Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-02-26
EVENING STAR.


N0ncfusaoo Neeeer0Ayp Proceedings,
SENATE.-After our report closed
The message OF the President urging upon
Congress ca take some xcton IN regard 60 Loa-
and On motion OF MIR. EdmQnds, ordered t. he
printed.
MIR. Merton here arose. and. referring 20 the
wish of several matters that the Caid sell case
should &c over till the next session, sahi that al
~ was understood that no advantage would he
'akrh OF the expiration of this Congress, ne
ON0r.
The consideration OF the agricultural college
bill Was then resumed
MI window moved an amendment limiting
the amount TO be appropriated 10 any one col-
lege 20 So. o0Q.
Mr. Window suggested tsat 20 save further
time, the Senate non-cOncur in tie Hon.e
amendments TO the bill, ana ask Tor q commit
tee of conference.
The motion for conference committee was
then concarrcd IN. and tae Vice Presiden; sp-
pointed a. the members on the past OF the Sea-
ate, Messrs. Morrill,, OF Vermont, Sawyer aud
Stevenson.
Mr.. Cole called up the army appropriation
bill, and the various amendments reported from
the oommitae on appropriations were agreed
10 including the following Reducing the
amount tor payment OF the army bY - 600. re-
cucing the amount Tor subsistence of the army
by $40 S4i.
The amrndment reducing the amount fer
transportation by SS0 900 was reserved
The amendment establishing two new military
posts on the Northern Pacific railroad was
agreed 20.
Pending discussion, the Senate, at p. m.
At the evening session the Senate resumed
the consideration of the army appropriation bill
The following amendmen ts were agreed 90
Reducing the amount for purchase aud mana
factuTe OF clothing from al ,52T 60 TO $500 Goa;
ard providing that no part of il shall be eN-
PENDED for any army uniform OF different pat
tern from that prescribed sy the army rcgnla-
lions during the late war, until the supply now
on hand shall be exhausted.
Reducing the amount for national cemeteries
from SIS 600 to S50.oOo.
Giving the chief medical puryeyor Of the army
supervision ofthe purchase and distribution of
s. eco Tor experiments will, Siatlihe c,Ins. and
$4,000 for experiments in improving the cast
iron guns now In the service, by Ii ang them
with steel
The bill having been considered rs N commit
tee Of the whole, il was reported TO the Senate,
and the amendments made in committee were
concurred in.
Mr.. Logan offered an amendment appropriat-
ing 81 900 600 for headstones in the national
cemeteries, and amending the laws relating To
these &c meteries, 80 as to provide for procuring
more decent and durable headstones. The
amendment was agreed to, with additional
proviso that the Secretary of War shall first de
termine the size, models, and materials OF the
headstones, ard may contract with different
parties for separate qsantitieso of them. The bill
was then passed.
The Utah bill was taken up, and at 1915 the
Senate went into executive session, and soon
after adjourned.
THE CREDIT MoBILIKR DEBATE.
HOCSE.-After our report closed
Mr.. Farnsworth said he differed from the con
elusions of the Poland committee, while he gave
them full credit for patience and for an effort
10 deal with perfect fairness. He then quoted
from the testimony reported by the commit
tee, and said that it appeared that the commit
tee found that Mr.. Ames bribed his friends;
second. that his friends did not know they We're
bribed; third, that they did not do any thing 10
carry out the bribery. He rePudiated the idea
that one person could commit bribery. One per-
son could not do II any more than one person
could commit conspiracy or could commit mat
r'mony. Ii required two persons To a bargain
and the transaction. Mr.. Farnsworth then re
forred to the case of MIR. Brooks, and he said
that the House should bear in mind that Mr..
Brooks was not a member of the House from
April, 1s66, to March, 1915. during which time
this bribery is alleged to have taken place. He
did not think MeSsrs. Ames and Brooks should
be expelled. II they were. il would be only i'm
answer 10 the clsmor of the public press. He
was opposed 10 eNpelling men merely TO APP
pease that clamor. He thought the clamor was
unjust, and he for one would not Weld To if
MIR. Farnsworth then paid glowing comrG-
ment 10 Mr.. Ames az a man Of large enterprise,
and of hirthertO pure character. What had
Mr.. Ames did recently that members of the
House were not aware of years ago. All knew
lie was making large profits years ago, and vet
now, because he sold stock, he is 10 be expelled
when he is within a week of retiring forever
| from these halls. He then paid an equally
glowing tribute to MIR. Brooks.
Mr.. Merrick (Md.) said that part of the repoIt
especially which alluded to the cases of Messrs
Garfield, Dawes, and Others, had been desig-
mated as whitewashing report. He denied
that there was any purpose TO whitewash. On
the contrary, an implied censure had been
passed upon them, for, in noble contrast e.
these men, the committee held up the case of
the venerable ex-senator from Delaware. MIR
Bayard, who did not think his Official duty had
been fulfilled until he fully inquired a. TO tn.
nature OF the stock, and he soon found il was
zoo coed TO be honest. Mr.. Merrick referred 10
the fact that of the gentlemen declared guilty
by the committee one was q democrat and the
other republican, but he was glad to say that
no partisan consideration ever crossed the
threshold of that committee room. The com
mttee felt that il was their duty to acduit the
gentlemen they were charged with whitewash-
ing, but il was equally their painful duty 10
pronounce verdict of guilty against the two
others. Mr.. Ames fully knew and understood
what he was doing. He knew what were the
relations Of the Union Pacific railroad and the
credit mobilier, but the other gentlemen did
not fully understand il. All the evidence shows
that Mr. Ames represented TO Mr.. Garfield and
others that he was merely giving them a good
investment in a contracting company. They
did not know the large dividends they were to
receive.
Mr.. Eldridge inquired whether it was posi-
bic for men TO receive such large dividends and
not be aware OF il.
Mr.. Merrick replied that there was no evil
dence that1they knew it until some time after
they received the stock, and then many of them
returned it. IL all the persons charged could be
proven to have had a guilty knowledge he
w
and expel all OF them; but lie was not here to
find men guilty. He was here TO shield the i'm
nocent they were innocent. The presump-
ton from all the evidence was that these men
did not knew the real value OF the stock.
Mr.. Lamison inquired whether MIR. Ames
knew of the value of the stock VIXEN he bar
gained with other members.
Mr.. Merrick replied he certainly did. He
knew II was fraud. He wanted to get men 30
much interested that they would after awhile
act with him. Mr.. Ames withheld information
which, il he had told. would have deferred
other members from taking stock. With refer
ence to the case of Brooks, Mr.. Merrick said the
committee were sure he must have known the
relation between the credit mobelier and the
Union Pacific railroad. He was engaged with
Durant and Others, and he could not have failed
TO know that relation. He loaned his son-in-law
the money to purchase the stock, and then he
deposited as collateral In Brooks safe, in his
own house, the bonds OF the Union Pacific rail-
road. Brooks WAS IN possession of these bonds,
and was always drawing the interest on them,
as was proven. In view Of the whole evidence.
the committee was perfectly Unsuitable i'm de-
claring Mr.. Brooks guilty. The transactions
between himself and Nelson were mere shams;
the son-in-law was mere hgure-head; and, i'm
his (Mr Merriek's) opinion, the guilt Of Brooks
is unquestionable.
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