Daily Kennebec journal., 1876-03-09
WASliINGTON.
Belknap Arrested.

Washington, March 8. To-day at noon Chief OF
Police Richards made formal arrest of Belknap
and brought him into the police court. Mr.. Bel
knrp was accompanied by his counsel, Senator
Carpenter, who said they waived an examination
and were prepared to give bail for Belknap's ap-
pearance before the court. Judge Smell fixed the
amount at $2500O and the parties retired to ar
range the bail.
Belknap showed by his movements during the
time he was in the court room, that he was much
depressed in spirit, covering his face with his
hands and signing deeply.
Bail for Belknap.
Shortly after four o'clock to-day, w. w. Rap
lev, a welknown citizen Of Washington, ap-
peared at the police court, and went upon the
bail board of ex-Secretary Belknap.
Naval Affairs.
A. b. Wolf to-day answered the questions asked
of him by the committee on Naval Affairs, yester-
day, whether he knew of any commissions or pay
ments in any way to any person connected with
the naval service by any contractor or claim
agent, and was discharged from custody.
The members of the committee decline to give
the name of the party implicated. 1t is ascer-
tanned however Fl ON two members of the commit
tee, that the name gwen was neither that OF the
Secretary of the Navy nor any member OF his per-
sonal family.
The Emma Mine Difficulty.
Secretary Fish has replied to an inquiry of the
House Committee on Foreign Relations, saying
that Minister Schenck, since the date OF the Sec
retary's former communication five days ago, has
resigned his office. The committee are not salts
fed with the response, wishing to know the pre-
else day on which he resigned as just previous to
Schencks taking departure from London for the
United States it was announced that he had OBJ
called on Secretary Fish for further information
on the subject, in the way of notes and kilograms.
They have yet nothing to show that Schenck was
requested to resign in obedience to request of
the British government, as has been stated. There
is reason to believe, however, that Great Britain
will at the proper time make q formal demand for
indemnity on the U. S., in behalf of the English
men who suffered by the Emma mine sche me,
having been deceived into the belief that it had
the endorsement Of the United States, through
the American minister as trustee.
Confirmed.
The Senate to-day confirmed Alonzo Taft of O.,
Secretary of War; James I. Mason OF Va, Con-
sui at Dresden.
Texas Pacific Railroad.
Marshal o. Roberts of N Y, appeared as q
witness to-day before the House Judiciary COM
mttee and was interrogated at considerable length
in regard to what he knew of the means taken to
promote the passage of the Texas Pacific railroad
bill through Congress, in 1872.
The committee was not mucn enlightened by
Roberts testimony, for he seemed to have no
knowledge whatever of the matter with Richard
C. Parsons, Corwine, or any other lobby agent.
He only knew of Parsons as attorney tor FIRE.
mont, but had never written any letters on the
subject of the bill had never authorized him to
make any promise to anybody, and was entirely
ignorant Of the alleged arrangements in regard to
the distribution of the 81 100000 in Texas Pacific
bonds. He had been to Washington while the
bill was pending, but had only spoken to two per-
sons about it, and that was casually in his parlor
These were S. S. Cox of New York, and Gen.
Banks of Massachusetts,. To them he had said
the bill was good one and ought to pass, and
that the south ought to have a Pacific railroad
to which Gen. Banks assented, but not Cox, who
expressed himself opposed to the bill.