New-York tribune., 1886-05-24
WIEN WILL CoyGRESS ADJOURY ,
TOO HONEST FOR GENERAL SPARKS
PERSONAL.
trrow rnr REGULAR CORRESPOND

,rroM TIE REGULAR coERrsroSDrSr OF THE TrfnI Ns
WAsHINGTOv, May 23.-In six. or at the
most seven. weeks Congress should raiy to adjourn
# does not seem probable. in the IN ig ncnt Of well
informed people, that thc session viii b. prolonged he
yond the second week Of Juy. There viii be no tarl
debate that much seems certain careful estimate OF
the strength Of the freeradcrs the House puts The
majority against them At from - 70 -. There IA no
nilcttlOn that R"pubrans will per nit the waste Ol
time VII On discussion % the Morriso bill wOuid really
mean. The measure. II there sloulI be = disposition
shown on the part Of Colonel Morrison and friends to
bring It M for discussion. VIII probably be defeated
o. the que'uon OF consideration But there even
Democratic free-traicrs unwilling caGe in
tariI discussion az this The Congregational cleo
tons are before tnem. Many show auxetT 10 return
home repair their fences This OF itself Will hasten
the Adjournment OF Congress- Another consideration Is
be weather. The season has been what backward
week or Two OF warm weather woul htv- the eff CT.
no doubt OF renghenng the desire OF Congressrnen to
get away from Washington. There is powerful
factor IN the question OF adjournment than spell OF dog
days weather early In June
The friends OF Colonel Peyton. or Virginia some
what surprised today his resignation as
special agent OF the Land Once In the hands OF
general" sparks General Psyton !, a man OF honor
and integrity. In the regiment which he commanded
during the War. secretary Lamar officer. he
latter has always entertained hgh opinion OF the
Colonel Wishing to do something for hs oil comnan-
der, the secretary appointed him special a-en oi the
Land ONCE. sparks sent him to Co oriio TO investigate
pre-emptOn claims but the reports which Colonel fey
the Land lice were OF that tenor which
the Commis. oner expected them to be- A few weeks
ago the General" wrOte letter TO Colonel Peyton'
asking why he td not reported any frauds; which
the Colonel very naturally replied that he had
not found any This sent the General into tower
ug passion. and h. forth Colonel Peytnn
telug that he 10 Colorado to md frauds
The Nirsnan an no Se the zone OF -p'rkss etter Al
4Il FOL
performing MS duty the beat OF hi ABILITY, ard thtt
he lnvestgatng "vrry that 10 his hants
carefully ana with great tnOrOughness and that when
discovered any frauds he would report thrn Out that
he did not consider 1t consistent with his du'y AS an
official or ms honor gentleman to make IA 40
chafgos against honest settlers. II the Commissioner
wanted tn- done he would have to send some else
10 H. At the same time Co one Peytog nrlosed MS
ratiOn INT mating that it, acceptance wond De con
sldered an Indication that the Commissioner dd not
have truth reported IL IL understood that
te resignation has been accepted by general SPARKS
Another instance OF the Com nsson-rs desire to nnd
frauds where there is none shown by the o'-
lowing: J. \. Owenby Of Colorado. desired an appoint
special agent of the Land ONCE. To searching
questions OF Genera sparks to the existence Of
land frauIs Colorado, he replied great canior
tuat ne knew OF uOne though he wiling To acAno"i
edge that some might hlve been perp'trAt-L " How
long lave you Nvel In CJOraio tlunierei sparH+
" Twelve years" tue answer. Iwelye years :.
exclaimed e. the 80 General" IN disgust " fou have
Ayel IN Coora 10 twelve years and DO not
know OF tie euormou7 frauds that have
bee. committed ther-i You are not the man
[ want - . snecial AGENT" This seemed 10 settle
Dwruhys aspiration. Dut partly 10 satisfy himself ad u
play trick on the Commissioner. he prepared . tOA :
statement ln winch. 100 genera terms he as 'rtei hs
belief that Colorado WI, 40 uOuegCDuDrt With rtll ald
tAIt the pubic lnis mai been wrInEfdiv acgirrd ny
rug- OF sviuders Ia making his statement he followed
closely pos Die the COmul--Dncr- annual report
General Will Al trew Jackson -ptFN,'- eyes are
sait 10 have g-teucd with dei-1 hr reai Owenoy
statement Here AZ lat WAS something tan-iDr, ne
Thought and h. apponed Owenoy forthwith. Inc Lax
ter npNcvrr. declined accept the appointment ana "a
present day -pIrss does not seem 10 UNDERSTAND
that Owenby played JOKE upon him
General BerIan. OF shIrpsbOpter fame has been IN
town to secure % trial by the Government OF his ne"
torpedo which il. Ia use now IN tho nAves OF most OF
the European Powers lie IS also her, to push claim
he hls inst the Government FOR patents which the
Government UTILIZED 10 the mlnuflctire " the -pr z
Held rifles. General B-rilu u brOtuern-lsw D Levi
T. Norton lie hts Two diu,rter- OIe of whom u the
vile OF the French EmDt-IOr Egypt. aud the other
the wife OF the author. " IrlOn CrawiOrl.