Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, January 26, 1873, Page 2

d + gzill visits bim twice dored to Louisville, for THE CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE: SUNDAY, JANUARY 96, i83.. . WASHINGTON. Further Progress in the Cre(fi’fi‘ Hobilier Investi- - gation, Startling Revelations Goncei‘ning Senaior Patterson, of Hew Hampshire. - The Senator Reguests- Ames, by = Letter, to Let Him ' Pown Easy, Sonator Logan’s Connection with Credit Mobilier _Btock. fAdditional Details of the Caldwell Sen- _ctorial Bribery. Special Despateh to The Chicago Tribune. CREDIT JOBILIER. Asmmserox, Jon. 25.—To-day was snother in tho Credit Mobilier Committce. Tho cxemination of Oakes Ames wes continued, and tho cld mn was more pitiless than ever in his alrscibients of Cigdit Mobilier stocks, bouds, #nd diidends, Ho was first interrogated to-day &3 to Jolm A. Tiogen's connection with tho Cred- Ltlier, Wis explenation was such ng was aaticipaied in these despaiches last ight, to- Thet Logan agreed to'take the stockasa culatior ; that his firat dividond paid for the etock, and loft o balance of £520, which was raid to Logaa in the shapo of n check; that Lo- gau took the check, but in a ehort timo after- wards retarned the money, togother with fhe in- tereat thereon, for ihs timo which he bod kopt it, and which smonnted to sbout £3. Ho also d tLat the reacon why he had not previous- 1 iticlnded Logan was becauso he had not beon cuked as {0 whother more Seoeiors had taken stocl:, the inguiry being limited to the members of the Honee, Aftersomo unimporiant state- ments 93 to how members considered the =agrecment to take stock, Ames camo_to the case of Benator Pattorson, of Now Hampshire. Taking the -published - tdati- ony.of the Iatter, ho turned to that portion of: ii douying {lat Patterson had recoived nny-divi- dendy from hia stock or hed reczived any money whatever on eccount of the Credit Mobilier. Here Ames produced o receipt, with Patterson's iemature attachod, dated Washington, June 22, 1803, ard acknowledging tho recoipt of 31,800 that dsy from Ames on acconnt of dividends of tlo Crcdit Mobilier. As might have. been ex- P d, this document. in view of Patterson’s positive deninls two deys befors, not only cresied o drematic sensation among the specta- tors, butabsolutely durbfounded the Committee. Ames was lerribly accumnlativo in' his proof of his now statements zs to Patterso Without seeming to regard cithor the death-like stillness in the room, or tho anxions eyes which were bent on hira iy every person prescnt, ho pulled out zuother paper. . “Hore is another of tho snme -gort.” " This docament proved to be sn- otber receipt for 757.2, " dated -Boston,’ Ay 6, 1871, in account of Credit Mo bilier stock, zlso migued by Patterson; &ad then cenio o letter from _Paticrson to Ames, dated Washingfon, Jan. 4, 1878, instructing the Jatier with regard fo his_iestimony, ard asking him to correct his original statements beforo the Cemmittce. After these startling developments, crushingy 4 they did in’ ono foll 8voop the Tepu- tation of s man who has heretofore stood so high £s the Sensator from New Hampshire, the Gom- xiittes seom to be_in no mood for further busi ne: A few irrelevent guestions were asked relation to the Dubuquo & Bioux City Railroad, wilen the dny’s business was concluded, Juifia Poland intimating that the investigation ehould L6 Lrought to 5 close on Tuesday next. THE CALDWELL BLIDERY CASE e resumed to-day beforo tie Committee on Privileges and Elections. Tho first witness Evorn was G. G. Gege, who testified that Chp& member of ihe Legislature, was offersd 81,2 Len Smith to vote for. Caldwell. Chestor omas wweers that he wes requested by J, 3L Steall, & member of the Legislature, to go.to Celdwell ana sell bis vote. Thomas went to Len Smith and McDowell, and lcarned thai Steall's vote had already baen purchased for £500. Steall was informed by Thomss that the former had zlready sold to Caldwell, and it was not denied. Dreoning, Sol. Miller, Columbia Simcox, Tenton, Insley, Hopkins, Warden, snd James F. Legute testified for the defonca. Miller amd, Drewning denied ali knowledge of the £7,000 left in Carpey’'s room by Anderson, and the ro- maining witnesses did not reveel any important facts. (Yhen James F. Legate was called, Sid- ney Clark asked him the following : Are you the £ame Jas. F. Legate who was raportad by a Com- mitteo of the Houseof Reprosentatives of the Fortiteh Congress toinventigate the usoof money iu the impeachmént of = Androw 'Johnscn, 8s laving offered to sell .the voto cf n Uniled States Senator for SIOD‘OOO? ‘The question was objected to by Caldwells at- tomey, aud Legato did not answer, It will bo remembered thst it was proved before the But- ler Impeachment Committee of the House, aftor Jolinson wzs sequittod, that Legate attempted to got Cooper, the Private Seoretary of- the President, to pay him $100,000 on the false pre-~ tensa that Semator Poméroy would voto for ecquittal. At the conclusion of tlie hearing to- day, 3Mr. Morton notified both tho xraae’cufion eud defence that the Committes had eoncludod to cnd tho casc on Baturdey mext. Throoim- portant witnesses will thon' be’ celled” for the prosecution, and five or six more for thedefence. BTILL LIVES. i _ Innumerable telegrams have poured info this city from all points of the'compass inquiring as to the truth of a rumor “'m!!.hil.d ained circa- Ietion to the effect -that President Grant had been shot. Somo of these telsgrams had it that the: President was aseaseinated by the knife, rut-most of them. concurred in the shooting story.. The President is alive to assure the couttry that if he has been killed it has boen entirely withont his knoswiledge. At Jeast, this is the way he puts it. s 5 (70 the Assoctated Press.) GENERAL COWAN TOR COMGISSIONER OF PUBLY ATFAIRS: . WASHINGTON, ‘ Jan., . 25.—President -Grant is sery. desirous that -General .B. R. Cowan, of Qliio, at, present ActingSeeretary of tho Interfor, should accept the ofico of Commissioner of Indian affairs, which the President in person tendered bim sowoe time since. Goneral Cowan is also strongly urged to” accept the- place by a namber of prominent officials, who Trepresént that" the administretive’ ability which that - gentleman has . shown while in charge . .of the Interior . Department sdded to his acknowlodged ebility and integrity, would secure in that branch of the servico an sdministration which would -at “once command. the confidence of the public and the approba- tion of the Executive authorities, It is now probable that General Cowan will yield to'the vwishes of his friends. He Las becn thus far un- nble to come to any determination on the Bnb-" juet in coneequence of the 2bsence of Secretary Deleno from the Capitols © - DLITISE CLAIMS, . - The totsl amouant of “the awards to British 2z wall ag his large. axrrg.risncn in bigh station, Polsnd's Commitice, to-day, the examination of Oakes Ames wzs continued. : Afr. Poland—Upon the books of the Sergeant~ at-Arms comtaining o list of checks charged to Ames is one for $239, given.to John A. Logan. What was that check givon for? B Amog—It was o fashionable amount about thiose davs. 4 Question—Will you_stato the transaction_you had with Logan for which that check was given? Answer—Logan agroxd to tako teu shares of Credit Mobilier sicck. I mado up a statement showing tho balance due bim, and geve him a check for §329 due him. After that