Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, February 14, 1873, Page 1

Ciniidimmabmi s sz Assets, over..... VOLUME 26. INSURANCE. 53 MOOHE. J.HMOORE. JNO.J.JANES. S, 1. JOORE & (0, ACGENTS, Are in their New Office, 119 & 121 LaSalle-st., CEIICAGO, And represent the following Companies: HARTFORD Fire Insurance Comp’y, i HARTFORD, CONN. Assets, over... ...$2,000,000 NATIONAL Fire Insurance Comp’y, HARTFORD, CONK. eee e $750,000 FRANKLIN Insurance Company, ‘'WHEELING, W. V. Assels, over.... - ee-..$300,000 " YURTH BRITISH AND MERCANTILE Insurance Company, ¥ LONDON AND EDINBURGH. Assets, Gold....... --..§13,000,000 GERHAN-AMERICAN Insurance Company, NEW YORE, ' Assets, over.............$1,850,000 | New Orleans Mutual Insurance Association NEW ORLEANS, LA. Assets, over....... .....-$1,250,000 BSUPREME COURT OF THE STATE - OF NEW YORK. Zn the Matter of the North American Fire In- surance Company. Fotics 1s hereby given that, pursuant to the statate in -3uch casomade and provided, » second and final divl- Head or distributive pasment of four cents on the dollar -6 the debts of the late North American Fire Insurance Oompany, will be made on the 19th day of February, 1833, ‘attha offes of the undersigned, recsiverof sald Compsny, <8t Ko. 1 John-st., {n the clty of New Yors. * Deted Now York, Jan. 27, 193, ‘WYLLIS BLACKSTONE, Recetver. REAL ESTATE. ""FOR SALE. 'CORNER LOT, 782125, near Unton Park, with fine large ot L B2y Lt BUS0 por monih. Yoy aasy '5%30 /a8 par cont interast. Aormn, a2 ; . SUBDRRAN-New two-story hons and lot MGEYTS hiear Hyde PaTk Depot. 0%; foug time, ko Targe, Drick alhm: dbh‘:' £ abiont ::- =3 o , and block of abont m'flh fine matured and hedge: great of frult; fine vlew of laxe: north of Chitago: Toeation and surroundiogs Arstolass in svery rospect; aas Bost Baimss mesr R S TEE, DWELLINGS On Monthly Payments. Fhava twn good dwellings, fitted. two fam. 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For tle cure of Nervous Diseasss, en- ‘Sciatlca, Novr:lgia, Gout, and alf chronle affec: matism, e Ve Bath 1o equal. Testimonials and B e e e ST s 0 vosidence, 708 Wabash-ar, ico Hours—Gentlemen, 8. . to8 p. m. Ofice Hours—Ladies. 103. m. 03 0. . WASHINGTON. Congressional Curiosity on the Poland Credit Mobilier Report. Senator Harlan's Explanaiion of Durant’s $10,000 Check. The Sherman-Garfield Scandal to be Probed on Saturday. The Feeling of Congressmen on the Presidential Elec~ toral System. The Possibilities that May Happen Under the ““ Twenty-Second Joint Rule.” Proceedings in Congress Yesterday. Special Despateh to The Chicago Tridune, ‘CUBAN ANNOYANCES, WasHINGTON, Feb. 13.—There was a delegas tion before the Honse Committes on Forsign Affeirs to-day, composed of merchants from Boston, New York, snd Philadelphis, complain- ing of the action of the local anthorities of cor- tain seaport towns on the coast of Cubs, where American vessels have been subjected to annoy- ances. It appears from the statements made to tho Committee that the Cubsus, or rather the Bpanish anthorities in Cuba, arein the habit of regarding all vessels bearing tho flag of the United States s public enemies, bringing arms and munitions of war to the in- surgents, and freating them saccording- Iy. As = conscquence, cargoes are frequently overhanled, and the masters of vessels compelled to make all sorts of explanations, The Com- mittee, after hearing the statements, oed to roport s resolution Tequesting tho Presidont to seo that the fiag of the United States is ‘properly respected in Cuban waters. BATLEOAD LEGISLATION. The Senate Committes on Commerce has soms extraordinary notions of constitntionsl Iaw, which the members thereof do not seem to care to forget or improve upon. For the last ten years, the Committes has been in the habit of Teporting bills relsting to railrosd and _commer- cial matters which utterly disregarded such slight matters as State lines, and which, in conseguence, are often acted upon adversely by the Benate. Some time since, the Btate of gnil. granted a charter for the construction of the Washington, Cincinnati & 8t. Louis Rail- Toad, with the most liberal franchisea. Subse- quently, a bill was introduced in the Scnate pro- viding that this road should have the same rights in other States which it was granted in Virginia, and that the Company might construct abranch from any point mlnghln to Chicago. In reporting this bill, the Committee stood ex- actly even, the Chairman, Senator Chandler, voting in favor of the bill.' There is 5o danger that the bill will receive further consideration this session. LOANING TERRITORIAL CREDIT. BSenator Hitchcock’s bill, introduced in the Benate to-dny, provides that no Territory shall in any manner give or loan its credit to any railroad, corporation, company, or association, and appropriations of money or other !hi:;l of value, and all bonds of indebtedness made by nny'l'erflhxy for this purpose, skall be abso- lutely null and void. TIE MORMOX QUISTION. The Utah poople have very little fear that thers will bs any legislation in Congress affect- ing their institutions this session, notwith- standing the fact that ¢he President bas used his: influence fo this end. The Benate Judiciary Committeo fo-day had'a meoting, at which this question came up, but the disagreement among the members was 80 great that no line of future action was agreed on. At least one of the members of this Com- mitteo is in favor of legalizing the existing