Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1882-05-05

/ WIN yoo Piodo0
careful to state to the COMMITTEES yor
understanding Of Just what Sheppar
wanted You to do?"
He wanted me privately to sxamin
bis papers. and give my opinion o.
them, butmo particularly he desire,
me to ascertain the attitude of thi
Government towards Chill and Peru
he wanted me to see the Secretary O
state, and learn what the policy of thi
Government would be. / thought
proper and right to do So,
Witness understood our Government
to assume the position of warning ava,
other powers.
Witness vas asked if he understood
the Peruvian Company expected to b,
able to furnish the amount of indemni
ty which Chill would claim, and replied
There was no Peruvian Company al
that time. l supposed there was a sor,
OF syndicate of gentlemen embracing
these be had mentioned to me as beins
interested in the claim. l do not recall
the names Of all. They are published
in the prospectus, l think
Gneredible.
WASHINGTON, May At Is reported
that Senator Hill, of Georgia, has sent
his resignation to the Governor, and
Senator Brown contemplates resigning
Bad health il the cause. It il said that
ex-senator Gordon viii be appointed to
one vacancy.
Senator Voorhees, called up his resolu-
ton to investigate whether any oorrup-
ton has been used or attempted in con.
nection with the bonded whisky bill
He offered the resolution not because he
believed the stories, but because his
name had been used in the matter. He
never had been approached by any
body, and it was well known how he
stood.
Bayard passed high compliment on
Voorhees,, and hoped the COMMITTEES
would not be appointed. It was need
less.
Morrill, and Ferry bore witness to
Voorhess's integrity.
Window had heard q large sum of
money had been raised, and he would
like the matter looked into. If this
passed, it would give basis for the
whisky ring, compared with which that
Of few years ago would be insignifi-
cant.
Beck did not believe the story, and
Athorn, to whom it was credited, had
tsle9raphed that his remarks had been
greatly exaggerated, and that he never
had heard Voorhees's name mentioned
by any one in this connection. He vim
d,catsd the bill as . good, honest one,
and the men who asked for its passage
are honest a. Window. BY unanimous
consent he withdrew the amsndment to
investigate tho question of raising
money, and the Voorhees, resolution was
indefinitely postponed.
Dawes raised a breez Q by remarkinR
on the resolution to purchase some back
numbers Of the Congressional Record
that it was the practice Of Congressman
to keep up trade by selling copies of
Government books to second hand deal
srs, and then vote to buy them back.
Window, Ransom and others said
this charge involved tho honor of MEM
bsrs, and should be investigated.
Sherman introduced q bill for the
preservation Of woods and forests on
the national domain, adjacent to navi-
gable rivers.
neseile Indians.
OMAHA, May "A report from Raw
Inns (Wy.) states that the Bannocks and
Snakes, whose reserve is in the Wind
River Valley, near Fort Washable, have
eone on the warpath. Gen. Crook is
waiting official confirmation Of TIE re-
port. These Indians have been friendly
for several years. There are about 25OO
Of them. Fort Washable is now with
out garrison. az two companies Of the
third cavalry left thsre on Monday un-
der orders to 30 70 Arizona. It is be-
lieved the Indians arc about to take
advantage Of the military. The report
comes from the operator at Rawlins
Fort Washakie is LEO miles north of the
Union Pacific, and has . telegraph line.
Parneil's 0pinisn.
New YoRk, April 5.-Ths Herdlds
London special says Parnell was met
this morning by Herald representative
at the Marine Hotel, Kingstown, where
he had driven last night on his release.
70 avoid ineenvenisnt manifestations
and sympathy from his friends. He
was accompanied BY OKelly and Mr..
Dillon. The health Of the latter gentle
man seems to have suffered oonsidera-
bly, from his imprisonment, but Mr..
Parnell and Mr.. O'Kslly are in their
usual health. In reply to question by
the Herald representative, Mr.. Parnell
made the following important announce
mont of his future policy and his rela-
tions with the Government Of Mr.. Glad
stone.
"was your release unexpected, and
vas il accompanied BY any oonditionsg''
Mr.. Parnsil-" From the alfred toas
Of the Ministry since the meeting of
Parliamsnt had supposed that oar re-
lease might have como in few weeks,
but,we bad no reason to anticipate it 50
soon. consequently our release came
upon us very much surprise. II is, Of
course, a. stated by Gladstone last even
ing in the House, entirely unoondi-
tiOual."
Correspondent" What arc your
views about the Foster resignation and
the consequences likely 10 spring there
fromY
Mr.. PaSnell-"We consider our release
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