New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-05-31
THE NEWS OF THE CAPITAL.
CONGRESS NOT IN SESSION.

TIE ATTACKS UPON SENATOR INGALLs-soMETH1NG
FOR Mr.. PATTERSON To EXPLAIN-GENERAL
NEWS.
Congress did not meet yesterday on account
of the Decoration Day exercises. The cam
paign against Senator Ingalls, of Kansas, has
not vet been thought worthy of serious atten-
ton by the Democrats of the Senate Commit
tee. 1t is charged that in the accounts OF the
Patterson Committee, which went to lndlan
Territory, over So, 900 is posted as paid to
certain railroad, and that the railroad never
received a cent of the money. Senator Blaine's
figures about the vote in different Congress
sional districts are not pleasing to the Demo
Gratis. The Greenbackers vow that they will
form no coalition in Ohio.
THE STORIES ABOUT MR. INGALLS,.
A WILLING SENATE COMMITTEE NOT YET CON-
WINGED THAT THERE Is ANYTHING TO INVEsTI-
GATE.
iBT TELEGRAPH TO THE TRTBUNEI
WAsHINGToN May 3O.-The memorial filed with
the Senate Committee on Privileges and Elections
bv certain Kansas politicians at the beginning OF
the extra session. looking to the unseating OF Sena-
Tor Ingalls, was based upon charges that Mr. ingalls,
had resorted to bribery 10 secure his election Inc
first name i'm the list of persons who 1t was alleged
had been bribed was James r. HallOwen. Mr.. Hal
lowell. at the time the memorial was drawn, had
been nominated by the President for the position of
United States Dstrict-AttOrney for Kansas and 1t
was alleged that this was the price of his corrup-
ton This charge investigated by the judiciary
Committee of the Senate and found to be without
foundation. A Democratic Senate two or three
DAYS ago confirmed him.
The memorialists against Senator ingalls, have
been here ever since the present Congress convened
fr.+ anf IN
dents of Democratic newspapers and pour into their
ears the stories of the serious things they were
going TO prove against Senator Ingalls, They have
ever since that time been urging that most
willing of all chairmen, Mr. salisbury, to
proceed with the investigation. From time to
time they have caused to be published statements
damaging to Senator Ingalls,, and indicating that
the Committee on Privileges and Elections was
about to initiate measures which must result in the
disgrace and expulsion of the Senator. These sto-
Iies are without foundation. No one can tell what
the committee may conclude to do, but it has GER
family not been led TO believe that the charges
against Senator ingalls, warrant any formal pro-
ceduTe against him.
1t will be remembered that the whole charge has
been investigated by committee of the Kansas
Legislature resulting in the entire vlndicatlOn OF
The movement originated and seems to be kept
alive by few small politicians of Kansas who
hope by the aid of a DEMOCRATIC Senate, to obtain
Tho seat of Senator ingalls, and such patronage
as the position may give. The same persons
have recently assaulted the var record of Senator
Plumb of Kansas The story was brought outJust
after Senator Plumb had obtained leave of absence
for the remainder Of the session and had left for
his home in Kansas There is probably no founda-
ton for it, but the Senator's absence creates the OPP
portunity for the circulation of the SANDER. The
position of Senator Ingalls,, since the memorial was
presented, has been OF continuous readiness 10
submit to investigation whenever the committee
should express its opinion that the charges were
worthy of its attention.