New-York tribune., 1872-01-31

TIN CASE OF GOV. LhoAAb'
lBY TELEGRAPH TO THB TRiBuNE'
WASHINGTON Tuesday, Jan. go 1917.
The Senate had a spasm of industry ou'nE '"o "oIn
sns hour to-day, passing more olls than mas oeio'e
t,seosed OF IN any week Of the session. Among the
os, tmportant OF these measures were that appropr
.nc $4,000 for the entertainment OF the Japanese I'm
bassy, and the bill setting aside the Yellowstone
country as a public park The Senate went 20 work IN
earnest at I O'Clock to-day the Amnesty bill Mr.
saulshury made characteristic speech, In wmch NO
enumerated the achievements of the Democratic party,
and pained in the darkest Of affairs which
will resnlt from the passage OF the Sumner dment
Mr. schurz followed with one OF his most able efforts In
favor of universal amnesty, and since that does not
sncnt HIS argument was dignided. pointed, and con
Vncng, and cannot be answered the anticaminesty
Senators evidently conceded this since instead OF put
ting forward OF their able men, they selected ye 10
brsk the force of the speech with ndcue, .o
Some Of his remarks personally offensive 10
Senator schurz, who briefly replied and little scene
between the Senators ensued. The friends OF the Am
nesty bills viii ask the Senate TO sit ont that measure
morrow and finally dispose of IT, Several senators
Sumner amendment 10 the Amnesty bill only for the pur
pose OF defeating Amnesty, and it is now certain tha
unless il is passed as an amendment TO that o IL WI
analy TAIL In the senate. II Is passed as an amenu
nent the Amnesty bill will be defeated Among 'Ho SH
who have admitted their nsneery III thls ieSaIu 10 "0
aiOr COnklmg.
The AppOrtionment bill passed the House today tho
eenate's amendment being ooncurred In without opPo
.iiou supplementary bill win soon be proposed ny
Willard to give additional member more 'hdn TIC
bi allows 60 the States OF New Hampshire, VERMONT
New-Yors Pennsylvania, Indiana, Ten. essee Aabama,
Georgia and Louisiana, The special opecI pe f losing
member each, as they will do by the pli "AoN Has
lust become a law.
The TrnInouu BILL relation 10 the jurisdiction OF tne
Bupremo Court was reported from the Committee on
the Revision of the Laws by Gen. Butler TO the House.
to-day and was IN a 10 pass, when the morning
hour expired. The bill has three important otoects'
namely FIRST relieve the Court Of the great pres
sure Of business By providing that only involving
1wnv Ia hafpr i'll
limitation OF $20 was fixed 1889; Second TO give the
right OF appeal in criminal cases tried In Circuit
Courts where death or Infamous punishment has been
sdjudeed Third, to allow criminal cases to I've carried
up from the Territorial Supreme Courts. The second
provision would apply TO the KuKu1 cases IN the South
ard the last TO the recent Mormon trials in Utah.
Three four bills passed ar reported from the
Peneion Committee without question, dozen members
IN the center OF the House explaining them in low tones
each others satisfaction and nobody else taking the
least interest IN the proceeding .
After the morning hour the House went into Commit.
of the Whole the Indian Appropriation bill, and
listened TO the usual amount of elOquence upon the
Indian question which is the customary annual accom-
panneut Of the bill. The only feature worthy OF note
In the debate the clear, Common-sense statement
Of Mr. Sargent who had charge OF the pIt' ne
said that, whatever might be thought of the
wisdom of the old policy Of making treaties with
the Indians there was no question of the obligation OF
Congress to vote the approprations TO enable tne GOV
treaty system had been broken and he thong1t the
policy proving as successful as could be ex-
lhe United States at less than 10000 and To- get rid OF
The evils Of the treaty system 10 some extent he offered
bon OF treaties with tribes which reduced 10 sna
% Ihe genera n IN tng boSs s SoW more
hopeful look than ever before and that the peace "H
called, has borne satisfactory fruits The bill VIII
probably be finished tomorrow.
The appointment of James F. LeSate, Governor Of
Washington Territory is forcble illustration Of the
wide difference which exists between the theory and
practice Of the Administration and its friends under the
aew system Of Civ Service Reform Mr. Legate at the
time appointment, well known TO be under
tloud Kansas where he has figured for years as
active and not particularly scrnpueus local poit
eian account Of charges pending against him and
being investigated OF having brioed certain mem
hers of Legislature OF that State to vote for Senator
Caldwell 1t would been only decent the Kansas
Senators who obtained for him his Goyernorshp had
waited until he had cleared himself from .hese at t
a Presidential appointments IN ms POCKET, bIi sui
,hsre is against him. II proven by his own
Iession, and by abundant testimony taken 6y commit %
Ing appointment as special mdll agent ne was 10
Washington during the Impeachment trial endeavOrlng
10 corrupt Senators by bribes 10 vote against te GOVc
ton Of Johnson He In the conspiracy with WOoey
m senator Pomeroy for money consideration. During
the Trial he obtained the appointment OF Postmaster at
While seeking this office he sent Cornelius Wendell TO
the Postmaster General 10 exhibit letter puI-
lortng To be written hun Legate) by Pom
sroy in which the Senator offered, III substance,
10 oppose Impeachment il he were given the
patronage he wanted. senator Pomeroy swore before
the Committee that the letter was forgery. and his
clerk Mr.. Luce swOre that Iegate had offered him
hOoO forge such letter he being able 10 initiate the
senators handwriting perfectly that no person could
recognize any difference, but that he refused Legate
shown 10y his confession TO he acorTupton
is ana. by Mr. Luces evidence 10 be guilty OF attempted
of forgery and by Senator POmeroys state
ment, be forger. In spite OF all this Senators Pome
susded President nominate him TO the Governor
ship Washington Territory and the Senate confirmed
smsness s Inc "Otf1 that % the " Presdent %as fully
Informed 10 Lecse's character by the Hon Peucns
Garfield. Delegate from Washington Territory, and
entreated not to outrage the people OF that Territory 10y
requested President 10 recall tDc nomination.
hut no attention paid his request. The facts
stated Legate's history gathered from The
port OF the Committee which Investigated the alleged
corrupt of money Ia influence the votes Of Senators
the impeachment iria TINS report mas long peen III
print "a House document II Is reported that Senator
hanner Will lay these facts before the Senate at the next
Executive Session, and move TO reconsider jFsate
confirmation.
The papers renstatng William Miller who was Col
hector OF OF Mobile before ex-senator Warner
was appointed TO the place. were forwarded TO him
today OF the circumstances attending this
are very singular. When il was determined, last sum
mer 10 appoint Warner Mr.. Miller, who is an old man
with no marked for business, Informed that
ms resignation would he acceptable He replied that he
would Washington at once, for the purpose of
teng up his accounts and resigning In due time the
Custom house was given into Warmers hands. After
Warmers naEne had been Withdrawn from the senate,
the other day was supposed that the place was vacant
but, after search for Mr.. Mlers resignation II was
found that hs had never resigned The facts in the
,TsI he decided that under the Tenure Of
Once law. Mr. Miller is stil The incumbent
hama much concerned about the removal Of Mr.
Warner they say that he represents almost the entire
1ss ScH SS old gs wS wn sS BOns Ss s who %
would act with the Republican party under his lead
believe that. representing, they do the intelligence
Of the state ana majority OF the republican voters
Administration Spencer. the other hand favOrs
mag the party another pan-that rs, letting the
eIoes do the voting leaving the offices a few per
named by himself. His management has already
cost the party T. s. Senator, and it confidently
predicted that will lose IL the VI the State