The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1876-03-07
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10 THE DAILY CLARION
WASHINGTON ITEMS

WASHINGTON ITEMS
WASHINGTON, March Elm the Senate
! large number OF private bills were reporte,
adversely during the morning hour. MI
sherman, of Ohio. then spoke at length ol
1hances. In the House, Mr.. Randall intro
! quced bill to protect witnesses before th
Jullciary Committee from molestation 70
| evidence given before them, and making at
tempted intimidatiod penal offense.
The impeachment Committee of the Sen
ate has taken the necessary order for pro
/ ceedlngS without the question of the iuris
dictlon OF the Senate on account of resig
! nation.
Schenck has resigned and r. Fl. Dana, O.
Massachusetts, was appointed.
WASHINGTON, March Cool Fred Grant.
the Presidents Secretary, is ordered to his
regiment, and leaves tonight, en- route for
the Yellow Stone country.
Attorney General Hoar, of Massa-
chusetts, is mentioned for Secretary of War
Babcock confines his usefulness to his du-
ties as Commissioner of Public Grounds
and Buildings.
Heister Clymer the chairman of the com
mittee which exposed Belknap's abuse of
his Office, was Belknap's school-mate and
room mate.
Some of Grants nominations for Po-
lice Commissioners are under investi-
CATION by the Senate Committee of District
Mat. Carpenter, counsel for Belknap, sent
word that Bciknap was not ready Co come
down with his bail, and requested that
matters stand as they are until tomorrow.
In the meantime Belknap is a prisoner in
his own house. 1t is understood the exam
inatiOn will be waived. with bail, pending
the action OF the grand jury. Ex-Attorney-
General Black and Montgomery Blair, with
Carpenter, will act for Belknap in the
courts and before the Senate. In the Sen
ate his counsel will demur as to the juris-
dictiOn of the Senate.
The Postmaster general was called upon
for Information regarding straw bids,
Senator West gave notice that he would
submit remarks relative to the Pacific Il. r.,
aud gOvernm mt. Adjourned,
CONTRIBUTIONS.
Gorham, Assistant Secretary of the Inte-
rior; john K. BreauX, Register, Land office,
New Orleans.
Morton gave notice that he would to- NOR
row call up the Pinch back case, land requests
the Senate to remain in session until a vote
is reached.
HOUSE.
By Mr.. Hooker: To provide manner of
taking proof before the Southern Claims
Commission.
BY Mr.. Morrison: To exempt from crim-
inal prosecution witnesses before either
House of Congress, or any committee of the
same.
WASHINGTON, ID. &. March 6.-The ST.
Louis Times publishes a statement from
DIR. Terry, for some years connected ac-
lively with bunker & Peck, post traders,
giving a full account of the operations of
Orvllle Grant, brother of the President, in
connection with Belknap, whom Terry des-
ignates as Orville Grants partner. Grant
visited the posts once year to collect his
money on the journals; d; he had orders from
the War Department for ambulances and
other things which he required; he also had
like arrangements with the Indian agen-
cies. The new arrangements went into op-
Grafton shortly after the death of General
Rawlins. Other reports say that the Presi-
dent specially interfered in giving his
brother Orvile such control of the store
keepershps as enabled him to force the
store-keepers to terms. DR.. Terry says that
Orville Grant was much feared ON the
frontier.
There is nothing to show that Schenck
resigned, it is supposed under the tenure ol
office act.
Knott, chairman of the Judiciary Com
mittee, introduced resolution for the ap-
pontmenJ ola select committee to inquire
whether any officer or employee the gov
ernment has, in any way, advised or coun'
! seled with, directly or Indirectly, verbally
or in writing, communicated to any of the
defendants or the friends, agents or allies o
the defendants in the recent whisky con-
spiracy trials in st, Louis, any of the facts
papers or other evidences, on which the gov
ernment relied, or was expected to rely
and whether any attempt was made by an.
officer or official of the government, Othe
than the DistriCt-Attorney and his assist
ants, to interfere with, advise, counsel o
in any way control the conduct of said pros
ecutions or any of them; with power t.
send for persnns, papers, etc. Agreed to
bilities.
WASHINGTON, March 6.-For the Easter
Gulf States, Tennessee and Ohio valleys
increasing cloudipess and rain, with south
erly winds and falling barometer durin
the night. followed during Tuesday by low
er tenn mperature, rising barometer and va
riable winds Tor the northwest, with area
of rain, followed by clearing and decided
colder winds, generally shifting to north
easterly and westerly, and rising barom
eter during Tuesday.