Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-01-08
what They Saw About II.

Most of the papers have something to say
shout the late developments in the credit mo-
biieT investigation.
The New York Post thinks the most unfortu-
nate point in this affair il that il to give
low tone TO Congress. Not that any Congress
man absolutely accepted any Of this credit mo-
bilier stock, but that it was freely offered and
negotiated, and that COugreSsmen appear To be
In the habit Of investing in stocks, the value of
which they may affect at any time by their
votes
The Tr.bEr> says: with real sorrow we must
admit that both Ames' and McCOmb's sworn
testimony show that credit mObilier stock has
been used corruptly in Congress, knowingly.
successfully and more generally than many have
felieyed-"
The HsrGld plumes itself on having un earthed
the whole thing, and demands ''this sink of job
berg searched until those who have guiltily fat
tened in it are held up to the scorn of the
world"
The Tunes SAYS: 'sMr. Ames makes il perfect
" clear that he wished tn interest Congressman
In his scheme for the sake of their influence be-
lievirg they would hook after their own business
better than after that OF other people" The
Tjmss adds that the resolution passed by the
House directing the President to sue the credit
nobIier for the default of interest by the Pacific
Union Company, CLOCKS more virtuous and en-
The y. Y. COMMERCIAL, on the other hand, SAYS
the people expect little and generally get little
from the action of invest eating committees, and
that the adoption of the resolution offered by
Mr. Randall is likely to give more satisfaction
"Here then" says the Commercial, 'is a way by
which the matters in dispute, which recently
figured % largely in political assaults, are to be
taken into court. their merits decided, and re-
suit obtained in conformity with settled princi-
pies of law. 1t Is hard to see what certain
newspapers will do, with the staple of their DO
litical attacks thus withdrawn to a sphere so
different from their own. But it is the business
like way of reaching a settlement, and it may
prevent waste of time in Congress-"
The Baltimore 4mSricdn can see no good rea-
son why Congress should be turned into a court
for the trial of an issue between H. G. McComb
and Cakes Ames. The american says:
''These gentlemen have the choice of MANY
courts They are members of a corporation
which has It's ramllcatlOns in many states, and
in any one of which a suit may be brought. The
htigants being citizens of different states, and
the corporation holding its charter from the
u itcd states government, they can bring their
Action IN any OF the United States circuit or
district courts, ii they prefer to submit their re-
spectye rights to the adjudication of the federal
tribunals. They have a cause pending in the
supreme court OF Pennsylvania, and there they
should have been permitted To ight out their
quarrel. Ii is II be regretted that Congress took
any notice OF the matter. The indecent howl
that was raised by certain newspapers over the
alleged bribery of a dozen members of Congress
would soon have been forgotten, and the
Charges, if false, would have gone into oblivion
v 18th the other rubbish of the campaign. That
which was true would have been perpetuated in
the records of the court to whose arbitrament
the whole matter had been submitted"