River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1873-03-14

ling arguedin favor ofthe bill reported by the
commlttee-Messrs. Morton and Thurman on.
posing.
The substitute offered byNTr. Hill was re-
lected, ayes l6, noes %. Mr.. Howe offered an
amendment that until a new election the
Kellogg government shall be considered the
dc facto government. Agreed to. ayes 90
noes Is. The Senate was still H. session at *
A. NJ, Friday, no vote laving been reached.
HoUsE.-The consideration of the
resolutions reported by the Poland Credit Mo-
bilier committee for the expulsion OF kmes and
BROOKS, was resumed. Sargent offered the
following substitute:
WHEREAS, BY the report of the special COM
mttee herein, it appears that the acts charged
as offences against members of this House in
connection with the Credit Mober Of Ameri.
ca, occurred more than five years ago. and
long before the election of such persons TO this
congress, TWO elections by the people having
INTERVIEWED and
WHEREAS, Grave doubts exist as TO the.
rghtful exercise by this House Of ITS powers
to expel member for offences committed bv
such member long before his election there
to and not connected with such election
therefore.
Resolued, That the House absolutely con-
dennis the conduct Of Cakes Ames member
OF this House from the state of Massachusetts,,
in seeking to procure Congressional attention
interested, and whose interest directly de-.
pended on the legislation OF Congress, by in
ducing members of Congress to invest in the
stock of said corporation.
ResOlUed, That the House absolutely con-
dennis the conduct OF James Brooks, member
of this House from New York, for the use Oh
his position of Government Director of the
Union Pacific Railroad and of a member ofthis
House 20 procure the assignment 20 nmselfor
family OF stock IN the Credit MOblier of
America, a corporation having contract with
the Union Pacific Railroad. and whose inter-
ests depended directly upon the legislation Of
Congress.
RESOLVED, That the special committee be
discharged from further consideration of this
subject.
Farnsworth moved to lay the whole m after
on the table--lost, yeas 50, nays 164. Mr..
Sargent's resolutions were then substituted
for those reported by the committee, by a vote
OF ll5 yeas against ITO nays. The resolutions
OF the substitute, censuring Oaks Ames and
James Brooks, were then adopted-ths first
bv vote OF ISL yeas against SO nays the sec
ond by ia yeas again 81 nays. The pre-
amble of the substitute and the reso-
luton discharging the committee were
reiected-the preamble by 113 nays against
90 yeas, and the resolution by III pays against
104 yeas. Mr.. Wood offered resolution con-
demning the conduct OF Samuel Hooper and
Henry l.. Dawes Of Massachusetts, William ID.
Kelly of Pennsylvania, Glennie W. Scofiel OF
Philadelphia John A. Garfield and John A.
Bingham OF OHIO, members of the House of
Representatives, nasmuch as they became in
terested In the Credit Mobiiier. point of
order that resolution Of censure should be
confined to one individual was sustained by
the Speaker. Mr.. Speer then offered a reso-
llaion censuring VIM. ID. Kelly, for the receipt
and use OF Credit Mobiier dividends,
which the House decided to con-
slider, by vote of lis against 81.
A discussion followed which was con-
tinued with much confusion and excitement
through a portion of the evening session.
Finally motion to lay Mr.. Speers resolution
upon the table prevailed-yeas III, nays 70.
Several other resolutions of censure were Of
fered, but the House refused 80 entertain
them. The Poland committee were aually re-
lieved from further consideration Of the sub
ject by ia yeas to Is nays A conference
committee was appointed on the Geneva
award. The Senate appropriation OF $4,000
to paw the expenses of the Senate was con-
Cured in.