Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-07-24
FORTY-FOURTH CONGRESS,
MONDAY, July %.

1 tne reading OF the journal the attention o
the chair was called TO the fact that no quo.
rum was present, and the clerk was ordered
AT about half past eleven a quorum had
answered TO their names.
| Mr.. Edmunds rose 10
PERSONAL EXPLANATION
In relation TO the debate OF Saturday, as
published In the Congressional Record He
ant changes had been made. He o1ote5
where MI. Merrimon had said, as sho gn by
the reporters notes
81 quote from the report of the Secretary
| OF the Treasury"
Mr.. Edmunds.-C Certainly.
In the Record IL appears
| OF the Secretary of the Treasury, no more
and no less, and Will you deny the record >
MI misunderstanding"
MT Edmunds SAID be had said so many
things that he was not very sentative but
ne thought when Senator said one thing
Tor some one 10 make him say another was
be thought carrying the joke too far. He
fooNed 10 direct the reporter 10 furnish the
Congressional Printer with a copy of the
words as uttered in debate on Saturday fnr
pnoIlcatlon in the revised edition of tue
Mr.. Merrimon said he could not tell with.
out seeing the manuscript whether he had
made the change. He hal understood The
Senator from Vermont 10 spea K dertsivcly,
and he thought lie was making mach aio
about trivial matter.
Mr.. Edmuds motion was agreed 10, aud on
executive session.
On the doors being again opened, Mr.. Lo
gan moved TO take up the
HOUSE BILL TO EQUALIZE THE BoUNTrEs
of soldiers who eryed In the late war for tne
Union, Tor the purp lse OF coas idering amend
ments reported from the Committee on Mil
itsry Affairs. Agreed to-yess ., nays 20
BEFORE the Dill had been read the hour OF u
arrived, and, the regular order being de-
manded, the Senate proceeded with the
IMPEACHMENT TRIAL.
m tot "a
ID. W. Bliss certifying that he had been pro-
fessionally attending Mr.. Lapham oae or
the managers, and that he was seriously I'M
anu s.ns would not De able TO resume his duties
Mr.. Anthony asked IL the managers would
be ready TO go on Wednesday In case Mr..
Lapham was then unable TO appear.
Mr.. Lord said they would be ready. They
were prepared TO go on now, but desired y
postponement, the first one the managers
had asked, because Mr.. Lapham was anx-
ious TO be heard. He moved an adIournment
to Wednesday. The motion was rejected.
Mr.. Lord then asked leave for Mr.. lap
nam TO print his argument.
Mr. Carpenter said 10 would be manifestIv
unjust TO require the counsel TO reply to-day
and the argument OF Mr.. Lspham, the argu-
ment OF the managers, 70 come here in print
To- morrow. he Insisted that the counsel for
defence khould not be required to close until
they could have time to read the argum ant
No court In the world would require IL.
The argument was directed TO be printed,
open question.
Mr.. jerks then proceeded TO address the
court. he said thai the question now for the
decision or The Senate was as to the guilt or
Innocence OF the accuSed. He argued that
the question Of jurisdiction had been decided
and that verdict OF not guilty could not be
given on The ground OF want OF Jurisdiction;
for IL they had power To say be was not
guilty, they had the power TO say he was
guilty. He argued, and quoted authorities
10 sustain the position, that taking a gilt
equivalent accenrinQ a He a.
SCI ted that the question whether Evans
charged more or less for goods after the
contract had not the slightest bearing
on the case. He eontradicted the as,
sumption OF the defence that the posi-
was aiven 10 Mr.. Marsh for his Kindness
10 The family OF Secretary Belknap, for the
Marsh ever Jaw Mrs. Belknap, he had been
told by the Secretary TO find the best post
and II would be all right He charged that
there was false record of the application
which appeared 10 have been received on
10th OF August, and the traders booK kept
by Crosby, shows that he was recommended
The fact was that Stevenson did not recon
mend him TIL the ID OF November, aud
Senator Sherman did not recommend him al
all. BE next reviewed the testimony rela-
tive to the enlargement OF the reservation,
and claimed that IL was clear that the en-
lareement was brought about through the
eIertlons Of Marsh. The fact that the
military channels didn't show that there
was not influences which caused IL To so 90
through these channels.
The Tribune article was read, and Mr.
jerks said that the impulse OF the Secretary
was TO stop the peculatiou and attempt TO
regain his former good character, feeling
for the kindness to his wife, but he after
obtaining official information, withheld
the information from General Mcdowell, In
order that the whole ground should not be
covered. This, he argued, was strong evil
dence OF bis guilt. He alluded to the friend
ship between Belknap and Marsh, which
fruition that he would remove Evans.
against whom there was no charge, whose
record was all right, who was recommended
stroy this mans property worth 800 900
and give the place TO Marsh, who had no
claim for 1t beyond this great friendship.
The conduct of Marsh In destroying mis- let
tiers was commented on, and the fact that
the Secretary OF War, who had his letter
books and memoranda, had not preser we'd
TO show, as claimed by Mr.. jerks, that they
did not regard the transaction as an honest
and honorable one. The payment OF 81 500
at thirteen olnerent times. as stated, was
before been heard of.
Mr.. jerks referred to the fact that in his
last annual report the Secretary had recon-
mended q repeal OF the whole law. Why
was this? He had had the Grierson letter
and the complaints which had been coming
up since in 1871, but he never thought OF q
W buC law ucfuOCfdllC house
was about TO meet, and he feared something
might leak out. He desired, therefore, 70
appear as opposed TO the law. There was a
man named George T. Robinson, whom he
feared would bring these things 70 light.
AT the conclusion of Mr.. jerks argument,
at p. M, the Senate took recess for fifteen
minutes.
After the recess Mr.. Black proceeded to
speak for the defense.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
regular order being the call OF states, a large
number OF bills were offered and referred,
and the reading OF each was demanded for
the purpose of consuming the morning hour,
Among the bills were the following:
By Mr.. Hale (Me.)-To regulate elections
In the territories.
By Mr.. Hendee (Vt)-Bill supplementary
to the act to authorize the washington CITY
and Point Lookout Railroad COMPANY 10
extend its lines into the city OF washington.
By Mr.. Pierce MASS. )-Bill granting con-
demned ordnance 10 the city Of Boston to be
used In the erection OF . monument to Adams
and Jefferon.
By Mr.. Hoskins IN. Y.)-To regulate the
printing and. Distribution Of public docu-
ments-
By Mr.. Luttrell (Cal.)-For the pardon OF
deserten from the u. 8. army I'm 1873.
Under the call q large number Of private
bills Wero Offered.