The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1876-03-31
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Miles Found Guilty.
Forty-Fourth Congress.
MONTPELIER. March 30.

HOUSE,.
wAsHINGToN, March 30.
In the house articles of impeachment
were presented against the late secretary
of war. The impeachment articles are five
in number and are worded in the usual
legal phraseology, one being largely repe-
tition of the other. The first article 10 as
follows:
That William W. Belknap, while he was
in office as secretary of war, and on the Sth
of October, 1867, had power and authority
under the laws of the United States as
secretary of war, to appoint a person to
maintain a trading post at Fort Sill, mill
tary post of the United States that said
Belknap prompted to appoint one Caleb
p. Marsh, to maintain said trading estab-
lishment at said military post, and there
after said Caleb Z. Marsh and one John s.
Evans, did enter into an agreement in
writing substantially as follows Here
articles Of agreement are set outin extenso]
October, 1870, said VIM. w. Belknap,
as secretary of war did at the instance and
request of said Marsh appoint said Jno. s.
Evans to maintain said trading establish
ment at Fort Sill, and in consideration of
such appointment the said Belknap did on
or before abe 2d of November, 1870, I'M
lawfully and corruptly receive from said
Marsh the sum Of $500, and did at diveIs
times thereafter, that is on or about 18th
January, 1871, and about the end of each
three month during term of one whole
year while he was still in office as secretary
of war, unlawfully received from said
Marsh like sums OF $1,000 in consideration
of the appointment of said Evans and in
consideration of his Belknap's permitting
said Evans to continue to maintain said
trading establishment at Fort Sill whereby
said VIM. Belknap, who was then secretary
of war as aforesaid, was guilty of high
crimes and misdemeanors in Office.
Article four charges Belknap with hav-
ing received from Marsh large sums
of money for and in consideration of hi,
(Belknap) having appointed Evans to main
tain trading establishment at Fort Sill,
and in consideration of his continuing him
therein, whereby he (Belknap) had been
gui ty OF high crimes and mlsdemeanors in
of. >This article is accompanied by II
specifications setting out various times and
circumstances of payment of money.
The close of the document is as follows
And the house of representatives by pro.
testation saving TO themselves the liberty
of Exhibiting at any time thereafter any
further articles of accusation or impeach
ment against said William W. Beknap
late secretary of war of the United States
also of replying to his answer which hi
shall make unto the articles herein pre-
ferred against him and of offering proof tt
the came and every part thereof and to al
impeachment which shall be exhibited by
them as the case shall require, and do dc
mand that the said William w. BelknaI
may be put TO answer for the high crime
and misdemeanors 10 office herein charged
against him, aud that such proceedings All,
accusations, trials aud judgments may b.
thereupon had and given a may be agreea
BILE to law and justice.
The committee also reports the follow
ing resolution
Resolved, That seven managers be ap
pointed by ballot to conduct the impesch
ment exhibited against VIM. w. Belknap
late secretary of war Of the United States
The house resumed its session at 7.30
Mr.. Campbell of Illinois introduced bill
for commission Of three persons, one O
whom at least, shall be practically identi
| fed with the laboring interests of the coun
try, who shall hold Office for one year ant
who shall investigate The subject of wage
| and hours Of labor and of division of tn,
| JOINT profits of labor and capital between
the laborer and capitalist, and also the edu
cational and sanitary condition OF the la
boring classes of the United States, ant
how men are affected by existing laws re
| garding commerce, finance and currency
\ referred.
The house then went into the commtte,
| of the whole, Mr.. Cox in the chair, on tn,
legislative appropriation bill. After nearly
three hours spent in discussing the para
| graph for the pay of clerks and employees
of the house without coming to any deci
ion thereon, the committee rose, and the
house at 1890 adjourned.
| SENATE.
Before taking the Mississippi election
bill Mr.. Sherman called up the bill t.
amenl the laws relating to the legal tende
of silver coin and moved to strike out al
after The enactng clause and amend by in
sorting the silver coins of the United State
except The trade dollar, shall be legal ten
der at their nominal value for any amour
not exceeding five dollars in any one pay
ment
Mr. Sherman said the only clause in thu
bill is b make the silver coins in the coun
try, except the trade dollar, legal tender.
| A DISCUSSION followed after which tn
senate adjourned.
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