Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-01-28

the mails free of postage as provided in the
Sth clause of section 1S4 Of the act to re-
wise, consolidate and amend the statutes re-
lating to the Postofice Department.
Section 8. That any person who shall
take any letter, postal card or packet out
of a postofice or branch postoffice or
from letter or mail carrier, or which has
been in any postoffice or branch postofice
or in the custody of any letter or mail car
rier before it shall have been delivered TO
the person to whom it was directed, with
the design to obstruct correspondence or
Dry into the business or secrets of another,
or shall secrete, embezzle or destroy the
same, shall on conviction thereof for every
such off.nse forfeit and pay penalty not
exceeding $500, or be imprisoned at hard
labor not exceeding one year, or both, at
discretion of the court.
Credit MobiIier-PrOmiscuo LOOs-
mess.
At the sitting of the Wilson committee
to day the examination of Alley was re-
sumed. Witness had no knowledge ofa pro-
test having been filed with the Secretary of
the Interior by the government directors
against the contract being made between
the Union Pacific Railroad Company and
the Credit Mobilier or any persons
connected with Credit Mobilier. Never
supposed there was any such protest. Al
ley was examined as to the payments OF
$4,000 to Senator Harlan of Iowa. Wit
ness said this sum never was to bis knowl-
edge paid out of the funds of the Union
Pacific road nor did it appear on the books
of the Credit Mobilier. Did not know
whether It was embraced in the suspense
account of $435,000. Durant said this
money had been spent secretly; that news
paper men got good deal Of it. As to the
latter he could not speak positively. The
impression of witness was that it was nev-
er spent at all. Durant said money had
been spent in part among members Of Con-
gress and that $50, 900 had passed to
1had. stevens.
Witness and others acting with him did
not believe a word of Durant's statement.
As to $4,000 for legal expenses paid at the
time of the first raid, Mr.. Fullerton and
Gracey said the suit could be settled for
that sum, bat when Judge Barnard was i'm:
peached the matter was brought up and
Fullerton and Bushnell stated under oath
that the money was paid to Fisk who pro-
missed to withdraw the suit but did not; he
went back on them.
OakessAmes was recalled and said that
$4,000 of the suspense account was spent
at Wizards Hotel, but he did not know for
what purpose.
Adjourned till tomorrow.
A Costly Investigation Comes to
NOught-Great Cry and No Wool.
NEW YORK, Jan. GA special TO the
i fhot TDpla Y1dDc
Credit Mobilier committee in presenting
their report to the House will not express
any epilion as TO the guilt or innocence OF
the parties implicated, and will base their
reason for so doing on the fact that they
were not appointed TO pass judgment, but
to investigate. 1t is not probable that the
investigation will be closed Tuesday.
Ii is stated in Washins ton special that
the case of Phelps, Dodge 81 Co. was set
tied there Saturday for the original offer of
100000.
Special to the Louisville Courier-Journal.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 26.-As the time ap-
proaches when the Credit Mobiler investi-
CATION will be concluded, members are dis
cussing what action will be taken by the
House. Some members who have synpa-
thy with the Credit Mobiler Syndicate say
they don't see what the HSdse of Repre-
sen ;atives can do In the matter, inasmuch
as these offenses were committed prior to
the present Congress, and these members
have been in part reelected. Colfax is be-
yond reach as Vice President, although one
of the worst cases of all. Patterson and
Henry Wilson will be out of reach after the
4th of March next, as one goes out OF
public life and the other becomes Vice
President. Members also cite the case OF
Wilkes, who was expelled by the House OF
Commons, reelected, re-expeiled, and WHO
was finally admitted to his seat. On the
other hand, prominent Democratic MEM
Der declared to-day that the Wilkes case Of
feIs no analogy at all; that the resolution OF
expulsion, il not reported by the commit
tee, will be offered on the floor; and that,
even if the bribery was done during for
meri Congress, the perjuries and lying have
been done during the present Congress and
they can turn them out for that. The ev-
idence before the Poland committee, 1t is
estimated, will make document OF over
three hundred pages.
Prepayment Of Postage.
Mr.. Creswell's scheme to require prepay
ment of postage on all newspapers is quiet
ly pushed by the Administration forces,
and unless there is an immediate arousing
of public attention to the subject there is
danger of the measure passing Congress. Ii
is believed that this would largely reduce
the circulation of newspapers sent by mail
A Railroad GObbIed.
1t turns out that Oakes Ames, d. 5
McComb and others of the Credit Mobilier
crowd have been gobbling up one OF the
Virginia railroads, being the one running
| from Alexandria to Loudon county, Va
| The matter is now undergoing investiga-
ton by committee of the Virginia Legis
| lature.