Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, March 3, 1876, Page 1

— VOLUME 29. SAFETY DEPOSIT VAULTS. BURGLAR’ LAST CHANCE from him by the m: ors Has been taken m Pry y SDS! SAFETY. DEPOSIT VAULTS STATE SAVINGS INSTITUTION, 80 and 82'LA SALLE-ST. ¢& Yalots TIME LOOKS have been plbren the epee Doors oe hatg gat On ir tho hours of Op. ™. a aad Oe WENA Of BALTHT SLE UN RE PPOR feethe Woat havo thos ‘TIME the BAFETY DE- BOOS eat OR Tn BEATS BAV- ENGS INSTITUTION in undisputed pos- sossion oftho fleld as the STRONGEST AND BEST Of thelr kind in the West, Safon ronted at moderate torts) sPENOER, Prosidont. GUILD, .D. , Oashior. 3EO, C. COOK, Manager, GENERAL NOTICES. DEN ER AL NOT ee CHICAGO MUNICIPALREFORM Thore will be a meoting of the IN- DEPENDENT REFORM CLUB at the Pacific Hotol this (Friday) evon- ing, Maroh 3, at 8 o'clock, ‘All tax-payers interested in an hhonost and officiont municipal gov- ernmont sro cordially invited to at- tond the meoting and join the club. JUDGE CATON, President of the Club, will proside. Por order of the Exocutive Com- mitteo: Josso Spalding, Robort Law, Hon- ry J. Willing, John J. BShortall, Goorge M. How, Honry Sayros, J. MocGrogor Adama, N. 8, Bouton, and Chas. P. Kellogg. CITY TAX REDERPTIONS. In compliance with tho request of the Fi- nanco Committee, the premtuns on redemp- tion of City Tax Cortificates will continue ag follows until March 10, 1876: Bale of 1875, for city taxes of 1874, no pro- "ale of 1874, for oty taxes of 1873, 25 vor ont. of 1873, for city taxon of 1872, 95 por Sent tne 10th of Maroh, 1870, and on the 10th of every suocecding month, an addi- inna! ohne mito asa ertificates. the principal o! Me ns, }. 8. |, Comptroller, Chicago, Feb. 26, 1876. FOR BTRANGERS AND CITIZENS— al Uint Jane Ki file fi 6: 1.012, Mey FREE! srsorpeetesen ge ugha. SHIRTS. ‘Manufacture Shirts to ORDER, and carry o largo atook rondy-mado, of their own manufacture, ‘They use Linens made to their ordor in Treland,, yrhlob are auch, heavier, ‘than naual, and aro peculiarly adapt Bi $ stylos of Bhirts. ‘onpquated system of adapting the shape and. atyle of the garmenta to the wearer, thelr suporiur work manship in manufactare, and oxquisite finish iu laundry~ hg, {be moat complete satisfaction may ‘be relied upon. jere can be filled in six hours when necessary. 67 & 69 Washington-st., Chicago, And Pike's Onera Honse, Olnojanatt, FIRM CHANGES: DISSOLUTION. ‘Tho firm heretofore doing business under the firm yame of F. Spengler & Co, composnd of ¥. Bvangler, H, If, Warner, J, Their, and J.D, Marra), a this day Lsavived by mutual consent. J, D. Marry, If, H, War- ber and J, b, Miller succoeding under the firm name bf Marrs, Warner & Miller, who will continue the busi bees of Manufacturers and Dealers in Machinery, and will asaume all abilities and colloct al! accounts, Chicago, March 1, 1876, DISSOLUTION. ‘The copartnersbip heretofore existing between Tar= ower & Stephon is this day dissolved by mutual con- sent. JOHN HARROWER, March 3, 1876, WILLIAM STEPHEN, Bustness will be carried on by Stephen & Lioyd, who will nettle all accounta and collect all debls, DISSOLUTION. "The firm of Williams & Wilaon {a this day dissolved ‘by mutual consent, O, 3. Williams continues the bus- ness and assumes all liabilities, ©, 0, WILLIABS, . Chicago, March 2, 1876, D, i. WILSON, penis Reinke al ed FINANCIAL MONEY TO LEND Ip sums shove $2,000, on ling timo, at 8 por cont or 0 per cent intercat, ALL, SOUDDEL, JR., 108 Dearborn-at, City Contidcates Wanted. $10,000 due on or before June 15, 1876. BREWSTER & REED, Dealers in Commercial Paper, 101 Washington-st. e Chicago Daily Tribune. CHICAGO, FRIDAY, ARCH 3, 1876. read the following testimony and accompani- monta: On Tuesday, Feb. 29, 1876, the Committes met at 10:308.m. Prosont, Mossra, Clymer, Diack- burn, and Robbins. Caleb P. Marsh, one of the witnesses ordered to bo subpanaed by the Committes, being pros- ont, was daly aworn according to law. Question (by the Chairman)—Whore do you reside? A.—[renido at 30 Wost Fifty-sorsnth atroot, Now York, Have realdod in Now York about olght yoars. Q. (by the Clairman)—Were you or not ap- pointed or tendered an appointment aa post- trader at Fort Sill, Indian ‘Lorritory, In tho falt of 1870, by tho Secretary of War? Ifso, under what circumstonces was eald appointmont sc- cured to you? Btato also if you woro commls- toned by tho Sccrotary as auch post-trador, or it not, who was no commissioned, and, if any other porson than yoursolf was ao commissioned, give hia name, and the roasons why Lio waa com~ Mmisstoved. If any agreomont was made bo- tweon you and the appointee, state it, or pro- duco it, if in writing, sod waa fuck agreement mado with tho knowtedgo of tho Secrotary of War, and stato tho circumstances connoctod with tho making of that agreement, and all transsc- tions in dotatl thoroundor, fally and particularly aif you were specially interrogated in regard to the sovora! trananationa, and fo fully as to savo the neccusity of repeated interrogatoriaa. ‘THE NZCLY, In roply to your question I would stato that inthe summer of 1870 mysolf and wife apont three woeks ot Long Brauch, and on our roturo to Now York Mrs, Boiknap and Merv, Bowors, by our invitation, camo for a visit to our house. Mrs, Betknap waa ill during this visit some threo or four weeks, and 1 suppose, in consequence of our kindnoss to her, sho folt undor somo obliga- tions, for she asked mo ono day in tho courso of aconvorsation why I did not apply for a post~ tradorehip on the frontior, I nsked what they were, and wag told that many of thom woro very lucrative officey or positions in tho gift of tho posited the monoy porsonally and took a receipt | Tomlinson and toll him. Je was to leave for for it. Washington atBo'clock. Iront to tho depot TALES WITH NFLENAP. ‘end met him, sod told him that on thinking over 9. (by the Chairman)—Haye you at any time | tho matter I was so undocldod about the con- had any conversation with the Secretary of War versation with the Secretary at tho time of tho regarding the post traderabip at Fort Sill, orhave | funeral that [ would give him the bonotit of the you corresponded with him regarding samo? A.