The New Orleans Democrat. (New Orleans, La.) 1875-1876, 1876-03-08

The New secretary or war.
WASHINGTON, March THE President
ma lust nominated Hon. Judge Taft, OF
ohio. to be Secretary OF War, vice Bel
knsp, resigned.
The Attorney General this morning
rceiycd dispatch from District Attor-
nov Dyer, in which the latter says all
The statements in the Western press to
,ho effect that either Gen. Henderson or
himself authorized publication MS relative
u the case Of Gen. Babcock, are entirely
false.
s.Ikuap to Await Action of the Grand
Jury.
II has been arranged that Gen. Bel
tnap shall waive a hearing In the police
co,,rt and await the action OF the Grand
ynrv If an indictment Is found, the
General will immediately appear and
answer before the Criminal Court.
Il Is expected that the Grand Jury
viii be ready to report some time this
The gentleman selected to succeed
Belknap MS Secretary OF War Is now in
thia c1LV, anu httu In GOuSulbtJlOu WIJH
The President Yesterday and this morn
mo His nomination has been sent to
the Senate to-day.
den. Belknap did not appear In police
court here at 10 o'clock q. m. to-day as
was expected, and It Is now given out
that as yet there Is no time fixed for
nlIa Yesterday IT Messrs. Clymer, Robbins
and Blackburn, Of the House Commit
tee on Expenditures in the War Depart
ment. and q number OF House officers
were summoned to appear and testify
before the District Grand Jury, and
some OF the officers Of the House have
complied.
Protest.
The above named members Of the
committee, however, appeared in the
and stated to Court, Jugde Macarthur
that they had been summoned, but did
not know on what subject they were to
testify. That II It was in reference to
what had transpired in the committee
room where, the Belknap investigation
had been prosecuted, they should, II
reouired to testify, obey the mandates
OF the court They would not plead
their privilege, but would testify under
protest They hold that TO appear be-
lore the Grand Jury now for any pur-
pose would result in the intimidation OF
witnesses, many OF whom are now In
the city, many more on the way, and
others not yet subpDnaed. 1t would
be the means OF closing the mouths Of
Witnesses, and prevent the attainment
d Of the ends Of justice.
The Court thereupOn announced that
he would consult with the District At
torney, inasmuch as he did not know
they had been subpnnaed at all, and In
the meantime excuse them from attend
ance. If IL should be concluded that
they should hereafter appear before the
Grand Jury, they would be notified OF
that fact. The committee then retired
from the court room to resume investi-
CATION.
Proceedings Of Congress.
WASHINGTON, March Z, 1875.
senate.
The chair laid before the Senate O
communication from the Secretary 0Y
War on the subject of introducing in
toxicating liquors into the Indian Ter
ntory. Referred.
Mr.. Cockrell. from the Committee on
Military Affairs, reported q substitute
for the bill authorizing the Secretary OF
War to purchase u tract OF land at Key
West, Florida.
Mr.. Gordon submitted a resolution
instructing the Committee on Finance
TO inquire what amendments are neces-
sary to the revenue laws to prevent q
recurrence OF the frauds on the revenue.
He said that tomorrow or shortly after
he would present additional resolutions
on the subject. and submit some re-
marks.
The unfinished business, being the
resolution Of Mr.. Morton for the admis
sion of Mr.. Pinchback, was then taken
Mr.. Christiancy said the question Of
color had not entered into his considera-
ton of the matter. The sole reason why
he opposed Mr.. Pinchback was because
he did not believe he was legally elect
cd. He did not propose to go over this
question again, because anything that
was said now must be q repetition. He
fully concurred In the views expressed
by the Senators from Ohio (Thurman)
aad from Vermont CEdmunds.) He
then addressed himself to the question
which had been. answered by Senators
Norton and Frclinghuysen. that Kel-
logg was then duly and legally elected
Governor, and so recognized in the reso-
luton OF the Senate Of last March. Mr..
Edmunds said he had said that the
President was right in protecting the
Kellogg government, because. some
government must exercise authority;
but until he changed his mind he would
never believe that Kellogg was legally
elected Governor according to the con-
stitution and laws Of Louisiana.
Mr.. Ohristisncy resumed his argu--
Iment and reviewed the method
oy which the Kellogg govern
nment was counted in, and quoted
nls former utterances to show
that although he regarded the Kellogg
government as an illegitimate govern
ment, he had voted for the resolution OF
ast spring. Had the enlarged meaning
which was now claimed for that resolu-
Non been claimed for it at the time it
was under discussion, it would not have
passed,
Mr: Howe said he was for Pinchback,
aot because he was a Republican, but
oecause Louisiana was entitled to Sen
a1of, and he (Mr. HI believed that he
Sas the representative OF the people OF
louisiana, sent here by the only organ
,nation which had q right to send him,
1e Legislature Of the State.
.Mr. Morton in reply to an intimation
VI Mr.. Ohristiancy that those who were
now supporting Pinchback would be
ss ssalnst him II his politics were reversed,
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