Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, January 29, 1873, Page 1

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RLES PETIT. » Jan. 7, 1673, HANS M. 0! D J‘ I INDS q Y e DISSOLUTION. o E T ’ olate firm of J. F. Nichols & Co,, composed of J. F. A TL Fichols, BT YT hylagd Ooy, sompossd of Tak: .OB.., Sagoa tho Lt of Jaanasy, 1878, by dacres of tho Cir- | _ 148 Dearborn-st., opposite Tribune Building. undersigned will estate busin £ . M isom s BIB: Bouthonet caper Clk 124 | MEETINGS. sts. 3. W, HEDENBERG. = - asonic. i e ot e s & 1| JE T St 2o T, . B o Kieholy X, T Fitch, apd 0 H:dénn org b boes div. | thoordec ol K. 4. by grder 4 E gk erclock. "Work e 2 =t TG, 2:GKERSON, Recorder, vl " Tio Roul Estato and Loan o buainess e s e horoorey by the. cdamigned, ader b Rumeand siyle of J. ¥. NICHOLS & CO,, J. NICHOLS, eDeted Cheagn, Jan. 23 191, N. T. FITCH, : FOR SALE. PUBLIC SALE. OaFillay, tho Slst instant, at12 oclock L0t bt Sk ey oo T shall Masoric. Regular communication of H. W. Blgelow Lodgs, Ko, R S A Al a8 thele Bl Mo North i tens pr csont. Viait BTy iavited. "By order B ToSMIUTH, §F o3t oo H2 0. COLLIA L O. of O. F. Altmembers of Fort Dearborn Lodgo, Ko, 514, I. O. O: F., aro heroby ordered 1o mor 3 /Q; iz Ao heroby ardero to maot at the 2933 roor, 513 , Sec.. 88,000 o the Perpl’s 0znibcs & BAgEAGR CAmpany s Stk it our office, No. 54 Washington-st. & ERMionD & waTsow. CHICAGO, WASHINGTON, The Vice President Again Put in a Painful Position, He Begs the Senate to Investigate His Conduct. His Request Obtains Only One Vote in the Afirma- tive. Startling Revelations in the Credit Hobilier Inves- tigation, Colfax’s Bank Account and Deposit Stubs in Evi~ dence. The Missing $126,000 Legal Ex« penses Fully Accounted For, Senator Logan Explains His Connection with the Credit Mobilier. Suggestion that the Pennsylvania Legislature Be Investigated For Chartering the Credit Mohilier for $50,000, Proceedings in Congress Yesterday, « Special Despatch to The Chicago Tribune, BEYOXD IS DEPTH.” WasHISGTPN, Jan. 23.—The ruin of Colfaxis only a little less complete than that of Benator Patterson. Last week tho Vico President stated on oath to Judge Poland's Committee thathe bad not roceived $1,200 from Oskes Ames in June, 1868; that Ames’ checks upon the Ser- geant-at-Arms for that amount in faver of “8, C.” hed never been soon by him; that he was positive of this, because ho conld not possibly have received that samount of money from sny source withont recollecting it. To-day the books of the First National Bank of Washington were produced, and Colfax’s account was examined. Thero appeared & credit of £1,963.63, dated Juno 22, 1868, two days after tho dato of Ames'’ checks to *8. C.” on the Sergeant-at-Arms, and one day after that check was paid. This promised only presump- tive proof of the deposit of the $1,200, but all doubt was removed when the cashier produced a deposit ticket bearing Colfax's signature, in which 81,968.63 was itemize £1,200 being in cash, and the rest checks or draftd. The cir- cumstdutial evidence in Colfax’s case is, there- fore, complete, Ames swears that ho drew & check on the Bergeant-at-Arms in favor of “B. 0." for 81,200 on the 20th of June, 1868, snd gave it to Colfax in payment of tho Credit Mobilier dividond. The Sergeant-at-Arms pro- duced the check, dated June 20, and shows that it was cashed on the 21st, and charged to Ames’ *l acconnt. Onthe22d Colfax deposits exactly $1,200 in cash in the bank. Now, unless he can prove that ho received the 81,200 from some other source, his case is hopeless, and he cannot escape s verdict of guilty of falsehood and perjury. A BAD ZLOW. At the very time that tho Cashier of the First National Bank was exhibiting the tell-tale ao- counts in the Poland Committee room, a strange scene was_being enacted in the Sonate. Tho YVico President, after tho pruyer, called the Sen- ato to order, presented one or two communica- tions from the other Houso and from the Ex- ecutive Department, and then, in the midst of =& painful silence, read from o half sheot of note paper a Toquest {hat o Committes of his palitical opponents be appointed to investigate the dam- aging acousations that had beenmade against him, and called Mr. Anthony to the chair. No more impressive event has occurred in the Senate for many a day than when the Vice President left the bor, and Benator Pratt, apparently very much affected, moved the appointment of & Committeo of Five. Mr. Thurman, whose head is always olear on points of constitutional law, though he often differs with the majority, was at onco on his foet, urging objection in & five minute spoach. He showed that the Senate had n0 right to g;;po'mc s Committea of Investiga- tion, since, it anything detrimental to tho char- scter of tho Vice Preeident was discovered, that ‘body could neither expel nor censure him. The only way of reaching the case was by impeachment; and that must bo began by the House of its own accord, without sny influence from the Senate. If the Senate ehould sppoint a Committee and make an investigation itself, it would axa?r:u:y its members to sit a8 impartial judges. Afr. Thur- ‘man’s argument was 80 convincing that, when s viva Toce voto waa taken at its