Morning journal and courier., 1884-03-07
News by Telegraph
 FROM ALL QUARTERS. MACVBACH'S STORY. Interesting Bits of Star
 Route History. THE MONOPOLY IN TELEGRAPH As Shown In Associated
 Press Methods. LOUISIANA NOT FOR ARTHUR An Uninstructed IRelega. tiom Sent To Chicago.
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL.

WASHINGTON, March 6.-EX-Attorney Gen
 ersl MacVeagh appeared again to day before
 the House committee on expenditures in the
 department of justice. He was asked to ex.
 plain the talk he had with the President as
 to the political effect the prosecution of the Star route men would have. which Mir. James
 referred to yesterday. Witness stated that he did have such conversation. He warned the President that it would strike some of his political friends in high places, would affect some men who were prominent in his election and who, it was reported, held letters
 which the President would not desire to be made public Witness explained the great gravity there was politically in the step pro- posed, as there was at that time division of the Republican party and he thought it
 might hazard it's future. He advised hesi- tancy in beginning such prosecutions Among those who had been prominent in political
 work and held high positions before the country, and whom witness referred to, were Kellogg. Subsequently witness told the at- torney of Senator Dorsey that papers had
 been found in the department which were
 unfortunate to the Senator and must be ex- plained, although at that time there was
 nothing found upon which an indictment could be framed. He told Dorsey that there
 must be an investigation, and that it must be
 by grand jury; but that could not injure him if he were innocent. The matter, he stated, was one of great distress to President Garfield, and he con. sented to being made aware by the officers of the department of all the steps taken in the Investigations the issuance ot warrants, proposed arrests, etc. He spoke of meeting Colonel Ingersou and Senator Dor sey in Postmaster General James, room one day, and having some words with Senator Dorsey in which the latter stated that it was not President Garfeld's desire that the mat ter should be settled by judicial investiga- ton. The effort of Senator Dorsey to have him turned out of the cabinet was dwelt on davit of Rerdell referred to. The principal ground upon which Dorsey demanded re- moval of witness, was that he was generally bad man. The witness then entered on 8 lengthy account of the circumstances which led to his departure from the cabinet, which was attributable to the Presidents apparent sympathy with the Star route men. Wit with Hugh Hastings, George C.. Gorham and other sympathizers with the Star reuters, prior to the assassination, and the fact that they support ed MT. Arthur before the assassination and were cordially received afterward. He thought these gentlemen must have great in huence with President Arthur; that it would not be unnatural that he should take them into his confidence, as they had always sup ported him and his side of politics. Witness did not desire therefore to remain in the cabinet. He understood, however, that President Arthur desired that the prosecu- tions be continued under him es they were begun. He suggested to the President that it would be better to have another Attorney General as the citizens of the District of Columbia, where the trials must take place, would believe that if he remained and if the cases proceeded as before, that it was merely administering upon dead mans estate.
 There was 8 difference between witness and District Attorney Corkhill about this time Witness thought the district attorney was without the confidence of the people of the district, that he had favored General Brady in the first trial and that he should be removed. This was brought to the notice of President Arthur, who declined to act until the Guiteau trial was over. Witness took some exceptions to this, believing MT. CorkhiIl should be retired immediately, as he was not entrusted with anything concerning the Star route prosecutions. At this tim he witness was diametrically opposed t. he President politically and he determine to go out of the cabinet, as he did not want to run against the President in his work and he concluded he could have no more moral support from the President in the prosecutions At this time also the ostensible organs of the administra- tion were assailing the witness every morn ing and afternoon and Sunday, and their editors were the intimate friends of Mir. Arthur. The ex-Attorney Generals testi- mony now turned upon the subject of salaries paid the governments attorneys in the prosecution and great deal of time was spent in explanations. The testimony on this subject tended to throw the responsibility upon Attorney General Brewster. In fact he explicitly stated that Brewster first the payment of $100 a day to the attorneys. The only account witness passed upon was $2, 500 to Attorneys Bliss and Brewster prior to the appointment of the latter as Attorney General. He recoa- mended, however, that these two gentlemen should be paid $6, 900 or $5,O0O respective ly for their services from the middle of De- cembsr to the 1st of January. Mir Bliss first $10O dsy and it was insisted up- on by MT. Brewster, who wrote several letters upon the subject of salary and insisted upon the settlement of his bill before he entered upon the duties of Attorney General, he did not want to pass upon his own bill. "Was not the salary of $10O per day unreason- able?' inquired MT. Stewart. Mot for short time," replied witness. ''It might be if it should run year or two. For one hundred and fifty days it would not be an excessive salary"
 Adjourned until tomorrow.