The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1876-03-07
Temptation In the Republican
Household.
The Scene In the House One by
One the Roses Fall
Editorial Correspondence of the Eullctin.
SIGNS.

nOis ~
remarked that probably it would, but
that could give more definite answer
if knew what "it'' was.
"Why, haven't You heard it, he said
and then, with Il chucklc, added
They've got him. The Committee on
Expenditures in the War Department
have obtained conclusive evidence of
Gen. Bcll>nap's corruption. lie has all
mitted his guilt, and is about to resign.
The committee will report to the House
to-day and he will be impcached."
As passed on towards the chamber of
the Representatives, | saw little groups
of members here and there, and heard
men saying
"lou don't say So.
"Can it be possible ~
TOO bad: and just before important
elections, too.'
Good. That'll fix New Hampshire -
Signs OF a coming storm were numcr-
Gus.
IN THE SENATE.
knowing that the committee would
not report to the House till late in the
afternoon, went over to the Senate.
From the gallery | could observe a
fluttcr among the Senators. senator l.o-
gan, at his desk, talked to friend and
gesticulatcd in "D-n it, told you so
manner. Then Senator Morton hobblcd
over to Logan's seat and commnncd with
him awhile. Anon, Morton. Oglesby
and Logan got their heads together ana
Conkling placed his Mcphistopholian
head close to the head Of Cameron. Other
Senators put their heads together. 1t
was evident that there was much uncasi-
ness in the household OF the Republican
party. In the meantime certain bills
were passing. The morning hour wore
away, and the unfinished Pinchback bus-
| mess came up. Senator Edmunds, who
had the floor, was sick, he said, and
wished the matter postponed. Senator
Morton, who was also not well, agreed
to the postponcmcnt And so Pinch
back event over.
| IN THE HOUSE.
After passing a few bills, the House re =
solved itself into the Committee of the
Whole for the purpose OF discussing the
Hawaiian treaty bill.
speaker Kerr called Mr.. Milton Saylcr.
a bald headed man with fun face and n
fussy manner, to the chair, and the read
| ing clerk began to read a long report OF
| the majority of the Ways and Means
committee in favor of the bill. After he
had read about half an hour, Mr.. Throck.
morton, n tall man with small poX pit
ted face snuilrd ont the clerk with mo-
ton TO dispense with the further rc.ilng
of the report whcrenpon VI. Fernando
Wood took the floor and proceeded to
make most excellent speech in favor OF
the bill.
But nobody listened to the orator. Ev
crybody was talking about Bclknap
After Mr.. Wood had talked thrce-quar
tiers of an hour, our Bill Morrison, whose
greatest fault is that he resembles ON
Fort and Sam Randall, who looks al
Mark Anthony should have looked ant
lily Clymcr, who is u grayish man
rather handsome and without much abil
ity rs believe ; aud Proctor Knott, VIII,
is dark-haired, whitc-moustachcd, red
faced, tobacco-chcwiug pcrson-thesc
and others of the majority, got about Mr.
Wood and whispered 10 him.
IL understand" he said, "that II com
mittcc wishes to make an important re
port. will therefore discontinue my re
now rise
The motion was put and carried.
THE EXPLOSION.
Speaker Kerr assumed the chair, aut
the bald headed Saylcr reported, whcn-
The Spcakcr,-slhe gentleman from
Pennsylvania, of the Committee on Tx
pcnditwcs in the war department, wish
. cs To make report from the committee
, Are there any Objections"
c There were none, and Mr.. Clymcr, AT
, ter stating that he WAS bad pcnman an,
feared the clerk could not read his writ
Ing, proceeded TO read the report.
II was a loud one. II charged Hon. W
W. Bclknap. late secretary of war, wit
, high crimes and misdcmcanorS, and re
I commended the adoption OF series O
resolutions instructing the Committee OF
Judiciary TO prepare articles of impcacl
/ mcnt against him.
The evidence of one OF the witnesses
a Mr.. Marsh, was then read. 1t told
/ sad story Of corruption. The first Mrs
Bclknap suggested to him that he NIGH
have Il lucrative Indian Office. He final
! secured the Fort Sill agency for anothe
person, who gave him $4,000 down an
, $4,000 year. Half thi. amount Mars
: sent to Mrs. Belknap, the first, durin
. her lifetime, and up to this time has bee
making payments to Mrs. Bclknap, III
second, lie talked about the matter, h
believed, TO General Bclknap at the fl
neral of his first wife, and got so. rs.
, from him for all moneys sent to Wash
ington under this arrangement.
When summoned by the committee
Mr.. Marsh wanted to leave the country
lie called on Mr.. Bclknap. Mrs. u
wished him to swear TO certain lies, an,
the Secretary was anxious to have hin
swear softly. Marsh was in trlbulation
and finally made clean breast of tit,