The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1876-04-20
WASHINGTON.
The e Emma Mine Investigation.


WASHINGTON, April 19.-Ex-Senator Stewart
today testified to sending to the Denver Bank
to ascertaid if Lyon had drawn draft in favor
of Morton there to pay the latter $1,000 as a re-
tanning fee as counsel for the Emma mine, as
advised by Stewart. There was no evidence at
the bank of such draft or check.
Kilbourne's Case.
The hearing IN the Hallet- Kilbourne habeds
corpus cas- was continued before Chief Justice
Carter After the admission of the proceedings
of the court touching the Indictment of XII.
bourne, and also q certificate from the Speaker
of the House to the District Attorney, sending
the case to the grand jury, Jerre Black made
he being under indictment by the grand jury,
and under arrest on bench warrant issued by
the District Attorney, and spoke in support OF
the motion.
At the conclusion of Mr.. Blacks remarks
the Judge stated that he wished to hear the
question as to the jurisdiction of the House
fully argued by counsel on both sides; that il
the House has the legal authority they have the
right to hold the prisoner, end it cannot be re.
strcted in this court, and he would refuse to
en- terrain the motion at this time.
An argument was then commenced by Mr..
Carpenter for the petition and was followed by
Mr.. Stellabarger for the Sergeant-at-arms.
The arguments will probably last several
days.
American Citizens in Mexico TO be Pro.
tecfed.
Haynes, U. s. Commercial Agent, has tele.
graphed to the State Department from New
Laredo. Mexico, April 16, that the revolution.
lists have levied forced loan on the merchants
there of $4,000 and say if it is not paid by to-
morrow morning 17th) at o'clock, their stores
will be forced open and goods sold to double
the amount demanded. The amount is divided
between ten merchants. Five OF them are
American citizens. Haynes applied to the
dow hTnT for
lection. but he refused to act without orders
from Washington. The Secretary of War di-
reefs that orders be given to the department
commander to grant the protection asked to
Anne rican citizens in Laredo against such law
less outrages as the government Of Mexico is
unable to prevent but wishes caution to be ex-
ercised. The Secretary of War thinks that the
intention of the government to protect its citi.
zens will perhaps prove sufficient. The Secre-
tary Of the Navy will also order the gunboat on
the Rio Grande to cooperate for the protection
of the interests of American citizens.
CowIes g. Co.'S Moth Exterminator.
Geo. w. B,ega, Of the firm of Cowles & Co.,
testified today before Clymer's Committee that
their process for the preservation of tents and
army clothing was approved bv an army board,
which approval was endorsed by Gen. Megs.
The firm paid nothing to anybody to work for
them except Dom Piatt, editor of the Wash
ington Capital, who was to have per cent. of
the gross proceeds for 1874, but who put in
claim for $l1 900 or So, 900, which they refused
to pay on the ground that his services were al
ready paid for in full, and who had their work
stopped. Piatt was employed to use his In
fuence with the Secretary of War. The
amount paid the company was about 100000.
Secretary Bristow.
Secretary Bristow in letter to the Commit
tee on expenditures in the Treasury depart.
Inent protests against the examination of
witnesses in secret and asked that they be ex.
amined publicly and under oath in relation to
the charge that he accepted $4,000 when
United States District attorney for Kentucky
on consideration of procuring the release of
certain seized distilleries. He also asks that
officers and records of the court at Louisville
be sent for and That all persons pretending to
have Information of the matter may be pres ent
to cross examine him.
Various Matters
Internal revenue receipts today $22S. 766;
customs, $420, 402.
The President today signed the act further to
provide for the administering of oaths in the
Senate.
U. s. steamship Marion sailed today from
Port Royal, s. g., for Tampico, Mexico.
Government director Harrison is to shortly
to the Pacific subsidy. and the charges against
Mr.. Blaine Will probably be ventilated.
1t is stated that the President will send an
other name to the as minister to England.
lchabod Nettleship yesterday entered into
recOgnizance in $4,000 to answer an indictment
in the safe burglary case.
The National Academy of Science began its
session at the Smithsonian Institute yesterday,
and will continue several DAYS Among those
IN attendance are Prots Silliman, Barnard,
Guyot, LOOMS, Thurston, billiard, Baird,
Coffin, Hayden, Marsh, Hill and Newcomb.
The Treasury today disbursed in exchange
for fractional currency about $4,000 in silver
coin.
The Tribune says "Clerk Smith of the House
is ready to resign. His assistant is in trouble,
and the pompous door-keeper has been remov-
ed for cause, making six of the new officers of
the House removed"
Another Charge Against Gen. Schenck
and His Denial.
NEW York, April 19-The Sun prints a let
ter probably furnished by the House Foreign
Committee showing that Gen. Scbenck, when
chairman of the Ways and Means Committee
in 1870, had a billIpassed by the House in the
interest of q Colorado land and immigration
scheme, in which G. M. Fisher, Gen. Burnside
and others were interested. Gen. Schenck re.
ceived $4,000 and several shares of stock for
his services
The Herald says the Foreign Committee
have the letters comprising the correspond
ence of Schenck, Fisher, Woodruff and Rey-
nolds.
WASHINGTON, April 19.-Gen. Schenck de-
MES thaphe received$5 900 or anyImouey at all
for his services in procuring the passage Of the
bill by the House for the benefit of a Colorado
immigration land scheme. Whatever he re-
,eived was in pursuance of a contract made
with the parties in England in 1869 for legal
advice and information in relation to the Amer