The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-07-12
CON G R E S S.
SENATE.
WASHINGTON, July II

| WAnHlN0IuNI July IL.
The consideration Of the articles Of in
peachment against W. W. Belknap, lat
Secretary OF War, was resumed to-day.
Mr.. Thurman moved that the senat
sitting as a court &C., take recess 70
half an hour that some time might be dl
voted to the consideration OF Legislative
business.
Mr.. Carpenter, counsel for the accused
said he understood that the Committe
on Appropriations had several matter
to bring before the Senate, besides he wa
thoroughly sick himself and not able I
be here. Witness Evans had not yet Al
rived, and he therefore asked the Senat
as court to adjourn until tomorrow.
Mr.. Conkling moved as an amendmen
that the court adjourn until u o'clocl
tomorrow instead Of taking a recess
Rejected-yeas II, nays 81.
The motion OF Mr.. Thurman was ais
rejected.
Caleb P. Marsh was recalled, and il
reply to questions Of Manager McMahoI
said he remembered the Secretary Of Wa
being at his house, in New York, to din
ner, but could not say when it was. Oh
one occasion, he said, General Mcdowell
and Bslknap were there together.
Cross.examined by Mr.. Carpenter
@. You stated yesterday that at the SAINT
time Mrs, Belknap and Mrs. Bowers were
at your houseP A. Yes, sir.
Q. Had you prior to the time these
ladies were at your house made any ap
plication or thought Of procuring 1
tradership? Witness answered that he
was in Washington some time in August
1870, and thought that was the first time
he saw Gen. Belknap. There was some
talk Of appointing him post trader
then; did not remember il that was prior
TO the time the ladies were at his house
Witness was asked il he had any corrupt
transactions with -Belkwap regarding his
appointment at Fort Sill. This was OBJ
iected to by Mr.. McMahon. The objec.
ton was sustained.
Mr.. Carpenter then asked: Was there
any agreement between you and Belknal
that you should pay him any pecuniary
consideration for his appointing you
post trader at Fort SLIP Marsh replied
that there was not.
He was asked: Was there any agree.
ment between you and Belknap that you
should pay him any pecuniary consider
alton for or in consideration Of his APP
pointing Evans post trader at Fort Sill
He again replied that there was not.
. Mr.. Carpenter asked il the great in.
ducement in making the appointment
was not owing to kindness extended to
Mrs. Belknap? He said that he thought
that this certainly had great deal to do
with his making the appointment.
In response to question put by one
Of the Senator'S, he said that the reason
he gave one.half Of the money he receiv-
ed from Evans to Belknap, was be.
cause it gave him great pleasure, and
he sent the money as present,
always gratuitiously. He was not aware
whether Belknap knew what the large
presents were before he received them but
said that he (Marsh) was fully cognizant
Of their values before sending them. He
testified he had no conversation with any
one on the subject OF sending money 10
Belknap till the one he had with the pres.
ent Mrs. Belknap, on the night Of the
funeral OF the first Mrs. Belknap.
He was asked TO give the conversation
but Manager McSiahon objected on the
ground that the conversation with a
third party was not proper evidence,
The objection was sustained.
A Senator asked whether he had ever
assigned reason to Belknap for sending
this money to him. To which Marsh re-
piled that he had not. He said there
had been no communication between him
and Belknap in consequence OF which he
sent this money to Mrs. Belknap.
Mr.. Logan asked il there had been any
arrangement with any other person than
Belknap whereby he sent money to Bel
KNAPP, to which objection was made by the
managers.
The objection gave rise 10 alengthy dis
cussion, Judge Blair arguing that it was
proper to show tina. there was an az
rangement with some other party TO
whom money was sent through Belknap
as the proper custodian.
The objection was finally oyerruled and
the question answered by the witness. He
said / had conversation with the pres
ent Mrs. Belknap on the night Of the fu-
neral. She asked me to go mp stairs with
her to look at the baby in the nursery. l
said to her, as nearly as j can remember,
"This child will have money coming TO 1t
after awhile" She said my sister
gave the child to me and told
me that the money coming from you
to her l must take and keep Tor ii. am
not certain about the rest Of the conver-
sation. l have an indistinct impression
about what was said. / said all right;
perhaps father ought TO be consulted; and
her reply was that II sent the money to
him she would get il any way without
the child. Marsh continued that he had
an indistinct recollection OF conversa-
tion with Belknap that night, but could
not be certain about it.
Mr.. McMahon asked when Marsh sent
a remittance to Belknap, saying il was
from S. W., il Belknap asked, by letter
or other wise, where it was from.
Carpenter objected, and an argument be-
tween McMahon and Carpenter followed,
Senator Conkling said to save time, he
would call for reading Of similar
question by Senator Morton, and an.
swer thereto; from which il appears that
Belknap made no such inquiries.
Senator Wright asked on what he bas.
ed his assumption yesterday when he
said, he presumed that Belknap knew
from whom the money sent him came.
Witness said-I presumed that he
knew because he had appointed Evans to
this post at my request. | had no other
business transaction with Belknap what
ever, except sending this money. It was
kind OF general knowledge arising
from their general relations.
Question by Mr.. Logan-From the con-
yersation with the present Mr.. BelknaI
you speak Of an understanding with the
iormer Mrs. Belknap, now deceased
Please say what that understanding was
Objected TO by both managers and
counsel.
Mr.. Logan insisted on an answer, and
discussion ensued.
The Senate decided, by vote Of % tc
II, that the question should be answered
The question was then repeated, and
the witness answered that he did moi
think he had stated that he had an under
standing with Mrs. Belknap. The wit
ness further testified that the first money
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