The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-03-06

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ASSOCIATED PRESS REPORT
10 THE DAILY LETELLIGENCER
WASHINGTON.
The Real Estate Pool.
WASHINGTON, March 4.-The commit
tee appointed to investigate the alleged
real estate pool in the District OF Colum-
bia met to-day, Kilbourn, OF the firm OF
Kilbourn & Latta, who was summoned
TO produce the books ofthat firm, appear
ed, and denied the right ofihe committee
to compel the disclosure Of the private
affairs OF their customers. Judge j. S.
Black then began an argument on this
point, in behalf Of the witness.
INDICTMENT OF DELKEAP. ~
The grand jury will meet on Monday,
when an Indictment against General
Belknap will be found. The penalty for
the otlense, if found guilty, is stated to be
three years. imprisonment, and fine OF
five time the amount oi money corruptly
received.
PREPARATION OF ARTICLES OF IMPEACH.
MENT. -Nrt i
The judiciary Committee, which had
two days ago arranged for the examina-
tion, to-day, Of Marshal o. Roberts, Of
New York, in the Texas Pacific inyesti-
cation, set aside that arrangement in or
der 10 give its attention TO the prepafa-
ton Of artlOles-o Impeachment against
the late Secretary oil War, in which blR-
iness it was occupied all day. There are
two counts. The first charges Secretary
Belknap with having accepted a bribc,
and the second with continuing to accept
the same. r- 70
NATIONAL .CEMETERIEs.- I
The Committee on Military Affairs
had up the question OF the letting Of
contracts for headstones in the National
Cemeteries, and the policy Of concentrat-
ing these encampments Of the dead.
Several other Congressional commit
tees we're also in session.
THE DEMOCRATIC FINANCIAL MUDDLE.
The Democratic caucus was in session
till ll:SO tonight, and by vote OF So to
10 adjourned ill Tuesday night without
taking Il test vote on the financial CUES
ton, which was fully debated. Mr.. Payne
presented his modified bill rs the report
Of the majority, consisting OF Repre-.
Sentativcs Payne, Barnum, Morrison and
Gibson, and Senators Thurman, Bayard,
Mcdonald and Herrimon. The minority
report was made by Representatives
Bright, Holman, Walker, Southland and
Sheaklcy. It simply proposed to repeal
that part Of the specie resumption act
which fixes the first day OF January, 1879,
for that purpose.
ARREST OF CONSIDERATIONS. 2
Upon the order OF the Secretary OF tie
Treasury Captain Craig and G. W. Bry-
ant, OF Missouri, were arrested here yes
tcrdOy on the charge OF conspiracy 10 de-
fraud the Government out OF $4,000, on
the alleged loss Of train while trans
porting government freight between
tcavcnw0rth and Fort Yuma. It is stat
ed by the parties in interest that this
claim had been under investigation for
the last ten years and was passed by
the different Departments Without a.
suspicion Of fraud, payment being,
delayed in consequence only Of the sup.
posed want Of jurisdiction. In December
last, however, that question was decided
satisfactorily to the Comptroller, who
passed the claim. II appears that snS-
piciOn was first excited us TO the justncss
Of the claim by. the representations Of the
persons who expected share in it. a
judicial investigation will take place To-
morrow.
WORRYING WITH TILE FINANCE QUESTION.
The Democratic caucus last evening
was attended by less than one-half Of the
members OF that party in Congress. A
number OF them say there is no occasion
for them to waste their time in an effort
to effect general agreement on the sub
iect OF the finances, and so they are no
nearer an approach TO recommendation
than month ago. Nothing new was
said in last nights caucus, and neither OF
the divisions showed any disposition 10
yield. The caucus will meet Tuesday, in
another effort to reconcile their conflict
ing views. II was said bya prominent
Western member on coming out OF the
caucus last night: "If we could only rid
ourselves OF the Eastern opposition ele-
ment, there would be no difficulty among
Us in the West on the currency question"
With reference, to dispatch OF March
4 associating Captain Geo. A. ArmeS
with Geo. Robinson in criminal practices
while officers in the United States Army,
Captain Armes says that although they1
were in the same regiment they were
neither friends nor associates. Il appears
from official documents that Captain
Armes was tried and dismissed from ser
vice on false charges preferred against
him by two officers against whom Armes
had previously preferred charges and on
which they were tried within two months.
thereafter and found guilty and sentenced
to be dismissed and imprisoned in the
penitentiary for three years and fined
$500 each. The Military Commissioner
OF each House, in February, 1874, in |
their report Of the bill authorizing and
directing the Secretary Of War to give to |
Captain Armes an honorable discharge,
say that there was nothing in the record
to justify the sentence that was i'm
posed by court martial.
Pleads Mental Alteration.
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