, 1873-02-05
WASHINGTON.
Senator Caldwell Makes a
General Denial Of ALI
Charges Of Bribery.
A Dull Day with the Credit No.
biIier Investigating
Committees.
Interesting Debate in the Senate
on the Proposed Specie
Resumption.
Credit Mobilier Finally Makes
It's Way Into the
Senate.
Senator Patterson Moves for a Select
Committee Of Investigation.
Senator Patterson Moves for a Select
Committee Of Investigation.
Proceedings in Congress Yesterday.

Proceedings in Congress Yesterday.
Special Desratch 10 The Chicago Tribune.
CREDIT MoDnIER.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 4.-The Wilson Committed
had an uninteresting session to-day. John B.
Alley WAS the only witness, aud his testimony
related almost wholly to the dry details of the
Union Pacific Railroad, mud in an effort to show
that nothing has been made out Of tho road +;
that those who built it look bankruptcy in the
face, and all that. Nobody WAS present during
most Of the day, except Mr. 6hellabarger, the re-
porter, and the witness, Tho Committee will
meet again tomorrow morning, whom it is OK
pected that General Dodge will be present. Ho
telegraphed that he was on his way here, and it
is probahly true that he is now in the city.
Pending the return of Oakes Ames, whose ar-
HvM is expected On Saturday next, the Credit
Moblier Committee is engaged in preparing q
will take up the case Of each Congressman, and
make special reference thereto. The report will
be accompanied by no resolution, but will simply
leave the House to take such notion as the eyi-
dence submitted may Justify.
THE DE1AHAY INVESTIGATION.
The testimony in the case Of Delshay, United
States Judge for Kansas,- against whom investi-
gations By the House judiciary Committee have
been pending for nearly year, has been printed
and considered by the Committee. The charges
Of habituM drunkenness, and other worse impro-
prietes, in connection with his Office, were fully
proven, and while the Committee hesitate to
present articles Of impeachment, owing to the
time necessary for trial, the great expense and
United States Judge, and therefore the Commit
tee will wait till nearly the close OF the session,
in order to give the Judge an opportunity to re-
sign.
PROPOSED INCREASE IN SALARIES.
The bill increasing the salaries Of the Pres
ident, the Cabinet, the Supreme Court Judges,
and the members OF Congress- was again co:sid-
cred BY the Committee, and it was unanimously
approved
THE UTAH QUESTION
WAS not taken up. /.
TuAp. sTEvENs' FRIENDS ISD1aNANr.
Representative Dickey, the successor in Con
gress Of Thaddeus Stevens, and who was his
partner in the practice , Of Inv, is greatly IN
to the effect that be had heard that
Mr. Stevens got $4,000 Of stock OF bonds.
Alley said Dr.. Durant had informed him Of the
day, and not only denied ever paying Nj. Stevens
the money. but ever having said he paid it, or he
ever heard Of such thing. Mr: Dickey is one
OF the executors Of Mr. Stevens will, and says
there is not the slightest truth in the matter.
denies that Mr. Stevens ever received
any bonds. &1r. Dickey will 80 before
tho Wilson Committee, before it closes,
and ask to have the portion Of Alleys testimony
relating to Mr. Stevens stricken from the record
and, il necessary, will exhibit Alr. Stevens check
book from 1859 to the date of his death also,
the inventory Of all his property, including his
assets.
PRESIDENT rAy1oa's DAUGHTER
Speaker Blaine left lis chair to-day, calling
upon hIr. Dawes to preside, and, taking tho floor,
made very handsome and effective appeal
to the House in behalf of Mrs. Robert c.
Ward, the daughter of Zachary! Taylor, who,
it appears, is in very destitute condition
The claims Of the lady are very great, she being
the widow Of an Assistant Surgeon Of the army,
who died four years ago. The bill presented by
the Speaker required the Secretary Of the In
the rate Of $50 month, dating at the time Of
her husbands death, and, after A1r. Blaine had
briefly stated the case tho question MAS put and
carried unanimously.
LOUISVILLE CANAL.
The House Commerce Committee heard argyll
ments this morning from Representative Stew
enson, General Weitze1, e1-Congressman Eg-
gleston, and others in favor Of the LOUISVILLE d
Portland Canal. The Louisville Canal. around
the falls Of the Ohio. was constructed BY the
Government under species Of partnership ar
rangement with joint stock company. Tho
Government donated its share Of the earnings OF
the works from tolls to buying the stock Of the
private stockholders, till it now OWNS all the
stock, except five shares Of s1oo eaeh which s are
IN the canal. The rate Of tol charged is So cents
per ton on all vessels passing, whether loaded
or without cargo. This charge is heavy bur
den upon the navigation OF the Ohio, and falls
with great severity upon the steamboat and
barge interests Of Cincinnati, Pittsburgh, and
other places above the falls. During the greater
part Of the year all vessels Of heaYy draft are
obliged to go through the canal. It is now pro-
that the State tha dah sake e sn! smage
spend 2200, 900 in improving it, and reduce the
tonnage tolls to SC. This IS the rlan which was
advocated before the Committee to-day:
THE CALDWELL CASE.
With the statement made by Senator Ca1d we'll,
before the Committee on Privileges ard Elec-
tions, to-day, the investigation into the circum-
stances attending the election may be considered
closed. This statement consisted OF q general
assertion that he used no money except for the
customary election purposes. It is anticipated
that the Committee will be some time in making
up it's report, and that will be accompanied by
resolution providing for bis expulsion. How
mittee on this point Onemember, at least, affects
to regard the major portion Of the prosecution
as mere hearsay. II this opinion is persisted in
in this quarter, together With the well-known
indifference to the Investigation manifested by
the benefit Of minority report, which will sub
Set forth the language Of tho old
Scotch verdict that the charges are not
proven"
FISASC1AL BILLS.
The Banking and Currency Committee to-day !
agreed upon thrseirnportant bills, and dinstructed
Tie Chairman to report them to tho House when
the Committee is next called. These arc,
6rst, Hooper'a bill to prohibit the issue
By my company, corporation, firm, or indiyidu-
second, bill from the same source making
National Banks depositoEies for Government
registered bonds without compensation: 2ud !