, 1873-02-22
THE POLAND REPORT.
Comments Of tho Press,

From the 81. Louia Republican.
There will 10 but ono opinion of tho roport M Mp Of
bribories III Congresa. It Ia iuauflolent, ta,no,
md noxt to wortlalcBa It In 1aborod httompt
to plncate tho public feeling against .
aystom, OF, conspicuous bribcroa IN cen.
sacrifice, md dapologizing for all tile others. suoh
report could not como from D House Committee |
fifteen years ago. It could bo mnde only to |
hoie ap9a seed o e n y tbs geos when IT
not say TINT nj theAo fiyo menabers ought to be
expelled from tho House Tint, ,porhaps,, would
DO too lareh punishment for Dawo1 and aar-
tho bar Of tic House and publicly roprImanaod
for conduct unbccoming Representatives. AZ u
them bought Crodit MoDiHaR stool! from Amos,
and oil OF then, donicd it-thcreby adding nn-
at loaat, uoems to TO called for by tho circum-
From. the Cincinnati Enquirer.
Tho Committee believe that tho nnduo anu
ua much fraud upon the Government as
though these lawmakers had sold Its bonds mud
divided tho proceeds. And yot tho COMMITTEES
have no word Of roproof, oyen for tae ma)or'ey es
and Brooka be expelled. Their rccommonda-
tionB would havo been untitled to mud havo re-
coiynd as much respect had thoy cast )ota among
tue Credit MobilieEs for two offerings OF atone'
| mont.
Tint soreno aud honign old gontleman, Mr.
terday % and md but nstlo mod b. sid Of hia por-
for1nanco other than that he drew 1t rnild-yery
mild, indeed, The good old ,gonllotnan'a hsGrt
was filled with Borrow rather than hngcrt and ho
7yaa "a melancholy aa Henry Wilson. The OK
p.lsion Of Ames and Brooks Ia recommended.
| Tho rest of tho implicated are c1assed aB fnno-
cents. We doubt whother the House will dare to
| act upon tho recommendation Of tho Committee
I hTNhn I, SH mi
ali TINT ho knows by any means. II l1o hna not
m awful assortment Of aocress in reserye wo are
inaccurately impressed. ), ~
We hope that the suggestions contained in tho
report OF tho Poland Committee will not DO fol-
lowed by CongroHs. 10 oxpel A1neB and Brooka
alone would bo most Aagraut outrage. Il
whtowashing Is t0 30 done Let 1t 30 complete p1t
Congress dares not punish members who have
lisgracod themselves and it but it Justice Ia to
DO done, let It DO rigorous md impartial, and lot
tho whining hypocrite be acourged out OF Con-
groBa aa well aa tho bolder rascals
From tho st. Lo,fs 1tacs.
It La not only oyident TINT the revolutions thus
far developed foil to disclose tho o1tent Of tlo
frauds in their actual and stupondous propo1r,,
from re.ribution others equally guilty with tho
members from Massachusetts md Now York,
and yindicato the honor Of tho House by PLACING
tho whole burden Of atonement upon their
shoulders nlone. Under tho circumstances, &c
mnnifestly weak and insufficient is tho report ol
!: tho Committee, it y very doubtful whether over
; thoso gentlemen will bo expelled in defiance o.
tho Cpnmlttee'B recommendation.
From Tho Miltcaukee Nt,rs.
, II tho American peoplo over intond to aecurt
! tho punishment of public thieves, they mus
! Congrcasmen who act upon investigating Com
nlittoeB, under tho protence Of oxroaing corrup
, tion, but for tho real purpose Of protecting th
SGap Sste4py of similar tnS ' We S p
l !lytaught That erymomber Of . parliament
l ary body may take bribo with im1unity, ant
! mono but those WHO pay tho bribe are justly sub
( ject to public censnrel And IL this report 1
any momber Of onr Congress- will not put him
aeff up at auction and sell his vote to tho highes
bidder, without tho slightest probability Of IN
curing tho censure Of tho body to which Il
From thu Buffalo Exprtss.
:. Tho Poland Committee has performed Its Ia
3 borious md trying duties. conscientiously. an
0 thoroughly. As the sentiments Of majoEit
aro adverse to tho Administration. 1t Ia evidoi
Il TINT their decision Is not based on partisn
!, grounds. Itseems plain to us TINT the Commit
: tee were as severe and as comprehensive in thei
t recommendations us tho evidence before thor
t frot, III. Philadelphia Telegraph. :.
: The conviction OF Ames involves that Of til
J" hnyo boon tho bribo-takers, It will not do fc
tho,n to dony having taken bribes, in the faco
a his droadful memorandum book, and Of the fat
a that not ono OF thom ever attempted to brin
= Even had thoy not suceumbed to his temptG
tiona and received the bribo, they are partic
pators in his crime by reason Of their silenc!
>. But it has been proved very satisfactoIlly, !,
70 t!loir constituents at losas, TINT they did fal
a The worry subtorfuges OF thoir defonco provo l
o They arc al entirely too transparent.
it Upon the Republican party deyolyes the punisi
)" mout Of theae men, and 1t is Incumbent upon.
| L.. 14r a}r+tY0
% world will hold it responsible, for most OF IL
il offenders belong 10 Its rank, and it alone ht
the power to punish Its strength fully warrant
tho most .extromo measured: No matter ho
nor ag Low l inuentsi ID I and honeat in the past tie
!, can be driven out not only without damage b1
70 with absolute profit to tho party. The Ho1t
should, without hesitation, expel all its guilt
a Of Colfax aud the 8cnato should thrust out !
= Credit Mobilier Offenders so soon IS itB Cor
y ,nitteo shall have pointed them out.
, or all tho tlimsy wobH Of aophiBtry ever Woyc
IT tint which tho Committee woavo around the
d ooiyers Of Amos' bribcs ia surely tho tlimBios
J. It is the baby act In It's baldost form that1s plot
It corrupt deaagua. They thought Of Credit N
t; ,nont They had Anon' assurance that no mo-
10 as aeon as they snw trouble coming, they MAJ
n haste to get rid Of tho contraband, como Of the
IT even dropping portion Of their dividends IN IL
It hurry -scurry. From all Of which facts aud CO
n siderationa tho Committee cannot venture to Q
+ sort TINT their connection with Crodit Mobili
10 WAS not altogether and In eyory repect up to q
10 highest standard OF public yirtuo1 OF coure
D. this report will DO ridlled Mld slashod as 1t
J. Beryes Wo cannot bolieyo that Congress- q
tic Republican party will take tho responsible
y Of it's adoption Evidently tho end III not yet.
ut Frons tho DuDuso Co"'Ierelas Adpfrttser.
The Committee have Ind q hard task to n
a Y
II wish TINT thoy Ind stated their opinions in l
e gard to tho way in which q caro- fs mado o
- a6ainst the Vico President, md tho Senate
1s whose names have boon mentioned in CONNIE
tlon with this unfortunate subject. Ii til
haye no right to report what they ind about y
~, Colfax and Senators Pattoraon and Wilson, th
VI VI wools hnye boon Apont In prolitlcss inyostlg
~ ~ tons III 30 fur as thoHe mon aro concerned. u
OF OF people would been better satisfied II tho Coz
GO lnlttoo had not lodged on thiH point.
W Efnnt fGs I4ttahisrLh IfdxtfkE.