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WASHINGTON. New York Clamoring for a Secre- tary of the Treasury. AN ANTI-FISH CONSPIRACY. Shellabarger’s Bill to Establish a Bureau of Commerce Debated. A MONSTROUS PLAN FOR PLUNDER. Speech of 8. 8. Cox Against It and Demand- ing a Free Registry Law, : ARN ENED The Postal Telegraph Scheme Gaining Ground. Meeting of the Banking and Currency Com- mittee of the House, LOOKING TOWARD RESUMPTION. Progress of the Bill to Increase the Navy by Ten Ships of War. we, A BLOW AT THE EIGHT-HOUR LAW. Pinchback Presented to the Senate and His Opponent in Waiting. Presidential Appointments and Pardons. WASHINGTON, Jan. 21, 1873. A Rumored Conspiracy for the Removal of Secretary Fish—New York Wants a Secretary of the Treasury. The position of Mr. Fish on the Spanish question is not improved by the late publication of de- spatches from Madrid. His embarrassment is re- garded with some satisfaction in this city by a large circle, which, strangely enough, includes many prominent republicans hailing from his own State. The cause of this abnormal attitude among ‘those counted previously among the stanchest supporters of Mr. Fish is found in repeated rumors ef an active conspiracy, with it@feelers here and its voice in New York agitating for his removal. ‘The explanation offered for this antagonism is to the following effect:—The State of New York, with its great financial and business interests, would be better served in the Cabinet by having the member which it claims at the head of tne United States Treasury instead of at the tail of United States diplomacy. Its special need is a Secretary of the ‘Treasury, who, from his position and experience, could fully grasp the wants of the business community. The complaints against Mr. Boutwell are founded by the best informed upon want of this special knowledge. New York has among its citi- gens Many who could give entire satisfaction in this respect without imperilling the revenue or doing injustice to other sect#g@as. Mr, Fish has had four years of office and has not been a conspicuous success, and New York can see him return to his home without a sigh. Such is the statement of the movement put forward this evening. The Cuban correspondence has been seized hold of with con- siderable effect in its support. Meeting of the Committee on Banking and Currency—Resumption and Free Banking Projects. ‘The Banking and Currency Committee met this morning. They discussed resumption. The bills of Hooper ana Cox were read, also the bill of Storm, of Pennsyivania, for greenbacks in place of national notes; also the bill of Merriam, of New York, abolishing usury. Nothing definite was agreed on, except to allow Senator Sherman to confer with the House Committee next Tuesday as te his Senate bill for resumption. Mr. Farwell de- sired to have Mr. Hooper's bill for resumption amended and reported. His first section, like Cox's bill, fixes a day for resumption. The general democratic feeling is for tne displacing of national bank notes by greenbacks, in the belief that when greenbacks are redeemable 1t will be a more ac- ceptable currency than the national bank notes. ‘The committee did little except to authorize Mr. Merriam to report his bill to repeal all usury Clauses in the banking laws. It is also rendered certain, by the proceedings of the House Commit- ‘tee, that some free banking law, based on the five per cent bonds, will be reported to the House. The Honse Committee is nearly unanimous on that point. Since Sherman’s debate the interest on this topic has greatly revived. Statesmen are straggling for the pioneership on that subject. The Postal Telegraph Scheme Gaining . Ground—Colorado to be Left Out in the Cold. The proceedings in the House to-day, although involving some important questions, were not productive of very practical results. As an indi- cation that the interest in relation to the proposed scheme of postal telegraphy is not flagging, a reso- lution was introduced by Mr. Morey, from Louisiana, directing the Committee on Appropriations to in- quire and report upon the cost of construction and the present market value of the telegraph lines of the United States. It also directed the committee to find out the cost of building lines of equal capacity. The resolution was adopted, Although there has been but littie said of late in relation to the government project of assuming the owner- ship of the telegraph lines of the country, it is very clear that the general impression in its favor is growing stronger every day. The Colorado bill was again up for discussion; ‘the same arguments pro ana con as on previous occasions were repeated, without materially cnang- ing the chances of the bill, The majority are clearly against it. Pinchback, of Louisiana, Presented to the Senate. Senator West, ef Louisiana, welcomed to the Senate Chamber to-day the notable Pinchback, and presented his credentials, which were laid on the table. He then took a seat with Pinchback on sofa behind the Senator’s desk, and introduced the few Senators who came forward to offer their congratulations. Pinchback, who has so much White biood that few would mistrust his African descent, has also with him his credentials as Rep- resentative at Large from Louisiana for the next Congress, Two or three more Senators elect from Louisiana will be along ina day or two, and then the Senate can pick and choose among them, Louisiana’s Fusion Senator. General W. L. McMillan, Senator-elect of the fasion Legisiature for Kellogg's vacancy, has ar- rived here. He served as a surgeon in the Russian army during the Crimean war, and was decorated by the Czar for distinguished serviccs, During the fate civil war he was commander ot a regiment of Ohio volunteers, and attained the rank of brevet major general. Aiter the war he settled in Carroll parish, Louisiana, as a cotton planter, and was slected to thy Hpuse and Senate 9! Louisiana ag a WEW YORK HERALD, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 22, 1873--TRIPLE SHEET: repubhean, to which ‘party he bas persistently ad‘ hered, He was not identified with the liberal re- publican