The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-01-11
ton, on the charge preferred against him

Col. Boudinot, OF the Cherokee Ma
tion, was examined by the senate com
mlttee on Indian affairs, regarding the
leasing of Indian lands.
lie had no personal knowledge of any
bribery or irreguiarity in connection
with the leases. He had heard rumor
that $4,000 was paid G. NJ. Rogers, a
memoer Of the Cherokee council, to
secure the lease. He declined to give
the name of the person who told him, as
II was only hearsay with his informant.
In witness opinion 5 cents per acre
cou.d have beon got, instead of 2 cents.
he objected to the lease for this reason,
aud also because the identical area COW
cred by different leases was too large,
IL the lands had been leased in small
quantities some Cherokees themselves
would, he thought, have taken por-
lion. lie believed there was a strong
sentiment among the Cherokees against
leases.
Richard NJ. Wolfe, the delegate of the
Cherokee nation TO Washington, thought
that congress had no right to abrogate
the leases. AS far as the witness knew
there was no such opposition to the lease
as Boudinot described.
Augustus Z. lYey testified that he was
q member of the Cherokee nation. Num-
6ers of men had told him that money
mad been offered to secure the passage
by the council of the lease bill. Among
those mentioned as having been offered
pay were John Sanders and Samuel Ran
ney. Sanders told witness that he
was offered S4O0 to vote for the bill. He
had heard that Mai. Drum, attorney for
the Cherokee Strip Live Stock associa
tlon, had said that it cost pretty high to
get the lease bill through. 1t was of
hannfit nd nf l.
pay Tor IL. Drum also remarked: "Your
fellows got rs high price as the Kan
sas fellows" Rumor fixed the amount
paid for getting the bill through at $780,
OO0. Ranney, now deceased, told Wit
ness that he had been paid for voting
Tor the bill. Witness frequently
heard persons say: "So-and-so cot
so much." After considerable pressing
as to who $50 and so" were, lie mem
TONED Major Scales, chief Justice of the
Supreme court of the Cherokee nation,
as one OF the $50 and So" Witness had
talked with Bushy head, the chiei, about
leases. Bushyhead talked as if inyesti
cation would hurt the nation, and said: /:
"I es, you are an aspiring man. You
want 10 run Tor the senate, and you had
will hurt You" Bushyhead said
that the lease was the best'that could he
done under the circumstances. He
thought that Bushyhead would veto
the blll, as inferior lands were rent in u
at TO cents per acre, while the Chero-
KEGS rsceived but n cents. Bushyhead
SAD, however, it was better TO get IL
cents from those they knew than to renI
II to stranger. He believed the lease
bill could not have secured 500 votes ont
OF 10000 ii the question had been sub
mitted to the people.
THE SWAIN CoURT-lIARTIAL.
In the SWAIN court-martial trial,
Robert j. Wynne was the first witness.
lie was examined to-day. The infor
nation obtained by him and communi-
Gated by him TO Swain concerning
Deakers' resignation from the employ
OF Bateman y Co. was the subject. He
testified that Deakers told hm that
Bateman ordered him (Deakers) 10
change the figures on the dispatches he
was receiyin., from New York; that he
re used TO do tnis, and had resigned
rather than become party to such
| practices. He had written letter To
| Bateman and 10 Bateman's agent i'm
New York, stating his reasons for his
resignation. The witness talked 10
Con. Swain about the Deakers matter,
! but he had no recollection whatever oi
having spoken 10 him on the subject
/ prior 10 the ordering Of the court of in
quiry in this case.
Gen II. n. Boynton testified that he
dld not learn thsrDeakers had been in
Batenlan's employ until after the publi-
cation of Batemau's letter TO the secre-
tary of war. At that time he heard the
reason for Ieakers leaving Bateman's
employ, and told Gen. Swain he (wit-
ne-s) had heard that Deakers resigned
from Bateman's employ because of his
REFUSAL To furnish false transcript of the
Information that he received from New
YORK over the wires for use in the stock
transactions. With the introduction OF
this testimony on the part of the de.
tense, the case closed with the under
standing that one more witness would
10 called on Monday aud perhaps the
defense would want t. put Gen. Swain
ON the stand again.
Adjourned until Monday.
CONFERENCE ON TREATIES.
"A conference of Democ attic senators
tne policy to be pursued in respect Ia
treaties, Less than a quorum was pres.
tnt and no line of action was decided
upon or proposed. The proceedings
were gossipy and informal. The con.
terence was devoted to comparisons OF
views concerning the policy of the new
administration, especially with regard
to removals and appointments.
Inc blll TO provide for the exer.
else Of jurisdiction conferred
upon the United States In
places outside ofits territory and domin.
ION was reported favorable to-day, hy
Representative Hin, OF the committee on
ioreign affairs. IL is intended to pro
vide more perfect system ofcourts and
TO prescribe more complete, precise and
harmonious laws for the protection oI
Americans residing in foreign countries
such as China, Japan, Turkey and Other
places where Pa All or Mohammedar
law prevails.
Representative Nutting, from Tn,
committee on library, today presented
FOR printing and recommitaI, a favora.
pie report on the joint resolution, intro
duced by MIR. Cox, of New York, appro.
priating 100000 TO aid in the completior
OF the pedestal for the statue of Liberty
Enlightening the World.