close, only two or ihree voted for the resolution. This action leaves the matter, a8 far as the Senate is con- cerned, just whera it was before, and the only chance left for the Vice President, unlees he can break through the net of circumstantial evi- dence that is gradually drawing closer snd closer about him, is to requost some friend in the House to present articles of impeachment, saying that ho does it at Colfax’s request, in or- der t he may have & fair trial beforo his poors in the Bonate. SENATOE LOGAN EXFLAINA. General Logan explained his connection with the Credit 3lobilier to the Committee this morn- ing. He comes off much better than any Con- fressman who took Ames' fascinating stock. There is mo conflict between hia memory and Ames’. He agreed to take ten shares in Febru- ary, 1863. The first two dividends paid for it, and gavo him a balance of $329. He took Ames' check for this amonnt, and got it cashed. A fow days after he concluded to keep out of the affair, and repaid Ames $329 with 33 in- terest, Itappears that ho had a friend who was a contractor on the Union Pacific Road, and who posted him on the operations of the Credit Mo- pilier, and the letters of this friend made him ink be would p{:;fderhgot tgf l;xea%:ze ;tocko‘ e Judge Merrick aal gan 0 Wa8_ ‘morsbor of tho Pacifio Tailrosd Committos of the time. He thon%ht not, and returnod a half hour later with the Houss journal to prove that he was not on the Committee until 1869. BLAISE AND STEVENBOX. y The investigationof the Iowa Falls & Sioux City Railrord by the Committeo amounted to noth- ing, except to affard tho spectators some amuse- ment in Listening o s ilt between Blaine and Btevenson, in which the latter got rousted. Btevenson introducad the resolution for tho in- vestigation, and appeared as prosecuting wit- ness. For azewers to his «questions the Spoaker tory of the road, and seid that be | plac 2 shuzes of stoci in it, which he bought in Jaausry, 1872, of the Messrs. Cobr of Stowhessu, Alo. with whom he b hicoags Dail; e, WEDNESDAY, Dumerous traneactions in timber lands, coal Iands, railroad stocks, bonds, and other prop- B“i’ amounting to hundreds of thousands of dol . Blaire's interest in tho road was, there- fore, acquired four years after the extension of its. i:na grat. Stevenson faild to mako any int against him, and wes a good deal cut n; E;Bl_a.(ne'u sharp reforts, which created much merriment at his expenso. JAMES ¥. WILSON IMPLICATED, The Wilson Committes, a3 'tho public well Imows, haye thus far met ith little success in their efforts to discover where the missing funds of tho Union Pacifio Railroad have gone, Tho previous witnesses, although interestod in tho _Comga\_:yzo theextent of millions, and devot- ing their ontire time to ita service, and in ad- dition having access to all the books, exhibit a remakable Iack of care and want of intelligence in the menagement of its funds. The witnoss to-dsy was M= Spencs, formerly the Chief Clork and ® Assistant Troasures in the offco of the Union Pacific Road in Boston. Why ho was called to the stand, instead of some of the more important. witnesses, is not known, for there wera some of the very highest officials at hand. The commit- tec-room was crowded to such & point that not half the auditors conld be seated, and they wero packed and jammed together, equal to the crowd in the Poland Committee at its most interesting session. Behind the witness was an unfriendly crowd, consisting of Oakes Ames, John B. Alley, Bidney Dillon, John Duff,’ Horace F. Clar] Augustus Schell, James F. Wilson, and others o considerable prominence befors the public. Tho witnoss was called to give testimony againat the ~ mansgement of the nion Pacifio” Railroad, and was_ not, 28 the Chairman eaid, a volunteer, a5 had been charged. He testified that ho had been an ac- conntant for 20 years ; gave his relations to the Company ; testified ' fo his knowledgo of the missing extra logal expense fund of $126,000, and to othor matters, which wero not relished by the previous witnesses who were present. o had not boen on the etand half an hour be- fore he made a favorable impression on all dis- interested porsons present. He did not volunteer any information; he offered no explanations nor excuses. He did not 2ssume to have any knowledge on matters except as they came under his own obsarvation. He answered every question briefly, modestly, concisely, and directly, and there was a fealing on all aides that he was testi- fying to the truth without reservation. Consid- erablo interest was eshown when he produced a memorandum, which aided him i drawing the checks for the $126,000 for legal fecs, in March, 1871 This, he eaid, bad boen furnighed him by Trossurer Williams, and upon it he had drawn varions checks, enough to emount to the exact sum of $126,000. One check for £24,000 was givon to General G, M., ge, of Tows, and snother for $19,000 was given to James F. Wil- son, of Iows, st that time a Government Director. Neither was made Esynbln to tho order of the gentlemen named. The witness gave the checks to them in person, and statod his po- eition in the office at the time, and the circum- etancos. The rest of tho money was paid out in three drafts to