The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1873-02-22
WASHINGTON.
RUMORS AND FACTS.
Patterson, PRmarOy. Poland ana
other Public Persons.
By Telegraph and Mail.
The Credit Mubtlter ROpOrt.

By Telegraph and Mail.
The Credit MUbtlieF Report.
The comments OF the press on the re-
port OF the Poland Committee have AZ
torded OAkes Ames large fund OF
amusement at the expense OF his late
Investigations. Heremarked on Thurs
day that he thought of introducing a
resolution to exppil the committee. He
had all the leadirg G papers he could pro-
cure marked and ior some time IN the
House to day ed fled number Of mem.
bers by privately reading the comments
to them. Ames has certainly got the
whip hand OF the committee
Proposition 10 Impeach CoIfaI.
Fernando Wood created decided
sensation in the House last Thursday
by the introduction Of resolution
looking to the i'm mpeacbment of Vice
President Colfsx An effort was m tde
to choke off the resolution, but i. fai ed
whereupon the question was put wheth-
er the House would C ms der it at TINS
iime. The vote stood, yeas los, nays l09.
The votes OF four nf the memhers men
toned IN the Credit Mohiiier transac-
tiona-M es-rs: Scofield, OF PennsyIv
mia, Garfield, Bingham and Dawes
we're against the resolution. Ames and
Kelley did not vote. The action Of the
tour members is considered in very bad
taste, 10 say the least Eight Re- ub-
lrcsn members voted ave, Butler. Fraus-
worth Beat, Goolrich, Porter, B )les,
w. smith All job Stevenson, 1t IL
understood that Mr.. wood bad this
resolution ready Oh the day OF the re-
port OF the committee. but for certain
reasons delayed i,s introduction. The
Democrats have not abandoned their
intention TO attempt To incorporate IN
the resolutions the names Of all the
members mentioned in the report OF the
Committee. Swaur, OF Maryland, made
\ move in this direction on Thursday,
but WAS overruled
Respect 10 Mr. Patterson,
Sena'or Ne is reported to have said
that it he wanted TO take out 4 patent
RIGHT Tor q d Il tool he would take
p ,tterson TOR his nodel, and another
Senator now declares that # he wanted
to get out an improvement he would
select Colf4x.
The Evidence is lightning
Around the pious II arltn ahout the
slowing 10 him the check OF $4,000, in
t,rrorcm, 10 make him vote RIGHT in
1869 about moveing the Railroad Com
pauv's office to Boston. Ames swore
on Wednesday t" a conversation with
him (Harlsn) IT. he cloakroom of the
Hous- on this subject, Harlan wanting
to restore the money on the ground
that othere had spoken to him about it,
aud that the affair was b cpming pub
lie. Il will be remem bered that it was
the apprehensie OF publicity that made
WILSON and others unload their stock
Ames WAS as cool as cucumber IN
giving his testimony Alley has been
sommoned 10 complies this history, and
II he tells all there will BE- a sensation.
Newspaper Postage.
The Senate Committee on Postoftices
and Post Roads, at their meeting last
Thursday, took into consideration the
question OF newspaper postage, and
agreed to the amendment to the Postal
Appropriation bill, which provides that
no Tree matter whatever shall be trans
mrt,ed through the mails, but with q
Modification that in the case OF weekly
newspapers prepayment shall not be
REQUIRED. By this arrangement news
papers can he sert through the mslls
and/postags collected from subscribers
A large rumber of memorials from edl-
tors OF newspapers have already been
presented to Congress, demonstrating
against the requirement OF payment o.
postage on weekIes The amendment
also deprives newspapers OF the Tree ex-
change OF papers, privilege now enjoy.
ed This change in the present postal
law, il it bee mes d law, will fall heav-
lest OF the country papers, and there g
an arrangement 10 compass this cub
iect
Bem Butler 20 Hssaii the Poland
Report.
General Butler has said that he Is
going to fight the Poland Report, as il
legal, unjust, and evadiug the true
facts He remarked on Wednesday
evening Ill Arhes is guilty all are
guilty: if Ames is not guilty all the rest
are not guilty; becsuse there must be
two parties 10 a bribe in order to make
\ transaction complete The committee
says they recommend the expulsion OF
Ames for mis- attempt at bribery. There
was no attempt about it. tor oakes
Ames carried out his object Then,
again, the report assumes that one
member was ignorant OF the Mobiler
transaction Of the other This, says
Butler "is an unwsrranted assumption,
tor the committee did not ask single
Question on that head. Furthermore,
queries he. "why did not the committee
ia,ke Dnrant account for the Credit No
bilier stock given aim for the same spe-
cifc purpose as that gwen to Ames-
namely distribution to Congressman
Dursnt gave part OF his stock to Brooks
and Boyer. but what did he do with
the remaining $50 shares ?" The Gen
ERA also thinks that the House has no
;,risd rction over the acts committed by
members Of former Congress. de
says the report is not fit 'or gods OF men
and. in his opinion, will not be adopted.
He added, "if Anes and Brooks are
expelled somebody else will be expelled
too"