Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1876-03-10
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BY Ho ,k-r. a bin to provide
manner for tahi"g proof before til
| OouCheru J,-li n Comm s.slon.'r.
By Morrison, IA bi l 10 ex apt fir III
or mInAI prosecution witnesses befor
either House of Congress, or auy com
| inlttee OF t.te same.
By He witt, Il bill M liking it a mis-
| dem amor 10 counterfeit rtgis5ere,
rad marks.
By Slemons, bill f II coutiDuou
line of railway from Norfolk, tEroug
Virginia, North G ,rolina. Ten les see
Arkansas and the Territories to th'
Z .ciic oc-au, aud to Incorporate the
,t'1utlc, A!tol.ona and Pacific RAIL
ro.d.
TIE committee Oh the District have
% yer to send f"r persons and pap Ar'
"a the invaati cations Cf the interior
ace with th,. c arts by members and
mpioyes If the House.
KHott, chairman of the judiciary
committee, offered resolution for the
appointment Of ID select cImm ttee e
inquire whether any officers or en-
ylOves Of the gov rument have in any
way advised or couuse led with, or di
sectly or Indirectly, veil aily or III
writ <. com muuicatCd to any of the
defendants. or the friends, agents o,
attorneys of the defendants IL the re-
cent whisky conspiracy trials in st
Louis, any of the facts, papers or other
evidence on which the nment
relied, or was * i,ected to rely, and
whether any lttempt was made by any
officer or official # the governments
other than the district attorney aud bis
assistants to interfere with, advise,
counsel, or In any way control the con
duet OF said prosecution, or any OF
them, with pov-r to send for persons
and papers. Sc. Agreed to without
objection. Adiourued
The impeachment c,.mm ttee of tn"
SENATE. has taken the necessary order
for proceedings. without Questioning
the jurisdiction Of the Senate Oh ac-
count ,f b 'Ikntp's re lgnatlon-
Belknap WIS arrested last night on Il
warrant sworn ont by Judge Wells.
H was detained in his huue with
police inside and ont ali night Bel
KNAPP viii have bearing before Judge
Smell III the police court this after
EuDlt.
Thu St. Louis Times publishes a
statement from DE-. Terry, for m1uy
vars cpuilec ed actively with Ducker
Il P5cG, post TRADERS, giving Il tuii ac-
count of he operations Of Orvllle
@ ant, brother Of the President, IN
con""ctIOn with B,lknnp. whom Terry
a. X lates as OrvIile Grants partner,
Graut VISITED the posts once year to
collect his money. On these Journeys
he had orders from the War Depart
sntnt for ambnlances and other things
which he required. He also had like
arrangements with the indian agencies.
Tie new arrangements went into oper-
alton shortly after the death of General
Rawlins. Other reports say the Pres1
lent specially intcrfored IN giving his
brother Orylile such control of the
Stcrekeepers rs wou!d enable HIM to
force the store keepers to terms. Dr..
Terry says Orville Grant was much
feared on the frontier.
Col. Fred Grant, the Presidents
son, has been ordered to his regiment
and leaves tonight for the Yellowstone
country.
Mat Carpenter, counsel for Belknap,
sent word that Belknap was not ready
to come down With his bail, and re-
questtd that matters stand es they
are until tomorrow. In the meantime
B5iknap IS prisoner in his own house.
L. is understood that au examination
Will be waived with bail pending the
act or Of the grand jury. Ex-Attorney
3 ack and Montgomery Blair,
with Carpenter, Will act for Belknap
III thu. courts aud before the Senate. In
he Senate. G ,uuseI viii tie muir to It's
Jurisdiction.
Ile. lnve-tI Gatlng cDmnlLttt have ii
i7t OF twenty trad ng posts on the
frontier Of reXt. which were sold by
BAikn"p. Mr.. Cymer, chairman OF
tue committee, vail 1asIto eum nous for
y illnesses tu-duF.
III President has remov,d Evans
- ,t.,reheeper al Fort Sill.
The following x, i.ins / s,.If: som
q JIutch 5 To Hon. Mi
ION 5,.vier, Hon. Il. i. Banning,
Ii ,l+e: Ii the article III yesterdays
CuEital IN relation to the payment OF
money to Mrs Briknap to secure pay
snent of It claim 20 the Bowler estate or
10 ttse kentucky Central railroad refers
to me-. / pronou-lc7 tie story utterly
false / have autographed the commit
Faa asking that they Shall lnvestIRate
im me lilteIy the matter, and permit
f4v examination Ut the earliest mo-
meut Enforce my request. Pi, ass
see that my full, emphatic denunclatioh
Of The story IN ali its respects, goes
the Associated Press dis
pn cine.
&C 'gped) GEO. Il. PENDLEroN."
WA H'NtToN March T. H OUsE-By
Lawr, ice, ID bill to regu ate the trad
Dg stations at military posts.
The land commit toe repor ed bill
subiactiug lands granted to companies
TO State taxation. Passed.
CIymer Of Pennsylvania, rising tn a
question Of privilege, stated that
Subpoena had been served on him last
evening, issu, by the Supreme Court
If She District ot Coluubla. sitting as
a criminal court of the Dlstrict Of
to appear before that court
and bring with him all the papers.
checks, documents, &c, and to testify
in regard to the charges pending III
that court against the late Secretary Of
War. Two of his colleagues, M"asrs.
Robbins of North Carolina aud Black
barn OF Kentucky, had been similarly
zubpoeuaed. He (Clymer) had APP
3eured before that court and had
stated that L. obedience to the law he
appeared at IT. bar to obey It's order
ont that IA member of Il com 'nlttee
Of the House he felt it would be pre-
judicial to the highest interests of the
that his colleagues and him
self should be compelled to state what
had trapspired in their COMMITTEE
room. He (Clymer) believed that such
4 course would not only close the
Of ali witnesses but that III
ma.ly eases it would drive them from
the land. He had said, furthermore,
that while not pleading their privileges
rs members OF the House they must
nevertheless protest against being ex-
lm,rtd, and would only consent to be
so examined after an order being
made specially to thar end by the
court. The court had taken time for
Elaboration aud had determined if it
needed their attendance thereupon, to
send for them. lie had felt it his duty
to bring the matter to the attention OF
the House in order that the House
might take such action in the matter
as It might deem right, just and neces-