, 1873-02-21
THE POLAND REPORT,


!nanu ~ III leal Io'!y b1ato or !nlnd. Apparently
q thoroughly humorous affair. IIo wan sii-
ting ut hla desk poring ovor tho appendix to
th.o evidence takor, BY tic Poland Committee.
oa tho navs nso5ptd s5 gft tue a a e insl
report where Ooltax's lawyor undertook 10 bully
Of it.n 'N''@-@N WV
,neR.Srterxoll t. R. :s;S, how do yog fool ,1r. Amos,
| Mr; Amea.oh, feel vol enough. ICuoas I
can stand It If they cau, l know Two dono right,
nnd don't caro- what they gay about 1t. Lek
MI, Mr: A.-Woll, 1tn Just about wl1at expected.
Tho Committee arc going to oxpcl MO for tollnr
1ho ,, ,t1ush, and Mr. Brooka for lying. They say
have any frionls. If Ind o6argod thom mora
than 1t was worth 1t would bo ali right. Whom 4
follow trlos to do n good thing for bis friends
haaad tqn fos the da th ab0s y ho ia to
n.-Tho Committoo havolot Cd tho men whom
You sold stock protty cnsyp
Mr. I'm, yes; thoy arc all right Qaughing).
nm tho scoundrol. TIA like tho man IN R1assa-
chusotts {perhaps you've heard tho story who
committed adultery, and the jury brought in 4
verdict that ho WAS guilty ag tho devil, but tho
woman 9', Yes m iunocont as IN angel. Those follows
arc like tho woman.
And Atr. Amos chuckled aB IL 1t Nas ono Of tho
funntegt things In tho world.
H;-fou soelnod to take tho thing pretty coolly
In tho Houqe this afternoon, Dir. AlneH
m Mr; A.-Yos wol you SEQ, I don't boliove
for what tho Committee say > about 5 % mo3 oseo soo
9ea$sss Paeea eaa 5ssses %as oe9r
roport Of tho Poland Committee by tho r Monao c
to~dny,, oakos Ames occupied a front scat and
stood TUG concentrated gazo protty stolcally He
aioa Mn19 IN mnen tue report wan hardest him.
ahoqt mo, It's most absurd report. What is
the feeling about 1t, do YOU think?
=, h-..Wol, IT. soema to be gonora!ly admitted
that tho report cant bo adopted in It's prosont
Mr.. Al don't boliove they'll oxpol mo, Why
should they? But suppose thoy will try to.
N.-What do you caro- about the fooliug 10 tho
House yoursolf, Mr. Amcs7
don't say very much about it. 70 around and
hng h1augh n ma % Joke some but don't ask anybody
R.-Are You going to mako any defonco when
, Mr. A.-Nb, I guess not; somo Of nv friends
naYo ufeea ne to Aayo statement prepared by
tne tas,. House. but don't think I will. It
Committee AMI. Ind that dispute with
Colfax and ho mado such fool Of himself eonao
OF the Committee badgerod mo and said must !
ga,s e., 1awyor' end Niblaeh said man honnder-
q
client. But didn't want to do It, for was M onip
yer's help for TINT. @s0~
R.-ion will probably have some good spol1oa-
man on the floor OF tho Houso?
nIr. Al guess thcrs'l bo enough to do tho
salking: understand Beck and Kerr arc going
10 apoah against expulsion, and Mr. Morgan is
preparing speech also. Iii. Farnsworth Is CO.
n.-Batlor ia going to oppose tho report, isn't
LII. A:-Yoa ho will DO against it. What is
'ho feeling among tho newspaper men2
H.-Wol it's difficult to speak for al1; but |
generally thoy see tho facts Of the case aa tloy
.re. 1t was amusing, this afternoon, to 500 how
ho countenances OF Garfield, and Kolloy, and
'cotlold frightened up whom they hoard how
Mr. Al aat right in front, whero could SEQ
hen1. I don't blamo them for feeling oasicr
yhen they found that waa to DO 1nado tho
K.-rhe Committee acomcd to agroo with you
hat they bought tho stock md know what they
Mr.. A.-Yos, of course they did. Does any,
SRsy het Ns sy s9 fsos 4
3ommltteo we're not going to swnlloy their
tories, but thoy seemed to think I was Tic Grim
nai. aud while they excuse theao mon for lying
nHy "nnt t TO o. oxpei me for telling tho truth
lon't say anything about linn. Isn't somebody
,oing to.moye his impeachment?
h1r. Amea-No, guess not There isn't time.
t 'ou gee: It would take both Houses; what'e tho
!so Colfa1 ia q dead cock in the pit, Hos
9wn, and what's tho good in stopping on him.
Hero Mr. Amos proceeded to mako some moral
enoot!ona on the qualities of tho men who are
nTppoaoa " to % tue great mon Of the country)
+ + Mr Bayllss, who represented my district in
'ongreas forty years ago. In thoBo days thoro
'ere no railroads Or tolegraphH, and the folks in
ao oonntry didn't got newa from Washington
HN| |
un, old 1fr. Dangham, who lad been
i Gt1ongr1eas tog 1aa Tor gro?t many years, and knew
cured a great doa1 in tho reports, and he
'emed to ho u worry prominent man So Mr.
ayliss wont to him to get somo informat1on
3Gu % te pubH men horoaola and Webser
y father's house, in Dridgowater and told the
ory: Bangham told him TINT il he wantod to 1
aintain his respect for great mon he ought
oyer s. to 60 within fifty miles Of them, for be
,ont ths go sure re- g ta rug out out aome moan thing
uch after all; and Baylias said he found that I
10, and truor Of Bangliam himBelf than OF any
'dy else. That is pretty much my opinion
,out these big follows hero.
Mr. Amos proceeded to rolato aome very funny n
lEgs about certain mon whose names stand
gh, but whose cowardco this winter has nlado ,
on Q tue laug1ing-stock Of tho country. Com 4
8 dowEsfr Ills room Mr. Amos encountered
Jolly official, who grasped his hand and sung :,
t. Mr. Ames ?". mo" satd hlr. Ames, III
at expelled yet." The gentleman passed on
d Mfr. Amos continued: "TAey toll mo / am \,
3otiaend to the Administration. Thoy had to -
through with this aort Of thing last year.
10 country rf1ng will, tho chnrgea; but they
} oil gone BY now, and nobody ever beloved
'm. m l am tLo scapegoat now but guoaa I :
Comments OF tho Press.
From tho Nto Fork Tribune
VOL, tho wickodnoas Of all Of 1t IT, not that
'se men were bribod or corruptly influenced, | -
that they betrayed tho trust Of tho peop!o' &,
'eivod tloir constituents, aud by their eya. u
nH and falBehoodh confessed tho transaction n,
DO disgracoful. And now. whole Congroog d
grown men ia to de1fbnrata sor;nualu unon = | ri
n1rf;or tl,ot -,,,s. +f,o 49, - ~ tJIAJ oFu'4 {n