New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-02-24
THE CREDIT MOBLLIER.
pROspECTs AT WASH IEGTON.

PROS fEOlC Al WAOnlHN ION.
AMUSING rHREATENrgGs AGAINST TIE Poland
COMsFvrTRE- IMPLICATED CJNGREssSEN
THINK rIIEas ELVES BEYOND THE REACH OF
CONGRESS.
rBY rBLgGRSFu TO THg TRIBUNE
WAsHINGrON. Feb &I.--Judge Poland received an
! anonymous letter on eeturdav, charging hIa with
! having shown uhyarrantabe lenicncy toward the
Republican Congressman in, tho Credit M0bilior re-
port on account If sheir mel bership ~ the Masonic
order. The Judge drinks tlss n capital Joke AMI
says that he suppose5 that he 'a'most She only old
fashioned Anti-Mason now Living printed circu-
Lar letter. signed Retainer" Csnouncng the re-
port an attempt 20 paiate and shield corruption,
was received by all the members of the House on
Friday night On Saturday some Ingenious and
impecunious rascal attempted 10 work upon the
foays Of one Of the Credit Aobilier 6cklDldcrs to
ezt)rt bIacl,nal from him The Con ressTaan re-
csivsd aletter demanding that So should be forth
with sent TO an address named. For TINS modest
sum the writer promised TO -Bfrain from exposing
HIM.
The Credit Mohilier victims ere unanmOufin the
opinion that the House has right 10 hold afnbers
accountable for acts done in former Congress- One
Of them said yesterday chat it would be a gross srr
patton of power TO expe Messrs. Anes and Brooks
anybody else for what they did in T36s, and an OVt
rage which the people would rebulo and oondensl.
The best parliamcntarians in the House do not con
cur in tins view. They sustain the Committee in
holding that where members constituents have
had no knowledge of criminal acts committed by
him while member, the fact Of reelection subse
quent to the cOmmital Of tho act does not prevent
the House from expelling him if it sees tit.
GENERAL PRESS DIsPATOHI
No members OF the House believe that the resolutions
Of the Poland Committee recommending the expulsion
Of sIr Ames and Mr. Brooks. secure even majority
Of the House. much less the wOhrds vote required by
the Constitution for such purpose. Some Of the Nom
OF both political parties express their opon that
instead general resolution OF viii By passed.
affecting all Of the House who were concerned
In Credit Mobilier operations. At least 20 gentlemen
prepared speak the subject. Everybody autci
pates exciting proceedings next Tuesday.
4 SHORT SESSION or TIE SENATE COMsfT7TEE-
SENATOR PATTERSOGS 5IIARES-MORE ABOUT
SENATOR HARLAN'5 CHECKS.
GENERAL PR!isS DiSPArCHl
WASHINGTON, Feb Ex-senator MCrrilps
Special resumed its session this morning, at
Ol O'Clock. and Senator Patterson Of Gew-Hampshige
recalled. The letter OF Merton, Bliss Co. TO him.
Of May r. 1871 anu the receipt given Dir Ames by tat
1rm shown 70 the Senator and no testified thai he
had no recollection Of having either Of them the
stock certificate he never saw until few days ago. Fhen
he received IL from Messrs. Morton, Bliss d Co.
After q secret session OF half hour John B. Alley
was sworn and he asked if he lad any knowledge
that the money given Mr.. har&n by DuIanJ WIS Laid
by the Union Pacific Railroad Company. witness re-
Piled he had not he became director in the road in 1851
and the money was given in 1850 witness heard from
either Oakes Ames Oliver Ames chat Durant claimed
the money the road, and replied was an outrage
FOR the Company be called % pay such BILL
had a conversation with M Harlan about the money
and NJ. Harlan said, "u that g . Company affair I
want pay back: don't want TO receive any money
from the Company for any such purpose viii return
it NJ once :" witness had never anything on the
books OF the Company to Lead hIn TO think the money
had been received from the Company; heard nothing
about The matter since IN the conversation with Ny Hlr,
Ian witness HIN he had heard that he Idrlanl had
received checks from DR.. Durant, ana That Durant was
now expecting proposing 10 charge the amount To- the
Company Mr. Harlan admitted that hc had receives
the money but said he had no IDEA that 10 was 20 20
charged 10 the Company so no WouId return ~ oou
not remember the date Of the conversation Win Mf.
Harlan, but thought 10 was In the 5prin8 or 1871 lu It
remember OF having any conversation win the non IL
L. Dawes the subject; 70 the present KNOWLEDGE or
witness, Or. Duranu never made any claim upon the
road TO have the money returned. IN 49,.
Senator Harlan was recalled, and testified that rs
never was a formal candidate for the Senate; Dr. Du-
rant his yeTsatiOn with witness, said lie wanted
to contribute toward the Iowa election " was UNDER
among friends of witness that his name Wa
to be used for the Senate.
Adjourned until 10 o'clock Monday.