The Republican journal., 1873-02-27
Report Of the Investigation.

Post, under date of 23d, has the following
in regard to action upon the report recon-
mending the expulsion of Ames and
Brooks
As the hour for action by the House
upon the Poland Report approaches, pub
lie interest increases, and the excitement
regarding it, which absorbs the attention
of the people of every grade of life, is in
tensifyng. In the hotel Hobbies, to-day
and tonight, but little else is talked Of
The friends of the several implicated
parties are active in their efforts to create
influence and sentiment in their behalf
Mr.. John B. Alley was most prominent
among these workers. In one of the hotel
Hobbies, this evening, he attracted a large
crowd, including several members of the
House, by his loud and apparently earnest
defence of Mr. Ames. His criticisms upon
the victims of his own schemes were
eagerly listened to His theory is that
there was no corruption intended; that
the investments in the Credit Mobilier
stock were proper and legitimate, that
the denials of these investments were I'M
called for; that Ames and himself had
the right to dispose of the stock at such
prices as they saw fit, and that the plac-
ing of the stock "where it would do the
most good was a perfectly honorable
transaction. He thinks the members who
got the stock would have voted favorably
upon all the Pacific Railroad measures
without being interested but being inter-
ested, they were stimulated to greater eff
forts He denounces as short-sighted, if
not actually foolish, the letter writing
which some of the accused have been
guilty of, and he has theory OF his own
by which he reconcies the differences be-
tween the statements of Ames and other
interested parties. He believes the recon-
mendations for expulsion will not be sus-
tanned, but that vote of censure may be
substituted for them The debate upon
the resolution will be without limit, as in
the case OF the Impeachment of Andrew
johnson. but it is understood that the
House will "sit it out; )" in other words it
is intended that the matter shall be dis
posed of on Tuesday, even if the session
is prolonged until late into the night.
Judge Poland will probably take the
floor Immediately after the reading of
the journal and will open the debate.
He will be entitled to one hour, and the
Committee will then allow the accused or
their friends, or both, all the time they
may consistently ask for. When the
Ames and Brooks resolutions are disposed
OF, others will be presented, probably
from both sides Of the House, of censure
and for expulsion in the Committees reso-
luiions, and the debate upon them will
develop the feeling of the House relative
to the others. The humor of the House
IS serious. A very slight provocation
would induce it to resort to summary
punishment. The demands of the coun-
try, as indicated through the Press, are
also serious, and this tact has potent in
tiuence in the premises in short, there is
danger that too hasty and perhaps unius-
titiablv severe action may be reached.
The impulsive denunciation of the accused
members which followed the first ex-
posture and was renewed on the submis-
sion Of the report, has but slightly ahated,
and is still apparent in the discussion
which have occurred during the past few
days. One influence opposed to extreme
measures is the division of partisan re-
sponsbilty. as it is called. The sacrifice
OF one OF each of the two parties as recon-
mended by the Committee will have a
pacific effect if properly managed, but if
the feeling continues to prevail that one is
being made a scapegoat for the sins of
others, it will lead to unlooked-for com
plications Gen. Buffers intention to de-
tend Mr.. Ames adds interest to the mat
ter. He is well known to be decidedly in
favor OF severe proceedings, but he be-
lleves that the expulsion of Ames, with
out similar action regarding the others,
would be an outrageous act of injustice,
or untairness, TO say the least. Mr. Voor-
hees occupies very much the same position
toward Mr.. Brooks although he doubtless
has more earnest sympathy for that gen
tleman than Butler has for Ames. The
result, it is thought, will depend greatly
upon the course of the Democrats. If
they carry out the intention which some of
them publicly avow, they will ask the ma
jority to support resolutions of expulsion
in all the cases, and will perhaps be sus-
tanned by d sufficient number to carry
those intentions into effect; but from any
view of the affair, the final result is en-
tirely probematic.
NOMINATIONS BY THE GOVERNOR The
following nominations have been made by
the Governor:
HANCOCK.
E. NJ. sonle, Gouldsboro' J.P. Q.
Peter l.. Hill, - s.
LINCOLN.
Asa R. Reed, Waldoboro' J.P.Q.
PENOBSCOT.
Jeremiah Page, Burlington. il O.
Joshua Halves, Corinth, Trial Jus.
ID. X. Dexter, J. P. Q.
SOMERSET.
Geo. Mitchell, Cambridge, J.P. Q.
WALDO.
Edward P. Hahn, Lincolnville, J.P.Q.
WASHINGTON.
Thomas E. Strout, Harrington, Trial Jus,
Chas- A. Drisko. Columbia, j. P. Q.