The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1873-01-31
WASHINGTON.
Postal Telegraph.

friends Of Hubbard's postal telegraph
claim to have secured a. sufficient num
Der of votes in the Senate to enable then
10 pass the bill through. One Of tn,
strongest arguments is the treatmen
OF the Alta Californian by the Western
Union Company. 1t is asserted tina
Orton never replied to the dispatches
from the Alta Californian proprietor,
asking why the dispatches were cut off
This produced . strong impression
among Cougressmen.
PoIand's Credit Mobilfer Committed
In Polsnd's Committee this morning
Hon. John Beatty, Of Ohio. WAS called
at the instance OF Mr.. Job Stevenson
to show that Ames' recollection was al
fault.
Mr.. Stevenson testified that he based
his resolution for an investigation of the
Siox City railroad on information OBJ
tanned from Mr. Ames, the latter bad
testified be had no conversation with
Mr.. Stevenson until after the resolution
WAS offered.
Mr.. Beattys recollection was that
Mr.. Poland had said that he got his
information from Mr.. Ames the day
before the resolution was offered. Some
one asked Beatty who put Mr.. Steven.
son up to Offering the resolution, and
Beatty replied that he supposed Mr.
Ames did. Mr.. Stevenson added that
he had had several conversations with
Ames. The latter was always very
gsrulous on the subject.
Mr.. Stevenson then interrogated Mr..
Alley to ascertain which was organized
first, the Iowa Falls and Sioux City
Railroad Company, or the company to
construct the road. He thought the
railroad company was first organized.
The testimony on this point did not
seem TO him to have much reference
to the questions at issue be ore the
committee.
Mr.. Alley then made a statement,
EXPLAINING some facts in connection
with the Credit Mobiiier. The witness
was asked with reference to any knowl'
edge as to who Mr. Ames had engage
ments with to deliver stock. He said
he knew very little about it, except that
at a meeting OF stockholders, held in
1867, Ames said he had promised GER
tain stock and did not think he should
be compelled to take it out OF his own
stock. The only names mentioned at
times were Dawes and Senator Wilson.
He had no personal knowledge OF Mr.
Ames' negotiations with Congressman.
Mr. Alley recollected when Mr.. Ames
received the stock to deliver to fulfil
engagements Mr.. McComb also
claimed stock for the same purpose.
and among others to whom he said he
mad promised were Senators Bayard
and Fowler.
James F. Wilson was called at Mr..
Stevenson's instance and was ques-
toned as to the connection of Congress
men with the Iowa Falls and Sioux
City Railroad Company.
He recollected none except Messrs.
Ames and Alley.
Mr.. McCrary objected to going into
inquiries about ex.Congressmen. he
doubted whether the committee had
| Jurisdiction therein. The majority oi
the committee overruled the objection.
Mr.. Wilson's further examination
failed to develope any material facts.
The committee then adjourned until III
O'Clock to omorrow.
wilson's Committee.
The Wilson Committee met at eleven
o'clock, but without examining any
witnesses adjourned until 2 P. NJ.
The Weather
The thermometer, at the Signal Office,
at seven o'clock this morning stood g.
below zero. This is the lowest tempera'
ture recorded in this city by the Signal
Service since its organization in 1870.
The minimum temperature during the
winters of 1901 was 70, and last
winter 10, both above zero.
The following was the temperature at
the Signal Office this morning:
New London, Connecticut, l4'; Que
bee, Canada, l20; Burlington, Yer
mont, lO'; Portland, Maine, g.; Mon
tresl. 50; Rochester, New York, g.;
| Cleveland, 80; Indianapolis, Indiana
80; all below zero.
The Louisiana Investigation.
The Louisiana case was resumed THU
morning. Mr.. Boyce, the Secretary o.
State, Mr.. Pinchback, and Southmaid
a member of the former Returning
BOARD. were examined and much time
consumed in argument by members o
the contesting faction. Mr.. Boyce tes'
,;6ed in his behalf that the rich ta1-
psyers would resist the Kellogg dtV'
ernmsnt but the poor tnes would pay
The Ways and Means Committee
considered Mr.. Beck's resolution for th'
refunding of the cotton tax. A fns
vote will be taken tomorrow. The I'M
dicatious are that the bill will b'
adopted by the committee. This oil
provides for return OF two-thirds o
the amount of the tax collected.
Increase OF Currency.
The Committee on Banking and Cur
rencv will soon report to the House I
hill for providing for an increase Of cur
rency OF FIVE millions per year tor nv
years.