Daily Los Angeles herald., 1878-08-15
Mexucnn 0rant Dec,.i.n.

D. ~ cOUSOlS OI 1000, 10 the dmOuut
of $5,000,000 will be made some
time this week.
Mexican Grant Deci.i.n.
WASHINGTON, August IA The
Secretary of the Interior has de.
cided that where a Mexica grant
is of sufficient quantity within the
larger exterior boundaries and the
claimant has selected and had
patented to him the quantity
granted and confirmed lie will not
be allowed to purchase, under the
seventh section of the act of July
23d, 1868, any Of the lands not Sc
lected within the exterior bound
ary of the grant; but where the
claimant has occupied lands
through some mistake or misap-
prehension, not included within
such specific boundaries, he may
purchase under the seventh section
of said act the land so occupied,
which was excluded from the
grant on the final survey, If 10 all.
verse claim thereto exists except
that of the United States.
The FOtt~r InveStfSHt'on - Testt.
m0uy Of Roberts C,ucIuJed-
Other Witnesses.
NEW YORK, August 14th.-We
understood that the military would
be withdrawn after the 4th of
March and that they would-be let
down easily, but they would bs let
down.
Gen. ButIer-What do you mean
by "they?"
Apswer-The Packard govern
ment. l understood Hayes to mean
by "fairness Dud Justice" that Re-
turning Board cheating should
cease and that, as | told him, we
had clear majority of over seven
thousand in the State, the Nichols
government would be recognized.
There was no determination to re-
sist the establishment of Hayes iD
the Federal government. We were
more deeply interested in finding
out what would be done If the
| Democratic vote of Louisiana
was thrown out aud Hayea
counted in. did not hear
of any forged electoral cer-
tificates of Louisiana. In
conversation with Forster, he
said it was strange that Republi-
can vote was cast in East Feleci-
ana. In my conversation with
Senator Conkling told him that /
thought Governor Hayes very
fair man and that he had told me
he would be President of all the
United States, or not at all. I de-
tailed to the Senator all my con-
versation with Hayes. Conkling
replied, am opposed to all this
sort of thing. Ii Hayes is elected he
should get in without concessions
to Louisiana and if he is not elect
ed, he should not get in at all. In
conversation with several gentle
men 1 remarked that the cr0oke ed
ness Of the Returning Board Ia
Louisiana was so bad and glaring
that every Republican had to dis
avow all connection with it. This
applied to the previous election Of
Williamson. Kellogg pretended
to support Packard before the con-
vention but he never intended him
to be nominated.
The next witness was John E.
Leet, who is a reporter on the New
Orleans Times. He testified that
about 1872 he was engaged in get
ting up facts and evidence in sup
port of the Kellogg government to
lay before Congress. Other people
made the affidavits and he COM
piled them. There were endless
commissions and committees and
calls for more evidence from SEN
ator Morton. We alleged that the
Democrats, with Yarmouth, b I'd
swindled the Republicans. All the
best offices had been traded off to
the Returning Board in 1872 to get
them to count in Kellogg. Witness
was to get the best Office not traded
off already and picked out the of.
fee of Harbor Master. Never went
near the office except to draw pay.
Was constantly associated with
Kellogg. Lost confidence in Gov
ernor Kellogg when 1 was re.
moved. then got position in
the State Senate as clerk. Kellogg's
excuse for all his failings was that
he was tied up and embarrassed
and could not do what he wanted |
with his patronage. He was situ-
ated just as Hayes is now. Was af.
terward5 made Tax Collector in O
small town which he traded off for
seat in the State Convention that
nominated Packard in 1876. Wit
ness was opposed to Packard and |
Kellogg wanted him to spring his |
nomination.
Here Mr.. Roberts was recalled |
and Gen. Butler said, When did |
you first bear Of the appointment
of the McVeish Commission?
Answer-AbOut the Goth of July,
l was speaking with several par
ties, Mr.. Foster aposng others, and
the question Of IGring down the
Packard people easily came up.
Then the Commission, with "A ma.
jority of Republicans in it, was
suggested. Maj. Vining and others
said 1t was capital idea. The
Idea was that a commission sane
toned by the President and Secre-
tary of State would make the Re-
publicans in Louisiana yield and
give the State to the Nichols gov
ernment. 1t was well underst ood
that the Commission were under
official instructions.
QUESTION by General Butler
Then you looked on the Commits
sion's coming down there as
farce?
Answer-Well, not exactly.
Questionable no matter what
the evidence and the state of facts
we're the Commission had to come
to a predetermined conclusion?
Answer-It was Predetermined
that one govern ment was to be let
down easy.
Question-Then one Democrat
was put on the Commission to give
1t the appearance Of fairness? !