, 1876-03-05

Tie Court Martial Proceeding in 1.-The
Cases Of Robinson and Armes.
Characteristic Comments Of En-.
g|ish Newspapers.

- PREPARING FOR THE TRIAL.
THE AETICIIS,

SpesA D;spafeh TO The Chicago 15ibuae.
WASHINGTON, D. G., March 4.--Tae House
Committee On the Judiciary we're in session all
t,y working upon the articles Of impeachment
tob. presented against Gen. Ealknap. 1t was
1t first thought that Gen. Be1knap's ot1enae
could be described in two or thseo articles and
xsmany specifications, but upon ana1yzing the
testimony OF Marsh it vas discovered that while
It to3tines the oEeuEo Of the accused. it fails in
defniteness as to specific dates and acts- In
order, therefore, to perfect the indictment and
rnaks it coEer the oIenses ut other military
posts than Fort Sill, should additional evidence
be discovered. the Committee have determined
to present at least twenty. and perhaps thirty.
distinct articles Of impeachment. These will be
quite yolumnous, covering over q hundred
pages OF legal cap paper. The Committee on
Expenditures in the War Department are COM
mrnicaipg with officers OF the army aud others
sho h4re been at frontier poets, and intimations
are given ont that evidence has been discovered
which Till sLoI that number Of post-t1adara
hase
BEES COMPELLED TO PAT TRIBUTE
foz retaining their privileges. The Committee
On tbs Judiciary are striving to complets the in
dctrnent 50 it may be presented to the House
On Monday, hut it may not be finished for pre-
ssatatlou before Tuesday.
THE PUNISHMENT FOR BRIBERY
Is provided for in Chap 6 OF "Crirnas OF the
Revised Statutes. Secs. 5,5o1 and $500, and is
Imprisonment in the pcnitentary for three
YEATS and tho imposition OF S fine three tunes
he amount OF the brbe received. Under tho
txtute the person who Offers the br1be is as
Guilty as the of1cial who receives it, aud the
witness Marsh will be prosecuted on the sau.o
%Ank.. .rsxk T-fk ~ [A
whether Airs. Belknap will be included in the
list Of those to be indicted and arrested but tho
Impression that, US PRINCIPAL in the entire
transaction. it will be difficult 10 leave her out
Of it. The trial OF Belknap in the Criminal
Court here will not Interfere, Of course: with the
impeachment BY the Senate, and will not be
prevented By it. Under tho same statute it
would appear that all tho post-traders who havo
paid money for this bribery fund are
ALSO LIABLE TO INDICTMENT.
Their testimony here. however, wiu not crlmi-
nate them, as there is special statute which pro
sides that eridence given by witnesses before 4
Congressional Committee cannot be used against
them IN courts OF law.
Clymer, Chairman OF the Committee on Ex-
penaitures OF tho War Department, has been
severely criticised by rome OF his party friends
for the reluctance with which be appeared to
enter upon the inyestig gations Of the sale Of the
post-trade1shlps. CJymer and Belknap we're old
college friends, baEing spent several Jeare TO-
Bether It Princeton. Since that time their ac-
qusintance and friendship has been continued,
md Cl5me1 has always had implicit faith iu Gen.
Eelkpaps honesty and uprightuess. Clymer
And tho Democratic members OF the Committee
sre still mora severely criticised for having with
he1d all knowledge of tho affair from
1ne Republican members Of the Committee
until the day before the impeachment was
voted. The Republican members knew nothing
Of the testimony Of Marsh until Gen. Belknap
was confronted with it. The cross-oxamination
sas conducted entirely by the Democrats. Tho
Secretary OF War was not represented By = po-
itleal friend.