The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1876-04-14
Gen. Hedrick Relates the Man.
ner Of Securing Post Trader
ships and the Money He
Has Made by the
Practice.
Mr.. Parks Continued As
severatiOn of Supreme
Confidence in Schenck
and Emma.
Con. Babcock Finds it Neces-
sary to Contradict q Con-
vict's Story.

WAsuiNGIoN, April l2.--Thc sergeant
at arms of the house informed thici-'us.
ticc Carter to-day that hc held kilbOurnc
subject to further orders of the house,
aud the Judge postponed further pro-
cecdings under habrs corpus till Satlr-
day.
TnE TIEEsOME EMMA MINE.
Trenor W. Park was recalled before
the House Committee on Forign Affairs
today. lie testified that his acqtiain,-
| ancc with General Schcnck did not begin
until after the commencement Of his
negotiations for the sale OF the mine. Ii
was not true that Baron Grant was in
duced TO take part in the undertaking by
the information that Gen. Schcncl, would
| become director.
In answer to questions. Park said he
| should have acted toward Gen. Schenck
as he did. even if Gen. Schcnck had not
been the American Minister.
TAxEs ON NATIONAL BANDS.
a delegation representing national
| banks. including Falls OF Cincinnati and
English OF Indianapolis, appeared before
| the Committcc Of Ways and Means to-
day. and advocated repeal of the provi-
| sion. OF the national bank law imposing
taxes on capital and deposits. spoke in
favor of legislation dcnOuncing the i'm
position of municipal and State taxation
at greater rate than the par value OF
bank shares, and argued for repeal OF
the two cent stamp tan.
now GEN. HEDGICk SECURED rosT TRAD
ERsIiIps.
Gen. Iledrick was examined by the
tlymcr committee to-day, His evidence
In. lane l. i,,t. tad In,
post traderships at Fort Buford. Fort
Lincoln and Fort Fettcrman. He has
one-third Interest In each, but never put
any capital in either. lie hclped'tSas no
these post tradcrships audi n Onc-thrd
friend of Secrc:aqaI lledricl, should use
part OF thne with Secretary Belknap
bat appointing Layton. He sad he
would not have interested himself in the
natter il he had not had u personal inter-
st in the business. He had received
othing from Fort Lincoln, from the |
Tiers perhaps $4,000.
General IIedrick was examined AT
reat length rs to the capital invested at |
nc several posts, but he could not give
~ Information. lie said he had not
avn out all his profits and did not
call now how much was still in the
isiness. Prior to the Fort Fcttcrman {
'uii lay toII anu uC StNttTtu DO-t III | q
ort Griffin and Fort Concho. They s
ere equal partners. and got out of the c
)sts about $4,000. but never got any c
oft out of Fort Laramie. lie secured {
c appointment at Camp::Supply for his ,
and himself. Reynolds
ok him into partnership with one
ird interest in the profits and he got
'out $4,000 out of this post. lie never 2
ceived any money from any one for APP
'intments rs post traders other than I
osc mentioned. From all his post q
business he has received less I
an $4,000. lie could not recolect ask {
Z General Bclknap tor post trader s
Up when he was refused. His ntlu- {
ce with Bclknap was due to serving in {
e some regiment with him tor four /
ars and his applications were strongly 4
iorsed. General Belknap never knew
at he (Iledrick) was interested in any ,
those posts. Belknap had never re-
ived any OF the benefits. past. present
prospective.
JAMES TRAINER RECALLED.
James Trainer. pOst-trader, was re-
He'd. lie reiterated the charge that he q
i'll Simon Wolf. recorder of deeds of
ashiDgton, $3.50 for assistance i'm get
g his post. If
ANOTHER DENIAL FROM BABCoCK.
General Babcock pronounces false the
Try Of Miles. n convict in the Windsor, |
prison, as published TO-DAY, in
iich he declares that the general was II
luainted with all the details of the safe
rglary.
HANDiCArrING NEW MEXICo.
The house committee on territories
ted to amend the bill making New u
,Nico State so rs 10 provide that an a
ction for the adoption of .thc State q
Institution shall be held in June. 1877. Ii
tead of not later than January, 1877, q
the senate proposed. This will pre- ii
1T the new State from taking part in B
e next presidential election. hi
/. pUEMAN's BUSY TIMER INSPECTORS. Ii
The Committee on Civil Service con- =
ued its investigation into the case of
preventative Purman to-day.
5. ]: Livingston and Henry Crews, of u
)rida. both testified that they were -
pointed timber agents in Florida, and | u
1t Purman obtained the appointment u
them. lie told them they would get =,
ty-one dollars per month, and have !.
hing to do. Neither of them ever per. y
med any duty a. timber agents. and y
Their OF them knew where the timber !,
crvation was. =.