Le prid me Beck the money with wterest. I profer that you summon’ Logan, and nmot take my statement alone. W e Question—At what timo was the contract ‘made between you aud Logan? - ; Auswer—I think in December, 1867. Question—He paid no moacy? Answar—No, 8t 5 only tho ‘2329, and that be roturned to me, with intercet. P Question—He paid you nothing at the time of making the contract > Answer—No. 4 Question—Yon received hLis bond with his stock sold to them? - Answer—Yeés. Question—And aftorwards [the monoy divi- denda? : Answer—Yes. . Question—And after deducting the smount g::‘,vo\l, bo kept tho balance of tho 320 for im ? Answer—Yos. I remember that the same as I do all tho rest. . S Question—Did Logan over receive snything more? Answor—No, sir. Ho paid mo back tho £329, with interest. I think the interest amounted to €2 or 23. I can't remomber dates or amounts ix:\cfly, but much prefer that you will call ogan. uestion—What was said about rescinding the mh;t.:t, when the ‘“money was refunded by Answer—I don’t know what was in his mind at the time. Question—When ho gfld yon back the $829, wag it the uuderstanding thet the siock re- mainod 88 yours ? 5 Auswer—Ycs. Question—So Logan mado nothing? Answer—No, only Lo had his namo carried by the check for £329. : Question—That is all there is in this traneac- tion? & , Answer—Yes. . . The witncss, on interrogation by Merrick, said ho thought the first propositions came from Lo- gentolimin a general way. Thero were & ent many pooplo who thought it was going to $o 2 srontubla sntarprise: ool Lo promised in the Istter part of October, 1867, to let some of these have stock. The stock assigned to bim by tho Company was to carry oat_engngements provionsly mode. Ho thought ho had promised gomo gonllomen in Congress stock prior to December, 1567, as Lo had been trving to get theso persons intorestcd in the Union Pacific Road and thoe Credit Mobilier. Ho had eacrificed some of his own stock in order to fulfil engage- ments he had previously made. When ho found he could get more ctock from Company to fulfil those cngzgomouts Lo did eo. Could not ro- membeér if he bad any conversation with Colfax in reference to letting him have Credit Mobilier stock prior to December, 16575 did not think he had any conversution with Wilson. Mr. Patter- son 6aid he had spoken to witucss pravionsly, but witness could mot romember; thouglt he had a conversation with Biugham and Scofield; %igfl not remember a8 to 3lessrs, Garfield an ay. Judge Poland—TI understand, 3ir. Ames, you bave some further papers which passed befiween yoursolf and Pattorion. Answer—I buve. Ames then read the follow- ing receipts: Wasn 0N, Jan. 23, 1863, Recelved of Oakes Arios elghteen bidred dollars on zcconnt of dividends reccived Ly bim as Trasico on the stock held for my account, (3 J, Quoestion—You saw him sign il 3 Answer—I wrotae tho receipt 2nd he signed. ‘Ames thep read the Zollowing : “Bos7os, May G, 1871.—Received of Ozkes Ames fo hundred shares of Union Pacific Reliroad stock, and seven hundred and ffty-seven dollars and twonty-four conts, in cash on account of Credit Mcbilier stock, There is still due on'the transsction thirty shares of ) ‘- PATTERSON, stock in ko Credit Lobilier of America, and two thou- sand dollara in income bonds of the Union Pacifc w3, Sigaca) “J. W. PATZRSON.” ‘Witness said this paper was in his handwriting, but Pattercon signed it in bis precence. Tho i€1,800 was a check given Pattoraon on the Ser- geknt-ot-arma ; the other is on the finnl settlo- ment. The witness here handed in a letter written to him by Pattorson. ITe reccived sov- cral otliers which he degtroyed. This letter waa ‘written sinco this investigation commenced, Ho wanted mo to make my testimony conform to it, T had lots of conversations with Patterson. The letter was rogd, as follows : i WesnINGTON, Jom. 4, 1573, Hon. Oales Ames: Al't DeAr Sre: The facts in regard {o the Credit °| Bfouilier, so far as ¥ had auy councction with it, were 25 Sollows : You came fo me oo dny, knowing that & want of means was & chronle evil with me, and said: “Pattorson, if you wowd like, I can et ou lhave irty ehares of stock in the Credit “Mobilier, which, T think, will be a profita- Ble inveetmenmflé will Be & good thing for you. My reply, in substance, was that if you hed enythin, ‘which I could properly fnveet in, and out of which could malte ome money, I would bo glad to tako it; but that T hed-not the money that time, and musl defer it il T could get it, Your reply was that you presumod T could have §t Iater, when i might be con- ~enient. You regarded it 3 perfectly legilimate trons- action. ~ At that time you did not, could not, anticipate you should ever ask for furtler fegislation from Con, gress in reepect to tho road. ~ You never did, excopt when it wna forced upon you Dy the Secrelary. After this convorsation with mo you may bavo had tho imprcseion »that I should iako stock some time, but for some rcason or other, perhaps for want of 'funde, I nover took any of the tock. If Inoverhad any stock in tho Cowpany, I could not, s ¥ did not, hnve its dividends. If presced 1o know if T purchased ot any time any bonda or stock of the rosd, you can eay I id at tho time they at tempied to embarrass you, when the vaiue of tho stoc! s doprassod, und Ipald sou the fall market valuo forit. I paid yon 7,000 in money for stock and bonds. "The stock I put into the kands of Morton immediately to sell o3 coon as it “should go np reazombly in tho market, which e did, I saw sforten on my way through, He eaid he' Lad never held suy stock in the Credlt Mobilier for any oue, but ho did not wieh fo Lavo his name brought ‘into ‘tho cxamination, if it could be avoided. - I aa going (o Ohio, I wiil neo you oo my return, Dow’ fail to correct your orjginsl stztement before the Committce. It milst not be ro- rorted ss it now etands, Very truly, cte., % 30\, Partensox. Question—By Judge Werrick—Have you re- {reshed your memory as to il the members of Congress whom you let have stock? A~ Yos, sir._There are nons zdditional, ex- cept, Ln;,vr.n. "The reason that I did not mention him beforgis that Lo is not a member of the Houso.”” ™ By MoCrary—Did Logan give you any raason for Telaining the money 7 S i AT don’t think he did. Amos said, *“I want to eny further to tho Commitice, that I have been askied why I Leld this stock and why I did not give jt to ile mombers thomselves.” Tho Teason was that the Cragil Mobilier stock itself #as pot entitled to dividends, He said 'tho stock wae hold by him in trust, he biviug signed & contrapt’ making - Limaelf perconally reaponst- ble, and he Wes tug only oue who could draw dividenda, N Judgo Poland gaid ho had asked r. Stoven- son, who'intreduced tho resolution in the o four.days ago, as to certain other ronds to bo vestigeted.and had been informed that heshould a\:csfion Ames, 88 he knew eomething about ent. . Ames—Are you going to investigate mo again? Judgo Poland made 2 remark about the con- Beience of certsin of the gentlemen who held tho . stock, and Ames roplied, lsughingly: *.Con- ecienco! Iam ‘getding n rather low opinion of :onimnce since I'have been here.” [Laugh- er.] - - Ames was then questioned as to the DUBUQUE & SIOUX OITY BAILEOAD named in_Stevenson’s resolution, but testificd that Lo knew nothing of auy member of Con- ese having received stock in the road s a gift, 0 Witness was a stockholder ; he believed that Allison and Bisine had also purchased and paid -for stock in the rosd. No member got stock withont paving for it. Thero was nnfinng im- moral orcorrupt -about the management of tho road. Ithad no connection wmith the Union Pacifie. - ey i 2 ALLYY RECALLED. . John B. Alley was recalfed, and corroborated tho testimony of Ames in reference to tho Dubuque & Sioux City Rallroad. . At noon the Committes adjomned antil 10 o'alock nemy,,.rudfiv: Polihd announcing that claimants by the United States and British Com: mission thus far is $274,997. -+ i SENATOR SUMNER. - . Scrator Sumner is still quite’ fecble,and it is . dcabiful if ho will appear in his seat in the Sen- goin this -sossion. His attending physician ce daily, his last call being at 19 p. w., when.he injects morphine into the Ben- alor's'arm to enablo him to eloop. ; % - ARMY RECHUTTS. Ona hundred and fortz: five recruits wers or- iho Bixtesnth Infsutry. iy - CREDIT MOBILIER. THE POLAND COMMITTEE, OAEES AMES CONTINGED. 