The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1876-03-31


said treaty. Adopted.
Also bill TO carry into execution the
provisions of the l4th amen d ment to the
constitution concerning citizenship, and
to define certain rights of United States
citizens in foreign countries. The bill
was made the special order forsSaturday,
18th Of April.
Impeachm hmcnt or BeIknap.
Mr.. Knott, chairman of Judiciary
Committee presented the articles to be
adopted and presented to the Senate in
the maintenance and support Of the i'm.
peachment for high crimes and misde-
mesnors in Office Of VIM. w. Bel
napk. late Secretary OF War which were
recommitted and ordered printed, with
the understanding that they would be
called up Saturday next.
The impeachment articles are five in
number and are worded in the usual legal
phrszeology, one being largely Il repeti-
tion of the other. The first article is as
follows:
That VIM. w. Belknap, while he was
in Office as Secretary of War, to-wit: on
the 9Th of October, 1870, had power and
authority under the laws of the United
States to appoint person to maintain q
trading establishment al Ft. Sill, mill
tary post of the United States; that said
Belknsp promised to appoint one Caleb
T. Marsh TO maintain said trading estab-
lishment, at said military post. and that
thereafter said Caleb p. Marsh and
one John s. Evans did enter into
an agreement in writing substantially Il.
follows: Here the articles Of agreement
are set out in ertensO. That thereafter
on the 10th of October, 1870, said Bel
KNAPP, as Secretary of War, did, at the
instance auu Io1~.". nf said Marsh, ap-
point said John S. Evans to maInt-i- .o;d
trading establishment at Fort Sill and
in consideration Of such appointment
said Belknap did on or about the I'd OF
OOtohe-. 1870, unlswfully and corrupted
lv receive from Said Marsh the sum of
81 800 and did, at divess times there.
sfte, that is on or about the 'ch of Janu-
ary, 1871, and about the end of each three
months during the term OF one wLa}e
year, while he was still in office
as Secretary of War, unlawfully
receive from said Marsh like suus OF
81 500 in consideration of the appoint
ment OF said Evans and in consideration
of his permitting said Evens to continue
TO maintain said trading establishment
of Fort Sill, whereby said w. w. Bel
knap, who was then Secretary OF War
as aforesaid was guilty of high
crimes and misdemeaIors in office.
The close of the document is as fol.
lows:
"And the House Of Representatives, BY
protestation. saving to themselves the
liberty of exhibiting at any time there
after any further articles OF accusation or
impeachment against William w. Bel
KNAPP, late Secretary of War of the Uni
ted States, and also of replying TO his an
swer which he shall make unto the artl-
cles herein preferred against him, and OF
offering proof 70 the same and every part
thereof, and to all and every other srti-
Gle of accusation or impeachment
which shall be exhibited by them
as the case shall require, do demand that
said VIM. W. Belknsp, may be put TO
answer for high crimes and misde-
meanors in Office as herein charged
against him, and that such proceedings,
examinations, trials and judgments may
thersupon be had and given as may be
agreeable to the law and justice. The
committee also reported the following
resolution:
Re,olrsd, That seven managers be ap-
pointed by: ballot to conduct the i'm
peachmcnt exhibited against VIM. w.
Belknap. late Secretary Of War Of the
United States.
The House then resumed the considera-
ton Of the bill appropristlng $4,000
for the deficiency in the printing and en-
craving bureau of the Treasury De-
partment. and to- the issue Of silver
coin in place of fractional currency.
The frst vote was on the amendment
offered By Mr.. Reagan providing tha:
silver coins OF the denomination of ore
dollar shall be legal tender a. their nom
insl value for any amount not exceeding
fftv dollars in any one payment, and
that silver coin of less than one dollar
shall be legal tender at their nominal
value for sny amount no. exceeding
twenty-five dollars in any one payment.
Mr.. Oliver offered g substitute for Nj.
Reagans amendment, and an amendment
providing that the trade dollar shall be
legal tender only 20 the amount Of one
dollar in any one payment and that
fractional silver coinage shall be legal
tender only for an amount less than one
dollar. The substitute wAs rejected.
NJ. Regan's amendment was also re-
jected.
The next vote was on an amendment
Of Mr Wells to add 10 Mr.. Holman :
amendment proviso tins; if silver bull
lion !. not presented for coinage in suff-
cient quantity to meet the demand, the
treasury may purchase silver bullion for
purposes Of coinage.
On q vote BY tellers there was 8 t!e
-eighty-eight on each side-where-
upon Mr.. Cox, Speaker pro ten, voted
yea.
The yeas and nays were then demand