, 1873-02-26
NUMBER l91.


\ DGlt4F1, from
n,tteo q 1nvesgaoa Of tie matter Of tho Credit s1o.
y eS e. sss =. s1 y IT, ss sas
M ss giving or resei;ta bribes Or faee awearlng may
y ssTn m s.a tss srf
ns no"ss % r. sona oe snd u hore{ ordered to eeuss
Btatcs for said District With Recommendation Of lila
may deon material, ho shall caso to be- presented 10
the Grand Jury hitting n and for said Dstrc at thu
tho premises to law and tastico shall appertaln.
Jup0E PoIANp's AnauMENr.
sti.ute offered. 11o then oponcd the case for tho
prosecuon IN speech 5ecitlng tho facs jtst!fy.ng
lsPs r. & he s Of ss s sSSss s hs e.
stock OF the Credit Mobiler was worth from 2n0 to
whs o
that Stock had ho chosen to sell it. that he prcforred
e S Il s' nsx sss Il, hs L 5 a
ut once to be e1tendsd IN favor Of memberb Of Con-
4 Soa o
hs actual business was peddng ten shares OF stock In
S1aas nse9apea he argument Of pna
and asked him 10 state whether or not tho cyidcnco
i esa as~ L e s. 70 zo ass
s ssas % saa f 2sss'ss sass
III II. e'1s piads@%o t3a;sfi{ wi wait patiently.
Mr. POLAND went on With his argument, md said
1si Wick % st rssS etsa n @ a1s nd 5 i
doubt about TIC motive Of Ams.7 Ho had designed to
y rsy The feeling of gratitude which they might
show to him, because he bad givon them solaeth1ng
!sst; i;, Aes ssa IT, lixsi ioas sasssa sisG. ta1 tho
.'f
ssss =: e. ss =;
u: IN interest "a do "1 so e. {hereEors
!e some esns Or ohes By which he e0nld t mses aes
Himself. :: Ames A know o. that himseH and bis friends
ss fd ss snpsas s S''fi IL Tas fasa IT, o.
been y tas 9f taa
strons s esclsrs nd ho Lad Intended by Il. q
ss h III f. e a
their ection aa nenbera Of congress On matscra 70
ssfITs sss hs
tensr even although every member hsa reSeysa sa s
o 6
the present was made. It was Tho inaiduous
asao e as san.stsa G 0ba 5Sb. 4
Dc to6 s. to Psna
that rule Of law for the boneht Of r,onaire saa q
member Msh t s sn nna ss
he d not xhat r. ~ and dla no.
Ss. a.
clAred peniEsntary oense and should for syer oas
rS eca9s u, tho Il
most charitable view Of Ames' conduct that man q ~
one who ought to bo tolerated IL member OF tho
House.
Passing then to tho cass Of Mr.. James Brooks, II:
Poland stated the facts In evidence which ustthcd tnd
d~es espSsss M hs s Il:
uecnR sa aRI .sares q Sre Mober steet
1saot ea & hsT aoa psss
bsseT M u 81
tms ot the oskes A1noa eontrnct That contract va.
daed Aauust, 1857; vas assigned IN In oc!ober 1877
I'd Id hs @ no1 @aesspted I ho oieo Iii January, 1858
POLAND protested tint he Mo9ld pot r,rs 1or nd nl
rss nos Il hs aes
he oland had said The oakes - Aet 10 sn
ss W. 1ass
advice of cunning counsel nsw nsa s IL
e. Il
Of Pennsylvania, snd to cheat the Union Facd' Raj;
Sa oesse a
: Government Director on tho 1at oi October 1hers
rot The s .n1aa but
s Government Director. There was 70 evtdsnea
sa o at ~ bs r.
accepted the oice and that alt its duties wers tncun''
ii. 81. u ELDR1DoE nsksa Mr.. Poland whether. ha
mean. that Brooks shoud bo treated differently frou
any other member bscause lie had been Government
ill., POLAND hea doubt thst tho asts Of Brooks, K,
DS o 3aS Ssools sG1
f. gais as 5 ss hes &
and frnm hia official renttonB Government Dtrec-
tor II could not be supposed that while be was on
smsas xsn YgS4S gSs' e.P..s I'll G,'f
ss pot ws iorg informed ~ to The Vi
TINT stock was valuable Or 2ot r. Ss'uaes as'1s
II H. moved that rolands time DO EXTENDED
III Poland proceeded WIN hi .,gumept ~ snsiy. as
ns as e e. credit
stock s ostsnsbs 9wner HS ,d dedsfsa tes
pas3d taas @ e share r. spoi;
Committee held that the facts proved abnnaantiy w. or
aasa ''iSss hs H. IN as ~ hss
and ,sss sse; 10: It lad sssa
judiciary oomnittee th.t CONGRESS bad ag'
oyef mates Of hts 1na nra and 70 liz 10 ~
iew !naors.5s Tno h. had GO
Tns sssS q o9msf 4eaaqa to hs
IN God thst would b. q that II was s;na; EYER
I'D il h e9Sn no Ssa ess hi e.
nd the public. and Who Ind boen elected aeber of
Uouae, waa to como hero and be AuoWt
to eit beside such 0hristian gentleman
wns here from Massachusetts Vhu8hter
md that tho House had no power to e1pel srch
~ but that the members must tako him TO thctr bosom
~ an associate. To gay that that Was iaw W. moc
10 in9ouuity On tho part Of tho genenan from Mass
Cd ohu.etts Duer anybody eao, could over ase 7
ea M man Who was tne inventor Of the Credit Mober m
ia chine to devised auch doctrine. Laughter At
sm s H. DEoK hero interrupted Poland, and said that
~ visited to ask him question, aa tho point he "
quo Disgusting waa tho polnt Of dICulty with him. Th
had both been members Of the Fortleh Congress VII
h he Bowen, Of aouth Carolina, presented hiInaoK
~ .ns nessee, had then risen in his place, q,
~ | SAID that Bowen, willis Major IN the oonfedera
M Army had Killed ia Colonel for which he WA arreste
tried aud imprisoned that whils u prison the fedsl