Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1876-03-10

House we're in session all Of yesterday il
preparing the articles Of impeachment and
will have them ready to submit to the full
committee TO morrow for presentation and
adoption by the House. These articles, n
they now stand contain some thirty counts
covering every conceivable phase of crime
developed by the evidence. The adoption
Of the articles will be followed by their sub
mission to the Senate and by the election
If managers Of the impeachment. The
rial by the Senate is not expected to takt
Effect before March. 13.
POSITION OF TIE PRESIDENT.
The committee is determined to probe
the subject to the bottom. and l lready has
assurance that the half of Belknap's inf;t
mics have not yet been disclosed. A lead
ing Democratic member of Congress whose
word is unimpeachabIe, and who is ex
ceedingly conservative By nature, declared
last night that he had almost positive
knowledge that Grant knew two years agn
that Belknap was bartcrinG post trader
| ships. 1t ia also asserted in Democratic
circulars that the President passionately
declared on Friday, with an oath, that
Marsh ought to be hanged. The action of
the President and Attorney y-Generney-Gen-
| eral. in relation TO the witnesses in this
case, gives color to the assertion. which, it
! is said. will be proved in due time, that
the Babcock prosecution was broken down
by precisely the same means, the charge
being that the clause in the Attorney Gen
erals letter to the effect that the district
attorney was to prosecute alike all who
| should be found guilty. whether they gave
testimony or not, was shown and explain
ed in such way TO certain witnesses
whose evidence would have convicted Bah
cock that their mouths were sealed The
same tactics will not work here, however,
for member of the House committee has
already decided, in case 1t becomes neces-
sary, to introduce resolution III the
House assuring all who may turn State
evidence that they will be protected.
BELKNAP's COUNCIL.
Ex- Attorney General jeremiah Black,
ex Senator Carpenter and Montgomery
Blair have been retained "a counsel for
Belknap.
TIE IMPEACHMENT ARTICLE.
The House Committee on Judiciary, in
the preparation of the articles of impeach-
ment against Gen. Brlknap, late Secretary
Of War, have substantially agreed to- the
report. The details were submitted 10 q
sub committee to be put in form. The
general charge is bribery, or connivance at
bribery, aud the articles of Impeachment
will contain thirty counts, showing thirty
different ottenses, so that it would appear
that the committee has not confined itself
to the charge Of AFR. Marsh, but has gone
into other matters which they believe evil
dencc OF the late Secretary's guilt The
report of the committee will be unani-
nous.
BELkNAP'S ARREST.
Ex-Secretary Belknap was quietly arrest
ed at his residence on G street, Sunday
night about O'Clock, on an information
sworn outagainst him by District Attorney
Wells. and on warrant issued by the
judge of the police court. The arrest was
made by Major Richards. superintendent
of tie police, armed with the warrenL and
fifteen police officers. He entered the pre-
misses and was met by servant. He
stated whom he wished TO eeand present
ly Mr.. Belknap came into The hall. The
ma iur read him the warrent and told him
he would not disturb him ior the pight,
but that he would call for him early in the
morning. He told Mr.. Belknap that it
would be necessary to place police guards
both in and outside of the house. The ex-
secretary replied "Do what you see iii,
but l am not going To run away An
officer was then stationed in the house, one
in the yard and two in front oil TIE house,
with instructions to see that he did not
escape. Soon after Major Richards left
tae ex secretary sent box OF cigars and Il
bottle of whisky, with his compliments, to
the officers. About nine O'Clock Mr.. Bel!
knap sent for his attorneys. The FIRST to
arrive was Judge johnson, then came
Montgomery Blair, and at twelve O'Clock
Matt Carpenter came. 1t is understood
that the motive which prompted the arrest
was that it vas conveyed TO Distract At
torney Wells that Mr.. Bclknap contemplat-
ed leaving the city on SIN al steam yacht
owned by his late private secretary, which
WAS lying below the Long bride.
On Saturday the sergeant-at-arms- OF the
house served the order ofarrest of the house
of representatives notifying Mr.. Beiknap to
hold himself in readiness 10 answer the
articles of impeachment which will be
brought against him.