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In this same Congress in 1866 Mr.. Shella-
parger was made chairman of the special
committee of the House that was appoint
ed to make the investigation that became
'ecessary by reason of disclosures made in
famous controversy tetween Messrs
oScoe Conkling and James G. Blaine re-
iardinS an attack made by the former up-
on the provost marshal general of the ar
my. and which resulted in the total es-
arrangement of these gentlemen and In the
etoneration OF Mr.. Conkling At the ex-
piratlon of the Fortieth Congress Mr. Shell
labarger declined a denomination and was
appointed United States minister to Portu-
eal by PRESIDENT Grant, which position, ow-
ing to the poor state of his health, he re-
tanned but few months. resigning in De-
cember Of the same year
Mr. Shellabarger was afterward, however
prevailed upon again to accept the nomi-
nation of his party, and was reelected to
the forty-second Congress. in which he
was chairman of the committee on COM
merce of the House, and in that behalf de-
iNerei an elaborate speech in support of a
blil intended to effect a revival of our ship
ping interests. In this Congress he also
became charged with the arduous duty of
reporting and managing In its passage
through the House the act commonly
known as the 'ku-klux law" and in sup
port OF this measure opened and closed the
debate. which occupied an entire session
The final passage of this act ACCOMPLISHED
the speedy extinguistment of the so-callei
ku-klux organizations. He was also ap-
pointed member of the second Credit
Mobiller committee and participated In
the investigation and report upon certain
features of that great national scandal
As a Lawyer.
The career Of Mr.. Shellabarger as a law
yer has been hardly less brilliant than
were his achievements as a legislator His
reputation as one Of the ablest jurists Of
the country was International, and he was
widely known among the members of his
profession as most profound thinker, a
painstaking. conscientious and indefatiga-
BILE worker. and as one whose opinions were
entitled to the greatest weight and consid-
GRAFTON. Whatever he undertook was care
fully and thoroughly done, and the briefs
ani other legal papers written by him in
variably displayed the most exhaustive re-
search and study.
After his retirement from Congress he
was for short time a member of the civil
service commission, upon the abolishment
Oh wnlch for want of an appropriation he
retlred to Springfield and resumed his law
practice. About the beginning of the wear
1919. while on a visit to this city, he de-
clied to remain, and thereupon entered
INTO partnership with jeremiah NJ VIII
son, former associate in Congress and
the partnership then formed has existed to
this day. the firm attaining great promi-
nence and success. Mr.. Shellabarger has
peen employed as counsel in many famous
ana important cases. notably the Kilbourn
case and the star route cases. He was
also one of the attorneys who represented
PRESIDENT Hayes before the electoral COM
mission. and his firm has for many years
been the local counsel for the Union Pa
enc railway and other corporations. Two
or the most important cases with which
ne mas recently been prominently connected
are the income tax cases and fba cose ~.
the broker. Elverton r. Chapman of New
YORK. who is under indictment for refusing
10 answer certain questions put to him bv
a committee OF the Senate relating to the
alleged bribery OF Senators by the members
of the sugar trust