The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-01-26
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Washington News Notrs.
THE PUBLIC BUILDING,

Washington News Notrs.
THE PUBLIC BUILDING.
WAsmINGToN, ID. c., Jan. 25.-The secre-
tary OF the treasury has designated c. c.
Bnkley, of Sherman; j. Il. Dillard, Of
Kaufman and J.. Z. Smith, Of Fort Worth,
as commission TO select the site of the
pablo building at Dallas.
CAUCUsING.
Republican senators held Il brief confer.
cnce this morning and will probably con
tinue it at the conclusion of eulogies on
Senator Hill. The desire is to adopt
mode of procedure which will facilitate ana
expedite action on the pending tariff bill.
Notwithstanding an intimaton from sew
eral senators that the republican conference
on Monday was so brief and informal that
nothing OF interest TRANSFERRED, the rumor is
pretty authentic that the brief discussion OF
the tariff was in some respects u decidedly
animated one, and that enough was dis
closed of the temper of the republican
members to indicate that it may be next to
impossible to hold them to the caucus nc
ton. 1t is said that Mr.. Conger
directly intimated he would not vote for
the bull upon its passage If lumber is
retained on the free list, and Mr.. Alison, in
reply took occasion to point out the duty
OF individual senators in terms which drew
from Mr.. Logan u vigorous defense OF the
rights of individuals to sustain their convic.
tons untrammelled by party or caucus
dictation,
THE sTAR.RsUTE TRIAL.
A. Boone was called in the star-route
trial to-day. He had conversation with
Miner, Stephen Dorsey, perhaps John Dor.
sey. In conversation with Stephen he rec
commended Moore; Miner called at witness
office the next day ana saw Moore, who in
sisted on $3.50 per month; Miner agreed to
allow il after Moore left the city witness
called Miners attention to the fact that q
check had not been sent to Moore accord
ing to promise he also saw Stephen Dor
sew, who sent the check In conversation
with Stephen Dorsey, November Is, 1881,
Dorsey produced letter from Peck, deslr-
ing him to secure an experienced man 10
get up bids for the next letting, and offered
witness the position, but the latter declined
to accept the salary, demanding an interest
in tho business which Dorsey finally
a creed to give him.
Witness was asked who received propo.
sails when they were returned, but objec-
ton was mtie and another discussion FOL
| lowed. Bliss said that lngersoll was right
| in the statement that the government az
sumed that $. W. Dorsey was the root o.
| the concern. In point of fact, ht
sent out proposals and received them. The
court allowed tho question, and witnos.
said the packages were returned through
5. W. Dorsey. Three postmastcrs re-
sponded. The postmaster at Little
Rock, Hot Springs and Helena. Proposals.
were used N bidding at letting all that h,
could get in. Bliss read as follows
"lInited States senate chamber, Wash
IN y ~
Are you sure 1t is the United States
senate chamber said lngersoll, will
emphasis upon the words. Then, as tn,
court raped Tor order, "Oh, only wantel
that IL b. emphasized properly"
Merrick Immediately presented anothe
letter to witness and inquired:
The Stephen W. Dorsey who signed tina
was United States senator, was he notp'
Answer-"Ies, sir"
Letters were then offered in evidence
as showing Dorseys connection
with the transaction to which witness hat
testified. In other words, Merrick said tn
witness was temporarily placed aside
while s. W. Dorsey himself spoke to tn
jury on what he had written with his owl
hand. Defense objected and pointed to tn
record Of the last trial when tho cour
had rejected preferred evidence. In tn
course of argument lngersoll used the ex
PRESTON where will this end2" "In tn
pcnitentiary,' promptly interrupted Bliss
lngersoll, shaking his finger at Bliss
"You will be there as soon rs my CLIENT
The Court-"This is entirely unprofe.
! sional."
Ingersoll-"DId | provoke it''
The Court-"No,"
Ingersoll-"l represent a gentleman, an,
I, do not propose doing anything u gentle
, man may not do"
The court said that at the last trial the,
y seemed to prove some official misconduc
4 on the part oi Senator Dorsey aside frou
the routes in this case. In that instanc,
. It overlooked the other question, whether
evidence did not show con
5 neotion between Dorsey and othe
4 defendants In the preparation o
bids for letting soon to be made, Tie cour
, then got u certain viewo the case and raj
\ of on that line. II might Ms well be under
D stood that questions arising In this Gus
r would be decided without bias from an.
former decision. (Suddenly and with grcs
indignation to Williams, who was smiling,l
"What do you mean by that, sir2 VIVA
: do you mean by sncering aud giggling lik
! q fool ut the decisions Of this court"
. Williams--'I don't understand You;
don't believe the courts language is wal
ranted. was talking about another mat
: ter and did not hear you"
The Court-"You should have been lis
tcninp,n
WiiIiams-"your honor has NOT decide,
. vet You could not have expressed nm,
[ opinion upon it,n
The Court-"Thc court accepts your dis
olaimer and owes YOU an apology for tn,
severity OF Its language"
and resulted In Tho admission of Tho pnnrr,
, Dorscy's ,ettcrs 10 postmasters In Arknr
sas which had been already pub li,hed =,
. ourstiny than 10 have nronossls rsyt,aa,
. ana ,aiSrnaJ n him taking caro- 10 Ia, y,
a "o 'y' unm =, s,an "' WAVE az, Wv, "
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