Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-07-08
FORTY-FOURTH CONGRESS,
SATURDAY. JnlY 6.

LOTS Oh the Dlstrlct or Columbia pray ing the
passage OF House pill to adjust the claims
MI Mitchell presented petition of miners
and pioneers OF Alaska, setting forth their
gffl ,ha, under me military government
Mr.. Window, from the Committee on Ap-
preparations, reported a bill To continue in
force the act providing temporarily for the
from the 10th OF July. Passed.
Mr.. Herman introduced bill for the bet
Ter protection Of life and property at sea.
Mr.. Anthony, from the Committee on
Printing, reported bill to continue the
work under the Congressional Printer for
ten days after July 10. Passed.
Mr.. Morton called up the resolution direct
Ing the Committee on Printing TO iavesti-
gate the official conduct of the Congressional
Printer.
Mr.. Anthony said the committee had gone
over the ground number of times, and II
an investigation was made he hoped It would
De one that would stand. He offerei a SUD-
stltute for the resolution, authorizing the
committee to employ three practical print
ers or publishers to make the investi CATION
and submit report to the committee, as
supplemental to the action of that Commit.
tee. He thought it very proper that experts
should be employ ed, as the members OF the
committee could not go through with the
examination OF SO large an establishment.
Mr.. salisbury opposed both the resolution
and amendment. If the investigation were
to be made at all he thought 1t should be
made by larger committee than that on
printing, which would require the presence
OF two OF the three members.
without action the resolution went over.
Mr.. Wadlelgh called up the House bill TO
supply an omission in the enrolment of the
deficiency bill approved March Sd, 1875.
Mr.. Logan called up the bill to eaualize
the bounties OF soldiers who served in the
late war for the Union. The Senate by vote
OF 20 to % refused to take up the bill.
Mr.. Logan said that the bill had been be-
fore the Senate since 1868, and had passed
the House five times. He proposed TO call IN
up every morning and call the yeas and ma Us
each time, so that the country may know
who is for and who against the bill.
THE IMPEACHMENT TRIAL.
AZ IL O'Clock the Senate was called 10
order as court OF impeachment.
The counsel for the defence, owing To an
error in the Congressional Record, which
named one O'Clock as the time TO which the
moionS for e we're not present: Several
down, and the journal Of yesterday was read,
at the termination of which Mr. Carpenter
appeared app and was soon followed by General
Belknap and the other counsel.
General h. ID. Townsend, adjutant general.
was recalled, and his examination Continued
by Mr.. Mcmahon, one of the managers.
witness was shown two letters from
Evans accepting the appointment OF post
trader, one to Secretary Belknap direct,
dated November %, 1870, and the other dated
december l. and addressed to Adjutant
Generals office, supposed the latter was
written to comply with the instructions
contained in the letter OF appointment 10
report through the Adjutant Generals office
A number of other papers were introduced
ana verified by the witness. Among them
were the recommendation Of Evans by the
Officers at Fort Sill, the order for the re-
moVal or other traders than Evans, and let
tiers from Gen. GriersOn in connection with
the execution OF the orders.
Witness stated that the order was a blank
one issued 10 posts on the appointment of
post traders.
Witness said the circular OF June IL, 1871,
dehning status OF post traders, was In the
Handwriting of clerk in the department
and signed by the Secretary of War. Toe
effect of the orier was TO relieve the trader
from the control of the council of admins
tTation.
Witness was requested to produce a GER
tain correspondence with the Department
OF Justice in relation 10 the charges against
Evans x Co. and others.
Toe first paper was communication from
the Solicitor of the Treasury, transmitting
papers, in which they were charged with
selling liquor to Indians.
MI Carpenter ObJectej TO the letter as IT.
relevant. After argument by counsel the
senate voted TO admit the papers.
The papers were then read by the Clerk
and proved TO be letter from Solicitor
Banfleld endorsing two letters from the u.
3. Attorney at Fort Smith, Ark stating
that Evans & Co. had introduced $780,
worth OF wines, and asking IL they had any
authority TO do so, and stating that frequent
complaints were made respecting such in
PRODUCTION, and asking advice relative to
A letter from Secretary Belknap &C.
knowledging RECEIPT OF papers and stating
that Evans denies having taken liquors into
the Indian country, apd taat no complaints
had been made against him by the officers,
who regard him as a law-abiding citizen.
he asks that no proceedings against him be
had until the charges are fully investigated.
The next letter produced was one from
Secretary Belknap to Evans reciting the
changes, and asking by what authority 1t
was done.
The next was the letter of Gen. Griersou,
In which he recites that the nrm represent
TO him that they had to pay large sums to a
MI Marsh, of New York city, already made
public through the House Investigation. The
letter was Endorsed as submitted TO the Sec
rotary OF War March ed, 1872.
2. DO you know whether any action was
A. know of no other reason why the
order OF March 18th was issued.
2. DO yon know that Gen. Hazen testified
before the order was issued?
A. have no knowledge OF that.
q. Was any steps taken to stop the pay
ment of tribute by Evans to Marsh?
A. know nothing about that.
q. You searched the records OF the War
department for all the papers in relation TO
the Fort Sill matter?
A. did.
q. Did you find any paper that referred 70
an investigation or correction OF the pay
ment of subsidy by Evans TO Marsh?
A. did not.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE
Monroe (Ohio) offered a resolution, which
was referred TO the Committee OF Ways and
Means, directing said committee TO provide
under proper safeguard for the REDEMPTION
OF unused internal revenue stamps.
Mr.. Young, from Committee on Public
Buildings and Grounds, reported q bill to
authorize the purchase of a lot OF ground
for the erection OF a public building at DAN
Vile, Va. Objected TO and Withdrawn.
Mr.. Cox IN. Y asked leave TO offer q reso-
luton directing the secretary of War to re-
port to the House the object OF the expedi-
tons of Generals Crook and Terry against
the Sioux Indians; to report the necessity of
such expedition, and to transmit all cores
pondence, army orders, &C., relating TO the
object
Mr.. Young (Tenn.) objected.
Mr.. Boone lKy.) moved to reconsider the
vote recommitting to the Committee OF
Indian Affairs the bill OF the Senate author
izing the appointment of q commission of
five persons to negotiate with the Sioux
Indians for q portion OF their reservation In
Dakota territory.
The House refused to entertain the motion
to reconsider.
The regular order having been demanded
the House resumed consideration OF the
bill pending in the last morning
hour and reported from the COMMITTEES