2.7 aszmsaron, 933 GheAb (ho mitleg of B, | e expected to close the investigation then, » THE WILSON COMAITTEE, . YWasmngToy, Jan, 25.—At the session of the -Wildon Special Committee, this morning, it ELISEA ATRINS testified that he was a_stcckholder in the Credit Mobilier, but never & Director; was & stock- holder in the Union Pacific Railroad, and a mem- ber of tha Board of, Direciora of that road. The witness produced a two million dolJar note given by the "Union Peoific Railroad Compsny to the Credit Mobiller, dated Aug. 4, 1869, indorsed by "“‘Atkins, Trustee.” Ho also’ "produced . an _ sppoal -bond _for £600,000 given to securo judgment in tho suit of the Sltste of Ponnsylvania against the Credit Mo- bilier. . Ha testified that this note was given for purpoge of eecuring partios on tho apveal bond against damages resuiting from the suil. He_presumod the reason for making the note 80 large was to cover tho possible contingency of it being paid in stock. Heremembered of the amount of $176,000 being paid by the Unipn Pa- cific Railroad for expensea, but never hdard that the money was used to influence legislation. Another zccount of $50,000 was paid before his connection with the road, of which he kngw nothing.” Mo still ol the note in the interest of the railroad company pending tettlement with tho Trustéee. OLIVER ASIES - ) was cxamined as to the expendituro of large sums of money on account of Cougressional expensce. Ho did not care to inquire into"iho particulars of the expenditures, but n}')pro\'ed the report of the Committes on the subject. Ho supposed some of the money was spent in get= ting legislation through Congroes for the Lenefit of ko Union Pacifie Railroad Company. He understood a great dzal of it was epent in the guarrels of Dr. Durant with the Pawnee aud Xastern -Division Railroads. Dr. Darunt had disbursed $455,000, for which he produced the vouchers. : i ] The Committeo adjournsd umtil 10 o’clock Mondey. PSS CALDWELL. Wasnrxatoy, Jan. 25.—Tho ‘Committés on Elections this morning vesumed tho Caldwell in- vestigation. Sidney Clark esked to have'ihe ovidonce by Judge Aeher before the Topeka In- vestigating Committeomado part of the evidenco in the present inqairy. 2 Judge Crosier objected, on the ground that it +was merely hoarsay. The question was laid over at the roquest of Judgo Crosier. The journal of the Kansss Legislaturg during the vote for Sena- tor was entered in evidence. 2 5 Judge Crogier also asked that Clark's teati- ‘mony bofor tho Topoka Committea be admitted a8 cvidence. Clark objected on the ground givenat the last meoting, when questioned upon the subject. The Committeo held that Crosier must read to Clark such portions 18 Lio wishod to use. Judge Crosier asked Clarke if ho tostified at Topeka that ho did not furnigh the list of the names of tho bribed members of the Logislature to Cree, the edilor of the Lawrence Democratic Standard. Clark could.not enswer tho ques- tion, E . G. GAGE, of Topeka, was sworn, and examined by Morton. Tl was ot Topeks during the Sematorial can- vasis; Las 1o porsonal kuowledgo of tho use of money; did not hear_Caldwell sy suything about it ; did not hear Lon or Goo. Smith, Tom Andorson, or Carnoy sy anythiog of the Sort ; heard outsiders talkk of it. - By @lark—Hoard Clapp, o membor of tho Legislature, say that Lo Smith had offerod him 1,200 £ voto for Caldwell ; that was tho day boforo the first voto; bosaid Eubsoquently thet tho offor was €1,200 if Coldwell was elocted, aud 8500 if Lo was mot; ho eaid Dbe noticed tho money but hated to take it; voted for Crawford on the finad bal- Iot, but for Caldwell on tha joint ballot. Don’t know whether ho saw Smith } saw him in Smith’s room; think the subject Was not mentioned again st avy timo; don’t know st Clapp had any considerablo amount of money im:mediately affor tho clection. 2 Trumbull—I want yon to tell tho Comitteo all you heard from any member of tho Legisla- fure, ox auy om0 who was loctioneering for Cald- well. Witnoss had told oll he had heard on that poiut; knew of no othier offered inducement_of any kind. - 5 Clark—Thinks that Smith oud Caldwell occapied tho same room. Judge Crosier was in Smith's zoom with his friends; did not-know Smiths, Clapp gsked him whether lie should teke the money ;. did not adviso him; if he said zny- thing about it, it was to tell Clapp to do 8s ho fhought best. - Clapp saw Smith in his privato room, - TRANE DRENNET, of Waukens, Kansae, was sworn and examined by Judge Crosicr. Was at Toneka during the cimyass, Favored Carney ot first; when he got to Topeka, Carney wos off the track, and sup- ported Caldwell; don't know that thero was & member of the Committes of Six working in the interest of Caldwell. Wo otler mficnm- men held frequent mectings to consult, but don’t know that bho lheard sny montion of the usc of money at these meetings ; thinks be beurd tho statoments by Caldwell's friends, that such and such parties wanted money ; don' think lio ever Leard Len Smith, McDovwell, or Anderson say that such & man wasfoo high, and would como down a little ; nover told Smith that ho bad put 22,000 in his liands as Treastrer of Lis county, to securo membera from that county ; pever did any such. thing ; never seid Caldwell was a little slow in providing for two votes from that county, and_that he might Lsve ot them for $500 if Lie had been & lit(lo 8oouer ; id not havo 8700 to secure the votes of thal cogaty; nover said helind. . By Morton—Carney requested Lim to go to Topeka to work for him ; he way thero when the witness arrived and said he was off the track; that he did not feol like running against him Sgnldwell) ; did not say that he had tnkon S15,- 0 for \Tithdm-.viug- never heard of that ar- rangement ; know Caldwell by reputation ; went in for him after consultation with Carney and Len Smith ; thorowas no crrangement by Which he wasto be ynidb except that Cnmsg said his expenses should be paid; Len Smith paid Lis expenecs ; banded him 100, and asked if it would cover his expenses ; said it would, and a eat deal more ; expected Caldwell would do gitm 2 favor if he ssked Lim, but had no such as- surance. 