The New York herald., 1876-07-20
Governor Chamberlain on the Hamburg
Massacre
No Federal Interference Asked For by the
State Authorities.
THE BELKNAP IMPEACHMENT TRIAL
FROM OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT

COOKE, M'CULLoCH co. WERE BoLsTEIED
UP BY GOVERNMENT FUNDS
Tho impeachment OF Secretary Robson Is postponed
for a day, and, perhaps, until early week. Mr..
Glovers committee, who have tho evidence OF Pay
master Bradford and others which they have pre-
pared charges which warrant impeachment asked
to wait upon the conclusions Of the Naval Committee
which Is now reading very voluminous rcpor. OF
its 1t Is understood that the evidence IN posses
Of tho Naval Committee, though damaging to Mr.
Robson. Is not Of character to them In de-
manding his impeachment and they desire time for a
conference with Mr.. Glover's committee with a view to
harmonious action.
The madc IN tho Real Estate Pool Committee
(Mr. Glovers) tho evidence OF Paymaser Bradford
and Others regard Secretary Robesons dealings
with the firm OF Jay Cooke, McCulloch Co, as fol
lows
II appears that July 1873, sixty day draft for
81 000 600 made by Mr. Robson out of the funds
OF the navy in favor OF Jay Cooke. McCulloch h Co.
that this draft never went tho London house. but
cashed here nve days after 1t drawn, and the
money received by Jny Cooke Co., bankers hero in
Washington. The money, therefore, was owed to the
government by them and when they failed In the follow
ing September the government being always toward
persons the country preferred creditor could have
at once recovered million Of the gross assets Of
the Washington house and thus been made whole
Second-It appears from the evidence that tho Lon
don House did not charge themselves with this draft
for q million until eighty days after It's issue
twenty days after 1t duo and days after Jay
Cooke Co hero aied and 1t is charged that by this
late transfer to England Of the indebtedness the gov
| crnment lost power to from the American
At the same time 1t appears that but for this
transfer the government would not have been .
creditor of the London house at all, but
ON che contrary. would have owed IL
$35 900; that It by thus assuming the 81 900 600
draft for which they did receive the money, and
assuming It twenty days after due and when tho
panic in that London house became large
debtor to the government, and this transfer of the
obligation must been made with tho consent of
Mr. Robesou; that he warned by Paymaster Brad
ford that the London house tottering and nsolvcn
but that in the faco of this warming having thom
assume this ST. 600 0o0 which he ought to havo and
might have recovered from Jay Cooke Co. 8 estate
here the Secretary then went on to make them other
aud very large advances of the navy fund.- and that
while he thus secretly lending about 81 400 900
TO the insolvent London house he. at the time
| supplied Paymaster Bradford with all the furds that
| were needed London TO honor drafts Of the navy
which, In fact he met while Jay Cooke, McCuloch l.
Co were trying to bolster themselves up with tho
navy's millions
| 1t is added that ths.gh Jay Cooke L. Co. here did
originally put ST. 00o 600 into the London house. they
drew out, after the London house got the navy
business and before the panic. not only this sum- but
also their share Of the profits Of the business and that
| IN fact the London house-Jay Cooke, McCulloch 4
Co-thus deprived Of capital n fact banking
large the credit and funds Of the navy ad
vanced to them by Mr. Robeson, and it may out
| that Mr.. Robcson's dealings with Jay Cooke Co.
here had important relation to the extraordinary
avors he showed the London house and the convenient
1
| amount than made to the Barings, a large
part OF these great being lent them secretly amer
he had been warned by Paymastcr Bradford that the
house and when he ought at to have
taken vigorous measures TO secure from Jay Cooke
! Co. here tho FIRST million drawn in July.
Finally and to stamp all these transactions with
donai lcgality Is shown that Mr. Robson violated
an express provision Of law which prohibits the en-.
poymcnt of agents abroad to pay money for the navy
such agents have been confirmed by the Senate.
The section $50 of tho Revised Statutes passed
| June II, 1874 1t provides that
No person shall be employed for the use OF the naval
foreign stations whether under contract or
otherwise, who has not been shall not be appointed
! by ana with the advice and consent OF the Senate.
| Jay Cooke, McCulloch & Co. ncvor confirmed
by the Senate agents for tho navy and Secretary
Robcson had there FORE authority deal with them
as SUCH Tho Barngs, from whom tho account was
takon by Mr. Robeson to cvo It toICooke McCu,Isch h
| Co.. wcrc confirmed by the Senate. Cooke. McCuloch
Co would probably have been rejected by tho Senate
had their been proposed TO 1t the
| Of the Barings, and It 10 pointed out that while Mr..
Robeson secretly lending the firm millions OF gov.
ernmcnt money ho kept Paymasicr Bradford supplied
with additional funds drafts Of the navy IN
London.
ON these facts aud the evidence winch establishes
them Mr. Glovers committee yesterday drew up the
1 Ax~A
! impeachment. The law points had been submitted
members Of tho Judiciary Com approved oy
them, and the only reasons for delay, far
known, the desire Of the Naval Committee,
which has very laboriousy investigated the admins.
tration Of Mr.. Robson, to have some consultation
tho question and the srsny Indspositon OF
| leading democrats TO do anything which Is likely to
proong the and keep Congress here in this
rbly hot weather In fact, It may be said that
lremc heat OF to-day worked in Mr. Robcson's favor
| GOVERNOR CHAMBERLAIN IN wAsHINGToN--No
DxxAxD TO DE MADE FOR FEDERAL INTER-
| FEBENcE-THE HAMBURG OUTRAGE TO BE
! INVESTIGATED AND THE PERPETRATORS Pun
rsHED By THE STATE AUTHORITIES.
| Governor Chamberiain, OF South Carolina arrived
here this morning and the President and the Sec
rotary OF War and Attorney General during the day.
II been represented In scmo quarters that no
coming here to ask tho insrposi,ion OF the federal
power, but this is not true. He does bcevo this
Necessary oppossd TO II and doos ask IT, The
| Hamburg affair is now undergoing investigation. A
| coroncr's Jury is sitting upon the Victims and
| Governor Chamberlain awaits their report and
| expects that they will point out from the
evidence they hear what persons cosccrned in
| the riot and murder When this report vcrdic. is
rendered he will at once take lawful and vigorous
measures have them arrested and brought 10 trial
II thsrc should DO any forcibs opposition In she
gou 70 such arrest and trial he win call upon the cis