, 1876-04-25
parchment. Tho last plea Of tho rejoln,1sr con-
t2inu
IMPORTANT f1K3n MATTgn,
ind In N fn1toua.

AI4 kDli0Was
And rid Be!tn.p. - to ths aid .eeond rspIe.tlon
o. tha osa Of Representatives sscondy shove pe.d-
"a, .osthtr sad th.t ths sstd House Of Rsprssent4
Gss b asd Il int sssn. 4:
~ W. b. did resisn s posoa . sssssssiy Il Wsf
dTe.ssd 10 ID. re:tSent and shs Pre.iden did then
snd t'ers aeceIt aAd resenaton writing. nerefthe.
sad skhsp ressn &c saa ID 'o. po.on viii !. Il.
tspt TO syade any proceedings of tho said uouis Of
Aepfsaentsureh " tuptach him. but,
on TIE CONTRARY THEREOF,
10 e5ets tho tact to Ia That standing committee Of
~ Houae known y tho COMMITTEES Expenditures
direction Of ths aid i1oase ot eressnstyta to *.
se n9ui1s q. nye.teate IL regard 70 tho lnattsra
conduct q him Io I'D nsifasp I'd T. s1aminsd ons
harsh, md hs 1nade ata.enent 10 tho sld Con-
n.tee, rh,eh ea!d statement If true, would not sup-
tnan' but which said statement VIA Of such char
N INSPECT TO OTTER pgnsoHs,
some of whom Ind been. aud one Ut whom rls, 10
nearly connected with him sasd 1|eknsp b By domestic
TO. = to srt.tJ aees hin Ind naio in willing 10
ssea eh 70 ohe4 q'h D.,,an, e a q
a.! -! 30, o91t to ht@se!f sastsfofe b proposed
suppress That part Of tie sad statement which related
70 he said other pereons he shs said Heknlpl though
contrary to The ruth. wouid admit tho receipt By
bin the sa!d Beitnap} O! al tho rnoneya sated by
The raid Marsh to have been received by i from ons
Erans, mentioned Ia tbs said statement, and paid ovcr
"a W &b1A9u VI ppIRuukI tHk
Tho aald Committee
DECLINED TO AecEpx TO THE SAID PROPOSITION,
ND taa Hon. ntestes C'yneE. ch.trusu Of Tho aeid
q nsPsssso.sti'es upon ths statement q
uhs said pslinsp> unless the said Deltnnp
nora nno a. fssn ns goson :. secsssE of w betots
psknsp sos.ras ta s.asnt oi s.d 0 cyer III
satd Detknap could BY thus realgnins avoid The ac
HIM HH4t r}A4 fR4~ f~ fnu-v,
which would atirsc, ths smallest degree Of pubic A.
teat,on I'D hua!l!.uon. BY arni!ng himss!t of tho
would not caat blame
THE SAID orHEn pxnsosR
ha Yielded 10 tho sugse.t'on made " tne s.td cy-
e. y fsSa 4a sha L. a ss s's ss
y e. I'd IL.
ent ft9 :; s6s public nd which said sstsnea
deeply ranfu to his feelings, Aud did reign his
aid position secre.r Of waT hs "a day Of March,
a ~ 81 hs s, q hs ss
10 notified Of hIs said resignation and Of tho accept-
anoe thereof By tbs President Of ths United stos al
suggestion - made by Cl,mer; md shereupon tho
s,!d COMMITTEES declared thai they had no further
submits that Wills tae sad Aoaso Of Kspreseatsyes
claims that Clytner was
in baId pretended exApinatton OF Marsh, the House
ought il honor sud in Law, 10 he eatopped 70 deny
that Clymer wns xlsn acting behalf Of rad House
in huEgenting the reaKnatlon Of hitn Doikusp) md
ought not to bo heard 70 complain Of 4 roalgnation
thus induced. And this he {ls aid Beknap) ii ready
TO verify wherefore he prsys judgment II tbs said
House Of Representatives ought To have maintain
impeachment eEAinAt hin.
Wu.LlAA ". DELkNAr,
DENIAL.
Gen. Be!knap has written latter to 4 friond,
denying in positive terms that he las made any
confession whatever couooruing the chnrgcs
against him relative to the Fort Sill poa-trader-
ship.