, 1873-02-07
WASHINGTON.
4 Gigantic Steal Proposed by
the Southern Members
Of Congress.
The Loan Of the National Credit
to the Amount of $125,.
000,000 TO Be
Asked For.
Senatorial Reluctance to InVcsti-
gate the Credit Mobi-
lier Scandal.
About $50, 10000 Asked For
in Aid Of Canal I'm
prOV6ment5.
A Dull Day in the Investigation Commit
tee Rooms.
A Dull Day in the Investigation Commit
tee Rooms.
Proceedings in Congress.

Proceedings in Congress.
Special Despatch Of Tho Chicago Tribune.
DEPARTMENT POSTAGE
WARRINGTON, Feb. 6.-The several Executive
Departments of the Government are making
estimates for the amount Of their postage for
the next fiscal year, when the law abolishing the
franking privilege takes effect. The estimate
for the Treasury Department. ia S265, 600; for the
Interior Department, 922o0o0. The War, State,
Navy, and Justice Departments have not yet
submitted their estimates, and they will, it is
believed, altogether, reach about a million and d
half The Postmaster General has already
stated that tue abolition Of tho franking privi-
lege will warrant a reduction Of his annual esti
mate about million dollars, but it is under
stood he had reference merely to Congress.
CREDIT MoBu1En.
Judge Poland's Investigating Committee was
in session to-day for the purpose Of giving
Brooks another opportunity to exonerato him
self from the Credit Mobilicr transactions.
Brooks appearance has sadly changed since that
fatal day in the House when ho denied over
having stock in this concern, and when he en-
deavored to break down the Investigation in ad-
vance by denouncing al'Comb as a perjurer and
o scoundrel. It is the general impression that
he will not survive this session Of Congress- so
fearfully LAS his conscience worked upon
him. The evidence to-day was purely of
negative character, Brooks condning himself to
showing through euch Witnesses as Horace
CLARK, Schell, Beck, and Voorhees,, that ho never
used any undue influence with them to secure
their aid to advance the interests Of tho Union
Pacific Railroad.
A1nes' ten days leave Of absence expired to-
dav, aud nothing has been heard from him as
vet. II lie does not turn up by tomorrow it is
proposed to eend the serSeant-at-Arms after
him.
M'Comb has addressed letter to \ member Of
the Committee, showing that the records OF the
that Brooks acted US member Of the Board as
oArly as the I'd Of january, 1864, although be
swore that he did not SO act until the 2sth Of
March Of the same year.
THE oARoSDELEr SUIT
The Senate, to-day. passed Frank Blnir's bill,
which confcrs Jurisdiction on the Court OF
Claims to hear and determine the celebrated
Carondelet suit.
spEc1E RESUMPTION.
The friends Of specie resumption are not at
ali satisfied with the disposition made BY the
Senate, yesterday, of Senator sherman's bill On
this subject. The vote by which it WAS laid on
the table was SO clearly surprise to ITS
friends, that no other cause for this action
apprehension to solve the question. 4 motion to
reconsider this vote was entered by Senator
Stevenson, today, and when this motion comes
up an opportunity will be given to get at the
real strength Of the Iesu%ptioniats Sherman
SENATORIAL RELUCTANCE.
The reluctance with which the Senate enters
on the Credit Mobilier investigation, as well As
the estimate placed on the Committee to con-
duct the same, was ertnceo IN ne senate 10. TO-
he be allowed to resign. The request WIS, OF
course, refused. Then Senator Stockton fol-
lowed with the eamo request, the Democ-
racy being determined that chance
this Committee This seemed to Be the signal
for general uprising, and all the Republican
members Of the Committee expressed deBlreto
be relieved from this very unpleasant duty:
Thcse several designations we're all refused, and
the Committee remains es originally constituted
MORE RAILROAD INVESTIGATION.
On Monday next d prominent Ohio member
will introduce resolution into the House order.
ing an investigation into the facts connected
With the construction Of the Denver Pacific and
Fort Scott and Little Rock Railroads, all of
which had Government subsidies in the shape of
lands or bonds. During thepresent investigation
into the atfairs Of the Union Pacific by
the Wilson Committee, enough information
these roads to convince the Committee that the
roads in question need orerhau1ing, and that en
investication into their affairs will produce de-
yelopments Of the most startling character, both
as offecting members Of Congress and the man-
ayers Of these corporations.
The House Committee on Commerce, to-day,
received the report Of the Sub Committees ap-
pointed on the Louisville. Kanawha, and Niagara
Shir-Canal. After consideration Of the same, .
= c., HrD0iDteQ, Consist
ing OF Mesars. Negloy, copger, and Holman,
report On the subject Of water line
communication, for presentation =, to the
House. From the s4hstqton 9s 1,a pe9o o5 tn mi be-
favorable ono, although the bills will be submit
led On their general merits. Tho report WILL 20
forthcoming by Wednesday next, and II 1s tue
intention to have all these bills considered 70
gather in order to consolidate the various inter
ests. The appropriation Of money Eh1ch these
schemes would mako necessary would amount to
$4,000.
Il now stated by New York parties that ms
lat Monday was mere Wall street job to pro-
mote the interests Of spectators N Cuban
bonds. General Banks Was made the unsus-
nectinc instrument for the introduction OF tnis
resolution in the hope that coming ton 5usn S
soefes it RSh be snd tS.t t. night
ths q Cuban IL bGGds csa asa fhss he dosr s
Gn risw -. nf these latter resolutions 1t is not
probable m that the Committee on Foreign Affairs
Iii take my action On the resolution:
49, ASoraEa CONTEMPLATED 2,.~ sTEA.: ~ t,,o
In the ar. of discovering hign"*5s, 5e,i 70 aau sau
IN aanse the soatbesn States TO be beyond IL
competition. C The latest ae:seno is to !:ss Ees
tEs General Government to as;gnae ana 111{
a:o7t si25 600 Of State medicines; 1n s;ta1 "a