Boshnell. - Mr. Wilson entered the room just as his name was pronounced by the witness. Ho inquired at once, * What Wilson do you refer to?” He was answered, ‘“James F. Wildon, of Towa.” At this Bomt there was a decided sensation among the ommittes and the tators, and there was a most oppressive stlness for an instant. Wilson stepped forward, somewhat excited, and said: “Now I want to settle this thing 1 here,” and wae proceedin, to speak mind, when he was interrupt quite eharply by Committeeman Hoar, who ob- jected to such interruptions, and told Mr. Wil- 8on he would have an opportunity to be heard on tho subject. The witneas understood, as he seid, that the 8126,000 dollars was to be used for Iobbying purposes, Treasurer Willisms under- standing the game thing. When the Committes had finished with_ zhyu&s’efffi’ Ar. Wilson was given an opportunity to question him, who SHirmod that o had given his questioner@check for $19,000 outof the $126,000 at LbeOompln{l office in Boston, After he hsed questioned the witnoss, Mr. ilson o a formal de- nial that he had ever msed or appro- pristed @ dollar of the Compeay's fund oxcept his salary ss a Government Director. He s3id tho only possible manner he could sug- gest, was that he might possibly have taken a check to hapd to a third party. But of thia he bad no recollection. He subsequently made s statement, which tarned into an argument, end then was put unders very rigid cross-examina- tion by Messrs. Shellabarger and Hoar, zs to his conduct in declining to_sit upon the Committeo 10 audit the extra logal expensa account, and in this ho appesred in & very tnfsvorable light, a8 regards his duty as s Director, He weakened his position greatly, being too talkative. But the Committee spparontly were not eatisfled that he received tho check on his own bebalf, It was attempted by Ames ‘who cross-examined, with much anger, the wit- ness, to show that he had been di: od for improper conduct. To this Mr. Spence exhibited s letter from the principal officers of the Com- pany, including Ames, mflinu, and others, speaking of him and hi; ter and services in the highest terms. The trestment of the wit- ness on the part of Oakes Ames seemed to bo very brutal. _He went to Spence after the Com- mittoe had adjourned, and before anybody had Teft the room, and ealled_him with an expletive s liar, and demanded why he had given auch testimony. H GOUTHERN CLATMANTS, Ever since Senator Drake, in his amondment of 1871 to an sppropriation bill, attempted to prevent any claimant under the actof March 12, 1863, from_getting money from tho Govern- ment ugh the Court of Claims, unless he proved that during the Rebellion he waa n loyal Gitizen of the United States, and the Supromo Conrt decided that the provisions of that amend- ment wore unconstitutional, Morrill and Conk- ling, Chandler snd Edmunds, supported by nearly all the Northern Republican Senators, have sttempted to accomplish by indirection what that amendment proposed to do directly. Last yoar, Morrill got an amendment attached 2o the Legialative bill, sonding claimants, whoee loyalty was not positively proven, to Congrees, after tho Court had decided their cases favor- ably, before they could fet tho money ; while other claimants obtained what the Government owed them from the Treasury without a special nct of Congress. That amendment went to the House, when, sfter much dsbateand great oppo- sition not only from Democrats and Bouf Ropublicans, but also from prominent Northern 'menm, it was non-concurred in, snd it was finally defested in tho Conference Committee, ‘o-day, Morrill made another move in tho ssme direction and passed without serzons opposition the following amend- ment: “Provided, thatinrendering any. jnflga‘e_nt in favor of eny claimant under the act of rch 12, 1863, eaid Conrt shall find the amount due, and ahall also find snd state whether or nob said claimant hag proved that he rendered no aid or comfort to the Rebellion, and where such claim- ant shall have failed to prove that he had not renderod such aid or comfort, no judgment of said Court shall be paid until & special sppropriation therefor 'shall be made by Congress.” In presenting it, ho said that sev- eral larga claims of notorious Confederates have already becn paseed, or are pending, and read some passages from the record of one Lamar, who, it was #aid, was a notorious blockade-run- ner, and now a claimant for more than & million. 1f the House was not so much in the habit of doing inconsistont things and was not now in such s stats of domoralization, we might confl- dently look for the defeat of this smendment sgain. At any rate it will be strongly opposed, and, if un opportunity is given, warmly debated. A SEWING MACHINE PATENT. The caseof Atkins and_Felthousa, of Chicago, inventors of the feed and eight other important devicos of the sewing machine, who wero appli- cants for s seven years' extension, was to-day decided adversely upon by the Scnste Committeo on Patents. There was not s full Oommittee when the decision was made, and upon this gmunfl a reconsideration will be insisted upon y the friends of the applicants, The House Committee on Patents mfi ive a hearing to the :Eplinmtn to-morrow, and it is anticipated that