Year: 1876

publican members OF the committee told any OF the
o'hor members OF the committee OF tho matter they
would have doubtless attended TO f. The whole matter
SO lar as regards Mr.. Ciymer OF little Importance
ls importance Is in the that the despatch brought
out the Pendetou case, and in tho further that
The statements reported TO you as susceptible OF
proof before committee OF the House" have now
been actually proved, with the single mmaterial ex-
ccpton OF the report that hr Clymcr had travelled
Europe with Mrs. Marsh and Mrs Bowers


THE REPUBLICAN SENATORIAL cAUcUs-opPo-


sITIoS TO INFRINGEMENT AND REFORM EN-


coURAGED BY THE RESULT IN NEW HAMP-


SHIRE.


The caucus Of republican Senators which met to-
day discussed the change OF the twenyse Joint
rule and the preparation OF some financial measure
The most important part OF the discussion, however
related TO proposed policy OF resistance by the
publican majority 10 the Senate to the cutting down OF
the estimates by the democrats in tho House
The result OF the New Hampshire cleo
ton thought SO encouraging that a
majority OF the Senators 10 think they au-
thorzcd to resist retrenchmcn oppose the reforms
and economies proposed by the democrats They talk
OF making stand on party grounds and as party
against the democratic which maturcd in
the other House. They do not want to down the
patronage and to resist this TO the utmost,
believing, say, that the republican
party will not, in any event, get the
credit OF economy and will be injured by
every act Of rctrcnchment which affects and lessons
patronage.


The New Hampshire election naturally brings tho
fools TO the top among the republicans here. They
eSult the unlookedfor But It Is hardly
possible that this spirit will control sufficiently to hold
the party together in the Senate in opposition to
necessary reforms. At the time 1t must be said
that the Senate Is inclined kindly REFORM and Is
looking very closely after party interests. 1t is op
posed, for instance TO the transfer OF the Indian
Bureau TO the War Department, because Senators
would in that longer confirm Indian agents
and voted 10 make New Mexico State the other day
because IT was supposed that this would give two
republican Senators.


MARsHs EVIDENCE NOT NECESSARY FOR THE


IMPEACHMENT OF BELKNAP-coMPLAINrs OF


THE DEMOCRATS OVER THE LUKEwARMNESs


OF THE GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS IN THE


PROSECUTION


The committee which has in hand the impeachment
and prosecution Of Mr. Beknap, has secured evidence
aside from that reported to the House by tho Clymer
Committee, which is abundantly sufficient TO convict
Mr.. Belknap before tho Senate. It will be shown by
the Impeachment Committee that tho late Secretary





GERS and soldiers at Fort Sill charged cxtortonatc
prices and that Evans tho trader at tho post
when demonstrated with pleaded he could not sell his
goods cheaper because he had pay ST. year
his privilege to one Marsh in New York" II will DO
shown to the Senate that this matter brought to
the attention OF Mr.. Belknap, and that no paid no
attention and neglected to either investigate the
matter or to remove Evans


The democrats very anxious for Marsh's reappcar
ance. They say very justly If he had not got
out Of reach the trial would have been
over before now, but that hts disappearance
has caused delay, because then became necessary
secure other evidence, especially for conviction
before jury They complain, too that there need
less delay in tho Senate about tho passage of the
Indemnity bill, and that far, they have got help
from the President tho Attorney General, though
they maintain that these officers could hold induce
mcnts, II they chose, sufficient to bring Marsh back
The inquiry into the origin of the despatch declaring
that the Cabinet had ordered the prosecution of Mr..
Marsh is not yet concluded.