, 1879-02-04

him II he did not think II the proper construe-
tion of the law. 1ic had not examined It par
tfettariy be!nre, and tic then looked Mt It very
hastily, md expressed sotne doubt to Afr. IItb-
banl as to the correctness Of bis construction.
Mr.. ltbbartl then remarked to hin, that lle had
submitted the matter to Judge B'o1gctt, nud
TINT the Judge had concurrcd with hin, Ia his
view OF the construction Of the law, mil Of tho
questions, Ur rulrs rather, tnaic By the Justices
o' the Supreme Court In 1915. Ile said to Mr.
1lbbura that II that was 70, he supposed It was
conclusive. Witness dill not cxuuIne tic
law enough to havu nny definite
ou!nton nj his own. When Afr.
1iIl'Lard suggested t!,at Iuduo nltklrctt
had looked Into 1t with tn usd cnucnrrst, with
him, lie dismissed the matter from IFS mind.
lie did not think he eyer alluded to lhu subrrt
will, Mr. 1..dhartl ngatn: certainly not unless 1t
he might lsayo Ind como conversation .l.cn
Nth h5Ha, bHt nc tltd not nor recollcct.
"DId vost have q conversation with Mr. ftlb-
baftl anout emitting mention Of Judge Islotsrtt
s II ~, lit,s' s.s to ,s Gs'"'t'ee OF r Bar Asso
"Yes, s'r, remembered That when he spoke
OF IL tl!a morning. atr. lIbbartl told me tltal
lir Was going tn send o communication u tle
Bar Association: or 10 tho Committee. do not
think lie said voluntarily TINT he had made no
nllus'on In it 10 tho opinion Of .|ndge HMlgcit
upon that law. ! replied tn BIN thnt thought
psrhaps II .vaa right under The circumstances,
or nroper, or a remark equivalent to h.
Ibid you gtrs him any reason for itl''
"Wetl, had a rcaso1, In my mind; do not
know p,s!.'vc!y whether l Ravo It to him.
'A'S hwbss M 1ea.on t"'"s a. ,a, Estf him tile 's''0H
u am not suro tlmt l Eavo him The rcnson,
but lad q reason In my MUD Mt that tl.nc. 1
have no objection to state Il at IT, ! haa had
sens .esnvetsa.ton Either WI, Nr. Cooper or
enee to the examination Of matters In tic olllce;
nnd understood frotn ono or butn Of them lint
Air. llthbard qu1ted mo Us hlA authority for
making tho return The way he did. tnla then,
that never had E1vcn such constr,lrsiot,, or
such an impression 10 anY une; ulul II pc-
CURED To NV own 1sinl immediately Tint
possibly Mr.. llibbard might have misunderstood
Judgo hlotlaett: nnd. ~ ncsvr hull heard lie
Judge alfutle u it,-ncycr hud hcnrl ahy al-
1nson to II at all except from Mr.. iIldbarl,-I
thought perhaps 1t would be tl.u wiser course
to.say nothing about It, in the abserec Of any
u,,,,,ratcN t0 me- thourht i,nssilIy tn ,lu,Im.
might llaye ioukcu nt It Wlluut fnlly rxnI,I!n-
Ing 1t, That wp. wl,at m1Y,rrr,l Ia my min,i.
uMi it might do n,ln in}us,ics to state tl.at II,
Iuuw how fiji an examination he mi maIc,"
On rrttss.rYuuljnnlionb bS Mr. t:n"n.r Wilma,
stated tlut thls conversation with Nr. iitbL@rI
xns % VII T., reference T. ,ls ~ return la MAIDS
n{iutF ttB t4Hu Hlll UFlufH h6 Iu0itN thH fB1trH.
Tile uuly pout ratscu was whether fees Or rt.,ni.
uMeuts Ill any kiHtl or character arisiar frt,fn
c,ses whIc Ind been referred tohtm ire 1srcyIn,,s
yrar shoIi, be rctllrnctl. T1'rru was un nii,.'"n
10 utn,ttinv rum hls rcnnrt a1,v ns,rtinn ri tim
deposits witch had bccn mid oyer IL, lin srl,"v
1,rI mtf ycrv tutIn cunrrrsnt,t,n nf.n,,t i. INK
unly uont yua ,s,Iei,"r i,r wns rrn,ir"J In NV Nv
tnru nny frrs tr ct,.t,ln,nonta sarnr't nr ~.
criycd Jy him Ia cnkra twnIlInv nj Ihe hevinn",
Of tho ycur coyrrcI i,y kls Te,a.rt VII ~"'''s
"po you rctuun,ber of tcflInu Nr. Ilihh,rd.
makes no difference ufnMk thr nns.r,.rtior ~
HAT Il WA better for Government oi,Isnr mt
10 con,truc tht lnw In hIh nsr, frv,,r In, T., ~
turn nli the ices which, ur,iar a,iy snnstr.,et,sn
~, H.. T., ~, IT,, ,,,.,. - . -, ~ to"oet"esioH
III an mt strn ll,nI wrnt o,,to r.. f,-
,. ,hat ~ I",tt Mn.,, "rat Tu''r as 'nE
fuii NJ. ftih,,arS iiatinrs,r wle, H." ,,,o,n'1 ~.
matter to me, or askcI nv utlininn miu,l,t H.
1m,t thomHht n v"rv ho1,,t,"1 s,,athu -,