The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1873-02-26
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CONGRESS.
HOUSE.

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noar,ime the crowd became denser anu
,Ss .csne n0iser. The ladies had Deen
admitted within the body ol inc 9alI anu ~
stood grouped up at the mouths oi aII 81, 'nG ~
SiSIss and pressed around at the DacK o.
,SS % circle Many of them had achieved
nrominence by gaining possession OF Ihe
hair Of members; they did not seem
sbSShed or conscious Of being out ol
oISce-on the contrary they wore an air
IF anxious determined persistence, eager
pess In the pursuit oI their OBJECT 1000,
Yr Holman, apparently impressed
with the incongruityol the surroundings
made a motion that the floor be cleared oi
All but the members, but the Speaker In
Iormed him that the doors had been open
ed by unanimous consent and that 1t was
too late to object now. Mr.. Holman sub
.;dej. His rebuilt was hailed with laugh
Ter. A..
At l1:45 the Speaker announced tnat
The special order was the report oi Ihe
Credit Mobilier Committee.
Mr.. Butler, (of Mass, as ii unprepared,
moved that the House go into Committee
nt the Whole on the legislative approprta-
tIon bill, whereupOn Mr.. Garfield intimat-
edIbat 1t would be Just as well for him TO
attend TO his own business and leave Inc
Committee on Appropriations to manage
ia own affairs. The rebuff brought q
lsngh against Mr.. Butler.
The House then proceeded with lhe
social order when the clerk read the
resolutions lor expulsion Of Mcssrs. Ames
and Brooks.
ALr. Butler OF Mass. rose aud offered
the following substitute:
HWHEREGs, The Select Committee OF
tie House has after investigation, report.
ed 10 the House the testimony, which is
by them deemed sufficient to show crimi-
nal action in one or more members Of the
House
WHEREAS, The testimony shows that
similar acts have been done by other per-
sons not known as members ofthe House,
and i.
"WHRRRAs, II clearly appears that
whatever acts we're done, or offences COM
mItled by members OF the House or by
civil officers Of the United States now In
Office or others, were done or committed
more than five years ago, within the juris.
JIction OF the Supreme Court in the Dis
Irict OF Columbia:
"WHRREAs, No legal or constitutional
right 10 use its power OF expulsion OF It's
members as punishment for crimes done
or committed by member before his
election thereto, exists; but punishment OF
all crimes or offences against tue laws
should be made after trial by a jury, or
judgement Of court OF competent iuris-
dIcilon: Therefore,
RGsared, That 10 the Judgment Of the
House, as It appears there Is probable
cause to believe from report OF testi-
mony submitted by the Select Committee
Of investigation in the matter OF the Cfedll
MobIlIer, that grave offences punishable
BY the statutes Of the United States as
well as the common law, such as giving
or receiving bribes or false swearing, may
have been committed as shown In said
testimony within the District OF Columbia
therefore the Clerk Of the House be and
he is hereby ordered to cause u copy OF
the testimony so taken 10 be forwarded 10
the District Attorney, the prosecuting
officer Of the United States for said dis
trict, with the recommendations Of this
House that the same and othor testimony
which lie may deem material he shall
cause 10 be presented to the grand jury
sitting In and for the said district at the
next session thereof, that they may take
such action in the premises as to law and
Justice shall appertain."
DalanI laN1inn1 fn UinIn IN have
the substitute offered. He then opened
the case for the prosecution In speech
recitIng tho iacts and justifyiug the report
u the committee. After showing by the
testimony that at the time Of the transac-
lions the stock Of the Credit Mobllier was
worth from 200 10 800 per cent, he asked
whether Ames was so utterly insenslblo
10 the profit which he could have derived
from that stock had he chosen 10 sell IT.
that he preferred to let members OF Con-
gress have 1t without any profit to him
self. How came his charitable disposition
all at once TO be so extended IN favor Of
members ol Congress? His Ostensible
business In Washington that winter was
bis position as member OF the House; but
hIs actual business was peddling ten shares
ol stock In a place to members Of Con-
grtsS
Mr. Biggs interrupted the argument Of
Mr.. Poland and asked him TO state
whether or not the evidence showed that
these leading members to whom hr.
Ames was pCddling this stock knew it TO
be worth from 200 to 800 per cent.
Mr. Poland suggested 10 his friend
from Delaware that il he would wait he
lPolSnd) would get along to that point,
Laughter.
Mr., Bggs-We will wait patiently.
Mt. Poland went on with his argument
sud said that there was some balancing oi
motives IN the mind Of Mr.. Ames which
induced him to let certain men have this
stock ut 100 when he could have got two
nr three or four times as much Tor it
Was there any possible doubt about
tue motive OF Mr.. Ames2 He has
designed toget this stock into the hands
OF members, not merely to rely on a feel.
iug of gratitude which they might show
10 him because they had given something
worth two or three or four times rs much
as was paid for 1t, but he relied on RomC.
Thing stronger than that. Mr.. Ames had
lived long enough in the world to know
that man sometimes iorgets kindnesSes;
that q mans gratitude Tor kindly acts
does not lastRlways. lie had read enough
scripture TO know that where mans
treasure is, there will be his heart also
Applause. Mr.. Ames had announced
his whole philosophy on that subject
tie had said that tue difficulty is that you
eSunot get q man 10 give attention to thC
thing unless he has an interest. To dC
So be had therefore to contrive somO
means or other by which he could max
the Interest OF those leading men in Con
Sseas Identical with that OF his own, s.
that they would be as watchlul in rela
lion 10 this matter, as he himself. Ame
knew himself and his friends had starIeC
on voyage which sooner or later woult
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