— doubt. Ho sald, ** Iam vory glad to hear this, bo- Ob, frequently. I havo forwarded requeste to | causa my aletor, Mrs. Dolkoap, asic thin was tho the Socrotary made to moe by Evaus, wishing fact.” That Saturday ovoning I got a tolegraphto privileges abont the fort, auch ss to Fell liquors, | dispatch from Mrs, Dolknap which said ; **Como Ste, Idon't remombor what action wes takon | to Washington to-night, It is necessary.” Ira- upon them, ‘Thoy were not returnod to ma as colveditinthe evening. Tha noxzt morning (last faran L know. Evane corresponded regarding Bunday) I received a dispatch from Dr. Tomlin- affairs at Fort Sill throngh me with the Hecretary | son, “£ hopo your wifo ia botter,” which, aoc- of War. I nevor beard of any othor way. cording to our agrooment, meant, "Come to Q. (by the Chairman)—Was the contract be- | Washington.” In tho afternoon I goto recoud tween you and Evans ovor the subject of con- dispatch from Dr. ‘Tomlinson, as follows: yorsation betwoon you and the Kecrotary of | “Como without fail, Annwor," TI answored. “I War? A.—It never va4,—or, I remomber somo shat! come to-night without fait.” 1 was vory in ono inetance,—but om not positive,—yet it giad not to have to Jeave tho country, the con- goome to mo when au article in the nowrpapers | viction having grown on my mind that rogerding affairs at Fort Mill, probably in 1872, iT WOULD DO NO Goop. about tho time the reduction was mado in tho | I reached Waabington yestorday morning at paymoente from $12,000 to $6,000 appeared. Tho | 6: nd stopped at tho Ariingtou, my wife noxt time I saw the Becrntary of War ho asked | being with me, and was shown tos temporary mo if I bad ocontract with Evans, Itoldhim1|rocm. About 7 o'clock I laid down, being had. Inovor showed jt to bim or any oue eleo | groatly fatigued, and about 8 o'clock Dr. Tom- ‘until I produced it hore Jinnan called mo to the door of tho room. Ho said RUN DOWN. ho had seen Blackburn, and that Lo etill thought Q. (by the Chairman)—After receiving by telo- | this matter could bo fixed up without soy. graph the subpaua from tho Sergeant-at-Arma trouble, He asked moif { had the letter I to appear boforo this Committao, which was on | written to the Committes on Thursday night. I Monday, the 2iet of this mouth, did you come said Thad not. Ho avid " Blackbarn saya you to Washington, ond, if so, hed you an Interview | had better writo another of tho eamo purport, with the Secretary of War, aud whon andwhere ? | and sand it up to tho Committco with a noto ex- A.—Icamo to Waehington on Wednesday. tho free why it did not come sooner.” I did so. BELKNAP'S FALL. It Is Absolute, Irre- trievable, and Sick- ening. after mature deliberation was uoanimously ro- morrow morning, at 10:50. Taonspar, Mat motat 10:309.m., puratant to adjournment. ed a lettor dated March 2, 1976, signed Grant, Pronidant of the United States, accontlng the realgnation of the Secrotary of ES ter addroanod to the Chairman, tothe con A Brilliant Career Shattered by a Woman's Ex- travagance, witgeess Mr, Marsh, boing present, was roc . couurel for Gen. Bolknap, an Chairman to DMAFT A DEPORT S Committoo, The Committes, on motion, 2 dk a pursuant to adjournment at 12m. ‘Tho & were present the Coairman, and Messrs. Robbins and The Passion for Dress and Dis- play, and Its Mournful Outcome nation of the Jato Secretary of War, {oforming thom at what hour approved by the Committoe. and sont to tho How the Intelligence Was Re- ceived at the Capital Yesterday. 934 of thia month. 1 wont to tho house of the | {Tho note and lettor wore marked B. C.] Short- Socrotary of War; staid Wednesday night, aud | ly before 2 p. m. yostorday I came to the Capitol returnod on Thursday morning I ahowod him | to mect tho Committee, and Dr. Tomlinson the tolegraphic subpena and aeskod him what found mo in the corridor near tho Committeo- it moant. Ho said ho supposed it was to | room door. Ho sald, “You are going before state before tha Committees what I know | tho Committe, and £ want you to avout our .transactious together. I neld | remombor that thoro was no arrangoment did not liko to appoar, —becat I} with you and tho Secrotary of War at the timo thought my testimony would be damaging | of the funeral, aud that the monoy you havo al- to or would implicate him or givo him rouble. | waya paid to Gen, Belknap was for Mra. Bel- Tfo said he thought not, aod advised mo to stay | knap, and by ber directions.” I told him I wan and moot the Committee. During that evoning | gomg befaro the Committee to toll tho whala my conversation was chiofly mh. lis wifo, he | story so far ae I could recolloct it; eaid “I bad boing present part of tho time, and undareland shone ‘of leaning. ats epanley: ba ae oer Becrota: ing tho general tovor of our converration. Sho | raled, and now shall tell the (ruth and the whore would Sere eee Exenind one eee augpeated that Lcould makoa statement which | truth, and nothing bat tho truth. Ife said, “I plying that I thought such officea bolongod would sattafy the Committes and oxculpate the don't want yoo to tell auy lies. I only want you to disabled soldiars, and bosides that I was Rccrotary. Hho wantod me to go before tho | to tell tho truth, and that was the trath.” I without polttcal influenco, slo answered that Committco and ropresont that sho aud Ihad busi- said, ‘The truth £ shall certainly tell, and if it politicians gat such placca, ote., otc. I do not | Deas transactions tometber for many years, and | doog not burt Goo. Belknap, no one will be remombor raying that if I had s valuable post of thac oll this money I bad sont the Secrotary was | moro rejoiced than tmysolf." L onutcrod that kid that I would monoy that sho had from timo to time deposited tuo Committec-room about 2 o ‘clock yester- REMEMBER NER, with mene kind of backer, and that slo had | day, ond, without boing sworn, I mado a but I do remembor her saying somothing like inutructed me to eend it to tho Secratary for her. | statemout to certain mombers of the Commit- this: “Lf Lesn prevail upon the Secrotary of T dined thoro and spout tho evening, and stayod | teo ‘of tho facts in the caso, more briefly, but ‘War to award you a post, you must be careful to all night, rotinag about 12 o'clocs. The evon- substantially og 1 havo now aneworod in reply to considaring ¢ tee to make a short etatoment. it The General Feeling One of Gen- uine Sorrow Mingled with Indignation. whereupon Judge Blair was informed Lelknsp appoar before the Committee at 3 o'clock Committea met at 3 o'clock. Prosont, all tho members. W. W. Bolkusp having faited to ap- pear, tho Chairmea aubmitted a report to tho Committes, and it having beon unanimously ap proved, the Chairman was ordored to make the samo to tho House forthwith. THE IMPEACHMENT. AN INTENSE SCENE, Special Dupateh to The Chieago Tribune, Wasninorox, D. C., Starch 2,—Yesterday Will- iam Delknap, of Iowa, was Secretary of War and in the oyos of the world an honost man. To- day, by a unsnimoua vote of tho House of Ropro- Details of the Official Malfea- sance as Given to the Committee. Secretary Belknap’s Restgnation Ten- dered and Accepted. Tho House Will Present Articles of Impeachment Notwith- standing, the office he would kick him di ” © | before