party during the recent canvass. General McMillan married a sister of Governor Dennison, of uhto. Shellab: Seheme to Establish a Bureau of Commerce Debated in the House—Mr. Cox’s Speech—The Bill Prob- ably Killed, ‘The feature in the proceedings of the House to- day was the bill from the Committee on Commerce. Mr. Shellabarger, of Ohio, presented the arguments in its favor. He made what is considered an able and exnaustive specch for subsidies. It was elab- Orately prepared. It was already printed and he read it from the slips, It was delivered with much effect. His bill creates a commission, or Bureau of Commerce, That commission is made up of the President and Cabinet. It gives them power over all commercial matters; almost absolute power. It makes them bounty givers, in allowing them to give gratuities to certain favorite designated lines. Subsidies indefinite in amount and lines of steamships and lines of travel are Provided for with royal munificence and partiality. It bosses immigratis it is, in fact, a new departure in our commercial history; bold, if not bad, Mr. Cox obtained the floor after Mr, Shellabarger. He is Mr. Shellabarger’s old Ohio epponeut. They have beaten each other in war times; Cox ahead in 1862, Shellabarger in 1864. Both are on the marine business now. The points maade by Shellabarger were all answered on the in- stant by Mr. Cox. Mr. Cox predicated his argu- ment on his eld bill, the policy of which has been so often commended by the HERaup; that free registry of foreign built vessels was our only 8; tem of maritime revival or salvation. He offered an amendment te the bill authorizing free registry. It may or may not be ruled in order. Mr. Cox evidently desires a vote on it. It was once carried, at the beginning of the French and German war, when General Grant recommended and Genéral Schenck introduced it. Mr, Cox showed that all nations but our own could buy outside of their own boundaries. He repeated that Congress would not let us build, by their infamous tariffs, and they would not let us buy. He was interrupted by Lynch, of Maine; Kelley, of Pennsylvania; Conger, of Michigan, and Shellabarger. But his attacks on the subsidies in the bill, discriminating and unequal as they are, have massacred the measure. “Why,” he asked, “help six lines and leave the ninety-four to help themselves?’ “Why does the government aid a losing adventure im commerce by subsidy, when others do not ask subsidy but adventure without it?’ His points on the representatives of the farming interests must have told. They gathered about him, as he plead tor the “equal rights of all before the law—subsidies for all, or none!” He preferred the latter. Mr. Cox’s speech was the boldest speech ior the freedom of the seas and the liberalities of trade made this session. It developed a progressive spirit, es- pecially in the West, When he asked Mr. Lynch whether Pennsylvania had not commanded Maine to cease from her demands for free iron and steel to build her ships Mr. Kelley bowed acquiescence, as if Pennsylvania meant to keep her power. Mr. Kelley then obtained the floor, and in an able and well prepared speech, full of his old and earnest facts and figures, endeavored to re- spond. It's believed that the bill is killed. The measures hitherto a@opted have been failures, and the House must go forward either for the repeal of the tariff on the component parts of a vessel or give a free registry. One of the points made by Mr. Cox to-day with the most emphasis was that when Congress had voted the Treasury empty for the internal improvement system, which the House had favored by initiative measures yesterday, there would be nothing left for the additional piracy proposed by this bill. The name of carpet- baggers is now synonymous with Treasury plun- derers, The President Congratulated on His In- dian Polley~wke This Satire? A letter has been addressed to President Grant by George Whipple, Chairman of the Convention of the representatives of the various missionary and other organizations co-operating with the govern- ment in the case of the Indians recently held in this city, enclosing him a copy of the resolutions passed by that body endorsing his Indian policy, and concluding as follows:—“The committee having waited on you in person, and coilec- tively and individually expressed to you their high appreciation of the policy referred to, their great gratification at the success reported from all parts of the field and their profound conviction that a few years’ continuance of that policy will place it beyond the fear of hostile intervention and insure its ultimate triumph in the civilization of the In- dians; itonly remains for me, Mr. President, to assure you of the continued and cordial co-opera~ tion of the various bodies represented in the meet- ing and implore for you the continued presence and blessing of Almighty God. The Geat Island Grab. President Stanford, of the Central Pacific Rail- road Company, said at his interview with the Senate Military Committee that if the cession of part of Goat Island is contemplated his company will make no special charge for transshipment of freight to and from San Francisco, The prospect of relief to commerce from this arrangement, how- ever, was destroyed by the admission, in response to questioning, that the cost of transshipment from Goat Island would be about the same as that from the present terminus, and that this cost would necessarily be takem into consideration when fix- ing the tariff of charges, A Batch ot Pardons by the President. Pardons were issued to-day from the office of the Attorney General to the following persons :— Francis M. Johnson, convicted in Maine in De- cember, 1872, of hag ak nd sentenced to sixty days’ imprisonment; C. W. Landon, convicted in February, 1872, of violation of the Internal Reve- nue laws in the Southern district of Mississippi; Lewis Wright, convicted in 1871, in Iowa, of coun- terfeiting, and sentenced to five years’ imprison- ment; George Sylvester Wright, convicted im South Carelina of violation of the Enforcement act, and sentenced te two years’ imprisonment; John Tucker, convicted