New-York tribune., 1873-02-18

rHF POLAND COMMITTEES s kEFV H.o,,rrsT ny
i"A y,TT CoNTAIN-A SPIRITED CONlEsL EA
WI SONy,S - arTI.ER sPOuING FOR A
r1cuv-urs PROBABLE ANTAGONISTS
Try rELsGRAPH TO THE rhBUNBl
,,.,,,,o-,oS Feb. 1.-THE Poland Committee
-.nort today. as was expected, and the sltu-
- to-r;cbt so far as known, is unchanged. Inc
obaraeter Of the report. notwithstanding the eA-
,raoriinary efforts Of some OF the Leading hepuo-
leans who fn the highest Offices to change OF niiu-
ance the course of the Committee, Will oe snos'Ai-
,iaIlv what has heretofore been reported unless d
change is made at the meeting OF the Conniee' ~
raarrow morning. II,
- ~ tbe Committee say that the report VIII
o,rtalnly be made tomorrow, and from other equaiy
od sources II is certain. as previously stated 1la'
r. rsnort viii be in favor Of expellisg Oakes AIes
- lanes Brooks So far as the cases OF Messie
V.uev Garfield Bingham, Dawes. Seoheid' ana
Vooper are concerned. the report VIII not as l'eie
,fore supposed censure some and report IN iFor Vi
the complete vindication OF others, but VIII sVa'e
.be facts IN each case in an epitome OF the testimony
and viii not recommend any action by the house
bBt win leave the facts 70 receive such action as
members may propose.
The Committee viii. however, point out ana ihahe
runcb Of the difference between members WHO put
their money into the Credit Mobrier stock as an IN
yestment and those who were put IN on what MI
Ames calls the ground Aoor,' and who were gwen
,toek in such a way as 70 allow the dividends TO pay
the original cost. The right of members to buy STOCK
and pav for it is not questioned by the Committee
except on the ground of proprety. the real effect OF
the Committees action evidently being TO show tnat
certain members were bribed without knowing IT,
and that as soon as the character of Mr. Ames S
transactions was known they receded from theH
purchases and got back their money, receiving no
dividend and no benefit.
The reasons for the unfavorable action in the case
Of Mr Azes are not that he corrupted these men IN
1875 rs II ls confessedy the opinion OF many lawyers
ON the aoor that member cannot justly be expelled
foT acts committed before he became member
that is 20 say, that the present Congress cannot
Iastly expel Mr.. Ames for what he dld III the ALth
Congress. The ground which the Committee Will
probably take is that his bribery IS continuous
reaching. according TO mis- own testimony even into
the present Congress for he acknowledged to be yet
~ possesson OF certain stock and dividends belong
ing TO Senator's and members and that dividends are
VET due 70 some of the Congressman.
Itis generally conceded that one OF the most ex-
citing and acrimonious discussions which ever oc-
cured viii be witnessed tomorrow and the leaders
OF both sides VIII participate. Cen Butler for IN
stance who has no love for Messrs. Garfield, Dawes
or Kelley. exCtedly declares tnat be will no. allow
NJ Ames 20 ha sacrificed # be can help IT, that the
whole proceeding is a compromise between the Com
mittee and that Mr.. Ames, If anything, is less
guilty than some of the others; that they are all
bad enough in both Houses aud that it Is a little
strange that while all the truly good men in both
Houses have been overtaken with this Credit Mo
srier disease ne has not been affected by II.
He rernrds this as especially strange since he is
the subject Of almost constant abuse, while the
gentlemen interested have been hitherto the sub
iects Of constant praise. 1t Is said he remarked
today that the political lambs have taken away
the sns OF the world to such extent that they
have q monopoly Il is believed that while he will
not make the motion himself 70 include others IN
tne expulsion resolution. be viii nevertheless see
that IL is done and support its passage with al hls
vlcor
Mr. VOORHEES, on the Democratic side is also under
stood 20 regard the conclusions of the Committee If
correctly reported as a compromise verdict-a sort
of small tub thrown 20 large whale, and he VIII
oppose the expulsion Of either Mr.. Ames OF Mr..
Brooks. Mr Morgan. il Is said, viii not only favor,
IA bs excitement the expulsion OF all, but also the
Impeachment OF Nj COllaX. and if he gets into
phrenzy as sometimes happens he may favor the
expulsion OF the two Credit Mobiher Committees.
MI Beck. also q Democrat, VII, on the other hand.
oppose expulsion.
Mr.. Farnsworth. a cordial hater OF Mr. Butler if
the latter taxes any conspicuous offensive part in
the proceedings viii probably antagonize hlm. and
If a heated debate follows, Will probably move 10
include Mr Butler name in the list TO be expelled,
on the ground that he received S6O0 from the Union
Pacific Railroad nominaly for services as an attor
uey but really 10 gain his influence n Congress,
although Gen Butler was not a member Of Congress
al the time, but Il was expected he would be.