, 1873-02-03
WASHINGTON.
What Will Be the Result Of the
Credit Mobilicr Investf-
CATION?
The Committee's Report Not
to Be Whitewash-
ing One.
Proposition to Abolish the Mileage Of
Congressman.
Success Of tho Funding Loan Fully
Assured.

CREDIT MoD1t1En.
Special Deapatch to The Chicago Tribune.
WAsn1SaToN, Feb. 2.-Tho Poland Committee
Lad consultation, yesterday, regarding the
facts already proven boforo them, and as to their
powore and tho powora Of Congress In the prem
isos. It scemB to bo question regulated by
precedent and by English Parliamentary practice,
that Congross cannot go back Of m election to
investigate tho character and conduct Of a mem-
ber,, and It see,ns probable this idoa will form
the t1se Of The report and recommendations Of
ollarsctoesr was docidoa at tho consulta-
md It la apparent that tic inquiry
wll1 soon be brought to cloRo. A session wifi
Btovonson will finish his foolinh investigation
Into the Sioux City Rntlroad, his object now be-
Ing, apparently, t9 show that ho had reasonable
grounds Of suspicion before introducing Lis res
olution.
As heretofore stated, D1r. Colfax, through hia
attorney, has notified tho Committee that he
does not wish to'procoed with bis caBo until tho
return OF oakca Amos, when he will ondoayor to
show TINT tho money ho deposited, two days af~
tor tue alleged payment of interest by Amcs.
canlo from another eonrce.
Amos, previous to his departure for Massa-
chusotts, told the members Of tho Committee,
privately, TINT Ito waB certain ho had taken ro-
ecoipts from all to whom ho paid money, and that
ho had the receipts yot in his possession, besides
cortain autograph 1ottors, that 1t would DO dan
gorous to print. Aa to tho private memorandum
book, thore Is little doubt TINT It contains mass
OF very interesting information, not wholly now
ton With tie Credit Mobiiior bribery. .''1h Thls
book Mr. Amos has boon instructed to bring
with him, and It is to bo hoped that there will bo
no missing loayes from its pages.
Unless the evidence to be hereafter furnished
k&%E fn1r ol.nf1
fields and ian enlarged scope Of inquiry, the
Investigation will close during the preBent
woek, when nothing will bo left but tor tho Com
mitteo to write thoir report. Tho memborB de-
ing character about 1t, but tlat it will take tho
collrac which eocms proper without favor On ono
side, or fear on tho other.
O. s. Bushnell, Of Credit Mobilor and Union
Pacific Railroad nqtorioty, has arrived here,
neaa before tho Committee. He says to~dny
that he will say that he rooeivod e126,000 Of
special legal foes, with which tho Committee il
now troubled, and that not dollar Of 1t went to
5,os I'm and wsSa f e dFsf 90 Rss RSs
and Assistant Treasurer Spence. As to
tho use ho mado Of tho money: He Raya. that
not d dollar Of IT waa spent in Washington, but
that 1t was used to take up cortnin notes md OBJ
legations, oil Of which is believed only by the
OYor-crodu1oua.
There is an inquiry being instituted here as to
what has become Of the records Of tho
S9agS tSss9S9oy yov th % %bY % tho Itsrss Ss in hs suit
Courts to recover the moneys claimed by him
from the Credit Mobilior. Il will DO romom-
bored that those records wero stolen about a
year ago, and it 10. generally believed that
notorious detectives, Wood mud Dlumenbo5g
It ia stated that, since tho present investigation
has boon under way, they hayo beon alternately
offered to Amos aud 1t'Comb at tho reasonable
figure OF $4,000. Persons who claim to have had
Recess to those documents assert that they are
Of tho highest Importance, and that they involve
disclosures moro startling than anything which
has yet beon revealed in connection with Con-
gress and tho Credit Ato1ilier 7 ia suggest
statements, Judge Poland should cause
Wood and Blumenberg to appear bofore Ills Com
,nittee for examination IN this matter, and to
show In whose custody these papers now remain.
o sso e e1 viz st
cloud which now surrounds them with re-
lation to tho Crodit h1obilier affair and their
colleagues. They insist that An,es has manu-
not indicate, however, what hiH dofence will DO.
Co}fax will whit until AneB' return, the latter
part Of tho weok, when, if tie great briber has
nothing additional to oror in tho caso, ho will
explain the sources from which he received the
Bank of this city.
MORE INVESTIGATION PROBABLE.
An attompt will be made In Republican quar-
tors to Introduce resolution in tho House, to-
morrow, providing, for Joint Committee to sit
tho investigation into railroad land grants and
tile connection Of Congressman thcrowth. It
1R not believed that such q resolution will carry
in tho House, rs it certainly would not pass tho
Senate
DEPARTMENT. CHANGES.
1t is understood tint r. 3. Cowan, present As
distant Secretary Of tho Interior, has 1inaly do
ctlod to accept tho Commissionership Of Indian
Affairs. It is also stated that A1r. Ford, Of st.
Louis, will succeed Cownn In tho Interior De-
pnrtment
NORTHERN PACIFIC RAILROAD.
Tho agont Of tho Northern Pacific Railroad at
pany does not contemplate mixing application
to Congress for @ guarantee Of tho intercat Of
its bonds, and that all rumors to that effect are
utterly unfoundel.
rNonEAsED sAIAn1Es.
Members Of tho Judiciary Committee OF tho
House, In considering tho question OF the meaH-
ire Of salarios of Members of Congress-, hayo
looked into tho facts as to the mileage Of the
momberH and Senators. It ia shown by tho
records, that the salaries MD allowances Of Con-
gressnen are by no moans oqualized, Bone
monbors rocolying 81 900 or 81 1900 moro than
others over and above tho expenses of travel
ling. This is shown by the fact that ten Of tho
membors, who receive tho greater amount Of
AlI4chbC, bbt Uu A!@ PAtlo0 poE 4GAFt
wllile tho average OF an eaual number Of
those WHO recoiyo the smallest amount In about
&37. Tho highcat amount Of mileage drawn by
memhor ia that Of Delegate Garfield, OF WASH
ington Territory, who receives $1,758, and tho
lowest amount Ii drawn by Alr. Merrlck, Of Ma
ryland, Sl0.+ It In held that Membora and Dole
gatea from tie Pacific Coast, all Of whom have
Pacific Nairoal passes, can come from their
homes to Washington, for from $500 to $500,
paying thoir railroad fares aud all OK
penacs, md it ia thus shown that their
pay aid allowances exceed those OF tho
Eastorn States by about $1,000. The new
miloage Of memnors and ply them tholr % actual
expenses to Washington.
oFriuERR' PENSIONS.
A largo number OF petitions are now being for
wardoa to CongroHs praying m increase OF pom.
aonB to commissioned olllcora iu tho sainu pro-
portion as has already been granted to enlisted
mon.
CANAL sOHEMEH.
The House Committee OH Commerce, on Tuea.
day noxt, will finally dispose OF tho yarious canal
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