in Indiana in 1864 of robbing the mails, and sentenced to ten years’ imprison- ment; George S. A. Doherty, convicted October, 1871, in Massachusetts, of enticing seamen to de- sert from the naval service, and sentenced to two ears’ imprisonment; William Stacey, cenvicted in Kansas, October, 1869, of misappropriating gov- ernment property, and sentenced to four years and six menths’ imprisonment. In all the above cases the District Attorney re- Ported faverably on the applications for pardon. The petitions were signed by prominent citizens and offici Mr. Stanley Lecturing Before the Chil- dren of the Franklin School. Stanley was introduced by Mr. Harris, the In- Spector of Schools at Washington, to the Superin- tendent of the Franklin Scheo! Building, one of the finest public schools in the United States, to-day, who asked him te say a few words about his “dis- covery of Livingstone’ to the young ladies of the more advanced classes. His reception was so en- thusiastic that he was solicited to repeat his snort lecture in the great hall of the building to the en- tire school, compesed of about seven hundred boys and girls. Encouraged by the attention and the evi- dent desire they exhibited to understand something of Africa, Mr, Stanley went some length to de- scribe the geography of the interior, interspersing it with stories connected with the different dis- tricts of Airica, hunting anecdotes and thrilling adventures of other travellers. He concluded it with @ short graphic sketch of his meeting with Livingstone, and was rewarded by a genuine and continued burst of applause. Stanley says it was the most interesting audience he ever spoke to, and that the young beys and girls seemed to an- derstand the lecture better than any geographical society, and were far more intelligent in their ap- preciation of it, The Navy Increase Bill-An Effort To Be Made to Have the Work on the Ships Paid For by the Hour=A Subsidy Amendment Defeated, ~ Senator Cragin, who ts a prudent man, followed the advice given yesterday by Bayard, of Delaware and so amended his bill for building new wat steamers as to limit their tonnage to 2,000 tons and their total cost to $4,000,000, This latter restriction Mr. Sherman clinched with an amendment which will prevent @ future invasion of the shipouilders and engine makers, Who may build any of these ships by contract and then come here with tueir supple. mentary claims, as those have who built the moni tors and steamers in the late war. To-morrow Senator Sherman will urge an amendment which will, if adopted, virtually abolian the Eight- Hour law, so far as the mecranica who May work on the new ships in the Navy Yards are concerned, a8 it proposés to Pay them by the hour, at the same rates paid in outside yards. As the elections are over this evasion of the EIGHT-HOUR LAW will probably be enacted. Mr. Webb, the New York ship builder, had laid the wires for an amendment to the bill for the construction of new war vessels, granting him an additional subsidy for his mail service between San Francisco, Honolulu, New Zealand and Australia; but just as this was to be put through the Senate by the Pacific coast ring in that body, the burly Burnside arrives with a Proposition to perform this Pacific Ocean mail service better and cheaper. This he is demonstra- ting by facts and figures, and all he asks is that the service be given to the lowest bidder, after ad- vertisement by the Postmaster General. Webb’s agents are dismayed, and it is very evident that Burnside has destroyed their chance of getting their desired extra-subsidy tacked on the bill for building new war vessels, Thus has another lobby bubble been pricked, The Cogton Tex Refunding Bill. The Committee on Ways and Means had before them to-day the question of refunding the cotton tax, @ report on the subject having been made by a sub-committee. The consideration of the question will be resumed to-morrow. The Value of the Pound Sterling in the United States. The Senate Finance Committee have decided to report a bill fixing $4 86.66 as the value at which the pound sterling shall be received by officers of the United States government, Cheap Trips to Washington on Inaugu- rat! Day. The railroad companies between Washington and New York announce that excursion parties of fifty persens or more, attending General Grant’s inau- guration, will be carried at $7 50 each for the round trip. Single round trip tickets ten dollars, Appointments Contirmed. A. Knight, Attorney for the Northern District of Florida; James G. Service, Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of Montana, vice John L. Murphy, suspended ; Charles S, Mills, Collector of Customs at Richmond, Va.; Manuel Garfles, Consul at San Blas, Mexico; James Thorington, Consul at Aspin- wall; Enoch Jacobs, Consul at Montevideo; Andrew J. Simmons, Indian Agent at Milk River Agency, Montana Territory; R. A. Wilbur, Agent for the Papago Indians, Arizona; Samuel B, Bushnell, In- dian Agent for the Mescalere Apache Agency, New Mexico; Levi E, Dudley, Superintendent of Indian Affairs at New Mexico, and William G, Dietz, Regis- ter of the Land Office, at Ironton, Mo. Nominations by the President. The President sent the following nominations to the Senate to-day :— William K. Peabody to be Consul at Rio Grande, Brazil; William H. Roberts, of Massachusetts, to be Second Lieutemant; and Frank H. Newcomb and W. S. Howland, of Massachusetts, to be Third Lieu- tenants in the Revenue Murine Service. THE SYNDICATE SAFE. Report of the Committee on Ways and Means to the House. No New Legislation with Reference to the Negotiation of the Bonds of the United States To Be Reported—Secretary Boutwell and the Syndicate to Have Full Swing with the $300,000,000. WASHINGTON, Jan. 21, 1873, In the Committee of Ways and Means to-day Mr. Exiis H. Roperts offered the following resolu- tion :— Resolved, That the Chairman be requested to inform the Secretary of the Treasury that this committee does not propose io report any new legislation with reference to the negotiation of the bonds of the United States. Mr. Beck offered tne following as a substitute :— Whereas