Evening star., 1877-11-17
Bryan's Rejoinder.

Commissioner Bryan to-day placed before
/ the Senate District committee IN rO,lOSing
rejoinder TO the statement fled before tlat
committee yesterday by ex-D .stric. Attorney
Bir.ey:
/ To the Sc, ate CoDrmutoe or The Di,-ric Q5 O
li8.bu.
! SenGtOrs.-rhe ex- District Attorney, apoa-
/ renliy The only survivor n the attack upol
me before your honorable committee. insists
! that be IL practically uIanswe This
| shall be my nnal reslonse.
! EuSt.-He IeDews the charge OF my oppOsi-
ton 10 the enforcement OF the tax laws, aud
!et presents not the slightest ftcl % sustain
The allegation. mere passing sllu>ion 10
/ the odious nature OF a tax, occurring 10 a
newspaper article, and int mating IN It's tone
and connection The desirableHes- perhaps OF
substituting In the future some other form Of
law 10 secure a larger revenue at less cost o.
collection, Is tortured into a declaration OF
resistance 10 the existing law. The question.
Twice asked, whether resort has been nad 10
dlstralnt for collection OF personal tax, l re-
| fer to The eX- District Attorney, who was 50
long in, and has so recently letr, the District
| service into which have so recently enter
| ed. The duty of collecting taxes is devOlvei
/ 10y law upon SPECIAL officer of the gOvarl-
ment, MOI upon the Comm sionerS, aul Il is
! 10 be supposed that he l. guided by the legal
! counsel provided by the District. The Com
/ mlssionerS have furnished every facility in
/ their power TO aid the collector, aud there
] has been no opposition on their part To tBe
! discreet enforcemeutO of this or any other law.
! Second All the balance OF the ex District
. "A e.
I and denial OF the statements Of mine. 10
/ which IL is the answer. We have no time
Tor discussing nice distinctions between
salary and retainer" rHe salient poiut
/ is that the compensation OF - 600 per aunun
I paid by lhs market company. ana which
| commenced Immediately after the appoint
! ment as Assistant District Attorney, dis
qualified the eX-DiStrict Attorney, ana he
therefore refused 10 represent the District in
/ the suit against that co npauy. He was al
( lorEey 10. the District, his son aSsis ant at
; torney, ana We had granted his request for
stlll further professional aid by engaging A
/ third attorney, and yet as the hearing of Lhs
| market company suit approached We ha no
/ one 10 represent the District in that import
/ ant litigation, without employing a FOURTH
/ attorney. And just here let me ooserve taat
| the eX-Dlstrict Attorney says: "MT. Bryan
| inslnuates that l was dismissed from the
employment of the District. Tbs g nOt true
tis U7g sense" IT was thought that the grd'eJtd
tenor OF the eX- District Attorneys letter at
the cate or ms resignation" was signh-
cant, and perhaps equally 80 is the following
| paragraph VIII Gu concluded my last letter 10
him before That resignation. II veuturel.
with entire franknesS and good feeling, u
suggest tnat you embrace The occasion of the
forthcoming litigation with the IN 4rkat COM
pany TO retire from your Office with the DIS
J tilct, involving complications cause OF
that litigation. You decline TO resign either
! client, and 1T rests with my cole lgues to
decide what is their duty TO the public under
all The circumstances. Ny own views uppl
that subject are already known to you"
. And he resigned"
In answer to my charge Of unpr0fesSio1al
COnouct in his official capacity, me eX ID s.
tTlct Attorney admits having charged fees
when consulted by citizens in the cts-s cited,
tut claims that the business had uD reference
TO the Dis'rict-that the fee of 500 was "un-
grudglI sly" paid tythe A naioStan B Jat Cilb,
&c. happen 10 know, aui AN able To prove.
precisely the contrary, bOth by ora! testIm ,
ny aud documentary evidence. IN b3.h the
eases cited jas in others Voluntarily V commit
nicated To me-, the parties applet % tn eX
. District Attorney as such, aud, having bust
ness with the District auth rites, nci-u'r
party expected TO pay fee TIA dsmanIei -
. al ef personal solicitation by the eX y .str.cr
Attorney hat he might be retained. 81, too,
The attempted Justification on the gIBdal
I that ''the cases were wholly in niepende At %
lie District authorities, U3e business HJ' lCih
. 'heDistftct," sounds strangely when read IL
/ connection with the following extract from
7 The formal opinion of the same eX District
. Attorney, given 10 that very boat club
slgued by him. and roS on nmytabIe-"Tnis
point referring TO the possible future
use of the desired ground 10y the DIS
trict authorities, .shuweyer, is one
which addresses Itself properly to the con
siderstiou OF the Commis>i Duers fOr ;ns DlS-
irlct Of Columbia, who by Ia are in cntrge
OF the streets and avenues OF the city. Taeir
present use of the end OF "E" stree is for the
purposes of a property yard, &c. Tue Con
missiopers have no doubt will cheerfulIy
7 waive The use OF small portion OF IN -ir
present property yard in order to comply
with the wishes OF your CLUB" Toe written
statement now before me of the officers of
that club, the same who applied TO and pail
this District counsel, states that he aivise
! them "the best course to pursue would be
for us to retain him as our attorney, that he
I would attend to all the business for fee OF
SlOO contingent on success" He succeeiei
Poor Cumberland, whose affi iavit 4 have.
also applied, and being unable to pay the
S10Odemanded, did not succeed.
! And finally, the eX District Attorney in
sfsts that your honorable committee should
pronounce me unworthy OF confirmation be-
cause OF rDy style "abOunding In most exag-
gerated and intense epiIhets." Epitheis are,
1 admit the idlest of utterances, except
t. when bring @STinsing into bold relief important
/ OF truth, that We may clearly see the facts in
this case. The ex-District Attorney meets
again and again in secret conclave at his
own Office band of men, summoned there
because they have been lately discharged
EOm The District service. The meetings are
mostly al night, but one of the in nyitltions
/ called for violation OF the sanctity of the
/ Sabbath morning. The defamation OF char
acter is decided upon, the forces are mar
shalied al The Capitol under the leadership OF
4 the ex-District Attorney, who heals The
! "charges" with his own most puerile a.
tempt, his being printed first, with Others as
absolutely laIse, AS II charging me with haV
ing felOniously borne off the 'WaShing5o7
monument, aud then the ex District Attor-
ney discovering the discontinue OF hIs 10 v
associates, whose only roll OF honor was the
pay roll, suddenly disciaims the ..leader-
ship and denounces my statement OF
facts in his oftciG conduct an ua-
warranted attack on his personal character.
He descants en- the 'sdelic4cy and propriety''
OF his course, and shudders at nay exposing
promptly anu ieariessiy the anfmus OF this
concerted attack upon me. IL mau enter
The Senate chamber of the United States 10
blacken character that seeks only the
light, IL is not for him to temper the right
eOus indignation that is kindIed in the bosom
OF one thus shamefully assaied. Having
taken the sword at the head of mercenary
men, let him not expect his injured adver-
sary to tread lightly In his presence in satin
slippers. or strike back only with waddei
gloves. Away with such whim pering! This
District has suffered enough already, without
q Com Glr no
sake OF Office, Will conceal the truth, or pal
lock his lips In its expression. want no
office, IL its incumhency involves the sacri
flee OF my manhood. Most respectfully,
THoS Ii. BRYAN.
YELLOW FEVER DISAPPEARING FROM
FLoRIDA.-The highest medical authority
IN Jacksonville, Fla, announces that there
6 re not over six cases OF yellow fever i'm that