The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1873-02-15
FROM WASHINGTON.
GRANT CENSCEED.

GRANT CENSUIiED.
y. the last session Of congress Il bill was
passed, pay an award of the court of claims
IN favor of Dr. Moat IN Best Tor the dcstruc-
ton of his dwelling house at Paducah, Ky,
during the rebellion. The President vetoed
the bill, and the veto was referred to the house
committee on claims. That committee has at
length made q report on the subject, and in it,
to the surprise Of the house, take occasion very
strongly 20 censure the President for what they
regard as very arbitrary and unjustifiable use
Of the veto power, and almost in terms charge
the action Of the president to have been die
tated by motives Of personal piquc
RIVERS AND IIAEBuBS.
The biz making appropriations for rivers
and narborS for tue coming year gives $4,000
10 the Illinois river, Chicago Larbor 100000,
Calumet harbor $4,000 an! 81. Clair flats Ca
nal 100000.
rOMERDT.
old Subsidy" pomeyoy ycutuyed 10 return
20 his seat in the Senate on Monday, where lie
was the observed of MI observers bUt was
generally treated with cold shoulder. Even
JOHN /. Logan turncd his back on him. 1t
was fitting that the only senators who spoke
10 him at all were Patterson and Harlan, both
under cloud like himself. After the senate
was called to order, Pomcgoy arose TO q CUES
ton OF privilege" and addressed the senate
IN explanation Of the bribery charges brought
against him. His speech was short, and con-
sisted OF simple but emphatic denial that he
had used Il dollar TO br!bc any body TO vote
tor him in Kansas, aud closed with asking the
senate to appoint comnl.ttee Of investigation.
j. pomeroy's term will expire before such a
committee can do any effective work, OF course
he was safe in asking this committee, which
the senate ob,igngiy ordered. The chair ap.
pointed buckingham, Frelnghuysen and
Thurman said committee, and there the mat
ter dropped.
LOUISIANA AFFAIRS.
The Louisiana committee reported or Mon
day in reference 70 the electoral vote of that
state. They say the Greeley electors had tue
certificate from the Governor, but the ccr:if-
cate had been given before the oiiic.a! vote
Lad been counted; while the board of canvas
sers who had made count and gwen TIE e.ec.
tors TO Grant was Illegal The committee
therefore recommend that the electoral vote
" Louisian, be thrown out, which Wi doubt
less be done.t
ANcs' MEMORANDUM Book.
On Tuesday Oskes Ames finana!ly reappear.
"a before the Poland Credit Mobi.icr commit.
tee with the original Of his famous private
memorandum book It confirmed Anit.' cvi.
deuce heretofore given on oil important points,
but was disappointing IN that It brought to
hight very little that was new. The mos, i'm
portant new Item WAS, that ia addition 20 the
$1,000 dividend Ames had paid Collar, he
had paid him another dividend in 1863 OF
$3G.;2 Colfax was present with his legal adj
wiser and IN bis cross examination OF Ames
was so insulting that Poland stopped him.
Colax then made a speech, in which lie &C
counts for the mysterious $1,000 by saying
that ne had, about that time, received 81 ,0Q0
from Mr.. Nesbit, in New York, as prese Mt
TO help him in his campaign expenses. and
800 from another man on debt. Mr.. Nesblt
however had since died, and except men,
Der of his own family, to whom he had men.
toned the receipt of the $1,000 from Nesblt,
lie could produce no witness to back tina,
Tho yonar.1 1,ci sinp 's tlat "a,