New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-03-05
WASHINGTON.

Bribery
WASHINGTON, March 4.-Dr. Dienforth>
examiner of chemicals in the patent Office
is under investigation for bribery.
The Belknap impeachment Articles.
The subcommittee have completed the
articles Of impeachment.
Belknap's Wealth.
War Department is said to be Satisfied thai
Belknap's possessions are worth $3.50, 900.
General Clusters Testimony.
General Custer telegrsphed Hester ely
mer that in his opinion there was no trading
post west of the Missouri river which had
not been bought by parties holding the
right.
The Grand Jury to Indict Belknap.
The grand jury will, on Monday, indics
Belknap. The penalty is said to be . fine
twice the amount received and three years
in tho penitentiary.
Committee Work.
This being day of legislative mac ton In
| the House proper, many OF the com mitteee
were in active operation.
The Judiciary COMMITTEE, who had two
| days ago arranged for the examin alton to-
day of Mr.. Marshall ORoberts, of New
| York, in the Texas Pacific investigation !,
| had to set aside that arrangement in order
| to give its attention to the preparation Of
l 8ftlCle6 Oh l3U00Cum0uV against Cu0 18t6
Secretary of War, in which business it was
occupied all day. There are two counts.
The first charges Secretary Belknap with
/ having accepted Q bribe, and the second
count charges him with having continued
to accept the same.
The Appropriation Committee gave it's
attention to putting the finishing touches
On the legislative appropriation bill, which
it expects to report early next week.
The Freedmm's Bank Committee con-
tinued its investigation into the mieman-
agement of that institution.
The Committee on Naval Affairs inquired
into matters at some of the navy yards.
The Committee ON Military Affairs had
up the grave yard question, letting of con-
tracts for headst0nes, and that as to the
policy of concentrating these encampments
| Of the dead.
The Committees on Indian Affairs and,
Post0fhces were at work on their respective
subjects of investigation.
Another Investigation committee, known
as the ''select committee" on the real estate
pool and the Jay Cooke Indebtedness, COM
menced it's operations to-day, but had not
made much headwsy when it encountered
an obstacle in the refusal of Mr.. Halle {
Kilbourn, real estate agent in Washing
ton, to submit his business books to the
his willingness, if any specific charges were
made on affidavit, to present his books and
papers unreservedly, but declined to sub
init them to an examination on any loose
general idea that they might reveal some
thing which the House would be justified
in inquiring into.
House.
Mr.. Reagan, of Texas, spoke against the
Hawaiian treaty, arguing it would not be
of the least advantage to the United States
The House then adjourned.
The Democratic Caucus.
Mr.. Payne presented his modified bill ss
the report of the majority, consisting of Rep
resentatives Payne, Barnum, Morrison and
Gibson, and Senators Thurman, Baysrd
Mcdonald and Merrimon. The minority
report was made by Representative Bright
Holman, Walker, Sourhard and Theakly.
1t simply proposed to repeal that part of the
specie resumption act which fixes the frs
day of January, 1879, for that purpose. The
caucus adjourned to Tuesday by vote OF 81
to a., without taking test vote on finan-
cisl matters, though they were debated all
night.