Omaha daily bee., 1886-07-29
DORSEY SHOWS HIS DANDER
The Fremont Fighter Tackles Cobb in a
War of Words.
HE WON'T STAND INsINuATIoNs,
And He Tells the Indiana Man so
With Fire in His Eye, But
No Red Gore 10
Spilled.
Big Georges Little Racket

BiG georges Little knCket
WAsuINoroN, July 2S-lSpecal Telegram
to the BEE. Don't accuse me OF fraud sir.
You may cast suspicion upon others, but YOU
can't do il upon me. only the other day you
thrust your imputations on my colleague, and
with what result you well know"
Such was the reply made to Mr.. Cobb of
Indiana, by Mr.. Dorsey of Nebraska, during
debate on the sundry civil appropriation bill
In the house this afternoon. The clause in
crcasng the appropriation Tor the detection
of land frauds was being considered and Mr..
Cobb was speaking for ii, when he turned his
attention to the northwest "Why, SIR said
he, addressing the chair, NINETY per cent os
the land entries in the northwest are frauu
uient and the land commissioner has been
kept busy setting them aside"
"llow many of Mr.. Sparks orders affect
lands in the northwest We're set aside by
Secretary Lamar inquired Mr.. Dorsey.
'lcannot tell you,' replied Mr.. Cobb, "but
/ do know that the settlers have been ap-
pealing to the secretary of the interior to have
them set aside"
"Why do settlers have TO appeal to the sec
retsry of the interior for justice and the set
ting aside of these orders If they are iau?"
persisted Mr.. Dorsey.
There being no reply, Mr. Dorsey contin-
ued: swell, | can tell you. These appeals
were taken because these orders were not
fair, and every one of the orders issued which
affected my constituents have been set aside.
| can inform the gentleman further that in
stead Of there being ninety per cent of the
entries IN the northwest that are fraudulent,
not one per cent are fraudulent. There were In
the cattle districts in the early history of the
country, but less than one per cent of the
entries on agricultural lands are fraudu-
lent"
"Oh" calculated Cobb, Struggling his
shoulders, II hear this from all parts of the
west. 1t may be that some of those who arn
making these statements have some pork in
the barrel themselves"
Then II was that Mr. Dorsey sprang 10 Ills
feet his eyes ablaze with carncStncss, and
exclaimed with so much vigor that he m
pressed everyone within earShot with his
honesty, the words already mentioned.
There were cries for Mr. Laird, the Ne
braSka member who struck Mt. Cobb the
other day and the colleague referred to by
Mr.. Dorsey. But Mr.. Laird was not on the
floor at the time.
Mr.. Cobb glanced savagely over at Mr..
Dorsey, but he replied not. Mr.. Dorsey's re-
sentiment was applauded by the entire repub-
lican side and by many democrats ana for
the moment of the passage of words 1t looked
as though there might be arepettion of the
recent l.aird-Cobb scene Dolsey's demeanor
has been so gcntlemany at all times that he
carried the house with him to-day, and Mr..
Cobb's clause in the bill was overwhelmingly
| defeated. 1t was Dorsey victory. -..-
THE BOGUS BUTTER BILL.
In rendering his decision to the presi-
dent on the oleomargarine bill to-day Attor-
ney-General Garland said that the measure
was constitutional aud that it was not an ill.,
fringcment upon state rights. 1t is believed
the bill will be signed.
TIE WHISKY ORDER.
There Is a disposition to press the point
made by Senator Dawes some time since
port whisky to be imported and get three
years extension of the bonded period in the
customs warehouses. 1T IS rumored that he
will ask the senate to investigate the whole
matter.
PoaTMAssTERs APPOINTED.
Ihe following iowa postmasters pSy,m were ap-
pointed to-day: W; j.. Mills, Hale J9nes
| Littlelied. Seneca, Kossuth county, vice w.
| w. Alcorn, resigned.
| A TALK WITH PUBLIC PRINTER ROUNDS.
This mornings National Republican SAYS:
| Public Printer Rounds returned to this
| city last evening from Omaha, where he has
been examining some newspaper property,
contemplating purchase of this kind. kinl,
| there was any truth in, a statement by q
Washington correspondent that he had
sent his resignation to the president mo
SIR" he answered; II have not. The rumor
has probably been circulated from the fact of
| my visit west. If | do leave the public SER
| vice, it will be to go back to my old business
| notwithstanding the above II is known that
| Mr.. Rounds resignation has been in the
hands of the president some time"
PERSONAL AND GENERAL.
| Mr. and Mrs. Dillon of Omaha called upon
| the president to-day.
| Noone here believes there will be any
| trouble with Mexico, growing out of the I'M
| prisonment of Americans Representative
| Lanham of Texas, whose district adjons
| Paso del Norte, said to-day that he did not
anticipate any serious trouble growing out
of the Cutting case lie has talked. with
| Secretary Bayard on the subject, and that
gentleman is satisfied that Editor Cutting
will soon be set at liberty. The principal
trouble now Is the conflict Of authority be-
the government Of Chihuahua. lie says he
| did not think the massing OF Mexican troops
had anything to do with the case.