rela- tions, growing out of polygamy, and interfering with the XMormons only to prevent future com- Pplications. TOBACCO. The Benate Finance Committee to-day virtu- ally agreed on the bill allowing tobac- co growers to sell £100 worth of tobacco withont taking & license, although no decisive vote was taken thereon. Tho Treasury Department is exerting all its in- fluence to accomplish the defeat of this measure, on the ground that it will cut off the revenue to the amount of 83,000,000. tobacco mana- facturers are also forwarding petitions in im- mense numbers, protesting against the passage of the bill. THE SHERMAX-GARFTELD SCANDAL. Clinton Colgate, the representative of the New York Stock Exchange, to whom reference was made in these despatches lsst night, failed to put in an appearance to-day bofore the Ways and Meann Committee, a5 he promiaed yesterday. No investigation having been suthorized by the House, the Committee had no_power to compel the sttendance of Colgate. MMr, Dawes, Chsir- man of the Committes, offered a resolution, which was adopted by the House, authorizing the Commiitee to send for persons and papers in any matier referred to thom. Thin wes done to enable the Committes to make a through in- vestigation of the charges in the case of Col- ate. During the day subpanas were made out ‘or Colgate, . Denny, and Mr. King, of the New York Btock Exchange, and Judge Sher- ‘man. The exsmination will begin on Bat- urdsy. The Committes, to-day, received 3 letfer from Judge Shermian, who ia now bere, enying the charges sgainst him. is sai homever, that mE— Denny, of the Stock T change, Sill ring with bis' from New York the letter of Judge Sherman, demanding 810,000 for his service in securing the passage of the bill in uestion. Colgate stated, to-day, that if he was closely prest he_would tell the Committee something that would astonish them. CONGRATULATORY. . The Foreign Affairs Committee of the House had before them, to-day, & proposition to re- port s resolution congratulatory of the action of the Spaniards in organizing a_Republic, and requesting the President to give it immedi- ate recognition. During the dsy, a resolution somewhat similar in character was offeréd by W. L. Roberts, of New York, but objection was made to its passage by General Butler, who said that no such measure as that should be adopted | without debste. The general impression in the ‘House is that it is too early to make any expres- sion on the subject, and that after tho_Spanish Repnblic assumes a more tangible ehape, it will ‘be timo to pass such a resolution. AxormNu.';n GRINT acmnm. SEs Representative Negley is strenuously pushing » bill introdanced by him last sension, whgch, un- der the modest pretension of incorporating the’ Little Cottonwood Railroad, is in reality s meas- ure ssking for quite s formidable land grant. The line of the road is from Sandy Station, on the line of the Utsh Sonthern Railroad, fo Alts City, in_Little .Cottonwood Canon, and there are provitions for innumersble frauds. The bill asks }t’)r five to six sections of land per mile. Another Company has been organized to build a road over this same route, who simply ask to be incorporated by the General Govern- ment, without demanding any land grants. CREDIT MOBILIER. The Witson Committee, which it was thonght had nearly completed their investigation, have started off again on & range of inquiry, which promises to Jast until aftor the adjournment of Congresa. | 1t bao commenced a0 in uiry into the Cen acific, and 88 & bey g has taken the testimony of tcfle agent in this city, familiary Xnown #s Dick Franchet. As bia ignorance of all mattera likely to_be investigal was even more remerkable than Oskes Ames' memory, it is probable the Committeo have to gend to Californis. for witnesses, it it in intended $o continuo the Central Road in- %7 . Franchet has been agent of the road in n:lv:mgm since 1866, and. ghougb heiis paid, according to his own admission, $20,000 a year for representing the road here during the session of Congreas, he knew nothing whatever of the road, its builders, its stockholders, or anythin, else except from heresay. The Committes fli§ not question Franchet about legialation of any kind, and 1t is said to-night that he knows more sabout _the . .subject = than the Committes. &n évidéncs ©f the power of the lobby, it is only nacessary to call attention to the fact that a railroad can afford to keep an agent at the seat of Government at a salary of §20,000 for six months' sorvice, in ‘watching and manipulating Con; en. Oakes Ames was tho first witness, but he'was not kept on the stand. Blocum ssid the Albany papers had denied, evidently by the suthority of Governor Dix, his connection with the Union Pacific Railfond, and -ifs gift of stock to him, ks previously elicited before tho Com- mittes, and Mr. Slocum thought it but an act of justico to allow Governor Dix an opportunity = £0 . Answer the testimony of Durant and others. He thought he ought to be summoned: Mr. Hosr siso thought he nuim to be allowed to explain, but doubted the suthority of the Cominittes to comi gel the attendance.of s Goverior of a State, locum &nd Swan were directed to inquire into the matter. Ames said Dix had demanded $50,000 for stock that was not worth more than 20%0&' cent, and that the Union Pacifio Railroad paid him to get xid of him. The Committes were procee to examine in regard to the alleged fee of $10,000 paid Senator Carpen- ter, when