New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-02-20

TIE VOICE or CONSCIOUS RECTiTCDE.
We felt sure of it from the start. Bill King
has not disappeared. He is looking for some
thing OF course he feels for the Committee
of WAYS and Means, and regrets being obliged
to do anything to embarrass them; he would
like above all things to appear before them and
testify. and tell all about Pacific Mail and the
checks, and all that sort of thing. But he is
in Canada just at present. and the weather Is
unusually severe, and, as before stated, he Is
looking for something and so he is Obliged TO
disappoint the Committee. But lie has opened
a correspondence with tho Minnesota Legisla-
tire. which promises to be of most lively
and entertaining character. That distinguished
body of law-gvers and sages found time
few weeks ago, in one Of the pauses between
the ballotings for United States Senator to
pass resolutions calling upon Bill King either
to explain his connection with the Pacific Mail
busjness or resign his seat in Congress.
How these resolutions reached the Minnesota
statesman in his Canadian retirement we know
not. but manifestly be has learned the fact OF
their passage, even though no copy has been
served upon him. And so, from those frozen
wilds where the patient statesman waits the
coming of Spring to thaw out his evidence. he
sends back greeting to the Legislt iure
II is the voice of msns c0nScit rect. lie
resents the uncalled for interference of the
Legislature with his private affairs, and goes
to the pitch of saying that the resolutions of
that body are "lying declarations As to this
"large sum of money" which he had "about
"the time of the passage of the Pacific Mail
"Subsidy," he says with great distinctness he
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he did with it except in his own good time.
and not until evidence which he Is unable to
reach can be secured, which will bring him
the fullest and most complete vindlcation.
And that is what he is looking for-eyidence
which he is unable to reach. Doubtless frozen
up. This has been, as is well known, and as
the Minnesota Legislature must admit, one
Of the severest Winters on record. We have,
il must, be remembered, even in this climate
from four to five feet of frost in the ground
and the progress of civilization has been ar
rested for several weeks by the frequent and
peryading Plumber. In such case why
sbould the Minnesota Legislature get up, In
the language of the carnalminded, ION its
"earn and importune Bill King with imper-
tinent questions and offensive requestsf No
WOuueI tnut Dill Mug bittihb ny theio III
Canada on q snOw-bank, calmly waiting for
his evidence to thaw out, like chrome cherub
on a cloud, should be indignant ct such IN
called for interference with his private affairs.
lie tells them distinctly that he will not graf
lily their curiosity about the money till he
gets ready, and he does not propose to accept
the other alternative of resigning his seat in
the next Congress. He is waiting, he says
until "the exact facts in the case can be pre-
scented to the public"
And who shall blame him for waiting right
there in Canada until the exact facts get
thawod out. Everybody knows that this has
been one of the worst seasons ever known for
exact facts. This Congress has had the hardest
possible luck trying to find exact facts At
one time it looked as though they had struck
perfect bonanza of them in this Pacific Mail
investigation but it ran into the dOorkeepers
and q member of Congress who could MT
remember, and "petered out" There were MT
any exact facts to be had. The Committee
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