The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1876-04-08
WASHINGTON NOTES.
, DelaJ OF thirty Days In Belknap's
impeachment trial VIII Be
Asked For.
written Document signed by BRb.
cock, Eyideneing Hia Employment
OF He'll, COme-at-abIe - Com.
mittee ROOm Gossip.

m,bIiean Senators have threatene,
10 defeat the appropriation for TIN
House contingent fund, so as TO stoI
Investigations, and the House mean
TO link It with these other defcienc.
appropriations 80 as to head OIL tina
scheme.
The effort of the Postal Department
TO make a sensation out of the failur
Of the appropriation for lighting public
buildings has turned out complete
Ggzle. The Appropriations Committe,
did not report the bill making an ap
propriation yesterday because the,
+ have two other deficiency appropria'
lions, one for about three millions fo
the departments, and the other eighty
n two thousand for the House contingen
fund to pay witness fees, which are al
20 be put in one bill.
Secretary Robinson gives a satisfac.
tory explanation of the charges that hC
\ had accepted drafts on London to pay
the naval fleet abroad, to be paid ouI
retrospective appropriation from the
4 next fiscal year, which would be a vio-
Iation. The Secretary has been invit-
n ed by Committee on Expenditures in
the Navy Department to appear before
. them, and he has signified a willing
n ness to do so. No time is yet assigned
4 for the hearing, but 1t will probably
occur early next week.
Senators were sworn in as Judges of
n impeachment by the Chief Justice,
yesterday, and one more step has been
taken in the Belknap trial. The next
step will be taken on the 18th, when
the Senate promises to summon Bel
KNAPP, and then there threatens to be a
break of month, for one of Belknap's
counsel said to-day that they should
ask for delay Of thirty days after the
nth, in order to get ready. The mana
gers met again to-day and get the
Committee OH Evidence at work.
Babcock was in the Clymer Com
mittee room yesterday waiting to be
examined, but the committee are de-
termined to examine Luckey, Bradley
and Pierrepont before Babcock is put
on the stand. 1t is said that Bell has
actually written document signed by
Babcock, evidencing his employment,
which he means to present after the
examination of Babcoek Is concluded.
\ Report is that he will be recalled and
reexamined to bring out this and
same other important evidence which
was not disclosed on first examination.
a The Committee on Public Lands has
a agreed to report favorably, Senate bill
y No. 2, repeating the act of 1862, which
prevented the presumption of public
n lands In the more Southern States.
\ Their bills creating land offices In
Utah, Wyoming Territory and WASH
ington Territory and bill authorize
u Ing settlers who locate on lands along
n the line of the Northern Pacific Rail-
way before its grants were located to
purchase said lands at the nominal
price OF 81 25 per acre, instead of 81 so,
as demanded by the railroad company,
were adopted.
The special committe Of the Senate
on the Mississippi election will not
leave on its mission at present, on ac-
count of the exhaustion of the contin-
n gent fund. AS soon as the House de-
hciency bill comes in, a sufficient sum
will be tackled on to supply the needs
of the Senate, but until then the new
committee will remain in Washing.
Ton, The Senate deficiency is caused
In great measure by a draft Of $4,000
which Senator Morton was authorized
10 make for the Spencer Investigation
The House Committee on Naval Aft
lairs obtained some exceedingly inn
portant evidence yesterday. William
Matthews, a New York contractor,
submitted his books, showing pay
ments amounting to one hundred and
lorty thousand dollars to E. g. Cattell,
oeing five per celt. of the amount of
cfftaln navy contracts for supplying
Nothing, etc., obtained for Matthews
oy Cattell. In addition to this, Mat
news testified that be paid Cattell
aV'OOO for getting through clai m for
@o,ooO, which had been previously re-
ected. These transactions took place
10 1877, and year or two thereafter.
= Republican Congressman is author
" for the statement that Secretary
hooeson is much offended at recent
proof of abuse of his friendship by the
Valtells, and that he will drop the
family.
ueneral Henderson's examination
" The special whiskey committee
Asted four hours, and was exhaustive
sao minute, relating to bis informa-
"oh or suspicious as to the manner in
sa'ch Babcock's counsel got hold of
ue evidence of the prosecution. Hen
se'son testified that he had been In.
,O',ned that either Babcock or Porter
aau read all the evidence In Pierre
,ya's office. He said he had been
sS'u 'nls by Bristow and Bluford VIII
m ,Su' de had spoken to Pierrepont OF
ae matter since he had been in Wash
rss.on this time, aud he assured him
~A' no opportunity had been afforded