tho applicants will receive a favorable report from them. PROPOSED INCREASE OF BALARIES, The House Judiciary Committeo at its meeting to-day agreed upon a bill to increass the com- ensation of certain officers of the Government. t provides that the President shall have £50,000 ger annum; the Vice Pusidontz £10,000; the ipeaker of the Honse, $10,000; the Chief Jus- tice of the Supreme Conrt, $10,500 ; Associate Jus- tices £10,000 each, and the members of Congress 98,000, Lt sbolishes the present mileage system, and provides that hereaftar members of Con- gress shall receive only their actual expenses in- carred in coming from snd returning to their es of residence, the statement of such ex- penses to be made under oath. So far as the salarien of Congressmen are concerned, the bill is to take effect during the present Congresa. JANUARY 29, 1873. The other beneficiaries do not receive the in- crease until after the 4th of March, 1875. Bpecial Despatch to The Chfeago Tribune. . THE STATE DEPARTMENT. New Yon, Jan. 28.—The following slgnifieant parsgruph sppeass in tho Times: Seoretary ish " is to remain in ofiice, and wishes to havoe Bancrofc Davis a3 his under Sccretary. If we are mnot nt loggerhesds with half the world befora s twelvemonth is over it will not be Bancroft Daviy' fault. Mr. Davis must now be considered Secretary of State. He will donbt- Ioss kindly allow Ar. Fish to retain the title, while ho wields the power.” [To the Associated Press.) ATTORNEY GENERAL'S REPORT. WASHINGTOY, Jan, 28.—The report of the At- torney Genoral, which is mainly statistical, will soon bo sent to Congres. ’ i RECOGNIZED, The President has recognized Joseph Brunsoh- wiler, Vice-Consul for Swoden and Norwsy, at Memphis, Tennessce, SUITS DISMISSED, The Attorney General bes diracted the United Btates District Attorney of Mobile to discon- tinue the snits bronght againat the importers of foreign goods, who, during the war, paid the custom duties to tho Confederate oflicials, said snits being institated to recover to the United Btates tho amounts thus paid as import taxes. The Attorney General takes the gronnd that, as. the Oonfederate Government was & de facto Goy- eroment at that tinio, and that, ss the people where said taxes wero paid wore not ablo to ro- sist it, and the United Statea officers not being there to reccive the duties, such importers of gooda ought not to be prosecnted. THE CIVIL BERVICE TOARD. All tho members of the Advisory Civil Bervice Board, except Mr. Medill, were'in conference with {he President and Cabinet to-day. Tho conversstion upon the Civil Servico system waa vory gencral, and merely with & view of acquainting the higher oflicers of tha Govern- ment with its gractical workings in tho timo it has oxistod. No other matterof extraordinary :!!:tereut cengaged the attention of the Cabinet to- Y. PR — CREDIT - MOBILIER. THE POLAND CUMMITTEE, WasmrvaToY, Jan. 28.—Af the ai Poland’s Committee, this mo: Speaker Blcine first xgpcnaga and requested that Mr. Btevenson (who introduced in the House a reso- Intion of inquiry into tho Sioux City Road) make hir sworn etatoment in support of the allegation that he (Blaine) was & stockholder in that rond. Mr. Btovenson then testified : BTEVENBOX'S TESIIMONY. Oskes Ames informed me that certain mem- bers, including Allison, himself, and Blaine, and other names he mentioned, but don't remember now, were interested in this railroad. He stated that there was & construction contract similar to that under which the Union Pacific had beon built, and, if we wanted to make an examina- tion, we had better make an examination of ail tho roada having land grants, and we would find the Union Paciflo the best. He said that Blaine held stock in his own name.or the name of Co- burn, of Maine, who {8 a woalthy man, and ~ had agreed to put fonds in Bleine's hands for sach an investment; that Blaino had fnvested tent of 8100,000; further, that Blaine bad re- cently purchased bonds of'the Company of him- self (Ames), in order to settls with Coburn. I think ho sald Blaine s purchased $10,000.0r 820,000 worth of bonds, and paid him 80 cents on the dollar. Coburn paid him 90 cents on the dollar. In his reply to. Blaine, tho witnesa said that this conversation occurred a few days before he offered the resolution. . The witnesa had all the details before he offered the resolution, and was quite sure the conversation with Ames’ was_ not a¢ the Arlington Honse after he bad offered tho resolution. The witness received other informa~ tion, but it was only hearsay. Additionalin- formation cawo from John fl. Aflt:i, to whom the witness was introdaced at the Arling- ton Hotel b{ Ames. He (Alloy) stated that the owa Falls & Sioux Cil Ruoilroad was organized in 1867 ; that he an Bamuel Hooper were co-stockholders ; Ames and some gentlemen in Boston represented the Com- any. Hosaid he had no personal knowledge of laine’s being s stockholder. The witness found that the grant expired id 1866, but the time of completing the road was extended. Mr. Bteven- son read the action of the House at that session on the bill. bBlnine—You don't mean to esy I waa Speaker then? Btevenson—No; but you were well posted on the rules. . BMr. Stevenson then cited from the journal of the I’ch, and said that Blaine did not vote on tho Blaine asked him to explain certain portions of sm journal, remarking, “I studied the record 80.