The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1884-03-02
FROM WASHINGTON.

WASHINGTON, d. c., March AT the
opening of the Keifer-Boynton vestiga-
ton, Boynton introduced w. NJ. Ramsey,
attorney of the Cincinnati Commercials
Gazette, who said he would appear as his
attorney at the request OF the paper,
which desired to have the Washington
Office represented by counsel. j. W..
Elder, the first witness called, said: Had
conversation with Boynton, in the pres
ence of Charles G.. Garfield in the west
corridor about March LIST; told Boynton
he was interested in the bill for the relief
of Madison Day, and wanted the Speaker
to recognize some. one who might call it
up. Boynton said he was interested in
the McGarrahan bill, and the Speaker re-
fused to recognize any one for it,
Mr.. Boynton said the Speaker would
leave the chair without money and With
out friends.
Cross-examined by Mr.. Ramsey, the
witness said he had lived in Washington
since 1873; was introduced to Mr.. Boyn-
ton by Colonel Bell; spoke to him last,
preceding the March interview, when
Keller was a candidate for Speaker;
didn't offer Mr.. Boynton an interest in
the Day bill, nor propose any interest for
the Speaker.
Question; "Are you J. W. Elder,
named in the cause for a divorce in the
courts of the District;n
Objection by Coleman sustained.
Witness: event to Cleveland at the re-
quest of Coleman, who paid my expenses;
went to keifer' room when the case came
up; told him of the conversation. Was
sent back by him to Coleman as attorney;
had no conversation with any one about
the Boynton interview until it was stated
to Kiefer after the committee was APP
pointed"
Boynton was cross-examincd by the
committee. Didn't say anything indi-
eating that corrupt proposition had
been made with the Speaker.
Knew Boynton was particular friend
of Keller, and for that reason asked his
assistance; positive Boynton said Keifer
would 90 out of Office without money or
friends.
VIM. B. Green, Clerk of the
Committee on Accounts of the House
of the Forty-seyenth Congress,
and clerk Of the subcommittee of
the present House, had a conversation
with Boynton, who told him he had writ
ten up claim for the Cincinnati Gazette,
and that McGarrahan asked him as a
| friendly act to ask Keifer to recognize a
certain gentleman, and he had done so;
think the gentleman named was Dun
nell.
Ex-Representative Dunnell of Maine,
was called and said: MCGarrahan came
| TO him and asked him to call up his bill;
replied he couldn't do it, because he had
matterin his own district TO look after;
| understood that another man would call
| up the McGafrahan bill, but later was
told that McGarrahan would endeavor to
call it up; didn't recollect telling j. ).
Stewart that it was arranged for him to
call up the bill; knew of no arrange
ment that was made to call up the bill.
WASHINGTON, March Walter G.
Burleigh ex-Delegate to Congress from
Dakota, was before the House Com
mittee on Expenditures, and testified
regarding the various practices of the
officers in Dakota and Montana, respon-
sible to the Department OF Justice. He
{ said he had heard of officers arresting
men on trivial charges in remote parts OF
the Territory, and taking them to the
places OF holding court for the purpose
of getting fees; thought the expenses
of Marshals and courts generally should
not have been more than half what they
were last year. The witness referred to
the personal habits of Judge Conger, of
Montana, who was suspended last April,
and superseded by Judge Coburn, OF In
diana. He said the private life of Conger
was that of drunkard. He fire.
quently went upon the bench
after a night of debauchery
and slept in his chair with his feet upon
the desk, while an important case was on
trial Mr.. Milliken, of the committee,
objected TO such testimony, as it reflected
upon the private habits of a man now in
private life. The witness referred to the
great delay in bringing men to trial, and
thought the delay had cost Custer County
100000.
Chief Justice Shannon of Dakota, who
investigated the conduct of Judge Con-
ger, testified substantially the same as
Burleigh