Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-02-13

sey's handwriting that would corroborate
his statement, and he proposes going to
New York to obtain them. The cross
examination was brief and Ex-Postmaster
General James was then called.
Mr.. James testified to the statement
made to him by Reerdell, at the Arlington
hotel in the spring of 1881, in substance the
same as the statement to MacVeagh. Two
or three days afterward ne met Reerdell-
on train coming from New York. He
said he had been to New York to get the
books of which he had spoken to Mac
Veagh; that he had the books and had a
conversation with IS. w. Dorsey. At
Trenton the conductor brought in a
telegram for Reerdell, which Reerdell
showed witness. It was request to Reer-
dell to return to New York, but he said he
would not, as he was ticketed through to
Washington. Reerdell said he was watched
and could not take talk with witness. The
conversation then closed. Reerdell came
on to Washington. Witness sent for Brady
in the first or second week of March, 1881,
having discovered an order of increase on
the Rawlins and White River route. Brady
not being III, CHIEF Clerk French came
in and witness talked with
him about the route. Next morning
Brady came in with sheets containing d
statement of the remisslons he asked for,
and asked witness if he was to understand
economy to be the policy of his (James)
administration. Witness answered YES
| Witness was not permitted to give his con-
versation with French. He said he told
| French he wrote the order for the increase
on the White River and Rawlins route. He
discovered in September that it had not
been revoked and then revoked it himself.
He remembered such claim as Jen-
nings' claim, about which several
persons talked to him. Reerdell never
made application to witness about the
claim. Witness wanted to make state
ment about the history of the claim, but
the court would not admit it.
'It is a very interesting history, no
doubt" said Ingersol.
''Is is most interesting history" said
witness; and, after pause, he continued:
''The claim was referred to the attorney
/ general, who pronounced it bold fraud.
never heard of Reerdell being connected
with it."
Mr.. James was excused and James G.
Rankin, of Rawlins, who was on the stand
when the court adjourned last Friday, was
recalled.
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to witness telling what Reerdell said about
Brady and Dorsey then came up and
was argued. The defense commended that
Brady's official acts could not be adduced in
| proof of the existence of conspiracy.
The court spoke of the difficulty in Sc
lecting a time in the course of the
reception of testimony when it
could say that prima facie case of con-
| ho6 do Thorn
nothing to enable tie court to do this.
Greenleaf's rule was that when evidence
was presented of enough weight to justify
the assumption that there was possible
conspiracy it would become the duty of the
court to submit it to the jury for their
Judgment. In the present case much
of the evidence tended to establish
a conspiracy. AS to Brady, it had been
said that this court had no appellate juris
diction over his official acts. His liability
to impeachment was no bar to his indict-
ment, and the court could not assent to
the proposition that his official acts were
beyond inquiry. If it appeared that he
was party to the conspiracy and shared
the profits, then his official acts were sub
missable to a jury, and extravaganza ex-
penditures in connection with the star
routes was in evidence also.
THE SIOUX CITY LAND GRANTS.
In the case of Collins VS.. Sioux City &
Pacific Railroad company the secretary of
the interior holds that the failure on the
part of the company to carry out the pro-
visions in its land grant, that such land as
was not sold within three years after the
completion of the road should be opened
to presumption, the price realized to be re-
| turned to the company, does not der0gdte
from the grant nor can it operate to defeat
the same or cause its lands to revert to the
United States. In this case the company
sold lands, and although not
within the three years limit,
it is held that this sale must be regarded
as a disposal of the lands such as the stat
ute contemplated. The secretary says
''even if it were intended that the land
should be disposed of as public land, the
purpose of the act is defeated through its
failure to provide adequate machinery for
the use of the executive department"
TO GO INTO MOURNING.
AS mark of respect to the memory of
the late ex-postmaster general, Marshall
Jewell, the postofice department will be
draped in mourning for thirty days and
closed on Wednesday next, the day of the
funeral.
PENSION AGENTS.
The bill introduced by request in the
senate by Mr.. Cameron, of Wisconsin, to
regulate the fees of pension agents, pro-
vides that claimants or agents living in the
same or contiguous counties may sign con-
tracts allowing agents $25 in an original
case or reopened case when new or new
disability is proven, and SO for other cases.
of increase of pension, in all cases filed
since June 90, 1878. The bill further pro-
wides that no fee shall be paid in advance
or allowance made for claims filed after
the bill becomes a law. Mr.. Cameron
says the object OF the Trainer Of the bill Is
to place the pension business in the hands
of local agents and prevent its absorption
by Washington agencies.
INCORPORATION OF NATIONAL TRADES UNIONS.
Mr.. Blair's bill in relation to the incor-
poration of national trades unions pre-
sented to-day in the senate provides that
any trade organization having two or more
branches in states or territories shall be
entitled to receive from United States