The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1870-01-31
WASHINGTON NEWS AND GOSSIP
WAsunoToN, b. O, Jan. 28.


The GoLD PANIC INVEsTIaAT1oN.-Thg
gold panic investigation committee hada q
most protracted session to-day, and nearly
finished all the testimony they intend {
take. Three witnesses were examined
Abel Rathbon Corbin concluded his testi
;mony, which, he said, was enough TO sinh
seven ships, and was followed by Mr.
Smith, Of the banking firm Of Smith
Gould & Martin, and BY g. B., ,Norvell, q
nancial editor Of the New York Times
Mr.. Corbin was submitted to.a most pro
tracted examination, which, In his opinion
covered every. thing on tho earth and
under the sea" but esmainp point Of 1t,
stripped Of all iR redundancy, was, that Ii
his connection with GGould, Fisk s. Co.
no government official whatever was i'm
pliCated; that the letter which he (COrbln,
wrote TO the President, and sent by specia
messenger to Washington, Pa, was on un
important business, and, for all he cared
might have been read TO town meeting
He brought his books, memoranda, &C., t
the committee, with which he traced tht
twenty-five thousand dollars paid to hin
as tho profits Of one speculation by jay
Gould, and, according to this data, that
sum was never paid 70 Mrs. Grant Mr.
Corbin sought TO impress the committee
that in the part Gould g. Co. played in the
combination to put up the price Of gold
they acted merely oman Inference that his
(COrbin's) relations were such with the
government, that he could not allow them
10 70 estray. The witness at times became
qdIte excited; and, ,Camgi out Of the com
mittee room very indignant at the cross.
examination made by Mr.. Cox, Of New
York.
24tli, an article was brought 10 the New
York Times for insertion which covered
the general tenor of the combination then
forming to put up the premium on gold
that us financial editor his attention was
called TO II, and that he Sat down and al
tered II according TO the. facts, as ho un-
dCrstoOd them, reversing the meaning
and virtually exposing scheme TO bull
the market The point Of this was to
show that this article originally came from
Fisk, Gould s. Co, and was part Of the
plan To bull goldJ BIr. NOrvcll testified
further that he wrote the article which
Fisk. alluded TO as appearing in the Times
OF September Gath, and which was teEC.
graphed TO Washington, warning the gov.
CFnment Of the clique which had formed
10 lcpreclate the public credit, =,
The, third witness, Mr.. Smith, testified
as to the operations Of his firm, and to the
orders given It by Gould to buy gold all
along 70 tic. "dafk Friday The COM
mittee, Just before adjOurntng, passed a
resolution and gave Il To the Associated
Press, tlisowuing the correctness Of the re-
cent synopOsls Of evidence published In
some Of the newspapers, and stating that
the Committee wero not responsible for
the same. 1t Is true that the Committee
are not responsible for these publications,
but It Is proper TO state that such Of the
testimony rs has appeared in these dis
patches has been obtained from the witness
seS themselves, General Buttcrtleld testi-
fies tomorrow. ..-
DAWES AND BUTLER.-The general ex-
pectation that Butler would take the ear
lest opportunity for another shota Dawes
was realized this afternoon, Butler got
half an hour from one of his friends, and
occupied Il in Ills usual manner. The
House didn't pay much attention to him,
and II was evident from tic first that lle
found II heavy uphill work. Ho showed
good deal OF bitterness, and spoke some
what significantly on two occasions ofthe
President as that great and good man.
The sentiment of the House was shown BY
the manner In which the members turn.
ed to listen the moment Dawes rose In res
pOnse. tie has nothing more tosay, how
ever, and merely remarked that the issue
was made up and before the country, and
he intended 70 stand by Il without reserve
or retraction. u" 2. 'sAgsI
KENTUCKY AND THE 15Tn AMENDMENT.