3 > ‘There was a great deal of talk about bribety, as thero always is; heard two members of the Legislature, Sol, iller and Alr. Morey, say that they were offered moucy ; 3iiller said that Clark offered to give him tho Luwronce Tribune, mart- gaged for 14,000, worth_$15,000, if he’ would vote for him; Clark aid thet ho never owned the Tribune; Morey sald to witness that Clark Dad offered Lim money; never heard anything of offers of money by Caldwell or his frionda, ‘To Judge Crosier—Carney sald at first that he d{dnot want Caldwell elected ; from what Carney snid, witness thought that Camey wanied to com on the track again. T Morton—Carucy never seid anything about haviug received any money. To Hill—Nover, at any timo, intimated that he ~wanted his expenses paid ; supposed Carnoy had told him tuat he Lad supported Caldswell. By Giark—Was a condidate for {he Btate support bim. R, THOMAS was sworn and esamined by Alorton. ook psrb in tho caucus, J. M. Steall, 2 member of tho Legislature, suthorizing bim to negotiate for tho sale of his vote; went to Len Smith &d McDowell, snd asked them if they wented mora votes ; they seid they did; told Lim,_{list 5 momber Who opposed Caldwell wonld vote for him for £600; Smith eaid ho could gof all the votel o wanted fof 50, or gomothing of that kind; then weat away; con- tinued to talk with McDowell; daring tha con- yoréation he becems eatisficd that Steall had been nacured ; McDowoll gaid hat Steall was thoir man; he complained that e bad not voted as ogreed; undersiood distinetly that Stéall had sold bis vote for £500, though 3l=Rowell did not gay €0 that was just'befors the joint bgllg; went directly to” Steall and ssid, *“You are alrendy eold; you have got the monay in your pocket. I can tell you just whet it 1s, yon did- not vote as you agreed. He didnot deny these statemonts ; wont 0 Buith nud McDovwell to eell Steall's vots, be- cause there wes & common report that thoy were using money; know pothing else that he thought it his duty to tell,” - By Judge Crosier—Thinka tho. conversuifon related was in the ball at the Tafite House} it waa in o crowd, bt ko did not tiink any_ono was_listoniug; aw AeDow, said Lo wopld see sbout the proposition ; amay cad poon rolumed wiih Amit Caldwell's room, Lyt hed no converaation with Lim about the purchase or pale of votes. DESULTORY. uestion whether Le waas arrested by General gheridnu for stesling cattle. A Clark said o shoulg want to ask if he wa 8 not discharged, and if he did not bring fuit egainst General Sheridan for falso arrest. % Thomes said ho wanfed to siy that ho never was arrcsted end Dever brought suit sgainst Sheridan. ‘The question and answer weye ruled out. Thomas Miller was called. Clark called for the reading of the law provid- ing thet no Witnese shall be queationed in Court on nccount of testimouy given before a Commit- tee of Congress. is réason was that somo witnesses who had testified were not aware of thg existerice of the Iaw. Tho law was read. L THOMAS 3ULLER. ‘Ml witness was then examined by Judge Crosier : Is publisher of tlio Kansas Clief ; was State Senstor in 1871 ; neither Tdm Anderson nor any oneelse gavo him 37,000 to infinence the votes of -his delegation ; never snid that hie had that smomnt, .. : g : Judo Crosier rezd somo of Anthony's testimio- 5y, dpon this pomt, which Riller eaid was not e. Was at Topeks during the whole canvass; ¥now nothing of tho giving or promising re- wards for votes. By Morton—Whed he first went to T?.ek;, bo wag nuufle&ged for either of the candidates, but favored Carney, Tho Bonators from his, coninty Were instructod by their nominations to oppozed to Clark; one was unpledged ;- did not 8e6 _Carney “until aftor he had withdrawn; did nothing of the use of money for votes. don't recollect any conversation with Len 8mith or Anderson, the Bundsy or Monday bofore the clection; had a conversation- with Caldwell; Carney asked him and otler. friends to see and Ltell'him )anlilwe!l) that he (Cmci) wanted him (Caldwell) to nnderstand that Lo was to be -clocted by his (Carney's) friends; thatho wanted them remembered in'the distribution of offices ;” Caldwell gaid they wounld be remembered; don't know how the story of hisbribery started; didnot charges bad been mado in the Kansas papers for fhiolast two youra; was not called betoro tho Topekn Committeo; don't think of snything ho ought to toll under his osthy © - Sentte last fall; was defeated; Miller Gid mot |- Judge Crosier submitted to the Commiites the’ To Clark—Asked Snoddy why he was not called before his Committee; Snoddy said he did not want him. B - MAYOR 0. J; NOPKINS was examined by Judgo Crosier. Was at Topeka during tho canvass; had no conversation with Sneed relative to paying money for his vote. Judge Crosier: !am{ Speed's statement that the witness offered to bribe him. e The witness denied its trotli; asked him to vote for Caldwell; gave him no reason for vot~ Sng'lo; him, except that Clark wonld not bo elected. To Morton—His exponses during the canvass were never repald him; luow nothing ‘of .the uso of money. 5 - 0. M. BINCOCK was examined by Jud'fle Crosier~Was at Topeka Quring the canvass; did not diréotly or indirectly. authorizo any one to draw on him for monoy to influence votes ; did not advance money for that purpose. ‘To Morton—Worked for Caldwell; some one puid part of bis cxpenses duriag tho canvass;: on't know who paid them; bed not sn under: standing they would bo paid. CAPTAIN M. H, INSLEY was oxamined by Judge Crosier—Met Carson here lnst epring ; Le took su affidavit relating to Caldwell's clection from his pocket, which, he 62id, hLe had pmmed or publication, because Caldwell not troated him well; asked witness to tell Caldwell that he had a case beforo tho Court of Claims; if Caldwoll would give himmoneyon it he wonld fiim him tho afiidavit and leave the country. arson ropeated the request several times, and he finally told him that Caldwell said ho did not know Catson, and if he kiad an affidavit he had botter publish it. Tho afidavit related to what Carson know of the use of money in Caldwell's election. 3 o 8 .. WORDEN wes-examined by Judge Crozier. Was Sonator from Donglsss County; first voted for Clark, sud, in Yot Gonvontion, for *Caldwell, ac: eording’ o & dotermination of twent; four ‘of Clark's friends formed in Clark's room; Clark consented to this de- cision after it ‘was found impossiblo to ©ombino with thoso who were not Caldwell men ; third, that Claik told Lis friends not to decide for Caudivell, until theyhad serenged t0 be takon into the echeme. Olerk gaid ho thought if the cancus was to voto for Caldwell, ho (Caldwoll) should pay their hotel bills,. Btricklor was an active supporter of Clark, Judge Crosfer desired to ask whethor Stricklor. told bim thet Clark had an arrsngoment with Caldwell for the payment of his (Clark’s) ex- pentes. This was for the purpose of impeach- ing Clark’s statement’ that he did not try to make sugh arringement. The room was cleared, and the Committeo de- cidod that th question’ could bo asked only to prove the existence of an arrangomont, That Judge Crozior did not desire. % Worden' said that Sndldy waa understood to bo violently oppoaed ta Caldwell and Clark. 