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Show . I "I would give a thousand dollars," said a Western Senator in Washington on the day that Dement was confirmed, "if a verbatim report of the debate in executive session yesterday over the Dement nomination nomin-ation could be published, and I think that Logan would give as much money to pre- j vent it from appearing in print, if there was any danger in that direction. It was the most inexcusable sacrifice of Senatorial dignity dig-nity that I ever witnessed. I can't tell you what occurred without a violation of confidence, confi-dence, but a number of men would forfeit the respect of the country if the discussson had occurred in open session." Yesterday, says the Portland News of the 19th inst., Prof. J. E. Clayton received a telegram from Hon. P. Kimball, Director of " the United States Mints, requesting him to ! collect for his annual report statistics of the j production of gold and silver in Utah. The 1 j Professor is taking an active interest in the -development of the mineral resources of , Oregon and the Pacific Northwest, and by reason of this will decline the honor conferred con-ferred upon him. i |