Wisconsin tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1847-1854, 1852-09-02

Iowa, for last year they had but nine MEM
hers in both branches.
- Some weeks since a Geographic report
stated that a committee had been appointed
in the United States senate to investigate
charges Of fraud aud corruption III the pas
sage Of appropriation laws through congress.
We paid no attention 20 it at the time, suppos-
ing that to be the last we should hear from it.
1t appears, however, that committee is re-
ally at work, under the lead of senator Hous-
ton Of Texas, and investigating in good faith.
The paragraph below gives the result of their
inquiries in one or two instances. The repu-
tation of congress Is bad enough now, with
ont the addition of tgis load of disgrace. But
let the truth be known, and by all means let
the names of the offenders tie given:
HoUsToN's ISyESrIGArIoy.-The Wash
Ington correspondent of the New y ork Trib-
une says the select committee on frauds aad
corruptI0ns have proved one clear case in the
contracts for Lighthouses: and this throws
some light on others of the same character,
reaching back and all through Folks admin
istratIou. 4 California case, involving some
forty thousand dollars, paid out of an appro-
prIatIon Of 100000, all here IN Washington,
will sta;tle the participants when the case is
/ proved, as it will be, and reported TO the SEN
ate The greatest TascslilIes, however, have
I been going on in relation to contracts and
treaties with the poor Indians, and on this
/ branch Of corruption, the chairman Of the COM
mittee is at home, and feels most acutely.-
/ Ii will sitt the frauds upon his red brethren
[ 10 the bottom. 1t viii, however, take year
and day TO do any justice to an eXamina-
I zion involving such immense frauds, perpe-
/ trated through a series of years.
! How THEY TALKED IN 'I8.-The Pierce
+ organs are trying very much the same game
now which they attempted unsuccessfuily in
I 1918; that IS, by excessive Dragging, 10 boil
steT up the dropping spirits of their despair
I ing follows. Here is a sample Of the articles
! they published in AS
I from he Doylston Democrat, Sept 5, 1918.
TREASON IN HIGH PLACES.
I How can the Wings expect to succeed with
Gen. Taylor, when such men as the follow
/ ing, who have always been leaders of W hip-
I gerry, refuse to endorse him
n henry Gay Gay, oraee Everett, p R Ttdga
/ Ichn clean, Horace Grte,y, II z stanton,
!. y g 5,i s., G,l' n u.s. Io'ano, F. Hemln,
And 500 o. others.
OF the above, eleven have been prominent
Wing members of Congress. In addition 20
the names above given, nine delegates to the
Philadelphia Convention, are doing all they
can to defeat him, and hundreds of Whir pa-
pers refuse TO raise Gen. TayIor's name
The truth Is, Gen. Taylor JciH not receirs
bit TWO States South If .Hason and Diron's
line, and not 10 eTcred -FOUR North Of that line.
Our readers VINO recollect how these pre-
dIctlOus were verified in 1913, will know
what 30 expect Of the vaUntings Of the same
false 0F0ghGtS now.
C. The Grant County Herald, abiding to
the nominees of the late Judicial Convention
says:-
Judge LA-ArEr, Is is thought, was Sc
lecled to be beaten rather than with the view
Of his election. Ills utter inability for the
duties Of the office Is only a seconda-
~ objection, though even that should be a
valid reason for elCcting one more competent
for 50 important a station. a. ID. Smith is a
man Of talent and ability, but a brawlinu pol-
itIcIan. sam Crawford is a first-rate LAWYER,
an agreeable fellow, and we had Just as lieve
he q be elected as not. Ii iirstrate indie
pendent Ticket IS cotton up, We'll be thar,
although we 'shant feel bound by the action
Of any Judicial Convention"
Them's our sentiments exactly.
PARsoN BR7wNLow A6AlN.-This eccen-
trio mortal, VINO edits a quasi Wing paper in
/ Tennessee, the only one which opposes Gen
eral Scott, has been widely quoted and COM
mended by the Loco Foco papers on that ac-
count. 1t seems that tie gentleman is quite
+ fastidious as 10 his candidate. He can't sun
/ port Scstt, and as to Pierce. his paper Of the
+ 9TH says, after rgcitirg certain Of Pierce's
votes IN Congress, "Tf7e cannot u0ts for, or
support such an uy5e.iHg end cold-6loode1
/ Yankee Is this
7 MURDER AT ARBEEvILLE--LEAHRY, the
i recusant Catholic priest who has for several
years past travelled through the country lee
turing uPon RnmanIsm and getting I'd riots,
on VI ednesday last murdered EDwARp Nan
LFY,a' PardeevIlle Colombia county, by shost-
Jog. lie also shot at ksQ NoEToN twice. one
shot slightly "oa"ding. He was finally ar
+ rested examined and committed tolsil IN s,-ai,
his trial for mGrder. The cause Of the nnrSsr
VS. lsalnnsy II Aiavrtv and II. - -.