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before him early in his in illegible bency and that we hope to present to him such conclusive arguments as to justify him
in following the pre illegible of ex-Secretary Hitchcock and not that of Secretary Garfield ex-Secretary Noble being also
on our side. I shall see Wickerhaw tomorrow, if not today. Reed Smoo illegible , of the Senate Committee on? R illegible
Lands writes me that in his judgment the resolution will not be illegible ed by the Committee at this session. I am on good
terms with him with Newlands, both able sand influential senators. A story point I am making is that an Act of Congress with
a definite purpose cannot be nullified by an administrative that passed later. You see that Whitman? illegible ed this point
admirably before the House Com. John Sharp Williams takes the views that the Garfield grant is legislation. He goes out March
4 but I think Champ? Clark will take this view. Faithfully yours R. U. Johnson