Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1884-03-08
ADVOCATING SUFFRAGE.

ADVOCATING SUFFRAGE.
Susan B. Anthony, Phoebe Cousins,
Mrs. Haggert and other members Of the
Woman Suffrage association made an
address before the house judiciary CON-
mittee advocating the extension of the
right of suffrage to their sex.
TfsTnMoNT IN THE STAR RouTR GASES.
A. NJ. Gibson was examined by the
Springer committee to-day relative to bis
with the star route inveetiga-
ton. He said he had received $4,000 for
his services as coansel and that it Was a
small compensation in comparison to
the amount paid other parties.
Gibson said he began special study of
the post .o6ce department in 1872 and
became familiar with its business de.
partment. especially in relation to the
awarding of mail contracts. Writers
described in detail hls meeting with sx-
Senator Spencer, in Washington, on
which occasion the latter asked his
in the proposed star route
Investigation. He spoke at length of
his visit to Woodward and of table
ninety. three, star expedite routes.
That table was then shown the president
and he expressed surprise. Gibson said
it was little remarkable because he
had q distinct recollection Of showing
him the same table in 1880, before the
election, and while he was
. member Of the house
The attorney general asked me to make
report on the star route case, which I
did; then left for New York; while
there was telegraphed to come to Wash
ington and in doing so found that my
report had raised quite tempest, the
practical effect of which was, that the
department of justice was arrayed on
the side of the accused persons.
"Do understand you to say that the
department of justice was arrayed on the
side of the accused?" asked Mr.. Stewart.
"The officers of the department of
justice caused publication to be
made in the newspapers. that
I had no connection with
the department, the effect Of which was
to lead the public to suppose that the
department was on the side of the &C.
cused." The witness testified that in
prosecuting the star route men the gov.
ernment took the most complicated case.
when it was its business to take the sim.
plest and plainest case.
Continuing, Gibson said: After Brow.
ster was made attorney general he said
the duties of his Office were so engrossing
that he could not give his time
to cases of this kind. He had been in
the case before. simply to make an ar.
gument as to the legality of fling an in.
formation-that's all he did, and for this
he received $1,000; the grand jury found
an indictment against ]. B. Price, in
the Corpus Christi case, much to my
surprise, no other indictments we're
found and there was no direct evidence;
among the other persons interested in
the case was VIM. Pitt
Kellogg then in the senate;
some time after. while in the post-offics
department. I found Bliss looking over
the papers in this case: had left pur-
posely some matters to blind. Bliss, in
reading the paper over. asked to whom it
referred; I wrote on slip Of paper, VIM
Pitt Kellogg; this was some time in
October, 1881. Price had sworn that be
had given drafts for $4,000 and note
for $4,000 to VIM Pitt Kellogg.
II was underetood that one.balf Of this