New-York tribune., 1876-02-26
THE SCHENCK SCANDALS.

TIE HOUSE FOREIGN COMMITTEE OF OPINI0N THAT
IMPORTANT INFORMATION HAS BEEN WITH
HELD-sECRETARY FISH SATISFIED THAT GEN
sCHENCK INTEND d NO WRONG.
WAsulxGTJN. d. c., Feb. 25.-The House Com
uittce on Foreign Afi.iri made report to-day,
briefly rocaptulanng the points in the CORES
pOndence between the Secretary of state and Gen.
Schenck The documents were ordered 10 hc printed
and referred back to the Committee. Tie Chairman
stated that the Committee was OF opinion that in
formation Of an important character las not yet
been submitted to IT. The first communication IN
the documents furnished TO the Committee by Mr..
Fish bears date Feb. 10, and in 1t the Secretary
gives a summary of the correspondence. He says:
In reply TO such part the resolution of the Housc of
Repress natives as asks what action may have b'en
tasn by ,he Executive Department Of the Cove nment
in relation to the connection the Minister 0t the United
States the Court of ST. James with the directory o tc
Tmma Mine and such information and correspondence
u,nbn the subject not be Incompatible with Tie
pubic interest, have TO state rs follows; - ,
In the later part Oi the lnOhtD Ol November lSI tne
press In the States reproduced article from
Lon Ton urua commenting upon the appearance ot q .
name OF the Minister OF the United States as Director in
thc Emma silver Mining Company In prospectus winch
had then heen lately ISSUED IN London on tue 2!t1
Of November Gen. Schctick addressed telegram 10 this
DEPARTMENT stating that his entire interest IN the enter
ss pIiTe ArS sfe, 'a ri Is bad PAID daar for
dolaI tLat at the solicitation OF Respectable
Americans had become director tO protect Leir in
teres.s an bis own tha Le nleht nave mace lns At
IN DONG and expressing iis readiness To Witboia"
"a II ould be advised To this Telegram reply was sent
on the following day Nov. %, toi e effect ti ~ although
Il was the privilege OF every czeh To invest IN suub
honest enterprises he deemed proper the advertisement
of the name Of diplomatic rprCs sentative a. director
Of company seeking tu dispose OF its shares IA the
eIuutry Ia which he died i+Idvisei
for,uuite and calculated to subject ham 10 icsIus :
and en.pding With an earnest advice 10 Withdraw M
name the cement oI the Company Cen schcnck
tirrruon Withdrew the Board. and In tier ad
dressed 70 me- btarng ts date of jan H. lSI2, ncOscd
con Of his Litter, dated Dec q, ISL, addressed 10 toe
81. nil (sfntt
drawing the direction O that company lie ~ tnt
Iine stated that ts was not SOLITARY or ihc fret
ms whrre diplomatic representative nad appeared
as director IN enterprise In the country to wich he
eiedited and that this hnJ been done Without
Of The Lisbon steam Tramway which had tLen
recently Appeared III London, Of which representative
Of a fSiropean Government at London was Il director
and inclOsed references In communication OF
lie srhenle which had appeared ID the LONDON press
Upon tn Goth Of DE embcr Gen. schenck addressed
IL. gram tO the Department ID reference 10 dispatch
restitution Of Inquiry sali to nave been adopted in toe
Senate, dsirng 10 know whether II had reference 10 NM
aui expressing his readiness investigation. Gen
scnencs further reiels TO some procoedngs on
the part Of such Committee in his l,t.er Of
Jan. 10. As, no such resolution Of inquiry
Lad come iris epartmrnt, reply was set to th dis
patch above ,eeIred to TO that effect Ia" following
day AMI the telegrn Was Understood to manifest tbe
readiness Of Gen. ScEenck 10 immt dlaicy meet any III
vestlgaiiOn and demOnsrae the since rity OF Lis cOnyc
vested.
ters referred 10, which constitute AL the cOfesOndcpct
the flies Of this department On the suI jec AZ tie
OF the Executive Department OF tile Government on tins
qus,iOu, deem u due To Cen Scencs public OIL ter
hIs l.d various and lorant pu,l u-ts an WbO
has many occupied prominent pOsitiun before
the country To further state ta the adopted IN
the DspaTtmr growing out Of theSe ia II was based
tie condition int while tie Of the name Of Tie
Minister Of tue United states ia enterprise
Inconsistent with hls position, at the time That
@ u. och,nck lad b.en guilty Of no wrong purpose Or
intent In connecting himself with the company IN ques
tiOn. remain irInly OF this opinion, und further
Ga s1ed That ne IN common with many o.heis became
SunrIeT theleby.
The Seer -tary then responds TO that part of the
resolution asking information concerning the action
taken by the Execution Department concerning the
connection of the Minister to England with the
prosecution of the Machsdo clam" against the
British Government. lie gives a history of the ease,
and concludes by saying:
So far reflections been east upon Gen. Schenes
because NJ the Ot these cans because ~
approximation Of them by him 20 the British Govern
Dleni, sense VI justice gOnyels 10 that nIn
sbed that such reflections unjust aud that Gen
boht nck 10 open TO no III ations Whatever arising
theIeIfoun-