Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1886-06-25
ConaiderIng lhe Rit1 John
Poraer Case.


L1UE10 UuEeu a. On aEHenameuk the
proVisioa of the b. heretofore pazssd
b the Senate. fxina ali District 5adae1'
ealaries IS $500 . year. Logan Rdgo-
Gated bis anlendmenA. which VAS aRreed
%. tho 2rat division ffelating % sal
aries) b . vote o. 3 yeas % % Rays,
and khs second dlgisisn lprohihitlnR
nepotisms b q eile rocs Vote.
The bill g amanded waa tken passsd.
The bill rspeaiinR the pxe empiinn
and timbeg cultare lsu1 vas then pro
NJ Gsszas addressed the Senate On
the bill.
stanford utatsd that Ihs proyisious Of
The bill e. amendpd b. he Senate would
Absolutely prevent NE Rsciamation nf
desert lAndA Thers we're ennfmoas
quantities Of such lands, be said, not
worth penny an acre. and tAey could
only Be- reclaimed y the expeBditure
of large sams of moneY ii order 70
maks reclamation poazlhls. He moved
30 restore certain uorda already struck
cut b. the Senate.
Plumb feared ahs amendmsnt might
lead % fraud and opposed 4.
Slanfordas motion Was rejected.
The bill thsn PAsssd By q vote Of yeas
On motion Of Dolph. = commilies q
conferences vas ordered on tie disagree.
ina voksaof the Houss and Senate on
Ths Fns gshn Porter bin vas then
laid baloge the Senate By Mr. SeWeli.
Il Was the sams bill that had passed BE-
fore.
M. sswaIl had the elsrk rsad man
Der Of resolutions Of Grand Array Of Re-
-pahlie Posts urging The passage Of he
Tooan obsained ths foor 70 reply 60
eewsll, and After an executive session
The Senate adjourned.
WAaHN0roa. June 2t.-Mr. Long. Of
Massachusetts,, rising 20 point Of cor
rection Of the reaord. said that n q
speech made some weeks aRo. the cen.
tlsman from California (Henley) bad
charged that Charles Francis Adams,
OF the Union Pacific railroad, bad Gem
mitted gross violations Of Law. BE bad
asked him 10 specify what theee Vi
olations we're aud the only spoeifying
reply made By the gentleman vas that
Mr.. Adams had himself alated that free
passes given By the Union Pacific Com
pany cost the g0geFnment some 500 q
day. he Mr.. Lonel had denied ihe
ooEraetneas OF this statement. He foand
THAI his denial gaa altogetheg 700 bread
na Il appeared IN his paolianea spoeeh.
Mr.. Henley had said that the free passes
cost the corapany 5000 per day. Mr..
ATE COMMITTEES. had stated thai the free
A.
but this vas net q violation Of the law.
The statement was also accompanied
bY She modifying remark that many
passes we're issued % railroad employ
ees. In extending bis remarks ID the
record. NJ. Henlsy kad net made uhai
puFp0rtsd % be q true quotation from
Nf. Adams hiwseif, consisting Of fiftv.
eight lines and containing very savere re-
flectisns On the Union Psoifis Company,
Mr.. Adams and the othoF gentlemen
Who we're connected with rim Is
the construction of the road. II
seemed 10 be 4 quotation from q beck
or pamphlets written b. Mr.. Adams IN
1853 Hs found upon Examination thal
she ffst "a lines Of that alleged quota
tion we're words which had bean taken
from that book OF pamphiet, but the re-
ANNA
Adams had never uttered and which
we're incorrectly and improperly az
tribntsd 70 him by the Reutieman from
California. About eiahfeen mouths eco
an annuynaus pamphlet bad been pab-
Iishsd as 8 severe criticism en- Mr.
Adams. Ii this pamphlet appeared the |
irsi - linss Of the qu0tationi then fol-
lowed II different typa certain diBoon-
-...k-n .-aa..,u.. r~h5mk haA 49, 49,.
uut IN M. Adams mouth. He knew
that he esnfIennan from California vas
noa guilty Of Intentionally paftinQ II |
Adama' mouth words thal hs hsd never
uttered. and be knsw thai The gentle
man wcnld have 40 obieetion 70 having
4 ooFrecffon made Ia the record.
Henley aaid that ths iQentIaman was
riaht n his statement that be fHsnleyl
Adams which be bad never uttered o.
Be rsmemhsGed that q good many yeArs
ago Mr.. Adams had written 8 soathina
arraiQnmant of the Uni0n Paoi1a, ita
airsstora, TIE Crstit Mohiiier and 0akes
Amea. Before TIE senate COMMITTEES
Qeiia, but euloristie Of tha Union Pa
oiile. which be kaf previously dsn0uac-
cd. He fHenleyl had tn0uQhf Il q fair
matter of criticism for him % criiiotss
Adams past and present. utteraness-
Not havlna Adnmsf pamphles a hand,
be had baan obliged 20 felF On what
newspapsf and he had usad u, not
dreaming there vas anything ~ ls that
could not - properly attFibated 20 Mr..
Adama. He Wnnld make . eogFeolion,
hnt ho wanted 30 cali attention 20 the
precise hilary Which Mr.. Adams fancied
he had sustained at bis hands. Ia the
para of the Qnataiion which waa con
oeded % Be ooFFsot, the s8ntenos Of de-
nunaiation was II sxact aeooFdsnce and
sntirs harmony with THAI paEa which
bad beon improperly aatFibltsd 70 Mr..
Adams. He eoula not osnosiVe that tbs
Gentleman had a1aered injuries 81 his
handa. ThsFe weFs other tninas Ia his
spessh % which Mr.. Adams ooaid at-
dress himself, and oouid complain aboui
e Il ahey we're msf trges 1ns logical
result 0f shs complaint that MF. Adams
bnd mads waa that BE- bad no denial -
make a. the obaEa6a made.
Mr.. LonR then took up the ehAFRss n
Tie pubiiahed speech a1d danied then
II detail. The nrEt charge waa thEf
Charles Francis Aaama and HE oo-
direetora had oriminaiiy vioIats9 the /
lsw ia issaina 6 0nnooo q i've per csat
onllatsrai trust bonds ID i6sd Thai
transaesion had takGn piaoe before Mr.. !
Adams sTsn boeame q diEegtot. Ibe
second charge wns that Adams an4 lhe
directors hnf vIosated the IaW in pagina
q dividend IN le53-6f in The teslh 81
the exisisnos uf 1oaiizQ dsbt q &l8.-
0000oo Is waa net Sisiaf1ou 81 iau -
pay 3 dividend Whsn tstrs was . haat-
in9 deb4. 1be third eA4rRe Was tnal
Aaama and ths diFeeloFz had Tiolaaea
lsw q placing ths s1a1zesmeut q the
Union Paoins co abozs sl5.0o4oD q
honas q ths Oregon HAaFt Inns Co.
That 80 psEfssliY leEitimate sDd hsd
occurred fkssa yeseu befofs Ad4mg was
ID oonmsstian wiah sho aemp&ny. Tns
fuurfk chanRa wns thaf Adama an4 teo
lIraetars - 1ellhsFa1aiy oomm1lte4
frand b. npplFinG tAa AaaNta halgnzlna
g fka GoVsfnmest len. bg ea1tsipafinE
% paymans e ths third noItGaza
hnuSn Tha nnsmE % th11 uas fhat