Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-04-05
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WASHINGTON, April 4.-The members
OF the Ways and Means Committee "a,
an effort will be made next week 70 be
gin the consideration of the tariff bill
The House Committee on Postoffice.
and Post Roads. bv vote of eioh, Il
two, adopted the following:
Resofrsd, That il is the sense of this
committee that it il iuexpedient for tn.
government either to construct a post Al
telegraph or to parchase any existing
line of telegraph.
Bingham and Peel voted In the mega
tive, aud Mercy, Reese. Ward. Cos
grove. Riggs, Rogers. Jones. Of Texas
and Wakefield in the affirmative. The
biils authorizing the Postm aster Gen
erai tn contract with the Postal Tele-
graph Company or other companies will
De considered Tuesday next.
Inc house Committee on Postotilcss
ana Post Roads reported favorably a
OH 10 amend the postal laws. which i
intended TO prevent the establishment
OF private pOstoffices.
Representative Mayburv was instruct
ed by the Houss Committee on Judi
CARY toby 70 repars An adverse re-
port on the joint resolution proposing a
constitutional amendment to confer the
right OF suffrage on women.
Gov. Marray's Defense.
Gov. Murray, of Utah, appeared be
fore Springsrs committ-ee today to an
swer to the charge made against him by
Representative White. Of kentucky.
Henry Owen. an ex-Deputy Marshal.
and u. X. Chase. These charges were
In substance that Gov. Murray, while
United States Marshal for the Distric.
OF Kentucky, collected alleged fees and
made illegal CD rges for guards aud
for transportation of prisoners. lie
saId In HIS answer today: Every accu-
sation here attempted to be made is
eight years old, and every one of them
l denounced and disproved at the time
openly and publicly. so far IA they in
any way reflected upon me. Upon my
discovery of Owens dishonesty, and.
my doubts arising rs to some charges
made 10y him ana another deputy In ac-
counts against the government, |. with
out any request, Of NV own accord, and
without any obligation except my own
wish to do so, immediately, in 1876. de-
posted In the treasury money enough
to secure the government IN every item
ahOnt which felt auv uncertainty. The
official report of the District Attorney
IS conclusive defense for me As To every
accusation then known to me, and At
tOrney General Taft. in the presence of
my counsel, In answer to my earnest de-
IN md for An investigation If there was
any accusation against me. asserted
that there were none and could be none.
During nay term as Governor of Utah.
George Z. Cannon. Mormon elder.
said here in Washington to ex Gov.
Wood, one of my predecessors in hat
office, that he had the scalp of every Oh
lectionable Governor of Utah and that
he proposed I, have Gov. Murrdy's !;
and now, in 1884. some one, whose
name IL not yet revealed. has misled
this committee or its Chairman with
false intimatlon that there was a rich
held for an Investigate III in Kentucky
in 1876. After everybody has been
heard, II appears that there IL hot a
word by White or by any one who pre-
tends To any personal knowledge to
prove any fact which will tend even to
support on, Of their accusations. Geo.
Z. Cannon, the so-caied apostle of the
hierarchy; 4. NJ. Gibson, whose name
is only too well known: j. ID. White,
whose name II enough, and Henry
Diven, a knave OF lower grade and less
prominence, birds OF foul omen and
birds of ill omen. and aided by the
moral support of the Mormon Church
through toe presence here of Game,
now Mormon delegate in Congress, are
the actors IN this scene. Ga Monday,
January -. 1884. Hon. Mr. Springer,
chairman of this committee, reported
to the House "A resolution for authority
To Incur certain expenses in prosecut-
ing an investigation into expenditures
IN the Department of Justice. joan
ID. White, n tving this floor. Welded To
him to advocate the resoiu ion, and
took advantage of his position as n
member of the House. and of the fact
that a statement from him as n kepub-
loan might be taken as an admission
against member Of his party. to make,
in my absence ana without my knowi-
edge or any proof, a coarse and brutal
attack On me, such 10 no one who has
any claim To be considered gentle
man could ever be justified In making,
except from personal knowledge or
most convincing evidence. In that
speech he maiicIorsly made statements
which be knew We're false and without
a pre,ense of truth, aud under the
gnise Of a member of Congress in
duiged his base and cowardly, personal
enmity against me, while l was at my
post attending to my official duties in
Utah. In this he served the lawless
element III Utah as he served the moon
sinners in Kentucky In 1876. He Is a
PRISON With whom no gentleman can
have relation. wholly devoid of moral
and irresponsible personally,
morally or intellectually. Where his
real nature is kaown his praise is an
injury, and abuse by him Ia an honor
but his utteranoes in the House of Rep
90 to tue county With
some weight. which they never could
have among people exposed to ac-
with him.
On January 9th malicious attack
upon me appeared in special dispatches
about these charges. which | had wholly
refuted nearly eight years ago. The
dispatches were based on Diven's state
msnt. and they were gar5led and eXag-
geratei intentionally, with the manifest
purpose to try and break me down.
Owens statement, on its face, bears the
marks of frand and dishonesty. 1t is
IN the sh ape of an affidavit. bat the wit
n ass did not sign it. and NO officers cer-
tito ,te that he swore to it is attached.
II has never been part of any record in
the Department of Justice. The dis
patches, l am informed, were sent cut
by A. Nj. Gibson. who. believe. is in
the pay of the Mormons. | am inform
ed that a CLERK of this committee frank
ly told nv counsel that when Gibson
examined a Lundle of papers from the
Department of Justice, be. picked oct a
letter of George q. Cannon. one of the
SO called twelve apostles of the Nor