The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1876-03-25
WASHINGTON.
Mountains Upon Noun
tains Of Corruption.
EX'O0mmiSSlOneP Smith Plays a
Lone Hand In the Game.
The Printing, Detective and Freed.
mems Bureaux Get Their Share
Of the Plumber.

WASHINGTON, March u. Detective
Whitley testified that he used one
hundred and fifty thousand dollars
during 1871, 1872 and 1874 In rerretlng
out the kuklux in North Carolina.
A six hundred thousand dollar lrreg.
nhrlty IN public printing is develop
Ing.
h. j. smith, Commissioner of In
dian Affairs, was two hundred thou
sand dollars in arrears Ut the White
Earth agency, which the Indian Com
mittee find that he covered after be.
coming Commissioner, using his oll-
cial position for that purpose.
Deficiencies by agents of the Freed.
mems Bureau amount to eighty thou
sand dollars.
There is II growing disposition on the
part of both parties to take the cur
rency question cut Of politics,
The Spencer investigation was fruit.
less to-day,
Schenck is here.
Six to ten thousand dollars was ex-
acted from Durfee and Peck for cam
paign purposes in the last Presidential
election. Fish and Evans were also
bled in addition to what they paid
Marsh.
The controversy between the Indian
and Military Affairs Committees of the
House over the charge of the bill TO
transfer the Indian Bureau to the War
Department is virtually decided in
favor of the Indian Committee, whose
bill If placed first on the calendar
The examination Of Pendleton by the
committee took place just before that
Of Marsh. 1t appears that at the time
he pushed the kentucky railroad claim
through the War Department the title
Of the corporation which he represent
ed to the road was disputed, and was
at that time pending in the Kentucky
courts. But this fact was concealed by
Pendleton. Further than this the case
was subse quently decided adversely to
the Pendleton corporation. Arehear-
ing was granted on some technically,
and the controversy was finally COM
promised. These facts throw some
light on the remark of Senator Steven
son that the stockholders regarded
what they got under the claim as so
much money made.
Instead of being examined In pub
lie committee room, Marsh's testimony
was taken in the private quarters of
General Hunton, Chairman of the Sub
Judiciary Committee. No one was
admitted but the reporters. His evil
dence, in the main, was the substance
of what he gave to the Clymer COM
mittee. Ifanything, 1t pointed more
to Belknar. He stated ex-
plicitly that but one payment was
made by him to the first Mrs. Belknap.
All the others for five years were paid
to Mr.. Belknap direct, with the full
knowledge of Mrs. Bower, Afterwards
the second, now the present, Mrs. Bel
KNAPP. He sent drafts and certificates
of deposit to Mr.. Belkpap's order, and
received them Endorsed. When inn
provements were asked for at Fort Sill
by Evans, the witness partner, Marsh
testified he always communicated with
Belknap and requested that they be
made.
The main features of Senator Ed
munds' joint resolution relative TO the
counting of the votes for President ana
Vice President, are the following: The
electors are to ballot in their respective
States for President and Vice'Presi-
dent as at present, but the list OF votes
must be sent to the presiding justice OF
the United States Supreme Court. The
Supreme Court, at time and place to
be fixed by law, is to publicly open all
the certificates and count the votes,
and the person having the greatest
number of votes for President, cohsld-
cred by the court to have been
lawfully given and certified, snail DC
President, if such number be MAJOR
ity of the whole number OF electors
lawfully appointed; If no person has
such majority, the state of the votes
shall be Immediately certified to the
House of Representatives, which, from
persons having the highest plumber
not exceeding three on the list OF thoae
voted, or as President, shall choose the
President immediately by uird voce
vote.
The representation from each state
to have vote If majority of Its dele
CATION agree on one candidate, but
otherwise the vote of such State shall
not be counted. A quorum is to CON
sist of member or members from
two-thlrds of the States. And ma
iority of States shall not be counted
A quorum is to consist Of member oil
members, from two-thirds of the
States. and a majority of States shall
be necessary for choice. The voting
must continue until Q president \
elected. In case the House falls Z
elect Before the 4th Of March follow