The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1876-07-20
FORTY-F0URTHc CONGRESS-.
WAsHINaToN, July l9.
SENATE.

| MARQUIS de Rochambeau and grand.
son of Count de Rochanbeau He had
been called home suddenly and had not
time to visit the national capital. Mar.
quis had all the papers Of his grand.
father, among them many of value, re.
latlng to to the American Revolution.
He submitted q resolution inst-ucting
the Committee on Library to inquire into
the expedlency of obtaining the papers
of Count de Rochambea, now in posses
sion OF Marquis de Rochambeau, relating
to our war for independence. Agreed to.
Mr.. Allison, from the conference COM
mittee on the army appropriation bill
made report which was agreed to.
Mr.. Allison said all the matters relating
to the organization of the army were to
be submitted to committee consisting OF
two members of the Senate, two mem
bers Of the House, Secretary of War and
two army officers. The House had re
ceded from all its amendments relating
to reduction, reorganization and pay
of tho army. The bill as it came to the
Senate from the House appropriates S24,
$50, ,259; that amount was increased by
the Senate $3,211,000. A compromise
committee reduced the amount of the
Senate $1,492, 1913, leaving the total
amount appropriated by bin, if it should
be passed, $26,O69,665 or $l,S94,500 less
than that appropriated by the army bill
of last year.
Consideration Of the articles of i'm
peachment were then resumed, and j. 5.
Evans was sworn.
After some discussion as to the course
of the examination, Mr.. Conkling SUBJ
mitted the following order, which was
agreed to:
Ordered, That the managers proceed to
examine the witness Evans in chief, or
should they decline to do so, respondent
may proceed to do examine the witness
IN chief, with the sight to the managers
to cross-examine him, like any other wit
| witness.
Mr.. McMshon then proceeded to ex-
anime Evans. He recounted the crcum-
stances under which he obtained his ap-
pointment. He first saw Belknap in Du-
| buoue, Iowa; then here in Washington.
He was introduced TO Bclknap the second
time by General f. w. Rice. General
Belknap told him the appointment was
already promised. Afterward, however,
he made a contract with Marsh,
by which he received the ap-
pointment in consideration of paying
$4,000 a year. The person to whom
Belknap had promised the appointment
was Marsh. lie paid Marsh various sums,
according to contract aggregating over
$4,000. Evans testified that he never
had any conversation with the Secretary
of War in relation to the payment Of
money. Marsh had no money invested
in the business.
Mir. Sargent asked if the managers did
not intend TO question tho witness about
the conversation between Evans and
Marsh.
MIR. McMahon said he had no objec-
tion.
Evans then related in substance the
conversations between himself and
Marsh. Marsh, it appears, wanted S2O,-
600 year, but Evans could not pay that,
and the figure fixed on was $4,000. The
next morning, however, Evans saw in n
newspaper that some Of the troops were
removed from the post, and he told
Marsh he could not pay the sum agreed
on. They finally compromised on ST.
600.
Mr.. Sargent asked if Marsh told him
what he intended to do. with the money.
Witness said he did not.
Cross examined by Mr.. Carpenter
Bclknap never requested witness to see
Marsh; it was in reply to the statement
of witness as to the amount he had in
vested at Fort Sill, that Belknap said he
could see Marsh who was to be in the
city soon.
Odd Marsh say to you that he had
to divide with anybody? Ale never
breathed anything Of the kind; l never
heard any talk about money being paid
to the Secretary of War until the publ
cation of the article in the New York
Tribune in 1872; never had any indul-
gence from the Secretary Of War not
common to 9th er post traders; never paid
the Secretary of War cent for the ap-
poin,ment; did not tell the Secretary he
had made contract with Marsh;
could have reduced his prices for
goods mo:e had it not been fer
the payment Of $4,000 for the position;
knew nothing OF anybody advising the
Secretary of War in regard to an agree
ment between Marsh and himself
The impeachment proceedings were
then temporarily suspended, and legisla.
tive business resumed.
MIR. Window, from the conference
committee on the sundry civil appropria-
tion bill, submitted a report, which was
read. In explanation of the report, he
said the bill, as it originally passed the
House OF Representatives, apprO-
priated $l5,256,73l. The Senate added
S4,l27,790, and as now reported
it appropriated SIC, ,.29, III. The total
amount of the reductions made from the
bill as il passed the Senate was So, 1853, TAI.
The sundry civil bill last year appropri-
SSS6,644, $50, or Sl0,3l4,572 more than
the present bill. He was unableto see
any great rcd ction to the government
in the reduction made in the conference
committee from the bill as it passed the
Senate SO far as the amount was con-
cerned. The concessions were all
made by the Senate con!eirAs
He was not satisfied with
the bill rs agreed on IN the conference,
but he thought it was the best bill
which could be 60. under the clrcum-
stances. He then mentioned the items
constituting the reduction; among them
the following: Public printing and bind
ing, Si9l, ,7s0; general expenses of the
District Of Columbia, 100000; revenue
cdtter service, s25, GAO; courts in Utah,
% 900; Smithsonian Institute, $4,000
examination of Rebel archives, S6,OC0i
U. S. Postal Guide, $4,000; mlnts and
assay offices, s64, 600; public building a:
Cincinnati S50.U0o; Chicago, s250,OOo;
new s'a.e war and navy dcI ar!ments,
$3.50. 600; new building a. ST.. Louis,
Sl50,OCO; navy yards and stations,