Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-03-27
Hot Passages Between Congress-
men in the Idaho Case.
STEuNENBERG PROTESTS.
Used No Arbitrary Powcr-CaiIs Qnes-
lion of Mr.. Lenn an insult Az
fairs In shoshone County.
Afternoon Dispatched

Washington, March 2L-Goy. Steuh-
enberg continued his testimony in the
Occur d'Alene investigation today. Rep
resentative Cox OF Tennessee Repres-
entatlve Hay Of Virginia and Repre-
sentative Lentz OF Ohio directing the
ross-examlnatlon.
The governor stated that he knew
nothing Of the selection of an alleged
convict as chief Of the state deputies
or alleged depredations by this deputy,
including the forcing OF doors IN dwell
lings. the breaking OF windows, etc lie
would not have allowed such conduct
he said. Il he had known Of II. me
governor said he had no consultations
with the President as 10 continuing the
troops In the Occur dAlenes. Ihe last
INJURY came from the war department
In October. 1883, as 70 whether the IN
surrection had been quelled. There had
been no communications between the
governor and federal authorities since
then.
Mir. Lentz cross-examination brought
out that the governor was IS years ola
and had been elected twice as COVER
nor, In 1886 and 1885 He had visited
Occur dAlene during his political can
vass and held public meetings. suisse
quently he recognized men in the BULL
pen as among those he had met IN
his campaign. In 1896 he received the
bulk OF the vote of rhoshone county,
and In 1898 he lost this vote.
Mr.. Lentz asked If the governor
changed his mind as 10 the character
Of the men in this district after the
loss Of this vote. The governor replied
that his impression of these men began
10 change about January, 1897, soon al
ter he received their vote. lie denied he
had agreed With one Flanagan, a
member Of the legislature, 70 disband
the legislature II Flanagan would vote
for bill relating TO the mines. A deie-
cation had waited upon him to learn
his policy as to shoshone county. The
delegation wanted the militia dlsband-
ed. and a complaint was made that men
In the Bunker Hill mine were enrolled
as miliuamen, thus avoiding payment
of road tax. He examined the ad-
iutant generals rolls and found 200 men
enrolled from Wardner and Kellogg and
he directed the adjutant general 70 fur
nish these names TO the assessor OF
shoshone county whenever he called for
Il. He did not know, he said, that
these men were employed In the Bunker
Hill mine
Gov. Steunenberg intcrposed a protest
when MIR. Lentz asked him II he had not
exercised absolute anc arbitrary pow
or" In making one OF the arrests. lie
had used no such power, he said.
But you do believe In breaking into
citizens houses through your soldiersP'
queried Mr.. Lentz.
II decline TO answer such question
said Gov. Steunenberg. 1T Is an IN
suit
This precipitated lively controversy
among the members. Some wanted the
question stricken out; other-wanted II
to stand. To criticisms on the question
Mr.. Lentz replied that he needed no
guardian" and Mr.. Capron responded
that he would dislike to become MT
Lentz' guardian.
The controversy was closed by d.
rectlng the examination into other
channels.
At noon the investigation went over
until tomorrow Gov. Steunenberg re-
quested that his examination be closed
as early as possible as he wished TO
return to his duties in Idaho,