, 1873-01-21
WASHINGTON,
Dissenting Reports from the Judi
ciary Committee on the
Boston Relief
Bill.
The Administration to Take No
Further Action In the
Alabama Muddle.
The Postal Telegraph Scheme Again
Heard From,
Additional Details Of the Credit klobiiier
and Caldwell investigations. ;.
Proceedings in Congress Yesterday.


Special Dcapdtch to The Chicago Tribune.
TIE CALDWELL CASE.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 20.--1lo investigation to-
dny before the Committee on Privileges md
Elections, in the Caldwell btibory caso WAS
chiefly confined to the oross-oxamination of
Ex-Governor Carney. Tho Committee required
that tho letter addressed to 6idnoy Clnrlo by
Carney, on April 0, 1879, DO produced. The
letter simply urgon TINT it WAS tho duty of tho
Senate to investigate the Caldwell election, md
etatos tho declarations Of Caldwell and Smith,
that they would buy tho Legislature, II 1t
cost s260,000. III a long croas~oxaminntion
by Croaier, tho attorney Of Caldwell, tho
witness fully confirmed tho contonts Of tho lot
tor, and nothing inconsistent with tho direct OK
animation on Saturday WAS olicited. In nnswcr
to question by h1r. Clarke, the witnoss stated
TINT Lon. l. Smith tried to procure cur
rency from hun to pay members Of tho Loggla-
ture for thoir votes. .whlo ut a banquet In
Loavonworth subsequent to tho Senatorial elocs
ton.
8. Clark was cross-examined by Mr.. Croeier,
but nothing was brought out. Tho Committee
will go on tomorrow with the Witnesses for the
defonco, though nearly dozen Important wit.
neeses are yet to be called to eBtnblish additional
facts Of the bribery.
nUaTEEp AND REYNOLDS.
The Senate Judicinry Committee to-day re-
turned tho nominations Of Judges Du-teed and
Humphreys TO the. Attorney Goneral, with q
notification that, owing to tile peculiar wording
Of the designations Of the p]uces now hold by
.hogo officials, thoro wore really no vacancies
existing to which tho appointments, o. at presont
made, could take efroct. II those pnrtios insist
on M exchange of places, thoy will llaye to try it
again.
rur cr4yro-, 1nrrsr,o1r,,y
Tho Special Committee, of which Senator
Wright, OF Iowa, 10 Chairman, to investigate
tho charges Of bribery, and corruption
preferred against Senator Clayton, Of
part Of This weeE Tho 9oport vii vii be spy SeTy
in a very bad light. Tho Committee hayo de-
eided not to accompany their report with reao-
over action it may 800 III in lie light of Tho oY
dence which will bo part OF tho report.
THE POSTAL TELEGRAPH SCHEME.
resolution introduced in the Senate to-day,
which was objected to by Mr.. Conlling, il another
move on the part Of Postmaster General
! CreBWal! to got Congressional action on
taou,1s tho telegraph l. question: Tho resolution
auire into tho coat OF construction and operat-
ing telegraph lines. and To ASCERTAIN tho rights
and franchises Of the telegraph Companies,
With view to q further inquiry aa to ,whother
tho Government can legally condoma the namo
to public usea. The Postal Telegraph bill would
have come up to-day in tho regular order, but
Senator Ramsey, who has charge Of tho same,
gave way to tho Naval Committee to diacusn tho
"Tcn bloop" bill. Tue friends Of tic Tolo-
graph bill are very confident that they will paas
it when it coueB to q yoto.
TIE CURRENCY ouEsT1os.
Tho meeting of the House Banking and Cur
rency Committee to.morrow will be ono Of the
most important OF tho sosnion. Representative
INN "a h nav Ell St}A fn+ }t.a
100000 moro currency will como up for conaii-
GRAFTON in connection with tho proposition to
make banking FREQ. There ia 4 considerable
olumont both from tho Went ant, tho South
edy for tho prasent monetary ntrlngoncy.
STEAMSHIP DousT1Es.
Mr.. shollabargor's bill, providing for Board
ct Commissioners OF Commerce, and for
sbio, thH p'ySpt nj; Of oa, b0untisa ii, on so1p
Houso tomorrow, aa report from the Com
mitteo on Commerce. This Committee, as q
special order Of tho House. had tomorrow and
Wednesday sot apart for its reports. It il sup
disposed Of tomorrow, and that on Wcilnesday
the vhrlouH ateamahip subsidy bills passed upon
by the Committed aome tiHso siuce wil come up
for consideration.
TIE ALABAMA mUpp1E.
Tho President mud Attorney Gcncral woro both
interviewed to-day by parties from Alabama rela-
tive to the Legislative fautld1o in that G.sto, It
WAS. represented that the plan suggested
by the Attorney donoral had fnilesl to accomplish
factions still kept nloof, and sot up ciaims to
independent and exclusive sovereignty, and TINT
the business interests Of tho State were aufIor-
ing greatly In consequence Of the want Of proper
llegislation. The President, after listening to
tho statemonteg, retorred tho parties to the At
tornor General. The latter official also gaye tho
parties tho benoft OF hearing, and then aimp1y
told them that tho Government had takon ali
tho action 1t could In the mattor and that unless
something transpred to threaten = local conflict,
bo expected.
BUSINESS m THE HOUSE.
The House got through good doal Of busl-
ness to-day, such rs 1t was. There were leas
session was quite 1ively from tho beginning to
the end. polaud's resolution to pay CONTESTANTS
for neata, IN tho presont Houao, their oxpenees,
was rushed m through without dobato, choking off
who wanted to give roagons for opposing it.
ThtH resolution will coat tho Government in tho
neIghborhood Of sl60.o00.
Tho House also passed a bill extending tho
!ettor carrior's system to citfon of 10000 popr-
lation. This will tako at least s1o0 oo6 from tho
Treasury.
Bomo OF the Marahals who took tl,c census of
1860 in the South, wore never paid, owing to tho
rebellion aua other causes, many Of them rofus-
was paused In tho House; $l7,700 will bo re-
quired to pay them.
INTERNAL wATEn coMstUS1oAr1oy
Ono of the most important acth of the Houso
today was the setting aside Of the lath Of Feh
ruary for the consideration of tho stnnoudous
internal improvements recommended by fhH
President, the Kanawha ind Jamos
River Canal, tho Niagara Ship Canal, and
thn Atlantic l. Great Western Canal. This
proposition pssBod by the remarkable vote Of lil
to 80, which indicates a favorable feeling In the
Houns toward these schemes. It seems proba-
bio that tho advocates OF those respective I'M
provements have traded with each other, aud
formed combination that will carry the
whole.
Representative Dodds believes TINT ho will bo
able to hayo tho House take action on tho
Louisville l. Portland Canal Mt tho eamo time.
CREDIT MpDIIIKR.
Tho Credit AQbtllpe QqAlalttse To. 2hnA no