Terre Haute Evening Gazette, Volume 6, Number 239, Terre Haute, Vigo County, 23 March 1876 — Page 1
VOL. 6.
NO. 239.
The proofs are abundant, various, and positive, that Orville Grant was a large office broker, trafficked in contracts, and sold public patronage to the highest bidder, through his various advantages as brother of the President. That this business was conducted on an extensive scale, and must have been very profitable, is made manifest by the disclosures thus far before Mr. Clymer's commit' tee, and by developments from other sources, with. free access to Information in all the departments, and especially in those where the practices of Jobbery were most notorious, Orville Grant enjoyed opportunities such as perhaps no other, outsider possessed, and he seems to have utilized them in every possible way. The President's name awed ail opposition into silence, and opened doors which were closed by law and the usages of the public service.
If the President had not set the example by his personal conduct in appointing men to seats in the Cabinet from whom he had received money, houses, and other property if he had not accepted valuable presents and rewarded the honors with office and preferment if he had not permitted Mrs. Grant and other members of his family to teceive costly gifts and re^ pay them with ..publto'-henbrt l&titl promotion, suspicion would not attach to him as it now does in cou nection with the corrupt transaction of his brother. But by scandalous disregard of all propriety, and shameful abuses in his great office, the Pree« ident has invited distrust of his motives, created a belief in the public mind that he is avaricious and.venal and justified the suspicions now largely entertained, that he has personally shared in the profits of Orville's jobs, and in the speculations ot various Rings, whose chiefs havd been nearest in his confidence and favor. These conclusions are not derived from public rumor, which has been busy with the loose habits and looser ideas of General Grant since 1869. They are establish* ed by testimony which is crushing,
and
which may yet be followed by the gravest consequonces. First in order is the evidence of Orville Grant before the Committe on War Expenditures, taken on the 8th instant. He was found interested in several post and Indian traderships, sometimes as a partner in the business, and sometimes as a black mailer with a persentage of the profits or a regular fixed contribution. The fol lowing facts were extorted from him on examination:
Q. Have you any letter from the President of the United States directed to you in regard to the trading posts? A. I think not.
Q. Did you ever show such a letter to any one residing in Orange, N. don't know I don't remember any such thing.
O
Are
you
MOSSLER Wishes all to know that he has a line stock of
UPBOe GOODS on hand which he is selling for
XiXSS MOISTjEY than ever foefors offered he keeps apace with dull times by establishing: low prices. 147
ULYSSES ANJ ORVILLE.
Being an Editorial Article From the New York Sun.
SHOWING THAT THIS BEAUTIFUL, BRACK OF BROTHERS IN BOUND
IN THE BONDS OF A BASE BROKERAGE BUSINESS AS
WELL AS OF BLOOD.
Oue Tickles the Oilier, (he Other the one, Both Dance, and the People
Pay. the Bill.
you quite certain you id
notf A. No, sir I don't think I ever did, though I may havedone so. O. Did you ever show to Mr. Bo wen in Orange aletter purporting to be from the president of the United States, in reply to one addressed by
to him applying for the trading I,ost at Fort Peck, the substance of which
was
that he had given orders
for no more trading posts to be given oat until he should so order, and that he did not know what that _post at *ort Peck Was worth? A. I don think I ever showed that to Bowen.
Q. Had you ever abetter of that kind in yourpoesessioni A. I think
Q. Have you got it still? A. No,
81Q.
What have you done with that
letter? A. I presume I have de
atQieHave
you any idea of its date?
A. I suppose that it must have been —I don't remember—it must ha\e been in 1874. 4 think
Q. What time in 1874? A. Ithin* must have been in the summer
Was this the only letter you had from the President of the United States relating to post traderships. A. I think so.
Q. Are you positive ou that suoject A. I think he wrote me once that there were going to be some vacancies created—some persons to be removed.
Q,
Why did he write you the let
ter? A. Because I had told him that I would like.: to get a trading
At the time! be.wrote to you
that there were Vacancies in trading posts, did you make application to him for one At.-- I', spoke to bim about previous to that.
