Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1882-08-01
isrEaAL DISPATCHES TO rHs KECoRD-uMos.l
DOMESTIC,
The Star Reusc Trial Mitchell, Valentine,
Secretary Teller an Others Testify

he testified that he had frequent converse
lions with Brady concerning the extension Of
mal service in Oregon. In many instances
be had presented petitions TO Brady, and had
Endorsed and urged them on. He would do
the same thing agaiu under similar circum-
stances. He never recon mended an increase
or expedition except upon request of his con-
stitnencies. The signers of the petitions were
highly respectable citizens.
Upon c1css-examinatiop, the witness said
the expense Of the increase never entered
into his mind when he recommended it. He
only took care of bis own region. He had
nothing to do with the contractors.
Representative Valentine of Nebraska,
testified that he had called alnost daily, for
some time, upon Brady, in connection with
the increase of mail facilities in his section.
tie understood bi, people wanted fast and
frequent mail service. He did not always
obtain the increase s'ught for, being met
with the objections that the receipts were too
small.
Secretary Teller was the next witness.
While in The Senate he had very frequently
calisd upon General Brady in conne ction
with the mail service in his section. He had
genera theory as TO government, where the
question of mail routes were concerned. He
had often expressed the belief, both in the
Senate and to General Brady, that in his
Judgment every town and mining town in
the West should have mail facilities equal to
Gowns in New York. There was no more
re lst for expecting such service to he
seif.sustaining, than to expect that the
army ard navy should be self sustaining.
His own business with the department had
almost invariably been dole through General
Brady. He had been usually successful in
securing such improvements as he desired.
His people had pressed him to secure these
increases. and he believed he was only doing
his duty Ia trying to obtain them The min
ing camps In his State frequently grew into
large towns in few montns, He had rep.
resented to the Second Assistant Postmaster
General that good and frequent mail service
would tend &c settle the Indian question.
After calling, without success. for Represent
atives Page and Bedford, the defense called
on DR.. ID. ii. Peterson, OF Louisiana.
Peterson said he was a mail contractor and
knew witness Walsh. He had heard a por.
ton of his testimony and read the remainder.
Witness was asked if he had ever given pos
tai drafts to Walsh. Question objected to by
the prosecution. In the argument which fol
lowed, lngersoll said it might come to light
that Peterson psid Walsh, as his attorney.
but that General Brady knew nothing of tie
transactions. II they could prove Peterson
never paid money to Brady, as testiGed-by
| Walsh, it could destroy the foundation Of
that statement, and would tend to discredit
the entire conversation. A long srament
followed upon this ,point, which was inter.
rupted by recess
After recess Bliss took up the argument.
ftase SAID thatie the statements were admitted
the Government would have TO produce docu.
mentary evidences which would show iispo.
siticn of the draft totally inconsistent with
the story which he assumed Peterson would
tell. The long investigation which would
follow would drag in another gentleman
whose name had already bsen mentioned in
this case. buSwhom he desired to leave out
altogether. II would compel the Govern.
meDt to supplement Walsh's testimony by
evidence which would show his, and not Pc.
tersolts, correct statement. He therefore
believed 1t best to exclude the testimony.
The Court said it seemed to him that the
evidence was Lot admissible. The y;dence
to be given by Peterson did not seem TO con.
tradict anything said by Walsh. His state.
mens might be true, 30 far as be was con.
cerned, and yet Walsh's story of what Brady
might say might also be true. Brady might
have been lying when he told Walsh that Pc.
terson was man who would seize notes and
commit highway robbery, and would o. hest.
tate about lying. If all men would tell the
Truth. perhaps this testimony could be re.
ceived.
McSweeny asksd: What would LAWYERS do
in such state OF society?
= - So - Wis .es'iinony IL received
gone Into indefinitely. It was question of
truth between BsadJ and Walsh, and Brady
was g competent witness.
Wilson then noted an exception, in which
Is stated the olEer of the defense to prove that
80. ~ 49, 49," W ~ "istsss "aish were
ear,,;o.s ,o's~i " ete.soh, ~ return I0r
Ia -. 81 % S'.ci y anu thae Drady
,r;t. ~ az oonnec..on' oirsc'iy or indirectly,
Tbs 49, 90 a".,n:
.Ls Iso,,rt ~, u p.ion was ooJecteu TO ny
H. - w. az eue &c 'siiSs hao the pfiv-
~ D. D. ~ witness, IL GGeJ couid,
ooi;on ''A''s nAa iio oohnec'io,i WIEN the Trans
Witrors
BRADY an9 ,'i san asAeu !; ne eyer paid
M "oy L.oHey ior eApsuition;
by the Court, as Peterson's route is not in.
Guided IN the indictment.
aitef ano'her unsuccessful hort to put the
9 5;nn..I ~ aL9'her form, the witness was
E ~ soia .ls:us'
the Second Assistant Postmsster-General,
testified that it was not an unusual circum.
stance for persons to combine for the purpose
OF bidding Tor contracts. and this was prac-
tice well known to the Department. Il was
usual for parties to bid over their own names,
and rot in the name OF a combination. Wit.
ness then detailed practices of contract offer,
saying the Old Contract is used as a guide in
preparing the advertisement for new services.
New routes were usually started with slow
schedule, and increased as it seemed ueces-
sary. Witness said it was frequent occur.
renee to change service under contract after
Its execution aud before beginning the service
under 1t. 1t was invariably the custom to
allow contractor months extra nav, even
if the order for the service had been revoked
before the date had arrived for putting on the
service. Witness believed the Second As
slstant POSTMASTER General was called upon
to sign his name about FIVE or six hundred
times every day. After describing at LENGTH
the business of the contract effice, the con.
clusion CT witness testimony was postponed
till tomorrow.
.Yo r
o N"'"A nsii Ne1a'ea
IN the senate and Passed-The sandry
Appropriation BilI-Abouf Shutting Up
Navy Misunderstanding Land TO The Pub.
lie Domain.
gAshlNeroN "; b July 5lss-Mon-
uay Journals Ia washington, with one ex-
Sepsioh, say 1nae no Congress since the war
~. mas remained In continuous session go long as
'he present one. Inc exception was the hrs.
session ct the forty-fourth Congress, which
iss!ea li.i lats IN August, 1876. Even now it
inposslpie 60 state whether there will be
an ao]oufnmens IN one, two or three weeks.
4! a. I'le river ana hafp9T Dill should be vetoed,
Ine memoets oil the House Commerce Com
i ma say s9e result might be to continue
congress ihoenblseiy, as great efforts will be
mace 20 secure some bill the President would
approve. OF deVise oeher means of obtaining
applopliations Ior riyer and harbor improve
iushss, anu they VIII not entirely stop ii no
aPp.9priaslons snail De made, for the appro-
pria.ions 10 the general appropriation bills
10 noe lapse as the end OF the fiscal year, If
10. useu' prs continue SIS permanent appro.
psiaIioh. lhere is now more than 81, 500. 600
~ UNUSED appropriateness to the credit of the
s Mat anu nsIpor Iuno' from last years blu.
uelhuets OF tne senate Commerce COMMITTEES
uavs inoles.ea thas II che bill shall be vetoed,
Inert WoUt0 De no attempt made to pass an.