Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1876-07-13
Continuation Of the Impeachment Of
Belknap-Testimonials Of Coed Char.
acter-Carpenter Anxious
for Evans.
Atkins, OF Tennessee, on the Money Col.
lected from the People of Henderson
Station in 1s62-Minister
Schenck,


was read by Senator Little The bi
providts that the net earnings Of tn
railroad be as0erta aimed by deductin
only the actual operating expenses for
the gross receipts, without the allow
ance for interest aud payments, and re
CURES the Companies TO pay annual,
into the treasury of the United States, Z
create sinking fund, such SUMS as vii
aggregate, In connection with five be
cent. payments and amounts earned 10
government transportation, twenty. fiv
per centum OF their respective net re
ceips as above deenedt and II thi
should leave them Enable to pay theil
interest on pd9r mortgages, the secre.
taryl 0! the treasury may abste thu
/ twenty-five per cent. requirement suffi
Client to allow paramount claims to bC
satisfied. The amcuat Of these annual
amounts are estimated by the bill al
81, 500 900 each, for the Union and Cen.
trail Pacific companies, and $3.50, 0CO fol
the Kansas Pacific.
4 lively contest occurred over the
reference of the bill. Senators Edmunds
and Thurman opposed its reference e.
the railroad committee on the ground
that this committee was hostile to the
bill, and favored its reference to the
Judiciary committee. Senators West
and Mitchell, Of the railroad committee,
repelled the charge of favoritism toward
the Pacific railWey, and Senator Ed.
muuds quoted the previous report OF
thst committee On similar Qaestion to
JUSTIFY bis position. The morning hour
expired, and the bill WAS laid over,
Senator Hamlin presented the Gre
Gentisls Of J. g.. Blaine, appointed
United States senator in place of Lot M.
Morrli, resigned. Read aud placed on
file.
Senator Thurman, from the commit.
tee on judiciary, reported back the reso.
luton OF the senate, instruntiDg the COM
nltVee 10 inquire into the various mat
ters Telatln 6 to the Pacific railroad, and
me three bills introduced by Senators
Dorsey ana Yves. IN January and March
lastI 70 amend the Pacific railroad acts,
together Nth written report, and bill
u anne d eud alter the Pacific railroad
sc'r Of 1852 and 1884. 1t was ordered
INST the report be printed, and the bill
be placed on the calendar.
Senator Sargent was excused from
further service on the conference COM
mittee on the supdry civil appropriation
bill, on account OF sickness, and Senator
Window was appointed in his place.
The Joint resolution to authorize the
President to accept the services Of vol
uDteers to aid in surprising the Sioux
Indian hOstilities in the northwest was
taken from the table and referred to the
committee on military affairs,
Senator Wright. from the committee
on claims. reported adversely on the SEN
ste bill declaring the effects of permits
to purchase products of the insurrec-
tionsry States in certain cases granted
by the President. Indefinitely post
poned.
The senate then resumed the consid-
Grafton OF the articles of impeachment
against w. w. Belknsp, late secretary
Of war.
J. ]. Fisher, q partner of Evans, was
sworn and examined by Mr.. M'MahoD.
He cOrro6orated, in the main, Marsh's
testimony as to the payments to Bel
KNAPP. He had read the contract be-
tween Marsh and Evans, and money
was paid in accordance with its terms.
Belknap had never, to his knowledge,
written to his firm on the subject of
complaints from the troops about excess
i've charges.
Mr.. Carpenter asked leave to have
committee, In which Marsh, to avoid
testifyiug, pleads his wife's illness in
New York as the cause OF his inability
to appear and testify, and also stated
that ne made no contract with BelkDap.
Mr.. M'Mahon assented to this, but de-
sired also another letter to appear as evil
dence, in which Marsh promised to
bring the contract with Evans. To this
Mr taH oh fAa h1f hi Oh
ton was overruled and the letters were
placed in evidence, the point gained by
the defense being that Marsh made no
contract with Belknap, but only with
Evans.
Hester Clymer was called and identi-
fed the letters from Marsh p eviousiy
mentioned.
Senator Carpenter asked him how
long his committee had been engaged
in investigating the affairs OF the war
department.
Mr.. M'Mshon objected, and a live.
~ dispute followed between him and
Senator Carpenter, during which the
latter charged that the managers were
not trying to throw light on the case,
and Mr.. M'Mshon retCrsed with much
spirit and ability. Senator Carpenter, it
seems, was supposing that the managers
had some evidence bearing on the case
which they we're holding back for the
present.
Mr.. Clymer's evidence presented
nothing new, and at its conclusion Man
sger M'Mahon said that the managers
had concluded tn case in chief for the
United States, but would demand the
right to place Evans on the stand when
he should arrive.
General Pope was the next witness for
the defense, aud testified to Belknap's
excellent character, and Commissary-
General Nicely also testified to the
good character of Belknap, and his man
agement of the war department.
Senator Carpenter submitted letter
from Lieutenant. General Sheridan,
dated March %, 1872, stating that he
had examined the circular on the sub
ject of post-traders, issued on the TWEEN
ty-fifth OF March, and thought very well
Oft. So far as troops were concerned, it
was especially fair.
Acknowledgement Z. D. Townsend
was recalled, and testified that he for
warded the letter Of Marsh, making sp.
plication for post-tradershlps, and also
the letter Of General Grierson, complain
ing OF abuses at Fort Sill, to the secre-
tEry OF war through the ordinary course
Of business.
Colonel Nelson II. Davis, inspector
general, was SWORD, and testified as to
what he knew Of Post-Traders Durfee
and Peck, who had Forts Rice, Steven
son and Sully.
Before proceeding further with the ex-
sminatisn OF the witness, Senator Car
penter said he desired to state that it
would be impossible for the defense 10
go on without the witness (EvaDs) and
he asked the court to adjourn over some
reasonable time to allow the witnesses
to get here. The managers objected,
and argued that the defense should be
compelled to go on with the trisl.
Senator Edmunds submitted the fol-
lowing: "Are not counsel bound by the
laws Of practice to state, or show by aft g.
davit, what it is that the expsctsnt wit
ness lie expected to testify, in order that
the court may know that it was mate
Tisl2n
Senator Conkling made a point of
Order tha the 0urSfIOn pOuld not Ia mt