, 1873-02-16
AlNGT0N.
&
H. Panie in Congress On
the Gfedit Mobilier Report.
Passage Of the Bill for the
Distribution Of the Geneva
Award.
Sharp and Personal Debate Between
Butler and Kerr.
Proceedings in the Investigations
Yesterday.

Proceedings in the Investigations
Yesterday.
sgceial Despatch to The Chicago Tribune. .
CREDIT MoBE1ER.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 15.-The excitement over
the forthcoming report Of the Poland 1nrestl-
eating Com,nitteehas now reached such height
ihat it may be said that Congress is struck with
E. moral panic. The outline of the report which
was given in the dispatches Of Thursday last, IS
universally admitted to be correct, even BY tho
members of the Committed themselves. Brooks
il so far assured of the fate in store for him,
that ho is laboring night and day with his Demo-
crat;c colleagues to avoid vote Of expulsion.
A movement has sprung up, moving in "car~
pet-bag" quarters. to induce A1nes to resign so
as to avoid the inevitable fight which resolu-
tion to expel him alone among the Repnbilcan
members will OCCASION Ames, however, VIII noI
be party to this compromise, and says that
things must now take their logical course. Ii
Coneress desires to expel him it can DO SO.
TIC report of the Wilson Credit Moblller
Committee, contrary to general e1pscea-
ton, will doubtless be submitted on Mon
dax fxa commfiteo took up T the OF tho
Central Pacific Railroad, that it would prove
sork Of such magnitude that the report would
not be ready for q week or ten days, but inc
Committee have obtained about all the lntor1na-
Zion on this subject available, east Of the Aocky
sIountaiuy. md OF course they cannot 60 to Cal
ifornia, nor wait for papers and persons 20 come
from that reeion, for further evidence, and nope
to report during this session. From VIVA.
they have been ablo to get, hoTeser, Go,.ns IL
that built that road in all its essential Tea
taree. practically the same kind of concern as
The Credit Mobilier, and that its operation ana
results were tho same as those Of the Gnlon
Pacific rin SO 1ar as tae natuse tnt vi tg IL
ening the completion Of this report III
order that it may be submitted Mon
day. is tho fact that it Will show indupltap1y
aud ccnclusively. that if the gentlemen who
have dabbIcd in the Credit Mobilier stock did 80
Viii q knowledge Of what the corporation really
was. and il they failed to dispose OF their STOCK
sitter finding out what tho character OF the con-
Germ was, they are guilty to degree equal
to the worst construction that mas oeen 14.a Rhs
1,pon the charges made against them Ihe
s,,u1ning up of thus report will bring forward
this conclusion in manner that Will leave no
room for doubt, besides adducing many other
things which it is thought are Indispensable TO
enable Congressman to decide on The questions
arising out OF the report Of Judge Poland 3
Committee. For these reasons, the completion
Of the report is being pushed with ell the rapid
ity possible, aud it is hoped that it will be till
ished in time for use as an lnvalnaple explain
atory accompaniment to the Poland report.
6HERMAE-dARF1E1D.
1'ha DEVELOPMENTS in the case>of Judge Sher.
caan, wherein General Garfield and others are q
involved, have had tendency to stlifen the
bc.es and harden the hearts aed 81 many
ehs,itaSe ths G5so'f nsht a00ff They say that tn
Sherman letter, opening up as 1t zoe
field Of infamx IN m nn co1
r1,otiou really exists and that it has peryaded a
ranks. and that examples must be made OF tn
offenders who have been convicted, and = ina
only the most severe measures TOWARDS tnel
gigantic, and is spreading with such rapldlt' 1 ,
transferable indignation is also manifested 0
tic 1ioor OF tho House at the fac
thst within the list rsone1t9y two d1ys cs5n ia,
dd has been quite 1eqnena 10 npsaide efGg te
porarily Garield's occupation OF the chal
u heretofore has been an unusual thing, and TN
N he is now ca1led often is regarded IS an eitor
II to give him better standing than ne Is entltle
to. and to give him such weight as belongs t.
ono who is held in high esteem in official circles
as will influence the houso when his case is
be voted on.
~ TTo the Associated Press.]
TIE FUNDING LOAN.
The Treasury to-day issued seven millions Q
new per cents to the Syndicate on receipt G
certificates and deposits Of an equal amount c
500 bonds rs security for payment. One NIL
ion was issued yesterday on the same cond
tions The Treasury will now issue bonds dali
to the Syndicate, as called for by them
PART PAID POSTAGE.
The Attorney General has sent to PostmaHte
General Crcsweu an opiuion to the effect thi
the section OF the Postal act which has been COZ
strnad by the Post Office Department varrantlr
Ihe collection OF double tile amount of unpai
hostage is not in accordance With the spirit {
<ne net The Attorney General plainly says th
only the amount of unpaid postage can be la'
fully collected.
SPANISH RECOGNITION.
The ,ro,nptuess with which Minister Was
t,nrne Eas instructed to recognize the Frent
Coyernment has given riEe to the report tn
Minister 6lckles has been directed to recognI
that OF Spain