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The fnteusc feeling that las been excited
both in.and outEof Congress by the Credit.
MobiIier Investigations was well illustrated
In the House OF Representatives this after
noon. 1t having been announced thai Judge
pohnd's committee would probably report
| to-day, large crowd Of spectators filed the
| House galleries ut an early hour. Nessr'.
Brooks and Ames had both been advised be-
foreland that the committee would recon-
mend their expulsion.
| The former, pale, eIIlaciated, and feeble
| mere shadow OF his former self-was III
his seat examining books and papers, and
evidently preparing for an elaborate seIf-de-
fence. The latter, insisting upon his limo
cepce. and claiming that he had done no
wrong, moved about restlessly, however,
from desk TO desk, and was frequently seen
| in consultation with his colleagues from Mas
| ,ach,.setts and other friends. Up to half
mast the House was in committee of the
whole. engaged in the consideration of the
sundrv civil appropriation bills; when, at
that hour, MIR. Poland entered with large
roll Of paper in his hand, and motion was
made that the committee rise, every ono
knew what was coming. Speaker Blaine
called Mr.. Cox to the chair and took the seat
of his colleague, Ar. Peters, in the body OF
the hall.
Every member seemed to be in his seat,
and the floor outside the outer row Of
benches was filled with persons privileged to
he there. All the clerks and employees of the
House seemed to be gathered on the floor for
| the time being. The galleries were crowded
and the corridors were thronged with per-
Sons who had not arrived in time TO gain adj
mittance. Dir. Cox, as Speaker pro ten.,
raped once with his gavel, and an unusual
stilInes peryaded the eHtire assembly rs
| Clerk Mcpherson commenced the reading OF
the report, which covered nlncty-elght
pages, and occupied over an hour and half,
and it is doubted whether the House was
ever before so quiet for such length OF
time. Not member left his seat; not one
| was seen writing letter or reading news
napcr: not page was called from his place,
around the Speakers desk, to run an errand.
Mr.. Brooks was in his seat, near the main
| aisle. and with eyes fastened upon the
clerk intently listened to every word. Mr.
Amcs, whose seat is in O corner off to the
Speakers right, chose Il more conspicuous
place. and for the timebei1g occupied Mir.
Beatty's chair, directlyin front of the Speaker
and in full view Of the entire audience. Dir.
Dawes sat with folded arms in his seat Just
| across the aisle from Mr.. Blaine. Behind
him was Mr.. Garfield. with head bowed
upon his hand, and evidently feeling uncom.
Portable at having been caught in bad COM
pany. In one of the sections 10 the left of
the Speakers chair sat Mr.. Kelley with
| folded arms. and still further to the left was
his colleague, AJr. Scofeld, evidently wish
ing that his name was not in the report. To
tue right Of the Speaker sat Dir. Bingham,
with stern countenance, and looking as
though he felt yet what he told Poland'S
cammittec--that he had taken the stock,
and that it was nohody's business. All these
gentlemen, however. heaved 4 sigh of relief
when they heard the passage read announc-
| inc that the committee made no recommends
ton with regard TO them.
Mr.. Amos seemed very unconcerned, and
even smiled wien the passages were read
which reflected OH him most severely. No
one WHO knows Mr.. Brooks could fail to see
that he felt profoundly his position, even
though the House should not adopt the re.
solution of expulsion. 1t WAS with deep re-
pret that his friends saw him rise after the
report had been read through, for in the few
brief words he uttered he said nothing to
improve his situation. 1t was said all around
that it would have been much better if he
had waited to have his say when the report
shall come up regularly for consideration.
Next Tuesday was fixed for the considera-
ton of the report, and this fact having been
announced, the galleries were vacated in five
minutes, and the House resumed its wontcd
condition of confusion and excitement.