The Cairo bulletin., 1873-02-25
WASHINGTON LETTER.
WAsuISoToY, Feb. is


THE CREDIT MoBILIER AGONY
Has reached the highest pitch, and If the
report Of the committee is not made to-
day, rs expected, a collapse of newspaper
correspondents anlreporters is expected
Al no time since the commencement Of
this Investigation has the excitement
been so intense, and high time IL looked
for in the house when the subject comes
up. Everybody is talking Credit Mobiier
and canvsssing the chances of the lame
ducks for expulsion, but everything is
rumor and hearsay. The committee are
very reticent as TO their opinions every
kind Of influence, social and political IS
being brought to bear upon them to in
duce lenient report. 1t was proposed,
rs has been learned, to make report ex-
pelling Amos and Brooks, not on the
ground of bribery, but of scandalizng the
position Of representative, and to censure
in the other cases. Another proposition
was TO merely submit the testimony and
severely censurc both Brooks and Ames.
1t is thought the committee will exclude
all questions regarding the truthfulness of
the declarations made by the implicated
ones, and confne itself entirely to a dis
cussion Of their acts and their evidence
on the witness stand by this course
much that is ugly will be passed over
While every effort is being made to save
the victims Of greed by their friends, a
counter effort is going on looking to the
expulsion Of all who are at all smirched,
and very probably a resolution to that end
viii be introduced, when the ayes
and nays being called on it,
the lame ducks not being al
lowed TO vote, it is claimed that the in
decision and fear now SO apparent will en-
sure the necessary two-thirds, as there are
bat few who will dare brave the peoples
desire for the expulsion Of those who they
have alrea1y.con1emned. Should Brooks
and Ames be made scapcgoats Of, 1t is as.
serted that the latter will but. back so
hard at his confreres that some of them
will topple from their high places, as be
knows deal more than he chose TO tell
This threat will cause every vote cas-, in
this case to be closely scanned. Ames
was quite interesting in tho role Of
Mephisto, but il he should appear in the
part Of Mephisto and Sampson CON-
bined, be would create double sensation.
BUYING LEGISLATION.
The examination Of the officers OF the
New York stock exchange on The charge
OF bribery e. buying legisla,ion--is at
tracing considerable attention. From the
evidence it would seem that the exchange
merely paid legal fees for services before
the committees. 1t came cut during the
examination that the immaculate stock ex-
change gamblers Of Wall street hold the
opinion that congress is not an honest
body. If, for argument sake, il is granted
that the average Congressman is not over
and above the saints in purity il seems to
me that any reflection on them from Wall
street brokers isvery like pot calling ket-
tie black. Tho promp,ness of the stock
exchange in at once coming forward on
the FIRST intimntion of bribery and meet
ing the charges meets with the commenda-
ton Of tie press, he this is the only way to
stop the now too common efforts at black
mailing and SANDER.
SIMILAR CASE OF PROMPT ACTION.
Took place recently in New York city.
when scribblor attacked the manage
mont of the Mutual Life Insurance COM
pany, as fraudulent. The only answer
the company made TO the assailan,, was
a charge OF libel which landed him in
Jail, and the issuance Of its regular annual
statement for 1879, which Is one of the
proudest expositions Of economy and
financial snccess ever set forth. The
board of directors Of the Mutual, the
largest company in the world, lis composed
IF the very first business men in New
York, and its management Is model for
financial institutions, and having no se-
,rets, will not be troubled with "Colgate
bribery or Credit Mobilier investigation.
The promptitude with which the Mutual
net the attacks Of the paid scribbler |
hould be initiated by corporations or in
ividuals when black -maiei or sland. |
red.
HE PRESIDENTS SOUTHERN GALIyAST I
1t Is said that the presidents Southern |
rip Is for the purpose of giving him an |
pportunity to see the condition of that
sction preparatory TO the inauguration
a movement TO hsrmonize the people
the North aud the South. IL Is
aimed that much good will result from
ais tour. Well, hope SO, and SO does
Tery lover Of his country, and the people
= the South win appreciate such effort,
matter by whom made, but la view Of
erecent pa't neither they nor we can
,pe for better days at the hands of the
minant party; however, we shall see
nat We snail see.
SENATOR CALDWELL
The report Of the senate committee de.
ring the seat Of Senator Caldwell of |
tnsas, vacant, was rather surprise TO |
- I fully expected that Senator
t,rton would bsvo stood side By side
.th Carpenter, Logan and Anthony, and