Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1886-02-03
WASHINGTON.


eAsHrsoTos. Feb. 2.-Sarveyor Gen.
ef Al Oepeut Of Utah was examined bv
IN. Senate COMMITTEES on Public Lands
70 lay With reference 10 the recent pub
hcasions which embodied alleged utter
eooes OF hi- ,'mpiicatin9 Senat "a. mem
osrs OF {. ngfess and hien executive
othciais in Washington aud Utah in
extensive oonspirscies TO misappr 1pri
ate poblic lands fer their Own benefit.
and conspiracy TO infaerc. by bribsry
legislation affecting toe Msrmon.. De-
neut denied the statements attributed
TO him without reservation.
De said be never stated that he took
four cetectives 10 Utah. and did not, in
fact, take them. He did not state that
30 per cent. Of tse land entries we're
fraud7ient. he made no statement
about mineral lands being entered as
horsestesds. He did net state that
there vas a ring, including all the Fed
eral ofhcisls from the Governor down.
DE made no discovery to warrant any
s1oh statement. He had discovered
nothing which would implisste iover
nor Murray or any o,ser official in
Utah II frauds. He never stated thai
any Western Republican senator re-
ceivec fzo.UU for opposing the Ed
nupds bill. nor that several Democratic
members Of the House had received
several thousand dollars fer services of
the same sort.
The Newspaper men who sent oat tbe
interviews which Ssrveyor General De
ment repudiates will ask the Public
Lands Committee Of the senate to gran,
them hearing, In order that they may
wildcats themselves and give the
sources Of their informatioa.
An Adverse Report.
The House COMMITTEES on BANKING
and Currency today directed shat an
adverse report be made on Representa-
tive Ssnsy's bill 10 make shareh olders
IN national banks Individually liable for
the debts Of the bank.
The kiIiiag OF Captain Crawford.
The Department of State has directed
an investigation 10 be made Of the cir.
cumstaaoes attending the killing oil
Captain Crawford on Jan. 1lth by Msxi
can troops.
Reported Ravsrabiy.
senator Blair today reported favora-
bly, from the Committee on woman
Suffrage join. resolution to amend the
Constitutions 10 "a TO extend the voting
privilege 10 wemes.
The Adminissrasiss's RepIv.
The Attorney Generals letter to the
senate IN respect to the Dustin case vai
today 10 executive session referred With
oat further discussion to the Judiciary
COMMITTEES, which has authority to re-
port on 1t 10 opea session.
Confirmed.
The senate has confirmed W. II
Brinker A. Associate Justice Of the So
preme Court of New Mexico.
special agent Of the Treasury.
General Theodore 8. West, Of Wis
oonsin, has been appointed special agent
of the Treasury Department for the
Fourteenth District, comprising the
States VI California aHd Oregon and the
Territories of Washington and Alaska
With headquarters as Sss Francisco.
The Telephsae Gases.
The Committee ON Expenditures IL
the Department Of Justice Will or
Thursday begin An Investigation of the
telephone cases as authorized by the
House of Representatives.
Ne soCo bustf oCtBonss
The Secretary Of the Treasury TO-DAY
submitted his reply TO the Senate reso
luton asking II inttrucsions have beer
issaed 10 the Assistant Treasurer al
New Orleans to refuse TO receive silveI
dollars on dsposit, and TO Issue cert q
oates therefor, etc., In which be snclosei
= copy II report on the matter frou
the Treasurer of the United States
The latter says that no Instruction.
have been given the Assistant Treasurer
which could be construed as interfering
with the proper execution Of the Law
requiring the issoe of siivs. certificates
20 parties deposi,ing standard silver
| dollars.
The Grand Encampment
Comnandsr In Chief Bordette. Of tn,
@. A. r., telegraphsd shis evening u
Commander X. Z. Wartield. of Gar
Francisco, tsat the National Encsmp
msnt OF the q. A. X. will be held II
san Francisco on tuesday, August 80
1886.