BUt alter wrote to youithat there were vacancies, did you obtain
one A. Yes, sir I obtained Fort Peck. Q,. Is that the only one A. Standing Rock also.
It came out that Durfee and Peck, who formerly controlled the trading posts which Orville Grant obtained, were removed in order to provide for the President's brother. On this point he was asked
Q,—Did the president notify you before or after they were removed? A—I think he notified me they were going to be removed.
Q—Did the president ever notify you of vacancies, particularly where there could be vacancies specifying the posts? A—As far as I r.: collect he did,
Q—Did he specify for PeekV A I think so. Q,—Did he specify for Belknap? A—I am not sure whether he did or not my impression is that be did.
Q—Did he specify others? A—I think he specified Standing Bock. .It thus appears that the president not only interfered in these various traderships, but that he took pains to inquire into their value, and then wrote his brother Orvil on the suoject. That letter was used as the basis ofOrvil's bargains, and it has been conveniently "destroyed." He informed him also when removals were to ba made at the
poBts,
Q,. Did you know from any other source the influence through which he got this post? A. Through General Babcock. It was understood, between Athey and myself that Gen. Babcock got bim the place.
Q. Who was appoiu ted in your place at Cheyenne A. George W, Felt. I understand that Felt was appointed oti the recomendation of Orvil Grant,
Q. What was the value of that post to your firm A. Eight or ten thousand a. year possibly.
Q. What was Standing Rock worth A. About the same as Cheyenne— say $10,000 a year.
Q. Do you know who was interested with Bonnafon A. Nothing further than ^rvil Grant.
Q, Have you any other knowledge why you were dispossessed from all these places, except through the ageucy of Orvil Graut
A. I have not. I was In the Interior Department, and asked if there was any charges p&ainst the firm ot Durfee & Peek. Tue Secretary [Delano] said all our licenses had been revoked by the order of President Grant that he had no feeling in the matter, but that if he had not cut off heads when he was ordered to, his owu head would be cut off.
To you know, of Durfee ever receiving a lette frrom C. W. Bat*, cock?
A
sent
I do. In'June, 1874, Bib
cock was in Chiccgo, when Durfee was on his way East for treatment. We were making arrangements to protect bur interest at Fort Sully. As Mr. Athey was not able to take bold, we proposed to sell to Athey our gooks, if Babcock would endorse his paper. Babcock declined to do it but said he would endorse the boy's honesty. Subsequently Babcock
me a contract at Leavenworth. It was to pay Athey $1,600 a year. He was not to claim any interest in the post outside of the nalary. Gen.' Babcock wrote from Vermont to Dur fee that when the contract was signed to make a remittance to C. W. Babcock, in care ofO. E. Babcock, at the Mansion.
Q,Executive
How much did he demand? A $750 a quarter. We paid for three quarters.
Mr. Peck went,on to testify that a proclamation, issued at that- time by the President, extending the boundaries of the Great Sioux reservation, enhanced the value ofthe posts on that "reservation. Cheyenne and Standing Rock were on the Great
TEBJRE HAUTE,
and
exhibited a concern about them which is not to be explained on any other theory than that of any personal interest.
Of the firm of Durfee & Peck, the latter alone survives. Durfee died in 1874. The Rev. Mr. Kalloeli, who figured in various scandals in New Eugland, and more recently in Kansas, was with Durfee in his last illness, and conducted his correspondence. It is known that on his dea bed, a demand was made for money growing outof these tradership which went to Uabcock, the President's late secretary, and was shared with his brother, the present Surveyor General of Kansas. The testimony of C. K. Peck sheds much light on this job* bery, as will be seen by the following extracts. After explaining that the business of his firm was. to transport.goods, and that thfejpheld various post-traderships under the old law, and were also Indian traders, he was
Q. Did the Secretary of War tell you why you were relieved? [From Fort Sully.] A. He said it w»s no reason of his. That Athey was appointed by order of President Grant. Athey had been a clerk in the office of C. W. Babcock, Surveyor General of Kansas C. W, Babcock is a brother of Gen, O. E. Babcock. Fort Sully was one of the best posts we bad. The ordinary profits of a year, skillfully managed, would amount to about $i0,000.
