, 1873-02-15
!: WASHINGTON.
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Further Details Of the
!. Credit: Mobilier In
vestigations.
The Wilson Committee Look
ing Into the Central
/, - Pacific Railroad.
What 9. P. Huntingdon Knows
About the California
Road.
The Sherman-G Garfield Relations
with the New York Stock
Exchange.
Will Ames and Brooks Be Expelled
from the House?
The Presidents Message on
Mormon Difficulties.
Proceedings in Congress Yesterday.
Will Ames and Brooks Be Expelled
from the House?
The Presidents Message on
Mormon Difficulties.
Special Despatch Ia Thu Chicago Tribune.
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Special ptsp1tch to Tho Chicago Tribune.
nn1DEBY AND CORRUPTION.
WARRINGTON, D. O., Feb. 14.-The Ways and
Means 0ompittco commenced it's investigation
to-day OF Thu charges Of bribery and corruption
In connection with certain Legislation obtained
last winter by the New York Stock Exchange.
Mr. Clinton Colgate was the only witnoss o1hm-
ined. Els testimony, together With his report,
which he handed tho Committee, covered tho
facts already stated in thone dispatches. Judge
Chas. Bh4rman Will be examined tomorrow. His
story will be about as follows: Legrand ".
Lockwood, who Has President Of tho New York
Stock ExchadBe, two years ago, wrote Judge
Sherman, asking him to take charge OF the
job OF having tho tar on borrowed capital ro-
moved. Holding tho position OF Unitod States
Judge, Sherman could not undertake it, but ho
turned It over to his former law partner md
brother-ln.law. Judge Bartloy, and also Richard
United States Supreme Court It appears, how
ever, that neither Bart1ey nor Paraons wanted
their names mentioned IN connection with tho
! Office. Consequently, Sherman conducted tho
having written tho lettor inclosing .
bill to the Stock Exchange for ei0,o00,
but tho money was to bo divided between Judge
Bartloy cad Di5z Parsons. Senator shorman.
any arguments or briefs that might havo been
| filed With the Committee on the subject. Moth
Ing Of the sort can DO found, nor did any person
before the 4nnss t. sdv4oto tho
Commiasioner OF Internal Revenue. Tho qucs-
ton now is, what did Judge Bartloy and
Dick Parsons do to earn their 810000 and
Whist did Colgate DO to incur the large BIZ Of
| expanBea which he presented tho New York
Stock Exchange. With regard to the connection
Of the olerk Of tho Ways and Means Committee
| With the affair, 1t Is proper to say that, not
nf ho13 IN ft@aSN
clerks Integrity.
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Tho Wilson Committee mado littlo progress
L. their lsbors to-day, Q: T. Huntington. the
| to be the porson having the greatest knowledge
| as to isa history and It's present position, was
examined !, but whether, owing to tho faoe that
the oommittee did not put Tho right sort Of
is = question to bo deoided upon reading tho
Testimony. At all events, nothing was obtained
Of any value to the investigation William
u. Eva1ts was present as tho counsel
suggestion he Ind nothing to say. The Com
mittee seem determined to delay the inyoatlga-
tion ~ long ~ possible, whether for the pnr-
ng the Poland COMMITTEE anah,e the first
Witnesses to arrive, Ia not known. They have
| not yet dooidsd whether they Will summon Gov
ernor DIX, but htr. Cisco and 8. T.. II. Barlow
eoipt BY biz Of $4,000 whiio Minister to France,
for stock not worth = quarter Of the
smount. General G. II. Dodge, the only
| witness left having any knowledge Of
ton lobby, Is still unacaounted tor, and Tie Ooal-
| mittee have no knowledge "a to his whereabouts.
a deputy sergeant-at-Arms hhs been in pursuit
OF him Tor some time, and he has beon regarded
| by tho Committee as tho HArtful Dodger."
This afternoon Senator Harlan was recalled.
and WAS examined at length by Messrs. Steven
| son and Stockton. relative to checks received
from T. Q. Durant In 1865. Tho questions were
framed with . view Of aecortaining the exact
made Of the money for both, the Senators OK
amining tho Witnesa inttmating that the monoY
| Was not uBed In the Iowa election, aud their
n sns tat they
for acts done while 8eorotary OF tho Interior.
After tho Waete OF many words and the con-
sumption Of much time, the facts were finally
New York, but he has 1t cashed by LII. Carlton,
| Of the Methodist Book Concern; that he as
friend, brought the money to Washington, aud
that Harlan himself distributed it. The COM
mittee propose to follow this up by aacertainiug
pose.
| TIE GENEVA AWARD.
| :, David Dudley Field was bofore tho House Ju-
dietary Committee aud made All argument in be-
half Of his clients in connection With the Goneva
awarda. He represents the Columbian Insur-
snce Company which lost million dollars, and
| 16 now bankrupt Ito urged that all questions
under the marine law and tho law Of nations
should bc submitted to tho Courts without logIa-
latlve rules debating the manner OF toir award,
He Vas frequently Interrupted by General But
| lor, the Acting Chairman Of tho Committee, who
is opposed to the insurance companies as al
roady seen by his bill, but Mr, Field was found
| to be more than match for tho EBsex atates-
man, The subject was diBuaaed nearly all day in
the Houso, Butler making a long speech OH his
aide OF tie question, while Potter, OF New
| York, followed In long addross on tho
! aldo Of Field. EvartH and Gushing were both
| on the door, tho former fayoring Fields view,
and tho latter But!er's. vote will be taken at
| o'clock tomorrow.
F1LlDuHrERIH0 EXPEDITION.
Tho Administration organ hero this morning,
| has special to the efroot that largo aud we'll
organized AlibuBtering expedition will soon sail
| from New Orleana for Cuba under command Of
well-known ex-Oonfedorate deneral, who is
now prominent supporter Of Chants Admluls-
| tration. The Organization ia composed Of Hol-
| dtera Of both the Federal sud Confederate ar
mics from eyory section Of tho country, many OF
whom have already arrived. Experienced pilots
| have been engaged.
THE AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE DILL,
The friends OF tho Agricultural College bill
will make another effort next Monday to pass 1t
In the Houaa.
SPECIE PAYMENT BILL.
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