, 1876-03-16

OItne house OF RepreSentalV0S as WOuiu
convict Belknap either on impeachment
or in the criminal court, Marsh having
left with the committee no paper, note,
or other evidence showing Belknap's &
guilt. Efforts are being made to pro-
cure additional testimony to support the
| impeachment articles.
PORTLAND, March S.-Legal tenders
in Portland, buying 81; selling SS.
CHICAGO, March S.-The Tribune's
Washington special says the friends OF
Orville Grant assert there is no justifi-
cation for connecting his name with
the sale of post traderships in the West
and that he was never interested direct
ly. or indirectly in any of the trader
ships except the Indian leadership at
Fort Peck, which he voluntarily gave up
year ago after losing several thousand
dollars. He denies in the most posi-
tive manner that he was ever party to
the disposal of any traderships.
WASHINGTON, March S.-To-day at
noon Maj. Richards, Chief of Police,
made a formal arrest of Belknap, Ex~
Secretary of War, and brought him into
the Police court; Belknap was accom-
panied by counsel and Ex-senator Car
penter who said they waived examina-
ton and were prepared to give bail for
Belknap's appearance before court.
Juuge Steel fixed amount of bail at
S25 900; Belknap showed by his moves
ments during the time he was in the
court room :hat he was much depressed
in spirits, covering his face with his
hands and signing deeply.
The Judiciary committee report that
in pursuance of instructions of the
House they have prepared articles of
Impeachment against W. W. Belknap,
Ex-Secretary of War for high crimes
and misdemeanors in office; but since
preparing the same they have been in :
formed and believe that Caleb P. Marsh
upon whose testimony before the COM
mittee on expenditures in the War
Department, referred to them by the
House, said articles were framed, has
gone beyond the jurisdiction of the
Government of the United State and
probably his attendance as witness be-
fore the Senate sitting as court of en-
parchment cannot be procured; they,
therefore, recommend adoption of fol-
lowing: Resolved, that the resolution
instrrcting the committee on Judiciary
to prepare articles of impeachment be
recommitted to same committee with
power to take further proofs to sit DUR
ing session of House and to report at
any time; recommend the immediate
passage of accompanying bill entitled a
bill to protect witness.s who shall be
required to testify IN certain cases.
Following is the bill: A bill to protect
witness who sLall be required to testify
in certain cases. Be it enacted, that
when any person shall be required to
testify against his protest before either
House of Congress or any committee
thereof, or the Senate sitting as court
Of impeachment and shall SO testify
under protest he shall not thereafter be
called to answer criminal penalty or
forfeiture ON account of any act con-
cerning which he shall be so required
to testify provided that nothing herein
contained shall be so construed as to
relieve any person from liability to i'm
parchment.
New YORK, March S.-Henry C.
Bowen appeared to- night before the
special committee of Plymouth, ap-
pointed to investigate his case. The
charges produced against Bowen by the
examining committee, were read, ard
Bowen made very lengthy reply which
was a general denial Of all charges by
the committee. As to The charge ac-
cusing him of SANDER, Bowen said that
the publication of his communication
of February 4th had made him liable to
So 1-l hnfnra ba Is
the fact that no such action had been
brought against him, is presumptIve
proof that he has not been guilty of
slander. Clerk Tilney conducted the
case for the prosecution and when he
had concluded, 1t was arranged that the
committee should meet next Tues day
evening, when Bowen will put in his
defense.
Gold closed at 1411a a IA q.
EVANSTON. Wyoming, March S.--The
Republican Territorial Convention met
here to-day. Resolutions were adopted
instructing delegates to vote for Bristow
for president.
WASHINGTON, March S--The Presi-
dent has sent to the Senate, the name
of Richard H. Dana jr., of Massachu-
sets, to be Envoy Extraordinary and
Minister Plenipotentiary, to Great
Britain, vice r. c. Schenck.
The Committee on Judiciary this af-
ternoon completed the Bslknap articles
of impeachment; they are 20 in number.
specially stating various amounts of
money received by him from Marsh; as
he Marsh has fed from the country
the Committee tomorrow move its re-
ference back to the Committee so further
testimony may be taken; Committee
will not act in haste; they charge Belk-
nap with having violated section II
of revised statues, penalty for which is
Imprisonment for not more than two