Q. Did you ever speak to Athey
REMOVAL? A.
tinKio/at rf vnnp
on the subject of your removal? A. We entered into a contract with Athey. He was a man without means.
Q. Was it a written contract? A. It was it was drawn up by C. W. Babcock.
Sioux reservation. The effect of the proclamation was to drive away all competition from those trading posts:
Q. Do you know the reasons which induced the issuance of the proclamation? A. It was generally understood out there that it was through the influence of Orvil Grant.
Q. To close out competition? A. Yes, sir which it did. If the President was not directly interested in this business, all the ordinary signs are at fault. He set the whole scheme in motion gave the orders at the War and Interior Departments found out the value of the posts and agencies issued a procla* mation enlarging their area, and then put his brother Orvil in the vacancies created by his own act! Babcock, who saw these proceedings, was quick enough to follow the example, and himself blackmailed one of the best posts, by putting a boy clerk in as trader nominally, so as to make a levy upon Durfee & Peck. He col-
lected his blackmail through^ letters pUre
addressed to his brother, the Survey- iatj-ation
or General of Kansas, to his owu care at the White House, From the President down to the inspector in a Custom House, plunder was the order of the day and he who stole most was the
most
respected aud cherished
at the White House.
EPUBLICANISM,
Convention of the Faltlii :l in New York.
TdEY SOLEMNLY DENOUNCE THE TitEAUllKRV Of EVEttV OFFICIAL WHO IS FAIT1IJUL
TO HIS TRUST.
They Efidorso Grant and Preseut Conkllag for the Presidency,
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Syracuse, March 22.—On re-assem-bling, George Dawson was elected per manent chairman, with along list of Vice Presidents.
Dawson addressed the convention at length. A. B. Cornell, Andrew D. White, Theodore M. Pomeroy and James M, Mathews were appointed delegates at large to the national convention, and E. A. Merritt, H, D. Garrett, George B. Sloan and Alfred C. Jndson, alternates.
The following are the delegates from the various districts: L, B. Prince, George W. Curtis, Abiah A. Low, Stewart L. Woodford, William Ortoo, Benjamin K. Phelps, Dewitt C. Wheeler, Thomas Murphy, Marshal ©.Roberts,Clarence O, Seward, E, D,
lorganT. Geprg«r-pdyke,'
W!l-"f
11am H. RobiriSon, J. W. Hasted, Stephen Sanford, William Woode and W. L. Sessions.
THE RESOLUTIONS.
The following resolutions wera reported: The Republicans of New York, in this the centennial of the nation, reaffirm the sacred truths and principle of their fathers, and make the following declaration:
First—We are for the unity of the nation and just rights ofthe states, for the full reconciliation and enduring harmony of all sections lor the invio late preservation of the results of the war and the constitutional rights of every citizen for the grateful recognition of the brave soldiers of the republic, for thorough retrenchment and reform, for the unsparing pursuit, exposure and punishment of public frauds, and official dishonesty, for the elevation ofthe public service and a pure and efficient uovernment, lor the main taining ot the untarnished national credit and honor ,ior sound currency of coin or paper convertible into coin, and for common schools absolutely free from sectarian influence.
Second. We charge the Democratic party with being the same in character and in spirit as when it sympathised with treason, and with making its con
trol
of the House
of
Representatives
the triumph and opportunity of the nation's recent foes with reasserting nd applauding in the national capitol, the sentiments of the unrepentent rebellion with sending union soldiers to the rear, and promoting confederate soldiers to the front with deliberately proposing to repudiate the plighted faith of the Government with being, equally false and inbecilo upon overshadowing financial questions with thwarting the.ends of justice by its partizan management and obstruction of investigation through the four months of its ascendency .in the lower house of Congress with proving itself utterly incompetent to administer the Government and to warn the country against trusting a party alike uhworthy, recreant and incapable.
Third—Without
regard to past
shall
diff
erences we cordially invite.all who believe that the direction df tho Government
.Bought to destroy it, and who seek pure and economical Government by •iionest and capable officers, to unite with us in fraternal and mutually considerate co-operation for promotion of these ends.
