The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-01-17

bestial!'
Drunkenness is among the besetting sins of
Senators, and its exhibition in the Senate
would in itself be sufficient disgrace, but
one shame follows closely upon the exposure
OF another. The Credit Mobilier investiga-
ton had not gone far till another committee
developed this Caldwell bribery. While the
Two inquiries are going along side by side
facts are developed showing that other Sena-
tors have not been averse to the use of money
IN securing their elections. One of these,
according to the testimony of G. 8. Bushnell.
was ex-senator Thayer of Nebraska. Fortu-
nately, Thayer did not succeed but DR..
Durant swears that he gave ten thousand dol
lars toward the election of Senator Harlan. of
Iowa, six years ago. and Harlan succeeded.
Harlan admits the fact, but denies the peril
nency of the inquiry. He seems to ask
whether it is anybody's business who aided
him in his election by paying money in his
behalf. In this there is an impudence that is
sublime, for money expended either in buying
newspapers or votes in favor of a candidate
for the United States Senate is bribery. 1t is
not case analogous to any other, since there
are no legitimate election expenses attending
these elections, and when money is paid in
this way the fact is sufficient proof that the
reasons which prompt its payment are dis
honorable. Harlan's case, as well as Cald-
wells, shows that it is, indeed, time that the
Senate begun to purge ITSELF Now it is not
only imbecile, it is corrupt Its presiding
officer that is and that is to be are
both tainted by grave suspicion of
participation in the frauds of the
Credit Mobilier. Others of its members, long
regarded as among its pearls, are sadly off
color because Hoax Aims made butter melt in
their mouths. 1t is not even unconscious of
its dishonor, and the sad spectacle has been
witnessed within year of every member of
the Senate asserting on his voir dire that he
had not violated its sacred confidence. When
the HERALD published the Alabama cor
respondence, instead of proceeding against our
agent the Senators took measures against
themselves. Like Barnaby Ridges raven,
each of them seemed to say to the others,
''You're devil, you re devil" They have
now an opportunity to proceed against one of
themselves in earnest; and though Harlan
pense with his public services even sooner.
The testimony in Caldwell s case is so straight
forward and seems to fix the charge of bribery
SO completely upon the Senator that in his
case the issue cannot be evaded. The man
who buys his way into the Senate is
fit only for the Penitentiary, and we expect
this to be the end of Caldwelrs career, for
nothing short of it will satisfy the people.
Congress-Tho Tcrritories-The Vienna
Exposition, SC.
In the Senate yesterday Mr.. Schurz, from
the Committee on Foreign Relations, reported
back the House Vienna Exposition bill, with
an amendment increasing the appropriation to
aid the people of the United States to partici-
pate in the show from one hundred thousand
dollars to three hundred thousand dollars.
This amendment was vigorously opposed by
Senator Chandler, as involving a scheme for
the encouragement of foreigners in the ap-
of American inventions but
Messrs. Schurz Cameron, Hamlin, Sawyer
and Morton carried too many guns for the
and all attempts to reduce the
were defeated Doubtless the
item of three hundred thousand dollars will
be passed, though it is difficult to see what
advantages will result from this expenditure
for the exhibition on ''the beautiful blue
Danube" of American pianofortes, sewing
ploughs and reapers. There
will be some wisdom in the exhibition at
Vienna of the wheat and corn and fruits, and
the gigantic potatoes, beets pumpkins, cab
bages and caulifowers raised in our new
States and Territories for in these things
emigration will be encouraged, even from the
Danube; but three hundred thousand dollars
for this Vienna exposition looks very much
like lobby job. But so we go.
Mr.. Nye, from the Committee on Terrific
ries, introduced several Territorial bills, fixing
the salaries Of officers and legislators, the
length of Legislative sessions and the care of
the penitentiaries which were passed. They
appear to be adapted for the better govern
ment Of the Territories, in the reduction of
their extra expenses and so on As the old
cocks crow the young ones learn, and so Con-
yress, while setting the examples for spoils
and plumber, has to keep sharp eye on it's
pupils in the Territories. All right Nothing
like reform.
The most marked feature of the days pro-
,eedings was the speech reported at length
elsewhere Of Senator Sherman on the knotty
point of the resumption of specie payments
In his view the way to reach that great point is
BY declaring coin payment resumed after the
LIST of January next. He proposes to sustain
his by allowing the Secretary of the Treasury
% issue five per cent bonds of the United |