™ Stoyonson—'‘I don't need help, but others ay. AYES AGAIN. . - -Blsine requested that Oakes Ames be called, whereupon he was examined by Blaine, and &ax the convereation mith Stevenson took place at the dinner-table at the Arlington, the day after he Si':vén!an) offered the resolution. I was Isoghing at him, snd told him he bad got hold of the wrong road; was very positive that Stevonson no information from the witnoes before he offered the. resolution. Blaine—Then the allegation of Stevenson is not supported by you ? 6oy i Bisine to Judge Poland—Ames told me the other day that the converaation had with Steven- 6on took place after the resolution was offered. Stevenson to Ames—You frequently stated, Mr. Ames, that your recollection as to dates was not vory distiuch. > A.—Yes, sir. STEVENSON AGATN. Blaine then queationed Stevenson as follows : Q.—Did you heve au anonymous or other kind of latter {om Jowa on this Bubjoct before you offered theresolution ? A.—None whatever. Q.—Have you ever spoken of having received such a letter? A— No, sir. Q.—Did'you ever say to any one that you thought you had caught the Speaker? A.—I don't remember. Q.—Did you have such s conversation with Benator Stevenson, of Kentucky? A.—TI don’t remember. I had & conversation with him on the subject. o d you said, I hsvo caught tho 'g of Judge Bpeaker 77 ‘A.—Not in that rough way. I may have indi- cated that I had somothing that would implicate the Speaker in the land grants. Q.—Do yon think your controlling motive was fog tho publio good Gt to catch the Speaker 7 ‘A.—My object was to catch the Speaker, it he was involved in this rosd, and I said further thst if tho Speaker of the Houso was engaged in such transactions it was equal to dealing in Credit 2Mobilier stock. BLAINE'S TESTINONY. Mr. Blaine was thea sworn, and said that the contracting company in the Iowa Falls & Sioux City Railroad were his highly valued friends, A. & 1; Coburn, of Maine. In January last, in set- ling up some business with the Messrs, Coburn, he w& a quantity of stock of this road, for which he paid about 60 cents in cash. This was the first of his ownership in tho road. He holds tha stock in his own name, and Congress, in his fudgment, 18 no more called upon to- insestigato it than it would be to inquire into the weekly ex- penses of his honsehold. He made tho expla- nation withont the slightest reluctance. The road could not poesibly come - beforo ‘Congress for anything. ~Alr. Blaino further tes- tified that he owned 576 ehares, for which he psid 232,500, and had ever since been living in tho hope that they would draw a dividend, but up to this time they had not. (Laughter.] He was_not generally in business, but would like to bo in it more. He bought 86,000 worth of bonds_from Amos, and pald him 80 cents on the dollar. At another time I bought, 1 think, £16,000 in Boston from him, for which, 1 believe, I paig*im 80 cents on the dollar. That, I believe, was in the winter of 1870 or 1671, 1 turned them intotho fessrs. Cobarm, 1y at one price, and partly at another; some g;?hgm a8 bi};’h a8 90, some at €5. v 100AN'S STATEMENT. After a further examination of Amea, Senator Logan, at the request of Poland, made a state- ment to the Committee, as follows: I have soen the testimony of Ames, given before tho Committee. I have nothing whatever to conceal in this transaction, so far as I am connected with it. _Amessaid I agreed to purchase certain stock. Tdid soin 1857 or 1865, I agreed with him to purchase ten shares of stock at par; I paid nothing to Ames at that time, and received no stock. On Juno 20 following, Ames camo to moand said this stock was entitled to divi- dend, or dividends. He made a statement, and gava it to mo, which showed that the divi on the stock up to that fimo paid the amount due for it, aud left o belance of £320. Ames banded me a check for this amount I bad paid Ames no money, and he had given me mo stock or certificate of stock. T took the check withthe understand- ing that if I did ot conclude receive the astock in's fow days I would let him know. I kept the check three or four days before I asked the cash upon it. Then Y grulntnd itto the Sergeant-at~ Arms, or in his office, and received the money. I retained it for a few days, and thought sbout the matter. In the meantime, Iresd & letter from a friond giviog me some information abont the matter, when I went to Ames and told him I would not {ske the stock. Ho said very well, and remarked that it was good stock, or ko thought it s lgnod investment, or lmm of that sort. I paid him back the 8329, with, I think, §2 interest. Ames hesitated about inter- cst, ihe time lLaving been so_ short, but I insisted him~ taking i, and thus the matter ended. The memorandum I made at the time refreshes my memory. I don’t eay this to the Committee by Wx of ex- cuse, to cover np anything, but to state the facts as thoy are. The siock was never delivered lo me, or anybody for me, nor have I aver received anything, direotly or indirectly, oxcept as I have stated here. Ihad no hesitation in making the ent with