Fourth—We emphatically condemn the honesty and treaohery of every official who is foithless to his trust, and approve the injunction to let no guilty n»an, however high, escape. We believe the virtue of the people which saved the nation through the storm of war, will preserve it from danger of corruption.
We commend the good work of na. tional administration-in protecting the public Treasury and punishing public offenders, and in laying down his trust at the end of the period for which he has been chosen. President Grant will carry with him the lasting gratitude ot the American people, for bis patriotic service in war and in peace.
Fifth. As a statesman and a patriot of the highest ability and character, whose long and distinguished public career
is
without reproach who has
faithfully served in the cause of freedom and union through the great struggle of the past fifteen years who has bean steadfast to
equal
rights and
financial honesty, and an unflinching exponent of Republican principles,and who possesses the experience, capacity,courage and
firmness,which
him to give strength
greeting to our patriotic brethren throughout the land, and equally ear nest with them for the success of our common cause, and pledging ourselves for a faithful support of the Cincinnati neminatioos, we give especial assur ance that the nomination of our candidate will secure, beyond doubt, the 35 electoral votes of Ifaw York lor the .Republican ticket.
Upon the call of Geo. W. Curtis, the fifth and sixth resolutions wero again read, and Curtis moved the following substitute lor theur Resolved, That while we would rejoice with pride it the candidate for the presidency in the election of this year, should be select ed from among the representatives of national reputation in the State of New York, whom JXew York most highly honors, vet, recognizing that the nomination should be the result of the uutrammeled deliberation of the convention, we aro willing to leave the selection of the candidate to the patriotic wisdom of that bod.v, iu the full confidence that it will present the name of some tried and true .Republican, whose character and career area pledge of a
econouQical
and vigorous admin-
0j
this government. [Ap-
plause.] Cnrtid, in response to loud calls of "platform," proceeded to the stage, amid applause and cheers, and made a stroog speech in support of his substitution After a long und sharp debate tho substitute was rejected Yeas, 11?. nay, 200 so the amendment was lost. The original resolutions were then adopted with dissenting voices and the convention adjourned.
WASHINGTON WICKEDNESS,
Marsh Opons his Mouth at Last.
HE DRIVES THE LAST NAIL IN BKLKNAPS COFFIN.
A Portion of the Bribe Was Paid Dir uctly to the War Secretary.
PENDLETON STOUTI-Y ASSERTS THAT ITS ALL A. LIE*
Stewart' i« Telling all
A*®nt
t,,(J
Fair But-False Emma Mine#
riJSBLKTOX.
Washington, March 22,—Geo. Pendleton was befflfe a sub committee of the udieiary jLo-nighty OTtf9istingW-Rfc|fifeSTOtativesHutcbin-son, Lynde and Hoar. He testified that neither Gen. Belknap nor any member of his family, immediately or remotely received any money whatever from him, resulting from the claim ofthe Kentucky Central railroad The other parts of bis testimony were similar to that given before the committee on expenditures in the war department, with the addition that some of tho $30,000, the amount of one of the drafts, was spent by him in payment of private debts, and the purchase of various articles, and the balance taken by him to Europe.
Washington, March 22.—Stewart de
tailed
the terms of the contract with
Lyon, by which be relinquished bis iuterest in the Emma mine. Stewart said the commissions, or English pulls as they are called, were demanded by all bankers, and nearly everybody with whom they came in contact. Jay Cooke ft Co., demanded 2)4 per cent, on sale. Pulls wero also paid to Baron Grant, Lewis & Sons, and others. Coates & Hankey, the parties who introduced them to. Baron Grant demanded ton thousand pouudsfor introduction, but it was.not paid. He was surprised at.t^e amount of money they had to pay to numbers of people in England.. He denied Lyons' statement that they gave Schenck five hundred shares of stock.
Witness devoted his time to-day mainly to the emphatic denial of many points of Lyon's testimony, and to show that Gen. Schenek was an owner of stock long before the organization of the company, and that he did not become a director until after the sale, of the mine. He said that it cou Id not be true that Baron Grant went into the affair mainly on the statement that Gen. Schenck was a director, for the reason that Gen. Schenck did hot become a director until aftar the sale of the mine: He said that Scbenck's. name was first suggested on the second or .third day of Noveimber, long after the company was organized. Adjourn ed.
