The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1876-04-22
purport of ]. Proctor Knots
m Habeas Corpus BIZ.
NJ. Parks Statement Concerning Mr..
Schenck's Emma Mine Interest.
Mrs. Avery Pleading for Her Husband.
Feared she is Temporarily De
ranged--The Dabcocit, Tucker
and Grant Implication
story "a Canard.f

WASHINGTON, April 2l.-The Post
ollCe appropriation has been agreed
4 UPON. The amount Is thirty three
Millions, about three and half mil.
lions less than last year. aa.
Don Platt before the Claims Com
N nIttee to-day, testified that he used his
n hfuence with the Secretary of War
n phave Cowles and Brega's moth pre-
Rntative used in the army, and gave
hem all the standing they had before
n bio War Department.. They agreed to
n i've him five per cent. of the gross re-
n spts, and afterwards raised 1t to fif-
N len per cent. He may have received
N bout twenty thousand dollars for his
hare. He afterwards had some mis-
understanding with them, and went
N Dthe Secretary of War, and told him
be considered the patent of Cowles
aud Brega a fraud. Witness exoner-
lied General Garfield from all blame
IbOut the appropriation for this
\ natter.
The Impeachment Managers of the
House directed subp9nas to be issued
for Mr.. and Mrs. Marsh to appear in
this city on Thursday next, before the
Court Of Impeachment. This indi-
Gates that the Managers indulge the
belief that the Senate will override
Belknap's plea of want of jurisdiction. |
J.Proctor Knott introduced a bill |
10 the House to regulate the privilege
Oithe habeas corpus in certain cases.
Nprovides that the Supreme Court
shall have original and exclusive juris-
dlCtlOn to issue the writ in all cases
where the party shall be detained or
restrained of his liberty by the author
lily Or under the orders OF either House
gCongress. .'V'e h@
Mr. Park, in the Emma Mine inyes-
tlgatlon today testified that by the
purchase and sale of stock in 1872,
!lB7OO was realized. According to his
understanding, General Schenck was
entitled to One-half, but refused to
take more than Gl,S94. General
|schenck was interested to the extent
|of 2OS5 shares. General Schenck
made a statement showing that his
|llvestments on account of the Emma
Mine aggregated $4,000; to show for
PAls amount Schenck has returned
dividends and holds stock as follows
dividends, thirteen months in lS7l-72,
ISSOO; AIS original shares, $1,000;
Folal, 81, 800 - leaving clear gain,
4 nearly as can be estimated and
Pscertained, of 1922 The examina-
'l0ni Is now closed, with the exception
Plthe reception Of certain papers from
London. t1 us III
Attorney General Pierrepont says,
Y regard to the story that Mrs. Avery
fs before him yesterday and impli-
Fsled Babcock, Tucker and the Presi-
Eas that there is not a word of truth
(aN and that she simply came to
lpe'd Tor the pardon of her husband.
Fuevas so incoherent and wandering
ne language that he fears she Is
F'npoarily ,deranged. taa n8 4-
WARRINGTON, April 2l.-John J.
WenpGt testified before the Com
|p''ee on Expenditures in the Depart.
|uea. OF Justice, that in the New York
E'csion of 1870 he discovered frauds
fla been perpetrated, and adopted a
e'.em OF iegistration, which event.
ENly RESULTED in reduction of these
|auus' In procuring this reduction
gs 4, witness lad spent ten thousand.
found hewas being impoverished
au asked 4. Coblissgent, Arthur
lua'p Murphy, Jackson, Schultz and
aer gentlemen of New York whether
4 'uoVernmenH would not pay him
sas effort to detect these frauds. /,
we summer otls7l he went to Long
asn'h to see tn. President and ex-
IL 70 Grant the frauds he had dis
Es'ed' and asked whether some
's IN control Of the Department of
"Ce, could not be used to repay
The President was impressed
'ne plan submitted by witness
IaleVeht frauds In elections, and
4. ne would recommend the matter
ne Attorney General. Witness re-
sed in all $4,000, part Of which
NC through Ackerman and part
M it ts Williams. He never consid-
y n ssa st there was any corruption in