The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1876-10-28

saying q am John Paul hudson, Rep
rcscntativc in Congress from all
Washington Territory; please take
notice of the fact and govern your
selves accordingly.' A Delegate
from Territory must have friendly
relations with the old members of
Congress. They control the legis-
lation of the country. Men like
Holman and Lamar upon one side
and Blaine and Kelly upon the 9th.
or. These men WELD the influence,
and with these men must the Dele
gate maintain friendly relations. The
speaker next took up the charges
that had been made against him by
MIR. hudson, which, before his clear
and frank statement of facts, were
dispcllcd like mists before the morn
ing sun. The McCauley matter at
Walla Walla, the DR.. Sparkling mat
ter at Seattle and the canal story at
Shoalwatcr Bay We're clearly shown
in the first two instances to be tissues
of misrepresentation and the third a
deliberate falschood. Space in these
columns forbids detailed recital of
all these explanations; suffice it to
say they thoroughly convinced the
audience of the integrity and good
faith of the speaker. He then de-
nounced the cause which had to re-
sort to such means to blacken the
character of an opponent.
The Speaker next ridiculed the
idea that the Delegate dictated or
was responsible for all Territorial ap-
pontmcnts. Did not dictate to Judge
Lewis the appointment of Bcriah
Brown as Clerk of the District Court
at Seattle. That was a matter for
Judge Lewis to answer for and he
alone was responsible. He was
aware that Bcriah Brown had been
most rabid scccssionist during the
war, but that six or eight years ago
he turned from the error of his ways
and renowned his former proclivi-
ties and party affiliations, and had
since that time maintained his politi-
cal independence. Brown had sup
ported McF addcn as an independent
candidate for Congress, and McFad-
den had in turn supported Brown in
his cndeavors to secure the position
as Clerk of the Council. Council
man Shaw, of Clarke county, and
other Democrats in the Council had
done the same thing. These things
showed how much truth there was
in the statement that the Dcmocra-
cy had rcpudiatcd Beriah Brown. In
regard to the
MISSION CLAIM,
the speaker prefaccd his remarks by
saving that he had nothing whatever
to offer against anybody's religion.
The different churches, no matter
whether Catholic, Methodist or Pres
bytcrian, should be placed upon the
same footing, should be treated alike,
and their claims against the govern
:ncnt for donations of land had all
been compelled to take the same
course in the different departments
of the government. The case of the
St. James Mission claim, at Vancou-
vcr, had first been heard at the Lo-
cal Land Office, where proofs were
adduccd and Il decision rendered
against the Mission. 1t was then APP
pcalcd to the Commissioner of the
General Land Office and the dccis-
ion affirmed, appealed again, to the
Secretary of the Interior, the dccis-
ion affirmed there and a patent is
sued to the city of Vancouver. Re-
sort was then had to legislation, and
Buckncr, OF Missouri, introduced Il
bill confirming the title of the Mis-
sion to their claim of 64o acres.
Judge acobs opposed this bill, OPP
posed it because it was manitcstly
unjust, in view of all the labor, all
the evidence and the decisions of the
different departments. Congress had
no right to lcgislate in the matter,
because further action is the cXclu-
sivc province of the courts. He
should do all he could to defeat that
bill.
Congress ut one time granted a