New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-04-25

eeher peEs0ne, said Bslkoap, though con-
trary 70 the truth he woald admit tha re-
edpt. BY him. said Belmap, Of All ths
moneys stated ky said Marsh 4 have been
u sotd statement, and paid over by said
Natsh to any other perso& or persons, but
eaad committee decline to accede to said
Rsoposiaon. and the Hon. Heister Clymer,
Snaarman q said committee then declared
$40 Bslknap that he, tho said Clymer,
fnould moro in the House of Repre-
| sensenvee upon the statement of said
Aarsa Tor the impeachment of him, the
seid Balknap, unless the said Belknap
ehould resign his position - Secretary Of
War before noon Of the next day. to Wit:
March 2, 1876, and said Belknap {eaardine
this statement Of said Clymer, chairman, 8
atcsesaid. . - An intimation that he, the ea;d
bsiknap, could by thus lesiening avoid the
amlction insepsrable from . protracted
@ %,a. IN form which would attract tho
Heesest oegreo OF public attention, and
9ne humilation Of availipg himself Of tho
eefense disclosed In the said statement itself,
wnlcn would cast blame upon said other per
son, ne yielded to the suggestion made BY
1Aad CVmer. chairman, ~ Aforesaid, believ-
lng that the same was made in good
1eitA oy the said Clymer. chairman, -
BY resigning his position as Secretary Of
War secure the speedy dismissal ef said
statement from the public mind. which said
statement, though it involves NO crim-
inplity ON his part was deeply painful to
his feelings, and did resign his said position
= Secretary of War ct halkpast ten
O'Clock in the morning of the second day
tho morning Of the day and year last
Aforesaid, he the seid Belknap caused
the said committee to be notified of
has SAID resignation and acceptance thereof
by the President of the United States afore
selo, al OF which yas m pursuance and
consequence of the said suggestions made
by said C!ymer, and thereupon said COM
committee, had NO further duty to per
form u tho spremises, and he, the said
Helknap, submits that While said House
Of Representatives claims that said
Clyner wae acting ON its behalf
IN sAldS pretended examination of said
Mafsh said House ought, in honor and in
law, to be estopped to deny that said Cly-
House in suggesting the resignation of him,
the said Belknap as aforesaid, and ought
not to be heard to complain Of Q resigna-
ton thus induced, and this he, the said
Belknap, is ready to verify. Wherefore, he
prays judgment that the said House of
Representative ought not to have or main
tain the impeachment against him, the said
WILLIAM w. BELKNAP.
Revenue supervisors.
In1ernal Revenue Supervisor Havlev haa
reeigned. p, -,
Supervisor Tuition is here.
8 Suit - RIjois q Public Work.
A bill was filed to day in the Supreme
C0sft Of the United States, by the State Of
south Carolina against the State Of Georgia,
tho 0oCrotary of War and Others to enioin
the work now being done at the cross tides
in the Savannah river, by the the engineer
department. a. in violation of the conven-
ton between the States in 1857. Counsel for
The State OF South Carolina moved for
injunction. The court took the pa-
pefs, reeerving it's action upon the motion
Tho Secretary Of the Treasury has di-
rected the assistant treasurer at New York
to seM on Thursday next gold to be paid
into the treasury on account of the bonds
sold to pay the awards of the Alabama
claims commission.