National Republican., 1883-03-03

corrsc Uowrate cot Off. without any doubtt
these performances were equally as intam0nsU
as The star route robbcrics. There was equallNk
IA conspiracy here 90 rob the government lnN
A suit which ought to be treated as an ordi-
nary suit grand lawyers were gathered TO- II,
gcthcr by the department Of justice and all
lowed TO place their hands in the treasury t0t
any dcpth they chose, and 20 the extent ol lkf
time they chose. There was nothing to limitH
them in prico or In the term of their continu-N III
ance. lie knew of another case whrro ak J,
member Of congress was employed by district
attorney, Martin l. Townsend, rs special
attorney when the department Of justice kneWVs
that he should he attending to his duties atk
Washington, and for those special services he
received $4,000. Whore was the protectionp'
of the people when the head of the depart n
ment of Justice not only tolerated but inaugt
uratcd such procecdings2 In
Mr. Cameron lof Pennsylvania DO youI N
mean 10 say that hc got dollar ofitP L,
Mr.. Van Wygk. oh, no,
Mr. Cameron. Then you no careful how
Won talk Be more careful how you talk.
You must stop now. Stop here.
Mr. Van NyCk. | am glad my friend comosN
20 the rescue. tried to do it, but the force
Of facts was against It.
You ntc a." began ME- CalncrOnN
threatening, hut then stopped.
Mr.. Van Wycl. / havo not said that thd
attorney general took any of this money.
"You talk too much" replied Mr.. Cameron
"dOlt talk any more in that way.
Mr. Van WyCk. / don't pretend that thd'
attorney general took any of this money bu4'
whGn ho puts his sign manual of Brewster
to these vouchers when he allowed 80 dayb
for hotel expenses, when ho at one time al
lowed 25 cents for q Telegram and AT anothcIh
s cents, when he allowed 81 cents for mes1
songer. when he allows Mr.. Bliss not onlIl
travelling expenses, but sleeping car and 5uf
cents for the porter J sa! lao does thlnHb
which any man in his senses knows not to bci
right | don't pretend that he obtained anyk
of this money himself hut this mode of exf
tracing money from the treasury Is no betteit
than the star route method, none whatever.
During the coloIuy between Mes RS. VanI
WyCk and Cameron, the latter E'nilcluanl
seemed greatly excited and indignant at th9
air,ignment of the department Of Justice. H4
stood on the oppo 10 side of the aisle from
Mr.. Van Wyck and gesticulatod vehcmcntiyf
The presiding officer (Mr Harrisl insisted
chat he should not interrupt Mr.. Van WycH
with nj first addressing tho chair and obj
tanning permission TO do 5o but Mr.. Vanl
wyck blaudly exp ess,d his willingness to bd
interrupted.
MIR. Logan said that this proceeding of thel
senator from Ncbr ska was so remarkable, sdl
un'recedcnted, that he would ask thJ sUnatolI
whether the papers which hU was referring ID
were original papers from the attorney gen /
erals office,
Mr. Van Wyck said that they were copies of
the vouchers which had been called for by aI
senate resolution.
ibid the papers come into the possession OF
the senator p asked Mr.. Logan.
"lnto the possession of the senate" replied
Mr.. Van Wyck.
MIR. Logan. Does,thc senator intend to rcfclI
them to n committee?
Mr.. Van Wyck. | intend to do so,
Mr.. Logan. But the senator takes tho Cpl
portunty Of making n general attack on thel
attorney generals department without anyI
reference to any report or anything whatovcrl
except to get this haranguc before the coun-
try. Continuing, Mr.. Logan said the course
of the senator from Nebraska was so undigni1
fed and so wide n departure from the usual
method of proceeding in the senate, thatI
without desiring to enter into the merits OF
the case, he felt justified in saying that if
such speech were made by any man OUT
doors, while the trial of these men charged
with robbing the government was going onl
the country would understand that thd
speaker was an attorney for the dcfendantsl
Mr.. Van Wyck said he had felt it his duty
to ascertain whether the charges made against
the Department of Justice were true, and
when the Treasury department had sent the
vouchers bearing the attorney generals own
sign manual Brewster" showing that $50 d
day was paid to one of these attorneys, therd
was no need to wait for the report of any com
mittee, and he felt il TO DO his duty to make
this "harangue," as the senator called it, and
get the facts before the people. The senator
from Illinois had said that IL n man "out
doors" made such q speech he would bo re-
garded as an attorney for the defendants. is
il possible, said Mr.Nan Wyck, that that Is the
way the gentleman, or the attorney general,
would seek to make these charges2 II what
have read is true-and it is truc--surely ii
demands some other answer than that / do
not want to see the treasury plundered, as
plundered it Is, whether by Consprators
in the star routes or in any other way. In
no country where Justice was deCently adj
minstcrGd would Il be possible TO have All
ordinary criminal prosecution prOtracted as
this star route trial has been, not once, but
twice. The country is being robbed. What
ha, been saved through the energy of former
postmaster general Is being spent now by o
combination Of lawyers getting $3.50 day. /
want this eNtravaEanCc TO stop. ] move that
these papers be printed and referred to the
judiciary committee. The motion was agreed
to,
The senate then ior the half dozen who
were present., took u recess for an hour, until
SilJ,
EYi,NING SESSION.
AT s15the senate reasscmblcd. Mr. Allison
presented the conference report on the legs-
latvc executive, and judicial appropriation
BILL " iich was read.
Tic provision regulating the hours of labor
in the departments, which had been struck
out blythe senate rs new legislation, reap
pearing in modified form in the conference
report, air. Edmunds asked the chairman OF
the committee MR. Allison how the senate
Confcroes had come to agree to It..
Mr., Allison replied that the provision itself
was considered reasonable one, regulating
the hours Of labor aud the manner of tho per-
fOrmAnce of the duties of the persons ap-
prOpriated for in the bill, and that the senate
cOniergea had agreed TO 1t as the hest arrange
mcnt that was practicable in order to secure
the passage of the bill,
Mr.. Edmunds said that If the house Of
representatives was going to refuse to appro-
pirate money to carry on the government
unless the senate would consent TO change
existing law, he would like to know it; and
he asked Mr. Allison whether the house con-
ferecs had set up any such pretension, aud
how the senate cOnicroes acting for the SEN
ate had come to yield the point.
Mr.. Allison would not say that the house
conferces had set up any prGtensiOn in rela-
tiOn to this matter. Tho senate Ounlcrees
had not assumed to give up anything for the
senate. Their report was now submitted for
the judgment of the senate, and if the senxsft
disapprove it, let it be rejected.
Mr.. Edmunds said that lfSfiT. Allison'
name had been Mac&uyelli his remark
would not have brs'-S surprising. Laughter.
After s9uGs further discussion the repor
vas ysifeed to.
NJ 4. Hale presented the conference repor
on the naval appropriation bill,whiCh he said