Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1873-02-22

Senate Credit Mobilier Committee held
/ a secret session to-day, in which they
examined the evidence taken by the
| Poland Committee, with the view Of
making up their report Nearly all the
/ evidence is in, and the committee will
/ probably present their report about the
middle of next week. John B. Alley
| will be examined tomorrow in relation
10 the ten thousand dollars given to
Senator Harlan by Durant, and whether
| Dursnt made claim on the Union Pa
cific Railroad Company for the sum thus
paid.
The Committee on Elections has flu
/ ished its business, Leet, Of Louisiana,
1 having retired from the contest for the
| seat of Boreman, owing to the want Of
time for action. and Maxwell never ap-
peared before the committee to costest
the seat Of the delegate from Utah, Mr..
/ Hooper.
The xaiIr-Important 20 Professional
and Business Zen.
| The Senate Committee on Postoffices
and Postroads reported the following
amendments to the bill now before Con
4 gress. and they were agreed to: "Re-
! quiring persons that receive their mails
/ by the free delivery system to provide
receptscles TO facilitate safe and speedy
delivery; authorizing the Postmaster
| General TO appoint an additional special
agent for the detection and punishment
| Of persons sending obscene or otherwise
I immoral matter through the mails; re-
pealing all laws permitting the free
/ transmission Of any mail matter what
ever.
The Poland Committee Report.
} The Poland Committee will next
week report on the Sioux City and
/ Iowa Falls roads. The report under
censure any one.
POmerOy's Case.
The Senate Committee examined no
witnesses in the Pomeroy case to-day.
Mr.. Simpson wanted an adjournment
until Monday to ascertain whether the
witnesses expected had not arrived. The
counsel on both sides then made re-
marks as to what each would prove
further, and Mr.. Frelinghuyson sug-
gested that they summon their wit
nesses. Adjourned to tomorrow.
nOre Testimony against POmerOy.
The Pomeroy Committee met this
morning. Mr.. Simpson announced that
the witnesses expected had not arrived,
and asked the committee to adjourn TO
Monday, when he will put in all the evil
dence. Mr. Horton asked leave to sum-
mon other witnesses from Kansas, and
read letter from T. J. Dolsn, of Atchi-
son, stating that Bacon, a member Of
the Legislature who had gone TO Wash
ington TO testify that be had been offered
two thousand dollars to vote for Pome-
-. III l.
fDolan) his vote for three thousand dol
lars. He informed PomerOy Of Bacon's
offer, but POmeroy refused to pay any
body any money for his vote. Mr. FTe-
linghcysen said il would be highly prop
er for the defense to summon the parties
Mr.. Horton wished to appear. The com
mittee adjourned till Monday.
rhe President wilt not Come south.
There was long and earnest Cabinet
consultation to-day, the principal subject
of discussion being the conditions ofpublic
business. At the end of the conversation
the President announced that, after due
consideration of the matter, he had ar
rived at the conclusion that it would be
proper to defer the contemplated visit to
1 the South. The condition OF the busi-
ness which will be created by the in
/ be such as 10 require his presence and
that Of the Cabinet in Washington.
For these reasons he will not visit the
Southern States as he had intended II
/ the public service would admit.
No Extra sessIOs or Congress.
1t is also learned that there was some
discussion in the Cabinet upon the ques-
/ ton OF calling session Of next Congress,
/ but there were no intimatiOns that such
call would be made. Though the new
Senate will be called to meet in extrRor-
binary session on the fourth of March,
and proclamation will be issued, prob
ably, tomorrow, to that effect, IL seems
/ 10 be believed by all prominent officers
/ OF he Government here, that public bu-
siness before COngress-that il, appro-
priation bills, which 1t will be necessary
/ to pass can be completed before the
! fourth OF March, and thus there will be
no reason for called session " both
| Houses. There will be several very i'm
portsnt matters for the consideration of
| the senate.
The Memphis POstenIee
I The President has signed the act
authorizing and directing the Secretary
OF the Treasury TO cause plans and esti-
mates 10 be made and suitable site
| provided for public building al Mem
4 phis, Tennessee. Also, an act author
/ izing the construction Of g fre-proof
[ building Vt Lincoln, Nebraska. Also,
( for the construction OF s. courthouse,
pOstoffice, aud other Government Of
/ fices at Grand Rspsds, Michigan.
/ Also, an act to remit the excise tax
/ upon the alcohol used by the University
/ for scientific purposes.
TWitcbeIi RePFOVed By sunset Cox
In the House Of Representatives to-
I day Mr.. Dunnell moved to suspend the
rules aud pass the bill granting the hight
I Of way to the Atchison, Topeka and
I santa Fe Railroad Company. Mr.. Duu-
nell modified the bill SO as TO reduce the
grant for depot purposes from twenty
/ to ten acres.
/ Mr.. Holman, of Indiana, said that his
objection would be Withdrawn If the
power to mortgage was stricken ont, hut
I Mr.. Twitchen said that would make the
bill useless.
Mr.. Holman asked that the rule be
read which prohibits members from
voting on matters ia which they have
an interest
The Speaker asked Mr.. Holman to in
dicate the members to whom he re-
Z ferged.
Mr. Holman said he understood that
Twitchel was President Of the Com
pany.
Mr.. Twitehell denied that statement,
and said that the bill proposed distinct
corporation, in which there was nobody
vet interested.
The Speaker intimated that the time
for making q point Of order was after
member had voted
Mr.. Randall said If he should not vote
should not lobby, either.
After some further eOlloquy, in which
Mr.. Twitchell took part, Mr. Cox said
he had never witnessed anything more
shameful in the House than the fact Of
a President OF q railroad company, for
whose benefit bill was under eonsidera-
ton, arguing in his own in
terest. They might talk about members
being interested in Bessemer steel, and
Credit Mobilier, aud National Banks,
but he had never seen q worse exhibi-
tion since he had been member Of the
House He hoped the gentlemen would
see that, for the public credit Of that
body, he would neither vote nor talk for
the measure.
Mr.. Twitohell-Does the gentleman
see any Credit Mohilier IN this?
NF. Cox made no reply, and then, sf-