Show V by 1 telegraph ele eie ta graph congressional X J SENATE washington 11 marsh was examined today to day he testified he did not net remember if that was prior to the time tile the ladies were at his house Q was there any corrupt agreement between you and belknap in regard dlo dio to you bell beil being g appointed post trader at fort sill i the managers objected to the word corrupt and the objection was wai sustained Q was waa there therb any agreement on your sour part to pay belknap any money in consideration that he would appoint you post tra trader derat at fort bill A there was not at a any ny time Q was wai there any agreement between you and belknap that you would pay him money or valuables in a consideration of his continuing evans as post tn trader der den A never the witness further testified that there til ere was no agreement between him and belknap to the effect that belknap should be paid for appoint ing a post trader at fort sill I 1 carpenter asked if tho the great inducement du cement in making the appointment was not owing to the kindness extended to mrs belknap witness replied he thought this had a great deal to do with his making the appointment in response to a question put by one of the senators he lie said the reason he ave abc gave half the money lie received leee leoe ived from drom from evans to belknap was because it gave him great pleasure he sent the money as a present always gratuitously was not aware whether belknap knew liow ilow low large the presents were to bo be before he received them but said he lie marsh 11 arsh was fully cognizant of their values before sending them had no conversation with aily any one on the subject of sending money to belknap until tho the one he had with the present mrs belknap on the night of the funeral of the first mrs belknap v A senator asked whether ho he had over assigned a remon reason to belknap for fer sending this money marsh replied he had not there had been DO ni communication bo be tween him and belknap in conse ifa quence of which he sent this money to mrs belknap logan asked if th thre there ro had been any arrangement with any other person than belknap whereby he sent money to belknap to which objection was made by tho managers tah hi i action gave rise to a lengthy d discussion judge biair blair arguing t that ha t it was proper to show that there was an arrangement airan gement with some other party to whom the money was sent although belknap was the proper custodian the objection was finally overruled and the question answered by tho the witness he said 1 I had conversation with the present mrs belknap on the night of the funeral she asked me to go up stairs with her to look at the baby in the nursery I 1 said to her as near as I 1 can remember this his child will nill have money coming to itaster it after aften a whimp 1 she said my sister gave the child to me and told me tilt that money wab waa coming from you to her which I 1 must take and keep for it I 1 am not certain about the rest of the conversation I 1 have au all indistinct impression about what was said eaid and said all right perhaps the father ought tobe tobe tobo consulted alad and aler her reply was that if I 1 sent the money to him she would get it any way without the child marsh i continued and said eaid he had alij an in r distinct recollection collection ic of tho the cowfer conversation tion NO with th belknap that night but t could not be certain about it nie lle mcmahon hahon Habon asked when marsh sen sent tithe the remittance to belknap saying it was from 8 NV it belk K nap asked by letter or 0 otherwise where it was from carpenter objected and an ment between mcmahon and carpenter I 1 followed s senator conkling said to paye pave time he would call for the reading of a similar question by senator morton and answer thereto from which it appears belknap made mado no such inquiry senator Ji asked pa t he based his q when lie he said sald presumed resumed belknap knew know thel in ali exhibit IV t him came and presumed ho he kiwy hiack because he had appointed evans to tt tb this is post at my request had no other business transactions with v ith gen opp belknap whatever wha teve levei L except sending 9 this s money it was a kind a N s ge e of f general knowledge ledge arising from their general relations question by logan from a conversation with the present mrs belknap you speak of an understanding with tho the former mrs belknap now deceased please state that understanding witness said he did not think he had stated that he had an understanding with mrs belknap he testified that the first money was sent to mrs belknap deceased and that it was sent without any arrangement ran gement with any person when he paid gen belknap money in in person he did not have any com with him from whence the money came or in any way regarding it for the first two or three years earb ears witness is saw aw belkna belknap hai hag two or three ti times niesa alesa a year but had no recollection of ahe money having been referred to in any conversation between them a henry 8 clerk in the adjutant generals Gene office war de sworn and identified the letter from marsh making application for the at 14 fort hort ort sill as Rs having been on file in the adjutant generans Gene raPs office ho he identified