Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1877-02-06
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GOVERNOR WELLS DEFENDING HIS
REPUTATION.
A witness whom Dudley Field
Cannot Bulldose.
The Maddox Conspiracy Exposed
and fhuarted.
Some More Interesting oregon
Kilograms.
General Iilss Defeats the Hostile
Sioux.
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vhsn Lawrence said: "I have NO objection
70 The testimony bsiug printed for the Use
Of ths somnitisc, but I shall object to
general printing until We have all o. II.
We are. - q committee, TO inquire into
The powsrs aud privileges Of the House,
and I think IL might be ~ well TO inquire
ints The powers aad privileges Of the com
mittse. There 10 . pamphlet containing
the stsnographio report Of the testimony
taksa b. this committee In the Flsrida
case. and printed BY Judd 4 Dslivan, Pri.
vats printers Of this city. No member Of
this ssnmittss has . right to give any ties.
timony 70 outside parties for publication,
and doing 80 10 . gross and palpable vio-
latiou Of Tie rules governing commit
tsss."
Pisld-why. you have given access TO
members Of The irsss 70 our meetings,
have ysa not7
BufchArd-Yss TO report what they have
heard.
Fisid-A.d cannot they report every
vsrd II they see hu
Lavrsnss-Dsss anybody know how this
pamphlet became printedf
Several members VI the committee said
this vas the first time they had seen II.
I, tLis uoint the somnittss deemed IA
.dr;..his ~. a priyats confsrencc, and
M. room M. acoordiugly cleared. Suisse
o%n..tIy he s1sminstien If Governor Well.
nrscsSisd.
Q.-Was there any discussion between
,,s.,S N.jSo In relation 10 tho r.sic.
%..ti.. II ,py uspublican members Of the
Board for he purpose Of afrsrding the
Dsmssrats an opportunity 10 nh vacanciesi
A.-No. cir.
O.-Did YOU have any conversation with
NsddoI about what tho word "hold"
should nsaaf A.-None whatever.
O.-wsrs you furnished with, or do you
know about Q cipher by means Of which
correspondence bstwcsn you and Maddox
VA. no. he carried on? A.-No. sir.
O.-Dia you say you wanted S200. 000for
Yourself and . smaller sum for each ons Of
the "~uiggsnl" Al never used that
language with reference to my colleague:
ON the Beard. Thoy are no "niggers,
but cslsrsd men and gentleman.
Odd MADDOX say anything about the
negotiations in New York having failedf
A.-Nsthing Of the Kind.
wslls further tsstined, answering quos'
tisas sbsut the million sent to Now Or
leans: at was o common rumor ON the
street. He would not say II was sont to
Influence the lscturning Beard, but 1t wa.
sent TO change the result III seine way, ny
influencing Republicans. IL Hight give
them . change W tamPer win some one,
II the vsts vas Ter Hayes. 70 mrs inc mop
10 destroy the papers, and as~sassinate the
Beard In . mas. There was IN assassin
sent 70 a~ssiuats mt, aud he sat by my side.
had him rushed out OF the rsoni' anu ul,
Democratic lawyers when i hal him turned
out by the police officers pursued him. and
said LET a protect him. Zacharie is one
gentleman that made that exclamation"
Field-Ths witness sutragts all license
Of all witnesses. and I must ask you TO rc-
ouest him 10 answer my questions. and
answer NO more.
At this point the witness interrupted Mr..
Field, who sharply ordered him To stop.
witncss-Mr. Chairman Has tho gcn.
tlsmAn n right 10 order me to stop aud 10
IL IN ~ abrupt . mannsrf 49,.
Chairman-Ths gentisman has q right
- . mehpcr OF 'nis eon,nhi'see '" s'oP
the witness from intsrrupting him, when
he 10 Addressing The coninittes or when
he 10 addressing the Chairman.
Mitasss-Is he allowed to 90 out Of the
pale Of gentleman to dohF
Chairnan-Mr. witness your pain uuty
IL 10 wait until questions asked you'and
then answer them and Tell tho truth IN
your answer.
Witness intsnd 70 teii INC ruin SIT
Pisld called Wells attention to the
papsr purporting ~ " the original return
frsm the Psrish Of vernsu, hut witness