The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-03-04
GEN. BELKNAP IMPEAClIED.
TIE RESOLUTIONS OF THE house
PUT BEFORE THE SEN.iTE.


Came Of II \ Law Changed for Bslkrnrs
and " hnt Came Of ThRt-Hov' ;hev Phie-
bot tYnii2cd the Army More Of tue "Details
st the cx-Secrciary's Disgrccfui story.
wAsurNaToN, March 3.-To- Icy, at I
PM, the committee appointed b, the House to
iafurm the Senate Of Us action in regard to the
ippeachiuent of Cen w. w. Delknap appeared
~ the bar Of the Senate. The members were
ell attired in solemn suits OF biz k. The ealle-
r,es were uvercrowded, the larger number being
ladies' who move inifashionaLle circles at the
west End, where the late Secretary OF War re-
sides, and has so handsomely entertained. IL
being Lent, the worldly Anded were Afforded
good topics for conversation. The committee
had been preceded by the Clerk OF tho House,
who gave notice Of their coming and for what
purpose. Senator Edmunds was debating the
Pinchback case. when the sergeant-at-Arms Of
the Senate with the Sc .geant-at-Arms Of the
House interrupted the Vermont Senator with
the announcement Of committee from tho
House OF Rspres entatives. TIE Chairman Of
the committee, Hester Clymer, In n few words
made known the object Of the visit. The Pres
ident Of the Senate acknowledged the purpose,
and the committee then retired. During the
speech Of Mr. Cymer, who said, " Inthe name OF
the House Of Representatives and Of the people
of tho United states, we do imp ach w. W.
Belkuap. lat, secretary ot War, Of bigh crimes
IKE that VII { per,, del the chamber when the
bodies Of Chase, sumner, and Wilson were
brought In for funeral service came over the
large asscmbllce.
Tho Senate commitic, 10 take charge Of the
Lmueachmcnt Is composed OF Senators Ed
murds. Conkling. and Freiinghuysen, Re9ubli-
cans, ard stevenson and Thurman, Democrats.
The subcommittee OF tho House judiciary
Committee appointed to draft articles Of i'm
peachmcnt Is composed OF Proctor knctt aud
Eppa Hunton, Democrats, and Geo. f. Hoar,
Republican. There will te I've articles. stating
In different ways the counts against Belknap,
and they Will re reported o the House on Mon
day next. Ine House wit thel proceed TO
elect seven mana ,ers N lica f. done hy ma
Joritv vo,e. This would give the Democrats the
rsnt to choose all Of them, tut u l. understood
to tie the intention to nave Two Eouu2ie-ns IA
managers tuc report - the clumttee recon-
mendins Impeachment haNn- been adopted by
Aun 4uimoIs vote.
BttKNAP's ADvrNr Is WASHINGTON.
Mr.. Belknup came to washinrton In February.
1852 from krolluk. Iowa, 80 tce % Gen. ar Mt
that. As u iayor To- an eN-afiuy cMcer. he snould
not be removed from the po,iiion OF Collector
OF intcrnal Revenlc. lie took loJeincs at q
second-clnss hotel. and roue In street car TO
Grants leadQuarters on SsNrutecnth street.
He found the attendance SO great that he con-
cluded not To pr,ss for % interview. aud he
left his card with MS compliments to Gen. Raw.
Lns nd walked TO his hotel. Eetorc Ne reached
there orderly bad been despatched request
Ing ms presence at he dquartc-~ at once. lie
prise was sk4d by Grout II he would not
Sew orIeans fhe enii 81 sai C91tTr bSt lp Ui
ler has been doing some strange things there,
and want an honest man T. take char-e OF tne
post BclAnap was sounded at the offer. and
wnen told that he must BE- ready to stut early IN
haroh,as ioon as the President was inaugur"ted
he decn ned and said, General. all ask Is tbs
Tou will not iemIve me from my present posi-
tion. even though was appointed by President
Johnson" lie gave reasons for not wishing 10
feave keOSuk. and not until the following fall,
when kawlinns died, did u lknap hear from the
han a ffsN Il fa1. from,
Grant asking vhether be would accept he ap-
pon,ment Of Secret ~ - Wr. The prospec;
opportunity OF returning to tie strict ot CO.
lumtil, where he was educ tod and studi ed Law,
ieadins, and winch he h declined to give up SIX
months uofore for the lucrative ofice Of Collec'
LoT at New orleans.
his FIRST mo PARTY.
