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Show LATEST DISFiVrCHES. GENERAL. FORTY-FOURTH CONGRESS. SENATE. Washington, 19. Anthony said that among the distinguished visitors to the Centennial was Marquis de Rochambeau, grandson of Count de Rochambeau. He had been called home suddenly and had not time to ; visit the national capital. The Marquis Mar-quis had inherittd all the papers of nis graudtatlier. among them many of value relating to the American revolution. He submitted a resolution resolu-tion instructing the committee on the library to inquire into the expediency of obtaining the papers of Count de; Rochambeau now in possession of the ilaiquis de Rochambeau relating tol our war for independence. Agreed to. Allison, from tho conference com-! mittee on the army appropriation bill, made a report which was agreed to. Allison said all the matters relatinc to the organization of the army were to bo submitted to a commission consisting of two members ot the senate and two members of tbe house, the secretary of war and two army officers. -The house hail receded from all its amendments relating to the reduction, reduc-tion, reorganization and pay of the army, Tho bill as it came to the senate from the house appropriated $24,350,259; that amount was increased in-creased bv the senate S3. 211. 000. The conference committee reduced the amendments of the senate $1,-, 192,173, leaving the total amount appropriated by the bill, if it should pass, $20,000,0-5, ir $1,601,500 less than the appropriation by tho army bill last year. The consideration of the articles of impeachment was then resumed and J. S. Evans was sworn. After some discussion as to the course of examination Conkling submitted sub-mitted the following order which was agreed to. Ordered, That the managers proceed pro-ceed to examine the witness Evans in chief, or thoutd they deciine to do so, that respondent may proceed to examine tho witness in chief, with the right lo the managers to cross-examine cross-examine like any other witness. McMahon then proceeded to examine ex-amine Lvans. He recounted thecir-cumstances thecir-cumstances under which he obtained the appointment. Ho first saw Belknap Bel-knap in Dubuque, Iowa; then in Washington. He was introduced to Belknap a second time by General E. W. Price. General Belknap told him tho appointment was already promised. Afterwards he, however, made a contract with Marsh by which he received the appointment in consideration con-sideration of paying $12,000 a year. The person to whom Otni-ral Belknap had promised the appointment was Marh. He paid Marsh various sums accord inc to contract, aggregating over $12,000. Evans testified that he never had any conversation with the secretary ot war in relation to payments of money. March had no money in the business. Marsh wanted $20,000 a year, but Evans said he could not pay that. Marsh did not tell him what be intended to do with the mouey. Witness wascrces-examined by Carpenter Car-penter but nothing additional was elicited. eli-cited. The impeachment proceedini;s wero temporarily suspended and legislative leg-islative business was resumed. Windom, from the confeicnce committee on tbe sundry civil appropriation appro-priation bill, submitted a report i which was read. Jn explanation ol tho report he said the bill, as it originally orig-inally passed the housu, appropriated $15.25'; l.il. The senate added $1,1126.70, and as now reported it ppropnaled $10,229,777. Total amount of reductions mado for tho bill as it passed the senate wan $-1,-1-50,15-5. The sundry civil bill Uat year appropriated "$20,011,350, or $10,414,573 more this year than tho present bill. Ho was una'de io see any great saving to the govern ment in the reductions made in the conference committed from the hill an it passed the b nate confreres. Ho was not satisfifd with tho bill as agreed upon in tho ernferenco, but lin thought it tho best bill which could be got under tho circumstances. Jfo then read tho items constituting the reductions, among which wens trie following: Public printing and binding. bind-ing. $1W1,770; general ol Uio District Of Columbia, half a million; revenuo cntier Horvice. $2-5,010; courts in Utah, $W.000; Smithsonian iriHtituto, $20,-000; $20,-000; elimination of rebel archivps, $,WJ; mints and ntway cilices, $01,-0OO; $01,-0OO; new uto, war and navy department, depart-ment, $250,000; new building ut 8t. Louis, $150,000; navy yards and stations, $585,000; improvement of cup i tol grounds and temporary clorks in tho trfaHury dHuartnient, $00,H0; signal offif-o, IOi),000; laming iron and steel, $50,000; survey of puMic lands, $72,400; collecting revenue from Dm mile of public lundi, building, $025,000. Ho said it would b? IJVWary to pafjs. ft, JitrgVG vK'Uoy bill next year. As tho bill had been j agreed in conference, it provide 1 that i : the public priutershould be appointed I by the president. That officer had j I