The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1880-05-07
No. 10.

committee on appropriations had made
no amendment, and thought there would
be no discussion.
No amendments being offered, the bill
was read third time, and passed.
The regular order was then taken up,
being the resolutions declaring Spottord
entitled 10 the seat occupied by Kellogg,
Senator Vance supported the resolu-
tious, but before concluding his remarks
the senate adjourned for the purpose of
allowing the senators to attend the funer-
al of the late clerk of the supreme court,
which was about TO take place from the
capitol.
Washington Notes.
WASHINGTON. d. c., April 30.-Colonel
Joseph Segar, United States arbitrator
on the American and Spanish claims
commission, dropped dead, on steamer
coming here from Norfalk.
The comptroller of the currency re
ports that the total number of national
banks organized since November LIST,
1879, which was the date of the tables IN
the last report of the comptroller to con-
gress, is forty, with a capital of S5,312,
orc The total number of banks gone
into voluntary liquidation for the same
period were nine, with capital of ST.
100000
Al the meeting of the cabinet to-day
the threatened invasion of the Ute In
dian reservation for mining purposes
was the subject After a somewhat pro-
tractcQ discussion it was decided to send
General Mckenzie and his forces into
the reservation to prevent a collision be-
tween the whites and the Indians.
Observation-Disclosures INQUIRY.
The WaShburn-Donneliy inYesti cation
was continued to-day. Upon cross-eX-
| animation 8Ir. Finley said: BY mercen
airy quasi Democratic defenders of Wash
burns bribery, ] referred to alledged in
terviews published in Minnesota pa
per, and sent here to congressman by
pretended Democrats in Minnesota, and
all other Democrats who defended Wash
burns methods CT obtaining his election.
By our friends in New York, l meast
the Democratic party of New York
state.
Donnelly was then sworn, and made
the following statement:
| did not write the anonymous letter.
| did not inspire it or procure it written.
| did not know who wrote it. | first
saw it on the 9th of March. met Mrs.
| Springer and told her the writing look
ed like that of w. S. King, of Minnesota.
She thought the matter should be kept
secret until Springer returned from New
| York. On the morning of the 10th /
| met Springer in his committe room and
| told him my suspicion and that | would
| send for specimens of the handwriting
and do all | could TO discover and pun
ish the anthor Of the anonymous letter.
| He said he would rather give $1,000
| than have the matter get into the papers.
| If it got out he should hold him respon-
| siblc, and would cut his acquaintance;
| that nothing was so desperate that he
/ would not do if il were known. He al
| so said that he thought the anonymous
! letter came from Finley, who had writ
ten bulldoZing letter. | suggested
that there was no similarity IN the hand
writing.
But | am positive that did not say
| that Finley could not have written both
| letters, because they were upon different
paper. From early in the winter, up to
the 9th of March, was convinced that
! Springer was in my favor. On the 9th
of March, Manning told me there was no
| doubt as To the course of Springer in
voting TO unseat Washhurn, but that
| there was doubt of his voting to seat
me- / told Julian; he called upon
| Springer and argued the case with him
! tor two hours, and came away with the
idea that Springer's course was very
| doubtful. | saw Finley that evening,
March 9th, and talked the matter over
with him. Nothing was said about his
writing Springer a letter. | had had
frequent interviews with Springer dur
ing the winter He said 1t might be
polite 10 hold back my case until after
the question of selecting presidential
electors was settled or its agitation quiet
| in New York. That if my case was de
cided at once the Republicans would
raise claim, whereas, he said. if the case
| should he held back, we, the Democrats
/ will have that much advantage in de
| fnrJanin nIIr course