the Secretary of the Treasury hi the Committee of Ways and Means what nh refunding the bonds of the United States, and advised said committee that he would proceed to refund the re- $300,000,000 authorized to be refunded at five per cent, upon the same terms as he did the last $135,000,000 f the sod heretofore refunded, unless some action was taken expressing disapprobation of that course; and the committee having heard proof pro and con., and hav- ing no autuority to express any, opinion except through the House by which it was appointed, deems it to be its duty to lay all the facts and proof heard or taken by them betore the House ; therefore Resolved, That it is inexpedient for the Secretary of e Treasury to refund bonds of the government under the provisions of the act of July 14, 1870, upon the terms and through the agencies, and machinery employed by him in the exchange of the last $135, of the $20,000,000 heretofore retunded under sald act—first, be- cause the present is not a favorable time. owing to the condition of the money markets, for the United States to seek to force ,000 of its bonds upon the market; second, because by the terms made with the last Syndicate and again proposed the Secretary undertakes to put it out of the power of the United States or any subsequent Secretary to use the money subscribed for United States bonds for three moaths, for which course there is no authority of law, and because it in an indirect mode of paying a commission to the Syndi- cate not authorized by d in excess of the pro- visions of the act of July 14, The substitute was voted for by Mr. Beck and Mr. Kerr. Mr. Brooks was absent. The opponents were the remainder of the committee. Tne substt- tute was therefore rejected, Mr. Kerr offered the following as a substitute :— Resolved, That it 1s the judgment of this committee that it has no legal or legislative authority to express, in its official capacity, any opinion or advice to any officer or department of the government of the United States, ex- cept through the House of Representatives. This resolution was also voted down by a party vote, and Mr. Roberts’ resolution was then adopted, Mr. Beck and Mr. Kerr voting in the negative. ALLEGED BRIBERY FOR BOGY. An Investigation Into the Ways and Means E lloyed to Elect Mr. Bogy to the United States Senate. Sr. Louis, Mo., Jan, 21, 1872, The testimony taken by the Senatorial Bribery Investigation Committee in secret session last week at Jefferson City continued toa late hour last night. Quite a number of witnesses were ex- amined, but nothing directly implicating any can- didate was elicited. It was shown, however, that General Dorris, of St. Louis, tor whom one vote was cast in caucus, got several $1,000 bills changed at two Jefferson City banks for smaller notes and drafts of $100 each, payable to bearer; that Colonel Kitchen and one or two other parties had large notes changed in @ similar manver; that Dorris had given & man named Wilson, of Kansas City, $3,500 to assist in procuring his (Dorris’) election, and that Dorris made him refund $1,100, Senator Essex testified that a stranger came to him while in one of the concur dd, after a little conversation, left on his ge: paper. POR Wich was written $300," which Essex construed to mean a bribe to vote for Mr. Bogy. Mr. Wade, from Scott county, testified that he had been told that any member could have his p02 paid during the Winter by voting tor Tris, Mr. Mallencott, of St. Louis, testified that Mr. M. Smith informed him previous to the caucus that there would be no caucus nominee, in which case there would be @ chance for him (Mallen- cott) to make $1,000 or $1,500; he pointed out who then two members of tha House, had $200 in their pockéfS aid Weuld get after the caucus; tmat they were to Vote for Ki and that money was to be used to elect Kog’ Smith further stated that a roll was kept in @ogy’s room, and every man who accepted the proposi- tion had to sign the roll and receive his money ; wit- ness understood from an interview with Smith that Bogy furnished the money, and that as many Votes a8 could be got, both republicans and demo- crats, were to be bought for yy. With the ex- ception of the testimeny of bankers regarding the changing of la bank bills into small drafts and notes, all the evidence so far has been hearsay or second hand. The bankers think that about fliteen bey dollars was in circulation during the In the investigation to-day Mr. Stancit testified that on the night of the caucus he handed a slip of paper to Senator Essex with “¢sc0" written thereon, and told Essex he had better take that and vote for Bogy; but it was said in fun, without authority, and not for the purpose of infuencin the gentleman's vote, and he regretted very muck the seriousness it had assumed, Mr. D. A. Sutton testified that he had heard that Mr. Edens, a member of the Mouse, had paid money to five members to influence their votes for Bogy, but knew nothing of his own knowledge, Mr. Allen testy” wat he had @ conversation with Mr. McSmiiiv 60m, in which Mr. McSmith said vi Y »3, 500 belonging to Davis; Mr. “Fas that McSmith was acting for Blair. Several other gentlemen testified to street rumors of momey being used, but knew nothing positive, ore ware THE GREAT SCAMDAL. Oakes Ames Explodes a Bombshell in the yA Credit Mobitier Ranks, Senator Patterson Put Hors du Combat—Scenes in the Committee Room—Brooks’ Adroit Explanation. WASHINGTON, Jan, 21, 1673, The Crédit Mobilier scandal is now assuming another phase. It appears that some of the inno- centa are to be slaughtered. Oakes Ames'‘has turned at last, confirming the intimation given in yesterday's HERALD relating to the promised dis- closures, To-day’s sitting of Judge Poland’s com- mittee has been by far the most interesting of the whole investigation, though it seems only to pre- lude what is to follow. Oakes Ames had been pushed to the wall, and the bombshell which he lightly tessed into the field exploded with force enough to wound Senator Patteraon in a manner from which he will not soon recover. Patterson paraded his wounded pride before the committee, and made