The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1873-02-17

WASHINGTON, Feb l5.-The excitement
over the forthcoming report of the Poland
Investigating Committee has now reached
such height that it may be said that
Congress is struck with moral panic
The outline of the report which was given
in the dispatches Of Thursday last, is
universally admitted to be correct even by
members Of the committee themselves
Brooks is SO far assured Of the fate in
store for him that he is laboring night and
day with his Democratic colleagues to
avoid vote of expulsion.
A movement has sprung up, moving in
''carpet-bag quarters, to induce Ames to
resign so as to avoid the inevitable fight
which resolution to expel him alone
among the Republican members will oeca-
sion. Ames, however, will not be party
to this compromise, and says that things
must now take their logical course If
Congress desires to expel him it can do so
The report of the Wilson Credit Mobi-
her Committee, contrary to general ex-
I pectation, will doubtless be submitted on
/ Monday next One consideration that is
Fastening the completion Of this report in
order that it may be submitted Monday.
/ is the fact that it will show indubitably and
eonclusively, that if the gentlemen who
/ have dabbled in the Credit Mobilier stock
did so with a knowledge of what the cor
porati0n really was, and it they failed to
( dispose oftheir stock after finding out what
the character Of the concern was, they are
guilty TO a degree equal to the worst con-
struction that has been put upon the
charges made against them.
Before the Senate committee to-day Mr..
| Harlan testified that election funds we're
sent TO B, S. Noble, OF Iowa, as before
stated Funds were also entrusted to Mr..
Gurley at one time United States Attor-
ney for the District of Iowa Something
was handed to Col William Penn Clark,
now of this city, also to T. II. Stanton, Of
the United States army, to reimburse ex-
penditures made by them. Three hundred
dollars were sent to 7. s, Wilson, at Mt.
Pleasant, the place of residence of witness.
with instructions to use as much as neces-
sary to pay hotel bills, carriage hire, serv-
ices of messengers during the contest, over
5000 Of which, however, he afterwards re.
turned, stating that he needed but little
Witness has an impression that part Of
these funds went into the possession oi
Elijah Sells, through the hands of other
parties, without Sells knowing the source
/, from which it came. but he has not yet
been able to trace it. There were Others
whose bills were paid, who disbursed funds
to detray expenses, whom witness is unable
to particularize.
The Attorney General has sent to Post
master General Cresswell an opinion to tht
E effect that the section of the postal ac
which has been construed by the Postoffics
Department as warranting the collection o
a double amount Of unpaid postage is no
in accordance with the spirit of the act
The Attorney General plainly says tina
only the actual amount Of unpaid postage
can be lawfully collected
NEW YORK, Feb. l5.-It is reported
from Washington that an investigation
now going on before the Ways and Mean
Committee gives plat. bility to the storie
heretofore current concerning the manne
IN which bills were tampered with at tn
close Of the last session of Congress 4
that time, it will doubtless be remembered
J the sections Of the internal revenue law
relating to tobacco, whisky and stamp
= were altered so as to take effect Aug lst, in
stead of July lst, as directed in the act a
. passed. Other irregularities of like sus
picious character were also discovered.
/, NEW YORK, Feb. 15.-Rebert Emmet
T son of Thos. Adds Emmett, the Irish pa
triot, and nephew of the celebrated Rob
! ert Emmet, died at New Rochelle to-day
: The deceased was long an eminent lawye
in this city.
Judge Davis has rendered his decisio
' granting the motion for stay of proceed
! ings in the Stokes case
! The text of Judge Davis decision grant
. ing writ Of error and stay in the case @
Stokes says that the exceptions are of sue
, grave Importance, and there being douI
as to the correctness of one portion of til
charge to the jury, it becomes his duty t
: give the prisoner an opportunity to presen
: them The case will now go to the flu
f bench for a hearing. This viii probabl
i involve a delay Of couple of months
G The news had a cheering effect on Stoke:
n Wilcox, charged with the murder {
# Leao, has been found guilty of murder
8 1he third degree and sentenced to fou
d years Imprisonment.
" a Newport special reports the arres
)f anu Jaihng Oh one Essex, for the crime
IF incest with his own daughter
s Inc appraisers of Greeley's estate e,
s tlmate that ms personal property will fo,
l. up about $l20, 900. 1t is said that Somp,
il Sinclair IS indebted to the estate at lea,
4 $8000 There are about $lO0,0 ,00o of ba
Il debts and worthless securities. The ~ .,
@ et praisers say Vanderbilt, Jr., owes the y
i tate $4,000 borrowed money. Comm,
y dore Vanderbilt has given $4,000 to eae
of Mr.. Greeley's daughters, saying the
:, can have as much money as they need
u any time.
IL eMAnRID, Feb. I5.-The establishme
OF the republic was celebrated last nigl