The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1872-01-26
TopEKAjJ Jan. 23d.

-rg ia TOPEKA Jan. 23d.
In the Senate to-day we have
heard all about the corruption in
the Senatorial election of last win
ter. The resolution OF the House
to investigate that election, came
up. Several amendments were OFF,
cred, one by Senator Vincent, of
Douglas, to transfer the.inVestiga-
ton to the U. s. Senate; and then
by Senator Snoddy to have an ex-
elusive Senate Committee do the in
vestigating, ETC.. The debate was
earnest. Mr.. Snoddy denounced
Senator Caldwell in the most un-
measured terms, as a dolt and an
idiot, and declared that his election
was q disgrace and o. shame to the
intelligence of Kansas. He said
Caldwell owed his election entirely
to the improper use of mOney-that
he was not the representative Of any
political party or sentlment-that
he was not elected by the combina-
ton of any political, railroad or
other interest, but solely by his
money--thRt he had no influence
at Washington, and could have
none, as it was known there how
he had secured his election. The
speech created quite sensation,
and was delivered in Mr.. Snoddy's
forcible style. Senator Kellogg de-
Tended Mr.. Caldwell, but was none
the less in favor of investigating
the election. Ali amendments were
opposed forciblybySenator Fitzpat-
rick, of Shawnee, and McLelland,
of Jackson, they expressing the
fear that amendments would have
the effect to postpone or defeat the
Investigation. The original resolu-
ton, as it came from the House, was
finally amended by making it apply
more specifically to the Senatorial
election of last winter, and authori-
zing the members of the committee
to administer oaths. 1t goes back
to the House, and an effort will be
made, 1 am informed by a member
of that body, to indefinitely post
pone it, in order that another reso-
luton may be introduced asking the
United States Senate to investigate
the charges of corruption against
Mr.. Caldwell-the resolution to be
the same in effect as the amendment
of Mr.. Vincent alluded to above.
The introduction of this amendment
in the Senate to-day, and the fact
that it is to be tried in the House,
together with the presence here of
Hon. Sidney Clarke make many sur
mise that there is another ''colored
gentleman in the wood pile" It il
stated that Len Smith, Mr.. -Cald-
wells right hand man last winter,
has not fulfilled his financial con-
tracts with Mr.. Clarke, and that the
latter gentleman wants the matter
put in this shape to-wit: asking the
q. S. Senate to investigate, SO he
can take it to Washington and hold
it over the head of Abe to make
him "come down." 1t is openly
charged that this accounts for all
the milk in this big, big cocoannt,
and that the Lawrence Stand :
ard is doing Mr. Clarke's bidding.
It has already been proven that two
of the Standards list Of nineteen,
whom It said it could prove had
been bought, are entirely innocent.
These are Mr.. Barber, of Linn, and
D. B. johnson, of johnson county.
The published Journals Of the last
session show, that neither of these
gentlemen, at any stage Of the pro-
ceedings, voted for Mr.. Caldwell.
This is considered, and is, in fact,
prima facie evidence that the Stan
dard lied when it said they. sold
their votes. 7 l
There is no telling what win be
the finale of this whole business, but
many people are already Disguised,
and believe that. no square benefit
will result from it. Everybody is
in favor of a fair, square investiga-
ton, but no one wants tito enable
politicians to carry out their black
mailing schemes. 5ga ri
To-day the bill making 1t the duty
of school boards to buy all school
books went where the woodbine
twineth. Hs ~
Your Americas correspondent
last week demanded the yeas and
nays" ON their newspaper PROPOSE
ton, so as to see how the Lyon del
egation voted, I can inform him
they, all voted against what he aptly
terms "the extravagant folly"
In a paragraph last week The
News did an unintentional injustice
to both Ar.Drake and Mr.. Eskridge.
The former gentleman is chairman
of the committee on agriculture and
manufacturers very responsible and
laboriOus place. he is also mem
Der of the militia committee. Mr..
Eskridge Is chairman of the COM
mittee on state affairs, and is a
member of the ways and means and
railroad committees.
Tomorrow Senator Murdock's
resolution in favor of Summers one
term resolution comes ups and we
may expect more eloquent oratOry.
The proposition for q new const-