, 1875-02-19
THE KING LOBBYIST.
His Inlpudcnt and Insulting
Answer to tho Minnesota
Legislature.
One Of the Most Extraordinary Bits Of
Bombast Ever Seen.

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M1SsEAroI1s, Miun., Fob. 18.-The Tribune
Col. Hing to tho Legislature. Following are
tue principal polnts male by him;
- 10 ths Ltotslata1trf 1iian<sosa:
s4}ENrLE:tI:1, RzyATonB, AsD REPRESENTATIVES:
II has been ny good fortune 20 como into pos~
session Of copy Of certain joint resolutions
relating to pysof, whioh resolutions arc
said to havo been pasRed by fhe
uouae at Representatives On tho Goth
day OF January last. aud by tho
scuato On tho 9th day Of February. 1876. Aslde
from any bearing theso resolutions may hnvo
upon myself, they sre, AZ coming from your
body. very extraordinary in character. Thoy afe
goptlumeu, very extraordinary in 10 far rs thoy
correctly illustrate yonr 1nck Of knowledge Of
tho common p1oprioIics and decencies Of ofAcial
position. your painful disregard Of truth In your
official action, and
1ouH rA1aE AND nypocn1r1uAL rHErENess
ct virtnoua regard for tho honor Of tha Stats Of
Minnesota. In dealing with you md your io!nt
resolution therefore aha'I, gentlemen. spoak Of
you "a know and uudcrstnnd you, paying no re-
gard nhatoye. to that oillcial greatness you 90
pompousfy anaume during tho brief eixtJ days
allotted you whernin to fit aud complete yourself
for that undYing political fame and immortality
nhch each Of you no doubt suppoaas
himself to hsvo been born to. As for your joint
resolutions, gent1*meu, In Which you 10 In.
deceptly asaume the falselood that thyo 40
cepted money 10 , consideration for ny ser
.lcos In aiding tho paasngo Of 4 aubaiaY bill In
the !utsrestA of tho Pacific Mali Steamship Com
puny, they ara interpreted In other more CON-
mon language,
LEa1gIATlrE LIEH.
HN.. t..
thoy not ouly charge naa in the broadest lnplica-
tiou with having 'aoceptad money for my Ger
vices etc., hut In asserting, by the aamo brand
Implication. that ha4o refused to appear befose
tho Committee Of Ways aud Means to testify
~ to my counectlon with aud znovledge Of the
paaasRs Of the Pacific Hail subsdy bill for I
etated under oath, thas
NEVER ACCEPTED On nEcEEvEp 4 DOLLAR
40 consideration for my services In aiding tho
passage Of tho BILL While I took great
pleasure in appearing bsfoso tho Committee at
The ve5y opening OF their investigations anl
sestifysuR fully ~ to ali know concerning tho
matter. Therefore, It Is. gentlemen Of the
Legislature, that thus aiatiactly charge you
With having spread upon tho recorda Of your
respective Houses fagrAnt. gudac1oua falaehoo]a
concerning myseif-an act which, to uso your
own language, IL calculated to cast llshonor
upon ths escutcheon Of Minnesota unlcss you
shsn hare tho dcoenoy to At onco reotify Your
position BY expuneipg theso disgrnosful false
hoods from journals
"uniar what arrangement, DID receive
large sum Of money about tho tine OF tho pnas-
age Of Tho Pacific Mall aubaidY blu Ia = mattcr
which do uot propose 10 dscloae
to Tho world, except in my oHn good time, nor
until tho evidence, wh!ch sm uoAble to resch
now, can 10 secured. to the ond thnt tho exnct
fae!s In u,s case cal be pzcsapted to tho public.
which will bnnG TO mo the fullest and
moss completo vtudlcation ngnsn.s tho
talsehood which you hAv0 spread upon
your respective journals. Until that time, which,
trust, will not b. far dIatAns, hsyo only 10 SOY
that not ono dollar Of tho money received by INC,
OF Which 10 much has been talked aud Rfiltop wAa
ever intended Or appllad 10 influence voto upon
tho Paclac Mnil Subsidy, and 40 word or
limo OF Ill tua evidence that has boon tnksn dur.
Ing this long aud most searching investigation
eren 'po!ats TO kny Auch conclusion.
"And 10,
cofaC1oua or MT 0Wa nFcv1TppK
In tbs Mettef, md PsnAlnK hero to tauder tn
tha. one IopfsAeutattyo who waa lust enough to-
wnrta me TO refuse hi8 aassnk to yo:,r lying deo-
! lar&tion Of my grateful thanks, i paws on to
| some other p1tnss which propose 70 present to
your and Tho pubi1c's consIdetation."
The Colonel then oTerhaulR the Legislature
individually und collectively. ia tbs IN nlatIn.
cAusslo uaRuncf elarscsstiAtlo Of him.