The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1873-02-27
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Hon. Francis w. Sykes, of Alabama, will
ta,is.week present his credentials to the Senate
as Senator from that State for the term COM
lnencing:on the 4th of March, accompanied by
a memorial setting forth the grounds OF MS
dlaiS1. He is attended by his counsel, f. a.
O'Neal and General john Z. Morgan. Mr.
Sykes was elected by what is known as tne
CAPITOL Legislature The points to be presented
;nyolve the legality of both the bodies claiming
to he the Legislature of the State.
Tn the House. to-day, Pollard, of Vermont,
Chairman Of the Credit Mobilier Committee,
made q long report, reciting in detail all the
factss,in evidence as against each one OF the
members implicated. The Speaker was entire
lx-exculpated from all connection with the
matter. he having declined to take any interest
in the Credit Mobilier. stock. In regard TO
Dawes, Garfield, Kelly, Brougham and Scoheld,
the facts in each case are stated with more or
less severe criticism on their action, and COM
mendine to the consideration of members ap-
preached under like circumstances, the letter
ofj the venerable Senator Bay yard, of. Delaware,
DECLINING to take pscuniary interest IN any
matter that might come before him as legls-
lator. In regard to lAmes and Brooks, their
conduct is severely reprobated, andEresoiutions
of expulsion. in reference to- each OF them were
reported to the House. The report having
been read, further action on itwas postponed
till Tuesday next. In regard to the Senators
involved, the report states that the evidence
duplicating them has been sent to the Senate.
The House went into Committee OF the
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- WASHINGTON, Feb. ,19. j
The New York World, commenting upon the
Credit Mobiiier report, presented to Congress
Yesterday. says: Th,. report recommends the
exbissioii of iAmes, hot for offering bribes to
members of Congress, but for putting them to
open shame; and Brooks, not for holding stock
which he had no right to hold, but Tor being q
II further says (: The committee had one
standard. of right and wrong for Democrats,
and another for Republicans, and asks what are
the offences of Ames and Brooks, compared
with those Of Garfield, Kelly, Dawes, Patter-
son, Wilson and Colfax9
The Herald, in commenting upon the report
of the Poland Committee, says: 1t may be
that the committees conclusions have been
arrived at honestly, and that they may have
been, able to find distinctions between. brlher
and bribed, which the people will fail to dis,
cover;, but their action will be regarded with
suspicion, aud it will be difficult to remove
from the public mind the impression that they
have actedsin theiinterestsiof the nnaiorities in
Congress, and while Offering Ames and Brooks
asaacriices; have sought TO shield others eauali
lydeserving Of punishment. iIe W. ~.
tTlle 1S1,ss thinks that those expecting, a
whitewashing report, viii be disappointed, as
the report il strictly non-partisan and Tor
dignity. cIearness, and comprehensiveness, de:
serves the highest praise. The Judgment passed
oniHsrooks and Ames, It considers fully deserv-
ed. Regarding Kelly and Garfield, 1t thinks
they present q most distressing figure before
the country, and ths, only comment necessary
on their case is that, had they taken mp, the
right course and refused to have anything to
do with the Credit Afobilier, no contradiction
would have been necessary.
The Tribune thinks The resolutions illustrate
at once the feeblenes, of the inquiry and the
tremendous force of the political organization
that controlled and directed it. 1t has but one
object namely: to compliment the Presidential
campaign with the endorsement Of the methods
by,which it was carried. Itinsults the honesty
and intelligence of Congress. Partisanship
never stopped so low before. We cannot be-
Eeve che resolutions Rill pass. ~.
The San says: The committee in recon-
mending the expulsion of Ames and BROOKS,
snd then whitewashing their accomplices, COM
mitted grave offence against official purity,
orderly government, public morals and COM
mon decency which every member OF the
committee will live long enough to bitterly
regret. All right minded persons OF whatever
political party, will indignantly resist the par
tai. unwise, unjust and illogical conclusion to
which the committee have arrived, and be sure
to attribute the strange result of their deliber-
ations to something quite aside from the firm
purpose to perform an imperative duty without
fear or favor.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 70.
In the Senate, many petitions. memorials and
remonstrances were presented. Carpenter,
from the Committee on. Privileges and Elec-
tions. made a report on the credentials of
Messrs. Mcmillan s.nd Ray, each claiming to
he the legally elected Senator from Louisiana,
ACCOMPANIED by bill providing for new
election for the purpose of establishing in
Louisiana a republican form of government.
Trumbull said, that while he concurred in most
of the views Of the majority, he did not con-
cur in their recommendation, or favor the
passage of the bill reported by them. He
presented his views in writing, that they might
be printed with the report. Morton SAID ::
"While dissent from the report of the major
ity, recommending that the recent election in
Louisiana be set aside, and new one ordered,
under the authority of the Government of the
United States-I dissent also from the views
of the other members of the committee, who
would recognize what is called the McEnery
Government; and [ submit my views, to be
printed with the report" Hill submitted his
Views. dissenting from the report of the major
ity and recommending that the members of
the Louisiana Legislature declared legally elec-
ted by both returning boards be called together,
ut the State House, as the Legislature OF the
State and that they then proceeded to count