, 1876-02-25
Opinion that This Investiga-
ton Will Be of Little
Value.
Application Of 4 Long.Neeled Curb to tho
Qorse-Marines Of Tho hayy Do.
partment.
Another Scheme to Bring the Country
Back to Sound Currency.
Short aud Unimportant Session
of Congress Yesterday.
SCHENCK.
NOME rQEE3tENTa,

1A0ENth.
BONE DOCUMENTS.
Spteidi Dfspatch to The Chicago Ttfbunt.
WASHINGTON. D. O.. Feb. 24.-Tho Houao
Committee on Foreign Rotations at It's moeting
to-day. discussed tho correspondence obtained
from tho State Department concerning tue con-
motion Of Minister sohonok with tho Emma
scandal. Tho substance OF the correspondence
la understood to bo contained In two or th1oo
letters which passed between Fish &ud Gen.
scAenck. 8chouck explained to tho Department
hia connection with tie Company aud defended
It as private busineas transaction with
which t4e pnoplo OF tho United
eta!es had no concern. After consultation
with tho President. Fiall repliod that
Sch enck'a investmont.n Emma Mino stock vas
d porBonal matter, but his connection with tho
Directory exposed him to critscismB which,
whatever might be tho result Of The speculation.
would not ronoct credit or honor upon our dplo-
matte reiatlons With England. On receiving
This dispatch, Schonck Immediately resigned,
and hia
LETTER OF RESIGNATION
is contained asnong the fncIosureu sent to the
coznmitteo by tho Secretary OF State. The fol-
lowing Ia copy Of It.:
Nd Dss z ,s'pran r.; g5n; 1s5ssy %
thls notice Of Ae to liz Boafd 1t thor ness mco-
aeaFe 10 ssproas T. my ' aasoei.es II to 1.
agetuent Of the Company my sincere md high Arpre.
sstIon Of ~ ara SssFy oaa ot !sta = esne@sa q
r. IF M spe1 - g s1ona: ss
director know tIss had to exercise priTsts sni
individual rght IN no WY incoppat!ble with pnblc
n m psta. H w
Asaeks. beg. therefore. to ropeat n,y assusaucc
. you and tho ohef members Of sha Board that con-
kn1a {hA
ssrss IL e III to
abe totsie. 1sm, very Respectfully, yogs obsdtsns
dEoRaE ANDERSON, Eaq., n. r. Chairman, &c.
ITO ths Associated r5esa1
WARRINGTON. D. O., Feb. 24.-Thu House Com
report OF tho bub-oommittee OH tho correspond
cnco furnished BY tho State Department., Iuclud-
Ing communication from Minister schonck, 10
which he anya that he invested IN tue Emma
Niue stock, but 1t was private speculation, for
which he cited psecedsnts. Ho did not see how
his transactions could concern tho public He
uaa not ashamed Of what ho had done. At tho
suggestion OF the President, howevor. owing to
Company. Tho full Committee thoroughly dis
oussed the subject In an animated nanncr, but
arriving at no conclusion. adjourned until to-
morrow.
MORE.
Tho COMMITTEES, not aatiafled With tho oharac-
tor and extont OF documents Furnished to them,
and suapecting that others are In possossion Of
tho Secretary OF State, have Invited him to ap-
pear before them tomorrow morning. and to
LrIng With him such other papers as hs may have
Oh Tho subject.
N0AE DEN1AL3.
WARRINGTON, D. G., Fob. 24.-All reports
connecting the nane Of Attorney General Pierre.
pont with tho mission to England arc errouoous,
Judge piorropont aays TINT he would not on any
condition loavo the country during tho Centen.
NAL year, or while go important political can
lug. Equally incorrect have boen tho ru1nors
that Secretary Fish will nucoecd don. Schenck.