The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-03-23
NEWS OF EUROPE
Attorney General Webster
i'm the Pillory.
BtsmHrsk pisciafms the pselArsfion
sf war and Martial Law ia Samoa.
Risming Kaapre~

iscSpos. March - LA fAs eosnnnens to
dsy Hagsourt, rsxsming the discussion ~
ga-dtng the fxrreIl eammissson. declared
ssserasy4General weas<er's identification
xish sae commission had destroyed the
tnFresssSta sasf the ssTarnneat would b.
impartial, aud Lad added weight 10 Ehe
IFnsss charges. if the aftofnsy ssncral
had BOT Sstvised tae geyerninsnt rsrlta-
naeas sassasd not xn2s salary tor scrytera
ne had noe pcrf0rraea lie eandemEcsi the
Afssls Sey generals kpalox-f fA- PlxuftE for
Eextes IS mean. co1tasmrflh1e sad si;<grxcc-
fszl. AMI Expressed hope that ne would
snake better apology
Assos u.'y sssnersi Webster replied thxa
eet for Fae duty he owess those who trusted
hin he weaid not hare noticed the charges
made by Harcossrt II be were capable of
cnadnei imputed - hEru Ae wuulA be =
assssaee 10 tnu kngissh bar. HS WAS prf-
AS s0saasea issE the fHAasss Il w&s tmnna-
feFfAA whether ne bad beesz right Or urcng
tn assuming the y0ssssnn, aliAnaxA it was
sansi h<tal whether he had lean pfnsfepz
hecfaansl fhatioa 20 reduce tie &ttor-
uex geEtesas's sasAry aax re1sused
sir VIA. Serzsn1 HxrcuuFt waatcd 70
kfSw wAesaAr the attorney xeneral tad
the letter in Which Psxuss admitted Ala fsa-
aatiff 10 sl&n4 cruss-Sxazssuatsoa If the
fssars hHs that letter and kept il ffaEs the
know ies.s.e 0f the astoynfy-grnersi. he
sHzreousi had no hesitation Ia ssyinS the
Ia Ehe course cs tAs attorney generals
rsrly. fhsi chairman called upuis NAvacr
% Effeu - retire soF faserrSpsiuS
rzeEth.
The chairman repeated his order 10 re
tire. flnkert0n coFroasa-asss ~ Rrien. de-
eisring hs, had been silent.
4 4 oCenno- tasreupsa protested
against the chairman putting tae lie To
member asitheat iaanirs. The ehsirmAn
ssTsptes 80 ne disclaimer, adding th4
hflsa eeuid Dot deny having repeatedly
interrupted Ac1dly, and wsralnx Sim nor
To repeat sleA conduct
The attorney general. eontinninx. de-
rlint~s absolutely To say whether he had
advised fiae goseramers On Any point He
nsa never gone 10 the gosernmenf for the
authority OF the letters Harcogrtss argu~
ment thai counsel oaghs 10 satisfy himself
us the accuracy ct the statements sit
uess wottld saa&s VS. prepdSrereux He
accused Hsrc0Rrt nf asking ane3s
tons IN this manner Aecauxe b.
only too ready 20 turn the suggestions inio
secasasions. Regarding rigosf, the stfoF-
ney-geDera1 argued be had no Fight 10
keep him from the witness box t,ecanse he
kasd he ct,uld Dps stand erossexaminafien.
"a had informed the commission and had
hands sye days before Psgotf went into the
box. Loud ministerial chcerxs
Mould tho committee believe
that Sir Charles Russell had
asked thar tflr letter should not be read
I'll Ptg0tf went istn the hox4 IiAaGhfer-,
lie protested strongly against Sir Wiliiam4
reference 10 soamcs. who was not there to
answer the charges. Ia regard TO SIR viii
Hams statement that the Tfsaee's nrolaGy
eossid only have been written by pefd-
foggiag. toxenIug knnve. that knave stood
before them At the presenf moment lcon-
ssryasfve cheers.
u'Connor a1a 1&l0achere navfsax
spnscn. Earneli said be shoala net have ir1-
tsryenet but that. Ira the language Of Az
tnrney General Webster and IN the shouts
OF his supporters. there had been some
faint ecso 90 Lord Sslsshnryss equtvocAI
language Ia respect 20 the Pixsst letter. IL
Lord salisbury slili chose % pin the relic
OF his faith 10 The letters.
the consequence wosla be upon
his owa heed In tho witucSg-box
be tPArnell, had testified under oath that
he had neither signed, written. Authar1xed
nor known of any OF the Letters, and Al.
torney -tasneral Webster had nss vcufured
To put 90 asm . single question. Was theirs
any member who would veufnre 10 cxs
press any doubt now that tbs istfen were
forgerfess
Morley asserted that Sir charles Euxxesl
had authorized him 90 state TINT he was
entirely IA accord with the ouposifton III
The action they were taxing. He main
tained that Affornay-Efeuexal Webster nad
sataed 10 answer the charges.