The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1876-03-30
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.
WASHINGTON, d. c., March %, 1876

Special Correspondence.
The Specification of words has been
SO much changed of late that the services
of a new photographer would seem to be
needed. 1t one wants 10 travel now a.
days in a comfortable manner, he must
move of Ill a palace Should his hair
OF beard need trimming, he is directed
by a 1annting sign to a "ronsorial En-
! porilm.' Should the inner inan call for
| huid refreshments "a sample room"
( opens its doors for his use. If there is
suspicion that law has been violated,
the suspected man instead OF being tried
| is investigated, and if one OF the Gun
| corighteous" should by accident or on
purpose tell 2 huge lie, he has simply
! made a statement" just now state
iaents and Investigations rule the hour
! il Washington: The committee on war
| expenditures and the Judiciary commit
tee are both Investigating" Belknap AMI
post -traderships. Marsh returned from
| Canada this week with the Presidents
pardon in his pocket, and testified before
the Judiciary Committee, repeating his
| former story, with some slight variations.
He sail that what he saw IN the papers
| in New York Of the debate in Congress,
was the cause of his fight to Canada,
and that he did not read what it was re-
| ported (as has been proven falsely, IS
| being said by the President in regard TO
his prosecution, he did not see until he
was in Montreal. He also said that he
believed should his payments to the Sec
| rotary of War be known, he would be
disgraced, and he is. One Dr. Bradford
testified that he told Secretary Belknap
that there were reports that the Secre
tary was selling post traderships and
that Baiknap said cts id lie and I
can whip the man that says it." No one
believes that Beiknap used any such lam
| guage.
The Schench, OF Emma Mine investi-
cation, Iarks next in interest to the Bel
KNAPP case. It has been charged that
Minister Schenck lent his official posi-
ton in London to palm off the stock of
a worthless silver mine on the English
people, and the committee on foreign
affairs is Investigating. One Lyon
| who has proven to be q scurvy fellow,
testified before the committee to vast
amount Of stuff about ex-senator Stew
art, Minister Schenck and Baron Grant,
| who had undertaken to sell the stock of
| the mine. He claimed that these three
were in conspiracy to swindle him and
the public generally. Mr.. Stewart has
| been before the committee several days
and has shown pretty clearly what man
I ner of man Lyon is. Baron Grant has
autographed and written upon the sub
! ject and General Schenck resigned and
came from London to vindicate himself
before the committee. His examination
is to commence to day. Before this in
vestigation is concluded another SANDER
of the detective and Democratic press
viii be exploded.
SO many papers are being called for
from the depart to be used in the
investigation going on, that the Secre-
ta1,y of War has informed Congress that
he cannot comply with the demands and
do thecurrent businesaof his Office without
more help. Yet the committee proposes
to make a sweeping reduction OF 20 per
cent. in the number of employees in all
the departments. To do this will Grip
pie the civil service seriously aud instead
of being economy viii be wastefulness.
Gen. Sherman is now here in response
to a call from the Secretary of War who
desired to consult him. It is said that
| army headquarters will be returned to
this city, which Uonld give some show
of truth to the report that a misunder-
standing between the Secretary and the
General Of the army was the cause of
| the removal.
The Senate can do nothing because
| the bills from the House have not been
! sent up and DO one can tell when they
viii be, as that body is not trying to
legislate-only to make political capital
| The Republican Senators have determin-
ed upon one thing and that is that they
will not allow the ex-Confederates in the
House to cripple the efficiency of the
government and clog its wheels, by not
Hlah1hS sulHcieHt appropriations. Inc
Senate cannot originate bills of that kind
but they have the right to change them,
and they will do so, and force the House
to a compromise.
The friends of the various candidates
for the Cincinnati nomination are work
ing hard. Conkling gained great add
vantage when New York instructed for
him. Blaine seems to have friends more
widely diffused over the country than
any man named, but Bristow is rapidly
| gaining ground, if what the papers say
| is 10 be taken as fact. Any of these or
a dozen others [ might name csn be cas-
| lily elected. REP.