, 1876-03-09
bElkNAF.
The Impeachment Resolutions
Reoommitted to the Ju.
dietary Committee.
An Interesting and Spicy Debate Oh a
Bill to Protect Witnesses.
0lymers Committee Held RESPONSE
bic for MarBh'a Escape to
Canada,
Belknap Goes Before Tho Police Court, and
GiyeS Bail in $4,000.
The Investigation Of George
II. Peudleton's Past Do.
tngs Inevitable.
0ryllse Grant Called 10 Testify Concern
ing Post-Tradcsships.
An Old Post Trader Who Stands
Up for Bellknap.
But Hevilos Those Army Officers Who
Paid Him Not.
4 Supervisor Of Internal Royenuo and
the Concho Post-.-1Yhcro Did
the Money Got
0ryllte Grant Called 10 Testify Concern.
ing Post.TradershIps.
An Old Post Trader Who Stands
Up for Bellznap.
But Revilos Those Army Officers Who
Paid Him Not.
4 Supervisor of Internal Royenuo and
the C0ncho Post--.1Yhcro Did
tho Money Got



Spsefat D7spafeh to 1na chteooa 1t1btsra.
WABulaaTox, D. C., March 8.-Tho psooood-
ings OF tho uouso to-day wore lively and variod.
great crowd Was present expecting articles Of
impeachment. Aftor deninl Of all tho charges
Affecting his integrity by Representative Pur-
man, Of Florida, and the roforonce Of hls caso
to 3 committee for investigation, TIM witnosz
who Ind refused to answcr hoforo the naval in-
veskiestion vae brought to tho bur OF the House
aud Rtyon chair. He had scarcoly takon his
Heat when be fell OF In ile and 1ollod over into
the spnoo before tho Bpeakor's desk. Ladies'
ucroamed, tho galleries rose, mombors crowd
cd down about him, and tho Speaker
called to tho galleries for u physician.
After = while tho struggling pationt whs carried
out. having clearly answered boforo tho Com
mittoo tho questions he declined to reply to yes-
torday. ho was discharged from cuatody BY q
formal vote. There are
MANY WILD MINORS
abont his testimony. and 1t Ia reported generally
that he testified as to mousy going into 8ecre-
ta1y Robosons family. This ia without tho
loaat foundation. uo only implicated two clorks
and ono Of these, Of long connection in tho
Department. denios tho story Of tho wisnoss tn
all it's parss. subsequently, proceedings be-
came bitterly partisan. Tho judiciary Committee
finally reported tho articles Of impeachment Of
Gou. Bolknnp, but reported them 10 confess to
tho uouao tAat tha entiro impeachment pro-
ceedinga is at present failure, owing to the ab-
senco Of tho witncaa Marsh. It was
r1TlAnLE CONFESSION
for the Democrats, who voluntarily rolaa1nd
Nnrsh from tho custody Of tho House to hsve to
mnko. Tho Committee asked that the inpoach-
mont articles might DO secommittod, with In
Btruct,onB to tako further testimony. It Was
~ thu npTnorfAt}e 1aaAorn 4r1 I'm t,ar-
miltcd to ind the evidence oftoe the indictment
Ind boon found. Thu Republicans showed
thofr zeal in tho prosecution Of tho
lnts War Becrotary BY voting With the
grand inqueat is to bo renewed By tho Judiciary
Committee from tho outset Tho Republicans
weso not 10 readily disposed to yield to tho Dom
ocratic demand for tho passage Of tho b4ll rcla-
suit showed that this intimidation wks duo to
tho form rather th0n to tho substance Of tho
Denocratio demand. Tho Democrats, nttcr hav~
ing two epocchos from thoir own side, moyod for
tho previous qucatlon, aud proposed to exclude
Republicans from tho debate. Tho blu was
ONE or vk8T IMPORTANCE,
had only been reported to tho 1otAo In manu-
1cript this morning. and ind not boon printed.
II contained provlbions which eoemea to bo Of
. very dangerous character, yet tho Democrats
roiussd tue Nopublicana tho privilege Of ono
word. Tho Republicans then. outraged by
this tnjuss!co Of arbitrary po1or. for tho first
tia,o this eenaon showed thoif powor. They
forced tho Democrats BY tiibRssotiug to grant
tham half III, hour. Tha Democrats woro Sur
ptiacd antl ohsGrined at tho skill In parlmouta-
~ fosco exhibited by tho Republicans, which was
30 In oontraAt With their own laundering. Tho
Democrats 80 aippantly violated parliamentary
law al to force call OF tho House, when the
lnat rota showed quorum. Aftos
TiRhsoM FlL1DusTERIN1 sIE1E
Of two hours, tho Republicans carried the day
by forcing tho Democrats 10 compromise, aud
obtained the floor. Dlatno aud Knsson uaod 1t
70 terrihle advantage. Thoy showed that tho
Democratic charge that tho Administration
Cabinet meeting drovo Marsh from tho country
was false. and thai Marsh loft Now York before
tho Cabinot con nyened. and was in Montreal be-
fore tha dispatches couooso,ng It were pnbliahcd
It was Also mado to appear that the dispatches
Bef0 tlQtruo.