The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1876-07-11
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10 THE
WHEELING REGISTER.
Associated Press Report. by Western
Union Line, Office Northwest cor.
ofMain and 18th Sts.
sORTY-FOURTH CONGRESS.
WASHINGTON, July 10.
SENATE.

House bill establishing post route
throughout the country, was taken up
but was soon laid aside for the mernine
business.
Mr.. Bogy presented petition of th'
citizens OF St. Louis for an appropriation
to secure the banks of the Mississippi
Referred.
Mr.. Eaton submitted resolution
directing the Secretary of War to repor
the number of troops in the Southern
States, and the location of each com
msnd. He asked present considera
ton, but Mr.. Edmunds objected, and The
resolution went over.
Mr.. Eaton gave notice that he woulc
call it up to morrow.
Mr.. Edmunds called up the resolution
submitted by him last week to amend the
rule for the government Of the impeach
nient trials, so as to provide that on
any objection to the evidence and Other
iAterlocutory and incidental questions
one counsel, manager, may open, ano
one counsel, manager, may be heard
in opposition, one counsel, and manager
be heard in reply, and that the whole
argument on each side shall not excee1
thirty minutes, without the leave OF the
Senate.
Mr.. Conkling called up his amendment
providing that the consultations OF the
Senate shall be held without clearing the
galleries and closing tho doors, and that
the Senators may ask questions of the
counsel, managers and witnesses without
reducing the same to writing.
After discussion the amendment wa:
objected to. Yeas, %; nays, "a.
Mr.. Herman moved to amend by lin
iting the discussion to fifteen minutes or
each eide. Agreed to. Yeas, 26;::nays, l6
Pending the effort 10 reconsider the
vote by which Mr.. Conklipg's amend
ment was rejected, the hour arrived fol
resuming the consideration of the articles
of impeachment, and Whitelaw Reid
managing editor of the New YORK
Tribune, was sworn, and was examined by
Mr.. Mcmahon.
Witness was asked whether he recol
lected the article in the Tribune, in 1872
regarding,the complaints made agains,
the post traders at Fort Sill. He replied
that he did. He Was then asked whether
after the publication of the article, ht
had any communication from Belknap
either personally or by letter, IN regarc
to the authorship of the article.
To this Counsel Carpenter objected
whereupon there arose II long discussion
between the counsel and managers.
McMahon stated that his object wa:
to show that the Secretary of War hac
made no effort 10 have AN inquiry into
the truth of the complaints. He said HI
expected To show that the conduct OF the
Secretary was that of n guilty man, whc
was aware Of the existence Of the system
Of the eytortion and imposition agains
the soldiers at Fort Sill.
The Senate, hewever, refused to allow
the question Mcmahon had asked wit
ness, whether he had received a commu
nicston from General Mcdowell on the
subject. after the publication OF th'
Tribune article This WAS objected to
but the objection was ovcrruled, and wit
ness said he had received such a commu
nication.
The communication was ordered to 1
place in evidence.
On motion OF Mr.. Sargent the Senate
sitting as Court OF Impeachment, tool
recess for ten minutes and resumed th'
consideration of the legislative business
A message was received from th'
House Of Representatives, announcing
the passage OF bill to continue the pro
visions of the act TO provide temporarily
Tor the expenditures OF the government
tor ten days from to-day. The Senate
proceeded 10 consider the same, and 1
was passed without amendment.
The impeachment trial was then re
sumed.
Mr.. Carpenter, OF counsel for the ac
cused, submitted kilograms from Genera
Sherman and Northumberland Sheri
dan, 70 the effect that the presence o
Lieutenant General Sheridan, witness
in the case, WAS necessary in Chicago
and asking that arrangements be made
10 have his deposition taken IN that city
The counsel for the accused and the
managers agreed that il should be ad
mitted, that General Sheridan would ties
tfy first TO the good character OF the &C
cused while Secretary of War.
Caleb Z. Marsh WAS then placed on the
stand. He testified as to the payments
made by him to Belknap, some were sem
by express, others made IN person il
New York. He was asked to furnish thu
correspondence between him and Bel
knap, which gave rise TO strenuous objec
tions by the defence, and 10 q spirited
argument.
Mr.. Marsh said he had destroyed the
correspondence. He was asked when b,
DESTROYED the letters which he received
from Belknap, and said il was not hi
habit 10 keep letters. He was then asked
if, as a man of business, he did not keep
letter. directing the transmission OF
money. He said he may have kept then
for few days.
Question-DId you have any othel
business transaction with Belknap'
Answer-Nc other transaction than u
send him the money which he received
from Fort Sill.
He was then examined in regard 10 hr
acquaintance with Belknap, and the meet
ing with his wife and Mrs. Marsh a
West Poiut, but could remember very
few of the details, saying il all happenec
so long ago that he had forgotten il A!
70 theconversatipn which passed between
him aud General Belknap when he paic
the money in person, Marsh said they
never had 8 conversation. Belknap al
ways took the money, bat they hac
no explanation Of any kind, Bel
KNAPP neither asking nor Msrst
volunteering any Information Ii
was asked in regard 10 the last paymen
to BeIknap. He said II was made accord
ing 10 Belknsp's directions, $50 10 hin
and $3.50 to Ms. Belknap. he sent th'
money 70 Mr. Belknap, aud sddresseC
il 70 her at her residence, but the lettel
miscarried and he saw her At the 81
James Hotel in New York and paid be-
the money in person, the letter havinl
in the meantime turned up. Witness re
lated the manner in which be obtaineC
the contract frou. Evans, and
in answer 10 the question IS 4