The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-04-19

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WASHINGTON, April 1.-THE at
tOrney general to-day sent to the Sen
ate q letter concerning the action O
the department ut justice, in relation
to fees of special attorneys in the stal
route cases, il which he says in part
Had it been originally supposed tina,
the cases would occupy the time they
did. probably the rate fixed would
just have been asked or given. When,
however, the trial was tediou.ly pro-
tracted by the policy Of the defence
the sum total paid for the services OF
Bliss did appear excessive and I &C.
c"rdingly urged some rebate be- made
by him, as [ lid also to other
sci. Kerr's bill wasreduced and Mer-
rick m Ade q reduction at my urgen,
request. But Bliss insisted upon a
fuli compliance with the require
ments of the original contract, III one
instance claiming it allowed him to
charge for arguments q sum in excess
of $1W per day, which I refused to
grant and Oh the 4;h of March,
1857, he wrote a letter
threatening withdrawal from the
case if his account was not paid.
While the cases were in progress l
thought it injudicious to iusi>t upon
concessions which would bring about
the withdrawal of Bliss. l don't
think the amount received by Mer>
rick and Kerr excessive Or out of
proportion to that laid in cases of
even less magnitude between private
parties. 10 the fist trial of the case
against Dorsey ct al. I personally ap>
peared in court as often US my o her
duties would permit. I followed the
case with care from day to day and
made the closing argument before
the court and jury. Two of the de-
trial, but the lrregularitv and in>
congrulty of finding subordinates
guilty and failing to convict
the organizers and general
c~onspirators, those who made the
whole gain and those who had set on
foot the whole scheme to rob the
government, was so manifest that
the verdict was set aside on motion
OF the Government. On the second
trial there were acquitted lutllc
who were involved in the cases
who were not on trial before q iurv.
They were On their trial before the
people of the United States, and were
by the Judgment of the
whole country. They are not pun
lshed by imprisonment, but they had
better be in prison than now at
large as objects of scorn and aversion.
These precautions have not been
without their usefulness either.
l lave been Informed oy the postof-
ice that they have saved in that de-
Dartment alone two million dollars
per year. The effect has been to de-
;er all adventures who belong about
he department at Washington. The
'ame officials had assured me before ,
'nese cases were begun that the post
'Hce department was swarminp with
'hese dishonest jobbers. They are no |
moro wholesome. The trials have
expelled them. Through these inves
iigatlons it has been made plain that
here is no place so high that it can
ecome q sanctuary for q thief or q
robber.
WASHINGTON, April 17.-Seaman
NOras was cross examined TODAY
'e1ore b Jeanette cOmmitte and
AID during the retreat he had seen
lieut.. Danenhower boarding food
nd had heard him a that if the
worst came to the worst he intended
leave the party and escape on his
wn account. Upon being asked
there was anything else he would
!ke to testify to, witness asked that
ne ladies leave the room while he
hould repeat certain obscene and
1decent words addressed to him on
occasion by Melville. The re-
uest was granted and the language
epeated to the committee.
But it Is certainly to low and
lthy for publication. Lieut.. DAN /,
then took the stand aud
to the conversations he had
D the situation with Jackson, cor !
espondeut of the New York Herald. ,
Ill he told him then was true. but &
had since changed his views with
gard to many things he then talked
lth jackson about.
WASHINGTON, April 17.-Mr. Bate> e
an, the banker, who yesterday fur t
lsned q copy of bis charges against
eneral Swain, says this afternoon t
at The $50 600 due bill mentioned l
ereln having to-day been returned j
bis firm and the suit against them d
'sed upon it by the parties to whom I
was transferred having been with. c
avn, he has written the Secretary
Wer as follows:
DEAR SIR: The suit against orr 9
III, on due bills mentioned in NV =
argos yesterday against General d % !"
Swain, having been withdrawn "
d the differences between General a
1alm and myself salisfactoriallv "a
Tied, 1 hereby withdraw the - =
argos contained in my letter of y
'ril 18th against said General g. u
aim, he claiming they were made n,
y Misrepresentation of facts. in ifs
lich I concede. -
Very truly yours. a.
A. E.. BATEIAN.
'ANTA barbara, April l7.-Rev. =;
Atner Sanchez, the last of the ~
anclscan missionaries, who arrived r.
. In ls4l, died to-day,aged IL. d.