The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1873-02-20
Harlan gets in another
word or two.
Old Po1n's Case still on.
Caldwell not yet turned out
The President wants q new
House.
Other Items Of Interest.

WASHINGTON, Feb. l9.-Oakes Ames
took the report of the Poland Committee
rather coolly. He does not believe the
House will expel him. His friends urge
him to employ counsel, but he does not
think it necessary. as he is not likely to
make any defense
In the Pomeroy investigation this morn
ing, Mr.. Simpson called Frank Bacon, of
the Kansas Legislature to show that money
was offered for his vote by the friends Of
PomerOy.
At the sitting Of the Ways and Means
Committee. to-day. Judge Sherman reit-
Grated his statement as 10 his course in
the matter Of the New York Stock Ex-
change. He had not been in Washington
for three years, never attempted to intiu-
ence the legislative conduct Of his brother
Senator Sherman. or any other person
whatever
Mr. Poland ) committee held q special
meeting this morning to hear the addi-
tional statement Of the Vice President
who was present with his counsel, Judge
Hale Ames sat directly opposite Celiax
Judge Hale said that when Colfax came
upon the stand, ON the til inst, the I'M
mediate question before the committee re
lated to the deposit of June 22d. He ex-
amined him solely as to the source from
which he ,Coltaxl obtained that money.
At the same time he had full knowledge
of the remittance from Nesbitt. which Mr.
Colfax would explain and submit letters
from Nesbitt Mr. Hale was iufunced III
i this course mainly to coniine the testi-
mony to the point at issue Again. the
letters were somewhat of a private nature,
and did not wish to bring them before the
public Mr. Colfax now desires to pre-
sent these letters and answer any ques-
tons asked.
Mr.. Colfax then read several letters
from Nesbitt, congratulatory in their tone
Two Of them enclosed checks for 81 .O0l
each. Coltax further testified that he hat
received $4,000 in the aggregate from
Nesbltt He understood Nesbitt haC
been u contractor to furnish stamped en-
velopes for the P0stofhce Department. bu
witness had nothing whatever 10 do witt
aiding him to get such contracts, rs the,
were made upon the recommendation Uf
board appointed by the Postmaster Gen
eral
Coliax, after reading the letter Of Nes
bitt, stated that the first remittance wa
/ expressly for personal use The SI.O0
bill in the congratuIatory letter Of Jun
was for political purposes, as was the chec
, i'll the letter Of July. He then produce
draft for $1,000, dated June 2od, tn
, same day that he deposited the $1,000
bills, which draft he sent to and it wa
indorsed by the chairman Of the Indian
| Republican committee and another drai
: dated July 18th, which he had sent to an
was indorsed by the same chairman
Oakes Ames testified before the Senat
r Credit Mobilier Committee, to day, COZ
; cerning the checks given to Senator Har
Ian. He said the first he ever heard aboI
money given Harlan was from Harlan hin
I self, who came to him one day in the cloa
room of the House and said he wanted I
return $4,000 to the Pacific railroad con
pany Witness told him that he kne
nothing about it it, Harlan replied tn;
his attention had been called to it by ALE
and if the money came from the road,
+ wanted to return il. Harlan seemed muC
l. worried about the matter
; Before the Pomeroy Investigation Con
a mittee F. Bacon testified that Judge Ho
i ton sent for him and offered to pay h
% campaign expenses if he would vote Fl
l. Pomeroy. as it was to the interest of IL
e Atchison, Topeka 4 Santa Fe Railros
II that Pomeroy should be elected He to
+ Horton his expenses were about $500
C but Horton declined, saying he would pi
Is 5000 or 81 900. The next day, while sea
l. ed in the Legislature, MIR Rorebacker can
z and urged witness to vote for Pomero
II saying $4,000 were ready for him. b.
witness refused The Judge Horton vi
3 made the offer to Bacon is counsel f
= Pomeroy, and witness pointed him cut
y sitting with the Committee
n " H. Bond. OF the lower house Of Il
+ Kansas Legislature testified that john
D Murphy met him in Topeka during Il
/ canvass and said he had seen Pomero
L who wanted him witness to vote for hii
d On the following Thursday he came
u him again and said that Pumeroy had sa
that il witness would vote for him
would pay him anything that was reason
r bic and Murphy advised him to 60 al
N N see Pomeroy, saying You can ha
of 1000 Just as well as five cents He
y not call on P0meroy. On Saturday befo
the election he called on Pomeroy and HI
6 a talk about the election. He told him
;s could not vote for him
4 ID. ~. DFlscOll, Iile1nDeF OF Jut low
-, house, was sworn He testified that
~ had been approached in a financial W
~, four times in relation to his vote, and
~ lawyer urged him to vote for Pomeroy.
- There being no other witness for t
! prosecution present. nor likely to be
y, morrow, the Committee adjourned un
~, Friday, when Deverin, Chairman of {
~ Topeka Investigation Committee, is {
he pected to be present with the originalpat
he age of money exhibited by York in joi
x. convention as having been paid him
ar Pomeroy.
nm The House Committee On Public Bui
is, lngs and Grounds has agreed to rep
las that the White House is not fit for |
ta- Eate residence for the President, but N
of pe USED as offices for the Executive ]
eal paFtiHeht' They further agreed to rep
ing IN laVor OF erecting new residence
ror the President but no recommendati, n
of to locality will be made.
,t's New YORK, Feb. lq.-T,voo7,.o;r;,.
md was further postponed yesterday
sdy At meeting of the COMMITTEE of &
of enty last evening, letter was rooa;,
Of from Mayor Havemeyer, denouneinG
N, 5 new charter and saying if it passed
'es would inaugurate the worst system
e9- government which this city has
mn M known.
@ IA New indictments have been foi
7 az against the leaders of the old Tamm
ted rlhg, based upon newly discovered Il
1 ~ p; "ilTcn T It is said can be easily proven.