New-York tribune., 1873-02-27

Brooks having the first 100 shares OF Credit Mo
biiier stock, because he igot 1t before ho was q
Government Director. 1t was the last q
shares that the Committee condemned him on
but that so shares right which attached to the 100
shares except that the time when he had right "a
subscribe for IL had passed. Mr.. Brooks, however.
insisted either for himself or Mr.. Nellson-he nir.
Butler) did not whch-that he had right TO those
80 shares that is that he had right to go In the
ground floor" the stock phrase is He had claimed
that right and had put 1t before tho Board OF Directors
right, and they had accorded him that right That
might be extortion the part OF Mr.. Brooks
II 1t had been conceded out Of fear OF
him Government Director; but that was the
queerest way Of getting q brbe he had ever known.
Bribery what the House to vote upon Instead
OF bribery 1t extorton. The most remarkable thing
In II the brbee extorting the brbe from the brber
holding back as long no could and calling Board OF
Directors II he could keep brbee from getting
the bribe. aughterl Whoever has heard OF that be-
fore He thought he had heard OF every phase OF crm-
nal law but he had heard Of such thing before
that was the proposition
SPEECH OF Mr. sHRLLABARGER.
Mr.. sbelabarger Rep o. then took the floor, and
replied the objections Of Mr. Butler and others that
the House had right OF expulsion for acts done before
the election stated the position contendod for on
the other side 10 be that there iron rule OF law by
which it is ordained that in shall either House OF
any member who may come into either body touching
fact IN his life that antedates by minute Of time the
da.e when he received the suraRes Of the constituent
body.
position he assailed by logic. by law. aud by
precedent He referred to Mr.. Buffers remark that II
would hurt the House to have Mr.. Ames here for
four days more, and said 1t would hurt the American
name, the American honor. the American Constitution,
the American character and what the gentleman talked
wOuld
these provided tho thing ft to be done. The mem
Der should inquire what his conscience, his oath and
what law demanded at his hands and should talk no
more about days only being left to do high public
duty.
OTHER SPEECHES.
He was followed by Mr.. Wilson (Rep, Ind), Chairman
OF the Credit Mobilier Committee No and member Of
the Judiciary Committed who argued against the report
made from the Judiciary Committee Monday last by
Mr.. Butler. He regarded the conclusions arrived at
in that report as pernicious and full Of mischief
Mr.. Goodrich U.ib Rep, N. ", another dissenting
member Of the Judiciary Committee, expressed similar
views.
p. NIL and entered legal discussion of the paria-
mentary question involved maintaining the position
assumed by the judiciary Committee.
After some remarks by Mr.. Young Dem., Cal In OPP
position to the resolution and pending suggestions
about the closing of the debate, Mr. Sargent Q'epr
CALI sent UP substitute Tor the pending resouohS as
follows:
Whereas BY the report OF the Select Committee herein
it appears that the acts charged as oienses against
members OF tho House in connection with the Creut
Mobier occurred more than five years ago, and long
before the election OF such to this Congress ana
Whereas Great doubts exist as TO the rghtnl exercise
by the House OF It's power 10 expel member Tor Onees
committed by such member long before his eecton
thereto and not connected with such eecon hereOIe,
Resoired That the Select Commlttee be discharged
from the subject.
Mr. Ritche c..-.e1. the resolution which he had sus'
gested this morning, censurng all members who had
participated in Credit Moblier stock but the Speaker
decided that In matters OF resolution should
not cover moro names than one.
Mr.. Butler inquired whether II would be In order to
offer resolution which would name no members but
would characterize the transaction.
The Speaker declined TO rule on Hypothetical case.
Mr.. Dawes hoped that IL resolution was TO be offered
which included his name, which characterized any
thing he had DONE he would be permitted TO be heard
After various informal suggestions and propositions
the House. at llO p n took recess till 10 o'clock to-
morrow morning the first hour TO be for debate, and
then the previous question to be called.