The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-05-01

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and is well known that conspicuousy Senator Thur
man will in part oppose the Vows Of Senator Conklins
Thus FAR there have been general looking up
to Senator conkng and TO judge from exterior ap-
pearanccs, be is regarded censor in every move
made thus far throughout the legal handling OF Mo
impeachment proceedings The counsel for General
Belknap will finish their remarks tomorrow at the
opening OF the court and the question Of Jurisdiction
will DO disposed Of at once.
THE INVESTIGATION or LOUISIANA AYrARs-
PERSONNEL or THE COMMITTEE
The Committee to investigate the New Orleans Gus
tom House and Louisiana affairs generally, will proba-
bly, be announced by the Speaker tomorrow. He was
In consultation about IL this evening, but nothing
determined, except that Mr. Randall Gibson will DO
the chairman. Tie committee will have nine mem
bcrs, and will be very carefully selected The republ
can members Of the committee will probably DO Messrs
Foster OF ohio, who was prominent member Of the
Louisiana Committee last year, Grape Of Massachu-
sets and Dunneli Of Minnesota
MRS. BoGGs' sIxEcuRE PosITIoN-rHE PENSION
AGENT DISMISSED AS SOON AS THE FACTS
CAME TO THE KNOWLEDGE OF THE PRESIDENT.
From Secretary Chandcrs testimony before the Real
Estate Pool Committee yesterday II appeared that tho
President had directed the nvcsg CATION OF the charge
that Clements, the Missouri Pension Agent had given
Mrs Boggs sinccure position. The fact that he
doing this had been reported tho President by rival
applicant for Clements place. An investigation at
once ordered in accordance with the Presidents
request but upon hearing that the charge was true tho
report Of the agent waited tor but the President
ordered the dismissal to be made at All this
some months before the present investigation began
The way in which Clements payment to Mrs Boggs
became known by her forwarding to tho President
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Clements Office aud who wrote to Mrs. Boggs that II
she did not help him obtain the place no would expose
the fac. that sho receiving pay and doing nothing
Until tho President received this he supposed that Mrs.
Bogrs actually employed by Clements, and upon
thus learning TO the contrary he at dismissed
Clements.
SECRETARY BRIsTow AND THE MARY MERRITT
Secretary Brstow will ask to be heard under oath
tomorrow by the committee charged with the invest
CATION Of the bark Mary Merritt forfeiture case lie
will offer the testimony OF two more witnesses from
the Treasury Department and then abandon the case
entirely to tho management Of Mr.. Cato.
THE CHARGES AGAINST SOLICITOR WILSON Ex-
planned AWAY.
Mr.. Cnulfcld's committee yesterday called Solicitor
Buford Wilson and examined him regard the two
charges brought against hm-onc by Feker, Chicago
detective, and the other by McClausand detective
from tho place. alleged TO DO employed in the in
terest Of the Chicago whiskcy Ring Ono charged him,
while District Attorney, with retaining 81 100 which
he ought have turned into tho Treasury, and the
other with accepting $4,000 for compromising some
whskcy cases. Both charges were readily explained
away.
THE ATTITUDE OF GENERAL GRANT ON THE
PRESIDENTIAL QUEsTIoN-THAT HE FAvoRs
coNKLING BEGINNING TO BE ADMITTED
When IL was first stated in tho HERALD dispatches
that President Grant committed to the support OF
Senator Conkling for the Presidency, clearly
set forth in correct account given in interview
with the coorcd Congressman Zero HARRISON, OF
Alabama, who had spoken with tho President the
friends OF soveraor Morton and Mr. Blaine affected to
disbelievc tho stated but within the last
thrcc days. since the contest has been going in
gard Colonel Brady's appointment Pension Agent
Norfolk is said by Of his friends that scna
tor Morton has to tho conclusion that President
Grant Is favorable TO Conkling.
THE COMING ADJOURNMENT OF THE SUPREME
COURT DECISIONS TO DE HANDED DOWN.
The Supreme Court will meet to hear argument to-
morrow and will then adjourn to May s, when all the
decisions to bc rendered this term will BIO handed
down. The question OF the constitutionality OF tho
Granger laws affecting certain Western railroads
will probably DO settled among these opinions The
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