Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1876-04-07
Investigation OF POSt-Traderships by
Clymer's COmmittee-MOre DAM
aging Testimony.
The Case of Senator Spencer, of Ala
bama, Closed for the PrOsecu-
tiOn-White's Testimony.
MOrrison's Tariff BiII-The Emma Mine
Fraud d-Schenck Wants All the
Light POssible-Etc.
Tint villain Spencer.

That villain Spencer.
WASHINGTON, April 6.-The COM
mittse on privileges and elections OF the
senate ia the Spencer case concluded to-
day not to issue subI oe las for the three
colored men named by counsel for pros
ecution, on the ground that their testi-
mOny was Irrelevant and inadmis5sble.
The prosecution then closed and Alex
ander White, OF Alabama: was called to
the stand for Spencer. He testified that
he knew OF no corrupt means being
used to secure Spencer's election.
MOrrisOn's Tariff Bill.
WASHINGTON, April 6.-The commit
tee on ways and means to day mSd9 the
following amendment to Mr.. MorrisOn's
tariff bill: "Gold pens to pay duty Of
thirty per cent. adUaLOren." To the
clause that no allowance shall be mad5
for losses by decay on oranges and lem
Ons, on which g specific duty has been
levied, has been added the words: "Un-
less such decay exceeds fly per cent. on
the value OF said f;uit.n Liuseed oil
has bsen placed at twenty-five cents per
gallon. The committee have not yet
acted on tea and coffee.
POsI.Traderships.
WASHINGTON, April 6-The com.
mittee on war expenditures to-day ex-
amined James Trainer, a post-trader at
Fort Conche, Texas. He testified that
he was a suter f,om 1867, when the
post WAS established, up to 1870, when
the s secretary of wSr wss vested with the
authority to appoint. He came to
Washington with recommendations for
a continuance ut the post, and saw the
secretary of war, who told him to go
and see General Hendricks. He saw
General Hendricks, and the result was
that, although he LHendricksl was ap.
pointed to the post, witness dld busl
ness as post trader. He paid A. G.
Leighton, who went to Fort Conche
with lstter OF authority countersigned
By General Belknap, one thousand
five hundred dollars in greenbacks,
apd afterWard paid to General Hen
bricks one thousand dollars through
mail contractor named Cheney by a
draft on NOrthrop & Chick, bankers, Of
New York. The agreement between
witness and Leighton was that he was
to pay fifteen tn 1usand dollars cash and
five thousand dollars year if the post
paid. He also paid drsfC for one thou.
sand dollars drawn by Sawyer to mail
contractor now dead, but does not know
for whom it was intended; Sawyer asked
for it aud he paid it without asking any
questiers. He also paid some seven or
eight hundred dollars to General w. L.
Clark, a memteG Of congress from Texas.
This was paid at three different times,
the first payment being in currency at
the St. Nicholas kntsl in New
York, and the other two by drafts
He always regarded these payments
as charity; Clark said be was hard up,
and asked the money as loan. Wit
ness did not expect to get it back, nor
had he got it back. Witness said he
paid two hundred and fifty dollars in
currency, in the bar-rOOm Of the Metro
politan hotel, to Simon Woif, recorder
of deeds at Washington. Wolf was to
have two thousand dollars il he got him
the p0st, but failed. Had seen Wolf
since his return. Had also paid three
hundred and fifty dollars assessment for
political purposes. He was aisO post
master at the time at salary OF fifteen
hundred dollars year.
The witness created great amusement
In the committee by bis peculiar move
ments, manner of speech and witty re-
marks. He said that when he paid the
ten thous and dollars to Hendricks, he
told Cheney &Leighton he did not intend
to pay any more.
j. FreedIander, post trader at Fort
Stockton, aud General Bower, post
trader at Fort Whippla, ArizOns, were
examined. Neither had paid money,
directly or indirectly, to any one for
their appointments or continuance IN
Office.
Emma-Mine Schenck.
WAsHINGFON, April 6.-Mr. Phelps,
OF the counsel for General SchenckI pre-
sented to the house committee on for
eign affairs to-day list of the witnesses
he desired summoned.
Mr.. Hamilton suggested that no fur.
ther testimony be taken concerning the
history of the Emma mine.
General Schenck invite d searching
| investigation. The committee should
cover the whole ground, showing all the
| facts connected with the history, pro
gTess, Cwnership, and sale of the mine
the testimony against him being contra
dictoTy Oh various points, but implicat
ing him in alleged fraudulent transac
| tons.
Mr.. Springer, Of the committee, asked
| Schenck il the committee should say
| that he honestly and in good f9ith &C
| uuired his interest in the mine, ire
| specttve of any fraud that might have
| been committed by others, whether ht
would desire q fuller investigation fol
sake Of others.
General S S1henck replied that he de-
sired such investigation for others as fol
| himself. The ground he took was this
| he was neither dupe nor q rascal; ht
| knew he was neither, but he invested
his money in the mine with a view o.
bettering his condition; he made his in
vestment with his eyes opened; ht
wished to show not only this, but tina
the mine is still enormously valuable
| prorerty, and that the failure wSs ow
! ing to the mismaDsgement OF the com
paDy in England; he did not want tt
appear as 8 simple BOBBY taken in b!
others, and therefore desired to have thl
value of the mine fully established. No
one particle Of the testimony OF Lyon
would be received in a court of justice
that witness having INDUCED in innuen
dos, and the reports and infeTeBces O
these things had gone to the world Ol
wings of lightning TO his prejudice, con
Meeting bim with alleged frsudulen
purpose and the sale Of the Emma mine
Mr.. Springer said the statement tha
Day Wss called to testify agains
Schenck, was not the case.
Mr.. Banks said the way Day was in
troduced led him to believe that his tes
timony would be adverse to the Emma
mine business.
General Schenck said that both il
England and America the whole matte
Of the Emma mine had been spoken c
as a great swindle and scandal, and hi
name had been connected with it in