The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1875-01-08
FROM WASHINGTON.
rspecisl Dispatch 10 The baltimore SUM-
The NavnL Cadetshlp SCANDAL -Testi-
: mSny 81 senator Graham, OF Viz

: mSny 81 senator Grahaul, OF VIZ
gtnia.
WASHINGTON, January 6.-The House
Committee o6 Naval Affairs to-dsy} ;re.i
snmed the investigation of the charge
against Representative S:owelf Of having
sold "a naval. cadetship. State Senator G.7
W. Graham, of Virginia, gave clrcum-'
stantial account of his relations With Repre-
sentative StoweIl. It appears that Ut.
Beatty stated to witness that he bad step;
SON whom he was anxious should he APP
pointed to the Naval Academy. witness
informed him that II he should succeed
in securing the appointment he Wouio
charge him for bis services. He dio not
tell Beatty where the money was TO 20 OUT
side OF himself. Beatty was willing 10 give
between fifteen hundred and TWO tnousano
dollars. although he desired to secure Inc
snnointnent rs low as he could. He nnaliy
.ereed 70 give seventeen hundred dollars.
He subsequently informed StoWell OF nls
conversation with Beatty, when oto"e''
sqid. F" You can 60 on and make the arrange
ment - and authorized him as his ageot 10
attend to the business. Stoweli said 10 Dim:
"If. after receiving your pay, you can set
me one thousand dollars the appointment
Some time, after this stoweIl, sent to wit
ness the designation of appointments, WHICH
he took to DR.. Beatty. who, on account, gave
HIM a draft for one thousand dollars. The
.,itness soon after came to Washington ana
mot StoTelI at Seventh-Street wharf. he
accom- nanied the witness and niece to. the
Baltimore and Ohio depot, where they were
To take train for the North. The witness
thera privately gave Stowell FIVE hundred
dollars. He told Stowel what the money
1yas for. He bad DO other pecuniary trans
action beyond this with Stowell, except IN
cases involving only few dollars. Some time
after this. witness and StoWell came togetner
from Richmond to Washington, ana IN Inc
course of conversation Stowell asked MIN
when the balance of the one thousand dollars
wonld be paid. Stowell remarked that un'
Iess this were paid he would withdra" the
cadet designation. Arriving here, StoWeh
said he was going West by way OF Ne"
York. Subsequently witness went TO LIT.
Realty who gave him check for seven nun
drpd dollars, from which witness placeo 10
Stowel's credit with Jay Cooke d GO. three
hundred and ten dollars, making eight nun
dred and ten dollars be had given to Sto"ell.
Witness acquainted Stowell with what ne
had thus done, and StoWell acknowledged
the receipt of the letter conveying tne ln'
formation, This was on the 10th OF June,
1874 and Stowell being at st. Paul
witness never turned over to Sto"ell
the balance of one hundred and ninety
dollars to complete the thousand dollars
which StoWell had required. The witness
snid he bad spent considerable money IN the
noyment of expenses of delegates to politl-
cal convention in Virginia, etc. StoWel and
himself several weeks ago had private con.
ference in Richmond, when StoWell asked
him what course he intended to pursue.
Witness said to StoWell that as be had been
called backmaler be proposed to make to
the Committee on Naval Affairs statement
Of facts as they were, and to tell them where
gas other evidence. Stowel said to the wit
ness that if he would make statement that
ne did not give him (StowelD the money be
would return to him the amount. This pro.
position the witness declined.
Further examination was postponed until
tomorrow.
lBy Telegraph
WASHINGTON, January 1.-The House Com.
mittee on Naval Affairs resumed this MORN
ing the investigation of the charge against
Representative Stowell.
State Senator Graham, of Virginia, con-
tinued his testimony. stating that he had no.
thing whatever to do with preterrlng the
charges against Mr.. Stowel.
The witness was asked by Ex-Governor
Wells, attorney for StoWell, whether he was
Charged with embezzlng clothing and sell
ing them out OF the State when he was an
agent of the Freedmen's Bureau.
MIR. Graham declined to answer, claiming
that it was not pertinent to the investigation.
Continuing bis testimony be said be went 10
DIR. Shields, who introduced him to DR..
Beatty, and paid him $500 from the sum be
received from DR.. Beatty, who purchased
The cadetship for his epson.
The witness during the investigation said
he maid between 5000 and 800 on account
of expenses attending the Lynchburg Con:
ventiop. He was asked other questions, and
bis reDIies showed that about the time OF the
Tvnchljilre Convention he paid Sl5O for
r,miIv EXPENSES. but out of money other
than that he had received from DR.. Beatty.
TIE witness repeated that he bad not put
the s1eO TO Stowell's credit, which amount
was required to make up the 81 1000 which
he had agreed to give Stowell.
A letter was shown the witness, signed by
himself as chairman of the Republican Dis.
trict Committee, dated April Is, 1878, re.
commencing to Stowell the appointment OF
Schoolcraft as cadet, and countersigned by
Joseph 2. Evans as secretary. Witness was
asked whether he signed or initiated the
secreary's name He replied that he was not
quite positive about it, and therefore could
not say. He was asked whether he did not
90 to Evans and request him to state or ad.
NIT to him that be authorized him (tfraham)
to sign the secretary's name. He replied that
/ he might have asked Evans, but did not recol-
lect doing 80. He was further asked whether
the residence of the boy (SchoocrafD was
true or false, and answered that If the boy
was resident at all be was resident of
Charlotte county, Va, but be did not look
I'D the record. Stowell, however, knew Of
the transaction from first to last.
The committee adjourned until I O'Clock
this evening.
The post-office at Fall Greek, Pittsylvania
county, Va, is discontinued for want of u
candidate; the papers 60 to DaDylle. Archi-
bald H. Mann is appointed postmaster at
Morris Hill, Allegheny county, Va, uice j.
NJ. Golf, moved away. John A. Street is ap'
pointed postmaster at Union Hall, Franklin
county, Va, uice J. W. Turner, resigned.
SENATOR MoRToN's PLAN OF ELEcTIS6
PRESIDENT AND VICE. PRgsIDENT.-The fol-
lowing is the new amendment proposed to