tile tho words on it file official as in the handwriting of gen belknap gen hazen was recalled and desired to explain a portion of his testimony mony moDy of yeater yester yesterday ay he said after consideration he had become satisfied this letter to belknap read yesterday was not written before he hazen hazen vas was examined bythe by the eee eLc on military affairs airs of the house witness was cross exam ined by tor and was shown tho the letter dated city of mexico march 1876 addressed to hon H clymer corner chairman of the house committee on expenditures in the war department he also called attention to the testimony given by y him before the committee on military affairs in 1872 which speaks p aks at length of the abuses in josf in reply to the questions of carpenter witness testified that he had some ionic interest in this im impeachment each ho he had been somewhat some somewhat active in sett settling ting things going hon hen heister helster C lymer clymer was sworn lind and testified that caleb P marsh gave evidence before the committee of which he was chairman witness n s produced reduced the original testimony in ony G of marsh ta rs 11 and manager mcmahon I 1 chop he proposed to put it in evidence to snow that the facts were brought out by this committee and that the secretary of war was notified of the testimony abathe that he read at over and finally tendered his on account of it WASH washington 12 oa motion of paddock the joint resolution authorizing the pre president 91 1 to accept the s services of volunteers to aid in suppressing the sioux indian hostilities was taken from the table and referred the senate then resumed consideration of the articles of impeachment pea peach cament ment against W WW W belknap late secretary of war washington 12 J J fisher was sworn he corroborated marshs marahs testimony as to the payments to i belknap had read tile the contract between marsh and evans and the money had been paid in accordance with withe its terms belknap had never to his knowledge written to his firm on the subject of complaints from troops about excessive charges helster heister clymer clymen was called and testified esti estl nned fled to the letters from froin marsh previously mentioned general pope was sworn for the defence and testified to Bel bei belknap knaps excellent character commissary general mcfeely also attested to the pure chara ehara character eter L of belknap and his hi management of tho the war department carpenter ar pentar submitted a letter from lieu L gen grin sheridan dated chic chicago go I 1 march larch 1872 stating that he had examined a circular on the tho subject of post traders issued oatho o at nt 2 of marchand march llarch and nud thought very well of it so far as the troops were concerned it was c especial jy fair adit gen D townsend was recalled and aud tes tos fied diled lied that ho he forwarded a loter letter of marshes mak making ng application aPP Icat on for tho the post and also a letter of gon gem grierson complaining of abuses at F fort ort sill tp ka the thor secretary of war through OL 01 diria ulria of business the examination of col coi davis vas yas commenced he re testified that so to far as his knowledge wont went the manner in which tho the war department had been conducted by the lale ia 0 o lary of of f wat va vat urn waa good goud his character had been one of integrity and honesty H T crosby chief clerk of the war department was called and testified that after the passage of the law of 1870 in regard to post traders the secretary of war called upon all the department commanders to report the names of persons acting as post traders within the limits of their thelt command he testified that evans was recommended by all the officers at fort sill he understood that the order of march was prepared by gen mcdowell for the purpose of correcting abuses complained of in the new york tribune C 0 augur testified that as far as he had relations with gen belknap his administration was regarded as a J just and able one ex gov ralph B low of iowa senators allison and wright gen ruger gen 8 V bennett gen A A humphries gen R R marcy judge advocate gen dunn dann associate 3 ustice miller of the supreme court and hon john A kasson hasson all to the integrity and ability of belknap washington 13 notice that he would call up the river and harbor appropriation bill at the earliest opportunity Sher nian trian presented a report of the conference committee on the silver bill and asked that it be printed so ordered the chair laid before the senate a message from the president transmitting repots reports from general sherman to maj major or general terry in response to calling for information in regard to tile the troubles with the sioux ordered printed and laid on the table sherman from the committee on finance reported adversely on the house bill authorizing the secretary to make allowance for compensation to the collectors of internal revenue who went out of office previous to feby ath 1875 1873 upon the final settlement of their accounts the amendments to the house bill prohibiting the sale of the res er of the confederated con federated otoe and missouri bands of f indians in kansas and nebraska were noia non concurred in and conference aske asked askea d fo for r Freling huysen