, 1873-01-24

n no41oly Lana ann also. R0liile 'ltes fcrgUtt
all about it, although he i,.doreel the checks
| Tho Wyoming Con- !cot1pany is also to
looked into. ]. F. Wilson testified that
fought tho solitracts with the Company mud III
| tl.era aorogated, but as soon as the Directo
had adjourned, they were removed. Ex-Srpe
iutendent Hammond, Of Chicago, will be fsl
for.
It waa soon elected that the Union paci!
Ka1lroad md the Credit MobiIer were the sam
qompsnf substantially, jnst as ninc-tenths
the Coal Compaays stock is o,Tnod by the stool
holders Of the Union Pacific Hai1road,
Tho Ho1ie contruct was THO eubtcct'of intere:
to ontsidera, because Hoxio had no mean
Amos admitted that in the Oakcs A,ncs contra
woFo embraced 14o miles of road already bui
has hna accepted e., R BY the Government, WHICH ha
pany, which was again put under contract: Il
expected that It will be shown thai tho Unio
faclnc haliroad turned tbs LAD miles over to th
Credit Mobilier 1t a low ratio, an
tho '' copsged 9aasged ao, IN %sns9 nStod erfss fs
tAe. Credit Mo6ilier 1'r mado aots'0 :. ssea ea
deal Of money by the operations He eaid tia
tho Lao miles was ppt In tc Hweeten the contract
He forgot TIP anoant the Credit Mobilier pait
tn6 road, end Also how much was released by th
Asles were unable to explain the books that ar4
here, and the Committee cannot understand th'
| manner in which they arc made up. The book
keepers who kept tho books have been sum
monedt to hstertain if they can explain them
Clark, the President OF the Union raciac Rail
| Ksy, is expected tomorrow, but Ames will be
| recalled. It is thought Duif is in NeT York
| and that he will come On when ho ia summoned
just before the session closed, Cakes Amea
| mittec to injuro tho Company in the wav thew
wero doing. All tho books Of the Company wore
| in the hands OF the Committee The President
| and Vice President would be hero. The Secre-
tary and Treasurer was kept from his duties, aud
al this to the great injury OF tho business Of the
Company. No action was taken on bis com
pleint
MORE RAILROAD INVESTIGATION,
Mr. Stevenson Of Ohio. offered a resolution
in the House to-day instructing the Credit
Mohier COMMITTEES to inquire into the relations
between n,embers Of Congress and tho Dubuaue
& Sioux Railroad Company. Mr. Randall, Of
Pennsylvania offered M amondment which M
Stevenson excepted, to include the Central
Pacific railroad This opens mn new- and Il il
said, a ye1y rich mine Of in7estication. Roth
roads obtained gubsidios from the Goynrnment
and therefore come within tho na1o of ron.
greBional inquiry. Tie ground upon
which Mr.. Steyenson's RESOLUTION is
based is tho allegation that seyera1
members OF Congress who refnRed or
failed to take Credit Mobilier stock took stock
in the Dubuque and Sioux CITY Road. Tn what
extont this was done ia not known Int hIr,
Stevenson hopes to draw it ont. ''
The Central pncific branch Of the investioat;o,
is the most imonrtsnt II is s,;1 Il viii ;nro1vo
q large number of nron,inont man m tha Pac;t,c
coast and amnnr fba no1nsa nart;nna5 ia 60
cout Who has bean e1ected sanatnr rom 40 Gn1-
fornia to succeed Cola' Tho rraat u tro,,Jo ti II
that there vii not be- sucient lima haforc tho 10
close az the saaa;nn IN which ~ noLa = thor
orr}, inrestirotion.
ANOTHER SCANDAL.
Il is understood that rnsn,,,tion will la
Teatieate the cbarres Of fr;i,erv AND corrnntion
in co1nection viii, thl, nassara hv t1,o Honsa ~
the bill tn ouiet CERTAIN land fit1cs in Towa'
ni,roRrn arr1r Won prrYrnv
II vaa renorted ahnut the Can;toi today that
V1ca preeidnnt Coifa1 wonld antor ana ego;nat
Amos for nor5nrv Tno,, tto -anort ha;,G5
toned to 1mes. he said IT puass ha To5,t. ha
had I,atter ma ), 4mea, haerjnC i17;c.taa fhat
he is Uell fortified. and haa resourcos not yot
brought forward
TuE GENEVA AWARD D1srn1Bu11oy.
The House Judiciary Committed has agreed to
General Butler's bill. providing for tha iiatrim-
ton Of tho Geneva award. and instrncted him tn
report tno snme to the Honsa tn-morrow r.
provides for the payment Of this money to ali
actual owners Of property at the limo of its r d.
atr,ict;on 7y},ara ttev wara nh ;narroa ,t1a
tually earned up to tho time Of their capture
the United States for all vessels tie }property OF
the Government or which we're nndsr cl,arter Of |
the United States when captured to all per- |
Sons who paid q premium for war risks on YES
se1s to Ill cruisers, being citizens or copora- |
tiopB Of the United 6tateH having carried nron-
erty 80 destroyed.
Edmunds' bill, introduced in tho Senate yos-
tarday, is similar to this, only it provides for
Commission, while Buffers bill sonds the claim |
to the Courts.
CORRECTION.
By Typographical error in these degpatches. |
It was made to appear that Judge Thurman, OF |
Ohio, was the author Of the bill to resume specie
which was introduced in the Senh&e q |
Tow DAYS since BY the Chairman of the Finance I
Committed Senator Sherman. The Democratic
Senator pays little attention to iuauciaI meas
1res. and bis being credited with Bic authorship
# this bill was 1nattor OF astonishment to him
!elf.- The Chairman Of the Finance Committee
pthe Associated press1
PUBLIC BUILDING ESTIMATES.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 23.-The Hopso Committee
IN Appropriations this morning heard Architect
Ilullett conceruine. lis estinatos for nublic |
buildings aud agreed to allow nearly 50. .000. 600
or the continuation Of the Court Hnnse anl
Post Office work i'll New York, e 900 900 for that
It Chicago, and 81, 100000 for that at st.
n7sia |