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WASHINGTON. FEB. 2s. 1870.
The Trade in Cadciships-A Nest OF Traders
Observation-Disclosures Of Golladuy and
Dewcese-Butlcr, OF Tennessee, Caught in
Trap.
The House Military Committee. at It's meeting to.
day. discussed the proprety Of reporting resolutions
for the expulsion OF J. S. Deweese OF North Carolina,
and ]. 8. Golladay. OF Kentucky. While the matter
was under consideration the committee was In.
formed that Deweese and Goaday had sent their
reslGnaons to the Speaker, and that the latter had
laid them before the House. This put an end TO
their cases 30 far as the committee was concerned.
The question OF bringing In resolution Of censure,
a. in the case OF Whttemore, was then considered,
but 1t was nally agreed 10 let the whole matter
for the present. The evidence against Deweese was
30 conclusive that the committee had closed the case.
appears that Deweese heard OF this last Friday ana
then concluded to resign. The testimony against
Goladay was not SO well established until
to-day. when che young man who was sp.
pointed to the cadctship appeared and furnished
the missing link TO the evidence. Golladay seems to
have Oeen apprehensve Of this and sent mis- resgna
tion 10 the Governor OF Kentucky on Saturday.
The case OF r. r. Butler Of Tennessee WAS again
under consideration in the committee to-day. So far
as the committee Is cocerned Buffers case Is closed
and resolution for his expulsion has been agreed
upon, his case being similar to that OF Whmtemore.
Butlcr, however. appeared before the committee to.
day and asked for time 10 send for additional wit.
nesscs. alleging that he could offer testimony which
would onset what had been produced against him.
How he can do this IS mystery to the committee,
tnasmuch he has already confessed having sold
the cadetship and other parties have testified TO
having given him certain sum OF money
Tor It. This is all the evidence necessary.
1t is Thought that the expulsloa OF Butler
II he does not follow the example OF Devices and
resign IS only matter OF time. 1t Is stated tonight
that Butler has cent his resignation TO Governor
Senter, or tennessee, ana That the Governor has
refused 10 accept 1t. During tile late campaign IN
Tennessee Butler very his opposition to
kenter, having linked his fortunes to those OF Stokes
the radical candidate for Governor. 1t appears that
Senter, learning the fly III which Butler placed
determined to leave him to his fate by refusing
accept his resignation.
The committee has struck upon new case,
that OF democratic member OF Congress from
Onto, who, 1t Is stated, sold his West Point
cadetshlp to q republican. The democratic
constituents of the member In question were
Indignant that he did not appoint a democrat,
and the evidence against him is said to come
from members Of his own party. The testimony
Is quite conclusive, and the chances that lie will
have the alternative OF resignng or being expelled
presented TO him.
In the progress OF the investigation the committee
have ascertained, 1t Is alleged, that one Landon
made business OF dealing In cadctships. He went
TO the War and Navy departments and ascertained
where there were vacancies, and tnen wrote letters
to the parties who had the power TO nominate
cadets. In the meantime he would discover persons
who were anxious to send their sons to West Point
or Annapolis and make propositions to them, often
obtaining large sums OF money. At least SO 1t is
oIia Inv mo- nf mi m
Charges were made both by Whittemore and Ben
Butler against certain members OF tne Com mittee on
Military Affairs to the eject that they had
been engaged in the business CT selling
cadeships. The parties indicated were Joel r.
Asper, OF Missouri, and MI Hogc, or South Carolina.
The committee at once instituted an investigation
into the cases OF these gentlemen. General Asper
stated that he had received letter from Land0n
asking the appointment OF q friend OF his to West
Point TO this General Asper replied that he would
be In Washington soon, when he would see him.
General Asper laid the correspondence before the
committee, which ended the matter, as there was
nothing in 1t. In uoge's Case 1t appears that Hoge
appointed boy from his district to the Naval
Academy, who passed the examination. In the
meantime the boys brother died, and his mother
refused to let HIM go, he being her only son. Hoge
had promised Admiral Porter to appoint son
Of Commander upsnur OF the navy, in case
the boy from hls district failed 10 pass the requisite
examination. Landon happened to get wind OF
these facts, and he Immediately set about to make
something out OF them. He went to Commander
Upshur and represented that Tor $1,000 Hoge's
boy would get out Of the way and then MS Upshurs)
son could be appointed. Upshur paid the money,
aud his son appointed. IL was shown to the
satisfaction oil the committee that OF this whole
trahsaction noge was perfectly ignorant. The first
he knew OF 1t was that young Upshur was at the
Naval Academy, ana that the boy from his district
had withdrawn. This set u0ge all right, and the
committee was purged OF suspicion.
The committee spent some time to-day in discuss
ing the proposition asking the House to rescnd
that part OF the resolution authorizing the commit
Tee to make the investigation directed Into the
conduct OF members OF the fortieth Congress who
are not members OF the present House. majority
Oi the committee are OF opinion that IN addition to
the useless expenditure OF time ana money which
this part OF the investigation Will involve there are
grave doubts OF the right Of the committee to in.
vestigate wnat was done by members Of former
Congress who have taken seats In the present
House. 1t Is probable, therefore, tina: the commit
tee VIII confne itself TO cases involving members OF
The present Congress, aud when these are finished
], is likely that resolution will be offered dis
charging the committee from the further considera-
tlou OF the subject
More OGlcini Corruption-startling Develop
ments Expected.
II Ia reported that the next big Congressional In.
vsstigaton, from which startling Developments are
10 be expected will be about the Post once Con-
tract Bureau Certain Irregularities are alleged to
lave occurred in the postal contract business, and
s.ne OF the House committees is said to have come
across evidence duplicating some officials In trans
Actona not in the least creditablc
The Fifteenth Amendment.
The President is now waiting TO receive oflcial
Information of the ratification OF the fifteenth
amendment by the State OF Texas. This VIII COM
plctc the requisite number OF States. He will then
issue his proclamation tue subject. The Presi-