The States and Union. [volume] (Ashland, Ohio) 1868-1872, 1870-02-02
WASHINGTON MEMS,

WASHINGTON MEMS.
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WAsHINGToN, Jan. 20, 1870.
, ASTONISHING DISCOvEY.
The House Committee on appoint.
ments, in scrutinizing the appropria
tons asked for by the several depart.
mems, discovered that there was an
excess of over four hundred thousand
dollars subject to the use of the gene
raj land Office. Mr.. Wilson, who il
at the head of that department, was
summoned before that committee TO:
day to. explain how it was that such
a large fund had accumulated there.
It appears from his explanations that
an estimate has regularly been made
for the last eight years for q hundred
and fo-rty-seyen clerks. but that the
actual number employed was only a
hundred and thirty-oue, audience the
large accumulation every year. The
committee will accordingly report to
have it Feconveyel in the treasury.
They requested the commissioner to
make out a detailed statement Of the
number of persons employed and the
amount requi ed to pay them, and the
sum ALL be incorporated in the ap
preparation bill. i ~
THE PANIC INVESTIGATION. }
The examination into the Wall
street speculation Of last. September
Was continued e-day by General Gar
fields commission, The broker spy,
ers was Intercepted ut great length,
and gave a full and unreseryed state
ment of all the facts known to him in
connection with the TRANSACTIONS. The
statements published at the time in
which he figured were; conirmed--.
Mr.. Corbin did not appear, on the
account of illness. Fisk, Jr., and
jaw Gould, although notified last Fri
day, were not present, and an assist
ant sarpeant-at-arms has been ordered
TO New York to compel their attend
ance-5 --c 80 Fl.
NIB. DAWES MAKES A SENSATION,
Mr.. Dawes occasioncd great excite
ment in the House to-day by an at
tack upon the Administration for the
recklessness of expenditure especial
". denouncing the Navy and Postofhce
Department. He shows that if such
extravaganza was continued the pres
emit would be worse than the last Ad-
m~inistration. He cited facts and Zig
ures, and his speech was received
with astonishment in all parts Of the
House. The galleries were full and
the utmost silence was preserved. Has
speech is the talk Of tie ofiiceholders
to night. It was the most pertinent
and effective speech yet delivered IN
either house during the session.
SUMNER AND TRUMBULL FIGHT
AGAIN.
The Senate, to-day, with one OF the
largest audiences ever gathered within
its walls, was entertained by Messrs.
Trumbull and Sumner with a fierce
personal controversy. Mr. Trumbull
spoke first, and made severe and VIC
lent attack on Mr. Sumner, reviewing
his public acts for several years past,
and giving him one OF the most com
pIete dressings dewn" that has ever
been known in the Senate chamber.
He was called to order. by the Vice
for improper Language, and
showed much temper throughout, but
he spoke with great earnestness and
effect, and had the sympathy of the i'm
mense audience He spoke about
two hours, and Mr. Sumner made a
reply in one, but did not come up to
his standard.
FISK AND GOULD RETURN 10 NEW
YORK-THEIR TESTIMONY, ETC.
James Fisk Jr. and Jay Gould
returned to New York tonight
They say she committee on Banking
and Currencyha got more u OF
them than ii wanted, and that il will
not know what 10 do with some Of
its testimony. Gould WAS before the
Commissioner for four hours, and
Fisk about tive hours. The testimo-
ny to the extent Of four Do i've col
umns, will appear in some Of the New
York papers to- morrow. THERE'S re-
little IN 1t that has not been print
ed. before, and Fisk says this himselt.
says he tried TO get the New
York Herald to publish his. side Of
Wall steets troiibles last fall. but it
would not. He said he managed to
get in the Times all he wanted, partly
az news and partly paid for, but that
the Sun published everything, only
holding him responsible personally in
case of trouble. He indicated to the
committee the progress Of the eonspir-
acy from its beginning to its end,
their interview with Grant the prom
ises Of CoEbin that the President
should moi sell gold, etc. Gould told
their object in forcing advices of
Corbin's hoggishues, their dinners to
the President, and presents, Mrs.
Corbin and Mrs. Grants part jim the
matter, and oil the facts and partieu-
lars infinitely, but 10 the same pur-
pose as published at the time. They
tried to create the impression without
making the direct statement, that
checks were sent to Mrs, Grant and
some others. As for Butterfield,
Fisk said he was with him all the
time, and know every move; that
they were carrying a million and .
half of gold for him at the time
They said he was appointed to aid
them. Fisk was very bitter on Cor
bin, and said he was not satisfied with
the biggest share of the job
He wanted the whole of it. Fisk and
Gould both demanded that Mrs.
Grant. Mr.. Corbin and Mrs. Corbin
be called before the commit