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respondents, who have had from time 70 tmee
intimstions Of the kind of evidence Ames ooliu
Io1s. until they obtained the original and saw
the word HPRs sispdty sss d7t '%O OF %an
srsph: MSS .oSS wrts sach ster unsthom
able, but what shall be said OF hs etirontery
I'm coming before the committee anu swear
depth OF lnfamy to which public man VIII
not descend when once he has & Listened a,,,ir4 70
at some length on this letter and the receipts,
the Chairman Informed him that the coinmlttee
Ss booE nam and al othSf papers ape Gearing on any
these transactions which he might have In his
possession lie replied that ne % w9I.u % 5nss AZ AZ
North Egston, Mass.
ANOTHER INVESTIGATION.
The committee then took up the resolution OF
Stevenson Of Ohio, passed Yesterday instructing
of the men who had managed the Iowa Hall
road, running from Dubuque and Iowa Falls to
to this. and II was discovered that Mr.. Stevenson
had not struck the right road. The road he was
sr.ncS S Of hs c s2nt noG cry ssa ana
tanned just the same subsidies and grants az
were given to that road, and was not ,i1 h1smgered
importance was developed. save that speaker
Blaine was finally brought into the scandal
men who had invested any money in this road
or the Construction Company which hulit W
aud they were Speaker Blaine, Mr.. Alley, and
himsef This he represented as a Legitimate
transaction, and as IN no way discreditable to
Speaker Blaine.
WHAT WILL THE SENATE no ABOUT FTP
jan. @--The excitement over Oakes Amess
revelations In regard to Senator Patterson yes
terday continues undated to-day The docu-
mentary evidence, the receipts, and the auto
graph letter make the case against the New
Hampshire Senator so clear that there Is no pos
sible escape for him; II not only does this, but
and the check and books Of the Serge ant
alarms produced In Collars case, that
9H sSs as s m Wnder
these circu cumstances, what course Will the senate
pursuei This is the general topic Of conyersa-
ton tonight. II Is conceded that the members
in tha. body whose honor IL yet unscathed can
not neglect to take cognizance OF TINS matter.
II Is not clear, however, in what way the Senate
can notice It, The parliamentary rule govern
ing ordinary cases has been already broken
by Judge Polands committee, and there seems
| Senator to move an inquiry into this matter,
| basing his resolution on the testimony OF Amee
This of course will necessltate an on,
and the same ground will have to be traveled
over by the senate COMMITTEES that piSn has A..
| committee. Had not the investigation been
made public, the testimony taken before
from their record, and certified to the senate
| under seal for such action as that body might
parliamentary way; but the eIigencies OF the
| House demanded an extraordinary course oi
procedure and the rple having been @ yIiste,d s ,,,
/ lutit ~ hO anu Noy ~ -
| testimony taken by the House committee car
| he brought to the attention OF the Senate.
The case made out against Colfax and Patter-
son IL 30 clear, and the nature Of their oTense.
| ie SO terribly bad, that men who have the lcas,
| respect for their own fame as well as for theii
| country's honor. cannot for a single hour longe
| associate with them. IL is a solemn and per
haps q sad duty for any Senator to call attention
To this matter, which involves the honor u no
| only brother Senator hut OF the Vioe-Prest
| dent Of the United States; but what Will TN
| world say OF the honor OF the American senate
| II there is no Senator possessed Of suhsctcn
| courage to perform this sad and yet sacre,
| dutyT