, 1873-01-11
WASHINGTON.
First Days Proceedings in the
Senator Caldwell lnycs-
tigation.
Testimony Showing that He
Expended Several Thou
sands in the Kansas
Legislature.
What the United States Did 10 Stop the
Roumanian 0utrages on tho
Jews.
Proceedings in Congress Yesterday

WASHINGTON, D. G., Jan. 10.-Tho Montana
Indian war claims will como before tho House
In few days, the Military Committee having a
bill ready to report to pny them. Tho Territorial
authoritfes raisod regiment, In 1867. to fight
tho Indians, whom thoro woro mono to fight and
marchod It about until tho mon Btolc tho horsos,
equipments. nnd nrms, and doacrted. Tlloro is
now monstrouB bill Of expenBo for tho aoYorn-
mont to pay. On account Of this folly. The
claims ougl,t to bo sharply acr,tinizod. It Is
yery doubtful whether the United States ia
bound to pay dollar Of them.
ECONOMY.
There is aomo talk in tho Ways and Means
Committee about reducing tho tariff OF taxation,
rs means Of keeping down tho expenditures OF
poHslblo to prevail on Congress- to oxorclao ccon-
omy III long as thoro is largo amount of snr-
plus rccoipts over tho necessary expenditures,
md TINT n full Treastlry leads inevitably to ex
trayngant appropriation.
ANOTHER F1NAHC1ER.
Bon Daunnn, editor OF tho Potl6villc, Pa,
Miners journal, Is tho author Of n pamphlet,
which WINS distributed in the House to-
aay aaysr in fyor m Of pap an npfa
mako gold the basis Of value for 4 paper cur-
roncy, and does not want tho rapor money ovon
convertible into gold. How gold can DO the
basis Of an irroaoemablo currency ID a financial
IL
proposes to debaso tho silver coin and recoin 1t,
mailing 1t of less yn!uo abroad than at homo,
which, lie snys, would mako 1t always stay ut
homo for our own uso.
The Wilson Credit Mobl!ior Committee
find out whore tho boolsa md paporB
arc kept 80 sp that ss na;syn they e,a;,2 can aond
llayo thereby sont an ot1cor altor those precious
documents, and will probably get Tho first look
at tho1n. From Alloys Testimony 1t would ap-
pear that tho Credit Mobilicr has kind Of dual
existence. Its officers arc in Now York, but it
haa T. Board Of Trustees who meet in Boston.
Whether tho books Of tho Company arc Ill tho
Eow York Office or In Boston in tho hands of
tho Trustoes Or In Philadelphia, where Alley
told tho Poland Committee that he aaw thona a
ba cleared up III few days.
MEXICAN OIAI3Is
Tho Mexican Claims Commission, appoint.
cd undor tho treaty between the United
states and Morico, Of July 4, 1863 and which
has been in session in this city expires by limi-
tation on the first Of noxt month. An ngroe-
ment wns arranged botwoen tho two GoVer1l-
nonts during Minister Nelson's recent visit to
tho country, to extend the torn Of the Commits;
businoas before thom might bo concluded This
agreement, which mupt DO ratified by tho
Congress Of Mexico End tho Senate q tue
tho Capital Of that country before tho adjourn
mont OF Congrcas. It is therefore probable TINT
no ratiflcatious can bo exchanged in time, and
TINT tho Commission will broak up. Tho olains
which have not been adjudicatod, aro very srcat,
including that Of Mexico against the United
StatoB Tor damages from tho Apache raids,
amounting to about thirty millions OF dollars,
md tho claim OF the Lower California Company
against Mexico for almost al equal amount.
THE CALDWELL. INYEBTIQATION,
The sonnto Committee OIL Privileges and
Elections voted to sit this morning with opon
doors during i.s Investigation Of tho charges
secure hiy election. Tho first witness sworn
was tho Hon. Sidney Clark, ex-monlber of Con-
gross and candidate for tho Sonatorship nt tho
tin,o Caldwell was elected. Senator Morton
ss ssaSd him biz to to atate ,oM ii G t5o own aobsyy
| under investigation, md he Rnid that
| hin knowledge was derived from what members
of tho Legislature had told him, and what ho
had learned from tho friends Of souator Cald-
| ton. Ho then went on to say TINT nftor tho
first yolo waB taken, and while lle WAS at supper
at the left llunpo, ho received q noto either
from Caldwell or ono Of his friends, asking
| consulted will sonao Of his friends, md then
| concluded to cal on Caldwell. Tho attor said,
in substance, whom Clark called, that:it WAS thon
In tho power OF tho witness' frlepds to Accnro
effect TINT purpose. Clark replied that he would
! prefer to aoo Caldwell succeed to tho election
| Of Ex-Governor Crawford. because the
formers friends had not abused him US
much as those Of the latter, but that
ho could not uupport him himsolf. 1Io told
Ca1dwol that hiH (Callwell's) support was sim
ply tho result Of the uao Of money, and TINT le
telioved that he had purchased 1a or Il Of his
! cess would romoyo the stigma OF tho tlausac.
| tion. A caucus Of Clark's friends was held
during The night, and hIs name was withdrawn hy
Tho Atchieon delegation, and five. or six names
vote for Caldwell. The next time that Clarls
had auy conyersation with Caldwell OIL tho sub
icct was tho day following tho election. Bath
were on the train going away from Topeka, and
front part Of tho car, aud said tlat ho would
o1ponnoa with AIr. stovons, friend
Of tho lnttor, with whom sonlo agreomeut
! had boon nude. The noxt timo tho two Bontlo-
mon mot vas III Washington soon after cald.
woll came horo to take hs sent. 1lo tlon kail
tllat sstoyonB Ind requested him to settle tho
matter of tho election oxponaon with Clark him.
self, and Clark raplicd that, II ho had nlade any
him. Numerous in.eryiows took place after
Of or q / fost!naSstor aud Some 'oalces Ii
tho Internal Noyonuo sorylco. At cac!l Of theho
which l.o proposed to pay to Cnrk and friends
or Lin election oxponnes. Tho most important
Of theso interviews waB ut Callweil'u rooms Ii,
this city, whon Clark had called Ly request. Then
Caldwell Hpolto voluntarily about tho hteyonp
!'uainosa, ain; spoloEizing for h's delay in pey.
9io,000 in mol!oy, md that 1t Lad used up nearly
all 1T hiB rca,ly cash. Tho railroad had ag.ood
to pay Home Of tl1oso ospengoB but lad not
done no, and lo wau waiting TOR aomo logiua.
ton In Congress-, Though Which ho could
squeeze 1t cut Of the Company, Clark III.
deratood him to 'refor to tho Kansas pa.
citio Ilailroad. IIo also Hai1 III the san,c
interview, tint ho hui beon looking around for
a.chanco to nuke e0no money, hut lax! come 10
tho conclusion that CongroaB was not 10 good a
place 10 mako money M outnido. Clark tloniod
Tint ho had ma1o any agreement with Caldwell
for tho payment Of any money, md tcst;t!ed os,
friends amounted to ulout 0a0 or Sl5, ,OOU,
III roply 10 question by Alr, Trumb,.ll