General Butler very unceremoniously -t?pfll the proceedings by one of his sorties, and before the Committee wora aware ofit, he was on his feet maling o spesch without leave or license. He objected to any inveatigation based on anonymous communications, He de- nounced John P. Randolph, who had eigned cortain lotters regarding Butler and Carpenter, 23 & myth without residence or existancs. This he showed sa conclusively 4s & negative can be proved, and then, without allowing the Commit= tes to continne the witness, or the witness to andwer the & quos- tion, he went on with his _connection with the Union Pacific Railroad. He said he had been engaged in & legal napuit% for the rond ; that he twice gone from Boaton to New York in its service, spending three or four days each time. For service and his ex- ponses he received $6,000, but had bard work to getit. Hoenid he enrned 810,000, as the matter involved 840,000,000, Tiskat one time sent Butler $5,000, but he sent it back and asked thit he might be continued as ocounsel ~of the legitimate parties. Butler substantially admitted all that has been said with reference to Carpenter, but he wound about the admission such adroit- explanations and agreeable phrases that he made s virtue of it. 8 Ct ter matler occurred at the time of the Fiak-Barnard excitement. Butler remem- bered that Carpenter had spoken to him, and wanted his aid to get practice in the East,in Washington and_elsewhere, and when connsel was needed by Alley, Ames & Co., Butler recom- mended Carpenter, saying, at. the time, that he was a candidate. for tho Benate in Wisconsin. The next morning, or soon after, connsel was no longer roquired, and witness said: “I know, Ames knows, and Carponter Xknows, that the Iatter did not get a dollar.” In closing, Butler eaid RBandolph ' was a cowardly, malicions, well-taught mn& and he would give 85,000 to anybody who wonld catch him. o Nebraska attorney far the road, Mr. Pop- gmn, was examined briefly regarding the maha bridge, and Judge Sherman regarding cortain details while he was s Director. = C. P. Huntington, the Vice President of the Central, a:xml;l be examined to-morrow, if he arrives in 0. _ While legislation appedrs to flow on in both Houses in its accustomed manner, Congressmen now renlly pay but littlo attention to public busi- To-day the all-absorbing topic, especially among members of the House, was what would be thenatureof the fortheo: ‘report from Judge Poland's Committee. In the cloak-rooms, at their desks, in the committes-rooms, and even in the very recesses and alcoves of the chamber, groups of mermbers were constantly seen to- gether discusaing this all-important considera- tion. Althoogh the members of Judge Poland's Committes are v reticent, they ap- pear to have divulged enough to their various colleagues, to lead to the unanimousim- pression in tho House thas there will be but one yeport. Every available influence has been brought £o bear upon. the Committee, to induce them to make their report as compro- miging and conciliatory, as espe- cially toward those members whose connectivn with Credit Mobilier has been shown tobe of a comparatively harmless er. - Tho convie- tion seems to be almost universal, that the two membera who will bo most severely dealt with are Ames and Brooks, and that their be recom- expulsion mended is mot doubted in any quarter. In the caso of Brooks, it is positively asserted that his expulsion will be recommended for the reason that he has not only lttemggd to de- ceive the public and Congress by his whole- eale and solemn asseverations and denials of connection with the matter, but that he embarked in the edit Mobilier, knowing the character of the concern, being » Government officer in the Road at the time, and for the further reason that he took an interest in the Road itself, when, as _such Director, wag forbidden to do so by law. . Ames' expulsion will be based op the’ gzmnd that throngh him this great disgrace has been brought on Congress, an that through his_written letters it 18 made to sppear that he bribed his fellow-members, while, at the same time, he was careful to carry tho ides to them that he was only putting s rofithble investment in their way. S0 far a8 arfield, Dawes, Kelley, Scofield, and Bingham are concerned, while there will be a report and & resolution in each of their cases, it is not believed the Committes will go further than to censure the connection of thees gentlemen with this affair, in the mildest manaer. A care- ful canvass of the House has developed the fact that » majority of the Republican members, es- peudl& those who have %nt little prominence, and the whole tribe of carpet-baggers, are pledged to vote for any proposition Which will excuse or palliate the Credit Mobilier offences, with the illustrious exceptions of Brooks and Ames. - DIPLOMATIC CHANGES. The first change to be made by the President, in’carrying out bis determination to recall most of the representatives of the United Btates and sending new ones, will be that of Thomas A, Nelson, present Minister to Mexico, whose place will be filled by Colonel Foster, the Chair- man of the Indiana Republican Committeo, ‘who did such splendid service for Senator Morton dpring the late canvaes in that Btate. This will be a hard blow to Bingham, who wadted the Hexican mission. Tho ehangs will bo made st once. » - THE SUTEO TUNNEL scheme came up in the House to-day, from the Committee on Mines and Mining. The