Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1876-07-13
The chair sustained the pojnt Of order

| Inc Cuau susldlueu tue point OF OIueT
Senator L imunds appealed from the
decision of the chair, and the question
being shall the decision Of the chair
stand, 1t was decided in the negative
yeas, 10; nays, q.
| Senator Conkling submitted the fol-
| lowing order. Ordered that the senate
will receive any evidence otherwise
! competent which the counsel for respon-
dent says will be connected with the
case by testimony of witness (Evansl
now absent, but who has been
summoned, and is expected to appl ar.
| Agreed to.
TIE examination Of Colonel Davis Vas
resumed. He ties fled that, SO far SIS
his knowledge went, the manner il
which the war department had been
conducted by the late secretary OF war
was good; his character had been one Of
integrity and honesty.
Msjor. General w. 8. Hancock was
called, but 1t was announced that he was
toe sick to attend to day.
H. Crosby, chief Of NJ The var ia.
partmenn.., WEE recalled snd testified that
/ after the psssase or the law, in 1870, in
regard &c post-traders, the secretary Of
War called upon all department COM
sons acting as p3st-traders within the
limits Of their command: witness testi-
FED that Evans was faeoii1 tended by
all the OH GERS q. Fort Sill; witness un-
derstooG that the order of March 25:h,
1872, prepared by General M'DoWell,
WIS for the purpose of correcting the
abuses complained of in the New York
Tribune.
Questionable the secretary of war
express desire to have all the evils
complained of in that article remedied?
Answer-The paragraphs in the order,
according to my understanding, were
framed to remedy the charges in that
article.
The defotise here submitted an extract
from he report Of the secretary of war,
dated November 20, 1875, calling atten-
ton to the law providing for the ap-
pointment of post-traders, and suggest
ing that Law be pssssd giving the aD.
pointment o! suffers to the department
commanders.
Major n. B. Mclaughlin, Of the tenth
cavalry, was sworn, and testified that
he had been q membar Of the council of
administration at Fort Sill, and recon-
meDded the reRppointment Of John L.
Evans as post-tTaIer there.
The managers inquired what the de.
Tense proposed to prove by this witaess.
Mr.. Carpenter said they proposed to
show that Evans was a good business
man and man Of interity.
The managers agreed to admit the
fact.
Mr. M'Mshen said that the managers
proposed to show something about the
conduct Of Belknap when he was inter-
nal revenue collector at Is eokuk, and |
put several questions to the witness, but
General Augur repl ed that he knew
about General Belknap's repu-
t:tion prior to the time he became secre-
tary Of war.
Ex-Governor Ralph B. Low, of lowe,
Senators Allison aud Wright, General
Ruger, General s. V. Bennett, General |
A. A, HUMPHREYS, General R. B. |
Marcy, Judge Advocate General Damn,
Associate Justice Miller, Of the supreme |
to the integrity and ability Of General
Belknap.
Mr. Carpenter then renewed his re-
quest that the court would adjourn until !
the arrival OF the witness (Evaus). |
Without taking action on the matter,
the senate, sitting SIS court, adjourned |
till twelve O'Clock to morrow, aud legis- |
lative business was resumed.
Senator Hamlin moved to take up the |
post-route bill, so IS to have it ia the
business tomorrow. Agreed |
to.
Senator Window, from the commit |
tee on appropriations, reported favorabIy |
on the senate bill providing for the con-
struction Of the Washington monument |
calendar.
Adjourned. |