Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-03-11
MIG. AEEEEEeS, DEFENSE.
Ihc ex-Spcasscr Again on the Stand.
PROGRESS OF THE kEIFER-EOYNTON INQUIRY

1houht-SS VI The hElFER-EOYNT0N INQUIRY,
Mir. I. ii. Painter, correspondent was examined
bclora the keier-Boynton committee to-day He
was placed upon the stand 10y the prosecution to
sho" thaI General BOyntOn was actuatcd by mali
ciouS motives on his part in the action taken at
lt leehlg OF the correspondents held in the press
gallery OF the House Immediately after the adjourn
hleht OF the FOrty-Seyenth Congress. VIXEN rcsO!r-
tlol5 were passed condcmning eX-SDeaker Kcifer
iof MS action In relation to the opening OF the press
saiieI3 on inc night OF adjournment. Witness
gave some uEtfNportant Testimony as to what
occurred Isll at 1he meeting, saying that when lie
tiulteF had proposed to have the matter investi-
p}trd hcipre passing any resolutions, General
hoyhton had said that, as far as lie was concerned
he wanted no invest CATION: the rest could do aS
they thought best. Witness said also that the
statement that the resolution was adopted unani-
itioG7I1 was not 81, as lac lad voted against it,
eViuShce, saying that he had testified as to the
ilh,Hiilily or the vote, as lie General Buynton)
hid voted against 1t himself.
MR. KEIFER DENIES
Mt. Keller was next examined He denied that
Gen. Boyn;on's conversation with him on the 1st of
March in the Speakers rorn related To the appoint
lnent OF Dr.. JorScnson in tie place Of Mr. Reed as
Gen Boynton had stated in his simony
.hr: coleman then read to tha witness the testi-
hlohy re.it!"s his tWitncSscS) visit TO Cen Boyn-
lon ollltc oi. til" night or the lst March, Where
IL was stated that hr had discussed with Gen.
Boynton and others the "a. lion or the conrrrpncn
committee with relation to the tariff and aSle,,
him to state the facts in the case Witness then
said that he had
NUT VISITED GEN BoYNTON'S OFFICE ON THF FIRST
OF MARCH,
but that prior to that lie had been there and had
similar discussion to that described in the tesrt1no-
ny. He said that this conversation related not to
Lne action or the conference committee but to the
revenue bill passed by the House in the first session
ana sent back by the Senate with II tariff amend
ment This conversation, he said, took place prior
10 the 2lth or February, ami could not have aken
pace a1ter That, as the rule by which such matter
could be referred to the committee OF the whole
was amended by the committee on rules on that
date He claimed that with a knowledge of the
iueS i ht con not nave made the statement which
IL was CANNED he had concerning Jie rulings ungn
the report OF the conference committee. while ON
the other hand, he had made just such IA statement
concerning the revenue bill prior to the 21ih nf
February.
SPEAKER CARLISLE A WITNESS.
Mr.. Keifer's testimony was here s,spendnd to ex
anime Speaker Carlisle, who had been called by the
prosecution. He testified that no such point of
order as mentioned in the testimony could have
been lnade III: said he was a member OF the con-
ference committee, but could not remember their
action on the wool question. nor how late tev sat
on the night OF March 1St. Reading the disi,atc IN
sent by Gen. BOyEtOn on the last npbt Of thn con
ference committees sessions. witness said that the
facts mentioned therein had been under discussion
at cillerent times and he remembered that the turn
thc discussion had taken led MIN believe that the
conference would bc failure. Witness said that
ne had made all the points of order he knew of
against lhe report, ana had intended to make the
point 'llder rule ~ {tne same rule spoken of in the
testimony or Gen. BOyntOn and others when the
blll came btch amended by the Senate, but was
prevented from don@so by the adoption of the rule
OF order, OF February 27th amending the rule so as
not TO require the matter to be sent to the commit
tee OF the whole.
REPRESENTATIVE REED.
MI. Rccd, or Maine. was then examined unOn
the same subject and reiterated the fact that the
rule OF February 18th precluded any point OF order
On croS5-eXamnattOn witness said that the onIy
way The Dill could have been defeated WAS through
a claim OF want of jurisdiction.
Gen. HoyntOn asked iT there was not an under
Standing between some OF the republican members
Dy Wlch the Bill was TO be defeated If 1t should be
1ound TO be unsatisfactory.
The witness said he knew OF no other wav excent
the one he had mentioned
Gen. BoyntOn then asked IL he knew OF thn time
visit was not to consult with certain members nc
to means OF defeating the bill If it proved not to
be what they wanted
Witness said lie knew OF Mr. Bafne,s visit hut
not OF the consultation. NN
Cen Eoynton then asked II the point OF order had
Deeh made that new matter had been introduced in
the Dill, whether for that reason the conference
committee could not be discharged from the FUR
ther consideration OF the matter and the bill re-
leIItd 10 lhe committee OF the whole
witness tlouSht 1t might, and the bill would
have been defeated. ~
WITH RELATION TO THE PRESS
Mr. Keller, on being recalled, denied that he had
used any offensive expressions In speaking to Mr.
Barrett, with relation to the press