The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1873-02-21

port of Colfax's case, which is perhaps
the worst of all; though if anything il
| to be done, the House Of Representatives
must impeacb, and it was the duty oi
the Committee to present his case
Members ask why was all reference to
him omitted7 ss
From the Ny. World lsth.l
A reporter Of TIE WORLD called on
Mr.. Ames this evening at the Airing.
ton. Mr.. Ames was found in 9 real
Jolly state Of mind. Apparently the
report OF the Committee had struck him
as q thoroughly humorous affair. He
Was sitting at hisdesk poripg over the
appendix to the evidence taken by the
Poland Committee. u.-..
Il have just got the part" said he,
"including the accounts l gave the COM
mittee and the report where Colfax' e
lawyer Undertook to bully and insult
me. don't think he made much out
Of it"
R-well, how do you feel, Mr..
Ames, after the scolding you received
this afternoon
Mr.. A.-Oh, feel we'll enough, |
guess l CAD stand it il they can. /
know I've done right and I don't care
what they say about it. Let them ex-
pei me if they wish.
R-But what do you think Of the
report2 49,, =
Mr.. A.-we1l, its just about what l
expected. The committee are going to
expel me for telling the truth and Mr.
Brooks for lying They say / sold stock
to members for less than it was worth.
gu ppcse it is not right for a man to
have any friends. IF / had charged
them more than it was worth it would
be all right. When a fellow tries to do
a good thing for his friends and then
tells the truth about it he is to be haul
ed up. 1t is a good lesson for EN-.
R-Tne committee have let off the
men whom you cold stock to pretty
easv7
Mr.. A.-Oh, yes; they are all right
(laughing). l am the scoundrel. Its
like the man in Massachusett, perh sps
YOU have heard the story, who commit
ted adultery, and the jury brought in a
verdict that he was guilty as the devil
but the woman was as Innocent as an
angel. These fellows are like the
| woman.
And Mr.. Ames chuckled as if twas
one of the funniest things in the world
R.-You seemed to take the thing
pretty coolly in the House this afternoon,
Mr. Ames2
Mr.. A.-Yes; we'll, you gee, l don't
belive I've done anything wrong, and
why should l care for what the Com
mittee cay about me. see the Star
says (taking up the paper and reading);
mo document OF ninety eight pages
| was ever listened to with such breath.
less interest as the report Of the Poland
Committee by the House to-day Oikes
| Ames occupied front seat and atood
the concentrated gaze pretty stoicaliy.
He smiled when the report was hardest
on him" Well, that was where they
lied like the devil about me. It's most
absurd report What is the feeling
about it. do you think?
R,-Well it seems to be generally ad.
mitted that the report cant be adopted
in its present shape.
Mr.. Al don't believe they'll expel
me. Why should they? But / suppose
they will try to.
R.-What do you care about the
feeling in the House yourself, Mr..
Ames7
Mr. A.-Oh, of course, situated "a !
am, don't say very much about it. |
90 around and laugh and joke some,
but don't ask anybody how be Is going
to vote.
R.-Are you going to make any de-
fense when the report comes up for dis
eussion
Mr., A.-No, l guess not; some OF my
friends have urged me to have a state
ment prepared by some good counsel
and present it to the House, but | don't
think will. 1t isn't necessary. When
was before the committee and bad
thst dispute with Colfax and he made
such q fool OF bimself some OF the COM
mittee badgered me and said must
get q lawyer, and Nblsck said man
who undertook to be his own lawyer
bad q TOOL for a client. But / didn't
want to do it for l was only trying to
tell the truth and didn't need lawyers
help for that.
R.-You will probably have some
good spokesman on the floor OF the
House,
Mr.. Al guess there'll be enough to
do the talking. I understand Beck and
Kerr are going to speak against expul-
sion, and Mr.. Morgan is preparing a
speech also. Mr.. FarDsworth is going
to speak.
R.-Butler is going TO oppose to the
report, isn't he7
Mr.. A.-Yes; he will be against 1t.
What is the feeling amongst the news
paper menr -. "
R-Well it's Difficult. to speak for
sll, but generally they see the facts Of
the case as they are. 1t was amusing
this afternoon to zee bow the counte-
| napces OF Garfield and Kelley and SEQ.
field Frightened up when they heard
how easily the Committee had let them
of.
Mr.. Al sat right in front where
could see them. l don't blame them
for feeling easier when they found that
| was to be made the scapegoat.
R.-The Committee seemed to agree
with you that they all houlht the stock
and knew what they were about
Mr.. Ayes, or course they did
Does anybody suppose that such men
are such tools that they dido't kuov
what they were doIng' The Commit
tee were not going to swallow their