THIS
CLYMEft
said
$1,000
liot pass into the hands that
away
COMMITTER.
Washington, March 22.—Bradford
that he had agreed to pay Taylor
a year as long as he retained the tradership. He received, the appointment of Fort Craig, but it was taken
from bim alter he had made arrangement for the goods, and given to a brother of Delegate Chevis, of New Mexico. Witness said that he sent a man named C. C. Coggswell to inter
view
the. Secretary after he (the witness) bad been removed, and they had a stormy time. The Secretary remarked that he removed Bradford because be wasa scallawag. Coggswell remarked that be had seen it stated in some newspaper that appointments could be purchased for money when the Secretary said it was a d—d lie, and he could whip the man who said so, and that ha intended to run the department as he pleased. :WKial.K, of Baltimore, was called, but he Beemed to have been summoned by mistake, as he knew nothing of the transactions under investigation.
D. v.
qualify
and
honor to the
Government, we present
ROBCOO
Conk-
ling to the National Republican Convention as our choice tor the nomination for President.
Sixth. As the delegated representatives of half a million Republican voters of New York, we
80Ud
a cordial
PECK
1
testified that he received money from Dr. Bradford for Hawkins Taylor, bHt disagreed with Bradford as' to the amount^
JOHN 8. EVANS
was recalled, and explained,that Gen. Rice did not personally introduce him to the Secretary of WMV•
Ibut
that he.
had an interview with the Secretary the day before the witnesss called on the Sacretary in relation to the tradership at Fort Sill. Adjourned
CALEB P. MARSH
1
beinz sworn, testified: In Montreal I looked over the printed account of my
testimony
^itb one inconsidtrable
adddition it in correct. The addition ja that returned to the Secretary of War^fte* hid Vork
with Mr. Evans, and that had requested the Secretary to make the ap pointment of Evans,
Chairman Hunton—The receipt of the express company is signed by W. W. Belknap.
Witness continued (•surprised and somewhafcjdisconcerted Then I nm very much mistaken, my transaction were with her. I can't explain it if the package went to Gen. Belknap. So far as I kuow sho was surprised at the present, I may have said to Mrs. Belknap that she might expect a pnsent when she spoke of getting me the appointment. I sent only one payment to Airs. Belknap sbe died a few months afterwards. I can't say when the sec» ond paymedt was made, except that it was about three months after the lirst. I sent half of it to tho secretaa ot war I do not remember any correspondence with Gen. Belknap, except whon Evans asked for some favor at Fort Sill. In such cases
Q. Do you believe that the transmission of money to Belknap »vas dishonorable?
A. I felt that if it should become known it would disgrace him. Q. Was that the reason lor destroying ail evidences of payment in your hands?
A. I should certainly say so. Q. Why did you voluntarily, without solicitation, offer to Gen. Belknap money constituting a trans '.c ion that would disgrace bim?
A. I do not know. Tho first money ront was to Mrs. Btlknap the next was to Gen. Belknap. Whether this was in consequence of any arrangement with her I am uncertain. I had no idea that the transactions would be made public. I did trot consider them criminal, although it is known they would disgrace him,
Q. Can you state hqw you came to pay the Secretary the money. A. It must have been in conse quence of some arrangement on the night after the funeral ol' Mrs. Belknap, with Mrs. Bowers.
Q. Did not Mrs. Bowers say: you must not let the Secretary know you are going to make me a present and did not that imply that the Secretary would be offended?
A. I got some impression, when at the funeral, either from her or him, that I could send money to him.
Adjourned.
FORTY-FOURTH
BILL PROHIBITING SUCH CONTRIBUTION'S PASSES THE HOUSE.
Debate in the Senate on the Bill Providing for a Change la the Manner of Counting the Presidential Votes.
SENATE.
'YKSTERDAY AFTERNOON SESSIOn.
THURSDAY EVENING. MARCH 23. 1876. PRICE 5 CENTS
HH
post-trader.
