The Portland daily press., 1876-07-11
Forty Fourth Oongress-Ffrst Session
SENATE,

number of troops in the Southern states was
offered by Mr.. Eaton, but laid over. He SAID
he would call it up tomorrow.
Mr.. Edmunds called up the resolution to
amend rule twenty for the government of i'm
parchment trials.
Mr.. Conkling called up his amendment pro-
viding consultation OF Senate te held without
clearing the galleries
Mr. Edmunds offered an amendment.
Messrs. Conkling and Hamlin argued in fa-
vor of open session, the former saying the pub.
lie should know what takes place in the Sem
ate. !
The amendment of Mr.. Conkling was reject
ed, yeas %, nays "A.
Mr., Herman then moved to amend the reso-
luton of Mr.. Edmunds so as to limit the dis
cussion to fifteen minutes on each side instead
of thirty. Agreed to.
Mr.. Mitchell moved to reconsider the vote by
which the amendment of Mr.. Conklng was re-
jected.
Mr. Sargent raised a point of order that the
original resolution was agreed to, and it is too
late now to move to reconsider the vote by
which the amendment was rejected.
Mr. Hamlin moved to reconsider the vote by
which the original resolution passed.
Pending the discussion the impeachment
case was taken up.
| the article relating to Fort Sill printed in the
| Tribune in 1872. Reid identified the letter of
Gen. Mcdowell to him regarding the Tribune
article, and the managers said they would put
| it in as evidence hereafter.
No crossleXamination.
Senate sitting as q court of impeachment.
| took recess for ten minutes and resumed leg
| isative business.
| A message was received from the House, an
| nouncing the passage of the bill to continue
| the act to provide temporarily for expenditures
for teE days from t0ay. The Senate passed it
without amendment:
| The impeachment trial was then resumed.
C. p. Marsh testified he resided in New York
| eight years.
| Mr.. Carpenter here submitted kilograms
| from Gen. Sherman and Lieut.. Gen. Sheridan,
| to the effect that the presence of the Lieut..
| General "a witness in the CASEY was necessary
| in Chicago, and asking that arrangements be
| made to have his deposition taken in that
| city.
| The counsel and managers argued that Gen.
Sheridan would testify first to the character of
| the accused while Secretary of War; second, to
| the Secretary OF War referring to him (Sheri-
| dam all applications to sell liquor at military
| posts, and adopting his report in such applica-
| tons in every case.
| The Examination of 5Marsh was resum.
| ed. Witness testified that he became acquant-
summer of 1870. In September, 1870, the de-
ceased wife of Belknap and his present wife
/ were on a visit TO the residence of witness in
| New York, and Belknap came there to- take
/ them to Washington; knew the deceased wife
of Belknap and his present wife five or six
| years before he was acquainted with him.
Question-State whether from November,
1870, to December, 1875, you sent sums of
| money to the Secretary of War;
Answer sent sums by express and by GER
| tificateS of deposit also to him; sent them Oft
| ener by express
| Q-State whether at other times you paid
the Secretary of War money.
| Al have one or more times paid him in
/ New York City in bank notes.
Witness further testified he generally paid
| him $500 at a time. The first year and half
| or two years payments were made quarterly
after that time they were made semi annually.
Witness was here shown certificates of de-
post sent by him to Gen. Belknap, which he
identified.
Resuming he said he bad none of the letters
or kilograms which passed between himself
and Secretary Belknap, as it was his practice
to destroy them. Sent money to Be lknap in
accordance with his direction; when witness
had money to send him it was his habit to
write and ask Belknap how it was to be sent.
Mr.. MacMahon said the managers had served
notice on the counsel for the defence to pro-
duce the letters. They were now ready to re-
ceive them.
