, 1877-09-11
RIlENTANO-DRUMMOND.
Tho Congressman Replies to the
Jud dge.
And Crtticiscs Ills Last Letter
with Much Sharpness.
Concluding with New 0hargc Against
Commissioner Hoyne.

r1-,unu,o,ld's reply IT, tho letter written MN
dnTnr the preceding montl, by the Hon. l~orcnz
1,rrntano, In reference tn tho cnsc ot Frits
T,4l,mann. who, It was alleged, lad been untaif-
IL dealt with by United States Commissioner
Fiji, 1Ioync. 1t HOW gives Mr. ,brch-
tano's reply to TIC Judge, seV1e"hs
IA ilctall tic points nlnde ny INC
latter, anil concluding with another charge
sr,Ipst slr. Itoync-u,c issuing Of warrants IN
Hank. Without expressing any opinion ~ 70
thn raltty OF this pr,cticc 1t may bc said ulat
!. has long been customary for tho Commits
Timer to leave In his ufslco warrants stgned In
M,nk. 50 tnat II n warrant were needed during
~. Temporary ubscnce II could be obtained
f-on Ills clerk. This WIS notably tho casc
irtpe the whisky troubles.
rmraon, Sept. s.-The Hon. Thotnax Drum.
.esd. Tnitfi Satts C!rcnlt Judge, chica9o1srt:
bssc read in the Staats. ZFif1na translation of
ssiso translation Ut i'm TnE Tn,nusK, anu rs.
sn,e that 1th tsanslatona ls, arc eotreG. The
sten sCs mumenL hut received your nSta daic Tho
lii Inst informing ne that and under wtlnt cir
cnu,-tanccs yoa Ind communicated your an.wcf
ihr'ash the herman PAPERS Il" tho German ''n'
WSsn ron Ftate In tbst nate that the editor Of tho
sa hHst t IN H ,a tnsaasa nr cip9 yea
e;, fofe yonl Irttcf pnt:hel. 4 gentleman xho
XIV n iii al hs ,linnct table of waii patron,zol
F!e.ianrant that he had through hts conversation
with ron learned that you ha M c1nsMi1e answcr ,,t n n
IT, tssn.eien in%',es.! i'm @Sy - lad
aa"''t stsr io1 publication is something which you may
bo bctter ahlo tn plain than could.
VIM sGn gs 1eson s1y q Il ss "bss ess, IN
saseifstL" aedrs beg lea,o to feirosh yonf
s,p"rnr %s@Sr1 % 81 be- ts's''ps .s ~ sas
tou 10 The Chicago TIMES, but In reality written ia
ihe caional rooln of that moral newrpnrcr.1;tho n
was Informed TINT you aad written '.eaustic
e to n wso s co%ny It.
Tx, handel both cttcra, your ..caartic epiatle"
and my ansxer 10 ths ptescMntsslyss M Of tue ne~" .
,as an loo o. W.T. a VIII tSc
oe end eess nta t. pe
foso i, .pnt Tho original Into your hands.
and without a. thn same ,n lime I,s Gxns pub
therefore cotnparc my conduct With YOUR and al.o
judge whether yo1 hat y ss ws1 hns cry
Psssas,Iitn psm ,nsuit added @ 10 ] Us ot,,ars. ~ ~ ''
tAM slNckRELr THANKFUL TO rou Toh THB
'tKx CATnEpAA" -" LESSON
cnnainea y your Letter o. fc "a IT, 1sarn n
thing nnd hard 10 understand, and that hare
misunderstood some Of ~ pruyisoas, t,otw'tl,.
standing ny Twelve yoars pfaettes o. aaw ~ ny
ncrt men w1 have not ntncssa aw r. dIa, 4 ar, r.,
for s cIims q not nTns 'n H., sos p ac
t'si, s~ %"'s's? .1Sn leo ny ss*5 a aa .ss's
OIL, ,uy thai that complicated ana l,artl.o;'
Understood thing Ia AZ excellent thing ~ n'en l'ke
yS; Mr. and s 9sfs scd 81 y a af F9, eo
jnv tnpney nut OF merchants, manufacturers, and
sma traders who At every nloment ate ~ q aanse .se
M *tunns oxer 9ne oe tae 'nt'lSaetes 1a, 81 inas a
tho AaHila ol ono ot INC runhsss Iii. ~ seut ss ~.
1loyrc who arc Eoisig asoana asea e, WI" e.ts ~ H.
v nssscs ss 81 that Complicated thlnR the jeyenua
nut when ssy an 1nIlgeat e., % Sy yoa aoe 1oaF
IN IN" Tree county. wnete uoscIa.lsht ~ ihssi.
sntcn inI thS nsheat q ~ S ~ an ra
II i e u an wo % scss oe
hr'nopA crime nat pnot Hns I III .s H. I
the rtovls,onn u tnnt soMpc1ea th1ns' tH1 M i1sse
topa} tho tag 70; BIZ retail hus!ne,,: without an,
tslon!nns 'ntent. VII ntoEc tmy tuaoae ~ rsiet
, snE 5oa sya 70 Soc z'4 ot 'ae ''sS'eo S'a'"'es'
70 a4t loI W. feeoIe!y ~ " eaasss u any Inc,
snsy or ,nf,etae' sn.ol s 20 roxa nn;eo
Of sanction. the p:neerdn:s." and TO sec: !, 80,
Mhich rcaas: no aemmsa,onet nm , o. o. a., !ntesna
Aexenns. WIN ths sat.es ana sonset OF the scSfS
n
criminal eate arising n,,tef Wy internal itofcntlt
laws instead OF commencing pntt thereon
and. with tho a1flec anu consent 81 salt
Secretary and The RECOMMENDATION ot tae Attorney
General. 1T mar enniffom'an any aacn cSae n1tc
nrult thereon haa been coln'Heaced. This pro
ysIbn OF that complicated thlnR, Tho HcVcnnG INV,
srens to be unknown In the Arcade court building
ofEhicago.
II J01 will look tnto tho "lntornnl liovenut
RecoH! o. March .t. lhao, yol VIII IND lhcte,
under the heading "lnstEnctlon OF tho Attorney
General In reference 10 tho power OF United stateI
District Attorneys In Internal ltCxenue suits, !"
letter from tho Attorney -ticncrars oifico aatct
Feb 10, lH10 In which that officer says: ''ln In
tcrnal 1tosena0 auita think you afu not hushor
ICED to enter naile prorequt On pay ncnt of coats
w!ihnul obtaining authority from either tho Com
nia*tuRrr 1T Internal lcvcnuc, o. The Secretary o
the Treasury, or tho Attofney. General, becaust
suclI un entTy On condition 0f paying costs IL 70
g1rdcl Su1ssntlnlly as CompEun'r94"
How arc bnth Inv and ths Instruction OF the Al
tor,:ny .0cncfsl oIeyrd In tue anIco Of your Mr
ltpynt. where sach compromises have hccn mnti
bv tho l,undrel-nay. BY thu thouSana-in suit
whicl. the comm,'s'oaes q laternai ltoyona
he had KNOWN tho cifcpmrtaN:cs and that the on
mud real purpose ,Eas not to benefit tho uHttc
States Treasury, hut 6n1y to got costs out Of }0u
victims wha had not hcen familiar with The rrnvs
Ions OF that complicated thug, tho llevenHe 1aw
IN mitigation IT tcsu t'avr4nt Official valuations 0
tho law. far at tgaIt I'd your MF. NuYn0 and tn