, 1872-12-03
Mass; o. J. Dodds, Ohio; and Erasmus IT
Beck of Georgia,

Beck, Of Georgia.
COMMITTEE TO WAIT ON THE PRESIDENT.
4 Committee Was appointed, consisting OF
Messrs. Maynard, Tyner, and Potter, to wait on
the President, and inform him that the House
was in session and ready to receive any COM
munication ho might have to make.
RESIGNATION.
h1r. BANKS offered his resignation as Chair
the House, by vote Of 76 to 50, refused to ac-
cept it.
TIE CREDIT MOBnER MATTER.
Speaker BLAINE then called Mr. COX M. ~
to the chair, as Speaker pro tena., and took the
Hoor to offer the following resolution:
WHEREAS, Accusations have been made in the public
PRESS founded the alleged letters Of Cakes Ames
Representative from Massachusetts, and upon the af
aas3t a. Of Henry s. Mcomb citizen Of wilmington IN
this House we're bribed by oakes A1nes to perform,
certain legislative acts for the benefit Of the Union
Pacific RsiEoad Company by presents Of stock In the
Credit MobiHer Of America, by presents OF Falu-
able character derived therefro1n therefore,
1t shall be to investigate and ascertain whether any
member Of this HouBe was b1ibed by Oakes Au1es Or
any person or corporaon in any manner touching his
to send for persons and papers.
Mr. BLAINE said he had requested Mr. Cox
to appoint q majority Of Democrats on the Com
mittee, and made q few remarks challenging in
yestigation.
Mr. ARCHER opposed the motion, On the
ground that the scandal had been refuted and in-
vestigation WAS unnecessary.
Mr: RANDALL favored it, as matter Of per
sonal privilege.
Mr: DAWES said he hoped the resolution
would be adopted.
The resolution was adopted with a few mega
tive votes on the Democratic side, and Mr. Cox,
as Speaker pro tens., appointed as the Select
Committee Messrs. Poland. Banks, Beck, Nib
lack, and McCrary.,
TIE DEATH OF NIB. GREELEY.
Mr. DAWES said: lr. Speaker. Believing
that all will concur in the propriety Of the public
recognition Of events 80 impressive and 80 with
out parallel in the history Of this Government,
that have recently transpred, I deem it proper to
offer the following resolution:
dves in view Of the resent death OF Horace Greeley,
tor Whom ut the ate election, more than three million
votes were cast for President that record be made
eminent services and personal purity worth Of the
deceased, and Of the sad impression created by his
death, following keen family bereavement.
Mr. COX N. 7. then paid feeling tribute to
the memory and character Of Mr. Greeley, after
which the resolution waB unanimously adopted.
RESIGNATION AGAIN rendered.
Mr. BANKSagai rose and offered his resigna-
ton Is Chairman Of the Committee on Foreign
Affairs, remarking that it was proper that the
unquaiiedly committed to the policy Of tho ma
jority, as he could not claim to be.
The House, by vote OF 50 to 76, refused to
accept the resignation.
INDIAN APPROPRIATION BILL.
Mr: SARGENT, from the Committee Of Ways
and Means, reported the Indian Appropriation
bill, which vas made the special order for the
10th inst. He stated that the amount appropri-
ated under it 953 379, 1865, being $685. 1887 less
than in the same time last year.
MEMBER DESIGNED.
The Speaker presented the resignation of LII.
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