I came to Washington in answer to a request of Mrs. Belknap, not of the I Secretary of War. When I came called on her first, not on hiui. She told me she had prevailed oh hitn to give me the appointment. She said I had better go and aud see him, I did so. I thinK I produced letters of recommendation from Judge Banham, of Cincinnati, and one possibly from Job Stevenson, but I don't recollect distinctly. Evans made his lirst quarterly payment to me a month or so after our contract. The lirst remittance I made was to Mr?. Belknap.
I would send Evans
letters to the secretary of war, widi a note something like this: "I forward a request from Evans can you comply with it?" Witness made some payments to Belknap in person, New York,giving him bank notes. Ho supposed Belknap understood where the money came from without any conversation on the subject. Witness may have said to him here is $1,500 for a present in money. He was under the impression that Belknap knew the money came from Fort Sill. In answer to the question as to how he cam make a present to Mrs. Belknap, ness replied that Gen. lielknap must have known of the arrangement he made with Evans, for he asked the Secretary to appoint Evens to his place and the Secretary did so.
COS-
GBES&
tOXTIlIBrTWIS TO ELFXTIOx\FMSS.
An Exciting I)*-bate In (he Hoiiae on Ihe Snbj ect.
Washington, March 22.
Freelinghuysen, from the Committee on foreign relations, reported favor
ably on
the petition of the New-York
Chamber of Commerce, in relation to the Japanese indemnity fund, and reported the bill in relation to the payment of said fund*
Edmunds.introduced a joint resoluproviding for the amendment of the constitution of the United States. Relerred.
The morning hour having expired, the Senate resumed the consideration of Senate bill No. 1, providing for the counting of votes for the President and Vice-President.
Morton asked that the Ssnate remain in session to-day until the bill was disposed of.
After debate by Whyte and Thurman, Johnstou briefly discussod the amendment offered by himself, which reads: If the Senate should vote for counting one certificate aud the House of Representatives another, the joint meeting of the two Houses shall finally determine which shall be counted by States, the Representatives from bach State including Senator* therefrom, having one vote but if the requisition of any State shall be equally divided, its vote shall not be counted. After which the question was taken on th»amendment and it was lost. Yeas, 11 nays, 39.
The question was then taken on Cooper's amendment, which reads as follows: And if the two Houses do not agree as to which return shall be counted, then the vote shall bel counted, which, the Houso of Representatives voting by States in the manner prescribed by the Constitution, when the election devolves upon the House, shall decide to be the true and valid return, and it w»» lost yeas, 13 nays, 35. The question then recurred on the following amendment, proposed by Maxey: But if the two houses fail to agree as to which of the. returns shall be coanted, then the President of the Senate as presiding officer ofthe two houses, shall decide which is the true and valid return, and the tame shall be counted. After debate
the amendment was lost Yeas, 7 nays 38. After a short executive sess ion the Senate adjonrned.
HOUSE.
YESTEKDAY AFTERNOON SESSION.
Washington, March 22.
The House then took the bill reported yesterday from the judiciary cotnmiitee, prohibiting contributions to the election funds byj officers of the United States Government, the question being an amendment ottered by Blaine to extend the application of the bill to Senators, Representatives and delegates in Congress.
Blaine proceeded to address the House. He regarded it as a very significant and very gratifying circumstance, that the judiciary committee, composed of a majority of Democratic members, and presided over by a strict State rights Democrat, had reported unanimously a bill proposing to give Congress right to take cognizance of local elections, even in counties and districts. He regarded that as a surrender of the doctrine heretpfore held by the Democratic party on that subject. It was admitted everywhere that there was as great a necessity for legislation to secure au honest vote and fair count, as there was to guard poor clerks from five dollar contribution for election purposes.
After further debate participated in by Brown, Goode, Stowell, and Holman, Blaine moved the previous question on his amendment, and the House promptly refused to second the motion.
Amendments were then suggested by Townsend, Hoar and Keagan. A long debate then ensued and the House then proceeded to vote on the various amendments.
A vote was taken on Townseud's
amendment, providing that expendi* tures for election purposes allowed
by the law of any State, should not be construed as being affected by the act. Rejected.
