The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1876-07-12
WASHINGTON NOTES.
James VI Unrr, Of Indiana, Postmaster
Gcncral, vice Jewell.
Attorney General Taft, Having AcquiesCed
In the Dismissal of Dwyer, will Stick
A Full Days Work in the Court
Of impeachment

Of Impeachment
WASHINGTON, July u,-SiNtecn
Thousand dollars worth OF bonds have
disappeared from the vaults OF the
SAFE n'posIt Company, Broadway aud
Cedar streets, Nuw Ncrk,
The Prs.,cu, sent the following
uomu atomic tie Senate James NJ
rynrr, OF Indiana, now Second Assist
ant Postmaster General to Toe Post
master General, vice Marshall Jewell
resigned.
Areporth has been in circulation that
Attorney GcucraD Taft intended to re-
sign because, as alleged, OF the removal
| by the President OF District Attorney
Dwycr at 81, Louis, without first con-
sultng him, aud appointing Bliss to
his place While it liz true that this
change was made toy the President
himself the Attorney General ne
quiesced in it, and therefore, there is
no such disagreement between them rs
will terminate their official relations.
There IL good authority for the above
statement.
The House iudci ny committee n ct
to-day 10 continue their Investigation
into the matter OF the Fort Smith and
! Little Rock Railroad bonds, but post.
pomed II SO far ns Mr. Blaine's connec-
ton with it is concerned, on account
of the receipt Of two dispatches from
MIR. Blainos physician, stating that
perfect quiet was desired and abso-
lutely necessary to insure his recovery,
Warrea Fisher, Jr.. and James Multi
gan were, therefore, discharged from
further attendance until the next SEES.
sion of Congress. hi, action Of the
committee was uuan nous,
The Senate PROS, de with the con-
sideration Of the impeachment trial OF
W. w. Belknap, late Secretary OF War,
to-day, Immediately after being called
to order. Caleb T.. Marsh was called
and cross-eXamined 10y Carpenter. The
witness was asked il he had any cor
rupt transactions with Mr.. Belknap
regarding the appointment at Fort
Sill? This was objected to 10y Mr., Me
Mahon, and the objection was sus-
tanned. Mr.. Carpenter then asked,
Was there any agreement between you
and Mr.. Belknap that you should pay
him any peCuniary consideration for
his oppoiuting you post trader Mt Fort
ISil; to which Marsh replied there was
mot. He was asked; Was there any
agreement between you and Mr.. Bel
KNAPP, that you should pay him any
pecuniary compensation for or in con-
sideration of his appointing Evans
pOst-trader at Fort Sill he again re-
piled there was not. Mr.. Carpenter
then asked if the great inducement in
making the appointment was not ow-
ing to the Kindness extended to him
by Mr.. Belknap; he replied he thought
this had a great deal to do with it,
In response to II question by one OF
the Senators, he said that the rsason
| he gave One.half of the money he
received from Evans to Belknap
was because il gave him great pleasure,
he sent the money AZ present al
ways gratuiteusly. lie was not aware
whether Mr.. Belknup knew how large
the presents were to be before he re
ceived them, bat said that he Marsh
was always Cogni2ant of their value be-
fore sending them. He testified that
he had no conversation with any one
on the subject of sending money Ia
Mr.. Belknap, until the one he had
with Mrs. Belknap, on the night ofthe
funeral Of the first Mrs, Belknap. lie
was asked to give this conversation,
but Manager Mcmahon objected, on
the ground that conversation with a
third party WAS not proper evidence
and the objection was sustained.
A Senator asked whether he had even
assigned reason to BeIknap for send
ing this money to him,to which Marsh
replied he had not.
Logan asked if there had been any
arrangement with any other person
than Belknap whereby he sent money
to Beknap, 10 which an objection wa'
made by the Managers. The objection
gave rise to lengthy discussion, ant
the objection was finally overruled ant
the question answered 10y witness. lie
said al had conversation with thu
present Mrs. BelknapSon the night o
the funeral. She asked me to go ~
stairs with her to look at the baby II
b. nursery. | said To her, as nearly Us
can remember, this child will hav
money coming to it. After II Will
she said my sister gave this child T.
me and told me that money was com
, ing from you to her, which mus
take and keep for it. ! am not certai
about the conversation; ! shave onl
an indistlnct impression about wha
\ was said.
e Witness further testified that tn
first money was sent to Mrs. Belknal
- and II was sent without any Arrange
|, ment with any person. When he pal
General Belenap money in person. /