The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1876-04-29

WASHINGTON NOTES.
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kllbOurn Released on a Five
Thousand Dollar Bond.
Chief Justice Carter Decides the
Case One of Mlsdemeanor.
BrlstoW Conducts His own Case Before
llhO Investigating Committee,
The Testimony Of JOhnson aud Hub.
bel Throws light into DARK COR
ners ana Fully Rxonerates
Secretary Bristow,

WAmINaToN, d. O., April 2s. The
amount Of new national bank notes
Issued during April was S3s4,2l5 ;
amount OF legal tender retired, S227,
S72, reducing outstanding legal tenders
to $50, 52O,s70.
In the Hallet Kilbourn habeas cor
pus case, Chief Justice Carter decides
that the case Is one Of misdemeanor
and punishable by the courts, and in
conclusion says the relator will be rem
dered to the dominion OF the lndct.
ment Kilbourn then gave bond In
the sum of five thousand dollars, his
partner Lolita becoming surety.
A. Il. Bonnafiau, IT,, posttrader at
Fort Stevenson, Da iota, tesiilied be.
fore the Committee on Expenditures
In the War Department to-day that he
had received his appointment directly
from the President, aud had not paid
one dollar for the appointment.
The Committee on Expenditures in
the Treasury Department to-day began
examination of the Mary Merrett case.
Edward q. Johnson, attorney for the
answer, said he came to Washington
at the time the case WAS pending, ana
saw the Secretary of the Treasury, but
denied that he had published state
ment that the Secretary said to him
that he would leave Washington 80
that the matter might be adjusted by
Assistant Secretary Cornant. Judge
Hubbell, formerly District Attorney
for Wisconsin, gave documentary &C.
count of all proceedings In the case.
He admitted that he was throughout
opposed to the remission of forfeiture
of the vessel, but finally gave his con-
sent. r..l.
In reply to questions by Secretary
Bristow, the witness said there was no
charge Of irregularlty against the ves-
sci, and that the whole ground OF for
fixture was on point the reciprocity
treaty--had nothing to do with SNUG
Cling. Secretary Bristow read the fol-
lowing: "rhe attorneys applied to
said Bristow, Secretary of the Trersu-
ry, for q remission OF said forfeiture,
to which Bristow replied that he could
do nothing himself, but his private
secretary could fix itup, who had the
forfeiture remltted.n Secretary Bris-
tow then asked the witness II there
was any truth In that allegation. Wit
ness replied that 1t was wholly untrue,
that the Secretary. never said any such
thing to him.
Secretary Bristow-Did l not tell
you that had rendered some friendly
assistance to Mr.. Evans without any
fee, and not as an attorney, and there
fore declined to take the matter, hut
while | could not act, | believed that
every petitioner had a right to be
heard?
Witness-I do not remem Der that
as the precise language, but II was to
that effect. -
Secretary Bristow--Did you ever
make any argument with me in the
presence Of Senators Carpenter and
Wilson, or in the absence Of either or
both of them, that was to leave the
Department aud let some one else fix
1t? yalab
Witness-No, sir, it is false
Ia every particular Secretary
Bristow-Did you ever know any
person in the Treasury Department
to have anything to do with
this case in any particular =? Witness
No sir, not one. ,~
Judge Hubbell testified that johnson
reported to him, that he had just re-
turned from Washington, and found
things there very favorable, and that
Bristow was going to Philadelphia and
would leave the Assistant Secretary to
remit the fine or release the Mary
Merritt. The witness understood
johnson TO say this TO him, more than
once.
Chairman-Did you understand Mr..
Johnson to say that Secretary Bristow
was going to Philadelphia with view
that the settlement might be made
during his absence ? Witness-I do
not give my understanding, hut give
what johnson said. johnson told me
that such settlement would not be
made unless should give my assent
| In the course of examination.
Secretary Bristow asked the witness
whether he did not know that his pre-
decessor had gone carefully over the
ground and said that lthe offense
charged against the Mary Merritt was
merely technical. Witness replied that
he recollected something Of 1t.
Secretary Bristow asked the witness
who testified that he was throughout
opposed to the remission, by what pro-
cess he changed his mind. The wit
ness replied because he was assured
that the department was prepared tc