The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-04-07

ASSOCIATED PRESS REP 0RT
TO THE DAILY LSTELLIGEN0ER
WASHINGTON.
Scl,enck Insists on More Evid.
dencc.

Schenck INSISTS on More Evid-
dencc.
WASHINGTON, D. c., April 6.-Mr.
Phelps, Uf the counsel for Gen. Schenck,
presented to the HOute Committee on
Foreign Affairs to-day u list Of the wit.
nesses he desired summoned.
Mr.. Hamilton suggested that no fur.
.ther testimony be taken concerning the
history OF the Emma Mipe.
Geh. Schenck insisted on the most
searching investigation, and demanded
that the committee should cover the
whole ground showing all the facts con-
nec,ed with the history, progress, owner
ship and sale Of the Mine. the testimony
against him being contradictory in vari::
GUS points but duplicating him in alleged
fraudulent transactions. l.,
Mr.. Springer, Of the committee, asked
Gen. Schenck II The committee should ray
he honestly and in good faith acquired
IN intenest in the Mine Irrespective Of
any fraud that might have been commit
ted by others, whether he would still de.
sire fuller investigation for the sake OF
others?
General schenck replied that he
desired such an investigation for others
as well as for himself. The ground
he took was this that he was neither u
dupe nor rascal. He knew he was
neither, but he invested his money in the
mine with view Of ,bettering his condi-
tiUn. He made his investment with his
ewes open. He desired to show not only
this but that the mine is still enormously
valuable property, and the failure was
owing 10 the mismanagement OF the COM
pany inEngland. He did not want 10 ap'
pear as a simple body taken in by others,
and therefore desired TO have the value
OF the mine fully established. Not one
particle Of the testimony OF Lyon would
be received in a court Of justice, that
witness having INDUCED in inuen'
does. These things had gone to
the world on wings Of lightning,
to his prejudice, connecting him with
the alleged fraudulent purchase and sale
OF the Emma mine.
Mr.. Springer said the statement that
Day was called to testify against General
Schenck was not fact.
Mr.. Banks said the way Day was intro
duced led him to believe his testimony to
be adverse to the Emma mine business.
Mr.. Schenck remarked that both in
England and America the whole matter
OF the Emma mine had been spoken oi
as great swindle and scandal, and his
name had been connected with it in a
manner 10 throw darkness over him
Therefore everything connected with il
should be made clear NJ light.
After n conversation between the mem
bers Of the Committee involving Hamil.
tons suggestion, the Committee held Q
session with closed doors aud adjourned
till tomorrow without coming 10 CON
clusion az to whether they will admit
the testimony proposed by General
Schenck.
WAR DEPARTMENT INVESTIGATIONS.
| Attorney General Pierrepont was ex'
amined BY the Committee on War Ex'
penditures, TO day, and related hi'
| knowledge OF the witness, Bell. In re.
gard 10 some Of Bella testimony, he said
that it was purely imaginary.
The Committee on War Expenditures
to-day examined James Warner, Presi'
dent OF the Post Trader Fort Conche, in
Texas. He testified that he was sutler
from 1867, when the fort was eSIabl lished
up 10 1870, when the Secretary Of War
was vested with the authority TO appoint
He came TO Washington with recUm'
mendatiuns for continuance al the post
and saw the Secretary OF War who told
him to 20 TO General Hedrick. He saw
Hedrick, and the result was that al
though Hedrick was appointed TO the
post Of witness as p IT trader, he paid
a. G. Leighton, who went to Fort
Conche, with letter ofauthUrity counter.
signed by General Belknap, 81, 500 iE
greenbacks, and afterwards paid to
Hedrick $1,000 through mail c0ntrac'
tor named Cheney by draft on North q
Chick, bankers, New York. The agree
mtnt between witness and Leighton was
that he was to pay $4,000 cash aud ST.
900 a year II the post paid. He also
} paid draft for 81 900 drawn by Sawyer
a mail contractor, now dead, aud does
not know for whom 1t was intended
; Sawyer asked for it, and he paid it with.
out asking a question. lie also paid
some 500 or $500 TO General W. t
, Clark, member OF Congress from Texas
/ This was paid at three different time
, the first payment being in currency Al
i the St. Nicholas Hotel, New York, ant
, the other two by drafts. He always re
garded these payments as charity
Clark said he was hard up, and asked fol
the money as loan. Witness did moi
, expect to get the money back, mol
had he got il back. Witness said he paid
$3.50 in currency, in the bar.room Of the
Metropolitan Hotel, 10 Simon Wolf, Re
corder OF Deeds at Washington. VOL
J was to have $1,000 il he got him the post
but failed. Had seen Wolf since his re-
turn. Had also paid $3.50 asse@mentfol
political purposes. He was also post
master at the time at salary Of Sl5
year. Witness created great amusement
} In the committee by his peculiar move
, ments, manner Of speech aud witty re
marks. He said that when he paid thu
, $1,000 to Hedrick he told Cheney ant
. Leighton that he did not intend to pa!
I any more.
! J. Freedlander, post trader at For
! Stockton, and George Bowers, post trade
at Fort Whipple, Arizona, were exam
ined. Neither had paid money directl!
I or indirectly to any one for their appoint
ments or continuance in office.
THE MORRISON TARIFF BILL.
/. The Committee on Ways and Mean
n to-day made the following amendments I
!. Morrison's tariff bill: Gold pens to pay
!. duty Of S5 per cent advalOrum. To III
Q clause that no allowance shall be mad
8 for losses by decay on oranges and lemon
: on which specific duty has been leviet
have been added the words, sunless sue
!. decay exceeds so per cent on tue value {
= said iruit.n Linseed oil has been place
' at 25c per gallon, The committee hav
!. not yet acted on tea and coffee.
CIVIL SERVICE INVESTIGATION.
The Committee on Civil Service cor
: tinued the investigation into the charge
). against Purman.
9 J. B. Oliver, Of Tallahassee, for,nerl
y editor OF a paper the. Q, testified to th
:, offer Of Dr.. SInEins OF $500 to PuFman
J he would appoint ason Of Sinkins 10 a ca