Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-02-19
EVENING STAR.


toh anu noott rerorted the bill Tor the prone
ton OF education IN the southern states VITA
amend mentS providing Tor distributing two mil
| Hon dollars 20 Mar land, Virginia West Vir-
gina, N.rth Carolina South Carcsna, Georgia.
Florida, Alabama, Mississippi. louisa ma Tel As
Arkansas. Missouri, Kentucky, TenneSs.e ana
the District OF Columbia, in the ratio on ths
population, for the education OF children from
sN % sixteen years OLD irrespective o. color or
condition.
The Wee President lad before the senate
communication from -. Simpson, counsel Tor
A. NJ. York and others, asking the Senate 70
enlarge the subject matter of the inquiry int
the allegations Of bribery IN the recent Sena-
torisi election in Kansas by Mr.. romeroy. - ..
70 receive the statements OF certain member o.
Mr.. frelinghuvSen said the resolution under
which the committee was acting ernpowered
them only 90 inquire Into Vie single Sileyati,.
that nr: PDmeroy had bribed or attemptes 70
Dir. Ferry lCosn.l ssid II this w.s the cas. IN.
scope OF the Investigation should D.. enlsr-rf
c I, s -. moved that the petition be re-
Mt. Thurman said there no necessity
whatever for referring this 60 the commit,er
The Senate was In possession OF all the fact is
the case. and IL was for IL 90 decide the rna.tev
The committee had found that the r,.solutis,
creating it did not permit 20 GO beyond the in
vestlgaiion into The truth OF the charge that
Senator PofnerOy had brihet MIR. York If the
Senate wished the committee 60 enlarge taeir
inquiry LEI II saw 80.
MIR. Ferry asked 90 offer 3 resolution 20 en-
large the scope of the inquiry. In accordance
with the PRAYER of the petitioner.
Mr.. Nye characterized York a. a rascal COW
cred all over with fraud. and whom N va.
derogatorv Go the dignity OF the Senate % NO
tee. He said there had been enough of thc.r
Investigations, and ~ was time 60 stop then.
The public appetite had been gorged su6-
Cient!N.
MIR. Frelir ghuysen hoped the Senate would
make It's decision At once A. 20 whether the
committee would enlarge their inquiry. But q
few days were left OF the term of the accu~el
senator, ami il too much labor was imposed on
the committee, az might he impossible % make
q report before the adjournment.
MIR. tonkhng aid the Senate might have
washed MS hands Of tbs whole thing. the
term of the Senator affected i'm THE matter 20.
60 expire In very few days, but the inves;isa-
ton had been made at the request OF the Sraa-
tor himself, because it Vas Of nature inyoiy-
largement OF the inqsiry.
Mr.. Ferry said if he vas in the place of Mr..
Pomeroy lac would ask 70 be delivered fro.
those WHO were arguing here against enlarge
ing the scope OF the inquiry.
MIR. Upton said Mr.. Pomeroy had stood in his
terms possible in the EnslisS Language AZ sns and
all charges made against him, aud ia mandcd
the fullest investigation of al the charges made
is stopped ON the threshold of its inquiry that
We have had enough OF this investigation VIII
DE taken by the country a. an admission that
We are AFRAID to let the bars down. This Is the
day OF investigation; let IL 20 on. The Senate
cannot afford 10 limit the range OF this inyesti-
CATION. A. 10 the plea that IL viii involve de-
witnesses are most ali now here and the othets
are on their way.
ton MT & s % 1% S%sIdr from ans &c sa1.
fullest investigation, and said that Ia refuse 10
enlarge the inquiry would be q moekery.
Mr.. Ferry offered the following:
Resolved, That the committee charged with
the investigation OF the charges made against
Hon. 5. {. POmeroy, be directed 20 inquire into
a Any, ailesati9sns OF 5rieery or corruption BY said
United States Senator by the legislature %
The Senate then, at $40 p. m, adjourned.
HOCSE--After our report closed
Dir. Poland, iEom the special committee ap-
pointed 10 investigate the credit mobIlier
charges, submitted report, which WAS read by
the Clerk, MIR. MCPHERSON. After the report
had been read. Mr.. Poland said the committee
did not expect action until all the testimony and
the report had been printed. Nor would they
ton, unless the House 20 desired.
Mr.. james Brooks characterized the docu-
cutting report. He desired at his time 70 .re-
sent two documents which had not been noted
at all in the report vf the committee, and whlcb,
In justice 20 himself, should be presented, ia
order that they might 90 out wHh the commit
tees report TO the public. He then presented
the list of stockholders of the credit mobier q.
PENNSYLVANIA in his suit.
Mr.. Poland said that the list was in evidence
before the committee.
Dir. Brooks admitted the fact, but thought it
should have been alluded 20 I'm the report.
Mr.. Poland said tie list not alluded to
because IL was not needed.
The lit referred 60 then read. and
MI Brooks said appeared there that his
name did not appear among the list OF stock
holders But the name OF Charles III. Nelson
did appear, and the list was made up long he
fore he tsir Brooks) became a Government di-
rector.
kIr. Poland said he did not AZ this time intend
to be led into discussion OF the question Bet
he would remark, upon the papers presented by
Nit. Brooks, that all testimony showed that the
stock was not issued until December %, 1857.
Dir. Brooks accounted for that by remarkins
that the delay in issuing the stock was Oftes
occasioned by the pressure Of business upon the
clerks IN the railroad Once.
Nr. Brooks then i'm further defence. referred
70 the questions that had ARISEN relating TO the
Pacific railroads, and showed that he had either
voted against what were considered to be the
interests OF the road, or had refrained from
voting at all.
Mr. Poland repeated that he would not be LED
INTO discussion at this time, but in view OF
what Mr.. Brooks had said he desired 10 call at
tention to the fact that at one time the Uniou
Pacific railroad and the credit mobilier were
divided; one party wanted legislation, and the
other party did not want it. Mr.. Durznt's party
vas generally opposed 20 legislation, and Mr..
Brooks generally voted ON Durant'ss
After some discussion relative TO fixing a dav
for considering the report, il was agreed that
the report should be called up on Tuesday next
The House then resolved itself into commit
tee OF the whole, and resumed the consideration
Of the
fok The DISTRICT.
The following were among the items acted
upon and agreed to For metropolitan police
District of Columbia, s207 $50, with a prOviss
that hereafter the report OF the board OF com
missioners shall be made to the Attorney Gen-
eral instead of the Secretary OF the Interior
Government Hospital for the Insane, si.6, 7i2 q.
Columbia Institute for the Deaf aud Dullb,
5000. Columbia Hospital for Women ana
Lying-in Asylum, S2s, 500. Childrens Hospital
of the District Of Columbia, O., 900. Care and
support Of seyenty-fye transient paupers in
some proper medical Institution, kf5,0oo.
Soldiers and Sailors Orphans Home, Washing
ton, ID. G., $1,000. Smithsonian Institution.
S42 coo. For continuing work on the Capitol,
general care and preservation thereof, SIS 90.
For grading and paving the streets and foot
ways around the Capitol from Pennsylvania
avenue TO Il street north and south TO the east
front Of thjC spitol SIPS 900, with proyiso that
improvements in trout Of private property shall
lie assessed and collected a. under District lava.
Botanical garden, So 500. Adjourned.
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