The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1873-01-30
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"ASHlNGIONs
The Louisiana Investigation Case.
WASHINGTON, January 29.-In the
Louisiana Investigation, this morning,
Senator P,nchback proposed to submit
testimony that Ex-Governor Warmoth
had offered him q bribe of $4,000.
The committee, after secret consulta~
ton, refused to receive it.
Finances.
The Senate Finance Committee and
House Finance Committee held a joint
meeting, this morning, and virtually
decided on Mr.. Shermaa's bill, prcvid-
ing .or the resumption OF specie pay
msuts and tree banking. The time
when the bill shall take effect was not
decided upon, but the prevailing i'm.
preston is that January, 1874, will be
fxed on. The third section of the bill
exempts national banks from the re-
quirement under existing laws as to
holding series OF lawful money.
General walker,
Superintendent of the Census Bureau,
was before the Centennial Celebration
Committee this morning, and made an
elaborate statement 10 favor Of CEN
tsnnial census.
Army Orders.
An order was issued by the War
Department to-day authorizing the
issue of the blanket-lined overcoa ts,
buffalo overshoes and wooden mittens
q, the following named posts: In the
Department Of the Platte-Fort Br:dg
or, Wyoming Territory; Fort Andrews,
Wyoming Territory; Fort Fred Steele,
Wyoming Territory; Fort D T Rus
sell, Wyoming Territory; Siding Bar
racks, Nebraska.
Appointments.
Bv direction of the President. First
Lieutenant Edmund L. Solinski, OF the
Fifth United States Artillery, has been
detailed as Professor of Military Sci
ence and Tactics at the Massachusetts
Institute of Technology. Assistant
Surgeon Wachling mas been detached
from the naval station at League Island
aud ordered to the United States steamer
Jupiata on the 5th of February
PoIand's Credit Mobilier Committee
In the Poland committee this morn
ing NJ. Brooks said he desired to make
., psrt OF the record the fact that in
the suits in Pennsylvania, of MeComb
~. the Credit Mobilier. was exhibited
. sworn list OF stockholders Of the
Credit Mobilier, dated December l2,
1867. and that in that list the name Of
Charles II. Nelson appeared as the
owner Of one hundred shares and also
Of fifty shares. This was three months
before Brooks became a member OF
Congress and q Government Director.
He also desired to make as part OF the
record the fact that when be was a
Director he was associated with such
men as Mes.rs. George Ash man, Of
Massachusetts,, Rollins, Of Missouri
Wade, of Ohio; Williams, Of Indiana,
and others. He also asked to make as
psrt OF the record the TACT that in the
October meeting OF 1872 he moved
revocation OF the Wyoming Coal Com
pany contract.
M. Brooks was then interrogated as
10 the paper exhibited yesterday, in
which the Credit Mobilier stockholders
agreed that lie should have one hun
dred shares at par, and he declined all
knowledge Of it. Mr.. Brooks also said
he had examined his papers, and he
found no traces there that he bad paid
20 Mr.. Dillon the $1,000 he loaned to
Mr.. Wilson. Mr.. Dillon said he a'se
bad made search and could not lind
any record or memoranda as to who
paid the money. i
Robert Hale, Of New York. appeared
q. counsel for Mr.. Colfs1. He said
that Mr.. Colfax was making an ex-
haustive examination Of his papers, and
q. soon "a completed, he would ask
70 appear before the committee agaln;
He added that Mr.. Colfax reiterated
vbat he formerly said, disclslming any
Knowledge of the $500, and would
show by other evidence thstthe deposit
vss made June 90, 1868, and came
from another source than that alleged
by Ames.
Mr.. Swain, Cashier of the First Ma,
tional Bank, was recalled and TESTIFIED
ths; on June 22d 1868, there were
debts as veil as credits on the books o.
the bank to Mr.. Colfsx's account. One
debt was a check OF $1,000 payable to
himself. This was paid by draft on
New York, and was endorsed over to
A. B Lemner, Chairman OF the lndl'
An. Re euu blican Committee. Mr.. Ames
was asked if he bad any other receipt
from Senator Patterson, and he pro-
Auc.d the following:
WASHINGTON, February IA 1868.
Received of Oakes Ames $232S for
three bonds of the Uoion Pacific Rail
road Company, sold for me, being
dividend OF 80 per cent on bonds and
stock OF the Credit Aobilier Of America
held By him as trustee on my account
j. W. PATTERSON.
M. Poland then proceeded to ques-
ton Mr.. Amee a. 70 certain drafts on
the Sergeant-at Arms. on June ~,
1868, for various Gums All these
checks we're for dividends on Credit
Nobilier stock. He had no doubt OF
it although the people who received
them might doubt it. -.
Witness Was questioned As to his
conversation with Messrs. Kelly and
Garfield since the investigatiss opened.
.I n. .a;d that both gentlemen wSnted