New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-03-08
WASHINGTON.


The Hoase Conniseee ea Expenditures
Befefe The Grasd Jury.
WASHINGTON, March This morning,
Representative Clymee, Blackburn and
Robbins, of North Carolina, members of the
Committee On Expenditures in the War
Department, appeared before the criminal
court and stated that they had been sub
They denied the authority of the court to
interrogste them ~ to the testimony of any
witness btf fore the committee of Congress.
Bes,des, they are constantly engaged in
their duties % members Of the committee,
which would make il inconvenient for
them to be present. They did not
wish to plead their privileges, but to enter
cords Of Congress for the country. District
Attorney Wells ssia he thought he could
remove the difficulty presented; in the first
plaoe there was 10 motive or desire to ask
any member Of the committee anything a.
TO any matter testiAsd BY any witness b.
fore The committee; aad, in the second
eusss.~snss .sD: % Il the aissnsui.Ssd % I eensls %
men, he thought the grand jury would
fix such time - would subject the
gentlemen 70 the least Inconvenience. To
| this they replied that if they were re
quired to 30 before the grand jury aud tes
tify in relation to any matter, it would be
impossible for them - members Of the
committee to give due attention to the ex-
animation of matters with which they were
especially intrusted. Judge HcArthur re-
marked that it would not be competent for
them to testify - to what . witness said
before the committee, because that would
be only hearsay evidence. He would con-
sider the subject and confer with the dis
trict attorney, 90 that when these gentle
men were wanted they could be 60 in
formed. The gentlemen then left the court.
The district attorney today sent one
witness before the grand jury. who were
considering charges against Belknap. and
will send Others.
Belknap had not, at one O'Clock, been
brought into the police court to give bail.
The New Secretary Of War.
Alphonso Taft hes been appointed Score
in Ohio, and was prominent candidate be-
fore the Republican convention of Ohio for
Governor last fall.
Josiah Stallings - postmaster ct C0lum
hns, Mississippi.
Dyer Denies.
Dyerdenies that either he or Henderson
manfred the articles in tho Western papers
relating to Pierrepont's connection with tho
Babcock trial.
Declined.
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the Secretaryship of War.
An UnparchaseA Contract.
Edwards p. Dougherty, who had the con-
traot for the soldiers gravestones At Fred
ericksburg, virginia, says he never prom.
ised or paid any money to any officer Of the
government for the contract.
Selling CaAesships.
William j. Purman, member of Congress
from Florida, IL under question about sell
ing cadetship and Offices.
Estimates Reduced.
Legislative, judiciary and executive ap-
{ preparation resolution reduces estimates
Is 0OO, 900. The bill transfers the Indian
! bureau to the War Department..
Asether Lie Nailed Dewu.
&c. Heiser & Co.. Of New York, send
the following statement to the Associated
Press.
"PIease deny upon our authority the state
! ment attributed to Fred Mitchell, of St
r Louis, and published in Boston newspapel
to the effect that our house has informed
him that ex-senator Stewart failed in hi
first attempt to interest Shenck in tn
. Emma nine scheme, and succeeded onl,
= : after he had procured . letter from Grant
urging him to accept stock, and that sub
= sequent to this the Emma mine peopl
= bought gold draft through us to the orde
. Of the President for e20. 900. There is not
= WORD OF truth IN the story, - We would b
glad 70 testify whenever an opportunity i
= Hew 1abesek Kept PssseA.
4. Attorney General Pierrepont writes
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