Omaha daily bee., 1883-05-29
A Sketch Of the Operations Of
tie Supervising Architect
Of the Treasury.
Millions of Dollars Frittered
Away on Favored Contrsc-
tors and Politicians.
Msrrick Begins the FinGl Argu
msnt to the tar r ,ute
Jury
R.dsnptiou eff Trees vy Notes
1ho r orthefu Fao iu In
dsmpity Lands.


Special Disp'tch to II. ZEN.
WASHINGTON, 'loy 20 The com
mi.tee aypOIused W investigate the
rtf',rs # inc supervising sic ii,eol's
cfi "a, mat this mnrnipg and ad
journed I'll Thursd.y.
M!RBICKs ARGUMENT sSl,,[,S
M rick begnl The ctJeIDg ar4u
ment f.r tho government IN the sraT
route tiisi this incoming. rne c1un-
sei who preceded him cautioned al"
III y against epitaets, when he might
nave tskea the advice 20 himss { Ia
prisnnera' wives and families eeT0 not
On trial, bat the prisoners themselves
DE would not speculate OF cpuns9i's
possible meariug when he epoRc Of
one or two honest non N tho jlrY,
Pe,h,ps he meant what hsd been du.Io
once cou,o bs doue again, bat he
thought not. The Prosecutors tears
| m'eh5 iJw and their tesrt, bleeb bs
cauae they were turc d to prosecute q
paI who helpad them to secure heir
p'scet, bat he tn mixed G 4 tho caul.
try had officers whose idg.
mont WAS not ~iuflleuced by suca
cor s~ilsratious. Tho defense had
thrown down the gauntlet II ~ yer
dict was rescued It this tiisi, bu5 h.
trustoa aud believed there would he,
perhsp, his connection With the case
would clone, bat he would pnss that
gauntlet over to the government: aud
assume the defense that they would
b, prosecuted as long ~ the atmos-
phers of purify surrounded tho adj
miaistraiion TIE case w,uld b. peos.
eouued until q verdict was reached
Il viii be thare," interjected Ia
gersnl
"The counsel will not be there"
replied Msrrics.
'IIi bet $50 a day will be- there,
thcugh," exclaimed s. W. Dtssy
from the doorway
Merrick ssid, In the ourso OF his
argument, he might lind it necessary
to carry the jury to the grave OF Ror-
dell, aud il hs did not succ-ed IL
making him speak, II they c)uid no,
hear his voi,e raise through inc snd,
he would IA AXE ano'har gave w;ilo
would call the counsel (l0gerroI) 90
his favorite entertair m Ii # i.JIyr
mose lamentaticn at IA funeral. MY
rick then bsgan an expoei,ion of th'
VS. governing tho star R11te service,
In regard to the stfiiavits Ia the case
ne s.id he Intended to srgus .hs cir
cumstsI c ., making each If than y:
II 1t were al Indictment for p3rj ny.
He would show that they mad b,sa
made by fraud and petjlsy. AG-
%joUrred.
REDEMPTION OF TREASURY NOTES.
Treasurer W,mSn has issued IN,
folio wing eirca,sr: NJ appropriation
having BEEN made for transportation
Of Uni ed States notes to the tress
urer for redemption tor the next Fl Ca
year, tIpress charges on remittance
of such notes rtci'vsd ~ the tre.,
urer on and after J1ly 1, 1888 vii
not be paid By the government. Wheu
the charges have been prepaid at pr
ware rates the returns will "a made, II
30 requested, By the treasurel's trans
fer check on any assistant traasurer o
the q lited Safes, drswn I o the ordeI
# the sender OF his correp ,ndsnt; /
not prepaid, express charge, upor
notes received and upon notes re.
} turned therefor will Do dedac. ed iron
the proceeds T the remittance at I'll,
rates established under government
contrsc, with the ADAM Q Xpres
company.
Tne circular does not apply to ma
tionsi bank notes, which will be re,
deemed and paid for In the same man
ner as heretofore.
THE N. +. INDEMNITY LANDS.
. Secretary Teller mas inst,uc sed til
| commissioners Of the general Ian
off, "a to direct Off lers along Us,
Northern PAaf, railway to sccep
selections OF lands within the IN
!, demni'y limits of thu grsat to til,
3 company, NJ d to note the same upcr
the books when Lrc1 selecttoLs At
. iree from conf OF, without rsquirir
The COMPANY 10 furnish l's.s Of lard.
, IN order 20 faoi tate the al lStmeI
, of the grant, and 10 carry GU The Re
a cont decision Of the Arcrstary rsquif
b, ing prompt action on the part OF th
/. company Ia order that lauds O neec
ed for the purposes If Its grant may \
restored for settlement at All ear
day.