Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-03-25
WASHINGTON.

Courier-J Journal Special.
WASHINGTON, March 23.-Marsh has
this time been a most reluctant witness.
His great anxiety seems to be to save
Belknap, If be can do so without com
hitting a fat and easily proved perjury.
He was to-day, however, forced to make
some important admissions. One was
in respect to the New York Tribune art
icle of 1872, in which the corrupt agree
ment of Evans and Marsh was narrated.
and the payment of $4,000 per annum
extortion. Belknap at the time asked
Marsh if the publication was correct,
and Marsh replied afirmatively. This
evidence the subcommittee on the i'm
parchment deems sufficient to form the
basis of a conviction. II appears also,
BY the testimony of Adjutant-Ge General
Townsend, that a letter or report was
made by Captain Grierson from Fort
Sill, in 1872. to the Secretary of War,
stating all these abuses, and was read,
to Townsend's own knowledge, by Score.
tary Belknap. After this Belknap con.
tinued to receive quarterly payments
from Marsh, and it is quite plain that he
knew where the money csme from. The
members Of the committee speak Of pre-
pairing the articles Of impeachment this
week.
THE WHISKY TRIALS.
The examination of Attorney General
Pierrepont by the committee on the whis-
ky trials has developed who was respon-
sible for the famous letter announcing
the purpose to punish all criminals, and
thus break down the Babcock and other
prosecutions. MI. Pierrepont says now
that be wrote the letter by the Presi-
dents request. The hand Of Babcock,
who managed to fad a copy Of this let
ter at the White House, ia now obvious.
SPECIAL ALLOWANCES By THE ATTORNEY
GENERAL.
Mr.. Durham, from the Committee on
the Expenditures Of the Department of
Justice, has prepared a report on the
subject of the special allowances made
BY the Attorney General, as required BY
Mr. Parsons resolution. It appears that
there was paid for special counsel for the
four years ending January last, the sum
Of 500, 228, and for extra compensation
to United States attorneys, $4,000
The committee is of the opinion that
this power Of making allowances has
been largely abused by the Attorney
General. and will report a bill to restrain
it BY requiring the United States Judge
TO certify the value Of the service rem
dered. This taxation will be subject 10
revision by the Attorney General. aud
the head Of the particular department
whose business has been attended to by
the counsel. The committee has had
before 1t a.witness named Whitley, who
confessed that be disbursed for the ser
vice Of this department $40, 900 out of
the secret service fund, for which he
never rendered an account, and was
never required to render one
L. Q. W.
Special to the Commercially
WASHINGTON, March % The testi.
mony of ex-senator Stewart to-day de.
yeloped the facts that be cleared about
$3.50 900 BY his operations in the Emma
mine business, and that there is a grave
difference between him and Baron Grant
and Lyon as TO the time when Schenck
agreed TO take his position as Director.
BELKEAPs LEGAL ADVISORS.
The conviction that Ben Butler has
been retained by Belknap, and that ba
is to do the dirty work while Matt Car.
penter, Jere Black and Montgomery blair
do the majestic ponderosity, and that his
recent invention Of the story about the
payment Of $4,000 to Mrs. Bower Nv
Belknap is q part of the said dirty work.
is steadily growing with all kinds Of peo
pie. The affair is quite commonly al.
luded to nowadays as ben Buffers
snide."
THRIFTY WILLIAM"
The Judiciary Committee will exon.
crate Hays, of Alabama, of the charge
that he sold q cadetship. The thrifty
William Lilly, formerly Of Cincinnati,
seems To have alone proGted by the little
job.
The Real Estate Pool Committee are
also charged with the duty Of inquiring
as to the large deposit made by Secretary
Robson with Jay Cooke q Co. at the
time OF their failure, and have summon.
Cd ex-senator Cattell to appear and tes.
tify as to that point.
There was something Of n disturbance
recently in the Theater Reggie Turin.
Tired with hearing Aida over and over
again, the Subscribers organized a demon.
stration against it. The management
heard OF it and organized q counter de.
monstration. The members Of The
clacque began %applsuding before tbe
curtain arose. Thereupon the malcon.
tents began kissing and shouting Down
with the management" From words
the rival parties came to blows, and TIE
military had to be called in to qusll The