New-York tribune., 1873-02-27
THE SECOND DAYS DEBATE.

ANOTHER LARGE AUDIENCE-rHE WOMEN EX-
CLUDED-APPEARANCE OF THE VICTIMS
CHARACTER OF THE sPEECHES-GEN. BUT
LER's DEFENSE OF ASIEs AND BRoOKs-HIs
DENUNCIATION or THE PRESs-No ACTION
rAKEH-rHE FINAL VOTE THIS MORNING.
IBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNB.l
WASHINGTON, Feb. 26.-At the opening of the
House. to-day, there was by many hundreds a
smaller audience in the galleries than there was
Yesterday but before the hour of noon arrived
there was the same crowded throng packed closely
m every seat filing the aisles and doorways and
extending far into the halls.
When the Credit Mobiier proceedings began
there was in appearance about the same brilliant
I,N@mblage as attended the discussions of yester-
ssrday excepting that there seemed to be fewer
lsdies present The reporters gallery as usual
eammed with a nondescript crowd OF loaters, who
filed the seats of the regular reporters and blocked
M the communication between not only the sun
and air but the outside world The diplomatic gal
Iery was running over with ladies, among them Mrs
Fish Mrs Blaine. Gail Hamilton, Mrs. Williams,
and mady ladies Of the foreign legations, as they are
called
The attempt to allow such ladies as could not OBJ
tain place in the galleries to occupy seats on the
soor was again made but defeated by the action
of the most popular of the young bachelors IN the
House Gen. Pierce Young of Georgia, who was
crowded out Of his seat yesterday The opposition
to this courtesy TO the ladies came mostly from the
Democrats, who had been deprived of their places
yesterday.
As 10 those implicated in the Credit Mobller
transact ione. they were early in their seats, and
watched the proceedings with unusual anxiety Mr.
Brooks was little tardy, az he was YESTERDAY IN
taking MS seat. and no change was observable IN
hs appearance. he struck everybody As one suffer-
iag great mental agony and physical prostratiOn
Oakes Ames dnite appropriately sat with Chaplain
Newman in his obscure seat on the night OF the
Speaker having on the desk IN front of him hand
some bouquet of japOnicas and beiotropes pre-
ssnted as is said by lady who Is overcome by his
touching speech of yesterday.
On the desks of nearly half the members Of the
House were stacks of law books and documents, and
it was little astonishing to see how buslly mem
hers were engaged in the examination OF law points
precedents &c. operation which LED the galleries
TO believe that the question was to be settled on
sound principles, and not by sympathies, personal
appeals, and sOphstry.
The Journal of the House to-day was very short
enc and 10 the audience did not have TO wait long
for the discussion which they came TO hear
Mr.. Poland was first on his feet, and desired TO
have some arrangement made as to the discussion
and the time of voting. He said be would call
vote at 4 o'clock but this subsequently ar
ranged 40 that the beginning of the vote without
argument would close in an hour from the expira-
Ton of morning hour tomorrow.
Young MARYLAND member, Mr.. Ritchle, offered
sahstitnte 10 the Poland Committee resolution, IN
favor of severely eensuring Messrs. Ames, BROOKS
Kelly, and Garfield, and the whole lot. MI Bing-
ham an implicated person. objected Then the hrst
speech was in order, and Mr.. Beck was gwen the
aoor. His manner Of defamation IS ndgety ana eA-
citing, and he was not in an argumentative mood
He denounced all Of the participants In the STOCK Oh
the Credit MObiler but could see no difference Do
tweed Mr. Brooks and Mr.. Bingham. lie gave the
cxnses showing the bribery by Mr. Ames, and laid
the responsibility on the Republican party. His was
The first partisan speech yet made on the subject
and wac generally regarded unworthy Of the
man.
The next speech was that Of Mr. voorhees, VINO
began al l2 o'clock Owing TO the fact that his re-
marks were of purely legal character, and devoted
70 close analysis Of the testimony OF the Poland
Committee he did not impress the audience Win his
~atory as on previous occasions. his hhe VOICE
however was a subject of admiration as usuaI. "i
voorhees, made the mistake in defending Mr Drooks
Individually. He had little 10 say on the genera
weston but all his strength was expended IN tne
cause Of his special friend.
He oOuld not have been more earnest ana cIeiui
Mr. Brooks had been his client before Jury
Ths defense of Mr. Brooks indeed. was ms oplect IN
Speaking. His idea of the purity OF John b. Alley
Aasseter was not shared by his ilstenen+ hs msA'
- ssss very sstisfscteTy 70 the iassos W ~A