Ames to take the stock at the time, and 80 far as corruption or wrong was con- cerned, there was no legialation befors Congress at the time affecting the rosd. I don't recollect of any hg:l,fian inregard to the road during the negotiation between Ames and myself. As far 8a influence was concernod, there was 1o ne- cessity for Ames, or anybody elso making a bar- gain, o obtain my influence. Ay constituency was Tavorable o the rond, and I wss naturally & friend to it. I have always voted to sustain the r0ad, and would do so to-day. BWAIN'S TESTIMOKY. > H. C. Bwain, Cashier of the First National Baunk, of this District, was the next witness sworn, and, in aaswer to the question of Judge Poland, stated ho Liad brought the books of the bank with him, containing the actount of Schuy- lor Colfex, in nswor to the summons. Upon ‘tarning to the acconnt of Colfax, Judge Poland put the following questions: Q.—State whether it ap) upon your books %}:&; goflu ‘mado & depoait on the 23d of June, A.—Yes, sir; £1,963.03. [Great sensation.] Q.—Well, what othor deposits wexo made in June or July ? A.—Juns 22, 81,965.63; July 7, $400; Julys, 8150 ; July 13, $1,543.87. [Sensation.) .—Would tho entry on this ledger indicate ‘whether tho deposits were in cash or checka ? A.—No, sir. Judge Poland then requested the witness to ‘bring up the blotter, or book upon which the riginal entry of these deposita was made. - 'ho witness replied ho would, and then pro- duced {ho following certificate of deposit upon being requestod to do 80 Depostted with the First National Bank by eh Golfa, Jumo 32, 1969+ b Been United States aiid bauk notes. o ..$1,968.63 Q. Will you look aud ses the last deposit made by Colfax, gn'ar to June 227 A. June 1. & To tho guestion of Amea, witness replied that, of course, he could not tell where money came from. The examination of Swain being concluded, Ames aid ho desired to go over to the other committeo. Judge Poland—We have Efior possession of you ; that is good in law. [Laughter.] The Committee then took a recess for fifteen minutes, and, upon reassembling, B. F. HAM WAS BECALLED and testified that he issned fifty shares sdditional Credit . Mobilier stock to Neilson, but knows nothing ss to whether the $5,000 borrowed by Noilson from Dillion has been paid. [The wit- nesa here produced & copy of the pipers suthor- izing the issue of fifty shares additional Credit Mobilier stock to James Books on account, his previous agreement with Durant, The paper was signed by Oakes Ames, S8amuel Hooper & Co., B. Robbins, and others.] The witness testi- fied hie thought the aignature of Oakes Ames in pencil to the original was not in the handwriting ;7! fi):;:n gentleman, but signed by soms one else or him. Judge Poland announced that certain books of Ames, which the Committee desired were ox- ted to-night, and the Committee then ad- journed until to-morrow. THE WILSON COMMITTEE, EPENCE'S TESTIMONY. ‘WasnryaroX, Jan. 23.—The Wilson Commit- 460 mot this aftornoon. Benjamin W. Cpence, of Boston, waa eworn, and_testificd that he waa amplfiad by the Union Pacific Railroad Com- pany from June, 1669, to June, 1871; was Cash- ier of the Company, and soted ss Assistant Treasurer and Assistant Treasurer to the Board S tiom o8 S1A5000 para Tor ‘Specil Iogalons item o X paid for ial legal ex- nses. The witness made the p.ymfi:l on arch 9, 1871. He did not know what nse was made of tho money. There was some talkabout it at the timo between Willisams and Bushnell. The substance of theirconversation was that the monoy was used for the purpose.of securing & revarsal of the action of the Becretary of the n&““\?' the ther legal .—Were there any other legal expenses paid at that time? 5 s A.—A short time bafore to Judge Curtia, Bid- ney Bartlett, and E. R. Hoar, for opinions or ‘public arguments, having nothing todo with the other transaction. The payment of 8126,000 was in a check and two or three drafts. The witness drew two checks, one for $24,500, which he gave to G. M. Dodge, and other for 819,000, which he gave to James F. Wilson, s Government Direc- tor. The remairng €82,500 was made up by drafts on Morgan & Sons, of New York, and given to Bushnell. This amount was divided into threo parts, in round numbers, as follows: $20,626, 43841, and 18,033 The witness, in reply to & question, said that Bushnoll gave s draft for 92,500 to E. H. Rollins, Secretary of the Company. The witness suggested to Rollins that that was his share of tho 126,000 for his services at Washington, when Rollins said: *No, he want- od tho monay to piy an mount he had borrowed from Ordway, Sergeant-at-Arms of the Houso of Bepresentatives, for Bushnell.” Rollins, Bushnell, Dodge, J. F. Wilson, and Colonel Thomas A. Bcott were in Washington previous to this time. The last named he believed was not then President of the Company. All the $126,000 was charged to one account. The wit- ness, during his oxamination by the Chairman, #aid that the check to Dodge was drawn on the Netional Bank of Commerce, Boston, and tho check of Wilson on tho sawe bank. J. F. Wilson, who waa stnndh:P near the Chairmag, said he would like to settle this ques- tion right here. He should merely like to have 52 opportunity to explain, and to tos