The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1884-03-06
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boynlon committee resumed session w
General Doynion introduced 10 the COM
mittse, w. Al. Ramsey, attorney OF the
Commercial Gazette, who, he
said, would with the permlssion OF the CON-
miltee, act ss his counsel during tho TO-
mAinder OF the investigation. He said the
-Gazette desired he SHOULD DO
represented by their attorney and that ow-
ing 10 his deafness IL might DO . relief 70
the COMMITTEES that he should DO repre-
scented by counsel.
j. w. Elder, the fret witness. tsslined |
that about the LIST OF March, 1883, no In
company with Charles Garfield met Cen |
eral Boynton In the hall OF the capitol no
spoke concerning o small bill, saying he
(1itness) would like 10 get the speaker 70
recognize some one for the biil; Geneiai
Boynton told him no had . bill himself. the
McGArrahan bill. for which he could not
secure recognition and ne could not expect
to secure recognition tor smaller bills, aud
ne added the speaker would leave the chair
without money or friends. Witness on DO,
ing asked what, II anything, General
Boynton mad said said about seeing Speak.
or Keller about the McGsrrahan oil, ssii
he did not T Ta Una. .ns.
attempted to secure General Boyntons
Intervention In behslf OF his bill. Ramsey
then asked witness II no was de-
PENDANT In q certain divorce case IN
the district. Objected TO and Ramsey stated
ne desired 70 show the character OF witness
Such testimony coui not DO orecited. ne
said he wanted 10 show by affidavit OF the
disreputAbls places. Coleman opposed the
admission OF the statement In the records
aud his protest Was allowed to be recorded.
Witness, he said, had been en-
ployed on certain occasion
10 secure testimony for persons before
the Investigation COMMITTEES; he said he
had gone 10 Ohio 10 see Charles Garneid
and spoken TO him about coming 70 THIS
CITY, TO testify In behalf Of keiter: his ex-
pensss on this occasion had been paid BY
Coleman, Keifsr's counsel; he had received
Q further consideration for his services; his
principal interest In seeing Garfield was 10
consult him In relation to private matter
and the Keller matter was secondary. RAM
sey desired 10 submit In evidence portion
OF the testimony In the Kellogg case, IN
which Elder had acknowledged he wrote
ttiess ststements, but Il was ruled out.
Witness said he had no reason 10 believe
Boynton wss aiding In the passage OF the
bill Boynton had said nothing 10 convey
the impression that he mad made corrupt
proposition to the speaker.
The prosecution here closed their case.
Dunneli, o member OF the Forty seventh
congress, was the first witness for the de-
last few days OF the SESSION asked him 70
make . motion to take up his bill; thi: he
finally agreed to do and Keller promised
to recognize him (witness) ior
that purpose: Keller, however,. did
did NOT recognize him and afterwards ex
planned that he thought It useless to call
the bill mp, ~ II could scarcely pass atthat
I.a- H. ia ID
General Boynton; In fac; was unacqus'nted
General Boynton was placed upon the
stand. He said he had been correspond.
ent about eighteen years and had had no
other employment whatever; during thst
period he said his first knowledge Of the Nc
Garrshan claim was derived from reading
report Of the claims committee and he he'd
at that time written letter to his paper re-
porting the claim; this was long before be
met Mr.. McGsrrshan; McGarTahan came TO
him during the last session OF congress,
aad said: wish, sfncs you are
friend Of the speakers, you would ask
him to recognize some one 70 introduce my
hill: he (witneSs) said that Keller came into
he said Keller was In the habit Of coming
to his office frequently, but after McGarra-
han's request OF the speaker witness did not
Gee him for two or three days, 30 he wrote
the note previously spoken q q
to the speaker in the house,
/ in relation to his visit to Keller; he said he
went TO the speakers room to speak TO MIN
about 4 matter which had been pending
bet 1een him (witness) and Keifer from
December previous; he then referred to
his note, as to the McGarrahan
claim, saying he had taken the liberty to
speak to him on the subject, but he had no
interest In the matter except that ne mao
promised McGarrahan to do 80; Keller
replied, "Oh that is all right; l
have already promised to recognize
some one in that NATTER witness said that
the matter he cellsd on Keifer to speak
about related to the appointment OF
n Reid as povsrnmept agent o.
Walla Wslla; his further conversation
| related entirely to this matter, and the
McGarrshan claim was not again referred
to; when nc lett he took his departure In
room in deed rnn; [laughter],
| he said he had always been on good terms
| with Keller until the troubles arose con-
corning the opening Of the press gallery !;
he said the McGarrahan claim mad no con-
nection with the rupture between himself
and Keifer. General Boyntop testified fur
,her that on the night OF the day upon which
X fer was in his (Boynton's) Office and had
| lo1p aud friendly talk concerning the tar
| if bill; he would call five other witnesses
| to corroborate his statement. The witness
continued: In my Office that night General
Keifer called my attention to the
fact that he might be obliged
to so rule II certain points
we're made as to defeat the tariff bill; that
| is the thing that fixed my attention more
M riicn arlv to the OCcaeiOu: witness t9sti-
| lied he never had conversation with Elder
in the corridor Of the capitol; never knew
Elder had bill Of any kind; never said
word to him about the McGarrshan bill.
Question (by Ramsey)-"Did you ever
say anything 70 Charles Garfield about the
Boynton-"No, sir; could make state
%sss II sh.. reference s1s given in V'' tSss
testimony Of General Keifer in regard to
The secret interview; for instances, he says I
brought . McGarrahan bill to him;
L never had McGsrrshan bill
| In my possession or in my hand
until after this controversy arose
and it become public in the papers, and
have never read 1t; never took that bill
to him at any time; that bill or any other,
In answer to Chairman Hopkins. Ger.
eral Bsynton said he never met Elder
and Garfield In the lobby and
that the conversation described BY
them never took place. The cross-exsmt-
nation was conducted BY Mr.. Coleman,
with whom General Keller wsa In
whispered consultation during its
It mno "a. ., tho sn S;rsot , sss,
m nor Wv was repeated With som elaboration,
but Il was not shaken in any respect.
1T Wvnne who IN Oue of General