New-York tribune., 1885-02-05

..toas.s under which the Mississippi River Commission
now working have been fuy paa"s sy are paaa
and detective and that the est estimate q G nsT fSa
oo0s less BY ~ n1 He wanted
to know why the River and Harbor COMMITTEES had mot
AND 70 during the last three
for the Lower Mississippi has been expended In repairs pd
more than onefouth Of the appropriations have been
spent in such repairs why has the coinmt'ee c elm
an M .coch denounced the Mississippi River i'm
provement under the present plan as great scheo VI
Earv in the afternoon Mr. Beford OF Colorado thrust
himself upon the attention OF the House IL was ms
LEFT off last year-abOut the immense surplus and the
necessity OF openng the Treasury vaults immediately
COLONEL MORROw's BRIEF TRIAL.
WAsuINGTON. Feb. An the Morrow court
martial to-day s. p Norton, of Wheeling, was put on the
witness stand by the prosecution. He testified that De-
ginning I'm 1881 the firm Of which he Is member ad
yanced money to Colonel Morrow on his pay ACCOUNTS
The arrangement entered into between them. he SAID
was that the firm not to present the accounts Tor
payment but that they were to he renewed whenever
they became due by Colonel Morrow the latter paying
discount each pay account 1t was carried over
The firm has received up to date under this pooling ar
rangement about l,i00.
The prosecution rested with the examination OF this
witness and the defence called Colonel Morrow TO the
witness-stand Counsel questioned him as to his mill
vice AS Sergeant of the 18th Pennsylvania Infantry In
April 1861, and served in the infantry during the
"three months service" He then re-entered the
service in tho 9th Pennsylvania Cavalry,
serving in this regiment until mustered out
in August, 1865. having been promoted at
various times until he had reached the rank OF Lieu
tenant Colonel lie entered the regular service In july
1866 as Captain in the 7th Cavalry and was promoted
10 Major of the 9th Cavalry 1867. and commissioned
as slone In 1881 He was detailed In tha
wear 10 visit France witness the man9uvres OF the
French Army and his return was detailed as alue
camp TO General Sherman. He remainci
in Washington about two years and ieit
this city In 1888 TO join his regiment
al request He explained that he took thls la
ter because he become involved In debt aud ala
not see his way out long he remained In Washing
ton. lie then explained at length the alleged duplca
ton of his pay accounts. a.. ,,.,
left Washington TO join his regiment no hai re-
ccved from the OF Morrow's accounts SOO per
month for three months, out OF which lie PAID some
minor debts OF Morrow's Following the presentation o
this evidence the submitted To the court Win
brief argument by Ex-Governor boutwell,. who sad IN
substance that the prosecution bad failed To show
that Colonel Morrow knew at the time that he was lSu
ing false ccruHcates and that Colonel Morrow Dy agree
ing pay cIorbtant rate Of interest TO those hOlu
ing the first issued accounts obtained the night To
control his own pay. -
The Judge Advocate said that he had nothing to say
to the reply. hut that II 1t should become neces
deliberations OF the court TO consider any
questions involved he would he prepared TO gave
the court the required Information. The court tAcn
went into secret session to consider the ease.