The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1873-01-07
CONGREss.
HOUSE.

WARRINGTON, Jan. IA large number
Of bills were introduced and referred Il
the appropriate committees. tt..
Mr.. Frey offered resolution fora pub.
lie session Of the Credit MObllier InVesti-
eating Committee.
The Speaker stated that he had receiv-
ed q memorial from Jno. B. Alley, which
was read. Itrepresents that great iDjus-
tice Is being done to the members Of the
House as well as the witnesses in the case,
in consequence OF the investigation beng
conducted with closed doors. It states
that he was accosted at the Fifth Avenue
hotel in New York by an excited individ:
uRl who had been reading what purported
to be his (Alley's) testimony in tull in the
New York Sun, and who threatened HIM
(Alley) with personal violence for his
statements about him. On the sugges-
ton, however, that the publication was
not authentic, but an entire fabrication,
the excited individual made q proper
apology and visited his denunciati0ns on
the editor Of that paper. Laughter.
Mr.. Stevenson asked Mr.. FFyeto &C.
cept as substitute resolution, that the
investigation hereafter be conducted in
open session, ,Gand that the testimony here.
t0Iore taken be forthwith reported TO the
House, printed and committed; also that
the committee inquire as TO the origin
and character Of the Credit Mobllier
Company and It's dealings with the Union
Pacific Railroad Company, and whether
any member Of Congress or public officer
has been interested in the Credit Mobilier
Company.
MI. Frye declined 10 acceptMr. Steven.
sons resolution as q substitute for his
own.
Mr.. Randall asked Mr.. Frye to accept
as substitute, q resolution leciting the
fact that the Union Pacific Rrailroad
Company is deiaulter to the Government
In the sum Of So, 1881, ,7S6, for interest paid
on Its bonds, and that the inSbtlity Of the
Company to pay such interest has been
occasioned mainly by enormous sums
paid illegally and traudulentlY to the
Credit Mobilier Company, and therefor
directing that suit be brought against the
latter Company and It's individual stock
holders, TO recover such interest due the
Government.
MIR. Frye declined to accept the Substi-
tute.
Mr.. Poland said the course pursued by
the committee was the usual one in such
cases. He never heard OF an investiga.
ton Of this kind being conducted In any
other way. All the testimony would be
reported to the House for such action as
the. House might deem proper to be
taken. The reason why the committee
deemed It best to follow the ordinary
rule, instead Of adopting new and ex.
traordlnary one, was that the testimony
Of McC Comb implicated not only members
of the present house, but former members
Of Congress and members Of the Sen
ate, and the rule OF parliamentary
proceedings, was that whenever anything
appeared before committee oiOne House
which reflected on the character of o
member of the other House, that matter
was transmitted under seal to tho other
House for It to take such action as It
might deem fit. 1t therefore seemed
highly proper that the committee should
pursue the ordinary mothod. Another
reason that operated on :5e COMMITTEES,
was that the committee could only spend
two hours daily in the investigation, and
could therefore only get at the facts Of the
case by snatches-a little every day.
The committee therefore deemed It better
that the testimony be all gathered and
10 the House at once, so that
II published the whole Of 1t should go TO
the country at once. These were sub.
stantially the reasons that induced the
committee to take the course 1t did.
After further remarks by Poland, Nj.
black, Coburn, Farnsworth and Cox the
resolution was adopted-yeas 1870, nays z;
the negative votes being by Hale, Hoar,
Mckee, Perce, Platt and
TWitchell.
Mr.. Hooper introduced q bill TO provide
for converting United States notes into
coin afler the first otMay, 1874. Referred to
the Committee on Banking and Currency
and ordered to be printed.
Mr.. Randall moved suspension OF the
rules and the adoption Of his resolution
relative to the Union Pacific railroad.
Mr.. Plat suggested that the resolution
be made to apply to the Central Poetic
road.
Mr.. Randall said that after his resolu-
ton was passed, then he would go for the
Central Pacific.
The rules were suspended and the res
olution adopted-99 TO 2S.
Mr.. Wilson, Of Indiana, offered reso-
luton Tor another committee OF five to
enquire whether any stockholders Of the
Credit Mobiller hold bonds Of the Union
Pacific Railroad Company, and whether
they obtained them for a valuable con-
sc. Adopted,
Mr.. Smith Of New York, offered res
olution for erecting q monument at WASH
ington, commemorative OF the Geneva
Peace Arbitration. Rejected.
The Senate amendment to the def.
cheney bill were taken up and concuFred
in. " ~ ,.-
A message from the President vetoing
the bill TO remit the duties on spirits
destroyed In bond, was presented, read
and laid on the table.
Mr.. Sargent offered o resolution calling
for information as to the unSuitability OF
the White House for the Presidents
official and family residence, Adopted.
The House then adjourned.
SENATE. .
Mr.. Sherman offered a resolution dl.
recting the Committee on Privileges and
Elections to inquire and report whether
the State election for President and Vice
President has been conducted in LouisI.
ana and Arkansas in accordance with the
laws Of the United States, and what con.
tests have arisen as to who were elect
cd as electors In either Of the States, and
what measures are necessary to provide
for the determination Of such contests,
and guard against and determine IKE con-
tests In the future. The committee 10
have power to send for persons and pa