The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-03-03

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pared Tie stateincnt as night. ard gave MIN copy
about Socock ms morning being substanil!ly copy
torg. save thM have nied up hs blanks br. romiin
y an sa NJ ny 6 uSch SGu ne Ss ISss Sn ". vs.
blackburn since had mide my statement In the after
tcmen who had heard ~ lie said pc dii no. ike 70
on- Of the committee. who eNpressed the opinion that
iy IL. uru. wuuil invciNv 80 o.Otttst -" '..-ai
t6aI wa. the freRG ofthe secrsia t6s il ss bass
came out woald run nri that his wife Vas 70 gIeot
frisnd Of the ismiiy. was 10 great trouble. snd
Toioinson @ pu lave s6oS, nnishsd my written state M
ment and will read 70 you" then read i to hun;
thing. couli bc eSpain.d yet they could rroye that
Beikn, r's order, zen BciXOap would be sutpGnaed.
would prove to the committee that Mrs. eelsnaps
money, received through he had always Kept dis.
tinvt from his and for her
DELKNAp's RESIGNATION.
Among the documents submitted with the
testimony were these:
wAsmNoroS % C.. March Q. 1870
M 81 NAT ana r rsSss % 'sns IL %
tanee Ihanklng YOU ;or your constant ana continued
N1un''' '"' GIySsc5 'N' " Wv " BsiksAr.
''''' Exrcuuvs MANSION.
wAsnSet,S. y c. March g.
Dsas slS Your tend. q r@s.sa%on @ a, ssereiy
Ga!ey IS % recSiyed aud me same Is ssrey accepted %
wv" 1''"' 'S'''' ',, - ESscrrryr ,N.SSosSSN'
-.
STA In reply to your note Of INJURY Of to dy .soHe
the resden mrccis u 10 say thlt we hour o. the ac
ss,Ic,4ry q wafwas about li, 9elocS tais n ,Tn
am, SIR, your obcdient servant.
Hon uEisrxR CLyNER. Chairman, &c.
The proceedings Of the committee showed
that on "Wednesday morning. March I, the Sec
retary Of War, having been notified OF tho
whereu1on the testimony Of Mr. Marsh
was read to him. The SECRETARY expressed de-
time to employ counsel. THIS was granted, and
the committee adjourned until y. NJ for that
purpose AT 8 p; ~: Gen, BelSnap sPpsea.ed
Blair The testimony and exhibits were read
for Judge Blair's iniormation, Gen. Bel
knsp having Withdrawn. Judge Blair made
q verbal proposition regarding the report
which might be made TO the House. which
mously rejected. At the meeting OF the coli-
mittee to-day March 2, at lG3O 4. NJ. Judge
Blair appeared aud presented letter dated
OF the Uui;ed states, aceepting the restenatiOn
Of the Secretary of War After authorizing the
Charm II to draft a report to be presented to
the House, the committee took recess until
12.)O L. NJ. On rcassCnbiing tho committee
ordered the hiiriuHn 20 address IA letter TO the
President forthwith, askinS him fOt copy OF
the letter of resgnatinn of the late Secretary OF
War. and informing them at what hour u was
received, wDereupon Mr. Chmsr pfooarsd the
letter. which was suun3ttCd to and approved Of
bY the committee, ana sent to the President by
messenger vi tho llOose, with orders 10 wait
rho COMMITTEES havllg taken a recess for the
purpose OF considering tbs request Of william
W. Bclknap, made ty his counsel, Judge Blair,
to be permitted TO appear before the committee
to make sworn statement, u Was determined
that ho should be heard. Wncreupon judge
Blair was iuformed OF the decision, and request
ci to have Gen. Bcknap appear before the com
mlitcc Ht y. NJ, II he stlll desired 10 do so.
The com mittes met At . uclock. W. W. Belknap
having failed to appear, the Chairman submitted
the report to the committee and, IL having been
un -nimousiy approved, the Chairman WAS or
dered to make tue Same TO the House forthwith.
THE DEBATE IN THE HOUSE.
