The New York herald., 1876-02-29
FROM OUR REGULAR CORRESPONDENT.

WASHINGTON Feb. 2S, 1876.
HISTORY OF THE EMMA MINE scHEME-rEsT1-
MoNY OF MR.. LYON BEFORE THE COMMITTEE
ON FOREIGN AFFAIRS.
The session OF the House Committee on Foreign
Affairs taken up wholly day by single witness
in the investigation of the Emma Minc scandal Ex-
Governor James f. Lyon, of Racine, Wis, testi-
fed at length, giving history of tho transactions
nccted with the Emma Mino from the time 1t was dis
covered The witness is short, thick, ruddy complex
ioned good natured looking man. with hair whiskers
slightly tnged with gray. After the Chairman of tho
committee (Mr swann) performed the ceremony Of
administering tho oath, the witness, taking a at
end Of the long table around which the committee
Sit commenced his story. He seldom interrupted
and tho committee and such reporters happened to
bo present listened attentively for nearly hours
Mr.. Lyon said he the original OF the mine;
that in 1862 while he in New York. certain parties
seized upon 1t and oustcd him; he Immediately en-
ployed counsel Mr.. HIlard, OF New York and
ex-senator William B. Stewart and brought suit to
recover in selecting his counsel he influenced not
little by advice of Delegate Chane. OF Colorado
Tho arrangement with counsel that they were TO
havc Eve per cent all they recovered and II they
went Utah nfteen per cent and twenty per cent
II they had to carry It to final judgment before
tho Supreme Court here The case was to havo
before Judge McKean at Salt Lake, but
Lyon alleges that Chief Justice Mexican was engaged
IN trying case in his own court when no Presi-
dent Of company which OF the parties to the
trial also that his assistant Judges we're interested
in upon which they we're sitting in Judgment and
that the Marshal OF the Court was interested in tho
Emma Mine. Lyon alleges that ex-senator Stewart
meeting Senator Oliver P. Morton about that
time, made proposition 10 him that II
he (Morton wouId assist in having Mexican
A~I.
in various ways, be would give him $4,000 Lyon
says that Senator Morton agreed to the proposition
and went to indianapolis promising to go to Salt Lake
at any time and whenever his presence was needed
soonlaer Stewart tclcgraphcd Morton come imme
datcy his presence very much desired but Nor
ton took notice ofhe message and Mexican continued
to hold bis position. company was organized IN Salt
Lake, called the Emma Mining Company with capital
Of 600 Mr. Stewart urged witness to consolidate
his claim with this company, then there would be
shares enough to give TO tho urymcn witnesses and all
parties to win. The Emma Mining Company OF Salt Lake
sold on, to company in New York, organized by T. W.
Park Mr. Park after to London and organized
the Emma Nine Company OF London, making contract
however first with Stewart, acting in hrs capacity as
counsel for Lyon by which oncthird OF tho proceeds
OF sales all shares be deposited with selg-
mau Brothers, OF Now York. to secure Lyon in case
his SUIT decided In his favor During the summer
Stewart went TO London Also and II appears
won over TO the company by Park and
united with him In trying deprive Lyon OF his just
share Lyon was sent for by these and told that
from the sale OF stock nothing left after paying
necessary expenses which for placing and advcr-
tsing the shares Park said Mr.. schenck had re-
ccved from him 500 shares for the use OF his name
on the Board OF Directors OF the company,
Park guaranteeing him 62o a share in six months,
and that when Schenck wrote letter rcsignng his
place in the Board, giving therefore that It
would afford political capital 10 his enemies Park said
nc wanted better reason than tnat 70 mako public.
so he afterwards received letter euogizing in the
highest terms the NINE the company and the Board OF
directors.
Lyon testified Park gave him an order from schenck
for 500 moro snarcs and took his check for
800 the balance TO DO paid in ten days;
also that Mr. Puliston, OF the nrm OF Jay
Cooke, NcCuIlouh A Co., was TO have $4,000
for the use Of his name, but was not paid; but Jay
Cooke, McCullouh Co. wanted EOS, 900 for tho use
OF Mr.. Puliston's name Senator Morton Is highly
indignant at what Lyon has said OF him before tho
committee and threatens to have him arrested.
THE SOFT MONEY MEMBERS OF THE HOUSE En-
DEAvoRIxo TO PREcrPrTArE THE FINANCE
QUEsrIoN-A VICTORY FOR THEIR OPPONENTS.
Tho House held only short session to-day, tho
democratic leaders forcing early adjournment to
cut OF the introduction OF imitation grcenback
resolutions which threatened TO como Up as numer.
ously the party behind thom. Mr.. Williams, OF
Indiana was the first to offer proposition 10 repeal
tho Resumption act, but through Misunderstanding
the parliamentary process he failed TO get than
the usual reference for his resolution. Mr. Holman,
OF Indiana, followed with q resolution on imitation,