4 To Morton—I advided Clark to see Caldwell in rolation to the payment of expenses before I concludoed to vote for Caldwell; theso expenses includod hofel billy and travelling expenses ; think Clark eaid that tho mattor was left to Stevens, but am not sire; don't know whother tho arrangement was made; Lnow nothing but by rumor in relation to the use of money by Caldwoll or his frionds, By Crosior—Don’t think he has heard Clark say anything sbont pursning Caldwall after the election. By Clark—Remomber that Clark said before tho final caucus, that while ho did not want to ocnpy » factions position, yet tho day wonld como when ho (Worden). would xcfit hnnqfi voted for Caldwall; but don’t think that ho sai 80 after the caucus. By motion—0On the morning of the final yote, Clark was roquested to bring Caldwell befora the Olark cancus. ITe (Clark) made a specch. ini which b gaid he hoped thoy would vote for Caldwell, ‘and hoped they twould be as true frlends tp him (Caldwell) as thoy had been- to him (CLtk), oo g JAMES F. LEGATE, member of Judge Crosiez. Voted for Caldwell ; noither hi nor any of hia friends’ offered any inducement or reward for 60 voting, Clark asked leave to ask the witness whother bois the same James F. Legate, who .was re- ported by the Committee of -tho Fortioth Con- Erena as having offcrod to sell a vote of & Uniled tates Senator for £100,000. s e Judgo Crosier thonght that this question was siriler to that ho was refused permission to put to Thomas, Tho question was not admittc nor wss tho report of the Committee of tho House to that effect. - % MR. CHARLES, of Columbia, was examined by Judge Crosior. Wes at Topeks durlng the election; understood, - aftor he got there, that he hod booh telegraphod for by Finpoy ; -Lis prosonce 1iad nothing to do especially ‘;&m the sale of Finnoy’s vote. By Mr. Morton—Was at Topelth to asasist in C.u!z{well‘s election ; went voluntarily; started before Finnay's telogram ed him; Finney eaid lie was asked " to. send for him by Shou- lecker, a friend of Clark's ; his expenses have not boen paid ; no agreoment for such payment was made, nor did he ask payment ; don't recol- loct that ho had any convereation with . Caldwell sbout Finnoy’s volo; told some of Caldwell's frionds, on the evening after the frst ballot, that " thoy conld dopend upon Fiuney's vote ; Dan Adams did not givd him any money for Fin- ney's vote, - ‘0 Carponter—Did not offer Finney any money for hia voto. FELTON RECALLED. TFolton was récalled, and ssid that Snoddy was biiterly opposed fo Caldwell. In reply to Judge Crodier and Morton's queation, he said ho was equally hoatile to Clark. BANK BOOES. 3 Here the Committeo called for certain books of Scott & Co.’s Bank at Leavenwortk, which wore sent for in compliance with Clark's request for both day-books, private generel record, ro- mittauce book, journgl, and. ledger individual, snd tho balauce book of January and: February. “Tho ledger and its_index were produced, they being thio only books seat.- Clark stated that he oxpected to prove by theso books, and tho cxamination of thobook- Keeper for the bank ot the time, that during that time Caldwell had paid, by means of checks, drafts, or notos, that passod through the bank, largo sums of monei o porsons proven to have een his‘sgents in the Senstorial canvass. _ Caldwell gaid that he had not the slightest ob- Jjection g tho xamination’ of thio books, bus he did not want his gecqunts® published to” the world. o i Judge Crosior produced tho ledger of the First National Bank of Leaveaworth, of which Lo is Treasurer, in whick Caldwell an account in January and February, 1871. He eaid that this ledger would show all that the other books would show. . 3 b i < Mgrton eaid the examinntion of witnesses and Caldwell's eiatoment must be concludod in one moro,day. “The Committee's duties forbade it devoting’ further. time" to this case. Tho Com- mittes th ent into secret* consultation and examinatign ‘of "the bguk’ acconnts,” " Mortdn announced that the inyosti Be resumed at 10 a. m. on Baturday ne; . Clapp;_Shorwood, and Thomas, of Leaven- wortl, William Williams, Olathe, and C. B. Dut- ler, Topeka, were summoned #8 witnesses for Calavell. - e Special Despateh to The Chisago Tribune, - . A% ADMINISTRATION OF THE MATTEE. - NEW YORE, Jan, 35,+The Times is still 1abor- ing to prove that the Oredi$ Mobilier revelations wore only & campaign elander, but prints from ita regular Washington correspondent an almost Ingubrious account of the demoralization among the Adminjstration ranks in Congress. The cor- respondent says s **The lamentable lack of conraga exhibited by the Republican majority in the House during the praeent geaeion is evoking even more™comment than the developments made by the several Com- mittees here.” We have & body of Republicans charged with the responsibility of mu;pininfiA the ~organization and discipline, as el a8 Integrity, of. tho -party, weakly and' supincly surrendering- the lead in matters over which they should exercise-complete con--| trol, into the hands of their enemies. Emerg- 1ng from 3 contest in which, they" achieved greateat political victory ever recorded; they sur- render the sceptre of their power and ‘obey the dictatorial boliests of the Democracy. From tho first day of the scssion, when James- Brooks cunningly suggested that in such a matter as the ‘hairmanship of the Foreign Affairs Commit- teo there should be no such-thing as & partycon- oppose Clark; four of tlie Representatives were | not kriow of isarrangement with Caldwell; knew, take a package of money s heratofore testified; | sideration, and twenty Republicans wenkly suc- cumbed, down to the present time, the Kepab- Tican party in the House has abdicated its fuac- tionsof lesdership and control,and tamely submits to be lod by the nose into all sorts of awkward and incousistent positions by such an unmiti- ted - Democraiic demagogue a8 Sam Randall. cre isn't courago enough loft in the House to even give decont treatmont to the Presidents recommendations. The debaso_cn 3r. Shella- barger's bill proved this conclusively. ' retrieve this unbappy state of sifairs, the'| correspondent, makes the following suggestion : “ It is not necessary that investigations shonld cense, nor that they should not be ordered ;. bub it i8 ‘sbsolnicly necessary that the Republican ‘majority in the Houso should give dizoction and control to mztters of investigation.” CONGRESSIONAL. : SENATE. Wasnsazox, Jan.25.—Tha Senato was not in sesaion to-day, being' adjonrned over from Fri- day aftornoon till Monday. HOUSE. ! On motion of Mr. SARGENT, the President wasrequested to farnish infrmation concorning the occupation by British subjects of land in San Juan lsland, or other jslands acquired under tho recont sward, and whether legi on the subject is necessary. THE SUTRO TUXNEL. i . Mr. SARGENT also prosented & minority re- portin the matter of tho Sutro tunnel, which was ordered printed. s e THE BOSTON POST OFFICE, = .' . M. GARFIELD, from the’ Committeo on Ap- gl:gsnatmns, reported & bill appropriating 300,000 for the purchase of an ndlfition to.the site of the Boaton Post Office, which wes re- “forred, on the objection of Mr. KERR, to the Comnittee of the Whole. - 8 _ DISTRICT COURTS. 2 On motion of Mr, BINGHAM, tho Judiciary’ Committee bill-providing for Lolding the Die- trict .Circuit Court of the United States in Wilkesbarre, Pa., after somo discussion, passed —yens, 98; nays, G0. i evarel reports and_private bills of no public intorest woro disposod of. At 4 p.m., Adjourned. ‘WALL STREET. Weekly Review of the Finnncial Situation--The Produce Markets. New Your, Jan.. 25.