The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1873-02-20


Especial dispatch to the st. Louis Democrat.
the scES. IN the HOUSE.
WAsHiSaTox, February ls.--The scene
IN the house during the reading OF IN,
report wss most impressive and meinoru
Die: livery seat on the hoDr and the vasl
galleries was filed, all standing room,
occupied, and throughout the great audi.
ence the most perfect silence prevailed
during the entire hour and halt in whict,
Clerk MoPnerson was reading. Speaker
DIANE SAT among the mem beers, his plac,
peing nlled by Mr.. Cox, VINO WAS called
10 the chair on the first day Of the ses.
sion, when the committee was appointed
mr.. Ames occupied the most promine.,
seat Ia the house, directly in front Of Ii.
speaker, and in full view Of the thousand.
In She galleries, while each Of the Other
members affected by the report was in hi.
usual scat During the reading Mr.
A'nes preserved the most perfect compo,.
ure, while Mr.. Brooks,
i' PALE AVID BLANcuEp
ny mental illness, appeared more death.
Ike - the reading went on, and when b,
rose TO address the chair at its conclusion
every one feared lest he should faint snd
fall 1t his desk. The other me-, her.
mentioned In the report were the jmner.
sonAtion of sober reelection, listening In.
tently 10 every word, and seeming 4,
show sensible relief when their case.
were finally disposed Of The Who'll,
house maintained a quiet and gravity
rarely witnessed, and scarcely a member
left his seat until the last word Of the re.
port vas flashed.
ADDITIONAL EVIDENCE AGAINST col.
YAK.
More interest has been excited to.ds,
BY = ststsinent that additional eyid.,,c,
lad been found against Mr. Colfax than
~ ths rcpvrI vi the Committee. On Sutu,.
Gay Judge Poland, under Instruction,
from inc committee, made = further es.
.uIin.tlon VI Mr.. Coifax's account Al IN.
First National bank, in this CITY. anu |
iodnd deposited BY hm on the i3lh OF
July, Iees, drsf, for $1,000 10 hi, urd.,
~ 1eorge Il. kespitt Of New York. tb,
deposit hsrstofDrs ~ question beng j IN.
~. Yesterday Mr.. Coiiax sent To JUDY.
roland note, stating that by adyic, q.
ms COUNSEL he had OMITTED ali aIlu,ivn 10
,he af.n VI July Is, and requesting, .iace
nsd csen Introduced in the case, 10 B..
allowed ~ make an explanation in refer.
ence " IT. Inc committee have granlsa
TINS Request, and the vice President will
appear tslofe them tomorrow for thIHl
Purpose. IL was also sscerlsined that
thefs IL check Tor ; 1000 from Mr.. Mes.
DIX !" M. Coifax, credited 10 the latter a,
early - ApsIl, lsGs. -------.----,''''
E1,Senasor Fowler Of Ten ne.see. /, in
'oNn snd Wall also appear before the com.
~. ''es to-iaOtfoS aud testify in regard To
MT McConb's sdv,ce to HIM 20 spply IA
oAxss Ames tor Credi, Mobilier STOCK. by
Nhics H. Am-s expects TO prove iha,
mem eefs Of the house to whom be sold
stock obtained it on the,r own solicitation.
sIATkAEsr OF cpLvAY's COUNSEL.
Ihs following statement regarding Mr.
Collar 10 m sds 'to-dsy upon the authority
0! hs counse., Judge Usie:
When Mr.. Col!sx went before the in.
,es'.gat'hg COMMITTEES on the llth in
'tsnS u VAS for the purpose Of showing
me source from which the 81 200 deposi.
'ed oy bin June 2sd was derived, An At
snps having been made " connect that
WIN the alleged pay msnt Of him by Oskes
Amsa- HE tsstImony ia that CONF &C ton
siatss solely 10 ths receipt of 81, 900 from
Mr.. Hsso,tt, OF New York, be, seen the
9TH and I'D Of June, 1858, and the sam
!! wv paid bin BY Nr. Matthews, bis
tep-htter, during tho same time. Mr.
'oiisx, w fsci, received from Mr.. Nesbit,.
uring the year less, $4,000, con,ribut.d /!
psr TOT pefsonal and in part for DO. ,
iiesi purposes, IL four remi.tances of
INV esch, cent respectively ia April.
uhs, July a1d October. In giving bi, d
'stimony, Mr.. Coifsx, acting under tbs O.
av'cs of m council, who had full knovl.
,gs Of oil The fscu, and 70 whom belong,
re EsrIxE RESPONSIBILITY =
y the conduct OF the case in This REGARD | ~
mined himself 20 . ttsteuien, IN regard 4
the remittance OF June, that being tbs
ny one having any possible conn.clloo ri
'h the subject Of inquiry before the
'mm ittss, which could DO brought before v,
ZEN snnous being deemed wholly i'm.
erunent 70 the issue. After the com. r.,
i'ttee nSo closed It's public session, NJ,
oiiax learned tia, two inquiries had bean
'Aoe Pisvate'y BY the committee couce,r.
% h~ eaek account during the month, 81 W.
lay sad July, concerning which M ons. -
on hsd been rAi,sd until then. He ,hen .e'
ouhed NE committee by letter NJ ,bs W
bove retnittancss Of April and Juiy a.. u'
ng the reason he had not referred 10 th.,, e'
ms sssdsncs, - above given, and .svina
the committee that he would be glas - II
opeaf before them and submit, 10 the W
st Instance. to their private inspection sv
tiers covering the remittsnces Of Anil d'
"a July. and that IT, on such Inspection 10
committee deemed them pertinen, ~ pr
ENQUIRY With which they were charged IN
wouId snsn testify publicly concerninv W
en-, ana submit the LISTERS for nnhl;e "
iioa. This proposal was again submit. b
BY Mr.. Collars counsel to the corr. au
ass u ps.son, but the COMMITTEES Nav. IN
yst accorded no further hearing 10 M CO
iisx, pubiic or private. Meantime " OF
GROSSLY PEsvEGTEp sTATENEsTs. OF
arginG Mr.. Collar with having inform. i I've
the eosamistes that when he tsstisad ~ ~
csrniag the remittance Of Jupa ne bsS ~ ~
gotten the check received in Jniv 80 ~
that BE- bad dslibsratsly supn,...sS ~
art 81 the truth material 70 AZ ;..r. !.
. ben circulated snd tslerrsrh.d
prsss, 10 fact the rsmi'tanccs OF AMI; y,
July and the correspondence cover. W.
them. confirm instead OF vssksuin, oa
tssu Snrv ~ Nr. Collar and the iii, an
~ By whom bs b su .ssinsd. The fol- g.,
ing srs'tAs letters received BY M, hs