The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1876-03-08
WASHINGTON NOTES.
Minister schcnck Recalled NJ the Ex.
press Demand Of England.
Morriii D" rendered The Vacancy IN
fhe Cabinet, thus Opening Zen.
aiorinI Honors 20 Ex.
Speaker Blaine.

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taryshlp Of War has been rendered &c
Senator Lot NJ. Morrill,, Of Maine, who
1t Is UNDERSTOOD has accepted. II /.
said the vacant seat in the Cabinet had
been first rendered 10 General Garfield
General Hurbut, of Illinois, Judge
Hoar and General Webster, of Chicago,
all OF whom declined the place. The
acceptance OF Senator Morrill, will GER
tainIy place ex-Speaker Blaine in the
Senate for Morrllps unexpired term.
The announcement that General
Schenck, our Minister to the Court OF
ST. James, had been recalled on the
express and emphatic demand Of Eng
land, shocked the citizens of the CAPT.
tai. 1t transplres that delay in official
action was to get him safely at sea be-
fore the crushing fact became known
to the English public,
The evidence of Attorney General
Pierreponts interference in favor of
General Baocock previous and during
his trial for compicitity Ia the whisky
frauds is in the hands of the Judiciary
Committee of the House, anu is almost
conclusive. The committee have an
other meeting tonight, and it is
thought impeachment is possible. A
prominent member of the House and
member of one of the Investigating
committees thinks three members of
the Cabinet will be impeached. Mr..
Hester Clymer is quoted as saying
that everything in the War Depart
ment is salable; that Belknap even
sold wharfage privileges about Wash
ington. EX-Secretary Delano and his
son John will be before the House
committee for selling trading stations
in Indian reservations. Gidon Welles
will be before the Naval Committee on
Thursday to testify about the Secor
claim.
Cabel r.. Marsh and wife, who are
now in Montreal, have some impor-
tant information concerning the half
million claim of the Kentucky rail
road. 1t is thought the present Mrs
Belknap, or some body for her, receiv-
ed twenty-five thousand dollars for her
influence with the friends of the adj
ministration in the case. Marsh hav-
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der of attorney General Pierrepont, it |
is now said the success of further inn
parchment proceedings against Bel
KNAPP will depend wholly on the ability
of the committee of Investigation to
procure fresh evidence. The statement |
that President Grant ordered the AT
torney General to prosecute Belknap
and all his accomplices is explicitly |
denied on good authority, the order
being for the prosecution of Belknap
solely.
The responsibility for Marsh's es-
cape is now charged upon Clymer, who,
it is said, discharged him as soon as he
had given his testimony, and before
it was known Belknap would not APP
pear to answer for himself, and against
the protest of Bass of the committee.
Bass himself is authority for this state
ment, 1t is also said Clymer was
warned by secret service officer that
Marsh had made preparations for a
journey to Canada.
The judgments of the court 10
Alabama claims rendered up to Janu-
ary % have been certified by the state
departments to the Treasury Depart
ment, and will be paid as soon as
Secretary Bristow decides whether to
take money directly from the treasury
or to cell the requisite number of the
bonds in which the Geneva award is
invested. a decision will probably be
promulgated by the middle of the pre-
sent week. The amount Is between
five and six millions. Awards were
made up to adjournment of the court
last week covering all but about one
hundred of the entire thirteen hundred
and odd cases.
A sensational story is afloat to the
effect that the Democrats are anxious
TO have the impeachment dropped,
but wishing to avoid such an appear
ance, have made strenuous efforts to
induce some Republican Senators to
move to dismiss the case when it
comes up, on the ground of lack of ju-
risdiction. The motive ascribed is
that evidence has been developed inn
plicating two or three members of the
House, who desire to shelter them
selves in their hour of need behind the
precedent thus sought to be estab-
lished.
Itappears that the first scandal Gen.
3elknap was mixed in was early i'll
his career as Secretary of War. IL 10
published here to-day that the Bower
estate of Cincinnati had claim
against the Government for transport
tatlon during the war over the Cincin-
natl and Lexington Railroad. Stanton
rejected the claim as not based on
equity. Schofield, his successor, did
the same. Rawlins followed the same
example, but a prominent attorney
and Democratic candidate for the
Presidency when Belknap came in, EN-
pioyed Mrs. Bower, then Belknap's
sister in-law, aud now Mrs. Belknap
ana the Secretary promptly allowed
principal and intere st of the doubtful
demand. The amount paid Mr'