The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1876-03-23
HOUSE OF RErREsESrArIvEs.

Il Hon. Hester Clymer, oil PcnnSylNnnEli
Hon. c. W. Chaplin, OF Massachusetts,; Hon
J. W. ThrockmOrtOn, OF Texas; Hon. \. :
Hewitt, OF New York; Hon. e. H. Hooker,
OF Mississippi; Hon. NJ. Saylcr, OF Ohio.
DISTRICT or COLUMBIA.
Mr. W. W. Corcoran, Mr., James +. liar
ycy, and Mr.. Charles Mason.
The Democratic organizations in nj the
States and Territories are rcquestcdtO send
the names OF their Committees. immcdi-
ately, to the Congressional Committee.
Applications Tor documents, speeches,
and other political matter and all commu-
nications relating to the business OF the
Committee, should be addressed to the
Secretary, Hon. james L. Harvey 1924 I
street, Washington City.
Editors who send their newspapers 10 the
Committee will be furnished with all docu-
mcnts free OF charge
HESTER CLYNER, Chairman.
W. II. BARSuM, Treasurer.
JAMES L. HARVEY, Secretary.
1t will be seen that Hon. Hester
Clymer, Chairman of the Committee
which investigated the Bclknap scan
DIAL, is, also, Chairman of the Nation
al Democratic Congressional Commit
tee, and no man better fitted for the
position could have been chosen
Mr. Clymer is gentleman ofparticu-
larly suavc and agreeable address,
and, unquestionably, Il man of great
ability. The Committee are fortu-
nate, also, in securing the services,
as secretary, of Hon. james l.. Har-
vey late U. 5. Minister to Portugal, Il
man of letters, a journalist of note,
and man of varied and extended in
formation, whose large acquaintance
and experience must prove Of great
value to the party.
THE DISTRICT INVESTIGATION.
The investigation of the affairs OF
the District Government and Of the
Board Of Audit, which is being con-
timed from day to day by the House
Committee on the District Of Column
bia, discloses u system of official
swindling and robbing, by wholesale
and retail that completely throws in
to the shade the crimes Of Tweed and
his associates in New York. This
and other Investigations that the
several Committees Of the House are
diligently pursuing disclose the as
founding fact that there has not been
for years, AN honest man in any promi-
nent position under either the Fed
eral or the District Government; and
that even the men in subordinate
positions who have had any oppor-
tunitv to steal have invariably follow
cd the example set them by their Of
fetal supcriors. There has been,
really, no law, in the proper accept
alton Of that word, administered in
Washington for Il long time. We have
been under a sort Of provest-marshal
rule. From the President and his
cabinet down to the Chiefs of Bureaus,
and from Judges of the Supreme
Court of the District and the Distict
Attorney down to the Constablcs, ut
ter disregard of the law, where any
thing could be made by violating it,
or where the interests of any Of the
various Rings We're at stake, has been
the rule.
MoREOF BELKNAP's RAsCAnTY.
Another one of cx-Sccretary Bclk-
maps post-trading operations has
come to light, The informant is c,
$. Bell, 4 man we'll known in Wash
ington. He will give his testimony
before the committee shortly. At the
close of the war, Bell, who had been
a scout in General :. \. Hurlbut'S
division, was appointed to the Secret
Service Department on General Rey-
nold's staff, in Texas. He remained
there for several years, and, in 1872,
learn that the post leadership at Fort
Davis, station on the Western FROM
tier of Texas, had become vacant, he
came to Washington to secure the
vacant post leadership, He brought
with him letters of recommendation
from General Reynolds and other
prominent gentlemen. Shortly after
his arrival here, he went to Secretary
Bclknap, exhibited his recommended
tions, and asked for the POSITION
The Secretary appeared somewhat
indignant at being approached per-
sonally upon such a petty subject, in
asmuch as the post-,radership at Fort
Davis was not a very large affair
Bell, being high.tempercd, replied
sharply and left the Sccrctary's pres
ence. He had gone no further than
the entrance to the War Department
office, however, when clerk of Mr.
Bclknap came after him, and asked
him TO return for few moments
Mr.. Bell did as requested. The Sec
rotary treated him kindly; said that
the post-tradcrship at Fort Davis was
vacant, but that il was worth 10 him
$1,000 a year. Bell said he would
consider the proposition; but con.
cluded that $1,000, per annum was
more than he could pay for the priv.
ilegc of obtaining the post, and did
not accept it. lie is willing to testi-
fly to this statement, as 4 fact.
GRANT RECEIVES \ PAIR or PONIES FOR
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