The Portland daily press., 1876-04-27
WASHINGTON.
Sche uck,s Letter of Resiuuaf;o,

sche nck's Letter of Resignation.
NEW YORK, April 26 Documents relating
to the affairs of the Emma Mining Co. were re-
ceved yesterday at Washington. AL
though the committee agreedIto keep the docu-
ments secret until Gen. Schenck had seen them
the Tribune's desdatch says the letter of resig-
nation as director, by Schenck is one of the
documents, but that 1t is in the handwriting of
Park, signed by Schenck
Northern Pacific Railroad.
The House Committee on Pacific Railroads
today came to favorable conclusion on the
Senate bill giving eight years additional time
to the Northern Pacific Railroad Co., to cor.
struct and complete the road. The bill secures
the rights of settlers on lands Withdrawn from
the market for the benefit of the company
and gives the company other lands instead.
1.-THE Government Printing Office.
The government printer claims that the err
rors discovered by the Printing Committee in
his cash book are errors in footing which had
not been discovered until the committee made
close examination. They were admitted at
once by the chief clerk. who had charge of that
book, as mistakes, and the chief clerk proposed
at once to make them good, for he believed he
mad the money there, and there was mistake
between his books and the money The print
er denies having even a dollar in money be-
longing to the United States in bank from his
office under the sales of documents, speeches
and Congressional Records, as charged. Pay
Congressmen and others, in checks and drafts,
which could not be negoti ated at par at the
banks, but had been received as an accommo-
datlon. as to prices paid, he says: Compost
ton is sixty cents per 1000 ems. Under the ar
rangement of the Office all the fiat matter" SO
called, is put in the hands of men at 81 per
day, who earn sometimes Sc and $1S per day.
L nave known mani to earn day after day
about ELS. None of them earn less than So or
20: he says that the printing Of the investi-
fha of9.n Ill
time, will be ruinously expensive.
Post Traderships.
The committee on expenditures in the War
department. heard Gen. e. w. Rice of Iowa,
who testified that he was appointed a post
trader at Fort Richardson. He made an ar
rangement with Mr. Gregory who ran the
post and gave the witness one-third of the
profits. The post ran down until it ceased to
De profitable. Gregory resigned. Witness got
altogether less than $4,000 from Fort Richard
son. Witness assisted Henry Reed to the ap-
pointment as post trader at Fort Wingate and
WA was to nave had half interest in the profits.
but never got any for there were none. Had
an arrangement to get half the profits from the
previous trader, Coos, but he made no money.
Henry Reed continued the arrangement Wit
ness has received about $1500 from this post.
Received $1,000 from j. Evans, the post trader
at Fort Sill. for interesting himself with the
Secretary of War; Left the payment of his
services TO Evans who gave him voluntarily
$1,000. Had interested himself in securing the
appointment of james Loeb at Fort Concho,
Texas and received $4,000 from Loeb. Got the
appointment of W. HI Hicks in 1872 at Fort
Griffin. Received $4,000 from Hicks The only
post that witness is;now interested in is Fort
Wingate.
Witness has no business connection with
Hedrick, but knows him very well. Witness
was friendly aud intimate with Gen. Belknap;
has known him 20 years. Neither Gen. Bel
KNAPP nor any one else had any interest in his
matters. Had frequently assisted his friends
to get political offices. but never took a cent
from them for his services Thought these
trading posts were business places accepted BY
business men.
Adjourned till Friday.
Various Matters.
The Secretary Of the Treasury has authorized
the commencement of the payment of interest
due on the LIST prox., on the 9th inst, wi thout
rebate
Steps are being taken by the Attorney Cen
eral to take possession for the government of
the Hot Springs reservation. Arkansas Judge
Pierrepont will move the appointment of a
receiver for these lands