Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1879-09-01

ssWSM Ee1fNn tAM sraatink 4 pension
br Gen. Frank FRlairss, widow signed. Al
membsfsof the houSie came to me and said
The presidents time will be out il a halt.
hour. I will give you anything you want II
you will 20 in and run over the bills and
put the widow Blair's bill on top Frank
Bhithad done myfathsr Z service once and
I Was glad to comply with the members re-
quest. There Was Z great pile Of bills before
thspreG1sok far more than he couldsiR
inthe SHIRT time left him. l went thatpu2h
III pile snd picked out thebill, ~askinSatle
prsSlsiideutstS sign it"
"Didhah he do it?' siss ase
like : little man. He is not half Is big
q fellow a. some Of your second lieutenante."
didn't somebody's bill get left on account
Of your irregular m~ovement?"
"Yss, but I couldn't help thaf4 Itook id.
Gsussssl 6 arss.ts I. Away: = to- ssi %tsS i'. Il ! s rss
asman to snubSa poor pase, .eySnEif lie Is !
democrat, d Tam. I like Grant. He was
good to US boys"
lyon were around when the electoral
count fight was in progress!"
"Yes, sir; you probably remember that
There were Two setss Of electoral returns
from Vermont, and thatsose of them sWss
stolen and found Ia Secretary Gorman's
room. and another page were In the
room when 1t was determined to send them
back. We bad dropped on the gentleman
Who had then in custody. II swas not
known whether, they were the legitimate
returus or the false ones, but the thieves
weakened and hired us to take them back.
BeeOFews leftthe secretary's roonswsFwere
both sworn never todtvuieeFthe names Of
the men we saw present. We we're each
pressnted with t500and covered, With pro-
misses that we would never want for a pc
sition while they had any influences at court
or elsewhere. / was offered $500 for that
same envelope and its contents, butiRs had
contracted tn deliver them on Representa-
tive Hewitt's desk 10 the house. and we
carried out the contract. We both went TO
the hall together, and my friend passed up
to Hewit,'s desk and laid down the enve-
lope. He was SO nervous that he deposited
the envelope with the written side up.
Hewits's eagle eye fell on the inscription so
quickly that my partner had not time to
run before the New York dyspeptic was on
his feet. shouting, Mr.. Speaker. the last
Vermont returns have just been laid on
my table hya page WIZ was ne? Where
is be? 1 s%kedsddled back to the senate
chamber, but my brother 10 sin stopped
and gave himself up. He also gave the
speaker my name, and the seargeant-at-arms
soon marched me into the speakers pre-
sence. We were placed under arrest, but
our confinement. was short and rosy. We
said We would never divulge anything that
would give away those who had trusted us.
] suppose there was too much Influence be.
hSnA SO AaI nvnhakls, Ion una~u hna een -
ache over what was only an abortive
theft"
""Yourf naming the gentleman 10 the sec
cords Of explanations. and pnssiblY more.
Did either Of you, get ssromeefn 1
my friend is eatntos $50 PEI, month:
have 10 work hard" p%coS
q-e seoNKLING AS A
You boys probably have some clear cut
opinions Of your sd6eEiors. H~o1atoAyou
like Conkiing, for ipstance?' uufhf1a
a'Well. I am glad he is getting his deserts
|nD1. Tam sorry for Mrs. Sprxgne, butI
hops. this scandsl vii. xii! him off: He 10
an imperial hog. He IL 30 id polite that
DO isn't polite at oil. The pages ell hate
him worse than any other nan 10 either
house of Congress. Everybody hates him.
We always knew Of that note business pas
sing between Conkltng and Mrs. Sprague.
bat that's nothing. They all do 1t. Conk
ling, however, felt that Mrs. Sprague was
the only woman At for his lofty notice. He
VS. Adam and she Was Eve, as it were. I
heard Conkling once say to Senator Thur
man: You don't allow these pages to Wis.
il q Your house, do you. Mr.. Thurman
'Whltsis that You ssy,s Nj. Co1kln8i'
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. questlon. There WIS
q par atsndinHsby Thufmsn11 aGgood
Thur1iau- answered thss the yot1k man WIS
bis nephew and be was pro01-of him.
Conkling fell back" afssai
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