The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-01-30
A FIERCE ATTACK.
Ex.Speaker Keifcr Geis In His Work ON
General Royntou.

Ex.Speaker Keifcr Geis In His Work ON
| .Gcnerai BoSntou.
WASHINGTON, January 20,-In the House
the following bills among others we're in.
troduced: F5 r,,f'
BY Mr. Wood-To reduce tho tariff
rates on different kinds and qualities Of
sugar.; also, reducing the duty on wooden
goods, aannels, blankets, woolen and
children's dress goods and ready.made
clothing. a.rN M
By Mr.. Bennett-To prevent the inter.
marriage OF the white and negro races in
the District Of Columbia. -. -
BY Mr.. Warner, OF Ohlo-A bill to bet.
tel secure the stability Of the paper cur.
reacy, III. ~
All. Hopkins introduced a resolution
reciting tha. ex.Sleaksr Keller had
charged H. V. B,ynton, correspondent Of
the Cincinnati Commercial Gar.lte, with
approaching him during the las. Congress
with corrupt proposition in regard 10 the
hcGarraban claim, and providing for IA
committee OF five members to investigate
the charge. Tho Speaker ruled that The
resolution was in order.
Mr. Keller, amid great excitement, rote
70 speak on the resolution, and sent to tho
Oefks dedk copy Of a letter which he
had sent to Boynton. He said he had re-.
ceived letter from Boynton, demanding
that he lkeiter) should move III inyes,l-
CATION OF the cnarge sgainst Boynton, and
TO this demand Mr.. Keller made vigorous
reply. He starts oul by saying ,ha, Boyn-
ton has placed himself outside the paIs 0f
q gentleman, and bis reputation as lii.r
and deiAmer Of character is such that it
mas become unnecessary to deny anything
be Says. He says be will not move an in.
yeatigation "because do not believe 1t is
the business Of the House TO investigate
your corrupt deeds!" He further SAYS: I'll.
when you told me-, near the close Of the
Last Congress, that l was fool for no,
making money while Speaker, as Blaine
and Coltax had done, and that there was
still plenty 10 be made If The McGarrahan
Dill could be gotten through, had thrown
you, as you deserved, from my room, SUP.
pose 1t would have been wiser for me-"
he then recites Boynton's .TJrls to in.
tilence him on the MtGarrahan claim.
and s.ys, ~ leave 1t ior the public to do.
eide whether lobbyist who works for
big Jobs at the close Of session OF Con.
gress does it for pay or for sentiment"
At the conclusion OF the reading Mr..
Keller again took the q Dor and said that
in conversation with some msmbers be
had used the unfortunate expression that
there was "clique" Of newspaper LOBBY
lets. That might have been true or it
might not 1tseemed to have been repeat.
ed 10 General Boynton that he had used
the expression. He Immediately rushed
into the papers and commenced DENYING
that he was guilty Of any connection with
the McGarranan claim in the last Congress.
Certainly he tKeiier) had not mentioned
it up to that time.
Mr.. keifer also sent up to be read Mr..
Baynton's letter. to him as Speaker, asking
him to recognize Mr.. Dunnell to press the
M.Garrahan bill to a vote, and related a
conversation in which Boynton told him
there was money to be made II the bill
should pass. The resolution was amended
80 as to include all occupants Of the press
gallery, and was passed.
MIR. Boynton denies in toto the charges
made by MIR. keifer.