The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1873-02-25
WASHINGTON.
POMEROY INVESTIGATION.
GOLD RFANS'' IN A CORNER.
WASHINGTON, Feb. "A
POmcrOy InvestigatiOn.

the Kansas Legislature, was summon
ed. The main point OF his testimony
was, that H. Horton, Mr.. Pomeroy
counsel, offered him money to vote ior
Mr.. Pomeroy for Senator.
Mr.. Seavey, also member OF the
Legislature was interrogated as to the
use of monev He said he was not
aware that Pomeroy otferei any mon
ey. He was approached hy a lot OF bum
mers, as he classed them. with money,
but be did not understand that Mr..
Pomerov authorized them TO offer 1t
Mr. Quergen, Chairman OF ihe In
vestigating Committee Of the Kansas
Legislature, testified that the 5000
paid by Pomeroy to York, was handed
to his Committee by the Lieutenant
Governor in whose hands tue money
was placed by Mr.. York when he made
the exposure. Witness expected the
monry would be here thi- afternoon
Mr.. Paine was questioned aud denied
that he had been nlhorlzed 10y Mr..
Pomeroy to use the money. The Pros
ecution having no other witnesses
present, witnesses were called on 10
testify on behalf OF Potneroy
G C. Hank, Of Leavenworth, was
called, and contradiCted the testimony
of Mr.. w. H. Bond, glvta some days
ago. The witness also testified thai
George S. Cros.e er. Secretary Ot the
State Senate told him that ne could
make money by betting 90 Pomeroy
defeat, because, he said 3 JpU Mas pat
up on old Pom" AID 1t was bound to
win. On a cross exam nation Hacks
said that he had tried 10 get money from
Pomeroy's trends TO bet on BOND s
election, because he wanted 10 see the
pomeroy lnen elrc,ed. and he UNDER
-tood that Bond was trlehd o. Pome-
rows Witness admitted tina, after Mr..
Crosier had said job VA put up on
Pomeroy he tried to get be;s t"at Pom
eroy would be defeated
| David w Houston, United Sta'e5
Marshal of Kansas, WAS sworn ana
testified that just before the e'ection Tor
Senator, Mr.. Bond told HIM that ia'il"g
10 get Leavenworth man Tor Senator
he would vote Tor Pomeroy.
| Mr.. A Low was sworn and nen'eo
the truth OF Mr.. Drlscolt's testimony
that he. the witness, had Offered the
latter $4,000 to vote tor Pomeroy. Inc
after had in the presence OF witnesses
stated tha. he would not use dollar to
secure mis- election. Witness had told
DR. Drescoll that he would stand oV
| him and his friends, but he never offer
ed him hribe.
| Mr.. J. B Brown testified thal ne
was a friend OF Mr. P"meroy. ihe
letter never sutorized the use OF money
nor did the witness ever have authority
rom Pomerov to Offer money. MI
Pomeroy always dec AIRED to the witness
that he would not use any money
Excitement In the H"uss-ouirhge' g.
Ous COnducu Of u MaSsach hs-i
Membsr-Hoax Amcs Ashamed o'
His Felt C0ngrpssnru--H va v"''
break Of yirIuSus InOIs nht'Hh.
There was quite an excitement IN the
House on the discussion OF the ol!I
granting the right OF way to the Atch''
son, Topeka aud Santa Fe Railroad.--
Twitchel Of Massachusetts,, who IL
President Of the road, advocated l's
massage, whereupon Sunset Cox, fired
| by indignation, lashed the shameless
Twitchell in the most scalhing manner
He said he had never seen anYthins
more shameless than the President o,
a road standing up in the House and
srpuinp his own business Land grab
hers and the Credit Moblller business
were not so bad. Twitchell sank back
abashed without saying word, ana
the bill was defeated. Oakes Ames con
templated the scene from the CLOAK
room There he stood in all his purity,
One OF the de nocratic members asked
him why he was so serious.
"Serious! "serious" said Hoax
do | look like serious man : Is my
attitude the attitude OF serious man
Do I ait in nv chair, sir like serious
. man? Do you jest, sir? Are you so, &C.,
rious, sir? Yes, sir are you serious
and the voice of the shovel maker was
distinctly heard by the democratic
: members in that part OF the House.
, "Yeu will attract attention. It you
; talk so loud" suggested the inqu'r'ns
{ member. ?,
. ATTRACT attention. said hoax
| "What, sir! attract attention while the
, president OF that railroad, who goes tf
; department clerks to know whether biz
road should he built over or under
= mountain 2 You don't give that mar
his due, sir. No, s'r, you don't DO II
. I never asked Congressman In nv me
l to vote for anything | was inter sted IN
r and Giuery Twitchell can do II, snd
e nobody wants him expelled. Let then
, expel me- 1t wouldn't be so disgrace
: full after all to be kicked out OF an as
t sembly like this; but" and just here
Hoax pulled his gray stubhle whiskers
Y when thpt vote is taken tell you TIM
/ cloak room won't be large enough
I No, sir, it won't be large enough. Their
, there will be such a dodging as yor
| never did see. And it amt those who
I will vote, but those that won't vote anc
= can vote that will make it interesting
Hoax got more confidential and les
= demonstrst,ve and said
: "You can't compel a member TO vote
7 You can make him come here at two
? o'clock in the morning but you can
make him vote. That has been settled
3 over and over again"
"Then you do not fear the action o.
{ the House p asked his democratic
neigbbor.
NO." replied Ames, I've got toe
: good q companion-Brooks, / mean
They say politics sometimes make;
strange bedfellows. Ny shovel busi'
ness has prospered without politics, but
/ never thought l would be yoked with