The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-04-25
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ASSOCIATED PRESS REPORT
10 THE DAILY llINTELLIGENOER
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The Belknap Confession.
WASHINGTON, D. c., April 24.-General
Belknap has written letter to friend
denying in positive terms that he has
made any confession whatever, concern
ing the charges against him relative to
the Fort Sill post.tradership.
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE.
Ex.Attorney General Ackerman ap-
peared before the Committee on Expend-
itures in the Department Of Justice to-
day, and testified that he authorized the
payment TO John l. Davenport OF money
10 defray theexpenses for the suppression
Of frauda In the New York elections. He
was asked IL. he consulted with.the Presi-
dent before paying the money. Acker-
man desired time TO consider what reply
be would make to the question, and was
given until tomorrow.
THE TREASURY DEPARTMENT.
The Committee on Expenditures in the
Treasury Department met to-day to in
vestigate the charges against Secretary
iBristow inrclation to the release Of the
bark Mary Merritt Bristow appeared
in hisown behalf. Judge Gate appeared
10 his own behalf, who introduced the
resolution in the House, and was called
upon for the names OF the parties who
furnished him with the information. lie
gave II. Chittenden, i, E.. johnson, s. E.
Weiss, Levi .Hubbeil, g. WsHazieton
and Mr.. Northrup. He suggested that
perhaps il might not be necessary to SUN.
mon more than one or two OF them, az all
the facts could be obtained from that
number us we'll as all, and the expense Of
summoning all Of them might be avoided.
He did not think it necessary to summon
Judge Hubbell. Bristow said it was too
late to talk about economy in this mat
ter, he had been arraigned before the
country and he wanted the fullest and
minutest investigation, and desired the
attendance Of all the witnesses particu-
larly Judge Hubbell, as he desired 10
show under what circumstances Hubbell
went out Of office. He questioned Cate
az to all the sources Of his'ihiOrmation,
and desired list OF all the persons with
whom he had conversed upon the subject.
The members OF the committee having OBJ
jected to his questions, Secretary Bris-
tow said ho had no hesitation in saying
that these charges had been instigated by
what il known in the country as the
"Whisky Ring Of Milwaukee" and he in
terrogaled Cate to bring out those facts
and put the information on the Record.
Mr. Gate said the committee would Try
TO take care OF their side OF the case. He
himself, did not wish to appear us the
prosecutor OF Secy. Bristow, but you will
do SO, you cannot help it. After
further discussionthc Committee decided
TO summon all the witnesses named. Sec.
retary Bristow said some newspapers had
charged That he had declined 10 furnish
tho original papers in this case, and he
wished 10 stale that, while in obedience
to an executive order he should decline
to furnish the original papers in cases un-
der investigation, yet in every case against
himself he would take the responsibility to
produce before the Committee every orig
inal paper. lie then gave the Committee
the names Of the following witnesses to be
summoned: d. Lyman, Z. +. COnant,
Bluford Wilson, J. II. Robinson, Of the
Treasury Department, John Ireland, w.
l.. and S. E. Trice, OF Hopkinsvillc, KY,
and Walter Evans, Of Louisville.
The Committee then adjourned.
SUPREME COURT DECISIONS.
The Supreme Court ailirms the judg.
nlent of tile Court OF Claims in the Hot
Springs cases. The decision is that none
OF the claimants are entitled TO the lands,
as against the Government and that all
claims advanced are equally untenable.
Walker va. Suivant, error, to Supreme
Court OF Louisiana. In this case, which
was an action 10 recover for refusing
refreshments 10 defendant in error,
on account OF color, the Court re-
atiirms that article seven OF the Cons
stitution provides that /, in suits at
common law where the value In contro-
yersy shall exceed twenty dollars. The
right Of trial by jury shall be preserved
relates only to trials in- federal courts,
and say that the States so far. as this
amendment is concerned are left to regu-
late trials in their own courts in their
own way. A trial by jury in suits at
common law pending in their State
courts, Is not, therefore, aptiyilege i'm
munity OF national citizenship which
States are forbidden by the fourteenth
amendment to atridgc. j
TREASURY SALES.