New-York tribune., 1873-02-28

that no further motion relating to il would be in
order. In the midst of considerable excitement,
running 10 and fro, and active canvassing on
the Republican side thel roll was called,
and the resolution rejected-Yeas,
104; Nays, H. Twenty-three Republicans
voted in the negative, and twelve Democrats in the
Affirmative. Mr. Sargent then moved TO lay the pre-
ambe on the table. This was skillful strategic
move, for the preamble absurdity, and incon-
gruous with the resolution. 1t asserted want of
jurisdiction TO punish the offending members while
the resolutions punished them by The object
of Mr. SarGents motion 10 get rid of the subject
and the effect of adopting it would havo been the
the passage of the resolution just defeated
1t was shTewd flank movement, but il under
stood and beaten by heavy maority.-Yeas, rs /;
NAYS, 13l. The next vote was directly on The
preamble. 1t was rejected by Yeas, 9S Nays, 1l3.
There was one more attempt made to shake off the
members who were ready TO offer resolutions CEN
suring the implicated Republicans After consulta-
tiOn with the Speaker Mr.. Hale of Maine moved to
recommit the whole subject to the Poland Commit
tee. On this he moved the previous question: but
the House refused to second il vote by eleTs OF
Yeas, - Nays 90. The Speaker gave the minority
further encouragement in their struggle to avoid
the coming storm. He recognized Fernando Wood
who offered a resolution severely censuring Messrs
ham. The Speaker decided that it was not in order
to have more than one name resolution of censure
and Mr. Speer of Pennsylvania next sent up n savage
resolution against Mr.. Kelley, declaring him
deserving of the unqualified censure OF the House
for receiving Credit MOber dividends realized
from q dishonest contract with the Union Pacific
Railroad Company. Great confusion arose upon the
Republican side. There were shouts of remOnstrance
and opposition, hurried consultations and deafen-
ing buzz of conversation. Mr.. Dckey raised the
question of consideration upon the resolution. The
roll was called and by vote of llS to 81 the House
determined TO consider the resolution. MI. Sargent
offered a resolution of mild puIport a substitute
Mr. Stevenson presented another cOndemning the
practice of Congressman investing and spccuatng
in the bonds and stocks of railroads, and Mr. Hawley
of Connecticut a third directing the Poland Com
mittee to report whether any action called for
manifest the Judgment of the House on the Credit
Mobilier affair Mr. Speer would not admit either
of these.
He yielded TO Mr.. Kelley, who, in his peculiar
melodramatic tones, protested against being thus
arraigned without the privilege of producing wit
nesses OF having counsel He spoke but few mo-
ments. Gen. Butler was next allowed Is minutes
in which he scolded the House savaeely. This was
what they had come to. he said, by departing from
the line of Parliamentary precedents running back
to Queen Elizabeth's time. He had warned them OF
il. He lOathed, sconed. aud deted the doctrine of
purgation and puTifcation, which had brought the
House to this pass He said this with air of in
tense disgust fairly splitting out the words Dlr.
Stevenson expressed Willingness e class MI. Kelley
with Messrs. Ames and Brooks but he was not will
ling to correct Kelley's or Ames's testimony Mr.
McCTeary took the same grounds. Mr.. Speer sup
ported his resolution in bitter speech of half
hour, in which he treated Nh. Kelley a common
thief on trial and as if he the prosecuting at
torney. eager TO convict him. He made strong
points, however. and had obviously made a close
study of the evidence against him. AT o'clock
recess until was agreed to.
THE EVENING SESSION.
The evening session was opened with another
speech from Mr.. Kelley, delivered in a prefer
naturally solemn and cavernous tone. He denied
the purchase of Mr. Amess stock and insisted that
was a loan instead of dividends, that he got. Ii the
House denied him the privilege of the meanest
criminal of producing witnesses in his defense he
would teach his boy to challenge every member to
disprove the honesty and bameessness of his
fathers conduct He had much to say of his life Of
labor and sef-denial he had never INDUCED in
Injurious or riotOus living in habits of oStenta-
ton : he had never sought wealth he bad worked
hard and done his duty during his IL years of Con-
gress service He talked in this style of seflauda
ton as if he had forgotten that he was the accused
party and imagined he was defending client III "a
PENNSYLVANIA court Ii would have been an ef-
fective speech if some else had made it for him.
MIR Dickev satirized Mr.. Speer in witty speech.
Mr. Stoughton followed. Let MS put III general
demurrer to these proceedings he said and stop
il right here' Mr.. Hawley read resolution refer
ring the testimony back to the Committee with ln-
structons to report whether any further action was
necessary to manifest the Judgment of the House in
the connection of members with the Credit Mobier,
and in general with corporations created by ma
tional legislation This he wanted to offer as sub
stitute for the Kelley resolution. Thus far the
"Purgation and Publication party, to use Mr.. But
ler's epithet had carried everything before them.
Mr. MAYNARD determined to make another attempt
10 check their progress aud moved to table tie
Kelley resolution. A storm of angry protests rose,
mingled with shouts of approval Scores OF MEM
bers were on their feet gesticulatng francaly and
all talking at once at the top of their voices. All
semblapce of deliberation was lost for time. and
the House looked like a turbulent mob.
Tn the midst of this tumult Mr.. Dawes claimed
the floor and in a moment quiet was restored lie
made powerful protest against Mr. Hawleys reso-
luton The Committee could not report this session.
be said and the House would adjourn with an I'M
finished Investigation and with charges hanging
over the heads of members. The Committee had
acouitted him, and if any one had any charges to
bring he wanted them settled now. He was CON
scous of the purity of his motives and OF his official
acts. He spoke for only FIVE minutes but with such
earnestness and magnetic force that he turned the
tide of feeling. The strong combination OF kepuoh-
cans and Democrats who had been eager to punish by
eensure all the Credit Mobilier stockholders fell to
pieces. The motion to table the Kelley resolution
was trinmnhanflv carried by Yeas III; Nays %