the Committee, and oven if i: would, 1 | Ho asked me how I got slong with tho Commit- tho of ho wold Hick bim down eters.” He; | could not mak it. At tha ears timo 1 was so | toa. told bim 1 ued told the story fron hogs antocodont statomont to bo correct, Alrs. Bol- | 80 wrought up, and had such an anxiety, sho | ning to ond, and, at the request of gentlomen knap and Mra. Bowers returned to Washington, pressing and presting me about it, and having | present, I was going to reduco it to writing, and and a few weeks theroafter Mrs, Belknap sent ma | Slept little since the recoipt of tho eubpans, and | appear before the Comuittes to-day at 10:30 word to como over. Ididso. Sho told mo tho sympathizing with their condition, T did | with it. He wanted to kuow how T bad post-tradorehip at Fort Hill waa vacant ; that it | Bot rive .them os positivo answer stated tha fact that all theso paymonts was a valuablo post as she understood, and that | that. might. I went to bod nt “12 o'clock, | to tho Beeretary had beon mado in abo bad cither asked for it for mo, or Lad pro- | and Ido hot eapnase slapt a wink. Thoy enid | consequence of ‘the original agreement Tiouse of Representatives. Thoro has been no such scene in Congroes since the days whon & Repnblican membor roso iu bis placo in tho Houne and aid ; Resolved, That Andrew Johnson, President of the Uhited Ststez, be impeached of high crimes and mis- demeanor, ‘The story, which bad so rapidly sproad, and A Question of the Senate’s Au. 7 yailed upon tho Secretary of War to agres to | tho: ‘wonld broakfaat about 9 o'clock. I came | with irs. Belknap. I sald I had stated the facta | had gained s0 little credence during the early thority to Act in the wailed unon the Seoretary of War, 10, agree to | ee tty aad met the Gocraiary”sione.. I | os thoy woro, acoriing to mt best recollection | hours of ‘tho day, was_ gon believed lion, at Premises. Socratary of War, and as nosr ag I can remem- told him L thought I bad better leave and gob and belief. Ltold bim I would furvien him | 4 o'jock, tho Speaker callod the Houso to order. 5 bor made application for this position; areputar | out of the country, for I would not perjure mv- ) Popy. of the statement Iwas to mako before tho printed forme, ‘Tho hocretsry asid ho woud ap- | Self for any ove: that I could afford to Lave | Committec. i proparod tho statement. Yast night, point if could bring the propor Iettora and | ny throat cut, bub not to perjuro myself, lio | and gave him scopy about o'clock this morn- Focommondations, aod this I asid I coutd do, | ssid he did not wish mo todo that; that we ing,—substantially @ copy of that I submitted as Either Mra. Bolknap or tho Secratary told mo could fix it up somo other way. I said, ‘1 | an answer to your chief interrogatorios, Ieay that tho presout trador at tho post, John 8, Ev- think I bad better loave tho country.” The } that Lbave fillod up the bisnka. ; ‘Ae. Tomlingon ana, Was on applicant for reappointmont, and Seeretary sald I would ruin him if I left. | camo back to my room about 7 o’clocic Iast evon- that I bad better eco him, be boing in | 1 said, “I¢ I go before the Committee | ing, and I asked him whother be had soen Mr. the cily, as it would not bo fair to I will ruin you, for I will tell tho Blackburn sinco I had mado my statement tn the turn him out of office without somo notico, as truth." Hie was greatly excited whon I | afternoon, and what impression it hed mado he wonld Jose largely on his buildings, merchan- | came down-stairs to leave; ho followed and | upon the gentlemen who heardit. He said ho diso, &c., if tho oflico waa taken from him, aud askod mo into the parlor, and said; “I want to | ho did pot hiketowsy be bad scen Mr. Biack- that i¢ would be proper and juat for mo to make mako a last appeal to you tostay longer.” Ho | burn, ‘but ho said he bad seen one of tho Com- some atrangomont with him for their purchaso said if I went ho would bo ruinod. Isaid [ | mitteo, who oxprdanil tho opinion that my if I wished to ran the post myself. I saw Evans, would ruin him if I went before the Committoo, | ntatement woul involve the Socrotary. He and found him alarmed at tho prospect of losing and I left and took tho express for New York, | then ‘Tho etillocss of the grave camo over that body ; tho membors gathered together as decorously ss it to pay the tribute of respectful momory to one of their own number, Tuoy had assomblod for a moro solemu purposo than that; they wera present ss mournful witnossea toa story of national disbouor. ‘ho gallerioa were densely packed. The diplomatic and members’ galleries were filled with Isdies who camo to hear the end talo of tho . TEMPTATION AND FALL OF ONE OF sOCIETY’s QUEENS. "Tho genoral gallories were filled with tho idle Sentiments of Republican Senators on the Crime and Its Effects. Tho President Indignant at Bel- knap’s Base Deception, Democratic Assertion of Other Rotten- Fi tho place. Lromombor that ho said that a firm | On reaching: home I cousulted my attorney, ask- MADE A STRONGER APPEAL and curious. The mombors crowded to tho ness in the War Office. of Western post-tradora who. claimed a good | ing mm if the, Committoe could reach mo by tome (han over before, saying that I was the | somt.circlo in front of the Spsakor's desk, some dost of imiluonco with the Secrotary of War | subpapa friend of the Secrotary ; thatif this thing came | \ on sitting upon the floor, Tho vacant seata THE THUNDERBOLT. promised to bave him appointed, but he found If I LECT THE COUNTRY. ont it would rtin him: that bis wife was in and the space between tho seate were crowdod sith Senators who camo to witness tho prelim- inary proceedings in the cage iu which thoy ara ko soon to sit as judges. ‘A DEATHLY STILLNESS fell upon the House when Heister Clymer rose. ‘What a sunse of decorum and rogard for business could not accomplish this ghastly day’a businoss did—tho Houso was atilfed. Clymer, Betknap's ‘old classmate, had become, by virtue of hia posi- tion as Chairman of tho Committea on Expondi- tures in the War Department, tho person deuig- nated to arraign his old comrade, That ho felt his position bis tremulous voice well stowed. Mounting tho tribune, aud speaking from the Clork's desk, Clymor read tho ovidence, and the resolutions of impeachment, with a pathos which would have commanded tho attention of tho House had it not been PARALYZED BY THE DREADFUL FACTS THEMSELVES. ‘Tho fatlor details of this story will be told ba- Jow in the ganeral proga report. Tuoy affected the House aa they vanuot foil to affect tho uation. SUDDENNESS OF TIE THING, Speciat sxepateh to The Chicago Tribune, Wasninaton, D. ©,, March 2.