a statement which savored strongly of arcadian simplicity. This was too transparent even for Ames to stand it, He made a reply which seemed very much like a repe- Ution of the Senator's statement. There les now ® question of veracity between these two gentic- men. Appearances are in favor of Oakes Ames, for Ms statement left the Senator from New Hamp- shire @ perfect picture of discomfture. b Dr. Durant was the first witness before the com- mittee, He was examined upon a few unimpor- tant points. He had very little to say, and seemed Oppressed by the weight of ennui, James Brooks, whose connection with the Crédit Mobilier appears to be married with the committee, so much time have they devoted to the minutest particulars of his transactions, was then ex- amined, and managed his case much better than heretofore. The most important part of his testi- mony was the explanation of his rash, ill-advised speech in the house, which has thus far contributed in @ great measure to injure him more than the rest of those implicated. He saia that in his speech he had alluded tothe fifty shares as prop- erty of his son-in-law, and denied only connection with them. McComb had made a specific charge against him, and he answered specifically. He had imtended to make further explanations, but his time inthe House did not permit it, He knew he would be summoned before the committee, and was willing to defer his defence until then, BROOKS! ADROIT EXPLANATION will have a tehdency to put a better face on his case, though it cannot be regarded as completely exonerating him, The next wituess was Senator Patterson. Every- body was surprised when he again took the stand and asked leave to submit a written statement. He had explained once and in his desire to improve matters he made them worse. Patterson cast a reproachful look at the committee and the corre- spondents in the room, as he introduced his statement by a bitter denunciation of the press, which, he said, had been maligning honest men whose life-records were without taint. His details of the transaction seemed to show such childlike confidence that one wasinvolun- tarily moved with indignation to think that the wicked Ames could have inveigled him into the broad and destructive path which led to Crédit Mobilier. Patterson’s statement number two was made for the sole purpose of explaining a discrep- ancy which existed between his first defence and Oakes Ames’ testimony. Ames had claimed that Patterson had owned thirty shares of Crédit Mobilier, whereas the latter, in his first state- ment, solemnly denied having ever owned a single share. The Senator from New Hampshire said ‘he had given Oakes Ames $3,000 to invest for him, Tne knowing Ames, from the testimony of different Congressmen, it would seem, is private business adviser for ali Congressmen of @ speculative turn of mind. Weill, he didn’t know what Oakes Ames did with the money, In @ general way this simple-minded, trusting man believed that it went into stocks—Union Pacific stocks, he always thought, but was not sure. He gave Mr. Ames his money, and at stated occasions money was given him inreturn. Mr. Ames called them dividends. Patterson thought there would be no harm in such an innocent little business. Why, it was only CASTING BREAD ON THE WATERS, and Ames returned it te him—that was all. The burden of his second statement was on the point advanced by the reading of the substance of two letters written ior him by Ames during the Sena- torial election in his own State. Patterson was much troubled at the charge made against him by Mr. Rollins about his cennection with a game which he did not understand—Crédit Mobilier. He employed Ames by telegraph te write and say it was net he who had ever been contam- inated with the naughty stock. The letters written to order by Ames were read tothe committee, but they did not distinctly say that Patterson had never owned stock, but cun- ningly stated that his name never appeared on the books of the Crédit Mobilier. This was technically correct; because the stock was in Oakes Ames’ name, he being the universal trustee of his Con- gressional clients, These letters Patterson set up as an offset to Ames’ statement in regard to his possession of the thirty shares. Ames could not swallow this doubt upon his veracity. He had heen sitting quietly at the table during the whole session aimlessly scrawling upon a paper before him, apparently giving little atten- tion to Patterson. But as Patterson set up his let- ters in rebuttal of his (Ames’) own testimony it was clear the issue was at hand. Ames’ face as- sumed @ resolute look, and a careful observer could see that his mind was made up to tell THE WHOLE TRUTH IN THE MATTER. He commenced in a ponderous, sledge-hammer way, referring to his memoranda occasionally to refresh his memory, as he told the story of Patter- son’s connection with the Crédit Mobilier. He began by saying that Patterson approached him with the request to invest $3,000 for him. Here Poland asked what sort of investment was talked of. Ames replied, “Crédit Mobilier; we talked of nothing else.” At this Patterson appeared dumbfounded. Ames resumed, and said that Patterson gave him $3,000 in January, 1868, to invest, He put it into Crédit Mobilier. «In February there was a dividena paid to Patterson of $z,223, and in the same month erred to hinf thirty shafes Of Union Pacific thére was another dividend of $1,800, About two months ago he settled with Pat- terson, and gave him 100 Pacific shares for all back dividends, Ames said he did NOT WANT TO GIVE SENATOR PATTERSON THK LIK, but he felt certain that he had sold him thirty shares of Crédit Mobilier, and that he was under the impression that they had been delivered to him, because he (Ames) was short in his account of just that number. He frankly allowed that he wrote the letters for Patterson to quiet the fears of the latter; that he only said that Patterson's name did not appear on the Crédit Mobilier books. Poland here interposed, in his benevolent way, “Now, Mr. Ames, do you think that is real gospel construction of your letter?’ Ames’ face was lit up with a broad grin as he replied, “It was not written so much to satisfy as to stop inquiry.’ Mr. Ames then, good-naturediy, added, “It was a dodge to satisfy PATTERSON'S TENDER CONSCIENCE." Having once opened the floodgates of his troubled soul Ames became quite garrulous. When Niblack asked him how he came to write these, a8 well as other letters, he responded, with cheerful alacrity, “Because Ihave neglected the advice of my friends. They ‘always said I never ought to trust myself to write letters.” Niblack further queried, “Why did you let your colleagues have this valuable stock at par?’ Ames responded, with the expression of the good Sa- maritan, “I have a good heart and want to help everybody.” All those present were hugely amused by Ames’ mention of bis good heart, and there was prolonged laughter. Ames seemed to feel lonely in his troubles, He was grieved at the idea that he was carrying the whole burden of guilt. He said, “I don’t see why they are skulking and want to slip out of this; there is no harm in owning the Crédit Mobilier stock.” But the reason 3 PRIM AND CUBA. he gave to the committee tor selling this stock to| Is There a Draft Treaty Between his colleagues was a shrewd commentary upon ORDINARY CONGRESSIONAL LEGISLATION. He remarked, repeating what he already had stated in substance in one of his letters to Mc- Comb, ‘‘that where Congressmen were not inter- ested ina matter coming before them it was apt t into the waste paper basket.’’ hen Ames turned to leave the committee at the adjournment, Judge Poland said to him, “Mr. Ames, I know that when you come here to-morrow you will come prepared with the vouchers and other documents to which you have referred, and 1 will go with you Kar the list of the Congressmen who are interested in Crédit Mobilier. I also will notify them, so that if they wish to make any state- ments preceding you they can do so.” Ames nodded assent. Ifthe rumors concerning Ames’ further statement to-morrow prove true it will undoudtedly place certain Congressmen in a dif- ferent light from that they have represented them- selves to the committee, but itis certain that his further testimony can in no wise affect Speaker Rlaine and Bingham, whose entire record in tnis transaction is established in a manner creditable to them, THE CALDWELL CORRUPTION, eee Continuation of the Investigation by the Committee of the Senate. oat Caldwell’s Statement that His Election Cost Him %75,000—Evidence from the Topeka Investi- gating Committee—Witnesses Who Heard Nothing About Corruption and a Wit- ness Who Offered Bribes as a Joke. WAsHInaTon, Jan, 21, 1873. The Caldwell+ investigation was resumed this morning. Mr. C, 8, Stillwell, of Leavenworth, Kansas, testi- fied that Mr. Anderson, the Kansas Pacific Railroad representative, had said to Mr. Anthony that Mr. Caldwell employed him to pay out some money in the election and owed him a balance on that ac- count; Mr. Anderson did not say to whom he paid the money. Sidney Clarke was then recalled and cross-exam- ined by Judge Crosier for Mr, Caldwell. Witness published the card which gave rise to the Legislative investigation at Topeka of Caldwell’s election, and being otherwise urged, testified in that investigation; thinks he did not then testify that he had a conversation with Caldwell, in which he (Caldwell) said HIS ELECTION COST HIM $75,000; did not mention this, because he was satisfied that the Legisiative committee did not mean to have a fair inquiry, but had heen influenced by Caldwell to damage witness and Senator Pomeroy, and the question was not asked, Judge Crosier then read from the report of the Topeka investigation certain questions and answers bearing on this point, which witness could not say were or were not asked and made. Witness said that Mr. Snoddy, the Chairman, refused to allow him to go outside of the direct questions he (Snoddy) asked; on one occasion when he at- tempted to testify in regard to Mr. Caldwell, ho was interrupted and his attention directed to other things; the understanding was that Mr. Snodd: pretended publicly to be opposed to Mr. Caldwell, ut Was secretly working in his favor; had a deter- mination to bring the matter before the Senate from the first; meant to prosecute A THOROUGH INVESTIGATION before the committee of the Li rere until he found that it was not conducted legitimately; the investigation was secret; no~ prosecutor was present, and only one witness ata time; witness tniuks the report of the testimony was changed all the way through; the reporter was an Iintel- ligent, upright gentleman, but out of practice; the committee was not composed of ememies of Cald- well, and the Speaker, who appeinted them, was not unfriendly to Caldwell; their report was Unanimous against Caldwell; witness was not tn- fluenced in bringing this matter pefore the Senate by the consideration that Caldwell had not paid his (Clarke's) expenses, 4 C. B. Brace, of Leavenworth, testified that Mr. Anthony tried to get up anti-Caldwell meetings, but failed, and a large meeting called by Anthony endorsed Caldwell. George H. Smith, of Leavenworth, said that he took an active part in the canvass; supported Cald- well only because ke was @ Leavenworth man; Caldwell never told him that his election cost him $20,000; he never Knew or heard of any money be- ing used to secure votes for Caldwell. He finally admitted that he had in a joking manner offered to pay for votes; did not know how many members might have heard him; never offered any other in- ducement except argument; don’t think he would have given twenty-five cents for a vote. John L. Pendry, a lawyer, of Leavenworth, cor- roborated the previous witness's statements as to the manner of Caldwell entering the canvass; Wil- liam H. Carson told witness that ne MEANT TO MAKE MONEY out of this investigation. . ‘Thomas P. Fenton, a democratic member of the Lower House, said that he voted for Caldwell be- cause he was from Leavenworth and a fit man, and there was no chance of electing a democrat. It was the general talk in Topeka that money was being used, but he knew nothing of any improper imducements being accepted or offered for