, 1873-03-01

son amendment. The friends Of the Pacific
hailroad Company stood no chance IN the ptea-
| ont temper Of the House aud OF the country. :,
JuDBE SHERMAN.
hM soVeral discussions On tho evidence taken by
the Waya and Means Committee against Judge
Charles I. Sherman, OF tho United Stated Court
tae Northern District of Ohio aud viii report
tho papers on their face. aeom to demand
the impeachment Of this = oiicor for
tnagenoes in shaping ,,legislatton in r.
on borrowed capital. The Committee, however,
will state that tho caao deserves careful hear
ing, and that there ia not sufficient time loft Of
this session to permit the full inquiry demand!
gross Richard u. corwin, The attorney Of
Judge Sherman, doslres to be heard by tho Com
mittee, and to submit testimony. There -seena
to DO little doubt that tho implicated officer will
resign. '-.::,.
PACIFIC MAIL suDs1DrEs.
The Ways and Means Committee Rre conduct
ing tho investigation 'fnto the lobby operations,
in suoll manner a. to lend to tho apprehension
finding ont but, on t6a oostra1y, are proceeding
With 30 little earnestne1s that many believe they
tSs ass5 St7 h fnS TS. q as. them
1ectod 70 bring &C. Saota and % Tefe tS. a.
aa snmmens they ta1n:y3 seopt9nptu9qs, ear.
pearanoes 1t will continue nntn the adjoarumont
Of congress. On tho past Of the Committee, It
Ia claimed that Irvine, one OF tho principal wit
noases, is now in 0alifornis, and that thoy arc
secret, it is not likely that tho testimony will
ever be given to the publie. Charles K. Gar
rison was examined to-day, but has no knowl-
edge OF the Company; having ceased to DO an
unthjne " - y th s - no Ano"
sYPHEl OF, LOUISIANA.
Mr.. Mc0rary. Chairman Of tho House Election
Committee, will report to the House to-morrow,
that the Gommttee hsa not time to SO into tho
Of Louisiana. syphor has prepared sovero
speech against hia secusers and will try to get
1t In as question Of privilege tomorrow.
TUE SALARY QUESTION
from the committoe on Appropriations. This
report included tho Butler proposition, ndopted
last Monday night, increasing tho salaries Of tho
President, Cabinet ofloera, Supreme Court
Judges, and members OF Congress: And to this
House officials. Butler objected Btronrloualy to
having his proposition thus brought back again,
and the Chairman triod to convince him that tho
@ 9s shape F Bu BaF aR& in s ao RHrsmG t. b.
90 convinced, md finally tho Chairman
pawes) gave ~ay, and Garaeld extricated tho
Oommittoo from tho muddle by abandoning the
proposition. about the House employees, and
bill to the House. Dy this means further vote
on the salary question was avoided IN commit
tee. Butler resorted to an ingenious plan to
..vos avoid direct vote IN the House by yeas and
suspend the rules, and agroo to tho action Of tho
Committee Of tho Wholo on Ill the amend
gst fhe nseos%sas; % tHo-thirds !ote, sSsa md md
90 the shlasy amendment had to go through tho
suit WAS unsatisfactory to the raiders. although
they had tho almost solid support of the Repre-
sentatives from tho Southern States. Tho vote
stood 80 60 to LII. When It was apparent that the
from "yea" to 'no," so % to be ablo to moyo ,
to reconsider. He made that motion, and
to put ~, ott tho anal voto til to-
but 1t is yet to bc soen whether a large number
OF members will be willing to face the music to-
ronEnoY TO BE wu1TEwAanRD.
And now It appears that, Rttor al tho evil
denco direct and indirect, submitted to the Bpe-
bribery and corruption against Senator Fomeroy,
Of kansass, that gentleman is to be allowed to
ao esGsRe ~ H., cenanre On the same pettifogging
Butler. Tho Committee first concluded, Judge !!
Thurman alone dissenting, to whitewash pome- |
roy. I'hen tho astuto Chairman Of the Committee,
Senator Frelinghuyaeu, not wishing to incur |
!ho popular odium, and, on the example got by |
Butler, raised the point that this was caBo over
which tho Senate Ind no jurisdiction. Tho |
point Wan that the election In Kansas referred |
% tho next sonate. and that the present body
aM no right whatoyer to institute any inquiry |
a TINS matter. II the report Of tho Committee |
20 adopted by tho Senate, pomeroy will 40 olear
of, % no iR not q Iuembor OF tho noxt Sonata,
7 OF course, cannot haye any jurisdiction over
E1n tho Assocfated PYess.]
~, FltEE MAIL MATTER.
mAsnlNuIoN Feb. @.-The House Committee on
propsations, THE morning, considered the acnate
nendments to tho Poat Otlco Appropriation bill and
gteeu to non-conour in tho amendment forbiddtug
70 transmission Of Ill free matter 40 far as tho sa,n
aects exchangea among newspapers.
PACIFIC MAIL.
p, ,ooMuodoro darrison was before tho Committee Of
rays ana Meana today and tentHed that he did not
hoW OF any mon0y hsying been spon to procure leg
slatlon TOT the paclo Mali Boallslp Oompany but |
9 had heard such rnora n tho Hobbies OF tlo Cant
d and at the hoela IA TO hts own limo he Brazil
si1. 10 haa never expended my money to influence
se conduct OF membors Or for any other improper |
urpoHea. ff
CONGRESSIONAL.
WARRINGTON, Feb. 20.
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