Mr.. Carpenter said the letters were official
and might be found on file in the War Depart
ment. Defence had no others,
Witness testified he had addressed him on
several occasions: 81 have remittance for
you from the IS. W. (meaning the south-west)
what shall do with lt?' His replies were
simply directions how to forward the money.
| 1t was nay CUSTOM think invariably, to send
him the express receipt When had sent him
| the remittance l have received from him the
| express receipt, which l had sent him duly en-
| dorsed on the back go. K."; may have receiv-
ed Acknowledgements in other forms; sent
| money in my own name except in one or two
| cases when sent it in the name of r. G. Gary
| & Co.; never had any other business transact
ton with the Secretary of War except to send
him money which l received from Fort Sill
meant Fort Sill when l used the letters rs.
W.; he had been quite intimate with Belknap
till recently.
He spoke next of the visit to West Point in
1872, and the trip to Europe Of Mrs. Marsh
and Mrs. Bowers in that year. He said he
never took any receipt from Belknap when he
paid him personally; was in the habit of send
ing money to the Secretary as soon as he heard
from him after receiving it from Fort Sill. The
least money he sent was about one-half of the
$1,000 in November last the other half of the
$500 he gave to Mrs. Belknap at the St.
James Hotel, New York, shortly before last
Christmas. Witness wrote to the Secretary
that he had the latter halfof the remittance
and received reply that he could see Mrs.
Belknap, who would be at the st. James GER
tain day. Witness wrote two letters to him in
l regard TO this payment, and in answer to the
first Gen. Beknap said to send the money to
| his residence. That letter was miscarried and
after couple of weeks witness wrote again
and received the reply that he could see Mrs.
Belknap in New York.
II 1
Oct. 1870; called on Evans in Washington in
| pursuance of request of Gen. Belknap who
| told him that Evans was in the CITY, Belknap
said he would appoint him (Marsh) post-trader
and that he had better see Evans who was in
| the city, and was an applicant for reappoint-
| ment. Saw Evans and made an arrangement
| with him. The agreement between Marsh and
| Evans was here shown and identified by Marsh
| The reduction from $1,000 to $4,000 year in
i payment for the post was mainly due TO the
1 C0InnlajntS of Evans and his EiShor
| The next time L saw the secretary after the
| publication of the Tribune item, he asked me if
had contract with Evans and told him
! had. The secretary gave the name of General
| Hazen as the nstgator OF the Tribune article.
Presume the secretary knew where the money
| was coming from that was being paid to him
| It came from Jno S. Evans, in fulfillment of
the terms of the contract. Witness made the
| first payment to Mrs Belknap, now deceased,
| in November, 1870; sent it to her by express,
| addressed to Secretary Belknap, and inside was
| another package containing the money address,
| ed to MIS-. Belanap.
| Witness further testified he made no applica-
| ton to Senator Sherman for recommendation:
| did file recommendation from Hon. Job Stew
| enson of Cincinnati.
Mr.. Carpenter asked permission to waive the
| cross-examination till tomorrow. So ordered
Brevet Maj. Gen. N. b. Hazen, Colonel of
che Sixth Infantry, was sworn and examined
| by Mcmahon.
Witness testified that Secretary Belknap did
| not 60 to him to ascertain as to to the truth of
| the article. Witness afterwards said he tes-
| tilted before the committee because he did not
| believe the Secretary of War would pay any at
| tention to his communication
Mr.. Carpenter asked witness if he wrote
| letter to the Secretary of War in September
| 1875 marked CONFIDENTIAL
Witness replied in the affirmative and was
| willing the letter should be read.
Witness was asked if he wished to change
| his testimony heretofore given or if the letter
refreshed his memory as to certain points in
his testimony. He replied that he did not wish
to change it as at the time he testified before
the Committee on Military Affairs he supposed
the facts were as he then stated them.
Witness was questioned as to his being sent
to Dakota, and if he did not blame the Secre-
tary for sending him there because he testified
before the committee, and letter which APP
peared in ike Nation upon that subject was
read, in which. Hazen says he did not originate
any such complaint. Defence put in eviderce
81 h. r;o VII fra,n, h.