At the close of the reading. aud after the
IN my members who had taSen up positions n sr
the Clerks desk, tae better T. hear the tcsti-
nony and ACCOMPANYING sta'cIncnts, had re-
turned to their prOper seats, Mr.. Clymer, who
had also gone TO hi, seat, again rose and said
"NR SprAKrR: / would not. II could. and
could not, In my present condition, II would
add anything TO tie iac,s lust reported to ths
house. Another occasion may be Afforded
SSsp eve VI Where S' !Gfcus6@s, TIL, broad isnd
| and throughout Chrstcndom, whercvCi
tne English language Is read or spoken
they viii fpr long years constitute a
! recO d OF official corruption ana crimes such as
! there IL no parallel f1r IN our own history or m
/ that o. any other country that know ~. II in
| TINS hour ono sentiment oi .ity' one word OF
| be because feel thai the late secretary Of Wal
| l. but the PROPER outrrOwtb, the true exponent
| Of the corruption, the exttaVagtnce, the mis-
government that have Cursel tnis land Tor ye RS
| pnst. That being MY own reflection, Will dis
] cnargo nv duty best To nyself Auu 10 tlls House
| bv demanding the previous question on tue
adoption Of the resolutions"
MIR. kasson (Rep., Iowa., appealed to Mr.. ely
| mer q give an opportunity Tor some suggestions
| to be made before asking the previous question
on matter Of 50 grave nporiance.
sir. Cbmer regretted that he could not obige
| his friend lseveral Democratic members, Yes
yes and Tor the reason that his colleagues on
tne committee de-iIed to be heard after tie pre-.
| NOus question Is seconded
MIR. kassg sgn-Allow me to say that there will
not be the slightest opposition 10 their being all
| heard.
Mr. Clymer-l decline to yield, and demand the
previous question.
| Mr. Kasson-noes the gentleman expect the
| House TONIGHT after o'clock. and without tni'
report being printed, to vote on these reeolu
| tions, when even the impeachability of the OH
Ger at present Il u point To be considered by the
| House,
MIR Ciymer-.After the previous question has
| been ordered ! Will yield half the hour to tn,
members OF the committee " no are ON the othel
side OF the mouse.
After some futher discussion the preyiou,
question was seconded, md Mr. Clymer yielded
the door 20 his colleague ON the committee, Alr
| Robbins (Dem., n. CO
RECORD or SHANE AND DISGRACE.
| Mir. Robbins spoke of the report as presenting
case Of great shame and disgrace to all Amer
| peachablity OF an officer VINO had resigned, he
| was not prepared to speak worthy, except Il
suggest that 1t could not be true thai
| and VINO had been found by evidence 10 N,
a criminal, could nee from justice. He nl
auce f secretary lciknap's resignation, anu re-
ferred To the Englsh cases Of " arrcn Hasting'
and Lnrd Frlucis Bacon, both II whom had beer
| uni cached after they had ceased To hold ohice.
in which theY committed crimes and nnsde
| neInOTs.
Mr. la $ Otcp., N. W another memh of the
! committee, questioned the statemeHt OF In,
| Ch irman (ilr. ChmcD as to tAis C..se having n.
parallel, and said he would not have - leave hi!
! own borders In order to nrd not only raraile
! for II, bat that he could mud Gases compared
! with which this case was as white as tie driver
snow. lie admitted that mere statement 0
| this case as presented by the testimony WI
sufficient to justify every member to vote for thu
| re esolutions presented.
Mr.. Ian ar (Dem., Miss) inquired OF Mr.. Bas
| his opinion as to the inpeachlbllity of u 10
! signed Othrer.
Mr.. Is 50 replied that the English authoritle
! seemed to maintain the Jurisdiction OF impeach
! ment In such cases, but that In this country I
was an unadJulicated question, and one tina
| was not Tree from doubt, tux his own BIS
judgment was In favor OF the hight To impeacl
and to let the 6 ieHtion be adJudcated by tn
| Senate
DOES BrLKNAP ESCAPE IMPEACHMENT
Mr.. Iloar Qlcp., NassJ on the point Of tho I'm
| peachAblltY OF a person not In oilife, re erTei
To the case of MIR. Whittmure OF SouLn Carolina
! IN which the House hhd dctrTmin a that a for
NAL, actual renunCiatiOn OF AN office Terminated
tho oince, and that any Amerlcau citiZen COul
lay Gown an ONCE held by nm without any aC
crutance of his resignation Judge story hat
LAID down tho doctrine that II could not be don
IN England; but There any citizen could be iIu
pcached, ana therefore tho Emil cases o
warren Hastings and Lord Bacon did not aIplN
Ia 4 a.a AL l..t tHaHH aN