Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1883-05-03
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THE sANDHILL PELICANs

Special Dispatch to The BEE.
WASHINGTON, Moy Secretary
Teller informed q repre- sentative Of
the Associated Press this evening that
he does not intend to make any
formal reply to Senator Hills letter,
and adds that although he found it
was full of errors and mlsrepr esenta.
tions, he does not purpose taking any
public notice of any portion OF 1t;
that 1t Is local or personal In It's char
acter, and he did not think the pub.
lie had any interes. in these matters.
He said, however, as to the Yellow.
stone Park lease, he took the advice
of his assistant, Joslyn, and of
McCammon, law officer of the de.
partment, and that the lease was In
their opinion In accordance with the
law. Teller went on to say: "It does
not, ar Senator Hill assumes, give the
control of the park to the lessee. Any
number Of leases may be made In
every respect as advantageous to
the lessees % this one.
No exclusive privilege Is
given and no advantage is given In
sites. The lease covers sites for
hotel and stage stations. aggregating
ten acres. Others may, If they desire,
have the same. As to the rulings Of
the department In favor of corpora
tions In the matter of land grants
Hill made only general charge con.
cerniug q matter which he could
know no more of than the general
public. The rulings have all been
made to conform to the decisions of
the supreme court and the opinions of
the attorney general concerning the
duty of the executive departments of
the government In that respect Sec.
rotary Teller furthermore remarked
that he Is not authorized to legislate,
but simply to administer the laws,
whether such laws are In accordance
with his views or not, and that Sena.
tor Hill might have sscerta!ned what
are his views on this subject from the
last annual report of the department
of the interior.
SENATOR HILL
loft Washington this evening for Col
orado. Before his departure he was
asked If he had anything further to
say at present with reference to his
controversy with the secretary of the
interior. He replied, EVERY state
msnt contained in my letter is strictly
true. Teller will naturally seek to
break Its force by . general denial,
but upon some points he will have to
face evidence. Efforts to make a
diversion by an indirect charge (on
the alleged authority Of "friends OF
Secretary Tsller'D that I bought my
seat In the senate Is unworthy of
notice and has no foundation to sci
upon. If 1t had been so 1t would
have been used against me long ago.
The truth Is neither Senator Cailcott
nor any responsible person hal
pressed me to with such
charges. The nearest approach tt
it was contained In q card from
Ex-senator Chaffee, In which he sale
that my election had, according to m!
own statements, cost me $2S 900
This statement was so vague that
never deemed 1t worthy of notice
since Chaffse might have referred t.
legitimate contributions made by m
to my party in the state. Whsteve
charges I have made against Teller
have been made over my owu sigma
ture. If he will adopt like cours
and be responsible for the statement
that furnished, used or caused to b
used money in any corrupt or illegi'
Innate mauner connected with NV cleo
tion to the senate, I will afford him 4
the earliest possible day an opportr
nifty to prove the charge"