, 1874-02-07
WASHINGTON.
The District Ring Working to
Prevent Unpleasant
Disclosures.
Senators Continue to Decline to
Serve on the Investigat-
ing Committee.
Mr.. Sherman Would Have tho
House Investigate Oh
It's Own Hook.
Many Persons Of High Station Said
to Be Involved.
Good Progress Made in the Sen
ate on the Bankrupt
Bill,
The Several Departments Investigated
with a View to RctrcnCh-
ment,
The Facts About Judge Busteed's
Official Career.
The Several Departments Investigated
with a View 10 RctrcnCh-
ment,
The Facts About Judge Busteed's
Official Oareer.
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA,
Special Dispdtch to The Chteagn Tribune.

D13IA1Q4 OE OLUmH1A,
Special Dispatch to The Chteaao Tribune.
THE MATTER IN TIE SENATE.
WASHINGTON, D. c., Fob. 6.-The friends OF
tho movement to have tho affairs Of tho District
Government Investigated received litt1o Oh
couragement in tue Senate to-day. When, on
Thursday evening, Senators Frolinghuysen and
Conkling lad In turn declined the proRered
Craftsmanship Of Tho Joint Select Committee,
hlr. Carpenter offered 1t to Senator
Morton, and requested him to con-
slider it over night. This morning ho
too rofused aud nfr. Carpenter then, without
consultation, appointed Senator Morrill, Of
Maine, who likowise asked to be excused, giving
as his reason that ho was already oyerworkcd.
His wish was complied with. Mr. Sherman evi-
dontly desiring to relieve the presiding officer
from further humiliation. now came to his res-
cue With
4 MOTION TO RECONSIDER
tho vote by which tho Senate concurrod in tho
House resolution for Joint Committee. He
explained that, from tho experience Of tho last
Two days, it was apparent Chairman could not
be obtained from the Senate, and as the House
portion of tho Committee Was fully organized,
and In every respect competent for the work
laid out, he thought it might as vol procoed
with tho Investigations without assistance from
tho Senate. Several objections being made, tile
c2naiaoraslon q,n. ol 'he po'lon "a7 pos'pon'a W
Mond"y'
The courac adopted by Senators in tho matter
of refusing to do duty on the Committee 10 iu-
yostigate tho Government is very generally and
severely denounced. The Ring Of apologasts
anu oIsnns say tnu. A. - lasu'at ~. "no.hH.
tnG cvntnAtteo potto.m III aio.1 - uIsJ :nu.o65
fully. This is, to q certain oxtent, true but
Mnen oonatoe Ill., ios tas w., ~; ~ " ~
auEy ~ 20 au H.. ".o tat u' IT, IL; ~
batt'o because tho chances ala snat ng WI 9 gea
nur1: lnere "as oe @ noot s1aat paEn 1intI ~ .nta
snfmiaeo oy alne.ens peoHtG; oSo myosnestt's ,t'
ono Of Haliott Kilbourn'a lettors to huntington,
witch, II WI DC s Tomemoo.eu, coh.I1noa aa4 n na
al1us1on 70 uolncu @ mu.so1, samsanR su"' no nS'a
H.. ss ssN ,s,a dht Gap u ~ AH r;d,tn r,ia ,,d
nun ls taken ana aceopteu Dy mMtI 70 pp ao tno
Prosldent, ana Tue ln1erenco ~ t4At atAuE Mah
ere ono OF inc partners s.. IN tne u ,..m Ims"E Mus'
ht!p3nrns hss ssto ol1o; VI" thar, ~ raro ar
aoEon members & OF 1I,au 1he fitng, ttg o,.,,.a1 n9s
named only ak OF sngm. uness !. IT, snfontM nd1t
was peraon OF olacial ohaIacsor, y ~ acu.e @
20 uho9lstan1 WY no mas so 'lso.us . ~ oat
oI t1o Mst. ~ tna sutposl.ion ttsas .ne9o 1 n.a
toIs nelevo tnn. a5aat "aa PETTY ~ .n.u1est ~
tLo;r Wv ro,,,nf5n'rca ~ ~ ;ptn m ;nvoat;1ot;nn
tneif 1oiuetance 70 g9 !nto W ~ !l,nvtess!gntlua
wh1ch na6nt result ~ ptins's ous .lss olss'ace,
ful fact: While this may possibly 30 tue real
cause or TUG failure TO get senator 70 serve,
there ls no doubt nnt That many memoers OF
that BODY aro un,n -, ,,..uo.n,
:, oeah S ~ AZ -
POSSIBLE lor Ioasons pes1known 70 themselves e:
Tho Senate are beloved to DO moro generally IN n
1eIresteathah ING houso ny aSpropersy.o%wno1slm % eno
olstflct, anu nenato1s naYo oee1l muca h'o.e ee
free IN tho expression Of thor admiration Tor
the Dlstrlct doVefnmeht thah haso tno momoefs
OF tho House: J.,
1t IL porfecsly talr TO coha'def' IN tnlH con-
nectlons that senator sherman Who mo?eu s ~ tho
reconsldoratlon to.aay OF t9o Yote ny wnlch tno N
SENATE agreed to tho 1olnt-fosouslon iof
investigation. owns properly Aele, ana
nas e;xprcsBaou mmseM na. an iuaS"eea ;,na "t