Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-05-09
VOORHEES, AND HEWITT
PRESENT THE INTERESTING FEATURE
OF THE DAY IN CONGRESS.

| tho eH-mefnber declares That Woodburf
Lied ON Him saturday-A Citizenship
Difficulty Looming Up with France
short In His s-FuIisr's Nomination
WASHINGTON Cry, May 9.-The Hewitt
matter came up again in the house yesterday
in the shape OF a telegram and letter from
Hewitt repudiating the charge made against
him last Saturday by Woodburn Of Nevada
that he Hewitt had apologized to the Brit
ish minister for the introduction Of resolu.
ton In tho house intimAting that the trial OF
ODonnell (who murdered Carey, the In
former, whose testimony helped hang the
assassas OF q Trevelyan and BuTkel was not
fair one. This charge was tho cause Of the
"circus" in the house Saturday.
Hewitt's telegram was presented by Bryce
Of New York. II declares that Woodburn's
statements were untrue, Brumm's probably
due TO forgetfulness, and that the whole
charge was a newspaper lie, which was con
tradicted both by Mr. West the British min
lister, and himself Hewitt
The letter supplements the telegram. In 1t
Hewitt explains how through his efforts the
resolution asking the British government for
| a suspension Of the death sentence Of O'Don-
nell was placed before the British govern
ment twenty-four hours after its introduce
/ ton He characterizes as IAN unmitigated
lie" the story that he had apologized to the
| British minister for this action, and states
that he denied the story at the time through
/ the press Continuing he states that the re-
solution introduced by Brumm mstructing
i the foreign affairs committee TO inquire
whether he had apologized to the British
minister was reported back with the state
ment that the committee had been unable to
| obtain any such information. Hewitt en-
| closes with his letter newspaper extracts and
| o letter from the British minister in which
the minister says that he Hewitt not only
made no apology to him, but that he urged
| favorable consideration of the resolution.
In concluding his letter Hewitt says:
| suppose that this statement dispOses in full
although know IL will continue TO be repeated)
of the malicious Islander Of which have been
the victim. II this letter and these docnments
can be inserted in Tho Record, there will at least
| be q complete and final official denial of the
| falsehood whicr has been many times repeated in
the newspapers, but 80 far ms know has never
before been uttered ON the floor of the house.
Bryce thought these documents were suf-
ficient to disprove the charges brought
against relative of his by marriage, and
an honorable gentleman.
WOODBURY. of Nevada said that he did not
regard the British minister's denial as de-
NAL of the charge; in fact it was an admis-
mission. II was no better authority than
the gentemsn's statement that he was a
relative by marriage to A. s. Hewitt He
had been informed by "A reputable gentleman
who was one Of the committee delegated by
an Irish organization of America to investi-
gate the truth of the charge made against
Hewitt, that as a result of the investigation
he-his informant-believed A. S. Hewitt
guilty of the charge. Upon this he Wood
burnl had made the charge, and he would
not take it back. He needed better authority
to do so than the letter over the signature of
A. S. Hewitt, .the defendant in the case.
Brumm of Pennsylvania said that he had
agreed with Bryce to make certain changes
in The Record; that he had agreed to have
inserted the word, "expla nation" for "apol-
ogy" He was satisfied with the changes that
had been made, even if The Record had been
fixed up in IA way that it should not have
been But when the charge was made that
no explanation had been made by Hewitt, he
[Brumml maintained the charge was incor-
rect
The principal item of interest in the senate
record was Voorhees, apology for words
spoken in the controversy with ingalls, last
week Harris invited tn the chair by
ingalls, while the Indiana senator was
apologizing. Voorhees, after a few pre-
liminary remarks regarding his absence from
the senate on account of i'll health, said:
Referring to the discussion in which parti
cipated last week desire to say to the senate
that however severe the prOvocatiou which was
given yet made of language at that time
contrary to parliamentary uses and to the decoruIn
of the senate | regret having used such language,
and tender proper apology to the senate of the
United States for doing so, My high respect for
the dignity of that body of which have been for
many year member, as well as my self
respect, mace me to make this statement.
Ingalls, resumed the presiding officers seat
without comment.
The remainder of the day in the two cham
bers developed no incident of particular in
terest. The house again took up the Mills
bill in committee of the whole, and tho
speeches were monotonous to degree. Stock
dale of Mississippi concluded the remarks
he began Saturday by declaring that the
cotton industry was the favorite one Of the |
negro, and that he should not be held in |
servitude to the gigantic protected industries. |
Hopkins of Illinois declared the Democracy |
uneauivocally committed to free trade, and |
Mansur of Missouri favored the maintenance
of the internal revenue system for the pay |
ment of pensions and the war debt.
j. d. Taylor of Ohio denounced free trade |
as a fragment of the rebellion, and as |
dangerous as secession, while Richardson of
Tennessee declared that the bill did not break |
down the protective system. McAdoo in |
sisted that free trade was no tenet of the |
democracy, anu huNOtdueu Juo dDOhtioh VI |
internal revenue taxes He wanted the |
tariff revised, but opposed the sacrifice of the
! abor industries of the country
Morrow of California was the last speaker. |
He said the bill, instead of building up the |
cou ntry, would retard its growth, and the |
exclusion of Chinese from this country |
would be of little value if the products of
China were to be admitted free of duty to |
compete with our products.
In the senate Hoar made slap at the anti |
Chine Sc legislation in presenting memorial
of New England Methodists protesting |
against the exclusion of Chinese ministers of |
the gospel He said the matter might be /
considered settled until an appeal could be
made from the American people drunk to the
American people sober. At his request the
memorial was laid on the table. The debate
on the land grant forfeiture bill was dull, and
took up most of the balance of the session.
THE NATIONAL LEGISLATURE.