—During tho past week the whole list of Government bonds has advanc- ed; ag tho Syndicate will have to advanco tho ‘market, especially for 10-40s and now 53, before they-can do anything in floating this large amonnt of $300,000,000. The European members of ths combined Syndicate held a meeting in London, on Friday, to prepare & plan of ope- rations. .. The monctary eltustion has peen marked by goneral ease. Business is chiefly st the legal - rate, with & few tion excoptions af 4 to 5 on the one hand, and 1-64 to 1-22 on the other. During the week the Treasury office disbursed 51,215,000 in gold on account of interest, 834,600 in gold for bonds received, sold $1,000,000 gold, received £2,375,000 gold for cus- toms, and ©1,118,500 carrency for gold sold. Foreign exchanges have been strong andhigh- er, although st tho close oxtremorates wore not susteinod. The gold spaculation has been firm, with increased activity, and an advance from 1125 to 1133;. This rise has boen produced by hea.vi buying for bull account, in connection with Iarge imports and heavy shipments. _Tho stock market has been more active at bighor prites. The fluctuations were frequent, and in some ca3ea quite wids. Pacific Muil ad- vanced 2. Erio closed sctive at an advance of 837, New York Central advanced nbout 2 por cent; Western Union, ;15’ Ohio & lfi!— sifsippi, 8%+ Wabash, 1i¢; Lake Shoro, 23¢; Haunibal & St. Joseph, 23¢. Union Pacific declined 134 ; Atlantic Mail declined from 13to 6, and afterwards recovered to 9%, but closednt 8. _ Tho bituminous coal stocks declined early in the week, but were firmer at the close. The an- thracite coal shares Leve beon dullat s loyer prica. Express stocks generally firm. Money opéned 2ctivo to-day st 7, but declined to 6. Prime mereantilo paper, 8@9. The stock market was quiet. and. irrogular, opentng lower and then reacting slightly. ~ Erio stronger, under o rumor of a new corner form- ing. Sonator Edmunds says the indications aro that his resolution anthorizing the Secretary of tho Treasury to withhold all moneys due the Pa- cifie Railroad will be adopted. A. B. Stockwell, President of the Pacific Mail Steamshir and Bamana Bay Companies, has the Logislature, was examined hy'] 0 | just been' elected Prosident of the consolidated Atlantic & Pacific and Missouri Pacific Railroad Companies, whoso ling extends from St. Louis to the heart of tho Indian Territory. The Mis- souri Pacific is under 999 years’ lease to the At~ lantic & Pocific Company, and dividends aro paid on tho stock ot the rate of § per cent_per | annum for the first throe years, 6 ger cent per annum for the next two years, and 7 per cent per annum for the remainder of the lease. Gold Jower, ranging from 1141(@1133{. Ex- ports of specie will not exceed 83,000,000 for the week, of which $2,400,000 wero® American gold, sont forward, it is sa:d, in the bull interest. Government bonds active at the best prices of the week,” The fol.lowing calculation shows the amount of 6 per cent bonds likely to bo called in during the regotiation of the £300,000,000 5 per cents through the Syndicates: - Coupons of 1863, €235,000,000; rogistered, - $32,000,000 ; conpons of 1564, 917,000,000 ; registered, 214~ 000,000—making a grand total of £300,000,000, Flour cloaes dull and lower for most grades under 210.00. Wheat closes dull and lower for car lots of spring. Shippers axo out of the mar- ket, and the mills buy sparingly. Winter quict but firm. . Pork modorately active snd steady; 250 brls new mess for February sold st £1£00. Cut meata—Dry salted shoulders easier mt 5ige. Bacon quist; short clear held at 84c; 75¢c bid, and 7%{c asked for February. Lard lower for future, and unsttled on spob; Bifc bid, and 83¢c ssked for Western on spot; 1,000 tierces s0ld at BY@8 1-16c for April; about 50 tiercés city sold at 83{¢ % *THE WEATHER. - . War Department. Prognostications— Reports from Varions Pointa. Wan DEpARTAMENT, OFFICE OF THE CHIEF BoNAL OFFICER, Diviston oF TELEGRAMS AND ReronTs FOR THEZ BENEFIT OF CoMMERCE, WASH- 1INGTOY, Jan. 25.—Probabilitics—For the Middle States, wind shifting to probably northeasterly and southoasterly with increasing clondinces, Cloudy wenther over the Southorn States east of tho Missigsippi, wilh rain oxcapting probably snow for Tonnessco and -Kentucky to-night. For tho Northwest, falling barometer, higher temperaturo, winds shifting probably casterly and southorly, with increasing cloudiness and vory probably threatening weather, with snow from the Ohio Valley to Lake Lrio and the up- per lakes, with vory. generally cloudy weathor accomponied with aroas of Enov. The river has rigen at Nashville and Cairo, but bas fallen at Pitteburgh and Cincinnaii, Crrcaco, Jan. 2i—Thae Signal Service re- orts early this morning indicate colder weather Fu the Northwest—the thermometer 9 degrees below at Breckinridga; Dulath, 6; St. Padl, 5; Milwaukee, 5 ctove; Keokuk, 1 below: Daven- port, 5 above; Omabia, 6; Chéyenns, 12; Cor- rinne,” Uteh, 82, with snow; San’ Fran- cisco, 5; Chicago, 29; 65t Louis,” 10; Memphis, 24; Now Orleans; 88; Louisvilio, 14; Cincinnati, - 20; Baffalo, 19; Mon- treal, 12; Quebee, 1%; Barlington, 'Vt 11; Portland, 155 Bosfon, 18 ; Now York, 23 Balt timore, 24; Charleston, 83 ; Jacksonville, Fia., 9. - Sdowing- at Corinre, Utah, Dtroit, Cleve- 1oud, Buffalo, Rochester; Ouwogo; Quebee, Port- lind, «nd Bostgn. "~ © ~° e New Yoiig, Jat. 25.—Fhe storm, on Thursdsy night, cansed considerablo deley it many of tha Boutlhern and Northwestern mails. = To-dsy is clear and pleasant: Ca1mo, i, Jan. 25.—Heavy ice in both rivers; weather cloar and cold. & ToroxTo, Jan. -25.—The snow storm censed Iast night. The storm extended throughont the Province. Traing are again ranning rugularly. - LARAYETTE, Ind., Jap. 95. dayje oloer and plensput, Trains are nearly on time this afiernqon, 8art LARE, Jan. 25.—Terrible storms_have prevailed in the Wasatch Aining District. Littls Cottonwood ia complotely blockaded with snow. ' There {8 no communication to-day except by, telegraph. % - The Wharton Poisoning Case. BavtivonE, Jan. 25.—The examination of Dr. J. J. Reeso, of Philadelphia, as a modicsl chem- e | with the addition of some recent improvements 1cal export, consumed tha entire seesion of .the Court in the Wharton' trial to-day. His testi- mony was a repetition of that in tho former tri: in- the . analysis of tartar emetic. ~ Dr. RBeese gave it 3 his opinion upon & hypothetical question, and stated that the attacks of VanNess wero attributable to natural causes. On his crosg-examination, the Wwitnees siated that the o weather fo- |, FOREIGN. ;. > The Asiatic Question Becom- Russian and English Ideas at Variance . Regarding the *Beundaries of * .- Afghanistan. . Rumors and ‘Conjectures Concerning the Northfleet Disaster, Attempt to Assassinate the Mexican © President. - THE ANGLO-RUSSIAN CONTROVERSY. Horal2 Speeial, Loxpoy, Jan. 25.—There is much nneasiness in consodyenco of z:..a %:gfi‘sih note to Russia regarding the dispntec U question in Central Asia. In the setflam‘ernyt of the rela- tions betwoen the two powers a few years ago on tho Forsyth understanding, England only re-. quired Russia to sbstain from the inve- sion of Afghapistan, but the boundary of - that territory was left uudeined. The present note declares that -the northern boundary of Afghanistan commences at the Lako of Siri Kol, in the Primir Stoppe; thence follows the Oxus to XKadjah Salehsnd; {from that point westward to the Persiar frontier. Tho note further states that Lngland bas in- formed the Emir of Afghanistan that he.may fight tho Rugsians if they croes this line. The Ruesisn roply declares that the desire of Russia ig'to maintain good relations with England, but it refuscs to recaive tho indicatpd bonndary, be~ cause it includes countries which never belonged to Afghanistan, but wore always independent, and Russia's object in taking Khiva is apparent- ly to_establish dopots and hold and occapy tho wholo Valley of the Oxus. England draws his Iine to interfere with Russia’s purposo, and to onablo the former power tho better to hold Hinderkush a8 a line of defence when the day of fighting comes. ey GREAT BRITAIN, Loxpox, Jap. 25.