bill wants two millions as a loan from the Govern- ment, to enable Butro to bore a tunnel four miles under Gold Hiil, near Virginis City, Neva- for the pngm‘naor ming great silver and gold mines. m‘:g: aflowery and eloguent Kflu‘& and sixty-one reasons were given why o bill onght to pass. It comes up to-morrow. COMMERCE BOARD. - Mr. Shellabarger's bill for a Board of Com- merce was again killed to-dsy. It was beaten by a large voto two weeks ago, but it came back from the Committee shorn of its provisions; pa; ing bounties to American_shipping, and m providing for a Board of Commercs, to be com- posed of five Cabinet officers, To-day was pre- ‘ioualy ast apart for the Committee to report on the various CANAL PROJECTS. They offared no measurs for action relating to these projects, but laid all bills before the House, with a report stating that owing to the near approach of the close of the session, and the lack of definite information as to the cost of the soveral enterprises, they decided not to press action upon any of them, but_to ask only for the passsge of a bill creating the Board of Commerce, Shellabarger made snother strong speech, but it was, of course, unavailing. Wood and Korr opposed the bill, - Conger, who' had charge of the bill, demanded the previons question, but Morgsn moved to lay the bill on the table, which was carricd—syes, 99; noes, 85. . _OUR ELZOTORAL SYSTEM. Having elept on the procoedings of yesterdsy, Senators and Bepresentatives are mora disgust- ed than ever with the imperfections in the Electoral College systam, that were bronght out yesterdsy in a !h’mga;nh ht than ever befors Tince tho foundation of the Governmont. The twenty-second joirt rule, to rescind which. Sen- ator Sherman introduced in concnrrent resolu- tion thin moraing, would probably be unani- mously repealed, if s vote was to be taken on it to-morrow, and yet the provisions of the Constitution on this point aro 20 imper- fect that, nnless that instrument is amended, 80 a8 to change entirely our present system of choosing a President, some new rule must be adopted in its placo. Senators and representa- tives havo Been almost alarmed at the great number of chances, which the present system as illustrated yesterday, leavea open for defranding the will of the panglu, “and_bringing about a revolution. Cne of the most absurd provisions of tha rule is that, when any objection is made to counting the voteof any State, the Senate shall withdraw and each House shall vote upont tho question separately withont debate. It makea no difference how absurd or how impo: ant the question, which has srisen, may be, its decision may depend upon tho lawd =~ of thé Btaié whoee YOte I8 questioned, or upon’ facts wholly tinknownt to every one except the delegation in Congress from that State. No ctatuto can. be reasd; no explauation of enything made: The vote must bo taken, rud an entire State may bé disfran- chized under a total misapprehension of the law and the facts: The rulo makes it noccesary for the Benaté to withdraw when en objection is made by one person, and then if the ab- Jection ~ is. sustaine by _either Houso, the voté is thrown out. It might be easily im- agined that the votes of ond cr two States would decide a Presidential election, and that this two Houses might at_the samo tima be opposed to each other in politics. In such s case, efiecfixfi!y if party feeling ran high, and the belief got poseesgion of men that the salvation of the country depenided upon the guccess of their party, one House might caugo the votes of one or two States to_be dfiawdad, and the result of the election entirely changed. Senator Morton remarked to-day that he would not trust any party, if tho vote of only one or two States stood between it and_power, and it conld throw out these votes. But it is not neceasary to uup;igsa cases, Questions irose yesterday, which, in s close eloction, might have &mupmted a revolation. The decision of the oute to throw ant the vote of Georgis; cast for Horace Greeloy, may, if takenas o prededcnt st some future claction, =defoat the will of the people. Had Mr. Greeley received a majority of the Electoral votes in the late elec- tion, and had all theso votes been thrown out, no election would have taken place, and the question would have gone to the House of Rep- resentatives, where cach State casting one vote would have chosen Grant. Again, the voto of Arkansag was discarded pecause the cer- tificates of the Electors was signed and sealed by tho Becretary of Btate Instead of by the Governor, while the vote of Texas was lgmx' tted, although its certificates were signed simply byan Acting-Secretary of State. If the two Houses were divided in politics. under the present system a quarrel might arise in which all the votes might bo thrown out. The vote of the first Republican Stats might be objected to bB s Democratic Representative, and & emocratic ~Houmse might dise: it. In retaliation, [y TRepublican Benator ml%ht object to the vote of the firat Democratic Btate, and bs sustained by a Repub- lican Benate. The result would be an election by the House, if a resolution did not come first. 