The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1873-02-18
THE SENATORIAL INeUIsIrIoN.

The Amounted on New Griddie.
WASHINGTON, Feb IA, 1873.
Tho New Inquisition.
The Senate Special Committee to in
vestigate the charges affecting Patter-
son, Harlan and Wilson, consists OF
Lot Merrill, Chairman, Wright OF
Iowa, Scott OF Pennsylvania, Stevenson
OF Kentucky, and Stockton ofNew Jer-
sey. The last two gentleman were re-
luctant to serve, but not being excused
it is evident that they mean to do their
duty fairly and thoroughly. Messrs.
Morrill, and Scott are also expected to
join in an homes. investigation; and
Mr.. Wright, the remaining member, is
an extreme partisan, ready to apply
whitewash on very slight provocation.
The Committee Room is a small one,
but il well filled by reporters, including
two Bohemians in petticoats, who,
with notebook in hand, appear TO
sympathize with the Saints in their al.
Fiction.
Three OF the Accused Brethren
Have already appeared before the Com.
mittee, Henry Wilson leading off with
a large amount OF gable and rigmar-
ole, which be was not ready to swear
to. His written and revised statement
will be attested by oath, and he will
probably be then questioned closely in
respect TO the inpudent falsehoods
which be caused respectable gentlemen
to telegraph from this city last autumn,
denying in toto any connection with or
interest in Credit Mobilier stock. 1t
may turn out, also, that he likewise
lied to General Hawley, and induced
the latter to make the broad denial
made by him in Wilson's behalf.
As for Patterson, he came to-day with
statement virtually admitting the
truth OF all Cakes Ames has testified to,
and also the genuineness OF the letter
in which he asked Cakes Ames to give
testimony which would have deceived
the Committee. Patterson's case Is
universally regarded as 80 very bad
that it mas suffered no luther damage
from his confession to-day. Like Coll
fax, nothing can harm him now.
Brother Harlan
Had a hard time. Messrs. Stevenson
and Stockton put to him some search.
ing questions, which he did not want
to answer at all. He was Intercepted
touching the disposition OF the $4,000
check he acknowledged to have recei-
we'd from DR.. Durant. Here Brother
Harlan declined to answer, and appeal.
ed to the Committee. The room was
closed and after a brief exchange OF
views the door was opened, the recusant
Senator brought back and took his
seat, when Mr.. Morrill, blandly but
firmly told him he must answer the
question, and also similar questions.
Brother Harlan answered that one
Carleton, who was Superintendent OF
the New York Methodist Book Con
Germ, had got the check cashed. But
here the reverend gert!emans mem.
ory failed him in a very painful and
remarkable manner. He did not re-
member whether he kept the S5,OOO,
or whether Carleton or some one else
kent it, nor whether he sent it to Iowa
or brought it back with him to Wash
ington or not. The members OF the
Committee began to look disgusted.
Il e could not even tell at what time OF
the year he was in New York, OF how
long he stayed there. In short like all
the rest of the C. NJ gentry, his men,
ory broke down altogether.
Mr.. Stevenson asked Harlan the ques'
ton il, while Secretary oithe lnterior,he
had received any money from either
OF the three roads making the Pacific
Railroad; and here Mr. Harlan squar-
" denied the fact. 1t is no secret that
the charge is made that Mr.. Harlan
did receive such sums OF money, and
report SAYS that testimony will be
given tomorrow TO which bad mem.
DRY will interpose no defense
What MIR. Harlan Received.
Mr.. Harlan remembers that he re.
ceived s. 600 check from Durant, and
that it was used under his own control
in the legitimate expenses of the cleo
ton. But unfortunately his recollec'
ton OF the details in regard to the dis
tribution OF the money has failed him
absolutely. He cannot tell who got
auy OF it, or who attended to the distrl-
button of it, or whether it was distrlbu-
ted from Washington, or whether be
received the money actually himself
when it was csshed, or whether a
friend who took it to get il cashed
handed the proceeds to another friend
who was with him in New York at the
time. Nor IN the latter case can he
tell the name oil the friend to whom it
was handed nor whether the friend
brought the money to Washington. In
short, he does not enable the committee
to trace one dollar of it. His untortu-
nate lorgetfulness has helped to strength
en- rumors that are shoat Of impending
revelations showing that he received the
money for his own purposes, and did
not use it for the canvass at all. This
charge is freely made, and unless some
friends Of Mr.. Harlan come forward
with better recollection than his own,
he must suffer under suspicious that
ought not to rest on him if the money
was honestly applied to his election ex-
renses, as stste- in general terms.-N,
Y, Times Special.