The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1873-02-28


the further consideration Of the subjeC
1t would of course be still before th
House; II the committee was discharge
the subject would be taken away froI
the House.
The vote was then taken on the resolT
ton discharGiDg the committee, and
was rejected-yeas 104, nays ia.
There was more excitement during th
progress OF this vote, and more interes
manifested in It's result than attended an,
Of the other votes, as tho failure Of tn
Resolution would reopen the whole sui
ject as to all other members implicated
The question rOcurred on the preamble c
MIR. Sargenrs substitute as follows:
WHEREAS, By q report Of the specia
committee herein It appears that the act
charged as offenses against the member
of this House, in connection. with III
Credit Mobilier Of America, occurred
more than five years ago. and long belor
the election Of such persons 10 this Con
gress, two elections by the people havin!
interviewed, and
WHEREAS, Grave doubts exist US Il
the rightful exercise by the House of it
power TO expel u member for offence
committed by such member long beforl
his election thereto and rot connected
with such election, therefore
Mr.. Sargent moved TO lay the pream
BILE on the table.
In reply TO the excited and varlou!
questions from all quarters as TO the ef
feet of the motion, the Speaker stated
that it would carry the whole subject or
the table and put an end to it, eXCepI
as tU the resolutions already adopted
and they had been finally disposed ol and
were not before the House.
The question was taken on MIR. Sar'
gents motion, and it was rejectcd-AyeE
Is, nays 1871.
The preamble was then rejected-Ayc:
08, nays 113.
Several members addressed the chair
having resolutions TO offer.
The Speaker recognized Mr.. Hale, who
moved that the report Of the committee
be recommitted 10 the select committee
and moved the previous question.
Mr.. Wood inquired whether 1t would
be in order, if that motion were agreed TO-
to offer a resolution OF instruction to re-
port back the resolutions In regard 10 the
other gentlemen implicated.
The Speaker thought not.
The House refused 10 second the pre-
Vious guestion-yeas n, nays 90.
Mr.. Wood offered the following resolu'
ton: r...
ReSolued, That the House absolutely
condemns the conduct Of Samuel Hooper
and Henry L. Dawes, Of Massachusetts,
William D. Kelley and Glenni W. SEQ.
field, of Pennsylvania, John A. Garfield
and John A. Bingham, Of Ohio, members
of the House OF Representatives, in as
much as they became interested in the
Credit Mobilier Of America, q contracting
company for the construction OF the Uuion
Pacific Railroad, and continued TO be so
at time when said corporation was de.
pendent on the legislation OF Congress for
its maintenance and support.
Mr.. Randall made a point that the
resolution of censure should be confined
10 one individual.
The Speaker sustained the point Of or.
derand stated his reasons for ruling.
Mr.. Speer offered the following:
WHEREAS, Its shown by tho report oi
the select Committee oi the House 10 in.
vestigate the charges of alleged bribery
Of members by Oakes Ames and others,
that VIM. D. Kelly, a member oil Con.
gress from the State Of Pennsylvania, did
receive while q member OF the House,
from Oakes Ames the sum Of $999 on the
OQrI ~ I,,no 1870 opH furfhnr thu CT, ~,
oil $3.50 in September 1868 as dividend
on stock oil the Credit Iobiler ofAmerica
without having paid anything therefore,
and
WHEREAS, Said dividend arose from o
dishonest contract and arrangement be.
tween said Credit Mobilicr and the
Union Railroad Company, which Com.
pany was and is largely indebted to the
United States, resulted in gross fraud
and wrong on the Government, there
fore
Res0Iued, That for the receipt and use
as aforesaid of said Credit Mobilier divi-
dends, VIM. D. Kelly receives the unqual.
ified ceusure OF this House.
MIR. Dickey objected to the considera-
tion Of the resolution, and characterized
the preamble as a stump speech.
Tho Speaker put the question whether
the House would now consider the reso-
luton, and 1t was decided In the atllrma-
11S, nays SO.
Substitutes were suggested by Sargent,
Stevenson and Hawley, but Speer declin-
ed 10 allow any Of them to be offered, he
10 yield half Of his hour to the
gentlemen effected by the resolution.
Mr.. Kelly said he asked the House only
to be true to its own honor and the rights
OF each member. He had no witness be.
fore the Select Committee, it had not been
intimated to him that he might be heard
on his own behalf other than brief ex-
animation made by counsel or by
himself. He asked, therefore, that his
colleague, (Mr Speer) who in the last
few minutes Of the morning debate had
connected his name with this matter,
without his kelly having any oppor-
tunity 10 reply, be permitted to make his
speech and present his arraignment so
that having heard whereof he was &c.
cused and the grounds on which the &C.
cusation rested, he might have the poor
privilege OF saying why the sentence
should not be passed upon him, as he had
not the right OF being heard before the
committee by witnesses or counsel.
Mr.. skRer then yielded fifteen minutes
to MIR. Butler, who asked if the House
was going into This method Of purgation
and publication. Where were they TO
stop? By adopting this coursc tho House
wonld be takir; away tho great pallad.
ium Of liberty, the right Of tTal by Jury.
lie called upon the House to pause. he
proposed TO have this resolution reSerred
to committeeman TO the same SpeCsql
Committee, for he had not much respect
for it. Audi alterGm part6m, was the
motto Of every ueliberativc assembly
and Of every judge.
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