The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-03-11

Mr.. Cox Dem, n. ", at the request Of
his colleaeue, MIR. Hewitt offered a resolution
reciting from the reports OF the Secretary Of the
Treasury that between the 3lst Of January A. d
18th OF February there was an increase OF coin
and bullon In the Treasury to the amour, OF
over slS'OD,OOO. and that between the Gath Of
February ana the eath Of February there WAS a
reduction OF over sao.W00Co; that these rrea,
huc'ultions within 50 short a Tine REQUIRE *
llinatlon; and instructinc tho COmmittoa on
Mays and Means To examine the books NJ the
lIeasuay Department, n necessary and the
officers thereof 20 ascertain the causes 81 such
huctuu ion; wnether tHo legal tender rctes re-
ceiNed Tor the redemption OF national baue
noes are Kent 90 a special fund, or whether
they are held In common with other money Re
lerred to fhe Committee On WAYS ana Means.
Tho House thcD went INTO Committee of tho
Whole (Nr. Cox IN the char) on the Legislative
nd JudiciI Approximation bill. and was adj :
dressed by Mr.. Phillips Uep.. KIM and MIR
II stins utep., \. " on the subjects OF rance
anu the currency,
Mr.. Wills Dem, y. " compared the course
OF the parties in tins House On the several AZ
nr1priation bills thus far reported. lie neld tire
Heput H. ans responsible for the present disas-
teis. which b We had the effect Of depressing
Inc snip building ana other Industrial Interests.
he committee rose without action, and Hr.
tiass' mcmner ~ the Committee on ExpenGi-
lures IN the War Department, IN de a personal
explanation In reference 10 lusinual ions con-
v-Ncd IA two Of the speeches OF hia colleague
on the commluc" CIR. Blackburn. that tho Re
publican members OF that committee had taken
no part In the Hickman inyesti n ian until tho
proof was III In, signed and sealed. lie showed
tha' no notice wuhfeyer had been given To- the
Republican memhers Of the .conmi Tee until
ulivr The testimony OF Mr. hai.h had been
ken. As 10 the discharge OF Mr.. Marsh, he
{ f. Bas,) dlssentod distinctly and unoqulvo-
cav TO the statement ut Mr.. Bltckburn tn 1.-THE
witness was di'chnrced with the know ledge Il
tho entire committee. One of the Republican
members OF the committee meanug HIMSELF
stfenuouslY opposed the discharge but the Wit
ness was set free At llsD 4. NJ. that same day
me objections were made IN the presence ~
the committee alone after II o'clock 81 thar dov
Secretary
been hotlh'd 10 the committee.
The reasons which he (Mr. Bass) urged against
the discharge OF Marsh were that Mar-h was the
sole witness In the case, that MS testimony was
muncorroborated, and that u the Secretary OF
and should contradict Marsh's testimony, It
would be necessary to recall Marsh. and fur her.
that the safety Of the committee, regarding It's
Own roputat on, would not allow the discharge
OF the witness pending thoss proceedings. Ihe
discussion on these two questions Jurisdiction
and the discharge Of the witncss) lasted several
minutes. Then single question was put to tho
witness by Mr.. Blair, counsel for Mr.. Belknap,
and thereup1n, without any question having
been asked of any member Of the committee,
and on the sole request OF the witness, he was
said that he desired to start for New York on
the O'Clock train, aud the chairman offered to
40 wit him and get his tees, and said II he had
not Time 10 get them before the train left he
would send them 20 him by mil. Mr. Marsh
then Inquired as to the contract between him
self and Evans. aud the chairman said he would
send u 10 hin by mail In few days The wit
ness then lett the room, and he (Sir. Bass has
not seen MN since.
MIR. Clymer dem, Pa replied to Mr. Bass
prefacing his remarks with the statement that
no would not have said word on the subj ct
were II not that the recollection OF his colleague
my bass) differed essentially and thoroughly
from the recollection of every other gentleman
on the committee, so that his colleague stood in
the attitude tnat one witness did against four.
lie began to read extracts from the statements
OF Messrs. Danford, Blackburn, and himself.
ana from the records oftne committee, in order
to refute Mr. Bass statements. but he was In
terrupted by Mr.. Danford, who asserted that
mere was not the slightest discrepancy between
his thr. Dauford ~ and Mr.. Bass's statements.
Mr., Clymer said no would leave the House and
tho country to judge of that. If the statement
Of the gentleman from New York was correct,
then II was impossible for tho statements made
by the other four mem beers of the committee To
be correct. lie wished To state once for all that
II any member OF the committee (wnCn the wit
ness Marsh lelt the roOu) mad made the slight
est SUGGESTION that no should he detained,
neither himself nor any other member of the
committee would have made the slightest obIeo-
zion.
Mr.. Blackburn Dem, Ky) said he had no
doubt the House was as sick OF personal ex-
plantations growing out Of the transaction as the
country, and the Republican party were sick Of
the transaction Itself. He had no doubt that
the Renl0man from New York meant to tell tho
truth, and lie was only sorry that that gentle
maus statements were not corrobOral ed by
eithor the committee or the record. MIR. Black
burn then went on to dsproye from the record
OF the committee Mr.. Bass statement that the
committee had only two meetings before Marsh
was telegrdphed for, and he repeated that from
tho day that Congress convened until Marsh's
testimony had been completed and signed,
neither OF the Republican IN embers OF the COM
mittee had crossed the Threshold OF tho com
uiltiee room, although having notice OF tho reg
ular meetines Of the committee, and that neither
Of them would have ever come, doubtless, II a
special messenger had not been sent for them.
Inc suggestion OF tue gentleman mt. Bass) In