The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-05-05
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ASSOCIATED PRESS REPORT
TO THE DAILY LNTELLIGENOER
WASnINGTON.
in the Department
OF Justice.

Justice to-day continuSd the examination
Of John !. Davenport.
The witness was personally acquainted
with every person who signed the youch
ers, and knew them to be genuine
Knew that every man on the payroll re
ceived pay for services actually rendered
Every paper produced was bona fd'
voucher, covering money actually ex
pended. These were alEthe vouchers h,
was able TO furnish, and they vouched foI
all the money he had received and ex
pended, except some very small sums o
no considerable amount.
Inreply to Mr.. Conger the witness sale
that the result OF these expenditures hat
been to suppress and prevent fraudulen
voting. The fraudulent voting was de
creased 10 a greater extent in the Demo
cratic party than in the Republican par
ty. The work was so completely don't
that it could now bc carried on ut very
lit:le expense.
By Mr.. Conger-Did your expenditure
OF this money cOnsummate the objec
which you supposed it would and which
the President had reason to believe il
would when he. authorized the money tt
be paid over to you for this purpose
has, sir. 20
Several questions OF like import were
asked by Mr.. Conger, to which Mr.. Cuul'
field strenuously objected. Mr.. CongeI
insisted that II was important TO show
the President was justified il
Orderingthe expenditure OF this SUM ot
...'-.
After some time had been spent in dis
Mr.. Caulfeld objected to the
questions being answered unless the
Committee decided it by vote. The vote
showed four in the affirmative and three
in the negative.
Mr.. Caulfield-Well, you will sec
where this thing will lead TO now.
In answer to question by Mr.. Can.
dlcr, witness said that the entire cost oi
his work had been $65.0OO, the difference
between that sum and the $4,000 coming
from another fund, for which vouchers
were in the Treasury Department, and
that he charged the Government for the
labor on the books and for the books
that the Government owned
some Of the books, but he himself owned
the others, which he had copyrighted.
Adjourned.
THE MARY MERRiTr INVESTIGATION.
The Committee on Expenditures in Tho
Treasury Department this morning CLOSED
the investigation OF the charges. against
Secretary Bristow in connection with the
release Of the bark Mary Merritt by
the examination Of Feland and Trice O
the counsel for the owners OF the vessel
They corroborated the witnesses, testify
ing that General Bristow's connection
with the case was mere matter Of friend
ship, that he never received any fee ol
and that his entire
record throughout the affair was in nC
manner impeachablc.
TIE scuEScK INVESTIGATIONS:
Gen. Schenck, before the Foreign AZ
fairs Committee to-day, characterized NJ
an unmitigated ialsehood the Statement
made by II. A. Johnson yesterday, tina
he (Schcnck) was in the London brokers
office during the extreme excitement il
Emma Mine shares,
In regard to the statements made yes
terday by Lyon, Mr.. Park pronounce
them made out OF whole cloth.
THE PRESIDENTS MESSAGE.
The President to-day sent the follow
ing message to the House in reply TO Rep
Blackbprn's resolution:
70 thc House Of Representatives.:
have given very attentive cohsidera-
tion to the resolution Of the House Of
Representatives, passed on the Sd o
April, requesting the President OF the
United States 10 inform the House
any executive offices. acts or du-
ties, and, II any, what, have within speci
fed period been performed Mt distance
from the seat Of government established
by law. Ihave never hesitated and shall
not hesitate TO communicate TO Congress
or to either branch thereof, all informa
tion which the Constitution makes il
the duty OF the President to give, oil
which my Judgement may suggest to me,
or n request from either House may indi'
cate to me will be useful In the discharge
Of the proper duties coniiled to them.
fail, however, to find in the Constitution
Of the United States any authority giver
to the House Of Representatives Zone
branch OF Congress in which is vested the
legislative powers OF the goYernment) tC
require Of the executive, an indepen
dent branch Of the government, co
ordinate with the Senate and Hous'
Of Representatives, an account o.
his discharge OF his appropriate
and partly executive Offices, actf
and duties us to either when, where or how
performed. What the House Of Repre-
may require ofright in its de.
mand upon the Executive for informa
ton, is limited TO what is necessary fol
the proper discharge OF its power OF leg
islation or ofimpeachment. The inquiry
in the resolution Of the House as to where
the executive acts, within the past seveI
years, have been performed, and at.wha
distance from any particular spot, t,and fol
how long a period at any on'
time, &C., does not necessarily be
long to the province Of Legislation
II does not profess to be asked for tha
object. II this information be sough
through an inquiry OF the President as L
his executive acts in view or in aid oil thu
power Of impeachment vested in thI
House, II is asked in derogation of nm in
herent natural right recognized in tn,
United States by Constitutional guar
antee, which protects every citizen, th'
President as well as the humbles
in the land, from being made I
witness against himself. During thI
time have had the honor 10 ecu,
py the position Of President Of thi
Government, il has been land while
continue) will be my earnest endeavor II
recognize and To respect the several trust
and duties and powers OF co.ordinat,
branches OF the Government, not en-.
croahing upon them nor allowing en-
croachmcnts upon the proper powers o
the office which tho. people Of the unitet
States have confded to me, but aiminl
to preserve in their proper relation tn
several powers and functions OF each o
the coordinate branches Of th
Government agrecably to the Constitution
and in accordance with the solemn oatl
which l have taken 10 preserve and pro
tect that instrument. In maintainanc
Of the rights secured by the constitution
to the executive branch Of the govern
mCnt, I am compelled to. decline an!
annciiad or datniieh nnAWar 10 the rc