The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-04-22

Postofilce Appropriation.
WASHINGTON, April 2l.-The Post
office appropriation has been agreed up
on. The amount is thirty three millions,
about three and one.half millions less
than Last year.
THE EcHRNCK ISvEsuGATToS.
Mr.. Park, in the Emma Mine inquiry
to-day, testified thatby the purchase and
sale Of stock in 1872 sixteen thousand
seven hundred pounds sterling was real
lied. According to his understanding,
General Schenck was entitled TO ono. hall,
but refused to take more than 81 ,s0l.
General ,,Schenck was interested TO the
extent OF 1895 shares. General Schenck
read statment showing that his invest
ment on account Of the Emma Mine ag-
gregated S53,20O. To show the further
amount, SChenck has received dividends
and holds stock as follows: Dividends
for 13 months, Of 1871 and 1872, $500;
$50 original shares, S, 900; leaving clear
loss, nearly as can be estimated and as
tcertained, Of 81, 200.
The examination is now closed with
the exception OF the reception Of certain
papers from London. 4,,..i. -.
WAR DEPARTMENT INvESTIGArIoN
Don Piatt before elymer's Committee
to-day, testified that he used his influence
with the Secretary of War to have
COwles Il Bragas' moth preventative used
In the army and gave them all the stand
ing they had befora the War De-
.paftment. They agreed to give him five
per cent Of the gross receipts and alter
wards raised it to fifteen per cent He
may have received $4,000 year or
about $4,000 for his share. He after
ward had some misunderstanding with
them and went to the Secretary OF War
and told him'that he considered the patent
Of CowIes & Bragas fraud. The witness
exonerated Gen. Garfield form all blame
about the appropriation for this matter.
TIE PACIFIC RAILROADS.
The House Committee on the Pacific
Railroads to-day resumed the considera-
ton OF the Senate bill to extend the time
for completing the Northern Pacific Rail.
road and the proposition offered by MIR.
Throckmorton as an amendment TO ex-
tend the time also for the Texas Pacific
Company. A letter was submitted, ad'
dressed TO the chairman, by Z. ?. Hunt
ington, proposing as an amendment to
this amendment that the Southern Pacific
Railroad Company Of California shall be
allowed TO construct road eastward
from the Colorado river and receive the
Texas Pacific land Grant for S,l"h- !. r>-;;s
non OF The Trans Continental line oil
railroad as it anticipates the latter in
building within the nextsix years.
Mr.. AND MRS. MARSH sUBPGSIED.
The Impeachment Managers OF the
House have directed subpGnas TO be is
sued for Mr.. and Mrs. Marsh TO appear
in this city on Thursday next before the
Court Of Impeachment. This indicates
that the Managers indulge in the belief
that the Senate will overrule Belknaps
plea for want Of Jurisdiction.
AFLAr DENIAL.
Attorney. General Pierrepont says, 10
regard to story, that Mrs. Avery was
before him yesterday and implicated Bab-
cock, Luckey and the President, that
there is not word Of truth in it, and
that she simply came to plead for pardon
Of her husband. She was SO wondering
in her language he tearsshe is stemporiari-
ly demented.
BEFORE THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE.
The testimony Of ex-Attorney General
Williams and Col. Whitley before the
Committee on Expenditures in the De-
partulenL vi Justice was given to the
press tonight. The chief points have al
ready been published.
John J. Davenport testified that in the
New York election Of 1870 he discover.
ed thatfrauds, had been perpetrated, and
adopted a system Of registration which
eventually resulted in the detection OF
these frauds. In pursuing this matter
the witness had spent $4,000. He found
that be was being impoverished, and ask
ed Col. Bliss, Gen. Arthur and Messrs.
jackson, Shultz and others, OF New York,
whether the governments would pay him
in his efforts to detect these frauds. In
the summer Of II, he went, to Long
Branch to see the President, and explain
to him the frauds he had discovered, and
to ask whether some Of the funds in
control Of the Department OF Justice could
not be used to pay him. The President
was impressed with the plan submitted
BY witness TO prevent frauds in elections,
md said lie would recommend the mat
ter to the Attorney General. .
Witness received In all SS5, ,OOO, part OF
which came through Ackerman, and
part through Williams. He never con
sidered thai there was any corruption in
the matter. ,- .-,.-r-ls- --aa.-s-l-
Adjourned.