whether » check of that kind was given bim. Hoar said the gentleman should have an op- portunity to be heard. The witness, resuming histestimony, remarked that he had not stated that the check was drawn in Wilson's favor; the check was drawn to the order of witness, who made it payable to the order of E. H. Rollins. The witness remarked to Williams, Treasurer of the Company, *I sup- pose the money waa used for lobbying purposes,” to which Williams replied, “ I suppose 8o,” and gave witness to infer such was the case. witness know of a charge of 83,000 for le; ses, the money being paid to E. H. ) ut for which no voncher was obtained. Oliver Ames, President of the Union Pacific Railroad Company, told him to let Rollins have the money, and said Rollins would _sccount to him for it. ' This was Jupe 1, 1870, Tho witnoss had 50 personal knowledg i to o the monoy wa ;}!‘p ied, but during the Senatorial contest in lew Hampshire, in 1370, Rollins gaid the Com- ‘pany would have to help bim ; Rollins was _try- ing to get Cragin’s place and, came back to Bos~ ton after two weeka' abgence, By voto of the Committeo, J. F. Wilson was privileged to interrogate the witness concerning that part of his testimonyin regard to him Sfidflpfl). Mr. Wilson then closely guestioned witness, who Baid that on_the Sth of March, 1871, he handed to Wilson a check for 819,000 in the office of the Union Pacific Railroad Com- pany, at or near his desk. The check was first ayable to the orderof witness, and then to the order of E. H. Bollins, payable at the Na- tional Bank of Commerce, Boston, The witness had not stated that the check mpflgbhw Vilson, but_that it was delivered to him, he thought, by direction of Williams, Treasurer of the Corapany. ‘WILSON'S BTATEMENT. Wileon then said that aince he had been con- nected with the Pacific Railroad, and ho was & Director at tke time, he had never bandled = dollar except such as he had recetved for his of- ficial services and the preparation of & pamphlet for which ho had roceived a s amount. bis vouchers were made out regularly, sad NUMBER 163. ho had received no imoney for hime - zelf or for any other person from the Union Pacifio ~Railroad ' Com; except A aghe had just stated. He zluiredpthlyt'tha check referrad fo by the witness might be obtained, and every person through whose hands it passod might bs examined. He had studiously ab- stained from doing anything which ook like endeavoring to influence Congress or any member of Congress concerning legislation, from tho time he left Congress to the present time. Wilsor said the check might have been placed in his possession to bo handed to soms one, but he did not recollect even this. In con- clusion, ho emphatically denied that he had ever handled a dollsr or used a dollar of money rep- resented by the check, nor did he kmow whers the ‘money had gone to, or anything whatever concerning it. Rocess. At the evening seesion, Benjamin F. Hsm was recalled. His examination continued for several hours, but the siatementsof the wit- ness wero not Tery clear. Adjourned. GOING BACK TO FIEST PRINGIPLES. Pam.prrean, Jan. 23.—In the Constifutionsl Convention, to-day, it waa asserted by & member that the Legislaturs of Pennsylvania should ba investigated {n chartering tho Credit Mobilier ,000, when the Legielature of New York refased to chartor for $200,000, and that of New Jersey for §150,000. e LOUISIANA. TESTIMONY OF GENERAL M'MILLAN. ‘WasmINGTON, Jan. 28.—In the Louisiana in- veatigation, to-day, General McMillan testified 0 election was exceedingly quiet and or- derly. The vote cast was 13,!{)0 larger than ever beforo. Thers were not over 25,000 white Bensghkcln votes in New Orleans, and not over 2, such in the Btats outside of the city. Thers were sbont as many colored men who ‘votod against as whites who voted for the Ro- ublican nominees. The vote for MlcEnery was less than the entire white vots of the Btate. The entirs Republican vote was united in 1870, ‘which was not the case in 1872. The falling off of 4,000 votes in the Bepuhfimé&n’tyin 1872 iz in part sccounted for by their dissensions, which the witness detailed:” He never kmew that Kellogg was popular among the Republicans of the Btate. The witness save his restons for the beliof that the organization of tho Legislatura on the 8th of December was not in accordancs with the law. LIEGTEXANT GOVERNOR FINCHBACE testifled a4 to the organization of the Legisla- ture, =ud to the expulsion of certain Senators, who'went over to the Fusion Legislature. He thought his term sa Sonator expired Nov. . Ha exercised the functions of President of the Senate after that time, but took no other part in the " legislation. A per- gon - who acted as Judge of thy District Court enjoined the witness from acting as Governor, and found that his term of sarvics as Senator had u:sueg, t Mr. Eimore had not then been retainedas Judgobythe Lynch Board, and the witness did not recognize him as Judge. The question whether an ex-officio Lioutenant Governor may vote as a Senator was postponed for further consideration. g CONGRESSIONAL BENATE. _ COLFAX WAKTS AX INVESTIGATION. WasmxaroyN, Jan. 23.