The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1876-07-11
Forty-fourth Congress.
SENATE.

oChutO tbO VI tultNh i'AtNNo 'i'''l
OF the various arms of service now on duty
in Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Aikan-
sas and other southern states, and 80 far as
practicable to give the location of each
command or each detachment. He asked
for the present consideration of the resolu-
ton, but Mr.. Edmunds objected, and 1t
went over. Mr. Eaton then gave notice
that he would call it up for consideration
tomorrow.
The hour had arrived for resumipg the
impeachment trial and Whitelaw Reid,
managing editor of the New York Tribune
was sworn and examined by Mr.. Mac
Mahon. The witness remembered an ar
ticle in the Tribune in 1872, regarding
Fort Sill. He received letter in March,
1872, from Gen. Mcdowell regarding the
Tribune article. CA letter here shown 10
witness and identified A manager an
nounced that it would be put in evidence
hereafter. No ross-examination.
On motion of Mr. Sargent the senate
sitting as a court of impeachment took a
recess tor ten minutes and resumed legisla-
tive business
A message was received from the house
announcing the passage of the bill to con-
tinue the provisions of the act TO provide
temporarily for the expenditures Of the
government for period Of ten days from
to day. The senate proceeded to consider
the same, and it was passed without
amendment
The impeachment trial was then re-
sumed.
Mr.. Carpenter submitted kilograms from
Gen. Sherman and Lieut. Gen. Sheridan to
effect that the presence of the leut-general
was necessary in Chicago and asking that
arrangements be made to have his deposit
ton taken there.
The counsel for the accused and mana
gers agreed that it should be admitted that
Gen. Sheridan would testify first to the
good character of the accused while secre-
tary Of war; second, to the secretary of
wars referring to him (Sheridan) all APP
plications to sell liquor at military posts,
and adopting his report on such applica-
ton in every case.
c. p. Marsh testified to his acquaintance
with the deceased and present wife OF
Belknsp before becoming acquainted with
himself that he sent sums of money from
Nov. 1870, 10 Oct. 1875, to the secretary
of war by express and by certificates OF
deposit that he paid him one or more
times in New York city in bank notes. lie
generally paid HIM 1900 at a time. The
first year and half or two years the pay
ments were made quarterly, and after thai
time were made semi annually. (Witnes'
was here shown certificates of deposit sen,
by him to Belknap, and identified them,
Resuming, he said he had none of the let
tiers or kilograms which passed between him
self and Secretary Belknap, as it was his
practice to destroy them. He sent money
to Belknap in accordance with his direc-
tons.
Wher the witness had money to send tc
him it was his habit to write and ask Bel
KNAPP how it was to be sent.
MIR. Mcmahon said the managers hat
| served notice on the counsel for the de
Tense to produce the letters. They wert
now ready to receive them.
Mr.. Carpenter said notice for letters IL
regard to Fort Sill had been received
found i on HI, 9i IN iers aatclel ana might o
| defense had no other.
Q. Now give the contents, as near
you can remember, or sentence Of one
those letters without fixing the date. Oh
| iected to by defense and the objeclio
overruled.
A. have addressed him in this way o
more than one occasion have remittanc
for you from S. W.-meaning the souti
west-what shall do with it ? His re
plies were simply directions how to fol
ward the money it WIS my custom
think invariably 10 send Inn an express n
ceipt when had sent him remittance
have received from him express receip
which had sent him duly endorsed bac
so. X" | may have received ackno"
edgements in other forms but don't remen
Der in what form; l sent the money in II
own name except in Que or TWO cases VINE
sent it in the name of Il. G. Cary " Co.
never had any other business transacti(
with tho secretary Of war except to SCI
him money received from Fort Sill
; meant Fort Sill when he used the lette
S. W.. the last payment made was half
1900 on November last, which he sent
, the secretary at Washington the 9th
, half he paid to Mrs. Belknap at the
James hotel, N. V, agreeably to directlo
from Belknap. The witness detailed
E arrangement with Evans the reducti
, from 1000 to $4,000 year. After
!. publication of the Tribune article Belkn
asked him if he had contract with Eva
and was told he had. The witness ask
a him who he thought was the instgat
n thereof and Belknsp said Gen. Haz'
d The witness presumed the secretary KIN
# then where the money he received v
J. coming from. 1t all came from Evans
@ Co.
j. On application of the defense 81
pGna WAS issued for Evans and the ere
examination of Marsh was waived until
morrow to allow the defense time TO
anime his testimony.
Gen. Hazen was next examined and
'. tilted In 1870 the regiment he comma
"a ed was in the Indian territory, and his
:, tention was called to the post-tradershiI
!, Fort Sill by many officers Of his comma
!. Secretary Belknap did not question
- about the Tribune article. He was
" Washington at the time the article apes