The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-04-01

1876 THAT ia cuuslierstion of bis sppotnt.:
T,t;InE Jo tis 8. ESafs6 ~ fged y ikh Gaieb
Marsh thsE ins consider len st6at sa1d Bel;
skoap would appoint EsAus as sRder 40 Fort
;5Ssii al she Instance. of said Msrsh that be,
IEyansl would pay said Marsh large
sum off, money Quarterly 10 ADVANCE
from the: date OF his said appoint
ment-to wit: $I2, 900 during the year i'm.
.mediately following the 10th day of october,
1870, and other large snms of money guar.
,erIy during each year; that he (the SAID
Eyausl should be- permitted by said Belknap
to maintain said trading establishment !; that
Evans did pay Marsh said, money Until De-
cember, 1875, when the last of said payments
was made; that Marsh, upon the receipt OF
said payments, paid one half thereof to BEL
knap: vet the said Belknap, we'll knowing
these facts, and having the powerto remove
said Evans at any time and toappolnt some
otbe, person, criminally dIsregarded bis
duty as Secretary of War, and basely prostl-
tnted his high office to bis, lust for private
gain. and unIaWfulIy and corrupty contln.
ned said Evans 10 his position to The great
Eininry and damage of the Officers and SOL
diers stationed at said post as well as emil
grants. freighters, and other Citizens OF the
United States, and TO The great disgraee and
detriment Of the public service, whereby
said Belknsp was guilty Of high crimes AND
tmisdemeanors in office. g Z. go ,..,,
Article 4, charges said Bslkpap with high
crimes and misdemeanors In office, Ia that ne
white Secretary of War received >corruptly
large sums of money from Marsh IN consid.
Grafton of permitting John s. Evans to re-
main as post-trader at Fort Sill. 49,. -.
"a npended to this nrticle are seventeen
snecifcations recitipg the times when Bel
khan received mopes--siz.: November q,
1870: January II, 1871; April 8, 1871 and
continuing down each quarter until January
Z Article s charges that B.knap cor
ruptIy permitted Evans to retain bis post
until March 2, 1915; that he was induced to-
MAKE the appointment by the influence of c..
P. Marsh, who was paid large sums of money
therefor, which he shared with said Belknap !;
that be continued the appointment 10 order
that said sums OF money might be received
either to biz, The said Belknap's, own use,
or 10 be paid over TO his wife, all of which
acts and doings we're high misdemeaner in
Office. 81 :s:s...a j. $50. s.'s~'E..,'. -
The report closes as follows: 7;.. 81.
b. "And the House of Representatives by
protestston, saving to themselves the liberty
of exhibiting at any time hereafter any fur
ther articles or, accusations or Impeachment
against the said w. W. BeFkuap, late Secre-
tary Of War of.the United States, and also
of replying to his answers which be shall
make unto the articles, herein preferred
against him. and of Offering proof to the
same and every part thereof and to all and
every other article, accusation, or impeach-
ment which shall be exhibited by them as
the case shall require, do demand that the
said W. w. Belknap may be put to answer
the high crimes and misdemeanors in office
herein charged against him, that such pro-
ceedirgs, EXAMINATIONS, trials, and judgments
may be had and given as may be agreeable
to law and justice. z.-.sg:.s =
"Resolued, That seven managers re ap.
pointed by ballot to conduct the 'iOpeach-
ment exhibited against William W. Belknap,
late Secretary Of War of the United States