—The VICE PRESI- DENT said: Senators: Beforo commencing tha ‘morning business, I ask your audulgence for = fow romarks personal to myseif, in my relations to this body s its presiding offcor. Grava charges affecting my ter a8 a_man are be- fore the American people, and I do not under- rate the circumstantial evidence by which they are supported. But, conacious of my innocence and my rectitude, I respectfally ask for the ap- pointment of a Committes of Senstors to mako » most thorough and exhanstive Investigaticn into these charges, with authority to send for ersons and papers; and the mejority of this Bommittos shal be lenators palitically spposed to me. Tho Scnator from Rhodo Island will please take the chair. L Oéb.. ANTHONY took ths chair as Presiding icer. . PRATT—Representing as I do, in part, tha Btato of whica tho Vice-Preeident is a citizen, it is proper that I should move the appointmen of a committee in accordance with the wish which he has just expressed. In doing that T desire to say that I do not wish myself to be ap- E:inhdlmambera{ that committes, and par- ,pa it is not out of place that I ehonld sa3 upon this occasion, that having known the Vice-Presi- dent from his youth, I favo the mogt perfect confidence in his truth, his integrity, and his honor. It wonld requize a great deal more evi- dence than I have secn or heard to convince the ple of the State of Indiana, that ho is a dis- the wish ‘he has expressed, Imow move ths appointment of a Committse of Five. Afr. THURMAN—I cannot, as at gra!ent ad- vined, vote for the’ appointment of any such Committee. If tho Vice President were a me: “ber of this body ; if wo had. power. to expel, ~would be very proper that this body should ap -point a Committee to. investigate the charges sgainst him, and it would = be very improper for any other tribunal than the BSenate to take that cotrse, or to do anything in the matter furtier than to refer to the Sonate sny evidence thaz might bave come out in an investigation elso- where. But the Vice President is an officer of the Government. The Kenato has mo power prer fi to A;xpa] or l.og::nr%jhix}:fl.m o e en of anything that snbjecl 0 puz- iahmant,?: i5 by impeschmant, and that can only originate 1n the Houso of Rcpresentatives. Lf evidenco be produced that satisfies the House of Representatives that ho ought to be impeached. ivi8 the duty of tho House to impeach him, 2nd itis the duty of the Senate not to form anr opinion a8 to his guilt or innocence uatil tha evidence is produced, and we are called upon a8 judgea to deliver our verdict. We cannct enter into an investigation of his conduct, and forestall the judgment. If ho be guiltyit is the dutyof the House to impeach him, and if he bo innocent, itistho duty of_the House to refrain from impeaching im. Our duty, if such charges come to us, will be the duty of judges or jury, snd is is mot for us to investigato in sdvance. I do mot say that tho ~Senate has no power to_investigate the conduci of . an indi- vidual, whero investigation becomes recessary in considering some public measure upcn which we have to pass in our legislative captcity, but thatis nct this case. The paper jus:read by the Vicé President informs us that certein charges [mpliufini his privata character Lace been made the subject of invastigation else- where. With that we have nothing to do, uin- loss it oomes to us in tho moda appointad by th Conatitution, snd we have no right by any inves- tigation of ours to forestall the action of the Housaof Representatives, or to affect that in- estigation in any way whatever, either favora- well understand bly or unfavorably. I can v I the motives which induced the Vico President to make this commaunication to tte Senate, and I ean very well underatand why he shouid sk this bogy over which he presides to investigate this matter, but he has msde a mistake, and, however honorable mav be his motive in ssking the investigation, the Benate ought not to order it. I hope, therafore, the Benator from Indisns (Mr. Pratt) will not press this motion. President pro tem. ANTHONY then n‘;fl: the Eluuntiun, -nfiho motion waa loat, . Pratt one voting in the affirmative. FLNES AXD INFORMERS' FELS. " Mr. THURMAN offered a resolution which wea ngreed to directing the Secretary of the Treasury to inform the Senato 23 to the aggTe- gato amount of morey proceeding from fines, Gompromises, and Beizures paid eince the 1at of June, 186, to officers, detectives, and inform- ‘ers, with tho specific smount recaived by each. IS, DB, WALKER. Afr. TIPTON introduced a bill to pay Dr. Mary E. Walker for services in the army. VIEXXA EXPOSITION. On motion of Mr. SCHURZ, the smendmeats of the House to the Vicnna Exposition bill werz conenrred in. The Lill is therefors passed. Mr. MORBILL (Vt,) afterwards moved to re- consider the vote, by which the bill waa paseed BAVINGS ‘BANKS. Mr. BCOTT, from the Finance Committec, rc- an original bill regniring all eavings ka or trust companics, organized or clai:ing to act under any act of Congress, to msko to tue Comptzoller of Currency and putlish all repozts which the National Banking Associations are now required to make by the oxisting law. BAILEO, MISSISSIPPI BRIDOES. . Abill ‘was introduced by Mr. WINDOM re- T (Confiuued on G Eighth Page) -houest or dishonorable msn. In compliance with . -