Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-07-08
FoRTH-foUkrH CoxGREs.
Uosfrg Proceedings YeSfcxdav

sENATEt-Afiero our report closed
- ihotlolt o. Mr.. W tndon. tie Senate An .
sisiSd on ~ amendments % the snnfrv
eli appropriation Dill, ard agreed 10 the
House. '0' ~ 'le
INPkfcHNESr PROCEEDINGS
Inc senate, AZ O'Clock. reSCuned conSfd-
eIst,Sn 9i me sriieles OF Impeachment
Mr.: Carpenter, OF counsel for the accuses.
f fSseG E ssP1tsiGn to orOs'eNAmine General
Mr.. Mansger MCMAHON said the managers
would not object.
General Nd nowen was then recalled ana
cross exsmiIied. He testified that he met
General Bel anap At his house and had some
conversation with him In relation 90 the
prices chargtd by post traders, and was 81
rected by Geheral Belknsp 10 draw up an
oroer 10 meet the case Witness did so, aud
thlnks IL would have been efiectusl ~ 4 hal
oeen carried but. he identified O letter writ
zen ~ hImsetI 10 tue Secretary OF War. in
Stoslng le4er written by whitelaw Reid.
SouhseI Onefro them only Tor Identification,
80 usoAineN1 70 put them In evidence AZ
TIE managtrs demanded the right 70 ex.
a s,ini me istters, or they should object Co
Mr.. Carpenter allowed the MANAGERS a,
examine the etters privately.
Witness So n be had known the Secretary
OF Mar Tor s1me years, even before he was
. What hs.s been his character as secre.
taTy OF Mar!t Objected % as being really "A
part OF deferlfe and not cross examination
ana Tie manSkers said they were willing In
admit that n 4 course OF tue Secretary WAS
all right Cp "a this transaction Toe obiec-
ton wss overtuled and The witness answered
that $50 far al 10 has come within my know
ledee be has teen active, energetic aud falth-
Richard HhI }, assistant cashier OF the Ma
uOnal Bank Sf Commerce, at New YORK
testified thatt Caleb L. Marsh kept an ac-
count al that bank, and produced three GER
tlncates indorted payable 10 the order of W.
W. Belknsp, and by him made payable 10
the order OF l.. r. Emery; aud one pavable
IN Anna NJ. Bslknap; tue fourth, October ..
lS,i, for $500, same Endorsements.
thouteS T.. J fds cashier at the Fifth Ave-
nue. Hotel prstuced tine register OF the ho-
Tel, showing ttat Gen. Belknap was st the
notel Al various times from 1870 10 ISIS, and
Manager Mcishon said that the object OF
lhls tehtimony was 10 show that Secretary
Belknap wastin New York and drew the
money from NJ arsh himself
Wa. II. Barnard, of Washington, ID C. tes-
Tined that he fas clerk 10 the receiver OF the
First National Bank, aud produced tickets
OF deposit OF ivaTious sums made by Secre-
tary Belknsp, including several checks of
the denomination OF al 800 each; also fOur
drafts rom the National Bank OF Commerce
IN New York, All OF which passed into the
Individual account OF Belknsp.
Charles 4. EtaeTy, OF Marco, H., testified
that he was broker, and received a certifi-
cate OF deposit for $3.50 from VIM. W. Bel
KNAPP 10 be invested IN q real estate mort
gage. Witness invested IL for three wears on
december Il, fsI Wnen 10 mRtured % was
renewed Tor three years more by the party
VINO borrowed ahe money. At the second in
vestment the mote was assigned 20 Mrs A .
T. Belknap, aid the loan made in her name
The interest on these notes was sent 70 w.
W. Belknap ustll the asst gnment was made.
since then II fss been sent in "A draft TO w
W. Belknap, payable 10 the order OF Mrs, A !,
7. Belknap.
At $50 p. M the Senate sitting as a court
OF Impeachment adjourned, and legislative
business was Tbsnmed.
Messrs. EdnsundS. COnklIng aud Coctrreu
gave notice that they would offer amend
meats 10 the rfles governing the taking OF
testimony IN the BeIknsp trial, aud the Sen
ate adjournedi
HOJ SEA ter our report closed
Mr.. Lawrence called mp the bill TO require
The Pacific railroad Companies 10 create a
sinking fund ~ reimburse the United States
and after discussion 10 was passed bV "A
vote OF 49, yesa 10 nays.
After the appointment OF a committee Of
conference on Ile suudrv civil appropri alton
Dill the House adjourned.