before been elected by tho senate,! but the house for several years had disputed the right of the semir- tn do eo, and the senate confreres tiiutight, it best to yield. The houde had re- cited from its provision repealing the election law. After k ng and tedious i efforts this bill had been agreed on, ! and he hoped the report would be I agreed to. j Anthony opposed the reduction of appropriation for tho revenue cutter service. Ho opposed any reduction of the appropriation fur mints and assay office. Edmunds said ho would vote against the report because it struck out an appropriation of $0,000 for thu examination of rebel archives. The action of the house committee in striking out this appropriation wnt saying that this evidence should be locked up and be ot no use in sitting out false from true claims against the government. Most imuortaut and valuable evidence had been found in these archives which protected the treasury. Ho argued that millions of dollars bad been saved by the i southern claims commission on account ac-count of evidence furnished by thes-' thes-' rebel archives. The attitude of the house of representatives was that 1 there should be no more inquiry by 1 government into this fountain preg-. preg-. nant with evidence. The impeachment trial was ro-1 ro-1 sinned, and after tho examination of 3 Evans. Carocnter announced that the case for the defense had closed. Manager McMahon stated that the managers had nothing to oiler in rebuttal. re-buttal. Carpenter asked that some arrangement arrange-ment be made about summing up the case, and announced that the counsel for the defense desired to be beard. Manager Lord suggested that the time for a rg tun eat be limited. He said only two managers desired to be heard on tiie question of fact, but if there wns to be argument as to tho effects ot the two-thirds vote ou the question of jurisdiction, a third manager desired u he he.trd. Carpenter Car-penter said counsel lor the defense would argue all there was in the case, 1 and ho regarded that as one of the best points. Conklttig submitted an order that three managers and three counsel may be heard iu such order as they may arrange among themselves. Agreed to, and the senate, sitting as a court of impeachment, adjourned until to-morrow. 1 Legislative business was rcstuntd, jand without impartant action adjourned. ' HOLSE. Jenks oficred a resolution directing the secretary of the treasury have a careful survey made of le Union and Central Pacific railroads tnr which government bonds were ssued. Jones, from the committee on m;l-roaJs, m;l-roaJs, reported a bili incorporating the United States Central railroad lur, the construction of a passenger and : freight railroad from Chicigo to Port Royal and Savannah, with a branch to St. Louis. Bland, from the committee ou mines and mining, reported back the bill originally introduced by Banks to utilize the product of the go!d silver mines, which went over. Tho senate bill extending the duration dura-tion of the court ol comtnis-Moucra of the Alabama claims until January nest waB passed. The house then considered t.e South Carolina contest (d election case. Tho unanimous report of tne committee is that neither the silting member, Mackey, nor the contest.uii, Butts, is entitled to the eeat. Walling asked leave to otUr a resolution reso-lution authorizing the committee on public lands to prosecute through a sub committee during rcce:s, inv. e'.i-gations e'.i-gations into the Northern 1'aeitic railroad rail-road company's transaction;-, hut objection ob-jection was made by H.ile, who expressed his intention of objecting lo all invtstigation during recess. Atkins made a conference report on the army appropriation bill. The provision in regard to reorganizing the army and reductions of the pay of officer?, which has been a point of difficulty oeiwecn the two houses, is referred to a commission, which ia to sit during rcccsj. The report was agreed tu, and the bill now goes to the president for his Mgnature. The house theu went into committee commit-tee of the whole on the bill for tho protection of tho Texas frontier. Tucker explained the points of difference between the substitute oflercd by Banks and that oflered by himself, their g'-neral effect being identical. Banks modified his substitute for tho second section to meet tho views of Tucker, and it was stated by Sclccher that it was acceptable to the! sub-comuuttee on Texas bonier troubles. Tho Tucker substitute was rejected and that oflered by Banks adapted. The committee then rose and reported re-ported the bill to the house. The amendment to the tir&t section adopted in tho coinniilto yenterday, on motion of Hancock, providing that no part of the troops shall be taken from any stale or service where the public interest requires their continuance, con-tinuance, was rejeutf-d by party votcn yeas, 70; nays, 9S. Without dis-! cusaion of tho bill the house ad - 1 journed. I |