Year: 1876

WASHINGTON Feb. 25, 1915
SECRETARY FISH ON THE CONNECTION OF MINIS


TER scHENcK WITH THE EMMA MINE COM


PANY.


The House Committee Foreign Affairs made a
report to-day briefly recapitulatng the points in the
correspondence between the Secretary OF State and
General Schenck The documents ordered to be
printed and referred back to the committee. The
chairman stated that the committee Of opinion
that information OF important character has not yet
been submitted to them.


Secretary Fish, answering the call OF the commit
tee for the correspondence closes his communication
follows-


AS the resolution of the House makes reference 10
ernment on this question deemed IL due TO General
Schenck, as public officer who has had various ana
important public trusts, and who has for many years
occupied prominent position before the country, to
further state that the adopted in the department
that while the use OF the name Of the Minister of the
United States in such enterprise inconsistent
with his position, at the same time that General
Schenck had been guilty of wrong purpose
in connecting himself with the company in question.
remain firmly OF this opinion and am further satisfied
that he, in common with many Others became SUI
ferer thereby


The Secretary then responds to that part OF the
resolution asking Information concerning the action
taken by the Executive Department concerning the
connection ofthe Minister to England with the prose-
cution OF the ''Mechado Claim" against the British
government He gives history OF the case and con-
cludes by saying


So far as reflections have been cast upon General
Schenck because OF the prosecution of these claims or
because Of presentation Of them by him TO the
British government, of justice compels me to
say that satisfied that such reflections are unjust
and that General Schcnck is open to impulations
whatever arising thereirom.


THE EFFORT TO MAKE THE POST OFFICE DE-


PARTMENT sELF-sUsrAINING.


The Senate, some time since passed order direct
ing the Committee on Post Offices and Post Roads to
consider and report plan by which tho depart
ment might be made sefsustainng In their fnvesti-
cations the committee find that tho second class
of mail matter, which includes only newspapers
and magazines issued to regular subscribers, now
carried at annual loss of nearly ss,OoO 600
beyond the postage and that this equals tho en-
deficiency OF the department Tho committee have
considered the best OF fixing the rate third
class matter and Thursday will take up the
second class. They have invited the managers Of
a sufficient number Of papers TO give representation
of their different interests impossible to in
vIte all TO confer with them and to suggest how tho
rates class matter be raised and give the
least annoyance and publishers and
the public 1t is believed that IL the on news
papers can be raised to yield only So OoO, 900
year that the postage be reduced to two
cents


THE LEASE OF THE ALASKA SEAL FISHERIES.
Tho examination Of General John Miller, president
OF the Alaska Commercial Company, commenced
to-day by the subcommittee Of the Committee OF
Ways and Means and was continued one hour and a
half when the committee adjourned to meet again to-
morrow TO continue the examination Questions we're
asked by Fernando Wood, chairman OF the subcom-
mitee, with view Of elciting complete history OF
the company and full explanation Of the manner in
which the lease Of the Seal Islands was procured and
the OF fulfilling its obligations The
explanations given by General Miller covered
all the details Of the business He hoped
the committee would make searching examination
and that the committee would not conceal anything
which the company desired TO know. The charges
made against the company were malicious falsohoods
The committee listened attentivey aud seemed we'll
satisfied with the prompt and answers OF tho
witness, who denied that any improper influence had
been used In procuring the lease.


THE REPUBLICAN SENATORS AND THE BILL


TO RESTORE SOUTHERN PENSIONERS TO THE


ROLL.


The republican Senators had a caucus to-day on the
bill TO restore TO the pension roll the Of all per-
sons dropped for participation in tho rebellion Tho
decided that the bill allows the payment Of
arrearages Of pensions during the past or.
teen years which estimated TO amount to several
millions Of dollars the bill ought not to be passed in
the present condition OF the Treasury. This action will
secure Its defeat in the Senate


THE CATTLE RAIDS ON THE RIO GRANDE-


The Secretary OF State has forwarded 10 the Select
Committee on Troubles the Texas Border large
Of official papers concerning dopredatons
American citizens and showing that his long continued
efforts have failed TO terminate them by diplomacy.
Colonel Robb Of the late Texas Border Investigation
Commission, has been summoned TO give information
10 the committee.


UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT.


WAsHINoroS, Feb. 25, 1870


In the Supreme Court OF the United States to-day,