New-York tribune., 1886-07-19
uIyIsTER VESTS DIPLONACY.
srSAr0R VESTS "GANGr-COMnISSIO
ATKINS AT IT AGAIN.

- -,v REGULAR CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRIBUNE,
WASHINGTON, July 1S.-Minister VESTS
asnarure for ottawa where he is to be the gue'' o
d adv Lsnsdovne, Is causing a good deal o. speou
,.uae 10 official and diplomatic circles. Nopou9
hare that bis Visit has something 10 do Win Tue
fsrute. II IS generally conceded that IL ""S uP'" -
ve.s aavics that the Cansdian authorities began La
.r.tsp OF vigorously enforcing their custom laws IL
10 ,rovel 40 hsrassing 10 the New England NSu'
man dis present visit 10 Lord LsnsdO"he is 'oi0 %
he owing to a desire on his part to impress 'o 80 -
General with the necessity OF continuing INC P e''"
tile attitude toward the American hsheru'e" IL 0'"
- soratsrr Rava1d into some sort OF agreement lVoA
IN, IN me creation OF ccnmiss0h he "0.'N ""'0 '
ncsoa in this his chief olJect at present lons 'eO'
20, hea, FOR tie resolution against COMMISSION
= ,in unanimously passed the Senate last Wlh'oi' III
si,ionatic intrigue aud negotiation he mas 80 la
tf,sel, the superior Of Secretary Bayard' l"e 4''i'
n -sc. i 90 match for the representative OF orea'
r,,rain This is the universal OPINION even IN Nl'o
uauc circles here which on the 9ues'Ipa 81 & "a ''e
,snute occupy neutral gr0uni a. IL "eie ,,, ., tho
-snsf,r Vest was desrOus yesterday oI sac u -, ~
Plstt gsune Com 4itce sierrins rhen ne
tsk'ps about his letters. TO the cOrrespou1 az r.
ts,t H.nnsr,usp in Fl Louis published u tif IND
i'enI M expresses Us inability 10 do jusce to
rs ssfonisnneut at Commissioner AtKlbss coHSt, ' .
1'ro~0.e- fo offer resolution in the senate aeAnS oi
~ nf,rmatiop as 70 these aDpoin .mens TO Indian
i1aaer,nivsI CharacteIzlDe bis friend BanneIiu.u
,rScn, he .tdresses as Dear jim as Oei0Lklhs 10
c.Yr" seeas rather ha 81 on the psrt OF IDan
Ike Vest who after expressing Wl.inEnese ., ~
offer a resolution in tie senate IL tle Interest
Dear dim Is satisfied tnst another senator h4u "a
Republican IL that sha DO II IN OI-er tI,e nc ~
not be considered seeking quarrel Win the Cou
sloner OF Indian Affairs Bat Mr. Vest ia referring per
laps Mr.. Adkins aud MS irsni: IS me Snei ,ttns
AN dons Eim al injustice what one c! .ne 49,,
rsng" did in connection with this invesus-too
ta7 other DAY 10 quite en~scteriso %as.,Snsr Atsias
Ts,uesred the chairman Of The committee
IN a nole dated July l3 10 subpoena Mh SHAW @ Iroua
Information. As ne committee was TO meet on july
= Tie chairman naturally nesutated 10 subpoena VIZ
however. assured The chairman that the witness Soc
be S1's IA AID 'H could te teleshraprd tor TO
Ins tne chairman r., agreed Pnpc.u"ny s1,s n,oii on
se eore The committee II turned out that he was Aol
wanted after all anu on the ~ ne ure" hIs "nc ~
in az some SgO-4nd has not been heard OF suce -
u curious coincidence however that tAe halo VI w.
T. th's city or Juy g. Commissioner Alkins'
4 seems % me. ought to eKp4an "uJ nc AHAr- - %
ron the indian Territory. wleu that witness aad
frsrd Vas III town aud could Lave been hsd al the mod
= ge slt - pooSle which Mr. Vest had rniud
douoi when ho spoke OF q galS-
Understand that the Democratic Congressional Cam
psisn COMMITTEES is having clerks in the departments
ed 20 work for il aiIer regular Office hours. The
committee pleads poverty as au excuse iof 'As
y indeed / i lot open violation Of The spirl.
Of Civl Service law OF course II VIII
he sad thas the clerAs thus detailed are are
performing .he work voluntarily and tney
themselves VIII not contradict this But II may he as
sUmed also that clerk who would refuse to 40 the Work
10 which thus assigned would soon find himself out
n Office ant that this detailing OF clerks differs
materially from the receiving or giving OF political con
trbuuOns
The resigratiOn OF William E. Church, Associate
Justice Of supreme Court Of The Territory OF Da
kota which announced yesterday. has Deen looked
sOr By LIS friends for time. Judge Church w-s
kelstVe. believe OF Sanford T. Church, chef Justice
o. the New York Court Of Appeals. near that TIE
vacancy be 1led by the appointment OF James N
Humphreys OF Buffalo, law partner Of " Dan L0cE-
nj
aud friends that he went away Win the promise
Ola Territorial Judgeshlp from The President