The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1876-03-31
vlIOatrIck ReiterateS His
cnarge Against BulteFneld.
..,,,tary BrIstOw Determined to Bring
,he Reeves statement into Court
On. secretary Of the Navy Depart
.,t ExpInIns His OaiciaI Trans.
actions win jay Cooke,
MctnlIOch a 90.

orattataie claim bill has been prac-
tally killed in the committee room
\ n ~ vote Of five to four. 1t Is now
III ,,ld that General Sherman has yield
n ,lto the solicitations of Secretary Taft
. and consented to remove his head
onrters here again.
secretary Fish is still without any
o,,ltlye information from the British
!, ,overnment as to whether Winslow
M sll be given up under treaty stipula-
+ OOe or his surrender refused. Quite
|rppntly negotiations have been pend
\ 2pg between Secretary Fish and Sir
& .,NWard Thornton. British Minister,
n bra new eXtradition treaty embody-
. Gnr the point that no criminal shall be
.trid except for the offence for which
MAS extradited, and that no person
.n be extradited for an offence Of IA
"a lOIitical character.
The British Minister insisted that
he power Of determining whether the
|'faence of American criminals is of
character should be invested
h British police magistrate, and
seretary Fish refused to allow these
.tely officers to determine this ques-
ZION. Neither party yielding, negotia-
lions were brought to an end, 1t is
Nov evident that the issue raised over
'aKlnsl0w's case will either end in his
hrender or abrogation of the present
Stztradition treaty. The matter is re-
prded as more grave than appears on
he surface, and future developments
iTe looked for with great interest.
\ The Judiciary Committee will pre-.
'Rut their report in the Belknap mat
|tr to-day. The report consists of five
sticles of impeachment. The first
'nticle charges Belknap with receiv-
.hg money for making appointments;
lhe second charges bribery under the
|ta!utes. The third charges Belknap
Fhh receiving money to continue per-
IONS in office; the fourth with receiv-
BIZ money and gifts from persons in
ofCe, sixteen specifications, covering
Zach payment by Marsh, and fifth
With taking money for use by himself
lOr other persons.
1t is said that all the Republican
Members of the Senate Judiciary
COmmittee, except Conkling, who
has not committed himself, are for
an adverse report on the House bill
br protection of witnesses, on the
1round that 1t is unconstitutional. a
minority report in favor of the bill
sill be made by the Democratic MEM
bers of the committee.
The Boston Post publishes an inter
view with General Fitzpatrick, in
Which he denies that he left Washing
pn to escape testifying before the In
sestigating Committee. He says he is
|kady to swear General Butterlield
ofered him twenty thousand dollars
b assist him (Butterlield) in securing
Ne New York Collecto!ship, and that
be can bring half dozen witnesses
Rho saw the offer in writing.
n Secretary Bristow has called the at
'kntion of the United States District
Attorney for the Kentucky district to
|lhe Reeves statement, and denounces
as absolutely false SO far as 1t con-
sfgned him, but saying that the lie
|fas stated with such particularly that
n Pc did not intend to rest on simple
denial, and suggested that Reeves be
brought tefore the Grand Jury and be
Required to tell all he knows of Che
matter, and further directing that If he
fould show that any officer of the Gov
Eminent had taken a bride, to have
fhe offender indicted. The next Grand
Jury in the District will assemble
april 10th, when the whole matter
Hwill be investigated, and the official
who has accepted bride, if there bt
bach an official, will be exposed and
punished. District Attorney Whar
ION has already taken steps toward d
thorough investigation of the case.
h The House committee on Naval af-
hirs have received from the Secretary
n the Navy a letter explaining the
Navy Departments transactions with
Jay Cooke, McCulloch Il Co. OF Lon
Don, just after the failure ofJay COOKE
Go. The charge has been made and
many times repeated, that after inc
allure mentioned the Navy Depart
nent deposited with Jay Cooke, Nc
calloch d Co., the London house oftht
urn, very large amount of money
aud the impression has been left on
"e public mind that by this strangely
reckless proceeding the Government
'Ost the entire sum. The letter now il
possession of the naval affairs com
l'lltee shows that Jay Cooke, McCul
.Oeh d Go. were the temporary specia
financial agents of the Navy Depart
Ieht at that time, and that the deposi
question was a regular remittanc
u lhe usual course of business.
itseems that the risk was duly cor
.uered, however, before this remit
aace was made and that the reaso
W which the conclusion was base