Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1876-03-03
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DOMESTIC NEWS.
The K.Ii.rr Imp.ashmens case


CINCINNATI. March IA special.
dated New Orleans. says the Legisla-
turs adjourned. at midnight. and the
winning cards are still with Kellogg &
Co.. wis have outplayed the Democrats.
The House tried hard to revive the i'm
parchment programme. by demanding
Of the Senate q reconsideration Of Its
alleged illegal action Of scquitting Ksl-
loeg on the impeachment charge. The
effort failed, and the Democrats Of tho
House have placed on record q protest
against tho performances, and by this
have declared that the question Of i'm.
parchment has been RELOCATED to the
people OF the State.
The BsIknap Impeachment.
NEW Yoax. March 3.-The Times,
speaking editorially Of tho Belknap sx-
posurs, says II Is unanimous. 1t is un.
derstood that when tho committee
comes In the facts asccrtained will DO
be reported. and that q resolution will
be adopted directing the preparation Of
articles Of impeachment.
Petition ssr woman suffrage I'm
utah.
WASHINGTON, March 3.-The Senate
memorial from citizens Of Utah, regard.
ing the elective franchise Of females In
Utah Territory, was presented to-day.
. More About she Bsiknap Case.
WASHINGTON. March 2.-Tho Commit.
toe on Expenditures Of the War Depart
ment has been In session MI the morn.
ing. and u Is supposed to be preparing
o report in the Belknap case. The i'm.
preston is that the report, whatever II
may 30, will DO bound to regard the
guilty ~trafaoking OF Secretary Delknap
a. Q mere misfortune to the Admins
triton. and not o ground OF reproaeh
against tho Republican party. It as.
sumes the character OF o national dis
grace, and a. such touches tho whole
American people.
General Belknap remains at homo,
receiving but few visitors. He is COM
pletely overwhelmed and crushed, but
firm In his determination to assume tho
entire responsibility Of the whole trans.
action. It Is stated positively that the
President has decided 10 tender the War
portfolio 10 General John G. New. and
that his name will DO submitted to tho
Cabinet tomorrow. II Is well known
that General New does not seek the po'
sition.
A painful rumor that Dslknap CON-
mitt.a suicide was current yesterday.
but was soon discovered to DO untrue.
Secretary Robeson is acting ~ Sec
Rotary Of War al ialtrim.
NEw YonK, March 3.-Tho Herald
says the sudden. overwhelming and ir.
rstIievabls disgrace OF Secretary Bel
knnp Is one sonse an occasion for pro-
found resrot aud sorrow; but sentiments
Of this nature arc swallowed up In in.
dignation at his crime and an earnest
dosirs TO soc Il visited by just rstribu.
ton. It claims That Delknsp Is merely
q sample OF men by whom President
Grant was surrounded. and mentions
the cases Of Williams, Dslano. Richard.
son and creswsll Is instances. It con-
tends that Bolknap. being no longer n
civil officer. cannot DO ~impeachcd. Bel.
knap's crime will 10 terribly damaging
70 the Administration.
The World and Tribune both consider
Belknap's crime o national disgrace.
wAsHIsoroS. March 3.-whcn Del.
KNAPP tendfrei his resignation. he said
he wished no had killed himself when
he found that Marsh was going to tell
Of the whole affair. The President Is
said to have responded: 81 wish to
God you had done So"
II was rumored that 0rvillo Grant
was implicated.
The scene In the House yesterday,
when Clyner took the floor. has not
boon equalsd since the Impeachment Of
President johnson. There was a large
crowd Of spectators. ard perfect order
prevailed. The report Of the commit
tee on Bslknap's case being unanimous,
fell with startling effect. Clymsr read
Il In o loud. clear, yet trsmulous voice.
Sorrow wa depicted in every face. The
report was the subject Of discussion in
Washington last evening.
NEW Yonx. March 3.-Ths law pro-
yides that all officers Of the Government
who. directly or indirectly. take any
money. property. or other valuable con.
alteration. from any person. for procur-
Ing any contrrct. Office, or place from
the Government. shall DO declared guilty
Of o misdemsanor. and shall be i'm.
prisousd, not more than two years, and
insd not more than &c. 900. Tho per-
son paying for such q contract or Office
~ above Is subject to the same penalty.
The Tfibms's Washington special
says Mr.. Belknap 10 in = terrible state
OF mental excitement. and Is quite over.
come. He has not slept for several
nights. His appearance is distressing.
His facets worn and haggard. his eyes
swollen and bloodshot, and his manner
Is nervous and excited. Ho says hs
takes the whole responsibility, and
that bis duty TO his wife Is
greater than to his own honor. lie
said that some Of tho testimony received
In the House Is true and ONT is false.
and some ho is entirely ignorant Of. It
IL said that Conkling has recommended
the President to direct the Attorney
Goneral In preaont the caso through the