—Washington, in all its, offioint and private life, was startled +| and shocked this morning by the news that waa telographed to tho country last night concerning Seorotary Belknap. At midnight acarce a score of pooplo in the city know oven tho outlines of tho story, aud not even that number outside of the Committee engaged in tho investigation. Besides these mombors there woro a fow lawyers who bad been consulted, ono or two members on each side of the House, and four or fivo corre- spondenta who had tho main facts. ‘The mom- bers of tho Committes wore aworn to absolute aecrocy. ‘Though tho cago bad been virtually mado out against the Secretary for several days, yet, at his roquost and cntreaty, it was kept necrot nptotho Inst moment of the session, which lasted tlil long after midoight, Tho morning papera horo had no allusions to the matter, and tho firat public {otimation of tho nituation rosobod the city in the Baltimore @a- retle, But the tory, though told with grost po- curacy, was no incredible, that it was generally discussed as sensational oven among mombora and Senators. Tho story, which soon gainod ourrenoy, was Dot believed till noar the hour of moeting of thetwo Houses, when somo of tho mombera of Mr. Clymer’s Committco thon camo on tho floor and confirmed tho dispatches from altimore. Long before the mattor obtained any credence in Washington, telo- grams had arrivod from Boston, Now Yorks, Cin- cinnati, and Chicago, asking for details, and in many cases whether tho story could possibly ba trues, ‘TUE PRESIDENT IN ENTINN IONORANOE TILL YES- TERDAY. It soema almost Incredible, but it is true that the President knew nothing of tho facts which had been dovelopod before the Clymer Commit- tee until abont 10 o'clock this morning, The Republican members of tho Committeo wore in ® position where they could not toll him, as all woro solomaly sworn to secrecy. 80, incommon with nearly all the mombors of Congress and citizens generally, the President romaived in on- tiro ignorance of what had happonod long after the country outside of Washington was in possession of tho main facta, and elso with the fact that a momberof bia Cablnot bad fully decided to resign, Tha Prosldent had just boon made awaro that serious mattorn gravoly affoct- ing some membor of his Cabinet had come out before a House Committoo, and had bean glvon to tho public, and had just sent to Mr. Basa, a member of the Committeo, for information, when Sccrotary Bolknap appeared and handed bim bis written resiguation, The President then first learned in brief tho main foatures of ‘on coming to Washington this firm to bo entire- I stated the caso to him (Slr. Bartlett). Ho rent distrees about it, and ho himself, ae ber ly Wiioue iofluencee ivang first proposed a | asked if Iwas cubpenacd. I told bins I bad a frother aud friead of'tho family, was la great partnorship, which I deelinod, aud then bonus telographio dispatch calling me to Washington, trouble, and that if 1 could stato—— f waid, of acertaip portion of tho profite if I wonld al- | Ho said that if a oubpoons usd been duly servo’ | ‘Drop. it, Dr. Tomlinson. 1 havo about finished low him to bold the position aud continus tho | thoy could give me considerable trouble, but } my weitten statement, and I will rend to business. We finally that on o tolographic message thoy could not | you. T thon road it to him, Ho said ho AGREED ron $15,000 ren vEAn. reach mo if I was outof tho country. I sake | didnot aoe but that it was all right; that things Evans and myself went'on to Now York to- | him bow long I won'd have to stay. Ho said | could be explained, yot if they could provo that gether, whoro the contract was mado aud oxo- that if the Committus bad loave to sit during tho | this monoy was originally sent, to Gen. Belknap cuted, which {4 herowith submitted. {Paper | Tecost Leonid not coms back until the presout | by Mrs. Belkuap's order, Gen. Belkuap would bo marked A.J During our trip over, however, Mr. | Cougressoxpired. I thon ‘rent home and found | subpanacd and would provo to tue Committeo Evans saw somothing in the Army and Navy | there 8 dispatch from Dr. William ‘omlinsoo, that Mrs, Belkoap's estate ja entirely separate Evinnal which, lod Lim to think ‘that somo of | brother-in-law of the, Sccrotary, ts purport | from hig, and that thia monoy received through the troops wore to bo romoved from tho fort, | Was uot to lonvo; that ie had gob’ nowa ; that | mo ho had slways kept distinct from his, andfor and he had offored too largo a sum, and, bofore | he was coming over. I dotermined not to be | ber. tho contract was drawn, it was reduced by agro. | governed by it, but { was going. I thought ‘MINOR MATTERS, 5 mont to #12,000, the samo being payabio quar- | thoy only wishod to fix up somo Low story, but | By the Chsirman—Did you over have any torly fa advance, Whon tho frst romittance | that 1 would not bea party to it, | My trunis was | business relations of any, ‘ind or nature what- tame tomo, gay, probably, in November, 1870, £ | being packed to loave. At about midnight | over with tho late Mrs. ‘Belknap, or the present sont one-balf thorcof to Mr, Dolknap, olther, I | Thuradsy, Fobruary 24, Dr. Tomlinson arrived | Mrs. Belknap, or eithor of tuem, other than resumo, hy cortificate of deposit or Bank notes | abmy houso. Ic said: "I havo soon Joo Black- | thoso arising from this Fort Sill tradership ? y oxprest, Deing in Washington at o funeral, | burn, lio is neousin of mine, who said ho thought | Hove you now, of have you over bad. apy sum bomo wooks after this, had you (Marah) would write a letter somothing like | or sums of money or auy evidences of tndebted- A CONVERSATION WITI MNS, DOWERS Sno which he (Tomllnnon) would suggest; that | ness or securitics of avy sort or description to tho following purport, a4 far avi can now re- | tbero would bo no further investigation, aud | whatevor bolauring to either of them, or havo mombor, but must say that just hero my memory | that if thero was they would ask no questions | yon at any time beon indebted to eithor of them Teexcoedingly indistinct, amd 1 judge in pact | that would bo difficult for mo to answer, and | in any way, manner, form, ordeseription ?_ A.