The Daily state register. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1870-1872, 1872-04-02
Z BIG E~'INGINS."


? election campaign. Davis has often
/ threatened to resign and get out Of
: the cares of public life. He looks
as if he could enjoy any amount OF
comfort, and if the people refuse to
transfer him to the Executive Man
sion he will have an excellent pre-
!, text for giving up his present situ =
ton, which confines him to a limited
sphere of observation. Although
there are many who regard a seat in
the Supreme Court as the highest
pinnacle OF fame under our Consti-
tuition, rel that is not beyond the
reach of criticism.
"CAN SUCH THINGS BE-"
VIM. Hastings, Esq. of California.
who made 2 pilgrimage to this seat
Of Justice. IN order to prosecute
the Impeachment Of Associate JUS
tice Field OF the United States Su-
preme Court. and Judge Hoffman of
the United States District Court in
California, has published a pamphlet
setting forth the difficulty he en-
countered in procuring Il hearing
before the judiciary Committee OF
the House of Representatives,, to
whom his memorial had been re
ferred, and who have reported the
whole matter back to the House.
where 1t was laid on the table and
the committee discharged from Il
further consideration Of the subject.
7 have not before me a copy of
this pamphlet. but the Washington
correspondent Of the New Orleans
Republican has evidently sifted the
matter, and | extract the following
from that paper of March g., 1872:
In addition to the record evidence
obtained from the General Land Office,
proving c~onclusively that Associate
Justice Field had interested himself in
California land cliims. and had used
the influence ot his high position to
control the action of Interior D.
partment, there is ether evidence OF
record i'll that office of a still more
damaging, character. Nh. Hastings
stated tC The committee the main
points of this further proof, and re
queSted that they send for it; but they
look 40 action whatever. The case i
this: In 1867 the Commissioner of the
General Land Office submitted TO the
Secretary of the Interior for contirma
ton under the Act of lo56 a California
selection upon coal lands. Mr.. Otto,
then acting Secretary. rejected it.
Judge Field autographed from Cali
fornia to Commissioned " il>on asking
what had become Of the State Seiec-
ton. The latter informed him of the
action of Mr.. otto. Field telegr .phed
back that ON the faith of Wilson's as
surance> he had expended $4,000. and
that he CNil>On) mus confirm over
the Secretarv'S head. Wilson then re
submitted the case to the Secretary.
staiIng that he did it at the instance OF
Hon.. Stephen j. Field. ATTORNEY for
parties" The acting Secretary re
turned it, b~rusquely refusing to recog-
niZe Field As attorney. ~whereupOu
Thomas Ewing. Jr.. WAS substituted
upon the record. Mr.. Hastings in
dictated the very spot where this evi-
dence could be found. and stated to
the committee, further. that if they
would examine the private docket of
the private land claims division in the
General Land Oifice, they would dis
cover Fields appearance, orally and
IN writing. entered i'll almost ali of the
Important ranch cases. Now. i'll the
face of all this. the whole subject WAS
suddenly. and to the utter surprise OF
all who knew the dainning character
of the evidence submitted, quietly
and mySteriOu>ly buried. And to
make the case appear stronger against
the committee. if anything Were
needed for that purpose, Mr.. Peters, of
Maine not Judge Bingham. the
chairman of the cOmmittee-but Mr..
Peters. who, in the opinion of all
torham and the friend OF Field, was
the instrument of this outrage on JUS
tee. 1t was Mr.. Peters who reported
the memorials back to the.I40u>e, and
It was he who moved L recun>idera-
ton Of the vote by which the House
agreed to the recommendation of the
committee, which inOtion was voted
for, when the memorials were a second
+ me voted to lie OF the table. saIr.
Peers thus Grove al extra nail into
the coffin of this measure to prevent,
as far a. possible, its resurrection.
Bat there will be a. howl about his
ears"
IMPORTANT DECISION. Y
The Secretary of the Interior has,
N a recent case decided that an add
verse claim in mineral cases. UNDER
III Act of July %. 1866. must be