Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1876-03-19
WASHINGTON.
The Recusant Witness Mast Stay In Pris-
ON until he Purges Himself Of
Contempt - Necessary Ex-
pendifures.
An Old Case Against Secretary BrlstoW
Marsh TO Return upon His Be.
Ing PardOned by the Pres
ident,

WASHINGTON, March IS.-The 2ess
mittee on expenditures la the war ds
psrtment hal private session 10 dR5
bat examined no witnesses. They e.
pee 10 have b-fJre them Monday NI
B9nniton, Of Philadelphia, tegsths
with O,heIs.
EXPENDITURE OF THE TREASURY DE
PARTMENT.
WASHINGTON, March 8-Tle hous
Committee on expenditures in the treas
ury department viii commences this al
tlE1oon an extensiye exaniuAtion int
! the expenditures q that department.
and particularly as % those c0ncernini
the printing bureau. Numerous wit
| nesses have b9en summoned, includinj
Secretary BristoW, who will be exam
| ined to-day. TIE c0mWittce have re
solved that their seHsion shall be secret
AN Old CASE AGAINST sECRETAB,
BRIsToW.
WASHINGTON, March Ia,
charges and iusinue.ions contained in :
letter lated at Louisville, and printed il
8 New York paper this morning. tina
Secretary Bristow, some years ago, mar
tiCipated In collecting a frsudule at plul,
claim and took hslf OF the rrocseds. i.
pronounced by the e.aly TO be wholly
false. He did argue the case referred to
teiore the cJuIt of claims In the reRuIs,
practice OF his profession at lime when
ne held no pu) bic Offl Je, and tie court
GdJudg-d IT to be !e Gust claim, Judge
Dr-.Ee dissenting on legal grounds alone
and not because fraud was anywhere
charged. The claim was paid by the
treasury upon the order of the court.
Secretary BristOW did not take hall on
anywhere neUr oaeshalf Of the claim
DaI wss paid the usual fee In such
cases. Hs had nothing whatever TO do
with the ease In any OF its stages before
the department or 10 It's preparation. but
@fseF the proofs we're taken he arranged
the case aud argued it before the court.
MARSH WILL RETURN.
WA5H1EGToN, March IS The sttor-
Dey general this afteraoea deceived a
telegram from the cefsOn who is nepo-
uating with Marsh, which says Marsh
also desires immunity for his wife as a
condition of his return. This will a's)
be granted. TIE agent II now in New
York. Yesterday evening the President
received communication from the
ju iiciary committee o. the house of
Representatives, asking that proceedings
be taken To secare the return to Wash
lngtoa OF the witness Marsh, now in
canada. This letter was referred to the
President hy the attorneg-general, who
informed the committee that propsr
steps had already been taken to secure
the attendance before the committee OF
THIS witness, and that already an sgsnt
OF the department Wa7 in Montreal with
this obj sct in view. Late last night the
a!torney-senela received s telegram
from his agent, Announcing that he had
been IN conierente with Marsh and that
The latter was perfectly willing to return
here, but required additional guarSrtee
That he would he safe frorl ernbarrass-
inentsi and that 1hst he desired was the
Issuance of s full pardon, in which case
ne would immediately come. After
conference with the President this yas
determined upon, and Attorney. Nsneral
tierreront teiegrsphed to that effect to
Inc repTesentative 0; his department.
TIE psrdea will be ready for him to take
70 MGrsh early next week. The govern.
ment officer will Isavs Montre sf TODAY
for the purpose OF OttsinIng it, and will
will, on it's receipt, proceed hither With
out any del y wha ever. Tne attorney.
general was with the judiciary commit
Zee to-day and stated this fact to its
members.
KILBoUKEB MUST STAY IN PRISON.
WAsHINGroE, March Is. - When
dallet KubOurne, the recusant witness,
addressed e letter to the
ipeaker OF the house, reminding him OF
ais duty under the one huadred and
ourth section OF the revised statutes, the
ipsaker had already pref ared the Ger
ificate IequlIej, snd il was ct that time
'esdy to be sent to the district.at.erney
Ailbourne msde a demand that the |
certificate required be given by the |
pa&ker, so that he mig hit enj1y the right |
Q spseiy and public trial, but accord |
ng to the Interpretation Of the law by |
he speaker and his advisers, the Ger |
ificsIe does not RELEASE Kilb0urne from
risOn. THIS must be done by the house,
being held thst apart from such Ger
ificstiGD, the house has right to pun
50 for contempt.