, 1873-01-10

urging a full investigation into tho whole mat
ter, and It te believed that Senator Trumhuil,
will 800 that no withdrawing is i1laulgoa in,
should any 10 attempted. John D. porry, for
merly President OF tho 1ansas Pacio Hallway, ono
Of tho Important witnesses, 10 now In Europe.
banks Of Scott & Co., baukerB, md Of the First
National. Dank Of Lenyonworth, from being
brought before Tho Commiateo, IA tho ontrioa
made by tho boolkooporg show tho amount Of
money checked out wh1lo Smith aud CaldWpl1
woro engaged In buying tho Legislature.
TERRITORIAL. MATTERs.
Tho Committee on Torrltories woro entitled to
tic morning hour In THO Houao today, and uHod
Incorporating g tho 5 Heona ] I Northern iss1 Utah Rail- a
wny Company-a corporation which soor1a to ro-
9ufro alrprising amount Of legislation to givo
IT legal existonce Tho rcading was not finished
drawn to give plnco to tho Colorado biz, which
wont over till tomorrow, without tlobato. A.
numbor Of amondmonts wore olroroa, ono OF
Which provides for tho admission Of Utah aa tho
ionH ,a9gainst further polygamous mnrriagoss, and
for tho ontire abandonment Of thono a1ready
contracted after tho expiration Of ton years.
Tho tcr,por Of The House towards this bill Ia
orado q State, d was tho case when
Nebraska aud Nevada wore admitted. and It Ia
difficult to got monitors to fool any interest on
u
doubts as to its fate On this account. Tho only
arguments thai can DO mado against It is tho
luck Of auficiont population. Un1or tho now
apportionment bilf oaoh member Of Congrogs
represents d constituency Of 1872, goo persons.
Colorado has population OF only about &C, 600.
THE COTTON TAX.
Tho Waya and Moana Committee devoted 4
short time, this morning, to tho question Of
hs not soon TIKI No
| bo nado on tho subject this session. Throe
members Of tho Committee aro understood to
hold that tho law WAS unconstitutional, md
| committed thomBolveB to the support Of any
measure for rofund'ng tho amounts paid. Tho
| other six members arc opposed to any action by
Congress OIL tho subject.
| TARIrF REVISION.
| The Committee noxt took up tho gonata1 sub
! joct Of revising the tariff, ond appointed as
| subcommittee, MeBsra. Dawes, Roborta, and
| Kerr, to report whothor any amendments to tho
| trriff laws woro advisable this neHsion. Before
! tho Eoco1a, the prominent members OF the Com
ntteo Expressed II confident bolief TINT tho
tariff would not be occupied this wintor. There
III thus far no pressure to secure my changes.
cNEpIT MoD1L1En AND THE PACIFIC ROAD.
Tho Committee appointed by the House fow
days since to inye1tigato the RELATIONS Ehteh
organization and tho Union Paclno Railroad, Of
which Representative Wilson, OF Indiana, is
Chairman, mot yesterday afternoon. After or
ganizing md discussing the resolution
COMMITTEES decided that additional au-
tlority was required by thom before
thoy could proceed to tile execution Of thcr du-
tis9. To-day therefore upon request 81 hr. 1
quiro whotl'or any porsonB or corporations lavo
received moneys, bonds, or othor property from
the Union paciilo Railroad, or Its ofllcors or
otherwise, which ought in law or equity to be
70 tho roi.nbursemont Of thies 0nited
la' pany, ~ ana "'' what A aoElon ''' should % % 10
had in tho pron,iseu. The Committee will now
served that tho duties Of this Committee di1ror
from thoeo Of tho one Of which Judge Poland lB
Chairman, ns 1t is intondoa to examine the
ssrs and sssoftan in ha I oSar fsSaa hsye
porafion, while Mr.. po]ana'a Committee
will conino its Investigations to the allegations
Of bribery against members OF the House. Tho
two Committees will doubtless tako grent deal
direct fnterosts Of tho Government are con-
corncd, Alr. Wilson's Committee will develop
the most important results.
CREDIT s!oD1L1En.
The Credit 11obilior Investigating Committee
adjourned to-day until Monday, IN order to allow
certain witnaBBes to roach hero, who arc Detained
by illnesu. Colonel IL Comb succeeded to-day in
getting tho Committee to issue an order TOR tho
production Of the books of the Credit Mobilier
Company. 1t is said these books will confirm
many statements in the tcstimony Of Colonel
AI'Comb TINT haye boon fatty cont1adiotoa
by 0akeB Amos and John D. Alloy. At all
event6 they will show who held tho stoclt, by
whom it wna purchased, md when it WAS trans-
ferrel awny. Tho witnesses summoned to ap-
pear noxt week are Thos. @. Durant, formerly
President OF tho Company; H. @. Crane, ita
Secretary; and AIr. Dillon, its Treasurer. Soy
eral mombers Of Congress- whose, namcs hayo
l.ayo aHhod to appear before the Committee and
mako m explanation, aftor the regular testimony
is talon.. It is probabo these gontlemon will be
accommodated.
f4o tho associated Frsss]
NOMINATIONS.
WASHINGTON, Jun. 9.-Tho President to-day
sent tho following nomination to Soneto: Will
linn w. Mitchell, Associate Justice OF the Sl-
prenae Court Of Utah Torritoty vioJ striohland,
resigned.
THE POSTAL sEny1oE.
Tho Postmaster General, Representative
Twitchel, aud tho Postmaster nj Boston were
bofore tic House Committee OIL Appropriations
today, their object being to have the. postal
improved, owing to tho increased Necessities Of
Tho Postmaster General waa also in conas,1ta-
tion with tho Committee OH the subject OF an
tlon OF FREQ mail matter, the 1aw making g per
t n.ancrt appropriation for TINT purpose having
boon repealed.
QUALIFIED.
Supreme Court, was qualified to-day, and took
his soat on tho Supreme Bench.
THE CHATTANOOGA POST OFFICE.
The President, today, withdrew tho nonaina-
| tion OF Governor Bard Oh Postmaster Mt ClattA-
uooga, at hiH own request. which ren1oyos al the
diilloultica botweon tho opposing friends OF tho
Administration in TINT State on the subject.
L0u1H1ANA ARD ARKANsAB
! will bo Visited by sub-C Committees Of tho Sonato
| Committee OIL privilogoa mud Elections to In
quiro into tho ato elections aud tho condition OF
affairo generally.
THE TANIFF.
| Tho Ways and Means Con&mittoo, to-day, diB-
| ouHsea ut aomo longth lhe subject or amouding
| Tho Tariff or Reyonno laws at tho prenont sos
! sion, aud finally appointed subcommittee,
| consisting OF Dawos Roberts IN. ~, and
Korr, to tako the rnattor into consideration, and
report to q full meeting Of tho Committee. Tho
opinion of several members of tho Committee
y that there will be no important amendments,
II any, at tho presant session.
| INDIAN MATTERS.
The Interior Department to-lay aent to tho
| UO1fE1 drift 0f MI Arnant3tnot,f IN Aet ~