Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1876-03-03
INPIACIIMeNr or SECRETARY W.
NJ. UEI.kNAP.

IMPEACIIMsNr or SECRETARY W.
W. BEikNAr.
Yesterday the House Of Representa-.
tivss. by . unanimous vste. adopted tAe
following resolutions impeaehing the
Secretary Of War:
RSso,vd, That W. W. Beiknap. late
Secretary Of War. be i~mpeached Of high
and misdsmeanors.
Resolved, That the testimony In the
case Of W. W. Belknap be referred to the
Judiciary Committee with instructions
10 prepare and report suitable articles oil
impeachment Of said w. W. Belknap.
Resolved, That a committee OF i've
members Of the House Be appointed and
instructed to proceed Immediately to the
Bar Of the Senate aud there impeach w.
". Bsiknap, late Secretary Of War. OF
high crimes and misdemsanors when In
ONCE and,to inform that body that for
nal articles Of impeachment in due time
will 10 presented. and 10 request the
Senate to take such order In the premises
As they may deem appropriate.
These resolutions were presented by
Mr.. Ciymer. Chairman Of tho Commit
tee on Expenditures Of the War Depart
ment, and were drawn up and passed
by q unanimous vote Of the committee
before being presented to the House.
They are based upon frauds which the
committee assert are 90 veil established
N TO leave no DON for doubt Of the
guilt Of the accused. These frauds
originated in connection with tho post
leadership al Fort Sill. and have been
going on since 1870. From the affidavit
Of Caleb p. Marsh. upon whose testimo-
ny the accusations against Secretary
BelknAp mainly rest, IL appears that in
1870 III. Marsh and his wife were stop
ping at Long Branch. and while there
met the wife Of the Secretary. who. with
. friend accompanied Mr.. Manh TO his
residence in New York City. While
there Mrs. Belknap was i'll for several
weeks, and on her ~eonvalsseence sug-
cested to Marsh that II he would apply
10 her husband hs could doubtless OBJ
tain a lucrative appointment on the
frontier. This was done, and the Sec
Rotary promised him the appointment OF
post tr,der st Fort Sill. One Evans
was then trader at this post, and having
considerable money invested. proposed
to Marsh To divide with him the profits
Of the once provided he vas allowed TO
retain the place. To this Marsh as
ssnted. and thsncsforth received
from Evans quarterly in adj
vance for about q year and q half
or Two years $1,000. or at the rate Of
sl2. 900 per annum. Aftsrward. as the
business became less profitable. and ow-
ing to complaints which were circulated
complaining Of the ~e1orbitant charges Of
the trader at Fort Sill. this amour, was
reduced to 90. 900 per mum. OF this
amount Marsh swears that no sent half
to the Secretary Of War. Tho first re-
mittancs was made TO Mr.. Belknap, and
aitsrward tho money was regularly sent
to the Secretary himself either by draft
or express. and sometimes paid 10 him
In person. The amount thus received
by Bslknap is estimated BY Marsh to
have been about $4,000.
The country will DO astounded by this
revelation. The Sseetary Of War was,
only recently. q candidate for tho U. 8.
senatorship in Iowa. That he vas
defeated will ever be q credit to the peo-
pie Of that State. II is needless to mincs
matters. The Secretary OF War Is one
Of the Presidents Cabinet. He has for
years held ahighly honored and respon-
sibls position. His fall Is . disgraee to
the country. as well as ruin to himself.
Yesterday morning he resigned his Office
~ Secretary. The President accepted
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