Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-03-29
WASHINGTON.
Marsh Puts In an Appear.
ance and Goes on the
Witness Stand.
Hawkins Taylor Tells what
he Knows About Post
Trnderships.
POST TRADERsHIPs.

POST TRADERsHIPs.
| WASHINGTON, Mach 21-J. S. Evans
late post-trader at Ft. Sill detailed to
the Committee on Expenditures in
the War Department this afternoon
all the circumstances surrounding his
obtaining permission from Marsh to
remain at Ft. Sill. 1t was matter OF
necessity with him, he said, to come
to terms with Marsh. Secretary Bel
KNAPP told Evans that he had promis-
ed Marsha place and that he had Sc
lelected Ft. Sill Evans saw Marsh
who appeared to understand all
about the matter. He went to New
York with Marsh where a written
contract was signed. Evans present.
ed a detailed statement in writing of
his payments to Marsh. He said he
told his friends of his agreement with
Marsh, and showed Gen. Greirson,
commanding officer at the post, the
contract on his return to Ft. Sill. The
facts were well known. 1t was re-
garded as great outrage and the
cause of cxtortiOnate prices. Evans
said he was introducedto to the Secreta-
ny Of War by Gen. Rice, of Iowa, and
paid him 81 600 for the introduction.
lie thought this was enough, though
Rice wanted $500.
Witness wished to deny publish
ed statement of Capt. Robinson, that
he paid $4,000 to the Secretary of
War, and that Dent & Co. connived
at the matter. There was no founda-
ton for the reports j. G.. Dent was a
brOther-in-law Of the President.
Senator Hitchcock, of Nebraska, ,ap-
peared before the Committee to deny
that he had ever promised any one a
post-tradership, in the event of that
person supporting him for the Sena-
torship.
Hawkins Taylor, formerly of Iowa,
q lobbyist, gave an account of the
lobby operations. He procured the
post-tradership for DIR. +. G. II. Brad
ford. The influence of the Maine
delegation, with the exception of
Mr.. Morrill,. was secured for Brad
ford. Witness received $lOO for his
services. Secretary Belknap said he
would appoint Bradford, for he want
ed to do good act for Senator Ham,
lin. Bradford sold the leadership for
81 800, and was afterwards dismissed.
Witness procured leadership at TT.
Stanton for r. M. Steavens, for which
he received 1925. He related other
instances, and the committee ad-
journed.
MONEY OF THE TRUE RING.
WASHINGTON, March 2l-The Treas
ury Department will receive during
the present week, from San Francisco,
fourteen tons of silver coin in antici-
patton of the period for commencing
the circulation of silver. This will
amount to half a million. The
amount of silver in the vaults of the
treasury here at this time is less than
thirty thousand dollars. Orders
were received at the department to-
day for $l20,O00 fractional currency,
and that amount will be shipped to-
morrow. There are two millions of
currency still in the vaults, though
none has been printed since the mid
die of last month. Since that time
the acquisitions upon the treasury
from banks and government offices,
requesting to be supplied with frac-
tional currency, have amounted to
about three million dollars.
OTHER MATTERS.
The Senate has confirmed the nomi-
nation of j. II. Udell for Postmaster
at Centerville, Iowa.
The Commissioner of Indian Affairs
has received dispatch from John p.
Clum, United States Indian Agent at
Sam Calos, Arizona territory, III
which he says that guide Beauford,
made scout into the Tonic basin
with fifteen Indian police, and on
March 9th killed sixteen, and captur-
ed twenty-one renegade Indians.
The House Committee on Appropri-
ations to-day had under consideration
the item of $4,000 to supply the def
ciencies in the Office of Clerk of the
House, that amount being necessary
to defray the expenses of the investi-
eating committees.
The Committee on Ways and Means
had a session to-day on Morrison's
tariff bill. There seems less DISPOSE
ton to disagree about perfecting the
bill than was anticipated. Morrison
is sanguine that the bill as perfected
by the Committee will pass the
House.