Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1876-03-03

the same before the house. They furthe
report that this day at IL O'clock, lette
of the president Of the United States wa.
presented to the committee, accepting
the resignation of the secretary of war
together with a copy Of his resignation
On opening his remarks,' MIR. Clyme
said " ask permission of.thc house I,
make report from the committee on ex
pendithTes, in tile war department, of $,
grave importance, that am quite certain
when it is read, this house will agree -tha
am justified in asking that permission
at this tine" Permission was given, and
MIR. Clymer taking his posi- ion ut tht
clerks desk, read the following report
which the president informed tho
committee was accepted about 1870
this morning. They therefore unani.
mously report and demand that the
said w. w. Bclknap, late secretary OF
war be dealt with according to the
law of the land, and to that end
submit herewith the testimony in the
case, taken together with the several
statements and exhibits thereto at.
tached.
LATEST.
The President to-day appointed
secretary Robinson acting secretary
of war.
The house finally voted on the res
olutions OF impeachment which were
unanimously-ado and the speaker
as a committee to notify
Me senate Messrs CIy,ner, Blackburn,
Robbins, Bass and Danlorth. The
hohse then adjourned.
MARSHES TESTIMONY.
.The\following are the points Of the
unanimous report read by Mr.. Cly-
mer i'll behalf of the examination of
the comuittce: Messrs Clymer,
Blackburn aud Robbins.
Caleb P. Marsh one witness order.
ed TO be ,sukpenead by the com
mittee being present was duly
sworn according to law
and testified that he has resided in
New York about eight years. In re-
ply to a general question he said:-
In the summer Of lsy0 | spent some
weeks at. Long Branch, and on my re
tur,, to New York, Mrs NBelknap and
Mrs. Bower, by our invitation came
for visitto our home. Mrs. Belknap
was i'll during this visit, sope five or
five weeks, and suppose In consc
quence Of her kindness TO hcrshe.felt
herself under some obligatioNs, for
she asked me one day, in the course
iofa conversation, why ] did-nota a pply
for post leadership on the frontier
Fkasked what they were, and was told
that many Of them were very lucrative
offices, and were in the gift of the
secretary Of war, Ii l wanted one
she would ask the secretary for one.
Upon my replying that thought
such offices belonged to disabled
soldiers, and besides that | was
without political influence, she ans
wered that politicians got such places,
etc. ] do not remember saying that
if j had valuable post OF that kind
that would remember her,-but
do remember her saying something
like this: "lf ] can prevail on the
secretary of war to award you apost.
You must be careful to say nothing
to him about presents, for a man once
offered him 1000 for a trading post
Of this kind and he told him il he
didn't leave the office he would kick
him down stairs" believe the
other statement is also correct.
Mrs -Bellaap- and 1s.-Rower-
turned to Washington, and a few
weeks thereafter Mrs. Belknap sent
me word to come over. ] did so.
She then told me that the post trader.
ship. at Fit. Sill was vacant; that it
was valuable post as the secretary
understood,2 and she had either asked
for it for me or had prevailed on the
secretary to give it to me. called
on the secretary of war and applied
for this position-with regular
printed form. The secretary said he
would appoint me if ! could bring
proper letters and recommendations,
and this I said | could do. Either
Mrs. Belknap or the secrctry told me
that the present trader at the post
John Evans, was an applicant for d
reanpointment,r and that ] had
better seem him: as. it woulc
be unfair to turn him ou,
without notice, as he would lose largely
on buildings, &c. 1t would be proper fol
me to arrange with him for their pur
chase. found Evans much worried a
the prospect OFFS losing his place. re-
member that he said that firm Of west
ern post traders, who claimed good dea
of influence with the secretary Of war
| promised TO have him appointed, but h
found, ON coming to Washington, thi
firm to be entirely without influence
Evans 6rst proposed i partnership, whicl
declined, and then bonus of q certain
portion Of the profits III l would ALLOW
him to hold the position and continu
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