The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-02-26
ByTelegra5lph
ASSOCIATED PRESS REPORT.
TO THE DAILY 1NTEL1IGENoER
WASHINGTON.
The Schenck Correspondence

The Schenck correspondence.
WASHINGTON, D. c., February 25.-The
Committee on Foreign Affairs to-day
agreed to submit the Schenck correspond
ence to the House, and will ask to have it
printed. Secretary Fish being sick, Mr..
Caldwell, the Assistant Secretary Of State,
appeared for him before the committee
and said all the documents in the DEPART
ment on the subject OF the Emma mine
had been furnished to the committee. The
committee will further consider the sub.
iect after tho documents shall have been
printed ~ 81 taE -
MEETING OF THE DEMoCRATIc'cAUcu
The Democratic caucus committee held
an adjourned meeting to-day, but arrived
at no conclusion on the finance question.
The feeling among the members OF the
committee is represented rs more favora-
BILE than heretofore to a satisfactory
agreement on the basis OF the Payne bill.
Several additional meetings will proba-
bly, be required before reaching an ad-
iustment Of the differences. -, cr
SECRETARY OF STATE TO THE COMMITTEE
: on sFoREGN .AFFAIRs. sr5
The Secretary OF State, in a commu-
nication to the House Committee on For
eign Affairs in reference to Gen. Schenck's
connection with the Emma Silver Mining
Company, says: On November q, 1871,
Gen. Schenck addressed a telegram to the
Department giving his reasons for becom-
ing director and offering to withdraw
from the Board or to take such course
as should be advised. To this, telegram
from the Secretary was sent on the FOL
lowing day to the effect that although it
was the privilege Of every citizen to in
vest in such honest enterprises as he
deemed proper, the advertisement OF the
name Of a diplomatic representative as a
director OF company seeking to dispose
OF its shares in the country 10 which he
was accredited was ill.advised, .unfortu-
nate and calculated to subject him to
criticism, that 1t was assumed that he
was no party to the publication, and con.
cluding with earnest advice to withdraw
his name from the management OF the
company. Gen. Schenck thereupon with
drew from the Board.
Upon the Goth OF December General
Schenck addressed a telegram to the
Department in reference to dispatch
which had appeared in the London Times,
referring to a resolution Of inquiry said
to have been adopted in the Senate, de.
string TO know whether il had reference
to him, expressing his readiness for the
investigation, and Mr.. Schenck further
refers to the same proceedings OF the
Committee in his letter OF January 10.
Az no such resolution OF inquiries had
come to this department, reply'wa sent
to the dispatch above referred TO
to that effect. On the following
day telegram Understood to- man
ifest the readiness Of Mr.. Schenck 10
meet any investigation and demonstrate
the sincerity Of his convictions in the
value OF the enterprise in. which he had
invested. As the resolution Of the House
makes reference to the action OF the
Executive Department OF the Govern
ment on this question, I deemed 1t due
to General Schenck, as public officer
who had held various and important
putIc trusts, and who has for many years
occupied prominent position before the
country, to further state that the course
adopted in the Department growing out
Of these facts was based upon the Convic-
ton that, while the use OF the name Of a
Minister OF the United States in such an
enterprise was inconsistent with his po-
sition, at the same time that Mr.. Schenck
had been guilty Of no wrong purpose or
intent in connecting himself with the
company in question. j remain firmly
Of this opinion, and am further satisfied
that he, in common with many Others,
became n sufferer thereby.
The Secretary then responds to THAT
part OF the resolution asking information
concerning. the action taken by the Ex.
ecutiye Department concerning the con.
nection Of the Minister in Europe with
the prosecution OF the Michado claim
against the British government. He gives
the history Of the case and concludes by
saving that so far rs reflections have been
cast on Gen. Schenck because Of the prose-
I,cution oi. these claims, or because OF the
presentation OF them by him to the British
government, sense Of justice compela
me to say that am satisfied that such re-
Elections are unjust, and that Gen. Schenck
is open to no imputations whatever
arising thcretrom. m ...,, ia.
| w., REPUBLICAN CAUCUS.
The Republican Senators had caucus