The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1873-03-07

Hon. 4. MILTON SPEER, the MEN,
her of Congress from this district, in
troduced last week the following Pre-
a1nble and Resolution in iefertnce to
the connection of William y. Kelly,
Republican member OF the House from
Philadelphia, with the corrupt opera
tions Of Oakes Ames. the Congression-
al agent and tiuancier Of the Union
Pacific Rail Road Company:
Whereas, 1t is shown 10y the report Of the
Reject Committee of the House 70 inFSsU-
gate Tie charges Of alleged bribery or mem
hrrs hv Oakcs AmCs ard others that Vim.
d. Kelley q member OF Congress from the
Eta-e Of FeaI3sN lyania. dad /, ccivc, while
member of the Iiouse, from Cakes hmcs,
the sum II $S:i29. on the 2:d cf .Iune, ISGS,
ard the further sum of $50, in September,
1868 a. dividends cI stock Of the Credit
Mobilier "f An erica, without having paid
anything: and
Whereas The said d;v:dcrds arose frCyn
dishonest contract aud arrangement be
tween said Credit Muhlier and the Union
Pacific Railroad Company. which Com
pany was and is largely indebted to the
United States. resultiug in gross fraud
and wrong on jhe Government therefore
RSsctTrd, That for the rsceip st and use. as
aforesaid. Of The SAID Credit Mobilicr divi-
dends, William u. Kelley deserves. and lie
hereby receives, the unqualified censurc OF
the House.
This resolution excited the fierce
indignst:on of Mir hickey, the radical
member from Lancaster county, who.
in the course cf his remarks. stigma
tized Mr.. Speer as mountain Quar-
ter Sessions LAWYER" and this to in the
face OF the fact that T. Milton Sreer
! is more than the equal of Dickey, eth
er in a Court Of Quarter Sessions or on
the floor Of Congress. We have not
the space TO publish the entire debate
on Mr.. Speer's resolution, hut we give
below the remarks Of Mr.. Speer him
self They viii be found as clear, log
ical and well directed as Mr.. Speer's
remarks invariably are, and do honor
to the man who erunciated them:
Mr.. Speer said that he was not iusensible
to hc gravity Of tile hour and tie occasion,
but he had duty to perform higher than
personal friendship, higher than a regard
toC personal feeling, and lie rose to perform
that duty. rcgrettimg that it involved the
honor and reputation OF his native State
Ills colleague (Kcneyl told the House that
he had not been heard. lie had been heard
from his own lips, and he had had jhe pro
cess Of the Government to summon every
witness whom lie desired 20 have examined
Who was his colleagues 5Ccuscr? " as it
not !he people? And if his colleague WAS
10 he cpndcInned, WIS il not 10 be on the
testimony Of = member of the House. OF his
own rarty. strengthened and fortified as it
WAS by his own efasicns and prevaIications.
lie reviewed The testimony in the case Of
Mr.. Kelley, ard argued that Hr. KELLEY
must lave known that the corporation out
of which these enormous dividends came
vss corrupt affair. He said that not only
had Ar. Kelley preyaricated and concealed
the truth, but that lie had attempted 70 get
Cakes Amcs to conceal II under oath. He
had found that his own coEcealmcnt WIS
not enough. Mr.. Cakes Ames had testi-
fed that Mr.. Kelley came and sYoEe TO
him about this matter, and called it =
loan, and said that he wDUld pay him the
amount Of the loan. Mr. ATICs told Mr.
Kelley that nc cid not so consider ii that
he had let him have $3.50 on account Of tue
dividcnts. Air. Kelley said lie would give
Mr. hmes check for the amount, and he
did give him check for $1.OOO Mr..
AHeS thcn FOle !hc creek III two arG
handed il back to hr. Kelley and called it
payment. What scene, said 5Ir. Speer.
that must have been in the dark hour OF
night, between the gentleman from Penn
sylJania and his friend from Massachu-
setts, corcoctmg story Of which they
were both ashamed. There Was not water
enough in the Potomac TO wash away tie
fuulness of that record. These men, if
they were condemned, were slayers OF
themselves; they were their own accuscrs.
lie was satisfied Of the truth Of the report
Of the Committee, and lie felt that il was
his duty to present the resolution.