The next amendment in order was Blaine's amendment including the Senators, Representatives and dele gates In Congress in the provisions of the bill.
Blaine called for the yeas and nays, and the amendment was agreed to. Yeas, 128 nays, 88.
The House amendment, providing that nothing in the bill should prevent voluntary contributions for the purpose of circulating documents, or for the purpose of giving information, was next voted on, and was rejected. Yeas, 91 nays, 129.
The next vote was on Blaine's amendment to the substitute offered by Brown of Kentucky, being the same as the amendment offered by Blaine to the original bill and the adopted amendment was now reject* ed Ayes, 102 nays 107.
Th@ next vote oti an amendment offered by Goode to Brown's substitute, making it a misdemeanor for any person to use force, violence or bribery to influence the elections of Presidenr, Vice-President, Senator, Representatives or delegate in Con gress. Adopted Yeas. 212 nays, 2.
The next vote was the amendment offered by Reagan as a substitute for a section of Brown'o substitute, making it unlawful for any officer, postmaster, clerk^or employe of the Uni ted States or for any Senator or member of Congress to solicit, ask, re ceive, or accept any gift for election purposes. Rejected.
The next vote was on Brown's substitute. The first section is thisTbat no officer or employe of the government shall require or request give to or receive from any other officer or employe of the same, or any other person, directly or indirectly, any money or property, or other things of value for political purposes, aud any such officer or employe who shall offend against the provision of the act shall at once be dismissed from the service of the United States, and also be deemed guilty of a high misdemeanor, and on conviction thereof be fined not less than $500 nor more than $3,000, and imprisoned not more than one year, at the discretion of the judge trying the case. The second section is the amendment offered by Goode and adopted. The third section gives the United States district courts jurisdiction over the offences created by the act. The substitute was agreed to with the yeas and nays, and the bill as thus amended was passed yeas 173, nays
Adjourned.
MORNING SESSION.
Washington, March 23.
Washington, March 23.—Mr. Wells introduced a bill to examine the evidence of the payments made by the Missouri to state the troops and also evidence as to the supplies luruished to the troops and/which have not yet been paid. Referred.
Mr, Seelye moved to reconsider the vote by which the House nonconcured in the Senate amendment to the bill to supply the deficiency at the Red cloud agency. The amendment beiug to incraase the appropriation from $100,000 to $150,000. After remarks bv Seelye, Atkins and others, Seelye withdrew his motion.
Little Rhody.
Providence, Meh 23.—The name of Wm, Beach, lawyer of this city, has been placed on the Democrat ticket for Governor in place of Gen. Cooke, who declined nomination. Arranging for a Cable Between the
United States and Cuba.
New York, March 23.-The steamer Prof. Morse, owned by the Western Union Telegraph Co., sailed for Havana via Key West, yesterday, carrying an electrician aud assistants who are to select anew route for the new telegraph cable. President Orton, Vice President Green, and several others were passengers. They are to be absent about six weeks.
ANOTHER BUSTED
BANK.
New York, March 23.—The bank of Camden county, owned by A. Curtis, Carman & Co., closed its doors yesterday. Liabilities $75,000, assets $50,000 to $55,000. •«. Fn
Parsons Change-Pasturage." New York, March 23.—Rev. iA. E. Kitteridge of the Third Presbyterian Charch.Chicago who has received a call to this city preached lastevening Rev. Dr. Ganse whom Mr: Kltteridge is called to succeed, goes to St.* Louis. mi
Condensed Lighting-
A boiler exploded at 4 o'clock till morning in the l\ P. railroad at Lai* imie Wyoming Territory, killing foil,* men and wounding others.
Bayard Taylor is to he a Centennial poet. The Sudbury & Toinston railroad, of Pennsylvania was sold this morn-* ing to ,T. K. Valentine for $101,000
Gen. Sherman left St. Louis last night for Washington at invita tion of Secretary of War, '1 aft. Army head quarters will probably be moved back to Washington.
Bullion has increased during the» past week in no'U thebauk of England aud that of France, The discount rate iu the bank of England was fixed to-day at 3 per cent.
