, 1873-02-27

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more 1eviatbans than they could land
House was not a COURT: that, II it was, one y
the persons chxrt.e- With the partjcmI.r offa,s a
would not bo all, tca 70 frame the indjctmen
and to choose liz ,.,on who should select tn
the SneaIor. who: II viii be remerherat7 n1awe
the resolution Of Investigation. and annn;nte
llr. Coz to The chair, who seleoted thu Po1an,
Committee. Il Stevenson were litt1e iess a.
in tue House than at present '~'1@' s De
Mr. Whittho1ne, Of Tennessee. who was
Brigadier- Gener. in tho rebel army, followed in
q savage assault on all those Interested il
the Credit Mobi1ier Job: He had diyested hinscl
Of collar and necktie, and ruRhed in regardless
true sentiment. and he secuted the idea tia
these members Of Congress we're bribed rr;thon
| knowing it, Thus far. Samuel Hooner has az
capped WITH little consure but the Tenuease,
that the firm Of Samuel Hooper 4 ca was ~ nrar rag
tically responsible for The briberv AZ thai 1 frn
signed the order authorizing The issue ~ OF tn. tn.
| stock tn 0akea 4mea Mr. f{oonor ro.1 rawa
paper aud assumed. to pay no attention
| to the remarks, except for an inatant
when he and Dawes looked n
each other, and appeared to talk about some.
thing Rmusing. Tho speaker showed his reat1i
ness to vote for the expulsion OF all.
Niblack was the next member totake the floor
legal Argument in fsVor Of The commtteaa maa ea'a
| report ana answering home Of the remarka nra.
| yiously made. By tie time he had fnisha5 +
| was evident the interest in the Credit Mobil2er
| transaction waa dying out, and everybody ghowed
has been uppermost il the notice Of The nnblc
for the past three OF four months, MANY % occu-
pants in tho gallery vent away, and the mem
bers began to retire to the cloak-rooms OF else
where, to avoid the prolonged discussion, so that
smaller audience t6an Beck. The delicacv Of
this gentleman speaking at all was uniyersa1ly
discussed, inasmuch 81 he ia a narty
implicated. He always rirets the attention
an exception. Ia nrpnad that Tia condnct ~: ~
members seyeral yoaYs 400 WA c1esriv nnts;da
the authoritv Of tha nresent ConeTess Ha na;I
al high compliment to Mr. MerrieR of M.rgland pni1
and thus to himself. He attacked the press,
precedent the case Of John Wilkes. anparent1v
forrettinr that Jobn wilkes, ofYanss, zse 1,,,ca-
tain publications charging corruption yhi1e
his (Binghans) Taa for coTruption in his own
case
calling aftention to the faet hat KIN Bne,am ,ai ad
opposed the admission of members IN tRe Tonsa' s1
beeanse Of their nravona acts y, tiohIin ao;4'el
the Goyenment fn +ha rehe1 a-,nv ~ 1E'' os04410'
atTa a1s IT, ana ether Sen
Judge Bineharn. 1o]>A0 "
Gen. Ranla a. . 1it+1a a7,a- q o,,,oo,r war
accorded tha Aoor heno he fftt oan,1>sr We 80
the Poland COMMITTEES Who had BEEN st ner1nitted i
to i've tha v;e1a of H. ron,n1;t+aa o shaa
moie earnestuese and I snmation Than nsnai snd
It was evii]ent he was deon1v concarnaj ~ ~. "a
matter hefora tba Honae Hia nnaach r.o
in opposition to the apparnnt tandanc1
toward turning ayer lie nowar ~
ta,,,,tt III. f sst in its Legislative
the Honaa WA 3aiIv haco1n;ng mora t,a go.
eentatTe n"wor ~ y,c t.n ,ne asp1e
laboriue people and ha thnnght thia .rsa ~ 1n;a. ,
chioyous and wrong. His hear;ncs aaamad -
favor the Labor Union morement. ~
After Hale. OF Maina. had called attan+;on n
certain iuaccuraciea in }ha sneech q. N1r Stevo11
son in regnrd to the votes Of Blaine nnnn tha
Washburne resolution Of 1868. the House took
recess until hait-past 2, although Stevenson Was
The sensation Of the evening session Was tho
speech OF Gen. Butler. He had q magnificent
audience. Few members OF the House vero
absent Senators, Cabinet officers, and FOREIGN
Ministers occupied seats On the floor. and in tRo
galleries. crowded beyond description. were
hundreds Of people prominent in politica1 and
social circles. Butler spoke for naurIv two
hours, and probably mover made better sneeoh
in his life. It would not stand the test Of cool
criticism. It was full of cunning sophis-
proof against Oakcs Anes. It appealed |
20 prejudice and sympathy by turns.
rather than to reason, but it was just the kind |
If speech to captivate great popular audience.
hung intently upon his words, He I
made his hearers shout with laughter, and he |
,ronght tears from his own eyes aud from his |
clients, II from no ones else He praised Oakes /
lines as model Of an honest, truthful man,
Fhose word Was as good as his bond,-a man Of
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