, 1873-01-14
tor, and discoses state OF Affairs In tie Kanaas

|
Caldwell will meet much Of the evidenc
brought out, especially o. tho most damaGin;
Portion OF it las becn given by his persona
friends who wc1e very unwilling Witnesses
Ills resignation or-expu1sion secm almost iney
table, though lie still asecrts, in pirate con
yo-sation, tha. ho will be able 70 c!ear himself.
| THE 1RoS-cLAD OATH.
a bill to repeal tho oath of Office known al
The 1ron-clad Oath, !" introduced in tho Hn:sss
BY alr. Beck to-day, lacked few votes OF the
two-thills necessary for its passage. Thcra
Nere 123 yeas to 66 nays.
! THE UNION PACIFIC.
Tho Union Pacific question came mp again in
the House to-daJ. Mr.. Hibbacd tried to phss il
section OF tho Army Appropriation bill Of i1arch
1871 which directa the Secretary ct the Treasury
to pay the Company one-half Of the amount
annually oarned for transportation oI
mail, troops, and supplies, but Mr.. Sargent
msragcd to exhaust tho hour by the roll call
| which throw the bill over to Monday next. Jusl
| before the House adjourned, Mr.. IHbbard moved
! to suspend the rules SO to mako it m amend,
nent to the pending Legislative Appropriation
| bill, providing that all sums earned by the
Pacific Railroad sllan be retained antl applied on
its Indebtedness to tic Government. This mo
| tion Was agreed to.
Mr. Sargent followed it with motion to also
| mako in order an amendment directing tho At
toEney General to institute proceedings in
| equity to determine whether the Company has
fulfilled it's obligations to tho Government, Int
| tho House adjourned without voting on the mo-
tion..
An 1srErEsr1So FIELD Ron 1svEsr1oAr1ox.
| It is probable that tho Wileon Investigating
| Committee Will cndeayor to ascertain the
amount Of money paid by the Union Pacific Rail-
way rs counsel fecs to Senators and members OF
! the House for legal services that were meroly
| nominal. It is believed that there is broad
and interesting field Of investigation in this d.
rection. Public opinion will be likely to con-
! dc1nn tho Congressman who took lar5e fees
! from tho railway and rendered no corresponding
legal service in return as equally con-
surable with those who embarked in the
| Credit Mohi1ier stock speculation. 1t is
! shown that the Company hare expended hum
dreds OF thousands Of dollars in securing intlu-
ence in Congress by this method. The Commit
teo may think it worth while to inquire whether
! any Of tho money caa be recovered and applied
| on the debt OF the Company to the Government.
| Already many runlors' arc at1oat that appear
| likely to assume the tangible form ct explicit
chsrgcs against certain Senators Of having &C.
cepted, heary fces from Oakes Ame5.
A letter Tas received from a prominent Con-
gresanan to-day, alleging TINT, whom Western
Senator's election was pending, Amos sent him
$40, GOO as a retainer for the railroad, telling
friend at tho tine that lie was thus securing
powerful friend in tbs Senate.
THE DuHELL INVESTIGATION.
Judge Kelly snid to-day, upon being asked the
reason for introducing his resolution directing
the Judiciary Committee to inquire into the off,
while he did not expect to prove anything, still
1lo thought the matter of 80 much Importance IN
view Of the grave charges alleged as to require
investigation ct the hands Of Congress. He says
he hopes his resolution may solve tho Louisiana
difficulty by means known to the Constitution.
Judge Dureif is charged with usurpation Of
Jurisdiction, and with having, in moro decree,
oTerthrown the State Government Of Louisiana
II this be true, it is All impeachahle offence, aud
the House should at once proceed to present
ArfirfRH 1f n I'm
FINANCIAL.
Tho Senate Finance Committee has received
draft Of n bill from the Secretary of the Treas
ury, to accompany ita forthcoming report on
tho legal tender question, under Senator Scotia
resolution Of inquiry. as to the power Of tho
Secretary to expand the currency. This bill is
prepared in accordance with the adverse opinion Of
the Committee upon tho Sscretary's right in this
medium at 1856 6,000 600. A. provision is made,
hovover, for the issuing Of $4,000, 900 to DO
held rs reserve in extraordinary contingencies.
On this proposition the Committee will hold
meeting tomorrow. It il understood that the
majority Of tho Committee arc opposed to it. It
is also stated that, if the Secretary fails to have
this proposition fa7orably received bv tho
Finance Committee, he wllendeayor to have the
Ways and Means Committee take action on it.
NoMISAT1oSs.
The President to-day sent to tile Senate
brace Of nominations which indicate q curious
change of position. These we're the names OF
Judge Buatecd, Of Alabama, who resigned the
District Judgoship ct Alabama, and was ap-
and of Judge Humphreys, who resigned the lat
ter position, and was appointed to the position
formerly hold by Dusteed. Both these con-
dr1nations will be bitterly conteatod, especially
By the Bar of this District.
INDIAN TERR1ToRY-
B. R. B-nner, President Of the st. Louis
Board Of Tradc arrived here to-day With the
memorial adopted by the National Convention,
relative to tue reorganization Of the Indian Tor
ritoTy. Tho memorial will DO presented in both
Houses of Congress tomorrow.
TIE COTTON TAX
The subcommittee OF the Ways and Means, |
to which 1oforred tho bills introduced in the
House providing for the refunling of tho cot
ton tax, will report to the main Committee to- |
There is an equal division OF sonti- |
ment On this question, and it is not at all prob
able that the views Of the SUBJ Committee will be
presented In shape to having the matter up for |
final action |
TIE TARIFF QUESTION. ]
Tho subcommittee, composed Of Dawes, |
Roberts, aud KEN, to whom Was referred the !
question OF the e1pediencY OF opening the Tax |
and Tariff bill for the purpose OF making ruodi-
fications and amendments, will report to-mor-
given boing tho shortness OF the present Sos
sion, and the confusion that would inevitably |
follow if the task we're attempted.
ITO the Il 4ssociated PFtss.!
THE CREDIT arOD1LIER ISvE8TIGATION,
WASHINGTON, Jan. 13.-TLe special Commit
Zee, Of which Judge Poland is Chairman to in
vestigate the Credit Mobilier charges, resumed
It's session this morning, and Mr. Dnwe1, Of
Massachusetts, being present, WAS sworn, and
submitted written statement. He says lie
1eyer WAS the ownor OF any Credit MobiGer
5tock, hut he agreed to take ten shares OF stock,
out tho agreement was rescinded before the
,tock was transferred. In December, 1867, he
lad $1,000 which he had no occasion to
1se, and asked his colleague, Wash-
,utn, how he had better invest it.
.fr. Washburn recommended the purchase
II an Iowa d Cedar Rapids Railroad bond, say
ng that Ames had thcso bonds. He vent to
Ames and asked him to sell him euch bond. H9
eplied that they we're al sold, but he would ie.
lin have, for his thousand dollars, ten shares
n Credit Mobi1ier stock. and guarantee him 10
,er cent interest. Mr. Dawes thon told Amea he
Fould take the stock. lie gave him the Thousand
lollars, and took the receipts Of the stock to be
e1iTered in the future. subsequently Dawes
earned that suit WAS about to be commenced
q the Pennsylvania Courts, By Dun Green,
gainst A1nes and his associates, to