Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1876-03-26
Mrs. Marsh Repeats her story to
the Judiciary Committee.
.lohn H. Charles, Mayor Of Sioux
City, Before the Inyes-
tigation.
He Provokes Laughter Instead
Of Tears.
n4L ua v
Other Men who Made Money by
the Sweat Of Other
Mems BrOws..
The Washington Co nte..i onal.
MRS. c. p. MARSH.

The Washington Co nfessional
MRS. c. p. MARSH.
WAsnlNGroN, d. c. March 25.
Accompanied by her husband was
before the house on the sub-judiciarv
committee to-day and gave testimony
similar to that ofyesterday before the
committee on expenditures Of the war
department.
The latter committee met shortly
after noon when
GENERAL. M'cooK
appeared explaining his former tcsti-
mony about house having been pre-
sented to General Reynolds by an
army contractor at San Antonio
He had no personal feeling in the mat
ter, having always1iked General Rey-
maids, but his report as Inspector Of
the military posts in Texas was made
in order that the he-auarter master de-
partment in Texas might be investi-
gated, there having been serious
charges as to the conduct of its al
fairs. In his former testimony he.
said there was n meeting Of citizens
at San Antonio to raise .s25 900 and
it was supposed that uchcon,ribution
would bring the headquarters there,
but he did not know whether the
money was raised
-se JOHN H. CHARLES
- Testified that he supplied goods
to Messrs. Durfce and Peck When
supplied good to Durtce & Peck-When
that firm WAS removed from the posts.
-He-spplied -ior, failed to obtain
license as an Indian trader. To save
his interests he called on President
Grant to help him, but the president
said he had fixed the thing and was
not going to changeit. The presid-
ent in making this reply, bit of the
end of his cigar rs if he didn'l like the
witness bi, daughter Thew wit
ness called OH the commissioner of
Indian affairs about the revocation Of
his license, wishing to have it under
the law. The commissioner said, you
understand this matter rs we'll as
do. The secretary Of war was per-
sonsl friend of his, but said lie could
not help him, the Indian tradership
being out Of his department. The
testimony heretofore given with re-
gard to Orville Grant having obtained
some Of the posts was corroborated
b. GORDON DANIELS.
- WASHINGTON, March, 25.-Testi6-
ed that in looking out for business, b.
hadNhis attention called to the trader
ship ANEW Mexico: goods to tn,
amount Of fsl25,0oo being sold then
annually. He was instrumental i,
having Murphy the trader there re-
moved, and mail>named Bliss appoin
ted in his place. The way he procur
ed appointment was this, he went to
man named Alex Grey, clerk in tn
Attorney Generals Office, who was
friend Of Senator Carpenters and toll
him Bliss had sgreed to make tn
witness an equal partner with him
and to give ten thousand dollars fo
the position, aud promised Grey,
he could obtain the place, he wtul
see that ten Thousand dollars was pal
him. Accordingly he saw Carpente
who had the appointments made as
personal favor to Grey. The latte
so represented to witness. The com
mission was sent to Bliss but Bill
repudisted the arrangement, and wi
ness had him removed in consequence
Then Charles Tracy said lie wou
give witness $4,000 Il he would pr
cure, the place for him, 80 witness q
pliedsto lobbyist named Gloss
transact the business for him an
Gloss said he could opera
through senator Sawyer, as sawy
was his personal friend. The witne
promised Gloss $500 if he 'shou
succeed. Tracy's bargain with y
ness was to give him $4,000, and !
90 of which only he paid and Gle
IS lost his fee. When Tracy went ba
on witness, the latter said STracy m,
go, and he did 60 through the inf
encs of Sawyer with
secretary Of W
The witness never held post trad
ship, and what he had above stat
was all he ever had to do with the
Witness testified that traderships ",
4, procured from time to time for mon
and the trader At Fort Bascom
formed him he had given *l,(
for his place. He had heard that
Dent, . brother-in-law of the presid
controlled four or Eve such appoi
ments. The witness was asked
NJ. -Danford whether he thought :,