— perhaps from what followed os to’ detaila of | that Mr. Blackburn said ho thought thatif the | Never. The present Mrs. Dolknap, years ago, {he convereation: I wont up-stalra in tho nura- | Committco atill wanted to examine imo they | may havo consulted me on buainoss matters, but ery with Mra, Bowers to nee the baby. Laid to would appoint asub-commilteo and come over | thore woro no monotary travsactions whatever for This child will bave monoy coming to it | to Now York todo ro so, Ho camo to my bed- | botwcon us other than I ave herctoforo statod. before a great while.” She aad "Yoa,” ‘fhe | room, aud I told him to go into the sitting- | — Q, (by the Chairman)—Whon was the baby of mother pave the child to me, and told mo that | room and draw a wkotch of the proposed Jetter, | the fate Mra. Bolknsp born, and whou did 1 dio ? ‘Tho money coming from you sbo must take | and that whon dressed would join him, and I} A,—Tho baby of the late Afrs. Belknap wan born and keop for it.” I satd “All right,” and it would ja the autunin of 1870, and died during tho sum- sooms to me IX said that perhaps tho WRITE AUCH A LETTER AS HE WANTED mor of 1871, father ought to bo consulted. I eny | if I could. L wrote a lottcr froin the sketch of Q. (by Mr. Robbins)—Ia the conversation had it seoma so, and yot I can givo no reason | ‘fomlineon, ‘Tho endeavor was to exculpate tha | with the presont Mra, Belknap at tho funeral of for it, for as far as I know tho father | Becrotary. Thoro was nothing init untrue to | her sister ia Decembor, 1870, or in any other know nothing of any money transactions be- | the best of my rocollectlon, nut it did not stato | conversation had with ber or another person at tweon tho mother and mysoif, I havoa faint | the whole truth. It won very short lotter. Ho | any time, was it tho understanding that the recollection of sromork af Mra. Boweru that if | took it with the contract inclozed. Ho eaid ba | monoy you wore to pay and wero paying, was to Lxont the moncy to tho fathor that it belongol | would take tho lottor and contract to Blackbur, | be the monoy of Mra. Belknap, the proxent wito to hor, and that eho would got it anyway, I | who would show it to tho Committes, aud that of tho Secretary of War? A.—It was not. gorteinly bod sume oaderetanding then or sub- | would be tho oud of it. Le loft my horse st 2 ‘Tho forogoiug deposition and statement, mado acquently with her or hini, for when tha noxt } o'clock Friday morning. At midnight Friday | under oath, having boon carefully road over in payment came due and was paid Lecnt one-half | night. I was roused np and sed tho full to Mr. Calob P. Marsh. witness, in presence Lereof to tho Secretary of War, and have con- | subpana of tho Committeo served on mo. of the Committee, and he having mado such finuod substantially from that day forjard to | Saturday morning sbout 8 o'clook, Dr. Tom- alterations and corrections thorein as he deomed tho prevent time to do tho samo. About, I| lineon again appeared. Ho enid be had | just, ho ‘assepte to it a8 @ correct record of hia should say, ono and one-half to two yoars after | boon to Washington, Ho wanted to know, the | lostinony, snd attests the same by his sigaa- first thing, if I had been subpeenaod. I told him | ture to it attached, Thad. Ho bogau talking tho whole thing over (Bigood) Cauen P, Mansi. again, still wauting mo to say before tho Com. |, Wasmixatow, D. Ce, Feb, 29. mittoo whnt was suggested at tho Secretary's at Manctt 2—Witness, C. P. Marsh, being re- the interview on Thursday oight. Sfe wanted | called, was ‘crosd-oxamined by Judgo Blair. mo to tolograph to the Committee bofore whom Q.—In your examinatiou-ia-chief yon aay that Thad beon subpanssd by telegraph to appear | Sccrotary Belknap romoustrated against your tho noxt morning (Friday), going away without appearing bofore the Com- THAT MY WIYE WAS BICK, mittee, Did tho Socretary, in desiring you to and that I couldtuot attend.M y wifo belng sick, | go before tho Committees to testify, ask you te I consented, and did no tolograph. Recurring to | testify to any untruth? A.—Cortaialy not; tho interview again ou Ssturday morning, 1 wald | don't think he did. I could not make the atatoment ho desired. Ho RELKNAP WILLING TO TARE THE DLAME. said bo had soon Mr. Blackburn in tho inter- ‘Tho only matorial evidence taken by the Com- val, and had shown bim the lettor of Thurs- | mitteo not road at tho Clork’a desk woto chocks day night. Hoe then returned it and tho contract | and expross receipts, and wimiiar papers, tomo. Tesi; Dr. Tomlinson 1 bave thought | which wore referred to but not wub- of thie thing so much that ithns nearly mado mitted to the House. Tho proposition by mocrazy; lam not going to talk about it any | tho couusal of Belknap, Montgomory Blair, 10 moro. We will go aown to my lawyer ‘and con- | substance was an cacnest ontruaty in tho Com- sult him about {t,"—my object being to Lave a multteo to strike from ¢bo seutimouy and sup- Tawyer to tell him how. ridicutoun tho atory ho | prosa the portion relatiog to bis two wives and sido, PRELIMINARIES. Tho Jndiclary Committoo of tho Houso was instructed ;to preparo articlos of impeachmont, and the Committeo on Expenditures in tho War Department was instructed to communicate the action of tho House to the Sonate, When the articles of Impcachmont have been prepared by the Committee they will bo reported to tho House, diecussed, and doubtices adopted. Tho managers will be then chosen Sy ballot to con- duct the impeachment. ‘Cho trial sill proceed, hoforo the Senate eitting as o court, with Soua- tor Forry a8 its preelding officer, but whoo tho articles of impeachmont aro presented, the Sensto may decido that {it has no right to sit in judgment on the asccusod, on the, ground that, he having proviously reigned, and tho Presidout baying accopted his resignation, TH YOULL PENALTY cannot bo inflicted. The Constitution of the United Statos provides that * judgment in cos of impeachmont shall not oxtond further tha to removal from otlice nod disqualificaton to hold apd enjoy any aflico of honor, sust, or profrunder ie United States.” Liellanp, bay ing resigned, caunot uow bo removed from ofico, Should Bolknop be convicted and only + disqualitiod to hold and enjoy auy ofllco of honor, truat, or profit nuder the United Btates,” ho will novertholess ba lintio fand subject to indictment, trial, judginen, and puoishment, according to law, and the aw provides that ho ‘hall bo punished by a £no of not more than toa timos the amount asited, accoptod. or received, aud by imprisonment not moro than thro years." Should the Sonators decide that they have not tho powor to try him on the imposch- mont of the House bocauso of his reaiguation, Bollknap ‘WILL STILL BE SULIECT to crim{ns? proaecution in the courts and pun- tho commencomont of these paymonte, I REDUCED THE AMOUNT TO @0,000 Fru ANNUD. Tho reason of this raduction wae partly be- causoof combinedcomplaintsonthopartof Evans and his partner, and partly, so far as I now ro- momber, in consequence of an article in tho newspapers about that time reflecting on the in- justice done to soldiers at this fort, causod by exorbitant chargea mado nocossary on the part of tho trader by reason of tho