The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-02-21

right 10 ash questions whenever they dc.
sired. keifer said HE personal acQuaint'
snce with boynion began about seven years
ago; his relations with him had been
friendly until Abou, the let of March
last. In reply 10 the question whether he
had conversation with b0ynion regard
Ing the aiding In the passage oi any bill
pending before the FoIly-seventh congress.
witness said II wss possible Boynton poke
to him incidentally, hat the dil not ttspl'
lsot tsht he spoke especially shopt Ne
Garrsban until about last February; on ihs
27th OF February he received a note ifom
B1ynton, which hss been pshlithei, asEins
| him 10 rsoognize Representative nuunOll iu
move 10 susperi The rules aud pass tie
MoisrrAhan hilli about two days aiter that
date, BoySIoa 1nn, ADD .saS c,mS ,0 to ,,... ,s.
IN l1u tone of voice
whether he would recognise Dunnel; st
this liInO there was Ia ths room j. q
White, who was nleTk nt tho speakers
table; White Was At Bis dssk; he though,
there was something said by White sbout
Dinnsll having been already reoognl sed
upon another matter; II was Whites duty
milton; Boynton Ia q low tone said the mat
YER he wantsd to talk about wss a private
matter aud White len the room; witness
then detailed The alleged conversation IA
the room In the same manner which
he detailed 10 os the door OF the house, de.
scrioipg the location Of the persons and ,he
furniture in the speakers room; bovnton
produced . bill for tho relief Of hcGarra-
Kan, tho Identical one being put In evidencs
by witness; witness expressed surprise thai
Boy nton should come 10 him with oorrupe
proposition; Boyn,on Immediately left The
room; since that sims witness has not
spoken TO BoynIon.
al
time the allusions 10 Keller In the Com. |
merciAl Gsss,te wore friendly or unfriendly |
Adams OF the oom sit,ee obi Ioctsd 20 the |
question until the papers should no pro- |
duced showing that nllasions had been |
made.
Coleman, Keller, counsel, recognized tbs
force OF the objection, but said his object |
was to show that prior TO tho conversation |
the illusions were frisndly and sterrardp
unirisndly.
Coleman then inquired whether witness
had spoken with any one about the inter
view shortly after IL took place.
The chairman held the question not |
com setent. but II was waived for the pref
ent.
Chairman Hopkin, and McAdams
asked General keifar number OF
questions, their chief object being to
ascertain ahy the exspesker Listened
so long to Bsynton's alleged corrupt propo.
NtlOn WltuOut ftuuklug huu W uaNt
him fix the time OF the interview.
General Keifer said he did not wish
10 be hasty with man Who had
been Q friend for many years; the
exact time OF the conversAtion no WAS un-
able TO fix. General Keller further said
that Rsprssent ntAtivs Dunnell desired 10 be
recognised for the AcGarrahan bill, but be
General Boynton thea cross-examlned
General Keller, who affirmed the
truihfulness Of his .spsech on the
floor of the house, bat said he did
not consider improper General Boyntons
letter asking hun, in behalf OF AcGarrahsn.
to recognise some one for his bill;
he received . largo number OF tuch
communications; Il was only when taken
IN connection with the subsequent PROPOSE
lion that the letter bscane important.
General Boynton vas uaable to get Gen.
eral Ksi'er TO a. the time for the alleged in
tsrviews any nearer than to say that IL was
either on February 2sth or March lst in |
,he morning or afternoon.
The examination then proceeded ~ fol- |
lows.
Boyntsn-"After had tried 20 corrupt
you In this mort astounding way, you took
no steps to shat me out OF the press gal
lery."
Witnsss--"N0, air."
The chairman" Did you take any steps
10 csll atientio OF the mouse to the fact:'
Wines" No, sir; We we're at the clote OF
the session and had thousands Of ihing
TO think Of"
to the senate rules, the progress OF work
In khs senate aud stated the busi-
ness on it's calendars, TO show there
would have bean no earthly possibility for
the passage sf the McGsrrahsn bill in the
senate. even though il should pass the
house, and then asked:
"Did It seem remarkable to you that
with an experience three times as
long as you that should rick the reputn'
tiou OF a life and commit felony on the
infinite small chancs oi pushing that bill
through at that stage OF the sessior'"
Witness-"I can ssy the whole thing as.
founded me beyond anything that occurred
lately"
Boyntor-"If had hope OF making mill
ions and desired to make you party 70
them, doea 1t not seem natural
that / would have ca'tainly begun |
before stage Of the session when the tarih |
bill and five appropriation bills werc pend
ing Ia thu senate 7"
Witusss-"Wbat motive Mr.. Boynton |
had In coming to me, appealing to ms TO
act in the msttsr, he would better be able
to tell himself"
] Gullford White, clerk Of the spsaksr's
table OF the fortv.e,ghth congress, testified
be- saw Boynton in the speai-
er's room some time about
March Let; he spoke In . low tone 10 the
speaker, and the latter indicated he desired
to have private interview, and vitnes.
l-ft; heard the speaker cay Duunsll had
already been recognised onos Boynion held
Q bill In one hand; heard nothing
he said, when he went back to the
room the speaker was looking
for Boypton's letter, asking him
20 recognise Duunell finally found II and
said he would prseervs 1T; witness
was about to say what General Keifer
had told OF the conversation
between himself and Boynton but the COM
nittse upsnimously ruled such testimony
not competent.
Adjourned.
YoRTY EIGHTH COEaRloo-.YlRSf
SESSION.
0luAfD.