, 1873-02-13


Proceedings in CONGRESS Yesterday.
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Special Despatch to Tbs Chicago Tribune.
MORE coanu111oN,
: wAsu,saron Inn. 19.~1t ,nem, M I, tbaro
"AonAso4oS' 'en. 10y sse1na as !. 1neto
WAS to 20 no enu OF tic development OF ques-
tionahlo transactions In connection with Con-
gress. Tho Cfcdit Mobt1ier business is not yot
ra1, ~. st;n aasa,a 100 .s ana Sau-
"oii "fo BILL peno!ng' anu NJ" comes another
charge OF tho use Of money to influence legisla-
tion. at the last session. ono Clinton Colgate
as his sd aerS as the 1'pzssenase
=. ot. VIZ ~" 11iA otooA 1Aoaaneo' n's asoMeo
object Waa to havo tho tax on borrowed capital,
which, 1t appeared welghod most heavy on
eato @ mt mt 1 IN A at one ip Of the faabioneblo @ S
hotols. appearad to have plentv Of money and
was ruther lavish in Lis stylo. he mado known
lis business to Mr, Dawes, and other members
LIS
proynl. The Intornal Royenuo bill VIVA ronortnd
to tho Houso witho,lt hnying auythinr in It rn-
poa]ing The tax On borrowed capital. It PASSED
Coirato Ind Ills frionds iaid seira ct to tho sonntc
Fn1nce Committoe. and fnaliy succeedod in rnt-
ting them to insort, as IN amend-
ment a few Inns renenljnp tho
tax ID question. with Ills anendmonf % tho bill bill
throuoh Conferonco Commftfne. oo
4 few days $50 III. Dawes received n 1ottor
from Now York enclosinr newspanor pararranh
commenting on tho report made BY iii. Colgate
ohanoo. and {ntimatn0 that aono of thn monnv
waa Tsod about the Committoo-rooma of th1o
WAYS and Means ind Finance. and probably in
Congress-. Upon recoiying this Mr. Dawes At once
mornine that succosaful aantlemnn annoared
before fbe Committoo Of Wova and Mcans Nir'
Dawes called bis attention to tho newspsner
statement, and then proceeded to question lin
Al f]rst CoIcate 1onje;1 hav;nr use1 nv mnnav
oithor directly or iniircctiy. the usual form 81
denjal. Int. on boinc closely pregeeil he con-
fesaed to si0. 600 bayine boon paId Judge Charloa
etatsi1 that Judge sherman wrote letter on
closing bill for fb;s amouns, wl,iol1 he nlloeod
was for making a briof and argument before Tho
Gansta Finance Comuittee, and far seourin4 tha
GARFIELD. to put II through the House. Tho Conc
mittee asked for this letter from Judge Sher-
mau> hut Colgate said he did not have it With
him. He promised, however, to hand 1t to Mr.
Dawes tomorrow. Tho Committee also asked
him to bring tho report which ho mado to tho
Now York Stock Exchange, This nlso ho
promised to do. Tho report which waa addressed
to Mr. Denny, President Of the Stock Exchange,
contains another statement, which Mr. Co1eate
did not make to the Committee today. butw6ioh
viii come out to-morrow. # ia to tho effect
that Mr. Geo Bassett, clerk Of tho Committee
eate' thst Il ho would % psy lin b S95o per month
cash. and 95, 600 when tho Bill BECAME a law.
Bagsott would aid Colgate in securing the ropoai
Of the tax judge BIerman is UnItod States
District Judge for tho Northern District of Ohio
johnson. General Garfield denios having Ind
anythino to do with the matter. hlr. Colcatc
did not accopt the proposition Of Mr, Hagsott
He preseuted Il to Mr. Denny. proeident OF the
Mr, Colgate Vii bo before tie COMMITTEES Of
Ways n6d Means again to-morrow. Fyorv efrort
has been uaade to foop the matter ouiot
THE roMERoY CASE.
Senator York. Of Kapsas. teleCraphed to the
Chairman Of tho Pomoroy Inyostigntion Com
mitteo to-day that Limsolf. and Harlan and
Simpson would bo here by Saturday. The Com
mittoo. conseuuently. coucludod to adjourn until
'' SENATOR su,tssn's
health haa innroyod no much in tle past week
az to giyo his fricnds aasuranco OF lis entire
conYa1oHcenco In a short time.
The oonpur of the yoto In. boon
completed, and In the lancuago Of Vice Prosi-
dont Golfax in making ia 9off'ca] announca-
mont to The two Houses Of Congress in Joint
convention . s9ssmbleq sa t5is
Henry Wilson. of Massachusotta. Vice Proei-
dent tor four years from TIC 4th OF MaroL.
1878" But little INTEREST was attached to tic
proceeding to-day, other than that arising from
desire to learn what disposition would be
made Of tho Electoral vote Of those Southern
States, yhose elections hayo been shown to
be both irregular and unlawful. So far
as the mombors Of the Convention we're con-
irrespective Of party, to subject tho Electoral
vote to The closest scrutiny. Tho developments
made before tho Senate Committee on Privileges
and Electious with rogard to tho manner in
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