Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1882-11-11
WASHINGTON.

WASHINGTON, D. c., November g.
The case of Fall, the lawyer impli-
Gated in the Star Route jury bribery,
came up to>day, and Falls counsel
waived an examination, and he was
placed under $4,000 bonds to await
the action cf the grand jury. In the
course of the proceedings in court,
A. B. Williams. of the counsel for
Fall, twice called Gov. Wells, the
prosecuting attorney, liar. Judge
Smell fined Williams 500.
Attorney>General Brewster has
written to the district commissioner
asking for the removal of Detective
Geo. o. Miller, on the ground that
he betrayed the interests of the gov-
ernment in the Star Route cases.
The request was made upon the
recommendation of Messrs Merrick,
Ker and Wells.
Both Falls and Payne gave bail
this afternoon and were released.
Falls has made to Governor Wells,
counsel for the government, state
ment in regard to the matters for
which he is being prosecuted, which
is in the nature of a confession.
Falls had been employed to test
the virtue of the Star Route jury
and ascertain the truth or falsity of
the rumors that some of the mem,
bers of the jury We're for SALE
Through the agency of Foote and
Payne he learned that Brown was
for sale for So 500, and the two
former we're employed by Falls to
induce Brown to sign written con
tract agreeing to sell his vote. Brown
refused to sign any agreement, but
guaranteed to vote as required for
the amount named in cash. The me-
gotiations, however, failed.
Falls gives details of the transace
ton testified to by detective Miller,
which have led to the demand for
Miller's dischargeAof Falls, as he
caused to be circulated the report
that he was in the employ of the de,
PENDANTS, while in fact he was in the
government employ. He did this
the better to secure news. The
statement is of considerable length,
and it was intended to be brought
up in court to- day, had not Fa Is
counsel waived examination, and
thereby escaped cross examination.
A letter addressed by Chairman
Burrows to the members of the Sc
lect committee of the House of
Representatives on expenditures for
he Improvement of the Mississippi
River, the outlines of the proposed
work of that committee, which
started from Cincinnati to- day, as
follows To inquire first, into the
work now in progress for the im>
provemens of the Mississippi River
below Cairo, and into the methods
employed in making such improves
ments and into the contracts touch>
ing the same, and the application
of the appropriations made oy Con-
gress for that purpose second, into
all matters pertaining to and the
feasibility of an outlet system for
the improvement of the Mississippi:
Third, into the improvement made
at the mouth of the Mississippi river
by the system of jetties, and the ex-
tent. to which some have facilitated
navigation of the river to the gulf.
Their permanency and the method
now in the improvement thereof and
into all matters touching said im-
provements, methods and affects
thereof and contracts touching the
same. The following sub com~
nittee have been appointed to
consider these topics above spec
flied for the first, Burrows,
Michigan; Hiscock, of New York,
and Carlisle, of Kentucky; for the
second, Butterworth, of Ohio, Hasel
ton, of Wisconsin, and Holman, of
Indiana; for the third, Robinson, OF
Massachusetts, Thomas, of Illinois
and Ellis, Of Louisiana.
The committee will not be accom-
panied by any members of the Mis-
sisippi River commission, but will be
assisted in their investigation, by n
FL. Hutten, engineer of the Baltimore
Harbor board, who accompanies them
as advisory engiaeer. The object Of
the commission is to determine, by
local inspection and minute personal
inquiry, what means of improving
the River are most economical and