, 1873-02-19

proceedings Of the Committee hhyo boon
as familiar to tho mombors Of tho House as tho
It may be safely assorted that overy n,ombor
has determined Ii his own mind first, who
should DO incu1pated, and who should bo OK
onorated. To indulge In different nupposltiou
tic Hoaao, but, i my proof Of tlis faet was
NODDED it was snppied on tho floor Of tho House.
Aa soon as tho matter had beon disposed Of, and
spohker Blaine, Ind assumed tho CHAIR,
was @ resumed With tho unwontod onorgy.
Members ret1rod in knots to tho cloals-room md
lobbieb and tho sundry Civil Appropriation
BILL which camo up noxt, waa lett to be managed
ttons.., "Well, what do you think q tho rc-
Of tntorrogatory wna uniform from ono end Of
tho ball to tho other, but tho responses wcrc
wonderful unanimity on ono point, to wit, tint
tho report was far from being satisfactory.
There wore those who ettgmatized It as . whito-
washing document, 80 far aa thoBo mombors arc
concerned who arc oxonoratod, whflo 1t was gell-
orally voted as soyero aud ono-sided In tho case
Of Alnes and Brooks.
There WIS general murtntr OF complaint
that no alluaion had boon malo to Vice President
Committee would At ioasE pEeaont tho facta on
Colfax'a case, md leavo the disposition Of 1t to
tho Houao. Every nernbor knew that the House
alone was competent to net upon tho caao Of tho
Vice Prosident. This singular omission is OK
planned tonight. by tho fact that tho Committee
Ia not yet through with Mr. Golfax. It Ia under
stood that, since his last appearance before
d1o..9 the tho Vice oI pSsdent hss 3D.
which will iaocessitate h}s roappearaneo.
This Is expected tomorrow. Tho probabilities
arc that il bis casc they will make separate re-
port These facts, howovor, woro not gonorally
the House, and the indignation waa universal,
that the Committee Ind failod to alludo to Mr..
Golfax. The members who wero cxonorated by
tho 'faa Of tho r. fonas but
their manner indicated that thoy did not fool
themselves clearly out Of tho woods. Mon of
tho stamp Of Bon.,. Butler were ready
Hue es aS Sodg hen saoro so
that II Amos was to be expelled for bribery, IT
was a clear proposition that somebody must
have boon bIibod. He said he made no charges,
e1 he oa e9y to any ny man Srost % b rnn
ing to know who had boon bribod. On the Dom
ocratio stde Of the HouBo, tho feeling WAS, II
possible, more intonso against tho report. Tho
1hdng fn sna Th ~ aey were
Brooks, they did not propose to whitowash mon
who wore equally. guilty. Had voto
boen taken to-day on tho resolutions
dn M By tho a4 thSre Ss is n9 Hos
As It is, tho probabilities aro TINT they will DO
lohded down With amendments, aftor which tho
whole matter will be laid upon the table. It iB
already proposed, whom tho report comes before
tho Houee-thiB comes from = prominent Demo-
cratic eourco-to amend the resolution to expel
Amos and Brooks 80 az to include all the narnos
mentioned as receiving Credit Mobllior stock,
and George y. Morgan, of Ohio, Is a!no Of tho
that q resolution Of impeachment Is demanded
In his case.
THE poarEnoY oAsE.
Pomeroy gained q temporary victory, this
$1u
Committee, that the terms OF tho resolution
undor which they arc acting prevented them
from inqniring about any accusations against
the Kansas M Senator, except tho specific ones
road, Pomoroy'a friends were elated. There
could, In the nature Of tho case, bo no Witnesses
to the Pomoroy transaction With York, and tho
snst sho ZEE woud bs o s o
nial undor oath, and Sustained by host Of Wit
nesaes to be introduced to prove York q most
consummate gcoundre1 not to bo believed under!
saw clear smiling directly to coat Of whitewash
80 thick, TINT, when Pomeroy won't back to Kan
saa at tho close OF the session, his bost friends
would not know him. Those in whom faith in
and muttered something about " Tho sly fox Il
case % BE- % Investigated woadsr i any Grim. rim
inal wouldn't Ike to draw the bill Of Indictment
:. Caleb Gushing was not employed for moth
Ing. said another, and tue general in
preaaion was that tho Investigation was
tho introduction Of further testimony. Ono Wit
nesa was examined. Littlo that was now was
olioited, and the Committee, adjourned till to-
morrow. Everything was, lovely. Tho Com
nitteo would pot itsef ssk to hsye its jnsisdc.
course, and no Senator would DO likely
to. volunteer anything Of the kind,
right Of petition WAS open to al citizens who
desired the inquiry to bo extended, and the Sou
ate would probably give any petition on the sub
ject attention. That hint was enough for York
tI.! and bis counsel, and late in the 'atteTnoon
aaking that tho members Of : tho
Kansas Legislature : now hcro DO
summoned and be allowed to testify regarding
pomoroy. At thts several Senators seemed to
havo lost the discretion that has marked their
action during most OF tho present session. and
thoy allowed themselves to DO carried away by
that intenao partisan feeling that was 50 often
eause. They advocate much more than any
tho petition referred TO tho Committee.
tenaios of Jurisdiction Il his Committee, but
allowed the impression to 60 out mud did not
correct it, that i'll tho witneysee must DO sont
for, and not that thoy were already herc, go thnt
thore would not be timo to mako tliB additional
inquiry. Nye aud Oonklipg wero almost beside
Themselves With rage. They denounced York,
and called him the hnrdest namoa thoy
could think Of, aud denounced tho
whole systcm OF inyestigation that has kept tho
country In Buoh stato Of oxcitoment all wi1tcr
Forty, Of Connecticut, and Scott wore the only
Administration Republicans who took part in
the debate, and who saw how damaging 1t would
low evon tho appearance of auppresaing evidence.
Both Of these Senators made strong speeches In
favor Of the resolution introduced BY
tho former, and finally, with the aid
tho Jurisdiction Of tic Committee was oxtonded
without division.
FINANCIAL.
The Senate Finance Committee, to-day,
agrood to and reported for passage, Senator Cor
botts bill amendatory Of tho Currency act. It ts
doomed q measure OF considerable Importance,
md ia atroQglY faYQred BY uaiubora Of the Fl