reported until |
further action by the committee.
POsTMAsTERs CONFIRMED.
The Senate to-day confirmed the follow |
ing Postmasters: VIM. A. Coleman, at |
Kinston, n. c.; Mrs. Rebecca j. .Wyche, at |
Henderson, n. c.; John c. GoOdloe, Jr, |
Tuscumbia, Ala; John Z. Newcomer, at /
Greenville, Ala; Henry G. Thomas, at |
Decatur, Ala.
BLOUNT AT WORK FOR MACON.
Mr.. BlOunt has called at the various |
to get facts about the rental !
paid by the government in Macon. He |
will use this in his efforts to get public |
building for that city.