Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-03-12
WASHINGTON
Majority Report on the Texas Pac,ne
Forfeiture


Forfeiture.
WASHINGTON, NJ arch 10. - Senator.
Morgan. Gibson and Blair. of the Pub.
lie Lands COMMITTEES of the Senate. to.
day submitted minority report to &C
company the bill 10 declare the forfeit.
ure OF the lands granted To aid the Texas
Pacific. They express the opinion tina,
toe judicial power Of the United States
cannot be exercised either to declare a
forfeiture or to release against il in The
existing state OF our laws. The courts
OF the United States" say the minori-
y, derive their power TO decide such
questions alone from the Constitution
ana through acts OF Congress, and when
congress refuses to give them power TO
review its acts by whi,h rights are de-
nled 70 the citizens or stricken down. il
violates the Constitution"
They submit with the report an
amendment tothe committee bill, which
provides that the Circuit Court for the
Northern District of Texas shall have
Inrisdlction on all questions that may
arse between the United States and
any person or corporation under this
ACT. Senator Dolpb in a separate report
cbncurs In the main with the minority.
bit says be does not believe that a con-
Rressional declaration of forfeiture of
land grant Is conclusive upon the
company to which the grant Was made,
or upon Its grantees. As to the exist
ence of facts necessary TO authorizs the
forfeiture, he thinks that nOtwithstand-
Tag declaration Of forfeiture these
questions may be litiRated and deter
mined by the courts in all cases in
which land covered by the grant comes
In question.
The keiTer.Boynton AHair
WASHINGTON. March 1l.-Secretary
Foleer appeared before the keifer-
Boynton committee this morning bear
ing several papers on file in his depart
ment touching the character of Chas
5. Garfield and w. b. Moore, who ex-
pected to be called as witnesses. As the
papers We're original ones, and as the
present was the proper time to submit
them as evidence. II Was agreed that II
General Bovnton should desire to OBJ
tain them copies could be obtained
from the department hereafter.
NJ. II. Painter, a journalist. was the
first witness examined. His testimony
related to the meeting Of correspondents
Speaker keifer was adopted.
keifer being called, contradicted the
statement made by Boynton that on
March LIST, 1883, he had conversation
with keifer in regard to the appoint
ment of JOrgsnsen as Receiver of the
Land Office at Walla Walla, to succeed
Reed of Ohio.
Keifer was further examined, and de-
nal hx CO. H. \ u.
rett Of the Boston Adreytise,, that he
tkeifer) had said, 50 don't care God
damn for the press" He had used no
expression in condemnation of the
press, and had no reason for doing it.
G. A. BOwersOx, of Ohio, was called,
and testified to the general good repu.
tation of Charles s. Garfield. On cross
examination witness said that he had
heard that Garfield was indicted in In
diana, but.did not cause his arrest.
Martin Perlay, Philetus Smith, D. C.
Baxter, NJ. NJ. Bonthien, DR.. Willett and
q. W. Hopkins of Ohio gave similar
evidence. They we're q II asked by Boyn-
ton in reference to the arrest of Gar
field in Ohio on charge of counterfeit
ing, but the question in each case was
ruled ont. BOynton said that be wished
to establish the fact that Charles s.
Garfield was indicted for burglary. and
for some other offenses which he had
not as yet answered. and that
there was combination between
Garfield and his son and Slower and
Mcdonald, making up well known
gang of burglars in that section Of the
country. Garfield's son was tried for
burglary in connection with the same
gang. After the burglary he was con-
cealed in GartieId's house. and when he
was taken ont by Garfield and others
he ran off. He WAS traced by law Off
GERS, brought back and convicted, and
Is now in the p nitentiary. Garfield
was brought into these transactions in
certain ways. though the proof WAS not
sufficient to convict him. The oceupa-
ton of Garfield in Bryan, o., was for a
number of years that of gambler. 1t
could be shown that he WAS under the
surveillance of the national authorities.
ard the Government records would
show that he was dealer in counter
felt money. He was arrested once
on that charge. and taken before Bush
nell while United States Commissioner
at Cleveland, and cleared on an abb
which WAS not subsequently believed.
The gentlemen, who had bet called this
morning. could, he (Boynton) was cred
itably informed. establish these facts.
He could show also at least six witnesses
against him whe had either served in
the penitentiary or who were now under
criminal indictment.
Coleman thought that Boynton's re-
marks wonld have proved that he was
addicted to making malicious attacks
on persons, if that fact had not been
testified by witness. So far AZ anv ex-
animation into the reputation of Gar
field WAS concerned, he would not
shrink from. but invite. the closest
scrutiny. The chairman suggested that
Boynton's offer of proof was very
broad. but said the question of its ad-
visibility would be determined when
the testimony was presented.
The Mexican Treaty Ratified.
The Senate ratified the Mexican treaty
by vote Of A to 70.
Confirmation.
The following we're confirmed by the
Senate today: Harvey Carpenter, Of Ne
vada. RS Receiver of Public Moneys at
Eureka. Nevada; Wright H. Hall. of
California, AS Register of the Land
Office ut Susanviile, California
Charles +. X ,berts. Of California, Regis
ter Of the Land Office at Humboldt,
California Norman Buck, Of Idaho, as
Associate Justice of the Supreme
Cont: W. r. itz.erald. of M,ssis-
sippi. rs Associate Justice Of the ST.
prea- Court Of Arizona: John c.
Perry, as Chief Justice of the Supreme
Court of Wyoming.
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