payment of thia bonus, ‘To the best of my knowledge and be- Hef, the above is # true stetomont of ali tho facta in the case, aod sa completo as I can ro- momber the occurrences of ao many years ago. WOW THE PAYMENTS WERE MADE. Q. (by the Chairman)—State how tho pay- ments wore made to the Socrotary of War sub- sequent to tho funcral of hin then wife, which you attondod in Washington in December, 1870, —whothor in cash, by cusck, draft, cortificate of deposit of bonds, er by express, or otherwise. —‘The money wassent according toinstruc- tions of tho decrotary of War, sometimes in MONEY TO LOAN On Heal Estate in Chicagoand vicinity, Improved preferred, Funda in hand, MEAD & COE, 155 LaBallo-st, the caso from tho lips of Kecrotary Dolknay himself, The consultation was very brief, ani the resignation was PROMPTLY ACCEPTED. The President then at ouco started out for walk with bis gon, and before seturoing walkod to the Capitol aud had au ioterviow with soveral Benators, Senator Morton appeared just as the wanted mo to tell would appear before the Com: | hin child, sud that, ifthe Committoo would mittes, We went down aud called on Bartlett, | agreo to do this, be would submit 9 written con- and I told him ¢ho whole truth {nthe presence of 4 fession and gako epee himsolf the ontiro ro- Tomlinson. Bartlett said Iconld not manufac- | sponsibility for allths traneactions which had ture any story if Iwantod, and must notif I beoa brought to light. This the Committoa | 030, Leing tho balauco loft after hor juxurious could, Dr. Tomlinson still iwelsted thatif T unanimonsiy rojectod. it thus appears that the | oxponditurcs. Moutgomery Blair, who ia Bol- could) swear that Gon, Solknap knew | Socrotary of War ‘did not seck to wlicld himso' | kuap's counsol, formally proposed to the Houve ishatlo by fine and imprisonment, a8 above stated. ‘This may forco Mrs. Bolkuap to dis. gorgs tho Jarge sum of money which eho is said to save deposited in bank, amounting to F125, bank notes by the Adams Express,—I think on one or inore occasions by cortitioate of deposits ‘on the National Bank of Amorica, iu Now York. Sometimes I have paid Lim in Now York in por- son. Excoptthe tirst payment In the fall of 1870, and the Isat in Decombor, 1874, all woro to bo made to tha Secrotary in the modes I havo .__ GROOERIES IF YOU WANT aa GOOD THINGS To Ea, to Drink, ot {o Smoke, TATURIS, 146 East Madison-st. ee BON Bs COLLECTION AGENOY DIG. Claims, war, mercantile, and mi pert ter, dato, or amount, we ma i peace % ie iter “WRASTED’S COLLEOTION AGENCY, Slate and Monroeats., Chicago, OIL TANKS. peaeeeeeeere rs 21s”... Ore pWILSON & EVENDEN, OIL TANKS aun 8: a1 geo Wanna! Omxc. or ms Teatiiaen ee justinent Canada, without ate o unless collected, Send nothing of the angoment with his sister | bebind his wife. Committee this morning that, 1f they would or iis, rf Bolknap. ‘decoased), and could BELKNAP DEFORE THE COMMITTER, hush up the matter, Belknap woald resign and Gwoar that et the time f wasat her fonerall | Mancit J, 1876.—Tbho Committeo mot parsuant } would rofund the money roveivod from Marsh, mado au arraugemont with Bre. Bowers, the | to adjouroment; presont, Morera. Clymor, | but tho Committoa was not dispused to com- rosont Mrs. Bélkuap, by whick Iwas to sond | Bisckburo, Robbins, Bass, and Danord. Tho | pound the folony. President left tho White House, and the story gained circulation that he bad advised the Presi- dent to accept the resignation immediately for the purpose of dofoating an attempt at impoach- atatod, unlose, perhaps, on ono or two occasions, at bis instance, 2 bought Governmont bond with tho monoya in iny bandy arising from tho contract with Evans, which J olther lost or haud- mont, Souator Morton ed to him. r all this Socrotaty of War having beon noified of tho FUESIDENT OBANT, . enaes reten EMPHATIO DENIAL BUMA PAID DELENAP, erate TEnOU ais THY SECRETARY; meeting appeared, whereupon the testimony of | abortly aftor hoarimg the nows from Bellmap of this statement, and saya he did not regch the | @ (by Mr, Dlackburn)—Can you atato the ye vl Igoation, that the wholo thing would atill bo sottled, Tro- | witnoss Caleb P. Marsh, takon Yoatorday, with | this morning, whou he toudered bis ree! plod: “I EPS it, for itis not true,” my | tho saveral oxhibita therein wiarrod to, were | took bie troster aud drove farioiy tuto the improssion thon being that at that funoral I ba: road by the Ohairman, witness 0. PB, Mareh bos | country for actango of vale he Provident ie gaid somothing about tho matter to Gon. Bol- {og also present. The Beovlary of War dosir- | roprosented a8 bein; ba rely overcome by the kuap, Bir, Tamlnge 1 eaid, "If you cannot jue to eras examine aes frre swiebipg, Aue starting charucter pe ‘ ie Bars uvoar to that you had better leave the country. so employ counsel, the ° : 7 Mr. Bartlett ald, “This is a bad business, Itis | wheu bh ould adjonry t would be until 3 p. a. "Tho Flouso waa so paralyzed by tho Belknap not 8 Jegal question you have submitted to | to-day. ‘Tho ‘Chainesd was directed to suk leave | nows that no attention whatever waa paid to the mo, aud in. the position of affairs the | of tho Mousa for 1° ‘Committoa to ait duriug | publio business. ‘fwonty mombors of tho House Becrotary of War should decido if | the session thoret. Adjouruod, woro busily ouragod in the library bunting im you should go to Washington or loavo the | . Same Day, 3 Pp. m.—Tho Committee mot, Doachmeot PEO ee aae faiad te seuatey es DE womilusoueatd bo Would roturn | all tho mombers provout, | Clow. Holkuay oye Ub ths Aamcfaiad Freshy to Washington, Ho propared two formulas of | peared accompauiod, by bis counsel, Judgo ON ML preset telegrams which I sould undorstand. Oue was, oi ~The testimony, oxbibite, and stato- Wasurxatoy, D, 0, March 4.