votes; on the day when the first vote was taken he in- troduced @ resolution directing the Speaker to administer to members an oath that their votes had not been and would not be influenced by a money consideration; the resolution was adopted, and about two-thirds of the members took it; one of the arguments against his resolution was that the members had taken an oath when they took their seats, and that was “swear enough; the votes of those who retused to take the oath were scattering; he introduced the resolucion be- bike the general rumors of corruption that pre- vailed, Jerry Clarke, Postmaster at Leavenworth, testi- fled thatin his presence Carney denounced Cald- welland Smith and declared, with an oath, that he would oust the former from his seat; went to Topeka and worked for Caldwell; neither saw nor heard of the improper use of money; expended $94 for hotel and car fare; about two weeks later Valdwell gave him A CHECK FOR ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS; before the canvass opened Caldwell had told him that he would pay his legitimaie expenses; at the same time he said he expected to pay the legiti- mate expenses of the canvass, but no one need ask anythin; further; it was not previously under- stood that he should be made postmaster; wrote to Caldwell alter the latter came to Washington asking for the place; supposed it was given through personal friendship and because he (witness) had applied for it three or four years before; displaced Mrs. Johnson, a widow, before her term expired; served in the quartermaster's department during the war; when Carney threat- ened to oust Caldwell he said that six years be- fore he (Carney) was running for the Senate and lacked on-y ten votes of a majority; that he gave Len Smith $25,000 to secure those votes, but that Smith sold him out and kept the money and that Caidwell was ip the conspiracy; witness thinks that Smith and Caldwell were not partners at that time, theugh they had previously been; witness and Varney had been enemies for some years on ac- count of a sult in which Carney was incidentally interested, Judge Crosier said that he wanted to ask Carney @ question. ir. Carney took the stand and Crosier asked him if he told Clarke that pe gave Smith $25,000 or any other sum ag desgrihed. 3 75~ ‘ur. CAtney—never one cent. Mr. Carpenter objected to the qnestion, but finally withdrew his objection and Carney made the same reply, “A LEADING QUESTION.” Mr. Morton called Mr. Len Smith and asked :— During the Senatorial contest, six years ago, did Mr. Carney give you $25,000 or any other sum for the purpose of tae Ss votes? Mr. Carpenter—O Mr. Chairman, I object, Mr. Morton—Let the committee dectde. Messrs, Anthony, Logan and Hill thought the question was irrelevant, but that under the cir- cumstances it should be answered, Mr. Trumbull thought not. ‘The room was cleared, and after a brief consulta- tion the doors were opened, and Mr. Morton an- nounced that the committee was equally divided, and that the question would not be asked, Mr, Fenton was recalled, and Mr, 8. J. Langdon, a member of the Legislature, examined, but said nothing of importance, MISS ANTHONY'S POINT, Judge Hall Refases to Discharge Her from Custody—She Can Now Test the Case in the Supreme Court. ALBANY, Jan, 21, 1873, The case of Susan B, Anthony, charged with Llle- gal voting, came up in the United States District Court to-day on a metion to dischargo the writ of habeas corpus and discharge the prisoner from bs Mr. H. R. Selden, counsel for the prisoner, made a len ny, argument in support of the motio: Judge dented the application, saying did not deem it to be his duty to decide the ques- tion as to the right of women to vote, thus givin, the prisoner the opportunity, which te understoo she desired, of carrying the case up to the Su- preme Court of the United States and there ootain @ final decision. Spain and Cuba? Freedom and Peace for the Geny of the Antilles. What Liberty Lost by the Death of tha Spanish Kingmaker. {From the (London) Anglo-American Times, Jan. 4. Cuba is not a profitable annexation to the Span< ish kingdom, and it might prove little less unprofite: able to the United States. it would be for the add vantage of Spain to cut adrift the Cuban incubus, and with the Spectator we doubt whether it woul be for the advantage of the United States to taka in tow the Spanisk burden thus cut away. But it is probable all these would benefit by leaving th: Cubans to govern themselves, We grant it i likely there would be many shortcomings, that there woyld be sume disheartening failures; still, it 1s for the natives to worry through these di: culties, and if they cannot, if they deplorably fai! it may then become the policy, almost the bounde! duty of the United States to restore order govern the island as best it can. Not only is this the view held at Washington, but it was the view held by one of the greatest of Spain's statesmen, and her last— Marshal Prim. Readers of Spanish journals ma; | often see the remark, “Oh! that Prim had y ruled!—the Cuban question would never havi drifted into these complications!» They will in. dignantly deny the agreement made on Prim’s be. half, which we now publish. They will declare it to bea forgery. They will assert that their agent was unauthorized; nevertheless, it is the pl simple truth that Prim held the opinion to w! we have given expression, and it is probable th: Cuba might at this moment have been fre through his agency, had he lived. Foreigners, wh: can see the relations between the peninsula and the island, can appreciate the advance: ideas of the Spanish Marshal; how liberal! just and wise they were, They can see that had they been carried into action years ago, how great would have been the gain. But, man: Spaniards, blinded by prejudice and what the: believe to be self-interest, will denounce thes ideas as the emanations from the mind of @ traitor—a man who designed to sell his country! Let them look back and balance as nicely ad they can what has happened in this Cuban ques« tion since Prim’s death, and what are the press ent prospects. When they weigh the course, intended by the Spanish kingmaker against tha course they have advocated and Spain has taken, in which scale are the greater advantages and the less disasters likely to be found? Accepting ag true what President Grant in his Message says of the result of the four years’ war, that if there ia no prospect of the success of the insurrectiong still Spain appears to have no prospect of suppress= ing the insurrection, what has been realized, and what is to be expected? * * * Heavy as hag been the loss Spain has incurred through the faile ure inthe agreement arranged by Prim’s agent, which we now publish (it may be added for the first time), it would be wise in the King’s government to lose no time in completing it, for in no other in- stance than this 18 the saying likely to prove more true, “Better late than never.’’ The undersigned, Don Miguel Jorro, confidenti: agent of the Spanish govermment by authority of their Excellencies Don Juan Prim, President of the Council of Ministers, &c., &c., dated Madrid, 28thy October, 1870, of the one part, and Of the other part, Jose Manuel Mestre and Jos@ Antonio Echeverria, Commissioners representing, ‘the Republic of Cuba abroad, having mutually pro~ duced and examined their respective credentials, and, after various protracted conferences havin, for their object the termination of the fratricidal war which for more than two years has devastated the island of Cuba, have agreed in fixing the fol- lowing bases, subject te the’ ratification of their respective governments :— First—Spain will acknowledge the independence of the island of Cuba. Second—Cuba will pay to Spain, in the form an@® atthe times to be further mutually agreed upon, a sum equivalent to the complete and final abandonment on the part of the latter | faver of the former of all public properties o! whatever kind or description whatsoever, inclad- ing in the same the sum necessary to guarantea the payment of the debt which the Spanish governs ment may have contracted with the Bank of Ha- RE at the date of the ratification of the present ases, Third—The Republic of Cuba will not recognize any other debt of Spain, whatever may be its de- nomination or origin, except those mentioned im the foregoing clause. Fourth—Immediately on the acceptance and rat- ification of these bases all hostilities on both sides, and all measures adopted by reason of the war against persons and against property, shall cease. ‘A treaty of commerce will be celebrated between Spain and Cuba, mutual facilities and ex~ emptions being granted. Said treaty shall be put into execution within six months following the proclamation of the independence of Cuba, Sizth.—The Republic of Cuba undertakes to pro- tect the persons and properties of the Spaniards residingin the island, when they are notin oPpo- pos with the fundamental laws of the said Re- ublic, Pon Miguel Jorro will communicate within a short period to the Cuban Commissioners tha acceptance of these bases by the Spanish govern- ment, and at the same time he will provide the Commissioners means of communicating, withou' diMicuity, with the government of the Republic o! Cuba, through the biockade and the Spanish lines, when it may be necessary, The terms for the ratification of the bases by beth the contracting parties shall be one month,, commencing from the time that the Cuban Com- missioners are made acquainted with the accept- vad of Spain, as provided in the aforegoing para- n imultaneously with the ratification of the bas both of the contracting parties shall appoint cer missioners with full powers to settle the treaties referred to in the said bases, as also to agree, de- termine and sign the particulars by which they shall be put into execution, and any other agree- ments which, on the recognition of the indepen- dence of Cuba, they may consider advantageous to the consolidation of peace and good will between the two countries, ‘The Conference, to be held for the purpose of ar- riving at this result, shall take place on neutral ground, amd the ratification of the treaties om which the tg icp hacer ag May agree must be effected within two months alter the treaties are signed by them. MIGUEL JORRO. J. A, ECHEVERRIA, M. MESTRE. New York, April 21, 1871. PRACTICAL AID TO OUBA. A Colored C tion to His ‘s Contr! Country's Cause. Mort Haven, Westchester County, N. Y., } Jan, 20, 1873. To THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD:— Seeing from your powerful paper that the colored citizens of the United States are recommended to hold meetings and agitate for the freedom of Cuba and the deliverance of their own race from Spanish slavery in the island, I beg to enclose $10 a8 @ small contribution toa fund for this purpose, and will subscribe $1 per month besides, which I will remit » Yt » etfull; monthly, Yours, respe NY ronTO GONcE, colored Cuban freedman, WOODHULL, OLAFLIN AND BLOOD IN THE TOMBS, Late yesterday afternoon, when the police magis- trates had got through their business for the day and retire!, Victoria Woodhull, Tennie C. Clafim and Colonel Blood were arrested and given in charge to Warden Finley for lodgment in tha Tombs, on the complaint of Luther ©, Challis, whose name figured in the commitment. The twa ladies had a jaded appearance and confessed them, selves weary of this comfortiess sort of notoriety, which Wig no higher luxury than a lodging on the cold ground within the un- savory atmosphere of the Egyptian mausoleum ou Centre street. They complained of the meas mau- ner of their arrest at an hour when it was beyon: their power to have their bail secured and recog- nized. Colonel Blood was locked up in aceli in the male compartmen a the two sisters were given a place to the: Ives in the female section, to brood over the unappreciative spirit of the age. They may be expected in Court this morning bright and early. THE BURNS ANNIVERSARY. The originai Burns Club of this city will hold thett Annual dinner in memory of Scotia’s bard on Mon+ day, the 27th instant, at the Grand Central Hotel. FE. Delafield Smith, H, B. Perkins and 8. G. courte- nay have been invited to take part in the after-dile ner oratory.