Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1876-03-16
GENERAL NEWS.
Preparing to Resume Small
INhange Specie Payments.
The Foreign Affairs Com mittee
at Work on Schenck.
The Investigation Of George IL.
Pendleton.
WASHINGTON.
.lNvE<rIo ATuNG tPENpLsToS.


WAsl,lNeroS, March l5 Colonel
Gra!ton was examined to-day before
-,in committee ett- expenditures il-,Ee
war department. The chairman said
to linn. \ telegram appears in the
New York Herald OF the Sth inst.
con,aiuing certain information con-
cerning himself, and that Nordholl,
the author of the telegram said he ob.
tanned his information from General
Bpynton, who yesterday testified he
obtained has first information from
Mr.. Wilson, then from Shellbarger
aud next from Grafton.
The witness in reply said the con-
vcrsa,ion with Gen. Boyn,on was a
week ago; thought he did not tell
Boynton, in the conversation that
Mrs. Bowers, Mr.. and Mrs. Marsh,
Pcnlleton, aud Clymcr travelled to-
-ee,her in Europe, and that some Of
the parties were acquainted with the
main facts alluded to in the telegram
affecting Pendleton. The witness re.
lated the conversation he: held with
Gen. Boynton, which the latter re-
.pcatcd. II. did not think he stated
TO Boynton that kiddos told him that
'Csymcr refused TO investigate the;
Pendieton matter, but that he said he
lad not sufficient data. Witness did
not tell Bovn,on anything that reaec-
ted on the Committee; he derived
from kiddos the impression that there
was an indisposition< OF portion OF
tile cohmittcc1o examine into. the
facts. kiddos never stated that Cly-
mer travelled in Europe withS parties
above mentioned. Ixiddos said he
met Clymer in Europe, but he never
met him with those parties. kiados
never said Clymer attended q meeting
Observation-Disclosures A-A1, Marsh
aud Mrs. Bc'knap, nor did witness
say SO.
The bill reported from the senate
committee on Indian affairs to-day,
providing for the agreement with the
Sioux nation for the rclinquishmenl
OF the Black HILLS, is with "A amend
ments. the measure introduced by
Mr.. Allison.
+ i-he tfo,tsc- committee on I,ost.ufficcs
rand ppstroads has authorize. .l.ut-
terrell TO report for passage :. bill
designed to prevent straw bidding,
the main features OF which are these:
1t provides that in cases of failure oi
bidders or contractors the postmaster
General slIa i not be obligedto run up
the list of bidders until he finds some
one able and willing to perform the
service, but after giving the second
lowest bidder preference, if his bid
is not considered tco high the depart.
ment may offer the contract TO any
outside party at a priccno, exceeding
next TO the lowest bid in the list. The
bill also provides that no bonds shall
be accepted which do not explici,l,
7~+-tnbody satisfactory answers TO til,
various. presented intcrrogatories re-
lating to the location, value and free
dom from incumbancies Of the rea
estate alleged to be owned by tn.
bondsmcn.
Secretary Bristow and mint direc
tor Linderman, were by invitation be
fore the house appropriation commit
tee to-day to furnish further informa
luon concerning the readiness Of th,
treasury department to begin the re
sumption of fractional currency in sill
yer COM After hearing their state
Nments thf>commiuce voted to repor
a bill for this object back again 10th
house tomorrow and ask its immedi
ate consideration
ISvEsrlGArISa> scnESck.
The following, dated Washington
! March 18th, is a part ofNMr. Fish
f testimonyin the Schenck matter. tt,
, first Of the testimony failed to reac
!, US, the report beginning at the follow
, ing paragraph: .
On the S,h OF February Gencr,
Schenck telegraphed from London i
substance that the telegraphic dis
J. patch published in the London news
papers that morning informed him tn,
: on the preceding day the house Of re
b representatives. passed resolution in
! structing the foreign relations CON
J. mittee to ascertain what action IL
If executive had taken in regard to h
IS connection with the Emma mine; tn
l. if on account Of the malignant and ca
IS umnious misrepresentation wi
which heahad been pursued, the pre-
: idept considered that he embarrasse
his administration and was no long
s useful to his position, and bel,
IN grateful for his past confidence al
"a support he should cheerfnlly acce
y. his judgment and would resign /