, 1874-02-12
MATTERS FOR INVESTIGATION,
Special Disuatch to Tho Chicago Tribune.
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Special Dtsuatch to The Chicago Tribune.
8oME WHISKY n1N0H.
WARRINGTON, D. G., Feb. 11.-The next tloyol-
opment Of rottonness promised ia to concern
particularly some whisky rings In st, Louis and
Pekin, I'll. The developments so far are to tho
cEoct that, by largo number of distillers In
those cities, whisky Is manufactured in great
quantities., and shipped to New York. with tho
understanding that It is to DO exported 1T Now
York. Tho whisky Ia drawn out, tho barrels are
filed With water, and tho water ia sent to Europe
mud tho whisky Is either sold or reshipped to
yarions points In tho county. ,Ds this system of
doing business, tho parties engaged in It l,nyo
grown very wealthy. This ring ia said to be
composed OF Ohio and Indiana men exclusively,
and tho statement ia made that nearly all Of
tic rovcnuo officials engaged about the dis
ttllerieR are imported from these two
States, eyon down to Storokeepors and
Gaugers. These officials, It is charged, are
implicated, as they assist the ring in various
ways, aucl. rs representing tho 1istuleries Ms Of
only their real capaclsy. The ring, Of oourse
have their agonts at New York and other neces-
aary points. The hoad Of tho ring is said to
johnson Mcdonald, Supervisor OF Informal Rere-
nue., ono Of Columbus Delano's crsatures, and an
intimate friend Of the President The ring
hold their meeting at lato hour Of tho
night, and III most secret mnnner. The Ht-
potYising Inspector of Internal Revenue las
been eeon going into and coming out Of the
room in which those secret meetings have bcen
held, and while they were in. session. accom-
Service. MoDonnld ia aaid to haye made him.
self useful to Delano by doing dirty work for him,
and llus claim On him Of no moan weight. This
ia aaid to bo but tue beginning Of those reyela-
,t,f r3. 1N 1$ Il.
nature.
THE HOWARD COURT OF INQUIRY.
The House to-day agreed to two immatorial
amendments made BY the sonate 10 tho resolu-
tiQn for the Howard Court OF Inquiry. and the
deapatches Of sunday night, will, doubtless. be
announced in day or two.
TIE nuTLEn.KELsEY JOB.
Among other suspicious circumstances In con~
motion with the nutler-Kelsoy job, il tint tllo
pairing his last report applied to the Secretary Of
the Troaaury for a atatetnent of tho amounts
collected under the contracts, that he might iu-
clndo them in liB report. Although those itqms
rightlnlly bolong to hs report, tho Secretary re-
fused to give tho Commissioner any information
whatever on the subject.
1rr. Foster. Of Ohio, from tho Ways and
Mohns Committee, reported back to-day Ran
dali resolution asking for information with ro-
gard to tho Sanboru contracts with a substitute
calling for the fullest information possible on
tho subject, covering correspondence as woll al
oil other facts OF Importance When it came up,
however, Benjamin Dutlor worry promptly OBJ
jected, and It was not considered. Unless some
olntion cannot DO brought to a vote until next
Monday.
htAssAoHusErrs MEMBERS IMPLICATED.
The Wars and Means Committee instructed
~. Foster Of OHIO, to-day, to prepare bill for
contraota .Wero made. Kasaon, Of Iowa. atatea
that ho will move its amendment 60 that 1t may
not Interfere with the operation Of oxiating con-
tracts. Tho roaBon for thls 1s obvious. Tho
statement ia now made that Butler does not caro-
docs to shield some Of bis b1assachuBotts friends
aud neiEhbors who have not paid M
their income taxes, ard that among these
frianas arc Samuel Hooper aud John n. 8. Will
and johu B. Alley. Of Credit Nfobiier notorloty..
It III charged that these gentlcmon did not re-
turn the dividends which thay received from
tue Credit hlobilier for taxation, and
9 th9 s'p19f ee1 3s tSh gsoadoo h has % so
taxes delinquent. Butler Hald to-day that lo
will not object to the resoluslonif that part OF
1t which calls for tho names Of tha delinquent
parties is left out, tho reason for which seems
aS% ahsa n tho same e' situation M pasesoiy @ wtS
Hooper and Alley, but thoir nnt,ea have not yos
Al aoon as those contracts were laid on tho
Clerks doHk yesterday, Mr. Hooper rushed up
mud was tho tirat to got possonsion Of them. 1io
took them to his desk and examined than before
llo gave them back to tho Clork. Why there
should hayo bocn such m oxceBsiya dispiay Of
tenderness and dosirc to ahIell these parties by
tho Secretary Of the Iroasury doas not appear.
Tho above statement comes from 4 trustworthy
gouroa and may DO roletl'upon. Tlla Why's md
Means Committee will not agroo to any ohange
in tho resolution.
DAYAnn's AgsoLuT1oN.
Senator Daynrd created something of a sensa-
tlon In tho Hunato totlay by explaining tho res-
10 % so aonsf o
officer OF the army haa rooolycd money or foen
from tho Legislature OF South Carolina for sor-
yioo rendared the State, He said no was in-
formed that hla!: LeWls Merrill, Of tho Seventh
Of South Carolina $2l,4 400 for biz agonoy In