The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-03-03
TIE SECRETsRY'S RESIGNATION.
The Bottom Fallen Out In the
Executive Mansion.
HARSWSDISuOs. BEScONPLETE
A Memorable Day in the House
of Representatives.
rRIy,Tr NrsrTiGY lrCErY RESIGNS.

House - R.irescLt. tivcs this afcrn 'on when
,b. report " the Coumttcc on Expenditures In
me war DEPARTMENT was made. was very
solemn md IMPRESSIVE. All daylcue thronss OF
,ecfle sureed In the corridors lcadins TO the
,outh wing Of the Capitol and tho galleries Il
lhe House were filed With spectators. Early In
She morn INK the impeudiog denoucment In the
ease Of Secretary Bclknap began to be hruited
.sout the hotels. aud by hieh noon, when Con
sress assembled, these stories had been con-
nrmed by special kilograms from New York
giving the substance Of the story as given In the
Washington despntches to TuE srS. Not more
than half II dozen members OF Consress knew
Gle real nature Of the 6cyelopments which have
been made during the past two days, and as
these gentlemen began to arrive NJ the Cepitol.
and the fact became known that they we're In
to.sessiou OF the awful secret, they were be
.,sged rt every turn by their fellow members
and by excited correspondents who had been
b.,ten n this important piece OF news by
their more fortunate competitors The mem
bers of tie committee which held the fate Of
the sc Rotary IN The hollow Of their hands were
locked iu ttc.rruln and messengers were post
cd every Atrro-oh g. kecpo the excited and
intensely .uriuus iL4u.rcrs who were eager to
interview ueu. At O'Clock the New York
papers were received. md In less than ten
minutes almost every member Of the Houe
Was busy reading the detailed account OF Narsh's
tssiim by and Belknap's confession, which was
printed In 1HE SUS exclusively. The Chairman
Of the Committee on Appropriations had the
noor immed lately after the reading OF the jour
pll. 10 report the deficiency bill for the Brreau
OF Engraving ard Printing, and after that came
the report from the Committee Of Ways and
Means on tho Hawaiian treaty. which was
read al the Clerks dtsa. The Hon. Fern-nd o
wood thea began his speech In support
" this rerort. All this was TO occupy
the time 4 the House until Nr. Ciymer's com
uittee had msde W their record and prepare d
Ueirrer rt. The deepest aux'ciy was yisial In
the faces Of nll tie people who thron-ed the
galleries, and the members IT tie House gath
cred In little knols IN cl Ak rooms and
in the sf-ce in rear Of the seats To discuss the
star,llns revelations, the outlines Of which the,
had found in THE SUS. The Republic mem
bers were nlauiiestly Veiy much depress d, ails
Altogether there was az alr II solennity per
Vading the chamber which seemed to afoe
every one present. There was no levity on th'
Democratic side, and not single remark wa
heard that Indicated anything ike exultation
On the contrary, the manner AMI tone OF tibet
conversation Indicated deep sense II humiiia
tion and shame
At twenty minutes to four o'clock the Com
mittee on Expenditures IN the War DepCr;mcn
quietly catered the ball, and Mir. Clymer and hi
Democratic colleagues found seats close dowr
.G..I.a
Speaker. Tie instant their entrance wa
noted deaih-like stiffness ems ed, ant
quietly and gravey every member who has
been loungine In the cloak rooms or standing II
the rear Of the seats, found his place. Ia ex
pectailon Of what was TO come, MIR. wooI
paused in his speech, and Mr.. Clymer arose and
Rth the deepest feeling, asked II his frier,
srom New York would not suspend his rems rla
tn order that he might have an opportunity L
present report unanimously adopted by BIZ
committee, the crave character OF which would
uhen lis contents were made known Il
the House, fully warrent the reques
re had made With, " possible, more than IN
usual grace. Mr. Wood welded, aud then Sr
Clymersqid that In view Of the haste with which
bis report had been prepared. be W. satisfied
that the clerk would not be ahlc to real Il
therefore lie must beg pcrnission TO read i
himself One Of Ills Republican colleague
On the committee moved that he be re
quested to go to the reading clerks desl
and read the report. There being no oh
lection, the Speaker requested MIR. Clymor &
come 10 the desk, whiah ne did, and In clear
sonorous, and most admirable manner read hi
report and the accompanying resolutions, with
all the evidence and accompanying exhibit
thereto annexed. Daring the reading an IN
l.