, 1876-04-25
THE M0IETY LIE.
/ FILL EXpCHITION OF THE dtAr.

IL the Editor sf Ths Chteaoo Tribune:
MILWAUKEE, April 24-The charges against
3ocretary Dristow. as mado and reiterated by AL
,gening pnpor of thls city from day TO day, have
tltJly found thoir elimination. Judge Cato. |
trict ,egcBontative Of tho Eighth WiBconBin..Di
Rs.roaanns s~,rrod the adoption, In tho HouBo Of
yestitat;os Of resolution callng for IN iu-
littlo ID 49, -. w. Mary Morritt casc. Dut how
luton kno. aau ~ man who drafted tho 1885,
from the fact ~. .ao mAttcr becomes apparent
Mary Merritt III teee ttee resolution states that tho
tho customs laws. s6555Sa for q violation OF
nicasion which appeared in TuE 1,zmar commu-
da7, that # Sat-
THIS BTATEMEET IS FAISk,
Just a. are many other statements made by this
same evening paper In connection With the
charges. In the paper roforred to, reference is
frequently made to q ''legal document that 1t
cost $1,000 to suppress "-or to 'bEicf tha.
secured ME. Wesss Lis monty, but did not fright
Ell Mr. Drtssow from perpctsating dssoat steal
from tho Trea4ury." In view Of this fact I
doom 1t proper to dc7oto little attention to this
illegal document"
Undor tho net Of March s, 1897, tho Secretary
Of the Treasury has power to remit llnca, pcil-
Mites. and for feiturcs incurred under tho sere-
nuo aud pnyig alton laws. mud this poNor OK
tends also oyor tho mooty OF the cussoms otli-
GERS. to which they wero formerly entitled uu-
dor tho Inv.
nut THIS rowEn CEASES
when tho petition Ia dismissed, aud warrant
OF non.rcmission Is granted aud filed with tho
court. 1p tue cnEe before us, q petition for ru-
mission waa nisdo simultaneously with An Rp-
pcal to the Supreme Court, mud It ss hnovn thht
| ihia first pctltiun was dismissed BY tho 6ecro-
tary uf tho Treasury, March 20, 1874, for tocll-
| n.cal defects. ani upon tho opinion Of the
| Solicitor Of tho Treasury, Sir. Bnnigld, ~ That
| +I,nr Nrnh mt Grrenl tn thA Hi.
psen1e Court, claim that tho1e was no forfeiture.
md ut tho saule time. by petition 10 the seers-
tary, admit forfeiture"
| IT IS ALSO KNOWN
| that afterwards, in May, 1874, motion Haa
1nnde for roacarln.; that Secretary 1Gchard.
sop upon tLo htrcngth Of N affidavit OF tue po-
tttoners that their attorney had grossly negircs-
! ell tho caso granted reconsideration OF tho Pc
| ttton Oh its merits thatt upon consideration OF
| tloao merits, tho Secretary OF tho Treasury
leclttod, May 81, 1874. that 10 remission or
| investigation could be granted. and that. tue
warrant OF non-romission should stand aud 70.
maiu in fui! forca.
IT r1HA MATTER or FACT ASH LAW
that whom this dcciHton Was msde, and the war
rant Of non-romiBBton was flied with tho court IN
the manner required by Law. the suit OF remh-
sion became res afiiniIca as fRr Al tile CLAIM Of
Mr. Woss or any other private indlvidual
| claiming noity, WAS concerned.
Nou. When 11asrB. Faland aud Evans petit
toned the Secretary Of the Treasury. uudor tho
ADMINISTRATOR Q4 2l$. OEl6tQHt ~ lVbkCA AhtCA
hopt. !, ls7i for another hearing, With Wow
| OF obtaining 4 discharge OF tue Judgment ou-
| tered against the vessel and her bondsnen, hr.
Weiss, to protect hsA vested right In said jadH-
.nent, protested against . roopenlng OF tho case
il letter dated Soptamber. lb74, printed i,
brief form and aadEeascd to tho Hon. .. II,
| l9r1Btow, SECRETARY Of tho Treasury. claiming
that reopeniug Of the suit OF remission. With d
WOW Of ro,nittlHg the tetote forfeiture, was IN.
authorized by law. aud iu support Of tho protest
hv quoted fEocly
| FROM fr,E nn1EP OF Mn. nnlsrow
| on bis argument for tho claimants Hlod with
Secretary Richardson at tho timo Of tho tahcaE.
Ink In alay previously. Mr. Dststow having thcg
| lnatntafnod !" that such . IeopenluX tho Law
nowhere allowa !" TINT "no Court dB.utsBos a
Huit III order 10 make the partiev bring it again.
| and that there iB no sort Of doubt, II the poti
ton Ia AelniBsed, tho customs officers toiil isis
,ee are barred aia tato hapin1 been exhausted b,
Me tsrst action" Aud this doctrine, ~ adyocat
oil Iy s1r. llsiHtow whito pleading ~ counsel II
/ behalf Ut tho yeaael-owners, vas quoted by at1
Wciss in his protest. In order to stlow that tn
| claim OF tue customs officers to the forfetutt
ha1 boooEno
| AvEsTEp HIGHT;
and, Furthermore, 10 fax "a this claim OF uoiet,
WAS concerned. the oaas WAS plseod beyond tht
scope Of further tntesfsrenos by tue Secretary y
the Treasury or amy ons olso.
Truo, th}4 protest. OF bnsf. WAS mailed to th
Secretary of tho Treasury Tor tho purpose O
defeating tho petition Of MessEs. FelAud sn
Evans. above referred to but II il also tros thA
this protest WAS '.....
ENTIRELY uHhxc2asAnY AND surEnFLrors
As 1t Nill appear t1om thu 1es OF tue Treasury La