—In the Houso "IT Bope ‘cur wifo ia well,” and waa tobe inter: | menta taken before tho Committes were | today, near the close of the proceodings, Mr. retod '* Leave the country." ‘The other was, *X | fully road by the Chairman for tho ins | Clymer prctsnted a resolution of impeachment 9 your,wife is better, *Fghich meant Comm | formation of Judgo Blair, tho Necrotary having | agenst Willlam W. Bolkusp, late Bocrotary of to Washington.” Wo then parted on going homo | withdrawn, after Mich Judgo Hair mado a | War, for bigh critaoe and misdemeanors iu office. in tho street cars, thinking the whole thing over, verbal proposition ta the Committees regarding | In the midet of great oxcitement, and with uu- ‘About tho conversation at tho time of the faner- | tha report which might be made lotho Housv, uautal utillnoss in the House, Mr. Clymer rose al, I made up sav tind that although [had stated whereupon the Committoy adjourned to moot | and said: “1 agk emission ‘of the House to to Mr, Bartlott that I thought I bed hod somo } thiv evening ot the rooms of ‘Mr, Mass, Fours | makes roport from tho Committee on Expendi- convorsation at the line of tho funoral with tho teonth strect. turos in tne War Department, of so gravo im- Secretary of War about sending this monoy, yot BELKNAD'S PROPOSITION BEIEOTAD. postance, that [am quite cortain that whoo it is pi wo undecided about it that’ 1 Wepnespay Evento, March 1,—Tho Commit- | hoard this House will agroe that I am justified: vas cortamly willing to give the Bocrotary the } teo met at thy Louse of Mr. Base, at p, m.. } in asking that permission at this time, benefit of the doubt. thought J would avo | pursuant to adjouroment. The propoition of | ‘Permission was given, and Afr. Clymer, taking White House until after the resiguation bad beeu formally accepted. Tho fact seems to be that the Prosident actod without asking advice from any quarter, and without giving the matter special conaldera- fion bimself, as only ® few moments elapsed after Gen. Belknap reached tho White House before he came out with his resignation acceptod. Thero was uo meeting of the Cabinet held to-day, and the whole matter has beon al- lowed to go over until to-morrow. ACTING BECLETABY. The designation of Secrotary Nobeson as Acte ing-Seoretary of War is but temporary, and it ‘waa nocessaty to make uch ao appointment im- mediatoly, aathere ia uo provision of law for any ofticer of tho War Departmont discharging the dutics of Socrotary in case of bis absonce or disability. aum in the aggregate received by you uodor tho the contract with Evans, and hat poriion thercof you have paid to tho Hecrotary of War, inoluding the firet and last paymonts, which you have atated were not paid tohim? A.—I have no Memorandum whatever on which to mako al It iv a very simple caloulation. Tho syment tome by Kyans was mado in tho fall of 1870, atthoratoof §12,000.a year, Ile paid at that rato about a yoar aud a half or two years, and since then at the rato of 86,0008 ary It would aggregate about 40,000, ono- alf of which I have dixposod of as uboyo stated, ‘THE VOUCUEDS, Q. (bythe Chnirman),—Did you recolve lettors fromthe Secrotaryof War scknowledging re- celpts of sums forwarded to him in the maouer you have atated, or did bo acknowledge the ro- ceipt of the sanje tn any way? A.—Usually when Igent monoy by express 1 would sond tho re- celpt of the Company, which he would olther re- turn marked * OK,” or otherwise acknowledge the recaipt of thagamo. Sometimes I paid to him in person in Now York, when no receipt was necegsaty, Ihave not preserved sny reoeipta or lotteys. Whenesnt by oxprose Lalwaye do- was — THE TESTIMONY. MARSH'S BTOBY. Waemmartom, D. 0., March 2.—In the House, Mr, Clymer, after submitting the unanimous re- of the Committee en the Belknep: caro, was determined that he should be beard, Mir Clymer then proceoded to read the testl- r re: >, of the decision, and requested to haye Gen. {ihe Gommitioe, showing that he bad paid Sacre what in the history of the counhy whore any man: olsiming manhood and holdingan exalted posl- tion has sought to sheltor himudf from logiti- mst investigation by interpoaing the dishonor of a ruse. tion of the impeschability of Hr, Belknap, hs auggestod that that question, es dudge Biory NUMBER 190, the Becretary made at the afternoon seasion * through Judge Biair was fully discussed. and his positiga st the Clerk's deat, read the follaw. The Ce i jected. The Committes adjourned to meet to | of its ema iae foun at Aber very. theqetold UNQUESTIONED RYIDEN SAN ch 2, 1576.—-The Committees | of William W. Telkaap. than Boctetary of War, that th Judgo Biair appearod at 11 o'clock, snd pasar shee they toned it. tholr duty to Isy. the same Thoy farthor report thet 6. | this day, at 11 o'clock, s lettor of the Prosider Fe. of the United Staces was prosonted to the ae hee t Bj mittoo Rocopting tho rosignation of tho Secro- d tary of War, togethor with Mr, Tomlinson appoared and presented a f =~ of vosignation, which tho PDrealde of his letter ont _tnformed &'| tho Committa x of which be wan duly sworn. {Marked im] #; naeroleee ja was nccopted about 10:20 thit a] ‘hey therefore unanimously report ad demand that sald Willism W, Belknap, late a crose-oxamined. ThoCommilteo suthoriz¢ & 10.| Jaw of with the testimony in tho caso taken, togather with sevoral atatements sod oxhibita in tho case to the Hone, to bo submitted = the | attachorl, aud also a report of tha ‘nrecondings ke C of tho Committeo had @ i Focom unt 12. otlock To Cotte Samet | ef ebie msfeck end aaa Se oeaion THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTIONS : "1 . re Resolved, That Willlam W, Belknap, late Becretat Blackburn, ‘Tho Coramittoo ordered tho Chait- | of W: peacl A "snd snlademeate Tid to adldtoon a jester ta the Erseidect. fori: | aren fle mpeeron or big ceimes #58 ses ore, with, asking lim for a copy of tho lottor of resig- | _ Hesolves, That tho teatimony in the onee of ot War, bo dealt with according to the land, nnd to that ond submit here: William nud | W. Belknap, iate Becretary of War, ba referred to the of this | Judictary Committes, with lnutrictions to prepare and Gay it wos recoived, whoreupon Ae, Clymor | FoPert, *Athoutwunocnwaty delay, suitable articies of propared'a lotter, which wae submitted to and | (zpesctmont of aald Williatn W, Melkuap, late Bacro- Reaat H ppekilout by ‘a messenger of tbo House, with | Jtoues tot ene eee on ee Lr reseed ine orders to wait for aroply. At 1 o'clock Mosrrs, | mediately to the bar of the Sonate, and thers Tmpesch Bans and Danford, members, appeared, the Com- | Wiillara W, Hclknap, late Becretary of War, in the Pitino having taken ® recess for the purpose of | BAe of the yeoule of the requost of William \W. Bolknap, | tady teehee at in office, and to inform that senda. by chia counsel, Judge ite, to ba per- | has be trea eet to eae tho monato to Lak tima be Benal ca ee eae tatora, — Mig's Consmnite | tek Some re to paautes ae ee ten opocopsiaae ate he United States, of high crimes (oy deom appropriate, TL TOSTIMONY READ. tary Bolknap about 820,000 in conalders o this afternoon, if ho still desired todo uo. Tho | his appointment aa Post-Trader at Fort Bit Ine disn Territory, Tha roading was listened ta with Intenso interest by membera of tho House and bya largo audicnce in the gelicries. In the more pathetic portions of the narrative Clymor was froquently forced by his feelings to pauso until hia voieo recovered from its tremulousocss and himsolf from his agitation. CLYMER's REMARKS. Atthocloso of tho roading, and after many members who had taken up positions