Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-03-11

The friends Of SENATOR Teller must b
very much disappointed at the wretched
answer made by him to the attack Of
q ,naior van wyak in the senate on
Monday. Van wyek charged that 4
most unasual and uHwarrantsd pro
ceedine had taken place IN the issuance
on the last day Of ;he life Of the old I'D
minisssation. OF waTrAnts for tbs lands
contained in Tho backbone grant
that the action wRs unnecessary and
Hasalled for and that the entire aHaii
Gas such ne 10 require investigations
Teller's speech 10 rsply. which, we had
besn told, was 10 be complete vindi
eatish Of the Acticsa Of The interior DE.
parsmens. vas nothing more than az
attach upon Van Wyck, and an attempt
TO shitk the responsibility fer The unn,
suai action In question.
Afisr lAheri0us effort 20 make IL ap-
pear that Van wick IL aeiuaied by 1
desire 10 rnaks Political capital. Tellsl
gOsa ON 10 daolare that he considers III.
resolution OF the Nebraska senator az
unwarrantad aitailk upon the Exec
utive D~partniezt Of the Govern
msnt and eontin1ssL rather botnhastioal
~. that no Ennh attack spon that de
psrtmsnt shall be SnAds without hi
profess. He then says that action Of
natara somewhat similar to tina
undsr discussion had hesn taken be
fore. and thai 10 former Attorne,
General had given an opinian Ia
favor Of II. Ills eext argument. called
saeh By courtesy, IL that because q SIN
llaE wrong has gone unehailensed. this
cue shoatd NOT be investigated. There
ID certainly great amount Of logical
arguneas In talk alch "a abe following:
''ssatslars have eune In an lands az the
Northern Pacific, ind the railroad has
since performed the conditions Of its
grant %. Has the senator from Ne.
hfAska ever ATTEMPTED 30 protest those
settiersf Has anyisedy elsp in Congress
attempted 20 do its Nes one uaar. This
taik about the ssttsRf Is blood and
thnndeF for she pailic,"
Now 10 thia not wise and aignihed ~,
gamsnt for . Senator Of the Gated
6sAtear Because tiso=e sattiezs we're not
protected. these shsald bot BEL because
one wrong waa iWEpssrated with I'm
panty. II Is almost treason b. prupse
an investigation into another. IL. in
his entire speech. Teller gave slneae
reason for the anieealy haste In iSsu.
ine theae patents. u he answered any
one Of thu questions ~ warmly
pas By yan 'Nyek. shs Asso-
elAied Press faied 10 sepors IA
Van wyek's language was plain and
anmisaakahlaA Can any ons eaa ss
catch she meaning II such sentences a.
Nhesel
BY what aaysssFauae roxsF eoaid thss
csanpany % Its aNsiitns ceeFee this gov.
erAmant into an ;sxaFa sessiaa 81 sfs
GAhinat aud scenf,l aetiaa with uhash
sAey wuald ssek - ses~eaaae Conssvas
aud the people from excessively reading
NE speaiaF Of his lsseys What raeAt
bad even q Rsrss&snt and CAhiaes Il
2asss hroksA sondaat0nsf That gawas
was weEied Ia Canais@s alcxes hat why
This HASTE Way tAeaAd eissAs wurk
atehta and inslaIs tAil rpls1tens ssnsinent
4 tkis nkii0s BY wurktna 90 sandaysf |
Nhas WAS he aaee@iisy, gable or csAst /
sisHs this krpahke was not 10 perish /
a the atA et Mareh. les eansfna4fs I
saa siet 10 ee disturbed By changing is 4
fhsFe wss tn be no Ersp~n.
Ion Of powers and duties1 Mas ali the
sAsf hiasiHsss Ia the InsevtaF nevAit
aaRi eapclnts3sa hy Marsh &shf Dad
be esAes ezssHtiEs departnsnas vosA