, 1872-12-20

in the bill, this was matter 7 which should 'i be
determined by Congress. Notwithstanding the
adverse report Of the Committee, Senator
Pomeroy got the bill placed on the calendar, with
the view Of having thorough discussion when
the proper time arrives.
LAW AGAINST CURRENCY LoCK-Ups,
Samuel Hooper, Chairman Of the House Bank
ing and Currency Committee, submitted re-
port relative to currency lookup by National
Banks. The Committee report that their inyes-
tigation WAS especially directed to tho Tenth
National Bank Of New York The Committee find
that on April and last, tho bank attempted
to lock up currency, with q view Of creating
regular banking hours that checks we're pre-
sented in an unbuBiness-like manner ; that H.
n. Smith carried away 100000 in his pocket
for, the avowed purpose OF frightening
osf esS It. wSch f Sg IL was dT PRICE, e.. tSd St
stringency thus produced WAS national, and
that the spirit OF the Banking law Was violated.
The Committee, in view OF the promised reform,
DO not recommend any action against the Tenth
vent future 1ock-ups. The penalties of the bill
are forfeiture Of the charter, five years impris
onnent Of the guilty officers, and fine Of not
less than $4,000.
TIE TEXAS COMMISSION.
A clause in the regular Deficiency bill was in
serted to-day by the Appropriations Committee,
limiting the term Of service Of the Texas From
tier Commission to June 80, 1872.
CREDIT MoBu1ER.
It is said that rather explosive scene oc-
CURED in the Credit Mobilier Committee
room, to-day, during the cross examination Of
Colonel MComb by John B. Alley. Both Of
these gentlemen know good deal more than
! they are willing, to tell, and each is aware
trouble is Tor one to keep the other
injurious to f himself. I'comb made no ob-
jections to being placed under cross-ex-
desa e5s 5syg gbsc some Of ts quesons a
be answered with perfect frankness, but be un-
| darrated Alley, and found that he had done an
| unwise thing to submit himself volunta-
rily to one who knows 80 much about
Congressman. When the questions became
troublesome, MComb refused to answer them.
he was asked to give his reasons. He answered
inquiry. He Was told that they were pertinent,
whereupon he became demonstratively angry,
| and said that the questions we're not only
not pertinent to the subject, but that they we're
impertinent in their object and aim, and he
would not answer them.
M'Comb is now anxious to cross- s-e1amine Ames-
MComb, in his statement to the Committee,
reiterated his testimony regarding James
Brooks a the and 7 said ss1ss thst in Of "dt{Se fSe
Credit Mobilier stock previously stated by him
as having been received by Brooks, there was
100 shares which he had received, and that he,
II Comb, proposed to substantiate the statement
is takjnp An 1nnsnai intarest in tha sessions of
this Committee, and is using all his power,
openly and secretly, to force the meetings to be
open to the public. It ia said the General is On
hopes to convince Of disgraceful conduct in
rafnrd to the Credit Mobiier. Il
ha can d;aoraca na1vaa IN Massachnaetta or IN
;rra III ;5f3uanco ;n ~ 1vov Ia ui11 hova .
clearer m road to the GoTernshiin Of that State
than he has INV. Follouine the wake Of Con-
oreaa md tha gnnreme Co1rt The Committee
TiU hold no more sessions until after the hoI-
e Generai i r. ". Bird. of Boston. has g com mu-
nication in the New York TI-iLu1e. to-day. con
cernino the Credit Mobiier business. He says
that the Investigating Committee should yield
f. the {E6 PnbG "a for sn an t fa
letter: :If It we're proper, I would appeal
to one member of the Comnittee. who. as is
we'll known here, can, of his own knowledge,
bear testimony to the fact that the Credit Mobi-
Ier stock YVES offered to at least one member OF
Congress- for that member was himself, but that
he, man Of incompatible integrity, as he is
known to be, declined to receive it.
BEAVER LAKE
The House, to-day, agreed to the Conference
report on bill, which passed both Houses last
session, regarding the Beaver Lake in In
diana. 4 number Of gpeculators purchased the
land surrounding this lake, took possession of
it under what is known as riparian law" and
drained it, thus coming into possession
Of about Is, GOO acres of very valuable land.
Other spectators claimed it as public land and
pre-empted it. The State Of Indiana claimed it
as swamp land" This bill which will be q law
when it will be signed by the President, gives
the land to the State for such use as
to her may seem proper, which action is satis-
factory to the claimant.
VIRGINIA MATTERS.
The fight that has been going on for 8 long
while between the native and so-called :" carpet
bagger" Republicans Of Virginia, was continued
in the Senate in Executive Session, to-day
The son of Ex-Governor Wells was
appointed under the Civil Service Rules to sue
coed his ia her as United States Attorney for
the Eastern District of Virginia, and when the
nomination mo up, to-day, it was opposed by
Senator Lewis, who consumed nearly IN hour in
his efforts to prevent it's conirma-
ton. He asserted that the President
had been imposed upon and misled in this mat
nau US hq1%n e a. Inc tacts IN tne case tnat ane
~ h;e vonth and for othar raaaona hi ia
wanted his brother appointed in the nlaca OF