The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1873-02-13


with moral recsi,ud. and correct conduct,
and declare all such statements to be totally,
absolutely, and wickedly false, and l further
specially deny that l ever entered into any
cDniraci or agreement, directly or indirectly,
| with any man, a member of the Kansas
| Legislature or not,
FOR VOTE
in nv favor, or that directly or indirectly
paid Any individual one dollar, or any
other SUN, for his vote for me in the late
Senatorial election. know the pressure Of
public business, and am mindful of the great
labor imposed upon every Senator in the
closing days and nights of an expiring Con-
gress, still am the subject of such serious
charges, and shall so coon retire from the
jurisdiction of the Senate that must now
ask aid urge, and if deemed proper demand
THAT A SCI Ecr COMMITTEE
be appointed, with full powers to
investigate fully, thoroughly and quickly
each and every charge Of the above charac-
! ter made or even insinua.ed against me, and
that the fulle-t authority be given them to
send for persons and papers, and to
COMPEL THE ATTENDANCE
Of witnesses, even though they may be men,
bers of State Legislature now in session, to
the end that an impartial and unbiased judy
ment of the committee and Of the Senate
may be reached while there may be no posi-
bility of any party bias tn the composition of
this committee. 1 should be especially graf
flied If the gentlemen from the other part Of
chamber weie largely represented in the
Committee, and that neither myself nor any
political associate should be even conzulted
~ to the members comprising the committee,
or as to who should be its Chairman. I'm
der all these circumstances is it too much to
ask for this committee suggesting its power,
duties and composition, knowing as do
full we'll that have committed no crime, and
am asking only for patient and
FAIR INVESTIGATION,
that an impartial verdict may be rendered.
Senator Pomeroy concluded by offering a
resolution providing for the appointment Of
a special committee of five with power to
send for persons and papers. and to compel
the attend, nce of witnesses to investigate
fully the charges made. The resolution was
adopted unanimously, and Vice President
Coliax announced the committee as follows:
Senators Frelinghuysen, Chairman, Buck
insham, Alcorn, Thurman and Vickers.
PoMERoY's RECEPTION.
A Washington correspondent of the St.
Louis Evening Dispatch, spe liking Of
PoNsEoY's APPEARANCE IN THE SENATE
to-lsy. says: "But little ho,ice was taken of
h IN BY his colleagues, and his reception was
cf a most chilling character, and the ab,ence
of the congratulations usually extend d
when member who has been absent son Q
! time returns to his s, at were especially nc
ticeab!e."
CAUCUS OF REPUBLICAN SENATORS
vas held this morning, and committee was
ordered TO be appointed BY the Chairman to
report at a future meeting "a to what meas
ure should have precedence in the Senate,
the general object being to act On those Of
necessity, with a view of avoiding q call for
an extra ses,ion. The prevailing sentiment
was
AGAINST ANY EXTRA SESSION.
A resolution passed the Senate appointing
a committee to consi.er the testimony trans-
the ses-ion.
PoMERoY.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 1.-THE Pomeroy
Investigating Committee met this morning.
Witnesses were sent for BY telegraph. The
examination will c,tnmence Immediately,
and the sessions will be public.
CAKES AMEs.
The announcement that Anes would IL
on the witness stand TO dsv, and produce the
celebrated memorandum book, caused very
large audience to assemble at the Credit Mo-
b;lier Committee room. Ames, in response
to question, said he had the original book,
but as he was informed that Mr.. Colfax
would attemp. I, impeach his testimony, he
was advised by his counsel that he ought not
TO produce the book until Mr.. Colfax's evi.
dence was all 10.
Judge Poland laid the committee were Of
the opinion that the book must be produced
before they proceeded further with the in
vestigation.
Ames said the book vas in the hands of
his counsel, Horace +. Clark, At the Airing
ton Hotel, bIt he would send for il, which
he preceded to do. Half ar hour later
Clark appeared a. counsel for Amea, and
| made . epeech seainst being compelled to