The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1883-12-25
NATIONAL SCANDAL.
How The Central Pacific Magnates
Captured C0ngressmen ana
Governors.
Some Explanations Needed.
And Huntington EndeaTOrs to Give
the Game.
A National Scandal.

San Francisco 23.-Following are ex
trscts from the Colton,R Huntington
scheme, all dated New York, from Hunt.
ineton TO Cotton:
HI had aitslk with BristoW, Secretary
of the Treasury. He will be likely to
help US fix our matters with government
Oh q fair basis. Scott switched Senator
Spepcer, Of Alabama, and Walker OF
Virginia, this week, but you know they
can be switched b ick with proper ar
ranpements when wanted. All mem bers
of the doUse from California are doing
first rate, except Piper. L wish you
would write letter to Luttrell, saying l
ssY he is doing first rate, and p very aoie'
There have been several bitches In the
Interior Department In relation to the
last section completed west OF doshen.
! went to the Secretary and he put the
thing in shape, so / think we Will not
lave further trouble" :,
March IA, 1s77-After tne Senate rail-
rosd committee was made up Scott went
TO Washington. He got one Of our men
off and one CT his put on, but that did
not give him the committee. Gordon, Of
Georgia, was taken off, and Bogg, OF
Missouri, put on.
May eth, 1s77-I notice what you say
of Oonover, OF Florida, Senator. he is
8 clever fellow, but do not 20 any money
on him. Think if any Republican Ia
elected in Sargent's place he (Sargent is
worth to us, il he comes back as our
friend, as much ss six new men, ana he
should be returned.
May Is, lS77-Am glad you are paying
stsention to General Taylor and Mr.:
Lssson. Taylor can do US much good
in the south. I think be would like to
get position with US in Cslifornis. Mr..
Kssson has always been our friend In
Congress, and as he Is very able man
he has been able to do as much good. Tie
Dever lost Us one dollar. l have written
you before about Senstor Conover. de
may want to borrow some money. DO
not see how we can let him have any IN
California. Have just given Senator In.
gals, of Kansas, letter to you. he 10 Q
coed fellow, and can do US much good.
think he is we'll disposed towards US.
Senator Morton is coming over; also hs
brother-in. law, Burbank. They are good
fellows, but B. means business.
Oct. 10, 1877.-Went to Washington
night before last. Think l have TIE
bridge question settled for the present.
Found it harder than I expected. The
Secretary Of War told me they had it mp
In TWO cabinet meetings, and had con-
cluded not to dc anything Is Congress
would come together next week. got
him out Of that idea in about twenty
minutes; then saw three others OF the
cabinet; then went and saw the Presl-
dent. He was little cross ut first, but
] soon got him over.
Oct. %, tS77.-Think Stafford batter be
In Washington ct the commencement OF
the session, to get Congress to confirm
the acts Of Arizona. Saw Axtell, Gov
ernor Of New Mexico, aud he said he
thought if we would send to him such .
bill SO we wanted passed into law, he
could get it passed with very little or no
money; when, il we sent man there
they would stick him for large amounts.
he said if you would make bill and
send it to him or Mr.. Waldron, it could
be passed.
October $50, 1877. "The committees
sre made up for the forty fifth Congress.
Think the railroad committee Is right.
but the committee on railroads I do not
like. A different one was promised me-"
November "a, 1877. when I heard
that one of the commissioners TO ex>
anime the Southern Pacific out from
Yuma was to 90 from this side, l made
objections, which l would not hare done
If had known that it was Sturges, that
had been 60 long ia the Interior Depart
ment, and / hope you will explain it to
him, IS he is one Of the best men In that
department of the government. and can
do US good in our land matters"
December 5, 1877. I'VE have just re- |
eeived telegram from Washington that |
Matthews and Window have been put
on the Senate railroad committee In place
os howe and Ferry. This looks as though |
the Texas Pacific had control of the SEN |
stes as fer as appointing committees is
December IS, 1877. "Jay Gould went |
10 Washington about two weeks since |
md I know he saw Mite nell, senator |
rom Oregon, since which time money |
la been used very freely in Washing |
on, as some parties have been hard ut
YORK for tho Texas Pacific and Northern |
oacifc with the Salt Lake branch, that /
lever work except for ready cash. and 1
senator Mitchell is not for US as he vas,
although he says he is. but I know he 10
lct.n
June II, 1878. Fremont hiss been
appointed Governor Of Arizona. I shall
rive him passes. I think Ii important
hat you see him on his arrival. See that
ae does not fall into the hands Of bad
men. BE ia very friendly to as now.
Scott tried hard to defeat his beiLg COM
rmed."
A reporter of the Associated
Press saw G.. P. Huntington, Of the
Southern Pacific Railway company,
o.day. relative to a republication of |
etters written by Mr.. Cotton be-
iween the years 1874 and 1878, in
'egard to the construction of q
irans-continental line, which letters
lave recently been introduced into
court by Mrs. COulton, who is suing
or settlement. Huntington said it |
vas true he had written several
hundred letters to Coulton and in
hese letters he may have spoken
larshly of certain senator's
md if so they undoubtedly
deserved it. He was sure
here was nothing in those letters
hat he cared anything about keep
ng from the public. He had writ
en- Colon with the same freedom
With which he would have talked
O him if he had been present about
heir business. Beyond this there |
7as nothing in the letters which !
od heen remarkably offered for