, 1873-01-22
CHICAGO WEDNESDAY, JANUARY %, 1878

retained for interoet; ais = 80 SHARES Of Union
q. 800 aB a 90 per cont d .~..end. Bono limo in
about ao shares ot. Union Pacific stock. Iio |
supposed TINT Patterson know ho was buying |
Credit hlollior stock. Ho, talked Of nothing |
olao with him. Amos explained hts lottor BIZ |
tendod to .givo d wrong impression. His good |
nature icd him to writo at rnttoraon's tmpor- |
tunsy, to holp him out Of hta electonooring |
Patterson again got up and said his denial
tlat ho know Amos Ind invested hia
$4,000 in Credit Mobilier stock, whom Niblack
aahod hin II ho Ind not borrowed tho money
cd to him The profitable charactcr Of the iiyoat-
mont. This also Patterson denied. Whom tho
Committee 1earnod that Ames had all tho
certificates with him which lo get asfdo for
with his final Examination, but lo asloa for
delay, HaylnY TINT he understood that other Gen-
tlcmon wlnl'ed to modify their statoments, and
TINT l,o had rather watt until they had dono 10.
makos rs objective uso Of hls memoranda as ho
| did In this particular case, tho bottom Of this
| transaction will yot bo reached.
fore tic Oo'nmittoo Of his Orodit tlobilier con~
dition. It waB gonornlly romarl<cd that II he
! had nato such d atatomont in tho
q yirulont, Incorporate spooch, donunolatory Of
tho country than Ae now doeY. As It iH, IT is
considered that his dofonce to-day has bouohted
| his case materially.
THE CALDWELL HoAxpA1.
Senator Cadwell commenced lila dofance to-
| day before the Committee on Privileges mud
sor George si}h audi aud rIonas , T. Fenton wore n'o
examined, and testified that Caldwell WAS
invited to bncomo a candidate for tho
sonato by 140 citizons Of 1cavenworth,
paid to uombers Of tho Legislature. for their
yotoa. No important fact proved by tho proaa-
eution WAS rofuted 9: E. Btillwel and r. q.
Manning, newly arrived witnesses, wero called
testimony Of Colonel Anthony in regard to An
dersons declaration that Caldwell was to pay
tho "a, 800 note, and that this money waa In pay
mont FLOR services rontlorod at the Senatorial
| election.
Manning WIS member OF tho Legislature, and
admitted that 1o made tho arrangement sworn to
by Koarney, TINT Caldwell should furnfah to
his vote. Tho Committee adjourned till satur-
day to giyo time for tho arrival Of additional Wit
| uoBBos from Kanuas.
| BAN DOMINGO.
It Is proposed to Introduce resolution In
tho senato at an early day, calling on tho Pros-
don't for information In relation to tho proposed
purchase OF San Domingo, and whether suoh
purchase ia made with tho advice or Ut the aug-
orument.
THE roHTAL TELEGRAPH DILL.
will come up tomorrow In the Senate, as the
regular ordor after the Ton soop" bill disposed
from Senators Oonkling, Carpenter, sohurz,
Trumbull, and Thurman, who hnvo all boon OK
amining tho question, and hayo prepared
speeches against tho scheme.
| THE OREGON INDIAN WAR.
There is considerable apprehension felt
by army ofleors, and others acquainted
with tic habits :, and disposition of
tho Pacific Coast lndians, that
ha
will be encouraged by the advantage which Cap
tain Jack has obtained oyor tho United states
forces, to mako war OH tho whites on their
that our oficors on tho Pacific Ooast Will com:
bine their forces with tl,oao Which will-be cauod
h" ara IKE "f Hna 2eson
this end. The petitions s Of liz poaco ooamnis.
Hionera for mild treatlnont are not meeting with
g1o:n,t fayor: Genofal Candy, who is IN command,
wich Islands, is fully entrusted with power to
prevent further outbreaks, and will bo ably aus-
tainod by tho military authorities hero and tho
civil authorities i'll his section Of tho country
THE ADMINISTRATION ORGAN ON THE NATIONAL
MORE Lou1e1ANA VISITORS.
elact from Louisiana by tho Warmoth party, ar
rived horo to-day, and other prominent par
tizans Of both organizations nro expected In q
day or two. Pinchbaok announces lis purpose
to Keep LIS own council, aud to do ]ean talking,
but both ho and his companion announce thefi
purpose OF remaining hero until tho Louiaiaus
question Is endod.
CREDIT MoDm1En.
hlessrs Perry aud Ashton, tho Govornmen.
attorneys III tho Mobilior matter, hayo held tive
consultations as to their duties undor thoir ap-
pointmont, and seem to 1avo. no idea Of what
thcy will do,-whether thoy will begin suit
againat tho Union Pacific Railroad for the
recovery Of tho balance of tho semi-annual in.
terost duo tho Government or whether the Soc.
Rotary Of tho Treasury will take possoBHion OF
tho road on bohalf of tho Government. Some
thing Of Il dohnite nature will ba done as soon N
the present inquiry is ended.
| DoUTWELL's LAST MOVE.
The Ways and Means Committee, to-da y
practically needed to tho course rocommonilo
BY Secretary Boutwell, in regard to tho now Syn
dicaso Thoro is . good deal of indgnatior
expressed on tho part OF membcrs, who criticize
the Committee very severely for having lod III
country to believe by tholr long inyestigati on
that they wore opposed to Mr. Doutw ellis theo
RIGS. Tho notion of the Committee heretofore la
been such TINT it :wus thought they were dis
posed to resist Tao forcing Of tho addt iona
bouts instead OF which by their resolution, til
aauuro the Secretary that they will not ut tn
pr:,,4ent SESSION, nako any attompt to, Interfere
would have boon moro pr opor for tho Committo
to have paGEed d rcHo1ut ion aquarely indorsiu
tho Secretary thon to ha ye taken the course tho
did.
ounnESoY BILL.
to-day authorized hIr. Merriam t
repo9rrt @ his pill for tho repoa
act. The bill also allows National Banks to ro
coive or pny intoroHt at tho rate allowed by til
State in which tho bnnk ia locatod, and provide
TINT 1t shall be lawful to contract to pay and 70
cotyo intorost at any rate, IT tho contract is i,
writing; otherwiso not.
FINANCES.
Spfctai Despatch to The Chicago Tribune,
, New YonK, Jan. 21.-Tho Times whose clos
. relations with tho Administration give it
Troaanry nowg M oliIcial air, says it has infor
nation from Washington that Secretary Bout
! prosont discretion over tho {orty-f four milllon
Of groonbaokR hold in rcaoryo tor Treasury oynor
goncien, nor DO opposed in tho ronewal Of til
t Itsays also that sharman'8 bill for oonditiona
specie payments next January has not til.
sllsLtest chance Of passing. Congress-, aud hi