—The sx-Empress Bagenio has coneluded to soon leave Chiselhurst. She will not, however, leave England, hut wil take up her residonce in_soma othor portion of the ountry. - i A despatch from Genoa says that the Rov. Dr. Pusey is bettor. 1t i8 reportod that & ateamship his been dis- covered sunk at tho scene of the collision off Dunge Ness lighthouse, on Wednesday night. The ~opinion is becoming general that tho vessol which ran into the North- fleet also went down with all. hands before the emigrant ship sanlk. - The owner of the Spanish steamsbip Murillo, who landed at Dover two hours before the collision occurred, believes that it was his vessel which was- in collision with ihe Northfleat, and that both were destroyed. - The funeral of Lord Lytton took piace to-day. Among _the distinguished persons present wers Baron Belborno, tone, Justice Cockburn, Rt. Hon. Childers, Viscount Stansfeld, Vernon Harcourt, Hepworth Dixon, and Miss M. E. Braddon. Dean Stanley read the funeral service. ——— MEXICO. .. HAvaxNa, Jan. 23.—Mexican advices eay that the festivitics attending the opening of the Vera Cruz & Moxico Railroad Jasted s weels, and were pnrtic_i'gnted in by all the distinguished officials. At Tepexe, the>desperadoes placed thrce boulders across, the track, but there was no domage, except breaking tho cowcatcher of a locomotive, which was sent in advance of the Presidential train. President Lordo de Tojada was enthusiastical~ Iy roccived on the 3d inst. The President and Minister of Spain to Mexico breakfasted on the Spanish man-of~war, -at which toasts compli- mentary to Spain and Mexico were drank. President ~ Grant's message is_considered favorable towards Mexico, but complications are feared, owing to affairs on tho Rio Grande. ~ — e WEST INDIES. i Havasa, Jan. 25.—The Diario says soveral Cuban noblemen have asked and obtained of the Captain General permission to join in a mani- fostation of Spanish grandeos against reforms in the Antilles. . e i GERMANY. . BERLIY, Jan. 25.—Bismarck was in the Cham- berof Dsputies to-day, and-warmly received. Ho 8aid lus refirement from the Prussian Pre- micrship was_occasioned solely by ill-health. Thera wés no disagresment between any of his colleagues and Limsele. : 2 o 2 “ SPAIN. : Mapnm, Jan, 25.—The Committee on the Ab- olition of Slavery in Porto Rico will present their report to the Cortes on Aondsy, recom- mending the.issue of bonds to the amount of thirty million pisetas for- the indemnification of slave-owners. g A % adial hag announced his intention of moving soveral amendments still farther liberalizing the PR e SWEDEN, Brockmory, Jan. 25.—The naw.King of Swe-. g{en, Oscar ‘II., will be crowned on the 1st of (ay. - . NEW YORK. A Queer Way of Refreshing o Debts or’s [iemory—Novel Bills Introduced in the Legisiature — Miscelluncons Local Items, S Special Despatch to The 'Chledgo’ Tribune, New Yorg, Jau. 25.—Attention was attractod yosterday to an old Italian walking back snd forth in front of 439 West Twenty-first street, having w0 large placards on his person, bearing the following . ingcription : *For sale, Goorgo |- Stevenson’s lawyer, 439 West Twenty-first streat, caipet bill due since May, 1872; $81.79 at fifty cents on the dollar. Address H. A. Burr, Sta- tion. Mr. Sto¥enson caused bis arrest. Ho could not spesk & word of English. - Henry Adams, who was present in court, said ho wag Tesponsi- blo, s he thought it was the only method left him of collecting the bill due his _employers. Justico Ledwith discharged the Italian and took Mr. Stevenson’s complaint against Adams.. He was held to bail in ESOS to answer the charge. of disorderly conduct, and will also bo. prose- cuted for libel. Two novel billa have been_ introduced’ in tho Legislature, both of which ate roported likely to pas3. One declares misdemesnor punishablo by '8 fine of fifty dollars to point .5 firearm, whother “londed ot mot, at a Luman being, 8&nd makes the pemalty for discharging it, without intpnt to injuro, @ fing of $100, of ‘one year's imprisonment. The other bmflgmnden that no children under the ago of 10 gbiall bo employed for hire in any manufac- taring or mechanical shop; or at any manufac- tary work, within this State, and’ that no child under the age of 12 shall be 80 employed; unless such child can intelligibly rosd. -y Tlon. Honry Wilgon, Vice President elect, Bey. Wayland Hoyt, and ev. John Tall, will doliver addresses at tho twontioth anniversary of the Young Men's Christinn Association, in this city, on Monday evening. 2 - . [Tothe Associated Press.] 3 New Yonx; Jan. 25.—John- Gough Rand, the artist, was buried yestenlsy. " At 'z meoting, -ou’ Thursdsy night, of the Niobrara Lesgue, en sescciation lately organized in tho Episcopal Charch in behaif ‘of [ndian missions, Bis ? Hare and others delivered ad- dresses. - Mrs, John'Jacob Astor is President of -the Association. Its present ul&cct, in New York, is the raising of money for the support of the ladiéa engaged in Infien oligmian: The Board of Supervisors yesterday ordored the pemoval of a1l janitors, engineors, and cleaners of the new Court Houso angd the neigh- boring public buildings, and the selection of others in' their placcs. EEA el The steamship Morq Castle, . of. thé Atlantic Mail Line, was seized on her arrival from Havana, thismorning, for debt. Otherstesmers of the 'line are stll under seizure. It is rumoroed_that the. Company is financialiy em- barrassed, b - The Coroner's jury to-dsy verdioted against Michael Nixon for shooting Charles Pfeifer.. - Judtfirawmiu{n H. Tracy, of the Marine Court, died morning, , = Mayor Havemeyeryesterday addressod a letter to Police Justice Scott, excepting to his.conduct in- secrotly discharging some of the sawdust swindlers who have been flooding the country with circalars offering to sell counterfeit money. At & meoting of the Police Commissioners ptoms attending thoillners of VanNess were not inconsistent with poison by tartar emetic. this morning, a_communicstion was roceived from Msyor J1 ing More Complicated. - .. description of the manner in which street clean- T lh%wn conducted in this city. wing to the non-arrival of Judge Boardm; in_tovn to-day, tho bill of excoptions ie ten Stoles cese did not coma before the Conrt- 1t is ramored, this afiornoon, that Bx-Collect- or Murphy would soca succeed. Comptroller STATE LEGISLATURES, . 5 MICHIGAN. - . Spe eial Despateh to The Chicago Tribins Lavstse, Mich., Jan. 25.—& heavy businicsg was done in the Legisiature to-day. There wera many reportg from Committees, end many billy ngrfi intsrmluced,.J ‘i i e Scnalo Dbill providing for Registers of Doeds rocording judgments, gn.fleclingglmul e ¢ tate titles, passed the House unanimously. Patitions werp presented for tho establish- ment of & Hommopathic Professorship in th University of Michigan.: I - Tho Senate. Joint- Committeo on Finance snd the University, reported favorably a bill appro- prieting for the University o one-twentieth mill tax op all taxable property. Tho Sonato Committeo ‘on Appropristions and Tinanco roported 895,000 specific taxos unpaid by Railroad, Coppor, and Iron Mining Come panies. It tas nuthorized to employ o clerk. Tlio Licn and 'Tax laws are to be investigaied, in order to secure groator uniformity and equalt ity. - "The Legislaturo will adjourn on Tuesdey for ono week. . The Commiiteo on Stato Institutions will visit iho States Prison, at Jackson, on Tuesday; the Icsane Asylum, at Kalamazoo, on Wednesday'; the University, at Ann_Arbor, on Thursday tho Tnstitutions for the Deaf, Dumb, and Blind st Flint, on Fridsy. 