8o, too, a bare majority of one House might revent any election at all bofore tho 4th of The joint rule tion in reg the and the two Houses have separated, either House may take a recess until 1 o'clock the next day. The objection may be to the first State, and a rocess be taken. Next day, before the quostion is decided, another recess may be taken, and this may be repeated till March 4, when there would be no President elect. Theseare but afew of the objections to the present 'system that have bean discussed to-day, and which will cause areform to be effected, if not by this Congress, then by the next. THE MONTANA WAR CLAIMS FRAUD. New Yorx, Feb. 13.—The Sun's Washingtos correspondent telegraphs: ‘“The House just rovides that after & ques- to the exception of | learned sBome additional particulars in regard to the Montana war claim swindle, which was engi- neerod through the House, on Wednesday, tho bth inst., by General Garfield. There is not the lesst dombt in the world that this whole business was a gigantic frand. The scare sbout the dfan raid in the Gallatin Valley, and calling out and organizing _the militia, were planned eyatemati- celly, in order to _give certain unscrupulous ras- cals an opportunity to farnish supplies, ammuni- tion, arms, forage, etc., &t panic-prices, and, to get the same approve by the Government. When those claima and clasimants first made their appearancs in Washington Clty, they were brought here bg shrewd lobbyists and ‘claim ngents. One of the Iargest holders of these claims is a noted lobbyist, named Mrs. Sackett, formerly wife of Amadio, the colebrated baritone. ~ General Parker, former Superintendent of Indian Affairs, is married® to & daughter of Mrs. Sackett. The latter recently bought & farm, giving in part payment $21,000 of these Montana claims, which Garfield has succeeded in having the House pass,” [To the Assoctated Press.) PARDONED. WasETxGTOY, Feb.13.—The President granted an unconditional pardon to Seth Johnson, who 'was sentenced to pay a fine of £40,000 for em- bezzlement from the United States Treasury. Tho President's reasons are that the accused is unable to pay the fine, and his further imprison- ment in the face of that fact is preposterouns. About twenty witnesses in the Pomeroy case will arrive from Kansas on Saturday. Ths in- vestigation will commence immediately. 'THE SPANISH CEANGE. New Yomx. Feb. 18.—A Washington special gays that the Spanish Minister, FPoto, says it does mnot seem tfo him that Spain will retrograde to despotism. The change in the Government will not affect the stalus of Cube. He considers Amadeus honest and lib- eral. At the Btate Department it is doubted if success will follow in case Rivero 1s to be the first President, although his qualifications are conceded. g e CREDIT MOBILIER. THE WILSON COMMITTEE. ‘WasamvaroN, D. C., Feb. 18.—The Wilson Committee mel this morning. Oales Ames was recallod. General Slocum suggested that Gov- ernor Dix and Messrs. Barlow and Cisco be sum- moned. The Chairman remarked that he had already caused Cisco to be summoned. The Committee requested Slocum and Swann to in- quire_and report at their earliest convenience what laws may exist on the subject asto sum- moning s Governor of a State to appear before an investigating committee. MORE OF ANES. Ames testified that he had heard of the letter written by Dix, demanding £50,000 from the Company, prepared by his son-in-law. He un- derstood the Company paid the money 1o get rid of the claim or threst, The witness was not s Director at that time, but received his informa- tion from the Directors. He was the largest stockholder, and of conrse must have known of the payment. The atock taken from Dix was not worth more than 20 per cent. There was no sale for it at the time. Tho Chairman—What do you know lbont‘;ny roposed payment to, or iny services of, Car- Pentor a8 Kifornsy of the Union Pacific Boad? 'At this point GENEBAL B. ¥. BUTLER entered the room, and alluded to a letter having been sent to this Committeo, g to have been written by John P. Cedar street, New York. He did not beliovoe there was such s person in existence. Ho wished the Com- mittee to ask the Beargent-at-Arms whether, after his diligent search, he had found such person, who appeared as accuser, and then submit whether such forged communi- cation should entar into this investigation. This question should be first decided. Mr. Hoar stated that on Bunday morning he received by mail a lettet purporting to come from Jobn P. Randolph. the absonce of the Chairman, he thought the better way to deal with the subject waa to summon the person who Frote tho letter. Ho accordingly arranged with tho Sergeant-at-Arms to_search for Randolph. Mr. Hoar caught General Batler and thought it roper to inform him of the facts, which he had st stated, as tho names of Butler and Carpen- ter were montioned in the letter in disreputable connection. Afr. L. E. Barnes, Asaistant Sergeant-at-Arms, was called 8t the Tequest of General Butler, and circumstantially stated the.result of his unsuccessfal search for John Randolph in the City of New.York. & Gegeml Butler :dub!h%n sworn, and !‘llged that he was engaged by Emery as coansel for the Union Pacific Railroad Company in 1863, relative to arranging the Ames contract, and spond some time on tha matter. Ho charwed voto of s Btate has been raised. AT Lo sy g (20t g o) ;;;'q-;z [t ST fgg;w ) £5,000 for his services, and $1,000 for his ex- mses, which were paid. James Fisk sent him 5,000 by & mossenger t0 act 83 counsel for him sgainat tho Company, but he sent it back to k; tafl:;g him he could not become his counsel, less the road relessed him, which Ames doclined to do. He (Butler) recommend- ed Carpenter to Ames as an eminent Iawyer fit to become counsel for the Company. He (Bat- ler) never received any other money from the road and zhould do just so again, how and where he plcased, all the world to the contrary notwithstanding. CHO & R. FRAXN( T, agent of the Company, st Washington, gave some unimportant testimony. After s short ex- smination, tt for_thé Paside Gomps Omahs, atiorne; OT 6 Pacific Company at ho febtifed that no momey ws given him £9 searching examiriation, <q was partev... to answer all questiois, ¢ 63. 