His Grst adventure in Washington wos renting
\ the Seward mansion and giving maTnihcen
4 tWe, stained carpets. and s,iled lace ourta tani
Than II d'd for tho caterer and his supplies
With the exception Of Boutwell,, who rented
rooms and never gave an entertainment OF ani
4 kind while Secretary. Belknap was the poores
4 in 1869, dependant upon his salary, ant
that was his hv all, while the tr,So Gr3ioI
, hlm something. The case OF Belknsp is th'
case OF no one knows how many o,hers II
BY contrast with Fish, Robeson. Delano, Hoar
and Creswell ms poverty became painfully con
spcuous and urged by the desire to keep up ap
pearancos he made his orlca not only pay his so
ciety expenses, out e invested in real tite II
Of Ross ensherd s H and Sis crowd the same Tia
grant loves SO wen; Only few days ago gen
your father get rid q BsiSn ~ lie Is a heay,
load, and will bring disgrace upon the Admins
tration II he does not resign" Fred replied
"Father thinks Btlknap the incest Cabinet Of
neer he has ever hac, and don't believe or'
word against him."
BELKSAPs OTHER SINS
The sins OF lleknap are not confined TO tn,
tfduefSllr. r. HOlhTOOk.
clerk OF the House Commit. ee ON the EXpendi
tures OF the Post Onic Department, IS hen cross
examined about straw tids in the Post Onlce
said that Dr. b. II. Peterson was sustained il
ths, department. by Secretary Belknap. Ii,
PostmasterGeneral, claimed to have had
for Secretary Of war, and traced the intniac,
between Belknap and Peterson, who was ccrp'
commanded either d brigade or division thai
shortly after Jewell came into once, ami II was
whici had been shown 10 have been fra,ld1'
lently obt ined, Belknap NOT only prevented H.
but had H. service renewed Tor three years from
July |. le,3 There are other evidences ex ant
OF his yenality. To day NJ Clymer received a
Telegram from Gen Custer, asking that the post
traders IN bis department be examined, as the
ssme extpflion as had been practised at Fort
Slll ", : CARED on thIoughont the army. 10 tne
iyrsnt per-ecutnr every army oncer who
said auent against MIN. treating gentlemen who
had hd-ine-s with him rs though they were
besgaTs, aud carving his al every ywhere exc pit
en"ns those whom he had reasons to fear.
Kentucky, the successor nf MIR. Beck ia the
House. Mrs. Blackburn and Mrs. Belknap were
ehdren 10 et,er At liarodsourg. Ky. They
we're educated at tho same school anc
htd all The deep anecuOl which child
hood acquaiutnnre cOuld perpetuatc. Flndinl
that M. Dl ckburn h been named as one o
the Committee On Expenditures OF the War D.
plrtment. YRS. DelHnap sought 10 renew IN ac
qua a. CO that had been interrupt for nearly
ei1ni cen We ~. Tho bile IL already acquainted
with the enOrt which DR.. Tomlinson made tC
Induce Nj. III ckbuTn to oedl gingerlY vita the
charges against Delknap. All the social irlnen
ees which the Beknaps could command were
put forth to win the sympathy OF Mr.. Black
BURN, aud the testimony shows how hard Bel
knap his wife, ana her brother tried to use thl
kentucky Congressman, but to no purpose.
LAW THAT PREVENTED STEALING.
The history OF the change OF the law whereby
the Secret ~ OF War WAS authorized TO appoint
the traders at military posts on the froOtier
shows that the act II March 20. 1851, WIS re-
pealed az the urgent request Of BelknAp. Under
the act Of 1877 the general Of the army au.
thoTzed o. permit a trading establishment to he
maintained at any military post on the frontier
not In the vicinity Of any town or city. This, n
will be observed, did not give the general Of the
army any other power than the simple authority
90 give permission for the estahlishment OF a
trading station II Q had not the right to designate
or appoint the poet traders. his was done ny