, 1873-02-12

CHICAGO,
Houuo has not boon discusaod. Some membcrs
othor ntory to. tho building, and thoroughly
overhauling AID repairing It, In order to mako It
aafo and healthy, othore are for providing
nev aud suitable building for Presidential rcs-
Executive offices and reception rooms.
THE CANAL, REPORT.
Tho snb-C Committee Of tho House Committee
on Commerce.. appointed wcols ago to report
House, submitted sheir report to tho full Com
mittoe today. The report is a1mostontirely
statistical, Is quito yolutni ninous. and covers tho
James nyor, mud Kanawla and niagara Falls,
projected enlargement Of tho Eric Canal It
mitted to tho House on Thursday noxt, which
day has beou cot apart for tho oonsldora-
report tho Committee say that, because OF
incomplete surveys md estimates on tho groator
part Of tho projected routes, as we'll ns on no-
count Of tho short tnno remaining III which this
CongreHs Gun take action On mhttcr Of such
Importance, thoy cannot recommend any action,
nna submit tho variouH bills Oh thcir merits,
with reuo1ution declaring that carly logialatton
to moot tho roquiromonsu OF tho case Is domnnd-
which is idontioally the first section
Of tho BIZ biz introduced t9t cod; BY Mr. sholla, H.,
tnLfo a fow days aro. with tho Recommendation
thnt II nosa "a A. un31nr Mi ;ts nrnv;aiona the Hard
will collect tho Information tint is necessary to
action in the matter Of cannle, and preaeut It to
tho uo1t Congress for Its guidance.
CALDWELL.
The ronort IN t1,o Caldtyn1l cage has bean nost-
ponod TIL Thursday next. Tie Committoo on
Privileges and Elections hnro bcen dovoting
their leisure timo to Hoveral loyal qubbca raised
Caleb Cushing. to-wit: YhotloT. undor
tho ConstitutIon. tho Senate is not limited
to aete Of bribery conmittod aftor q
Senator is oloctod rather than before. It ID
feporsa. Tho majority report will rocommond
that Ca1dwcll's aoat bo declared vacant, while
the minority report will take the ground TINT tho
charges Of bribery arc not proven. It seems to
DO q question Of much speculation, 1t these two
reports aro submitted In the manner foroshaloT-
| ed, whether two-thfr1B v0to can be obtained to
anBtain tho majority. Tho report on tho Clay.
ton case is instanced, aB showing how reluctant
poMEnoY.
| The pomeroy IuyostgatnR Committee met
to-day and decided to telegraph to Kanans for
York. slmpson. and Horton to come on here as
| Pomoroy that lo could havo hearing to-mor-
row II ho SO desired. The case against Pomeroy,
ns tho Witnesses summoned will DO ready to
testify, Is substantially as follows: Tint York
!
wherehv pomeroy could bo caueht !: that York
WAS to notify pomaroy through a third person
thnt uy 10 e Wond Ike to ayo an i6torytow with hi
and TINT at tlia interview he should propose
accedod to an interview with York; TINT prior to
/ hie Icnnrturo tn soa pomeroy In accnrianco to q
previous nrranpemont made under thoso cir
cuustances York submitted to o strict search oi
sam Of money WAS found thereon md taken Dos
session Of by the two partics; that they ,theu
accompaniod York. It being dark. nearly to the
door Of tho room whore Pomeroy was stopping
ho came out, whom York exhibited The money
! whtn1, Pnneroy had maid him for his
vote This viii SUBSTANTIALLY 10 The
caso Of tho prosecution. Pomeroy will vail
viii an appoar oar before the Committee anRd make BIZ
atatemnent probaby On his honor as a Senator
HEIIEr ELL.
The Senate judiciary Committee reported
baok today senator Loga1's b'll providing to- To-
by the grent fire in Chicago, with an amendment
Thn saotion authorizing thn Attorney General tc
receive secondary evidence in support Of tht
claims Of tloso officials waa striclson out, ant
another substituted therefor, which providcl
that tho Attorney General, III the settlement O.
BENJAMIN H, Campboll's accounts, is author.
ized to allow him 81, 760, or so much theroo
as the Attorney General may DO satisfiod wa'
burned in the fro. The accounts Of the Mar
upon such evidence as shall satisfy tho propo
accounting officers
| Trho Hcnao l,;ll for tbe ra]faf of Edmunf
1raao, ~ Ghicnno ,,oesaI to.1ov
ou'oou' ~ o14on5us . es.s,s pnooeu ..1,'rn to
| TREASURY pEcla4oa.
The Secretary OF tho Ifeasury has diroctSs
that the coupons Of the two-yoar notes Of 1868
| which may hereafter bn presented detached from
the notes in violation Of tho notice on sait
COUPONS that this coupon is void II detached
| from the note except by On authorized office
OF the Government shall be paid tile Eanlo ii
if tho notes and coupons had boon presented to
rether.
PROTESTS.
Partitions baye constantly been flowing tx
Congress- this session from citizens Of AIinneso
to remonstrating against tho bill now pendinl
In the Sopnte together with an amendment in
troduced by Senator PomeroY. by which tw.