1t <oy more chagy were to be made, he wan‘ed to hear \uem befors he testified. ~., The Committes agreed wil \nglu, and ad- journed until to-morrow. 28 LOUISIANA. ‘WasmrvGToN, Feb. 18.—The last open session of the Committee on Privileges and Elections for the investigation of Louisiana afairs was held this morning. % Governor Warmoth made s statement in the nature of sworn testimony, concerning the ap- pointment and removal of the various gentle- men who have fi a8 Secretaries of Stata in Louisians during the past year. Warmoth also gave & detailed account of the organiza- tion and sction of the Roturning Board. Ha influence the election of Congresamen, the Com- mittee Adjourned till to-morrow. 'HE SENATE COMMITTEE, WasHINGTON, Feb, 19—The Benate Credit Mo- bilier Invostigating Coramittes met this morning, it wes announced that Senators Patterson and Cenkling cold not attend till to-morrow. SENATOB LOGAN . appesred, but said he had nothing to udd to his testimony lready given before the House Com- ‘mittee, in refercce to tho testimony of Ames, JARLAN'S STAPEMENT. The following is Harlan's statement : 1 the spring of 1865 Durant asked me if we needod any funds for the election in Iowa, and inquired if I folt any interest in tho result. I replied that I did. He responded, *If you nésd zny help I desire to extend some.” After that, he (Dursnt) was reminded of the subject aith.q;_pgm self ormy Irtends, and acontribation cams from TIhave adistingt remembranco of but one check; and that one came from Alr. Crane, the confidential agent of Durant. = 1t was made payablo to my order, and came to me in 5 letter, and was by mo endorsed. The other check I do not rémember. It was probably made payable to mg and_endorsed by me. In the spring of 1868, after I came to the Senate, Alley asked me if the Union Pacific Railro: hadmade any advance of money for election gn'puntllnlowa. Ttold him 1 thonght mot. 0 8aid they were attempting to setile the ac- counts of Durant, and he (Durant) had brought in.s large bill, saying that part of it was for expenses incurred for elaction prirposes; and naméd an election in New York, - gdother in New Jersey, onc in_one of the New England States, and in Towa. 1 dbaerved to him that so fay a3 Towa was concerned, Durant had made an advance for the elaction there, but not oat of the funds of the Company. If he had made it out of the Company's funds, then I shonld feel it my duty to have the amount restored. I ask- ed Alley, Wwho was the business man of the Com- pany, and he said Oakes Ames had more to dg With it that any one else. I called on Ames and reiterated what I had said to Alley, saying if Durant had advanced the funds of the Company alao cited the law to sustain his acts, and seid that th Eellogg Logialataro abolished the Sov- enth and Eighth District Courts to get rid of the Judges, who had just been alocted by 12,000 ma- Jority, and that Pinchback approved the act. AMULLAN #aid he had exsmined the Lynch Board returns. and found they were signed by only ons Unitod States Supervisor for the entire list of rolla in the parish : that the returns of the United States Supervisors are, in many cases, mere statements of the votes cast for the Ropublican candidates only, and that the affidavits from parishes whero the frauds were alleged did not_state that the parties were preveuted from voting on account of race, color, etc. BAY subniitted cartain of the roturns of the Dekerrat Board, wheroin it was evidént that the signa- tures of the Commissioners of Election were forgeries. " AMr. Morton then annouTicod that the examina- tion of witnesses was closed. CALDWELL. WagmrsoToy, Feb. 13.—The Committes on Priviloges and Elections will submit their report relative to the election of Senator Caldwell to- morrow. It is believed the Committes will a3 in effect that the evidenco adduced is not sufi- clent to sustain the charge that the Senator procured his election by corrupt means, but that it has been proved that practices were resorted to which the Committee cannot approve. It is upderstood the report will be nnanimous. e e CONGRESSIONAL. WasaINGTON, Fel. 15, SENATE. PETITIONS. ) Ar. WRIGHT prescnted & petition of promi- nent citizens of Iowa for the passage of the Sol- diers’ Homostesd bill i EEY Mr. SHERMAN presented ‘seven petitions in {avor of the Bounty Land bill . B BEPORTA. " 2 PRATT, from tho Committes on Pensions, eported adversely to granting pensions to sal- dis?m inthe war of 1812 who servedless than to secure my election, I felt it my duty to re- store it, and had with me my written obligation to do so.’ He observed that he did not believe Durant had advanced any monsy, but that his statement was made up and it was all a lie, Af- terwards I mot Amen, and the subject was again slluded to, I made inquiry agein whether he hud loarmed anything shout that and ho 2aid he had not fo snything on the books of the Company ehowing it wes paid. After that I saw, in the Dubuque Herald's statement, that it was averred by a distinguished ex-Senator, that the Union Pacific Railrosd_had advanced 810,000 to secure the election of Harlan over Kirkwood in 1866, and that the check was on file among the papers of the Company. I clipped out the arti- cle and wrote s note fo Durant, encloaing the nevapaper article to him, and saked him to state what the facts were. He gave me s statement substantially in bammony with his testimony. Ho eaid in that letter that nothing had been ad- vanced by the Union Pacific Railroad, and the books would show. I have his statement I think, [Witness here produced the following letter] : - New Yoex, Dec, 19, 1871 Drax Bm: Ihave your favor encloeing s news- paper paragraph, in which it s claimed that aboat the time of your re-election to the United States Senate, the Union Pacific Railroad Company gsve you s check for $10,000, and that sald check or draft was in the poesession ‘of the Bailroad Company, and could be produced. I shouid scarcely think it worth your while to refute this, or that you would deem the idls charges of s nowspaper cotrespondent on tho eve of a poli contest, of sufficlent importance fobe no- ficed at ol ' Should you think _otherwiss, why Dot call upon the Company o deny it. At the time refarred to, I was Vice Presldent and Acting Mansger of the affairs of the Company, and know that no moneys were paid you by them, sas that they consequently can have no such t or check in theix posseasion. I presume it would give the present oficers of the Company plessure to ex- amine the checks and drafts, which are now atthe offico of the Company in Boston,. and tastify to the Trusting auch charges will in no way offect prospects for re-election, I am yours respectfully, ‘Troxas C. DURBANT. fact. (igned) ‘To Hon. JORN HARLAN. The witness resumed : I afterwardeaw Durant and told him I had promised Ames I would re- store any money to the Company, if it had been used to aid in my election. He said it was his_private funds, and Do sccount was made of it to the Company. The wit- ness furthor testified that he was mot a member of Congress when the momey was iven. He went out of the Senate on the 4th of arch, 1865, and went into the Interior Depart- ment In Msy following. The two checks were not received together. He felt sure they wero received in the summer or autumn of 1865, but could not remember the date. The first check, he felt sure, was signed by Craze. Q,—Did yon have it cashed in Iowa ? A.—No, I had it cashed in New York. Q.—What had been your relations with Durant prior to that time 2 A—Ihad known him s long time, Ho was interested in bnildi:g railroads in my State, and I became scquainted with him about 1856. The ‘witness did not know what election was aided in New Jersey. Alley said it was Democrats aided, and if Durant wanted to elect Democrats, e (Alley) didnot. By Stockton—What do they do with money for eloction purposes in Tows ? A.—T might illustrate that by going on to state what I know abot money being expended by Democrats and Republicans both at tho last elec- tion. Btockton—I do not ask the question as a party question, but as s member of the Committee. Harlan—I know it was not expended improp- erly. It was used for hotel bills, printing, trav- elling expenses, otc. Durant said that the wit- noss was an old resident of the State, and better than a new man in shaping legislation. By Morrill—Did the Railroad Company during your occupancy of the Becretaryship call npon ou for action ? - A,.—I have to think to got up dates. Under the law, as fast as _they finished forty miles of road, they reported to the President, who sent out Commissioners to examine and sccept it, whereupon the Company becams entitlod to the 1and grants and bonds. Q.—x;a it the duty of the President to accept 8 70! . A.—8tatute will show. I think it was the duty of the President to accept it. The Committee took = recess. The Committee reassembled at 2 o'clock, and ice President elect, WILSOX, was called. He said he had no desire to add to or take from his tcstimony before the Poland Committee. At the time the purchase was made with his wife's money, hs would have done the samo himself if he had had the money. He did not wish to cover himself behind the fact that the money belonged to his wife. Ames stood second to no man in Massachusotts, and the witness had the most unlimited confidence in' him, and wonld listened to his advice on any investment. Things have changed since, however. In his testimony the other day he made ono error in the interest due to Ames, which he forgot to mention then. It wasan item of $66 due Ames, and ‘paid him ‘when the account wasa settled. Tho smount paid for the stock was $2,000; dividend received, £2618.05, and returned o Ames when the account was settled, 82,831, the 66 being the wnterest due Ames. The witness was Just 2 responsible for advising his wife to put or money in it, a8 if it had been his own. ‘When the investment was made he knew noth- ing sgainst it. When he ho learned something was wrong, he notified Ames he would have nothing to do with it, and had the matter sct- tied at » sacrifice to himself, or rather to his The witness would never hold property which he had to legislate upon, and re- fused to take stock in s National Bank mn his own town, the other day, for that very rea- son. If there was any guilt about buying stock, the witness desired to have it himself, and not eay it waa his wifc's. He advised her toit, and the blams, if any, was his. SEXATOR LOGAN was recalled. Hoinvited the most critical and sixty days.” < 1\&. SFENCEB, from the Committes on Com- merce, reported without amendment the bill inf.mdw& by Mr. Chandler, two digs ago, to introduce the international code of signaly in tha merchant service of the United States. ‘Mr. CORBETT, from the Cemmittee on Com- merce, reported without amendment the Senata bill authorizing the Washington, Cincinnati & Bt. Louis Railroad Company ‘to construct s rail- rosd from Washington City through the Btates of Virginis, West Virginin, Ohio, Indians, and Ili- nois to’ Bt. Louis, with a branch road from Aoy point on the main line in Indisns to Chi- cago, extending to the Company for thess pur- poses all the powers enumerated in its charter from the Stato of Virginia. X . 