The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1886-08-06
GARLAND.
His Conduct in the Connolly
Affair Censured.
HOoREBEKE NOT CONFIRMED.
Tho Last House Of Cooeress-River
aud Earb0r Bm-DeaEh 81 Har-
risen Durkse-Etc.
Scoring Garland.

WAsBEs10S, August THE report
OF lne judiciary committee OF the
Senate upon the nomination Of GGstaye
Van Hoolcbese. 10 be District Attorney
Tor the southern district Vi Illinois.
vice James a. Connolly, suspenGec.
has been made public. Its1ys Cunnellg.
who filed the of6cs from 1876 al d.,
date o; his suspension by Pre-ideat
Cleveland. rs faithful acd etiIcIsu.
officer. lmn -diA.e.y after tie last
presidential e,tCI1u ne announced
his deierIlinafi- 10 resign, uv
reason Of rne political Interests
aud conditions existing u l..iuCi
and the election ~ the UuiieC Stat
Senator gas pending and the contend
ing forces we're shout equally diy.aeu.
The belief vas eutertIinsd. the reI5.i
eOnti4uc,; by lle Democratic cauc.
date that the resignt;icn Of IL. Con
n-ay would fCad 10 Cgmpliea:r III
chance Tor holding the upi.tC vote ui
his party continuously % himself. ]!
M. q nuei.v should resign pending
the Senatorial contest, LIS si!clessy.
wOula have - be- selected. Several per
sons had made known their Geteru.ina-
kAZA - * -ANIaaAAN ANA ~ III NleAAA
position ~ case Oi q change o. the ~
uonal administration. It seemed i'm
pOrtaut for the Democrats Candidate
the office Of United States Senator
not 70 De forced 10 declar. his
choice IN respect o. who shOniG
succeeded Mr.. Connolly He caused q
friend 20 interview Mr.. Connolly 10 en-
deavor 10 get hIm ID withhold h.s res
ieuatioE until j determination Vi the
senatorial contest could &c reached. 1
8 rst Mr.. Connolly declined. bu. Eual.y
consented with TIE distinct understand
ing that whenever his RESIGNATION
should be desired he would be nouned
IL order that he might forward Il aac
not be subjected 20 = Suspension ar rr-
mOyI. There seems TO bs no duuJ cd
this definite understandings IL was
also agreed that the AirOrney-te neTal
should be notified OF ih,s ar
r5ngement, aud he TRs iuio-m -I
o; It. Tue reports proceed 20 s1y that
Senator Oul.Om called anon The Attor-
ney-General IN relation 70 the matter,
aud that the inteTvieT lef: no doub. Ia
the Senator's mind that Connolly wOuiu
be notified when his resignation shout
be desired. On the 10th IL June, lSSJ.
Connolly resolved notice from ,hs Pres
ideni that he was suspended, aud On TIE
same day Chicago papers plbilshrd Il
Washington dispatch eiubodyiug tie
substance OF the report OF :. w. Downs,
al examiner OF the Department u JUS
uce, Ia winch he manifested the iai-
t,ssu spirit in which ne had pursued u q
investigation OF Connelly's conduc. la
his Office. The report states thst the
special agents report was filed II tie
Department Of Justice on the ID OF May
that II ~. In
TO instruction given BY the Attorney
General 20 the special examiner on
April 10, 1855. That 10 notice wss riven
- Connolly 81 its character, nor even Ci
its existence. When i was corr
mUnicatec - the committee, Connolly
Was informed 81 its character and COL
tents, aud the committee says: He
has made answer 10 each ard every
feature Of il n such manner and ef-
fectiyeness as 10 satisfy the committee
that /. j. unfair. unIruLhfGi and That il
ought not, IL either is statement or its
conclusion, be accepted as OF any weight
whatever against tho general good re-
pute 81 Mr.. Connolly concerning his ad-
ministratlon. The Committee saws In
conclusion: rs may be- matter Of
curious enquiry WY the Attorney
General shcuid hare allowed such
department without notice 70 Mr.. Con-
nelly, and without some reference n Il
IN the interview with Senator CuilJm.
in respect Of the resignation of the ac-
CT ed officer. Thai such q state o. az
fairs could eSis: anywhere is not easily
beliesed, but that il should De found in
the Departments OF Jus, &c is a FepToach
10 its name. TX seems TO the COMMITTEES
thst the demands nj fair play and COM
mon justice require that the course
pursued in thIs case should net receive
tie spprOya, o. The Senate. There
fore, the committee, without IN
timatiDg anything 10 the hurt Of
t1e nominee n his case or
remotely OF otherwise suggesting that
he IL not ct perso' 10 be intrusied
with the responsible duties Of the Office
20 which be bss been nominated. care-
commend thst be he not confirmed
When the domination OF Won UoOrebek
was reached upon the calendar it sas
passed over with he understanding
thst i should NOT be again taken NJ.