The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1873-03-06

thing, immoral: Pehaps his moral perceptions
had not reached SO high an elevation, but it.
was no excuse for a crime. The case of James
Brooks Was then alluded to. Mr.. Poland re-
ferretl to the fact that he was leading man in
his party and in the councils of theination, and.
he was, moreover, "a director of the Union Pa
citic Railroad. He did not receive his stock
ffom Oakes Ames, but he did receive it from
other parties, aud for the sake of bribery and
influencing his action, He accepted the stock
while he was a government director, and know
ing full well its effect and what it was worth.
Mr.. Eldridge inquired whether Brooks were to
be expelled for acts done as a government d.
rector ;or whether that WAS not question for
another tribunal elsewhere to determine this
by trial by impeachment. Mr.. Poland re-
piled he had no, doubt whatever Brooks was
liable for expulsion for the act he hat commit
ted. He referred to Brooks's negotiation with
Duramt,. and said it was impossible Brook
should not have known the value Of the stocks
When the stock was first offered him, it was not.
so valuable and he would not have known 1t,
but when it became valuable, he took. it from
Durant for services rendered. Brooks knew be-
could not hold the stock himself, and he there
fore had it transferred to his soh-in-iaw, Neil
SON. The money for the stock was paid by
Brooks, aud there wasnot sscrap. OF evidence
to show that any obligation was given. or that
the money was loan to Nelson. Reference
was made to the testimony. A showing, how
ever, of the Profits which were made by the
purchaser offthe Credit Moblier stock was inn
possible, Brouks, didn't know the nature, OF
the stock; he had not only received the origin
al one hundred shares, but when the stock was
valuable and was bringing large profits, he de-
manded fifty, es.,e'di - r.a..[ ASS 80. t.'-
80 III -, WAsHINGToN, February 26.
In the House to-day the. galleries contained
a goodly number OF spectators as early as ~
O'Clock this morning, but the rush at an early
hour was not near so great as yesterday, by
H. o'clock, however, when the proceedings
opened, the galleries were all we'll filled, the
ladies, as usual, predominating. After the
journal was read, Mr.. Poland said before pro-.
ceeding with the pending question ne desired
to have an understanding as to- the debate.
The committee does not desire to let the debate
run beyond this day, and, therefore, at o'clock
this afternoon he would move the previous
question and let the House determine if the
debate shall close. e, # -. ]! - ~. u
Mr.. Bingham suggested that the previous
question be now considered ; seconded that
the debate run all day, and that the. vote be
taken after the reading of the journal to-naor-
row. " i>a fi.q.;sfs ar ScatG -iiiI ,p ~ii ~.
There were so many other suggestions to the
the matter that the Speaker suggested that MI;
Poland could control the matter, and he would
recognize him at any time to move the previous
question. Mr. Ritchie asked leave to offer an
amendment as substitute for the committees
resolution, declaring that the participation 2f 7I
Ames. Banks, Dawes, Garfield, Kelley, Scho-
field and all Others in Credit Mobilier stock
was corruptiug in its tendency and grossly i'm
proper, and that the members thus implicated
are guilty of the seyerest censure OF the House
of Representatives. Mr.. Bingham, thereupon,
Objected, and the amendment was not enter
tained. Mr. Beck then addressed the House,
and said this whole Credit Mobilier; business
was conceived in sin and brought forth IN; IN
iquity, and all who participated in it had failed
in their duty to the governments as representa-
tives of the people. ,but.he made no distinction
between any of them. He-Aad made state
ments against some;of the most prominent Re
publicans, and he would not, likely, have hid.
d den ANYTHING that might appear against Mr..
Brooks. Benjamin. H. Ham, too had testified
that he never knew Brooks as q stockholder IN
the Union Pacific Railroad, or Credit Mobilier.
Mr.. Voorhees, also called attention that, in NC.
Combs's suit against the stockholders, he did,
not include the.name of Mr. Brooks. q.
After some further remarks, in which he ssid
Mo- Brooks should, have further hearing, Mr,-
Voorhees, closed with an earnest appeal in his
behalf, not that he pleaded fof mercy, but ne
believed his acqdittal was demanded by Justice
MIR, ,Voorhees was followed by Mr. Stevenson
=. ,..,,,, i, .WAsHINGToN, February q; q
Louisiana affairs are becoming serious. Up
on a resolution of the Fusion Legislature to
reinstatc certain courts in Orleans Parish, Gov.
McEnery calls out the militia of the parish.'
No. danger seems to be apprehended here or
there, and up to this hour, no Federal action
has been taken. 1t was understood that the
McEnery Government" Should be allowed to
organize so as to obtain a status before the
courts, and was not to be-interfered with,
unless ito attempted to seize the State Govern
ment. 1t is thought here that the Ruolc9n
has been crossed, and startling news may be
expected. : "a 49, ''.' ..s. ~
The Senate, passed the Utah bill It,pro.
vides an easy means, OF, divorce, validates the
claim of plural wife to secure the property OF
a poiygamist, and gives woman the custody
of her minor children. The panel from which
juriesnare selected, are. summoned under ther
auspices of fve commissioners; three appointed
by the United States, and two elected by the
people. who will 'pfobably be Mormons. M ~
The calendar being the regular order, Car4
penter moved to- lay the calendar on the table,
for the purpose of taking up the bill reported
from the Committee. on Privileges and Elec-
tions, providing for a new election in Louisi-
ana. It is absolutely necessary, he said, that
this should be acted upon, in order to avert
the bloodshed shown by the morning. papers
to be imminent in Louisiana. Sherman and
Morton also urged immediate action upon the
hill and it was taken up. Hill offered sub
stiturte, @embodying his views in favor Of form.
ing a Legislature out of the legally elected
members of both the bodies now claiming to
be the Legislature of Louisiana, and authoriz-
ing the new Legislature SO formed to count the
returns Of the last election, and declare who
are the legally elected State officers. Carpen,,
ter addressed the Senate in support OF the bill
reported by the majority of the committee.
The views of the committee he said, were ful-
" set forth in the majority report, and as the
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