near tho Clork’s dosk—{he bottor to hear tho testimony and accompanylog atatements—bad returned to thoir propor goats, Mr. Clymer, who had also gone to his peat, sgain roge and sald with great emotion: Day nothing to hin’ abdue prosente, for aman | ing Was devoted to discussing this mattor. I told | your Ma eNy stories, Whon I returned to tho | Scutatives, ho stands Seirus et ipl ‘ctinien Peoria ae per ara enan eer onco offered him $10,000 fore tradenbip of this | her soot et eoiey afteragoa Dr. ‘Tomlinson was | #24 misdemosnore. Thostory of thie great otimo | sosthing to the facta just reported to the fous kind, and he told ‘hin that if ho did not icavo THY STATEMENT WOULD MOT HOLD WATER waiting at my room at tho Arlington to see ine. and national dishonor was told in part in tho Another occasion may bo afforded me to do aa 'Thoy are ao plain, that everywhoro throughout this broad land, and throughout Christendom, wherever the Zogheh language is read or spo- ign, thoy will for lang years constitute o record of official corruption and crimoa such as thore ia no parallel for in our own biatory, or in that of any country that I know of. In this hour, if one sentiment of ps, one word of sympsthy, fine mo, % would be becanae I feel that tho late Boa: retary of War is but the proper outgrowth, the true exponent, of tho corruption, extravaganco, and misgovornment that havo cursod this land {gr yoars past. That boing my own roflection, E Wil discharge my daty dost tu myeolf and ta this Houso by domanding tho ptevious quostion, on tho adoption of the resolution, could utterance front ‘THE DEBATE. ‘Mr. Kogeon appealed to Bir. Clymer to give an opportunity for some suggestiona to bs made before asking the previous question on o matter of ro grave importanco, Mr. Clymor rogrotted that bo could not oblige bis friend [Several Democratic members— ** Yes," yee,"), and for the reason that his col- Jeaguca on thie Committe dealrod to be heard. After tho provious queation was socondod, Mr. Koagson sald: Allow mo to say that thero will not ‘bo tho slightest opposition to all being heard. Mr, Clymor—I decline to yield, and demand tho previous question. ‘Mr. Knsson—Dooe the gentleman expect the Houtse to-night, after 5 o'clock, and without this roport being printed, to yote on these resolu- tions, whon oven the Impeachability of the offi- cor at tho presont is a point to ba considered by the House ? Mr. Clymer—After tho previous quortion has been ordered, t will yield nalf the hour to mem- bers of the Committca who are on the other After some further discussion, the previous quennion was eocondcd, and Mr, Ciymer yielded t fe Hobe to bis collosgre au tho Committes, Mr. jobbins. ‘Mil, RODDING' REMANES. Mr. Robbins pleaded his mental and physical exhaustion from his continuous service on tho Committes as the rosgou why Le should not ad- dress the House at any length. He spokoof tha report au preseuting a cago of great shame aod disgrace to all American citizens. Aa to the question of ‘fmpescbability of an officor who had resignod he was not prepared to speak. It was mitural to suppose that an officer who was being invastlrated, and who bed been found dy ev would flea from justice, Ho alluded to ho caited tho unseemly acceptance of Secrotary Delkuap’s resignation, and referred to the English cases of Warron Hastings and Lord Francia Bacon, both of whom bad been im~ poncbrd after they had consed to hold the offices in which thoy committed tho crimes and mise domeanors, nco to be a criminal, BIR, DASS, OF NEW YORE, another membor of the Committeo, qnestioned the Chairman, Mr, Clymer, os to this case having no parallel, and said that he would not have to leave his own borders in order to find not only a parallel for it, but that he could tind casos com- pared with which this cago was as whito ag ts the driven snow. Ifo admitted that the mere statomont of tho caso ag presented by tne testi- mony war suficiont to justify ovory member to voto for sho resolutions presented. Mr, Lamar inquired from Mr, Baes hia opin- jon cf to tho impeachability of a resigned officer. Alr, Bass repliod that tho English authorities ssomod to niaintaintaiu tho jurisdiction of im- achment in atch caves, but that in this conn~ ty it was an tnadjudicated question, and one tlint was not free from doubt; but his: own beet jadgmont was in favor of the right to impeach, nud to lot the question be adjudicated by the Sonate. 2M, MOAD, OF MASSACHUSETTS, in roforence to the casual remark of nome mom- bor as tu this being @ political question, entirely disclaimed On tho point of tho impoachability of a pore gon not in office he roforred to the case of Whittemoro, of South Carolina, in which the Hoauo had dotorminod that s formal, actual ro- bunciation of an ofilcer terminated hia office, ; and that any Amorican citizen could Jay down! an oftico bold by him without any acceptance of his resignation. Judge Story had laid down tne doctrine that it could'not be done in England, but there any citizen could be impeached, and therefore the Ei glial cased of Warron Hastings and onl Buco noes man could be impeached but » civil oflicer, and whon he coased to bes civil officer ha ceased tobo within tho literal description of the Constitution, In this country the only judgmont that.ocould by rondored ia ao impeachmont case was remoy: from offico and futare disqualiAcation foom holt ing oftico, but by tho statutes ws person guilty such offenses could be indictod, tried, and Gon tonced by the Criminal Courte of the country Ho protosted syainst the bot haste in this m: ter, without haviag tha testimeny prin’ bt thonght sach haste unworthy this grave quot tion, and, if ho stood plone, bo would still stan here to nay 80. Mr, Blackburn, anothor member of the Com malttos, oxpreased his satisfaction that the repos * which had beon read by Lis collesgue (Clymer; showed to tho world that nothing had beon lefi undone by tho Committe 10 abtold and shotter from dishonor every persan except the oud whom it way tho duty of tho Committee to ins vestigate and report upon. Ho would not consont that the gontleman from Massachusetts should make thty a political or artisan question. Ho would not consent that fis ide of the Houso should be placed in the position of prosooutors, and the other skle should take up tho position of defondors. It was aquestion which addressed ituelf alve to avery mutuber of the House.) Ip regarded sha caso a8 on Buprecedented on¢gin more res than one, cepting Secretary Belknap's reslguation under the circumstances was unprojedouted, and this | \, and repudiated such an ides. id not apmy. In America no ‘Tho action of thd Prosident apd THE Fingt INeTANOK ‘ [Senuation.| Passing to the ques