The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1873-02-19
CONGRESS.
HOUSE.

and printing the debates oil congress wa
taken up. The previous question not be
ling seconded by CATO y and the manage
OF the bill, Mr.. Beatty, having thus los
control Of It, the House went into Com
mlttee Of the Whole on the sundry civ
. bills.
On motion of Mr.. Sargent 10000 wa
. appropriated for the statue OF the lat
Senator Baker of California, for the Ma
tional Capital. Propositions were mad
to strike out items in regard to reports o.
, Fisheries and French discoveries in tn
northwest and in relation to the Observa
ton of the transit OF Venus in Dec, 1872
after much discussion the items were re-
tanned on the bill and after progressingwitl
, the bill as far as page 1G, the bill contain
4S pages, the Committee, at 1870 rose ant
the Speaker having resumed the Chail
Mr.. Poland rose to make report iron
the select Committee on the Credit Mobil
Ter investigation. lie presented the report
which the Clerk proceeded to read. All
the members implicated by the reporI
were In their seats, Ames occupying his
own seat The Speaker took seat on
the floor OF the House, the chair being
occupied by Mr.. Cox of N. Y, the Speak,
er protein. The galleries were crowded
with spectators and the most intense de-
gree of interest was manifested in the
proceedings.
The reading of the report having been
completed, Mr.. Poland rose and said the
committee did not expect any action to
be taken on the report until it was print.
ed and until each member had had an
opportunity of examining it, nor did the
committee propose to have q day fixed for
discussion until then.
Mr.. Brooks rose aud said he desired to
submit to the House in reply 10 what
seemed 10 him most partial and unjust
persecution in the report OF two docu-
ments which had not been noticed at all
by the committee. The first OF these
documents was the process verbal OF
the action instituted by MCC0mb in the
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania against
the Credit MObilier in December, 1867,
containing list oI the stockholders.
AIr. Poland said the list was printed at
length in the testimony.
NIr. BroOks-But il is not alluded to in
the report.
Mr.. Poland-We had no occasion to
allude to it In the report. II 1t has any
bearing on the case it will bO before the
House, because 1t is a part of the testi-
mony. I do not design being led into
discussion now. The list was read, the
point of 1t being that Mr.. Brooks name
did not appear as a stockholder at that
time of the Credit Mobilier, and that
Chas. N. Nelson's name did appear as a
stockholder Of 150 shares, and that this
was before Mr. Brooks was appointed
Government Director. Mr.. Brooks also
presented the process verbal Of another
suit, in Pennsylvania, between the same
parties, showing the same state OF facts in
respect to Mr.. Nelson's holding stock, and
as to Mr.. Brooks not holding any.
Mr.. Poland remarked that as these pa.
pers had been presented he would mere.
" say that although such was exhibited
as OF certain term, all the evidence was
the suit was not actually commenced till
the fall of 1888, and although the papers
attached to some oi the proceedings in
that suit gave date December 18th, 1867,
as the date 10 that shareholders list,
there was no question at all that 100
shares were given on the Goth ofDecem-
Der and 80 shares on the goth of Feb.
rusry thereafter.
Mr.. Brooks remarked that man may
be the owner of stock long before his
ownership becomes matter OF record.
Hecalled attention to tho fact that on seve-
raj occasions he had either voted against
the interest of the U. P. r, R. Co., or had
reirained from voting.
Mr.. Butler suggested that the discus.
sion OF the subject should be fixed for
Tuesday next.
Mr.. Poland had no election to that. AS
10 the question Of the date Of ownership
OF the stock, 1t was not contended at all
that It stood In Nelson's name until
the dates OF the certificates. As, to
Brooks vote in Congress, he Poland
would merely remark that at one time
the Union Pacific Railroad Company and
the Credit Mobilier were divided in inter.
est, and that Brooks action and votes had
been on the side represented by Durant,
from whom he had received the stock.
On motion of Mr.. Poland further pro.
ceedings under the report were postponed
until Tuesday next.
After the reading OF the journal, the
House again went into Committee OF the
Whole, Mr.. Tyne in the chair, and resum-
ed the consideration OF the sundry civil ap.
preparation bill. Without finishing the
bill the Committee rose, and the House
adjourned. .Sf ~
SENATE. H " q "
The House bill declaring that the ex.
emptions allowed by tho bankrupt law
shall be the amendments allowed by the
Constitution and laws Of each State in
1871 and that such exemptions be valid,
and debts contracted before the adoption
Of such State Constitution as well as to
those contracted afterwards, and against
liens by judgement or decree ofany State,
Court, was taken up and passed,
The following bills on the calendar
were passed: the House bill reported to-
day to encourage and promote telegraph
communication between America, Asia
and Europe; the House bill for the relief OF
settlers on the Sioux Indian Reservation
In Minnesota. Mr.. Thurman moved to
postpone the calendar for the purpose OF
considering the 10 per cent bill. Lost.
The consideration Of the calendar was CON
tinued and the following bill passed; fix.
ing the time for holding the fall term Of
the United States District Court OF
Nebraska. 49,. .....
The Vice President laid before the Sen.
ate the following petition OF B. f, Slmp-
son, acting as counsel In the prosecution
Of the charge against Senator Pomeroy !:
10 he Senate Of Ite United States:
l have been instructed by A. N. York
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