Hallett
Kilbonra is to be indic etl
the Grand Jury at Washington for refusing to
testify
real estate proof. Hedden,
concerning th«*
book-keeper
of the Maun*
hank of New York City, has abanonded. The books show the embezzlement of $38,000 done by raising the deposit checks of a man named l* supposed to be a confederate.
THAT WAR DEPARTMENT INVESTIGATING- COMMITTEE.
Washington, March 23.—C. M. Peck was recalled and testified before the committee on expenditures in the War Department to»day, that the post traders were assessed for political purposes, and that during the last Presidential canvass ho paid from $6,000 to SS,000. He thought he remitted money to the Chairman of the committee at Washington. He presumed they were asked to subscribe because they held the post traderships under tht» administration. He did not consider thev were obliged to pay, but were notified that contributions would be acceptable. He thought that the amount of contributions from tbe military posts was designated in proportion to the number of troops there.
J. J. Fisher was recalled aud testified that the firm of evans & Co., post»traders contributed money for politicial durpoaes in pursuance of a printed circular. He did not un derstand that the contribution was compuiBary, but he thought it a safer way to pay the money apart from political consideration. Mr .Evans testified that during the last presidential canvass he in compliance with circulae received at Fort Sill and sent $300 to the Republican Election Committee in Washington,
EDMUADS BILL
OTS Proposed Conslitniional Amendment Concerning h» Mode ot Electing A President and Vice-President.
The most important action in th» Senate yesterday was the resolution of Senator Edmudx proposing to substitute lor article II of the Constitution a new article, of which the main features are the following:
The electors are to ballot in their respective States for President and Vice President, as at present, but the list of votes must be sent to the presiding Justice of the United Statos Sepreme Court. The Supreme Court, at a time and place to be fixed by law, is to publically open all the certificates and count the votes, and the person having tbe greatest number of
voteB
for
President, considered by the court to, have been lawfully given and certified,. shall be President, if such member is a majority of the whole number of electors lawfully appointed. If no person has such a majority, the State of the votes shall be immediately certified to the House of Representatives, which, from the" persons having tbe highest number, not exceeding throe on the list of those voted for as President, shall choose a President immediately by a viva voce vote, the representation from each State to vote one vote, if a majority of its delegation agree on one candidate, bat otherwise the vote of such State shall notf be counted. A quorum is to consist of a member or members from two-thirds of the States, and a majority of tbo States shall be necessary for a choice. The voting must be continued uutil it President is elected. In case the House fails to elect before the 4th of March next following, then the Yice President shall act as President, as in the case of the death or constitutional disability of the President. The person having tbe greatest number of electoral votes for Yice President, to be couuted and determined as above provided, shall be Yice President,!!'such number be a majority of tbe whole number of electors. If no person is thus elected, the Senate is to choose a Vice-President by a majority of its whole membership. Finally it is provided that no justice of the Supreme Court shall be eligible for election as President or Vice President until the expiration of two years alter he shall have ceased to bold office.
History never jumps over Detrotf. There are too many old battle grounds around here for tbe historian to get past without at least a few paragraph? The fight at bloody Run has beau widely read of, and stracgers often ask to have the locality pointed out Yesterday a man who dropped off a street car at the Jefferson avenue bridge to lookaround and let memory carry him back to Indian days felt anxious to know how the fight came to be called Bloody-Run. By and by a boy came siaming along, and the stranger beckoned to him and asked. "sonny, is this Bloody Run?" •'Your are bloody right it is," was the rejoinder "Right around here is where the British troopes were, igit?" "Yes, sir'and down in the gully there were the bloody Injuns*" .'And they fought?" "Bloody sure. They didn't'eoma here to play, you bet.', "Were they mtich loss?" "A bloody big one." "Can you tell me ooutinued the stranger, looxing aronnd, why they call it Bloody Run?" "Yes, sir, cos' when them
soldier*
found there teu Ijuna to one
white
man they rua so bloody fast that yo" can find old bootheels around
heae
yet!" The stranger may have taken
some
awaj as relics. He was seen hunting up and down the street.