3r. WINDOY, from the Coramittes on Post Officésand Post Roads, reported, witbout amend- ment, a bill for the suppression of trade in and the circulation of obscene literature, and articlex of immoral mse. It provides the penslties of fine and imprisonment for gelling or advertising indecont books, pictures, or articles of medicina for an immoral uso, and forbida the importation of such articles, except drags in _bulk, and like- wise their conveyance in mails, or depositing them in or taking them from any Post Office- THE EANSAS CASE. On motion of Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN, & reso- lution was adopted appropristing $2,000 to pay tho expenses of the Committee to inveatigate the charges of bribery in the late Benatorial election in Kansas. STEAMBOAT INSPECTOBS, Mr. VICKERS, from the Committes on Com- ‘merce, reported without amendment & bill to establish a Board of Local Inspectors of steam vessels for the customs diatricts of Michigan, consiating of an Inspector of Boilers and an In- spector of Hulls. LOANING CREDIT. s s Mir. HITCHCOCK introduced a bill prohibit- ing the several Territories of the Union from giving or loaning their credit to railroad com- panies. THE NAVAL APPROPRIATION bill was taken up. The first amendment of the Committeo on Appropristion, increasing the amount for surveying in the Pacific from $30,000 to 870,000, was agreed to. The amendment ap- propriating 150,000 to purchase the right ta manufacture and use the best self-propelling bsorpedo boats, was opposed by Mr. STEVEN- N. . Messrs. STOCKTON, SPRAGUE, NYE, and ANTHONY advocated theappropriation, and the istter said hoe hardly liked to atate all the ros- sons why he thonght it desirable that our defen- cen shonld be strengthened. Mr. CASSERLY opposed the amendment, and moved to amend the paragraph £0 as to anthor- ize the use of the money for either torpaca boats or the best self-propelling, submerged torpedo. The smendment was agroed to. The sppropristion _was then agreed to. The amendment providing that after the 30th of June next the term of classesin the Naval Academy at Annapolis shall be six years was agreed to. It spplies to theclass enteringin 1878, 3Ir. CRAGIN offered an amendment appro- pristing $3,200,000 for the construction of eight steam vessels-of-war. Adorted. The Senato went into executive session, and so0n after Adjourned. HOUSE. . RAILROAD BRIDGE. . On motionof AMr. SAWYER, from ths Com- mittes on Commerce, the bill was passed author- izing the construction of a railrosd bridge over the Arkansas River at Van Buren. NOTIFICATION COMMITTEE. On motion of Mr. DAWES, s Committes wat appoited o notits iho President and Vice Pres- ident elect of their election, and Measrs. Dawes and Beck were appointed. JUDICIAL POWERS. On motion, the Committee of Ways and Means was anthorized to send for persons and papers in matters of investigation before it. - PUBLISHING THE DEBATES. . Mr. BEATTY, from the Committes on Print- ing, reported in_favor of giving the reportin and publishing the debatea in Congress to W. J. Martagh, of the Washington R ican. MINERAL LAXDS. Mr. WALDEON reported the Senate bill in re- Iation to mineral lands, which passed. THE. SUTEO TUNNEL. Mr. BANKS reported a bill to aid in the con- strnction of the Sutro Tunnel from the proceods of sales of mineral lands, which was an amend- ment in the natureof a substitute. The bill rovides for a loan of 22,000,000 to the Butra Fannet Company on condition that the Company spend an equal amount, and give s first mort- gago upon the tunnel. e mominfi‘flhnnx having expired, tho bill went over till Tuesday next. - CONGEATULATORT. Mr. WOOD asked leavs to offer and hava adopted the following resolution : Resolved, That the House halls with satifaction the s of Republican institutions in Earope, and tenders to the people of Spain its sympathy and good Wiahes tn any efort they may make to establien throughout the Spanish dominions & Republican form of Government, which shall secure to all men equality of political relizioas, snd socisl rigits, and fal pro. tection of life, liberty, and property. AMr. BUTLEB%MM:H')—" That is too important a resolution to pass withont debate.” The resolution was not received. ion of ALr. GARFIELD, On motion of Mr. GAR! it was that on and after Mondsy next tho, Hanzoerd:!:::ud meet st 11 8. m. { THE COMDEECE COMMISSION, Mr. SHALLABARGER, Chairraan of the Com- " mittee on Commercn, reported back the bill tc provids for the creation of a Board of Commis- sioners of Commerce, and proceeded to addrear the House in support of it. After debate, tha House, on motion of Mr. Morgan, laid the bill on the table—yeas 99, nays 85, Adiournod.