reported that the confer conference ence enee committee on the consular and diplomatic appropriation bill had disagreed and a new conference asked for by the house was granted lio HOUSE U S E washington 10 in connection with bannings resolution ho he submitted the tho following statement showing the of the united states troops there areat arent present in the army broo cropps tr opps located as follows belonging to detachments at pointe located in the territories in texas in other southern states while in the fied field oper abing against indians 3 there are under general terry only 1123 and under gen crook only 1790 making in all 2913 the remaining are located in ill northern cities and forts the speaker pro tern fern laid before the house a telegram from the governor of bf maine stating that blaine blaino having accepted the ther vacant from that state had resigned his seat as a member from this day bills were introduced ared ami referred as follows by scales appod appointing a commission an to visit tile tiie indian territory and report the condition and management of the indians by steele of wyoming authorizing the president to enlist recruits for the army to aid in suppressing the hostility of certain bands bands of sioux indians f washington 12 tho the house has passed a bill appropriating 2 for the construction of two military posts or depots ill in the sioux dou country in accordance with the recommendation of generals sheridan ab bendan terry and custer buster washington 13 tho the foll following ow letter was sent yesterday t to 0 ex secret secretary ary bristow U by y the president executive mansion tl washington july hon hou B H bristow Bria tow dear tr sin sir through tho the press I leam loam that thab tile tho committee of ir conw conk cress gress investigating the tho the tho frauds have summoned you as a witness and that you with great propriety as I 1 think to testify claiming that what occurs in a cabinet or between a member of the cabinet and aud the executive officially is a privilege and that a committee of congress has no right to demand an answer I 1 appreciate the position you had assumed sur nedon on this question butto but to relieve you from all obligation of secrecy on this subject and desire not only that you may answer all questions asked relating to it but wish that all the members of my cabinet and ex members of the cabinet since I 1 have been president may also be called upon to testify in regard to the matters with great respect f your I 1 your obedient servant hig signed Big ned US S grunt GRANT 11 washington 12 manof man of the committee on elections reported a resolution on the louisiana contested elect election lod iod case declaring darrell the sitting member entitled to the seat adopted the bill providing for the sale of the fort kearney mill military reserva tion in nebraska was taken from the speakers table and passed the bill reported by page from the committee on indian affairs declaring the country north of the north platte river and east of the big horn mountains open to exploration and settlement was taken up the demand for the previous question not being sustain edMason 9 on moved to recommit the bill agreed to hewitt from the committee on I 1 foreign affairs reported back the resolution declaring the action of robert 0 schenck while united states minister to england england in becoming a director of the emma mine and his operations in connection with shares of said company and vendor thereof as ill advised unfortunate and incompatible with the duties of his position adopted the house went into committee of the whole on the bill for the protection of the rio grande frontier from froni cattle cattie thieves and marauders from bl mexico exico AMERICAN NEW YORK ZORIC 10 throughout new england today a large number of buildings were struck by lightning and destroyed and in some cases pepie people were killed hilled yesterday lightning struck geo B stars mattress factory in manchester and burned it together with a quantity of cedar ware stored therein by the manchester auchester ll cedar i wo boriss loss noss insured reil S at philadelphia today to day a terrific wind and rain min storm damolis demolished h e d several window gashea in front of the main building and ud ripped off a portion of the roof of the transcontinental Contine nial hotel hota the streets were deluged with water washington 10 at a meeting of a number of gen custers Ou old comrades in arms held to hight re resolutions solutions of respect to his memory and of his fallen soldiers and in sympathy for their surviving relatives were adopted A movement to organize a custer monument association was made 1 PHILADEL philadelphia phe PHU 10 during during the forenoon the thermometer stood at 1011 degrees in the shade A great number of persons have been prostrated by the heat and fifteen deaths from sun sunstroke sunstroke e are reported three wagons are regularly employed in removing to the hospitals those overcome on the streets NEW YORK 11 at tile the reception lart last night dom pedro said although sincere rei voice is always silent I 1 will not hesitate to utter my thoughts to the american geographical society for the heitor it confers on me ili in the presence of men so prominent i in geographical science and such sueh |