Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1876-03-11
department., if necessary, and the off.
GERS thereof to account for the causes

Of such fluctuations, and also to ascer-
tain whether legal tender notes re.
ceived for redemption: and national
bank notes are kept rs special fund
or whether they are held III common
with other money. Referred to the
committee on lwavs and means.
The record Of the committee show
ed that there had been only two
meetings of the committee up to the
time Of this investigation referring to
the discharge Of the witness Marsh,
he (Bass) dissented distinctly to the
|statement Of Mr.. Blackburn that the
witness had been discharged with the
knowledge Of the entire committee.
One Of the representative members
of the committee-meaning himself
had streNous1y opposed the discharge
of the witness and had stated some
reasons why the witness had been
discharged. At ll.3o that same day
objections had been made in the
presence of the committee alone.
After. IL o'clock that evening, when
the resignation Of Secretary Bclknap
had been announced, the two sub.
jccts had been matters Of discussion.
So that his colleague. stood in the at,
titude that one witness did against
four. He proceeded to read extracts
from statements of Danforth, Black
burn and himself and from the rec
lords Of the committee in order to re-
flute Bass statements, but he was
interruptedby Danforth, who asserted
that there was the slightest discrep-
ancy between his-Dsnforth's-and
Bass statements.
Mr.. Clymer said he would leave
the house and country to Judge Of
that statement Of the gentleman from
New York. He wished to state once
for al! that il any member Of the com.
mittce, when witness Marsh left the
room had made the slightest suggcs-
,ion that he should be retained,
nci,her himself nor any other lnembtr r
lof the committee would have
made the slightest objection.
He called attention to the fact
that although the meeting ut
which Marsh testified WAS held on
Tuesday, the regular day meeting
report contained evidence that he had
been before the committee on the
previous day-Monday. He asked
why the republican members of the
committee had not been advised OF
that Mondays meeting. He spoke
Of Or. Tomlinson, whose mission to
:. Washington had hcen to fix up the
. matter, as having been messenger
, between Marsh and the committees
It was after such proceedings as those
that the house had been dramatically
: told not once only, but several times
J that certain members Of the commit
tee had not crossed the threshold o
the committee room, till the proof Wa
6. all in and signed and sealed If they
Q had not there was then even create
i reason why they should have been mott
IS fed Of this special and important cas-
IF the witness had then stated that h
is desired to leave for New York on tn
II one O'Clock train. The chairman oi
9 fered to 60 with him and get his fec
:. and said that il he had not time
1t get them before the train left, h
le would seud them to him by mai
y Marsh then inquired as to the contra'
$. between himself and Evans. Th
E :, witness then left the room, and h
,s Bass, had not seen him since. Thes
at we're facts in the case Of this ms
he Marsh.
n Mr.. Blackburn denied that Mar.
: : had made any such statement as
Of was going to leave on the one or tv
y, O'Clock train. Mr.. Blackburn repea
D. ed his assertions and declared he b.
ns . done what he could<to throw Il
al blame from the woman to the gull
to man whom Bass had tried to shiel
ry Adjourned.