, 1876-02-26
A Nice Little Railroad Scheme to Ciyitize
Indians and Get Cheap Lands.
Tho House Caucus Committee
Still Grinding Away OIL tho
Currency Problem,
Passage Of the Four-and-a-Half Per
Cent Amendatory Bill in
the Senate,
Jones, Of Nevada, on tho Sllrcr.R Resump-
tton Problonl...W Washington
Social Gossip.


THE PENDING INVESTIGATION.
Special Dtspateh to Tia Chicago Irtbane
WASHINGTON, D. G., Feb. 25.--8ecrctary Fish
WINS summoned before tho House Committee on
Foreign Affairs this morning 10 testify In rcgar1i
to correspondence recently sont 10 thAs Commit
too touching tho connection Of Schoook With tho
directory Of tito Emma Mine, but WAS uuab1e,
on account Of Bickusss, to appear. Assistant
Secretary Oadwallader WOE present, and testified
that the documents transmitted to tho Commit
too comprised atl tho correspondence In tho State
Department rotating to tho subject under inyes-
tightlou. When asked il there was not other
correspondence there touching tho proposed
resignation Of Gen. Bchenck from his position
as Minister to England. CadwAllsder replied
that there vas, but that tho resolution Of tho
House
DID NOT CALL fun IT.
II the Committee desired to SEQ this corro-
npendeneo 1t would ba 1t their service. Tho
COMMITTEES voted 10 report tho facta to tho
House, with the correspondents submitted by
tia Secretary Of State. and to aak that It bo re-
committed to the Committee In order shat tho
investigation might bo pursued further. It Is
understood to be the intention Of tho Commit
te0 to 20 to the bottom OF tho Emma Mino
scandal, aud the invessigatioa will begin early
nn1t nook.
ITO tbs Assostdfed fress.1
sEcnErARY F16u's OPINION.
WAsn1N6Ton. D. c., Feb. 25.-Tho Secretary
OF State, in communication to tho House Com
mistee % Foreign Affairs, In reference to Gen.
Mining Company, says: "On Nov. at, 1871.
Gan. bchenck addressed telegram to the Do
paztment giving his roasoos for becomins d.
rector, and offering to withdraw from tho Board,
this telegram reply Was sent On the following
day to tho efrcct that, although tt vns tho privi-
lego OF cvety citizen to Invest In auch hon
est enterprises u he deemod proper, tho ad-
yerttsomont of tho n.me Of a diplomatio
representative as q dreotor Of company soek-
Ing TO dispose Of ita Bharea In tho country to
which 10 vas accredited was ill-advised, unfar-
tuoato, and calculated to subject bin to c1ttl-
cism That II was assumed that ho Was no party
10 tho publication. and concluding With earnest
ment Of the company. Gen. acheuck shase-
upon Withdrew from tho Board. !
:uron tho 20sh Of December Con. gohenck ad-
dtesse1 telegram TO tho Department IN rotcronco
TO . dispatch that had appeared in tho Londnn
1iincs referring to resolution OF inquiry said
to hAyo beon adopted In the Eouatc, deat1lng to
know whothsr 1t had referenco to him. aud ex-
pressing his readnesa for investigation. Gen.
tho part Of such Committee tn his letter OF
Jan. TO- As no such resolution Of inquiry had
como to thls Department.. a reply WAS Bont to
tho dispatch above referred To 10 that effect.
On ao tI' + hf0an.1g sng,t aa{ t9ssm Was under
schenck to immediately meet any investigation,
and demonstrnto the sincerity os Ma conglc-
tions on the vasue OF the enterprise tn which ho
bad invested. AZ Tho resolution Of the House
makee no reference to tho action OF tho Executive
Department. Of tho Government on this queatlon
I doomed 1t due to Con. gchcnck ~ 4 public Of
flcer who has hnd vaztous and important public
trusts, and who has for many scars occupied
prominent poaition before tho country to
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