4 The Senato adjourned this noon till Tuesday . morning. The' IHouse had barely a quorum at the forenoon session. —_— OHIO. Cormymrs, 0., Jan. 25.~In the House, this morning, bills were introdnced to allow rogular shippors =nd receivers of freight to-mako com- mutation rates with railrond companies for peri- 0ds of three montha; to suthoriza the Governor to appoint State Inspectors of Coal Mines. Tu tho Senate the following bills wero passod The Benate bill to allow free trade in mone; to make the obtnining of monoy or property by . falso_pretences punishable by imprisonmext iy the Penitentis when the money is over £35, and, when less by imprisonment in the County, Jail ; it nlso provides like punisliment for pro- caring by false prelences, signatures on notes, bills, or drafts; also Housp bill to amendthe criminal codo s to provide that when persons under recogmizances either to appear and an- swer or testify in any court ghall fail to perform’ the condition of such recognizances, his default slizll be recordod, and the recognizances forfei ed in open court. A bill was introduced to pro- vide for the appointmont of Commissioners of TFishenies for Ohio. 1OWA.. L Des Moises, Iowa, Jau. 25.—In the Senate;” this morning, the Revenuo law was changed sg l? t?imlak; tgxes becmgaglelinqu‘elnt :‘n April in- stead of Fobruary, end the penalty dao in Ma; instead of Aprit, and to Le 3 é’a, cent por ‘month after tho taxes nave been due six months. - The ponalty of £500 was adopted for State and County Auditors discounting warrants. . Tho time of tho meeting of the ixocuure Conncil was changed from the first Monday of Anguat to the second Mondey of July. Serators Hurley ‘and Fairall wire appointed on tho Joint Com- mitteo fo prepare & bill for the publication of tho code. - Prosidont Welch and Professcr Jones were befora tho Rar’in Committee this morning. Tho moat importaat fact clicited was that the S Iaw reapecting the college nceds Sxing up badly. Governor Carpenter submittad the correspond- ence of Governor Merrill in 1869, in_whick he : notified thd Board that the bond of Mr. Rankin wag worthleaa. £ —_— 5 ARKANSAS, 3 Lirree Rocz, Ark., Jan, 25.—Thp Senate to- deypaseed a bill requiring all conteats for State ofticers to bo made beforo tho General Assem- Tho Govornor has ordercd a new registration in tho counties of Scott, Johnson, and Greene, that tho people may Lizve an opportunity to vote . * on tho Constitutional amendmant on the 3rd of March, . A great many witnesses hayo been summoned to sepour ‘beforo tho Committeo on Prisilegee and Elections at Wachington in the Arkansaa case. Sz & The. Governor has gisen the cartificate of elec- tionto W. J. Hynes, the Reform condidato as Congress-at-Largo. - A heavy snow storm is prevailing. ————— ; MISSISSIPPL. ey JACRSOx, Jan."25.—The Legislature' convened on Tuosday. There was Liftle_ business, except -, tho raceiving of reports of State officors aad pesaing resolntions of respectfor deceasedmern: T8, - 5 e Yosterday, District Attorney Stiles presented chargo to tho Houso, looking to the impeack- | ‘mont of Judge Anderson, of :the Third District: . ‘Thoe charges are of the moet dameging charao - ter.” . Referrcd to a committee. - . —_— .~ NORTH CAROLINA. ' New Yo, Jan. 25.—A special from Raleigh, .. N, C., says that a bill was introduced in tho Log- islature there yestordsy, granting an amncsty _ and pardon to all offendérs nnder tho act par. ishiog vith felony the going in dieguise, and || muder which members of the Ku-Klux bevn . apprehonded. 5 ) KENTUCKY, Bai = LouvisviLLe, Ky, Jan, 25.—The majority of the Committes in'the Legisiaturo, to-day,reported in favor of the removal of the Capital from Frank- fort, and suggesting Loui 28 tho most suitsblo point. Tho minority roport will bo mada sgainst romoval. .~ PERTEET. Motion Zora New Trinl Denled~=Scne ! . tenced to be Eanged Fede 14e Special Despatch to The Chicago Tribune. Joust, I!l., Jan. 25.—To-day was eet for the decision of the motion for & now trial in the cnse ngainst Andrew J. Perteot, recontly found guilty of murder by o jury of this county. Mr.. - C. H. Reed, State’s Attorney from Cook County, - came here from Chicago teoppose -the motion, but, at half-past 1 o'clock in the after- - noon, when all of the early traiug had amived from Chicago for fhe day, the defondsnt was brouglt into Court, but neither of his counsel—J. H. =+, Ruowltonand Mr. T. H. Mnrflh—weralf)m’!ent, Which naturally left the Court and all partie ' -~ concerned in an_unpleassnt and delicate posi- tion. AMr." Reed said that one of the defends ant’s counsel was at the dnflput in Chicago when - he came away, and he- had informed tho other i1} within o very fow doys past that he should be hero. - He'nleo said that his public daties werg - gush that ho conld not come here again, snd ™ thit ho wanted the motion decided to-day. Thoreupon the Court appointed E. C. Fellows, Esq., en attornoy of this bar, to act for the do- fendant to-dsy, 80 thal ho points in his __ faror shonld’ bo lost.” ~ Then. i a ehort but well-considered opinion, the C overruled the motion fors new trial, after - which the Court asked the defendant if had anything to eay why sentence should not be pro- nousiced upon him, whereupon the dofendant - took the floor and talked about thirty ‘minutes, but wholly failed to sy anything pertinent t0 . his case; or interesting to any person, Ho said that! if he bad been‘ a lawyer he woul not havo drawn his: affidavits for a cou tinuance s his were written, for they did not he never ed or had any dlficnlty with - state tho cage as it waa; that =1 his wife ; that ho did not Lill her that he knew..—— of ; that'he would not. emphatically admit that. he’killed her, nox positively deny that ha di not, but that if Ho did do it, ho did nof kni 2nd that ho wos ziot afraid fo die; thet Le & fair trial, and ho did not blame 'the jury. Af- the closo of 'his speech ho, with s very broad dmilo, ssked and ohtsined permission of the- Courf to =it down _while the _sontencs wos being - passed. © "Judge McRoberts .. in a lengthy and very fecling manner, addressed him, reviewing the ovidence in all of ita bear- ings, and from it he did not Lknow how flw‘i\“’- could have done different from what they did do. The Judge closed as follows: *That you, An- drow J. Pertact, be taken from the place where you now stand fo the jail of this county, thers .- to remainuntil Friday, the 14th dsy of February, #cob, of Louisvile, saking for & 1873;. that tho Sheriff of this connty on that day. ,..- conduct-yon to the placa of execution, and there, betwaen the hours of 10 o'clock in the forencon and the sotting of tho sun, on that day, bang ~ " you by the neck until yon are dead ; und may He THo docs not autfer o sparrow to fall nunoticed bave mercy upon yon.” - Tho Judge gave the defondant’s counsel until the 8th of next month tomake and file & bill excoptions. Porteet eavs ho oxpects to be hanged, but that . he doés not wantany assistance from the clergy, He does not beliove in them. 1