New-York tribune., 1873-02-17
WASHINGTON.
CREDIT MoBILIER REPORTS.

.-u,r THE POLAND COMMITTEE WILL RECON-
,TrND TO-DAY AN EXCITING. TIME EH-
patchwork OF THE WILSON COMMITTEE
iEY TELEGRAPH TO THB TRlBUNR.l
xy,s,rScToN Feb. 16.--No recent report to Con-
- has been looked for with so much anxious
,orest as that of the Poland Credit Mobilier Com
i,tee which is expected tomorrow. and public men
:; Washington have been talking of almost nothing
olse As has been known for several days the Com
ittee decided TO report resolution for the eXpul-
.,on Of Oakes Ames and James Brooks, complete
.xoneration of Messrs. Dawes and Scofeld and
either TO censure the other members of the House
xho held Credit MObilier stock, or 10 report the
facts Of their connection with it without recon-
wendation. There is no reason to suppose that any
change has been made in regard to tins determina-
t;on. though an immense pressure has been
broucht TO bear upon certain members OF the Com
,n;,tee 10 cause them 10 modify it, II the report is
finally made as has been indicated, there viii be
,reater excitement on the floor of the House when it
i made than has before been seen for years. Half
dozen members are already prepared with speeches
and amendments. Mr. Farnsworth will oppose the
expulsion OF anybody and Mr.. Morgan of Ohio will
uroe the expulsion of all the implicated members.
Mr. Randall and other Democrats, as well as several
Republcans, have prepared speeches, which they
will make il the previous question is not ordered
and al debate cut off, If amendments are admitted,
and Mr. Morgan or any other Democrat moves to eN-
pe al the implicated men, the Republicans will be
placed in a very awkward position. If they vote
against the amendment they will appear in the light
of justifying the Credit Mobiher transactions, and
the Democrats in turn would defeat the original Teso
luton
Several prominent Democrats say. tonight, that II
any punishment is TO be given it should not be con-
fined TO Oakes Ames and Mr.. Brooks. Attempting to
cf ma la r
tyrs and the whole object Of the expulsion would be
defeated If the influences that have been operating
upon the Committee, to-day, TO cause modification
of the report are successful the end OF the Credit
Mobilier scandal as far as Congress is concerned,
has probably about come; but if 0akeS Ames is ex-
PEELED or an attempt to expel him is made, the pub
he may look ont for leaves from his wonderful
memorandum book, and no one can tell who Will be
the next batch of victims. There is rumOr to-
night that they will be high officials.
The Wilson Committee have such a mass Of mate
nal that 10 report is expected from them tomorrow
unless 1t may be a summary of some of the most i'm
portant facts that have been discovered. The in
veetgaton of the affairs of the Central Pacific Road
has been only begun, but it has opened veins that
promise developments as important as those dragged
forth from unwilling witnesses by the same com
mittee in regard TO the Union Pacific Road. The
Central Road had its construction company com
posed of the managers and directors of the road who
divided immense profits among themselves but it
has been more fortunate than the Eastern line in
kecpiag the thing quiet. Thelaw also gives Congress
power, when the profits of the road exceed IL per
cent to legslate for the reduction of freight and
passenger tariff. 1t would not be strange if it was
discovered not only that this time has now come,
but that the company has been making more than 10
per cent profits for several years and investing it in
branches &c This company, also, like all the other
Pacific roads has failed TO pay the five per cent of its
net earnings required by law to he set aside as
snking fund on its debt to the Government. The
investigation cannot proceed any further without
witnesses from California, whom there Is not time
to get here before the end Of the session.