Wichita eagle., 1888-05-09
HOUSE..

WASHINGTON, May S-The message OF
the president transmitted yesterday re
turning without his approval the bill foI
the sale of certain New York Indian lands
in Kansas was referred to the committee
on Indian affairs.
Mr.. Bryce, of New York, rising to a
question of privilege, read the language
used by Mr.. Woodburn, of Nevada, in ref
erence to ex-Congressman Hewitt having
apologized to the British minister for of
fering a resolution of inquiry as to the
case of O'Donnell under sentence of death
in Great Britain. Mr.. Bryce stated that
he had denied the correctness of the
statement, and in vindication of his de-
NAL he had read telegram from Mayor
Hewitt denying he had ever apologized to
the British minister and letter in which
he details the circumstances of the case.
Mr. Bryce also sent to the chairs desk and
had read statement made by Minister
West in 1884, denying that Mr.. Hewitt had
apOlogiZed to him for his part In the trans
action. These statements Mr.. Bryce
thought were sufficient to dlsprove the
charges which had been brought against
a relation of his by marriage and an hon
orable gentleman. Continuing, Mr. Bryce
said it was plainly the purpose of the gent
from Nevada to excite against Mr.. Hewitt
the feelings of a warm-hearted and gener-
Gus people, with whose struggle for liberty
| heartily sympathize, as often heard Mr..
Hewitt say he does himself. | can only
state that Gia not seek this controversy.
1t was thrust upon me and / could not do
otherwise than try to yindlcate gentle
man for whom have the highest esteem
This vindication have made and ! now
leave the matter to the calm sense Of this
house ard to the sober Judgment of the
American people, which is always right.
Mr.. Washburn of Nevada said that he
had never in his life knowingly made a
charge that he could not sUbstantiate He
did not regard the denial OF the British
minister as a denial of the charge. In fact
il was an admission. IL was no better au-
thority than the gentleman's tBryces
statement that he was a relative by mar
risge of Mr.. Hewitt. When he wood
burn made this charge be was informed
by reputable gentleman in Washington,
who was on the floor at the time. that he
was one of the committee of three Repub-
lican Irishmen delegated by an
Irish organization 20 come
here TO make an investigation
of the charge made against Mr. hewitt.
That gentleman. he stated, SAD ne could
prove that the result of that investigation
was that that gentleman was guilty OF the
charge One OF the committee was the
correspondent of the New York Irish
World and another was Mr.. Meagher Con-
don. and upon their statements IN addition
to the current literature Of the day, he
made the charge and did not take II back
II needed better authority than the letter
over the signature of A. ;. Hewitt
The defendant in the case, Mr.. Brumr1,
Of Pennsylvania. said that Mr.. Bryce
would bear him out in the statement that
after the controversy q lew Gays
ago they had looked over
the Record together and that ne tBrummj
had then and there agreed That the gentle
man might either not publish anything II
the Record with reference 10 It or that ne
might strike out the word apology" and
insert the word explanation, Or ne
might fix IL up any way 70 suit himself
consistent with the truth The gentleman
had fixed up the Record the EecoFSi was
not as il shoald be, but be had no oo1ec-
ton TO the manner in which the gentleman
had seen ft 30 fix it mp, but whsn the
charge was made that no explanation vas
made By Mr.. Hewitt, he still maintained
that that charge was false or Al least. vas
not correct, HIS recollection was that Mr.
Hewitt had made the explanation OF TIE
floor, but whether il WAS made On TIE
floor or not, explanation, the lillcest
term he could Use, WAS made by Ar. he*-
Its before the committee on foreign snaiF~
Mr.. Hewitt appeared before tie committee
and made statement, but 1t was not