The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1873-02-27

conscience imposed on him, these vii
not be the last tears shed by him II b
does harm to q hair Of Oakes AmcS head
That mans case Is in your hands fellow
members, you are to deal with him as yol
wish to be dealt by in that last day Whel
God judges the acts Of all men
and who shall 60 unwhipped |
every man has every act OF hi
life brought agasinst him withou
power OF investigation or excuse 0akes
You have voted 10 expel him. Leaving
the case Of Ames and passing to Brooks
he stated the fact to be that the commit
tee had found no wrong inIBrooks having
first 100 shares OF Credit Mobilier stock
because he got II before he was govern
ment director. 1t was the last fifty share
that the committee condemned him on
but that the fifty shares was right, which
was attached 10 the 100 shares, excep
that the time he had right TO subscribI
tor it had passed. Brooks, however, in
sisted either for himself or Nelson. HI
(Butler) did not care which, that ho haC
right to these fifty shares. That Is tina
he had right to go on the ground floor
as a stock phrase, as he had claimed tina
right, and had put 1t before a board o.
directors as d right and they had accord
ed him that right, That might be extor'
tion on the part oG Brooks II it had beer
conceded out Of fear Of him as
a Government director, but that
was the queerest way Of getting a bribC
he had ever known. Bribery was what
the House was " vote on. Instead oI
bribery it was eXtOrtIon The most re
markable thing in it was bribes extort
ing q bribe from the briber, Holding
back as long as he could and calling or
tho Board OF Directors to see If he
could keep the bribe from getting
bribed. Laughter. Who ever has
heard OF that before He thought
ho ihad heard Of every phase o
criminal law, but had never heard o
such thing before. The hammer again
fell aud Butler took his scat. His speech
was listened 10 with the closest attention
and was frequently interrupted with
laughter and applause.
Glr. Sheuabarger then took tho floor
and replied in close, logical, legal Argu.
ment to tho objections of Butler and
others that the House had no right ol
expulsion for acts done before election
HG stated that the position contended
for on the other side, to be that there was
an iron rule law, by which 1t was ordained
that in no case shall either house Of Con.
grecs ever make inquiry into any oct in
the life of any member who may come
into either body, touching the facts in his
life thet antedates by q minute OF the date
when he received the suHragesOt this con.
stituent body; that position he assailed by
logic, by law and by precedent. lie re-
feTred TO Mr.. Buffers remark, that it
would not hurt the House to have Oakes
Amcs here for four days more. and
said II would hurt the American
name, American honor, American Consti.
tuition, and American character, and
what gentleman talked so much about
liberty, it would hurt all these,
provided the thing was fit 10 be done.
The member should enquire what his
conscience, his oath, and what law de-
manded ut his hands and should talk no
more about it, four days only being left to
do high public duty.
He was followed by,Mr. Wilson, Chair.
man OF the Credit Mobilier Committee.
He argued against the report made
from the Judiciary Committee on Mon.
day last by AIr. Butler. He regarded
the conclusions arrived at in that report
as full Of mischief.
Mr.. Goodrich, another dissenting
Of the Judiciary Committee, ex-
pressed similar views.
Mr.. Eldridge next took the floor and
entered on legal discussion OF the par
Iiamentary question involved, maintain
ing the position assumed by the Judiciary
Committee. .....
After some remarks by Mr.. Young in
opposition TO the resolutions and pending
some suggestions about closing the debate,
MI. Sargent sent up substitute for the
pending resolutions as follows:
"WHEREAs, By the report OF the Select
Committee herein, 1t appears that the
acts charged as offences against members
Of the House In connection with the
Credit Mobilier, occurred more than five
years ago, and long before the election Of
such persons to this Congress, and
"WHEREAs, Great doubts exist as to
the rlghtful exercise by the House Of It's
power to expel a member for offences
by such member long before
bis election thereto and not connected
with his election, therefore,
"ReSOired, That the select Committee
be discharged from the subject"
Mr.. Ritcher offered the resolution which
he had suggested this morning, censuring
all members who had participated in
the Credit Mobilier stock but the Speak
or decided that In matters Of censure
resolution should not cover more names
than one.
Mr. Butler inquired whether 1t would
be in order to offer a resolution which
would name no members, but would char
acterize the transaction.
Tho Speaker declined To rule on
case.
Mr.. Dawes hoped that If the resolution
was 10 be offered which included his
name, or which characterized anything
he had done, be would be permitted tC
10 be heard.
After various informal suggestions ant
propositions the House at 1l:40 took 8
recess till 10 o'clock tomorrow morning
the first hour to be for debate and the
previous question be called.
SENATE.
On motion of Mr.. Edmunds, the HOUSE
amendment TO the Geneva award bill
and was non.conCurred in and Commit
Ice oil conference ordered.
On motion of Mr.. Wright, the resolu-
tion was adopted instruCting the Commit
tee on transportation TO Cnqnire into the
propriety oil constructing q first clas!
double track railroad from tho Atlantic
sea!board to some point on Mississippi o.
Missouri, with the, consent Of the Stat
through which it passes;the road is 10 b.
operated aud controlled by the United
States, and so managed as to cheaper thC
transportion as much as possible.
The calendar was taken up and tn
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