New-York tribune., 1876-05-04

vv,suryGroy. Nav 3.-Gen. Schenck and his coun-
I were greatly excited to-day the publication
in TnE TRIBUNE and elsewhere this morning OF the
documents received by the Committee on foreien
Affairs from MacDougan in London. 1hey deslre'
70 make further explanation OF theih' oon
Schenck reiterated what he has said so many 'iino'
that the letter Tesignng his position on tle 0iie0-
tory Of the Emma Mine was entirety oi MS wv
connection and both he and Mr.. Park secuted the
idea that it could have been written ~
the latter. In this connection 1t IS only
go. 90 call attention to an important in
.oo Of ,nisreporting, which occurred III
tIe Associated Press dispatch Published this morn
ing purportng to give an account OF the proceed
ines Of the Committee yesterday. In that dlspatch
the following passage occurs, reference being MADE
in the iuterlineations in the Park copy of tic
schenck letter: "blr Park here said the words were
in his own handwriting. Mr.. Hewitt said he was
inclined TO think thoy were" What actually oc-
curred was that Gen. Schenck said that he believed
the interineations in his handwriting, and 1t
was this opinion in which Mr.. Hewitt concurred.
Gen. Schenck also said that he never had had
business transaction with Mr.. Fisher, aud knew
nothing whatever of the meaning of the account
current rendered to Mr. Fisher by Coates 81 Hankey;
he never made any deposit with them or had any
credit from them. When asked by Mr.. Hewitt the
meaning of his letter Of Oct. 2, 1872 in which he
wrote TO Mr. Fisher on business matters and speaks of
the certificate for 800 shares and hopes to have all
closed by Sunday, he said that he referred simply 10
the 500 shares Gen. Schenck said he had never been
in nabrokers Office in London in his life, although Mr.
Ivon subsequently testified that he had seen Gen.
Schenck in the office of Duncan Il Reid, the brokers
with whom Mr.. Fisher seems to have had dealings
Messrs Chittenden and Phelps, counsel for Gen.
Schenck and Trenor w. Park. have repeatedly
biuted at the meetings of the House Committee on
Foreign Affairs during tn Schenck investigation
that the inquiry has not always been conducted
MS fairly as it might be. Such hint was unjustly
thrown out by Mr.. Chittenden to-day when he said
that he understood Prof. Clarence King to have
complained because the letter which he wrote to
member of the Committee forwarding a copy of
his report on the Emma Mine had been withheld
from the Committee, and had not been placed III
evidence. Mr. Hewitt at once asked Mr.. Chittenden
if he desired to have the letter read. Mr. Chittenden
said that he did. Mr.. Hewitt then replied that al
though the letter was private one, TO show how
much basis there was for the assumption that the
members of the Committee had no consideration
for Gen. Schenck and Mr. Park, he would read it.
He did So and aside from some personal matters,
the following is a copy OF 1t;
niu tine course Of your investigation. the nature Of
the deposit be discussed or 1t should be desirable
TO get statement OF the outlook OF the mine az whOe
e. show that signs Of giving out ought to been per
fcoty clear any at time. JAN ., lS| Is the
dase OF my hrst sight Of the mine.
TIE PROCEEDING IN DETAIL BEFORE THE COM
MITTEE-DoCUssFNTARY EVIDENCE EXCLUDED.
IGEYsRAL PRESS DIsPATCH
WASHINGTON, May SIN the Committee on
Foreign Affairs to-day Mr.. Chtenden for Gen schonck,
said the Committee should be OF opinion that c,rtaa
correspondence of Park schenc and Fisher is proper
igptiA lg1N
the Committee perfectly free to act 1t was decided by
the Committee that the papers should not be received ne
eyidence but Gen. schenck desired TO make state
ment he wes at liberty to do so.
Gen. schenck then reviewed the letters saying, among
other things that as to the letter from Fisher to Duncan
dated Dec 49, 1872, he did not know who Duncan was
but it seemed that he stock broker with whom
Fisher Was dealing; while it true that he gave
Fisher such information he possessed, ii was utterly
untrue that he had any stock operations with him
Fisher had many goo points but was not always care
full, and acted rom inference and made an
improper Of GCn. Schenck's name. Alludins to
another letter Fisher to Duncan, i'll which 1t said
taat Gen schenck tel graphed ChesebrOugh 10 sell 1000
shares Gen. schenoI said he was perfectly satisfied
that he never telegaphed Chesebrough TO sell 1000
shares, and such shares never sold; these were
communications passing through Fisher and his brother,
and they way affected him (Gen schencE the use
Of his by Fisher without authority; the infer
schenck said he was not in the remotest degree re-
spOnsble.
The question TO the inerneation of the words In
Gen. sehenCk letter OF gnation having been again in
trodaced Mr. Hewitt said he had been represented in the
Associated Press report saying yesterday that tho in
terlineations in Mr. Parks handwriting whereas
he said they were In Gen. schencks handwriting.
The Committee adjourned till tomorrow morning.
MORTON'S "REMINISCENCES OF THE WAR.
AN INTERESTING EXPLANATION OF THE $25O,000
LoAN-sKSAToR ANTHONY ATTACKS THE PAPERS.
IBr TELEGRAPH TO rRIBUsE
WASHINGTON, May 3.--Senator Morton took ad-
vantage to-day of late republication Of a mis-
ehievous charge, long ago explained and settled to
make al admirable speech explaining something Of
The inside history of Indiana politics at the begin
hiDg Of the war. In addition to beng interesting
II was very creditable to the "young war Gov
efhof' as Senator Cameron called him. The charge
was improperly on the part of Gov. Morton
IN the borrowing and use of $3.50 900 obtained by
MN 1roni the General Government. The recital at
.Os late day of his trials in that state was listened
"Wth marked attention. Many had no doub. for
so''en Tie service rendered to tie country by TIE
SENATOR al that time while few, if any, knew the
,AaOe story ne disclosed to-day. His speech
uehVered with an earnestnoss that carried con-
go" nM' sno temperance Of expression rarely seen
A inUaha Senator's speeches.
senator Anthony followed in some conmonplace
D1' very just denunciatiOns of scandal-mongers Eo
repeated what has been freopentlv said nv Admins
uauon Republicans that this is the day and age of
e"uui no man scarcely in public life is free from
-, iie made no reference to Shepherd Bah
Ia Deihhap DeanO, Williams Sawyer, Mcdonald,
,"s'on' ana the hundreds of Others, high and
wv VINO nave stepped aside: bnt was unjust 10 the