St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1873-02-28

New York capitalists, he was not well
Informed as to the reasons why that
stock was valuable or not.
At the expiration of the hour allowed
for each member i'll tine debate, Mr..
Potter moved that Mr.. Poland's time
lie extended for half an hour This was
agreed to unanimously, and he pro-
cceded with his argument, Analysing
the testimony, referring to Mr.. Brooks
and to the relations of his SON. law
Nelson with the Credit MObilier stock
us its ostensible owner. He declared
that Brooks, knowing the whole fraud,
had deliberately put himself in Il posi-
ton to share i'll the spoils. The COM
mittee held that the facts proved album
dainty official misconduct on the part
of Brooks and the committee also held,
as IL matter of law, that there was good
and sufficient grounds for his Xpulsion
as IL member of Congress.
1t had been argued yesterday, i'll
something called Il report of the Judicial
~ committee, that Congress had no
jurisdiction over Il matter of this kind.
and had no right to expel Il man for
something done prior to his official term
as il member. The committee differ
entirely with that gentleman, and Il few
indorserS whom he had got, and whom
he called members of the Judiciary com
mittee. (Laughter.) The select com
mittee differed toto cato with those gen
tlcmen as to the law on that subject.
1t never had been law. and he trusted
in God it never would be, or that it was
ever to be held in this country that the
vilest criminal, Il murderer even, who
had concealed his crime from the pub
lie, and who had been elected Il member
OF the House. was to come here and be
allowed to sit beside such Christian
gentlemen as are here from MasSachu-
sets Qaughter.) and that the House had
no power to cXpel such Il man, but that
members must take him to their Blossoms
us an associate. To say that was law
WAS mockery. He believed no sucl
ahslrdity. and no such ingenuity OH
the part of the gentleman from Massa-
chu>etts (Butler.) or anybody else, could
make the intelligent people of the com-
try believe it. 1t needed the man who
was the inventor of the Credit MohilieI
machine to have devised such ii doc
trine. daughter and applause.)
| Mr.. Poland then proceeded to discuss
the report made 10y Nj. Butler of Mas
SachuScttS Yesterday. and denied that
there WAS any precedent in Parliament
talN law for the assumption III that re-
port. On the contrary. with the little
search he was able to make since last
evening he had found III English Par
liameutaTy history two cases SubsC-
uucmt to that of WilkcS-on the case OF
Ward charged with forgery, and tn,
other that of Atkins charged with per
jury, Who We're both expelled from the
House of Commons, the offences having
been committed before the election
There had never been Il question raised
in the English Parliament as to the
power to eXpel unworthy members, NJ
matter when their offences were com
United.
THE POWERS OF CONGRESS.
Mr.. Eldridge of Wisconsin Does the
gentleman claim that congress has the
same power as the British government
Mr.. Poland Certainly | do.
The hali-houT extension of time llaV-
ing come to an end, it was proposed by
some of the members that the time he
again extended.
Mr.. Butler gentleman (Poland)
said that he would divide his time.
MI. Poland-Certainly.
Mr.. Butler-lf he goes on much
longer it would he dividing eternity
(Roars of laughter.) object to his go
ing on.
several members oh, no, Do not
object
Mr.. Butler l Withdraw the ohjec-
ton.
Mr.. Slocum-I object. on the ground
/ that there are ID or 20 members who
/ desire to speak.
Mr.. Poland (courteously)- the
gentleman will withdraw his objection
| was about to say that did not desire
any further extension of time Qaugh
ter at Slocum'S eXpense). as / shall
have the opportunity to close the de
bate.
! " There have been large humble
of witnesses before investigating com
mittees i'll Washington, and our curios
ity has been awakened as to the wa,
they have passed the ordeal. On til,
whole, Oakes Ames, To our mind. is til,
garlaned one of the whole number. liz
has been cool, almost to stupidity, t,
the end. And we have come to tn
conclusion that he knows thing q
two, and more too. Others. Patterson