The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-05-27
THE COTTON CLAIMS.

/, Secretary Brist6@ says that a7list of
all the cotton claims presented TO and
paid by the Treasury Department from
January, 1865, TO the present time will be
perfected and transmitted to the House
at the earliest day practicable. The Sec
retary alludes in his letter 10 the large
amount Of work to be performed.
CABINET MEETING.
The Cabinet session. to-day was attend
ed by all the members excepting Judge
Pierrepont, who has not returned from
New York. The principal topic Of dis
cussion was the case Of Lawrence, the
silk smuggler, whose plea OF guilty OF the
charge OF forgery was mentioned 10 the
Cabinet by Judge TAFT, who returned
from New YorksIthis morning. There
was considerable discussion on the sub
ject Of the trial Of Lawrence, and il
Is stated that the Understanding is that
he will be tried only on thef charge to
which he ahas pleaded guilty and not on
the other counts. Much routine business
received attention in the Cabinet, and
there was some consideration Of Indian
matters. A telegram has been received
from Bismarck. announcing that serious
fears exist that the Indians will makesa
raid upon that settlement Gen. Sher.
man does not think that this will happen
but the proper authorities have beer
authorized to call upon command ouI
OF the nearest military post for aid.
scHENcK INVESTIGATION.
The subj judiciary Committee met this
afternoon and recalled Asa P. Robinson,
who testified that he had read the testi'
mony Of Amos Carey before the Commit.
tee. Witness never told Carey that the
package which witness brought to Blaine
from Caldwell contained bonds or that 1t
waa an installment OF bonds; had often
talked with Carey in . social way and
might sometime have said that the pack
age may have contained bonds, but never
said it really did, for witness never knew
what II did contain. Witness did mol
consider himself responsible for any in
ferences Carey may have drawn from the
conversation. He considered Carey a
man OF yeracity and good moral charac.
ter.
Carey was recalled, and repeated his
former testimony, that Robinson had
told him the package contained bonds
Witness submitted two kilograms which
he had Just received from his wife
in Arkansas, setting forth that she
had read in the papers Robinson's state
ment about the story, and saying that
Robinson did say the package contained
bonds, as she was present with Carey al
the time Robinson made the statement.
Witness said Robinson and himself
were on good and intimate terms with
each other, and he considered Robinson Z
man Of truth and veracity, never having
heard hl reputation for veracity called
into question before.
Mr.. Blaine said he had understood tha
the committee had summoned Caldwell
from London, and assuming that to bt
correct he desires toiknow if the commit
lee intended TO keep this matter open I'll
Caldwell should arrive. lie thought III,
committee should report upon this matteI
now.
Mr.. Hunton, the Chairman, said, tha
the matter OF summoning Caldwell, wa
in charge Of the full Judiciary Committee
and not OF the Sub Committee and h
could not state what their purpose was
Mr.. Blaine said II there were no NOR,
witnesses to be heard upon the matter h,
would offer himself as a witness. Aftel
some discussion he was allowed to make
statement, confning himself to thI
package spoken Of, and he was sworI
and made the following statement:
BLAINE sPEAKs FOR H1MdLF.
Mr.. Chairman, it is entirely true tha
in the spring Of 1871 Robinson delivered
to me in the Speakers parlor 4 package
l should think the package was abOu
eighteen OF. twenty inches long and nbou
four inches in diameter. received hil
card while sitting 10 the Speakers chair
As soon as II became convenient, l wen
out and met him in the Speakers parlor
He handed me package and said
"This is package which Caldwell
handed me for you" The packag,
was done up carelessly in brown paper
with the ends tied doWn-tied, l shout
say, although cannot tell precisely a
this date Of time, in avery loose manner
l chatted with him moment about thl
condition OF the Fort Smith road, AMI
somewhat about the coal lands in th,
Arkansas valley, which be then wantet
to sell 10 some member Of the House,
have forgotten whom now. told hiu
he could have the privilege Of the Aoor
and he went In with me; as l passed up L
the Chair | threw the bundle down care
lessly; It lay there until the House ad-
journed, and l took II down 10 the lowel