Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-04-26

with the estimates for the past year.
DINNER TO GEN. SHERNAN.-The sttOr-
Fey General gives a complimentary dinner
this evening TO General Sherman and sevs-
raj United States Senators.
WHITE HOUSE VIsITORs.-AmOug the
callers a The White HOuse to-day were Sen
atOrs McCreeTy, Harvey, Hamlin, Anthony,
ard Spencer, end Representatives Elaine,
Plat, Anderson, Frye, DaTr3ll, and KiGder.
SPEAKER RERR has written a letter 10 tie
chairman OF the Congressional district com
mi,tee which he represents, saying that
urGer no circumstances cen he possibly
again be a candidate for any public Office.
Ex-Governor ANEs, of Mississippi, will
he examined by the special committee on
affairs in Mississippi on Thursday. This
viii delay the departure OF the committee
for Mississippi for a week or ten days.
TIE BROOKLYN NAVY YAED TO BEN
vFSTIGATED.-The sub committee of the
House Committee on Naval Affairs will ON
Monday next begin an investigation into
Ire manage nent, contracts and expendi
lures Ci the Brooklyn navy yard.
NEW MFxICo-The House Committee on
Territories has decided to report the bill for
tie admission OF New Mexico into the
Union. The bill provides that the election
iCl he adoption of state constitution shall
not be held earlier than June, $50.
A Point OF LAWN the Cabinet meet
ing yesterday the subject OF the delivery Of
original papers In the custody Of heads Of
departments was discussed, and the matter
J tierTed 10 the Attorney General for his
opinion as TO the law on the subject.
Hon. STEWART l.. WOODFoRD, of New
York, has been invited, and has accepted
the invitation OF General E. L. Hawkes.,
commanding department OF Potomac, g. a.
r., 10 deliver The Grafton on the 10Th of May,
decoration day, at Arlington.
THE SECRET SERVICE DIVISION of the
Treasury department has captured cOun-
tsrfeit $50 plate for United States Treasury
notes, act of March 10th, 1st9 Tue money
rinted from tots plate has beer principally
c'TCulaiet Ia the west, and about fifty men
have been sent TO the penitentary for
handling the bogus bills since the date Orthe
first issue OF the cOunterfeits.
"PFACEABLY IF We CAN, FORCfBLY II
We MUsT."-The Attorney General is about
T. owing for receiver ID take possession OF
tie Arkansas land, known as the Hot
SpTlHgs,' on behalf of the government. in
whose favor the case as 20 right OF OWNERSHIP
was recently decided by the L. =. Supreme
Court The persons who have had posses
sion of these lands have for years maintained
tntIT supposed rights by open violence and
II Is ow expected that the government can
rot obtain possession o! them without mill
laTy ald, and measures are being taken Il
r7y,. 80, receiver well fortified IL case OF
resistance.
AFTER TIE PACIFIC RAILRoADs-THc
chairman OF tine House Judiciary Commit.
tee has written a letter demanding o. the
proper officers OF the Union and Central Pa
cihc EailIOa! companies proposition with
in ten days fixing some basis upon which
they viii maze a settlement with the gov
eminent for the bonds issued by the United
states fOr their re peCtive roa IS, to BE- SUD-
pleueEted also with proposition upon
What basis they are willing 10 establish q
sinking fund, looking TO the payment OF both
the principal and interest OF their thirty
ear boLds, which interest the government
E2s paid since their issue.
EMMA MINE EVIDENCE FROM ENGLAND.
TIE Committee on Foreign Affairs some
time ago made requisItion on Mr.. McDOu-
San, the secretary OF the Emma Mine Com
pany, 10 lay before them all papers il his
possession bearing on General SChanry'S
correction with the company, MCDougal
has replied in part with the reduesf. and has
forwarded among the papers the original
copy OF SchencBS letter of resignation from
the directory, over which there has been
such difference of opinion. The committee
has decided TO maintain absolute secrecy
about the contents OF the documents until
Mr Schenck has an opportunity to appear
and explain.
A STORY OF FRAUD ExPLoDED-The
Committee On Expenditures in the Post
Office department has closed its inquiry in
regard 10 the alleged Over-payment 10 sew
eral western roads tor the transportation OF
the mails. The principal charge was that
made through Mr.. Safely, agent of the
three almost parallel roads from Chicago TO
Omaha, namely, the Northwestern, the Chi
cagO, Burlington and Quincy, and the Rock
Island. Each road had received pay for all
q n NLW rrnNl
cagO and Omaha. This, ii is said, was done
through the system of Weighing, whereby
one road would weigh all the mails for the
month OF say January, another for the
month OF February, and the ether for the
month OF March, each road receiving the
same pay as the others. An examination
has been made by the committee of the rec
orcs and papers in the Pest Office depart
ment, ard the alleged fraud is found never
10 have existed, and that the roads received
pay for only what mail they carried.
THE INV YORK ELECrIoN FUND
Grounds fof me IFcsi'cat's A~tt1I IN ne -HC-
teT.-Ex-Attorney General Akerlnan vester.
day, in reply 10 the question Of the Commit
tee on the Department OF Justice a. 10
whether he had any cOnN ersatiOn with Pres.
ideuL Grant ia reference TO paving money In
John l. Davenport, said his objection 10 an
sweIlug the question was on the ground In
al The conversations that occurred were Ds
tween the President and one OF his cOlstitu.
tonal advisers, and he doubted the policy OF
making the disclosures called for by the
committee. The committee, however, In
sisted on al answer 10 The question, and Mr.
Alderman then stat~d that whatever money
ne paid 10 Davenport was by written order
Of the President, who was Of opinion that the
secret service fund could be as legitimately
employed for the suppression or election
frauds In New York as for the prosecution OF
the kuklux in the south. Mr.. Alderman fur
Their asserted ms belief that President Grant
was solely actuated by desire 10 suppress
the frauds indicated. no matter what party
would be thereby affected, and not by any
partisan motive.
The BELKNAP IMPEACHNENr TRIAL
The impeachment managers OF the House OF
Representatives. have fled with the Score
tary OF the Senate their sur-reJoinder To the
rejOinder OF Gen. Be- KNAPP, which was printed
in yesterdays STAR.
1ney reit5Tate. in the name OF the House
and OF the people of the United States the
assertions OF their first replication TO the
plea of William W. Belknap TO the plea tina,
the Senate has jurisdiction 10 hear and de-
teTmiue the articles OF Impeachment pre.
i-red, and that tie House Of Representa-,
ives are ready TO prove an verify the same
ana continue, Wherefore. iuasmucn as the
said William W. BelEudp las not answered
the said articles OF impeachment or in any
manner denied the same, the said House OF
representatives pray judgment thereon a.
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