The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-03-01
GOD MADE. HOOpER's sAAMELEssNEss,
Secretary Boutwell, Dissatisfied with the Ex-
trayagant appropriation Bills. Isl
no LEGISLATION FOB LOUISIANA.
The Free List Entirely Suspended on the
Union Pacific Railroad.
PIG IRON KELLEY's c. M. STOCK


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Judge Poland Asks Ames What He viii DO
with the Ten Shares: w.
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.. WASHINGTON, Feb. %, 1878.
The Ghost OF Credit Mobilier I'm the
House-"God-Made'' Sam Hooper Lost
70 All sense Of shame. u.,eu~-,
The ghost Of credit Io6ilier made its appearance
On the moor OF the House this afternoon at haEpast
four O'Clock. The House was in Committee Of the
Whole, and had been seriously DEBATING for some
time the Senate amendment to the Appropriation
blu authorizing the Secretary Of the Treasury to
withhold the amount due from freight and trans
portation Of government stores. supplies, &C. The
invisible agencies of the road were believed to be
lowering over the heads Of members, especially on
the democratic side % that's where all the oppos
tion came rom. Dawes was In the chair, hoarse from
his v0ci1eratons Of last night; Dickey had nearly
lost the OF his voice from his denuncations OF
Speer; Bingham needed soothing syrup or sweet
Silto let his words out faster; the confusion and
disorder Of the night before still haunted the hail.
when Holman, Of Indiana proposed to amend the
amendment, by depriving the Union Pacific Rail-
road Company Of the right to appeal to the Court
Of Claims for the recovery Of the money withheld,
but claimed as justly due them. Mr.. Holman is
regarded by his colleagues as q man Of sound
Judgment; and while, he did not for moment sup
pese that his amendment would prevail, he was
determined the sense Of the House should be
tested Garfield, Chairman OF the Appropriation
Committee, was generalissmo, and had charge OF
the bill The republican troops were marched
through the tellers, when 1t appeared that 1t might
be possible the Holman amendment would be car
had hvt hn fo1-
iers and the vote announced that the
amendment was not accepted. Thereupon
Holman made the point Of order that
,. gentleman from Massachusetts,, Mr.. Samuel
Hooper, deeply interested In the Union Pacific
stock, had voted in the negative, which was con-
trary to the rules of the House. Dawes again got
considerably confused; exercised his right with
the gavel, while with his left he tussled with his
hyperion curls All the rsps on the Speakers table
only served to arouse the democratic spirits, and
right then and there 1t was to be settled whether
the Union Pacific Railroad Company did control the
House. In vain did Dawes explain his ruling;
twenty voices were raised to appeal from his deci
sion, that 1t was not within the province OF the
House 70 question the personal possessionsof MEM
sers but It was matter Of conscience between those
70 whom the rule applied and their Judge. Holman
insisted that the records OF the House showed Mr..
Hooper TO be very large stockholder. yet his vote
was decidedly In favor Of his own Interest," point
made by the Poland committee against Mr..
Brooks GARFIELD, the author OF the mischief
asked that the committee arise and report the
point made to the House. Speaker Blaine resumed
bis place and Dawes the complaint. Blaine's deci-
sion Yung out in silvery tones sustaining fully the
point made on the democratic side. 1.-THE case Of
the national banks had been alluded to as barring
the right 70 vote; but the banking interest was q
ovAv n "a 6foti VNf am
from the public interest, as railroads were. In
this he believed he was sustained by the decisions
or previous Speakers, and ruled that II any men,
Der held stock in any road affected by the
amendment he had no right to vote"
Sam Randall exclaimed, "Mr. Speaker,
that decision does you honor" Hooper then
asked leave to explain. While sitting at his desk,
busily engaged writing letter, the Chairman Of
the Committee on Appropriations, Mr.. Garfield,
asked him to vote "Yea" and pass between the
tellers. (sensation.) He was not aware on what
subject he was voting as he had not been watching
che proceedings, and would now withdraw his vote.
What Q buzs OF laughter followed this innocent
explanationi GARFIELD. Of Credit Mobllier memory,
drumming up recruits in favor Of much abused
corporation and the ast recruit the largest stock
holder in the roadl 1t was spectacle for Buffers
Client and all the Mephistophelean spirit of old Hoax
Ames peered through his eyes and vivined his face
- he contemplated the scene The result was,
however, the same, ana the Holman amendment
was defeated. ngf
Kelley's Ten Shares Of O. M. stock-An
Amusing Conversation Between Ames
and Poland.
Bishop Poland and Oakes Ames sat down in the
House to-day and had friendly che. ahent Kellev's
business transactions. Said the Bishop In his SOL
emn Manner
"Mr. Ames, have in my possession ten shares Of
Credit Mobilier stock, and wish you would advise
me what to do with them"
Ames, tossing the right ever the left leg, and
Wagging his elephantine head, replied :-"Why do
you consult met Go to Mr.. Kelley. He demanded
the property, and on his verbal order delivered
Il to you. Go to him sor advice. They do not
belong to me."s
"But," urged the Bishop, che disclaims the
ownership, and while am responsible do not
care to hold the stock In my possession any
longer.n
"That doesn't concern me-" replied Ames. "Yeu
shouldn't have taken them If they are such bad
things to have abourn
'Oh, no, Mr.. Ames. The Sergeant at Arms has
them In his safe, subject to my order, and as the
committee has been discharged from the further
consideration Of the Credit Mober I want the
E1ghtful owner to have what belongs to him."
"Turn them over to Kelley. They belong to
him." drawled out Cakes, and there the subject
dropped. The Bishop says he may be investigated
Nhe continues to hold the stock. The Sergeant at
Arms has no desire for an investigating committee
finding Credit Mobilier stock in his possession.
The stock, with accrued interest," is worth $1,000,
which Ordway declares shall swell the conscience
6und II not claimed by Kelley.
Patterson and Wilson Under the Ban.
Patterson has not visited the Senate chamber
today, although 1t is not probable that he viii be
expelled, as the terrible announcement Of the
action OF the committee last night, when he was
not expecting 1t, in presence Of large number OF
spectators, including his wife, Is deemed suficient
punishment. Wilson feels the rebuke given him by
the Senate Committee.
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