New-York tribune., 1873-02-26
CREDIT MOBILIER VICTIMS.



Brooks He dwelt somewhat on tho fact that. At thu
time Of tho Oakes Ames coDtr act, Dir. Brooks
thoroughly familiar with tho whole subject first. tho
agent Of Dr Durant for placing the shares Of the Ced
MObier stock among the capitalists Of New-York and.
second ~ Government Director OF the Union Pacific
Railroad Company.
Mr. Brooka inferrnp'ing corrected Mr. Poands state
ment "a 20 his being Government Director at the timo
OF the Oakes Ames contract Tlet contract was dated
in August 1867 was asgned in October. 1857. and no
,roo was not nominated iii October, 1861 and had
not accepted the ofice till January 1863.
Mr. Poland protested that ho would not for his right
hand nisropresent tho smallest fact In reference to tho
case. All that Mr Brooks had said was not IN The
slightest degree IN conflict with what he (Poland) had
said The Oakcs Ames contract had been executed In
August 1851 but 1t had been found that the trap
not properly set, and. under the advice or cunning
counsel machinery had 10 be devised in order TO
run il successfully 40 ~ cheat The United states Gov-
eminent 20 cheat the State Of Penhsy vana. and
cheat the linton Pacific Railroad Company. Tho matter
was not completed until about tho middle OF October.
and Sir. Brooks had become Government Director ON
ist Of October There not the slightest evidoncs
that MIR Brooks ever considered himself anything
but a fullhedged Government Director. There was no
evidence that he had performed any official act before
January 1863 but It had boen suggested that he
had not accepted the office, and that all It's duties wero
incumbent on him.
Mr. Poland had no doubt that the acts Of Mr. Brooks
as Government Director wOud furnish for his
expulsion : q member OF the Mouse Mr. Brooks must
have been perfectly familiar with the whole scheme or
fraud from BIS intimate acquaintance with Dr. Durant.
and from hi- official relations Government Director
It could not be supposed that while he employed ny
DR. Durant 20 place his Credit MObiler stock among tho
NewYork capitalists not well informed as 70 tho
reasons why that stock valuable or not vaiuablo
| POWER OF HOUSE TO ExPEL.
l. It had been argued yesterday in something called
report the Judiciary Committee that Congress had
| 40 Jurisdiction matter of this kind. and had no
right to expe q for something done prior 20 b,s
official term as a member. The Committee differ entirely
with that gentleman and the ow indoTsers whom no had
got whom he called members OF the judiciary Com.
mittee LaughteE Tho Select Committee diGored toto
with gentlemen in regard TO the law on that
subject 1t had been the law and he trusted In
God that il never would be- that 1t ever TO DO
hold in this country that tue estcrminas murderer
even who had concealed his crime from the public and
who had been elected a member Of tho House, was 20
come here and be allowed to sit beside such Christian
gentlemen here from Massachusetts, (aughteI1.
and that the House had no power TO expel such man,
but that members take him to their bosoms as AN
associate To say that that was tho law was moc6erJ
He believed that such absurdy and such absurdty
on the partof the gentleman from Massachusetts Buoe1
or any body elSe could make Intelligent people Oh
the country believe H. II needed the who was tho
inventor Of Credit Mober machine to have Devised
such i doctrine Laughter and applause.l
ENGLISH PRRCRDENTs FOR EXPULSION
Al, Poland then proceeded TO discuss the report made
by Mr. Butler yesterday and denied that there any
precedent IN parliamentary law for the assumption In
that yepQgt, Q1 the contrary, With the tle search he
had been able to make last evening he had found
in English parliamentary history two casos 5ubsequent
10 that Of John Wilkes the the Of Ward charged
with forgery and tho other that Of Atkins, charged
with periury who were both expelled from the House
| Of Commons the ofenses having been committed be-
| fore their election There never had been a question
raised IN the English Parliament 20 its power to OK
pei unworthy members, no matter when their onehsea
committed.
Mr. Eldridge-Does the gentleman claim that Con-
| gress has the power AS tho British Psrliamentt
| Mr. POland-Certainly do.
The speaker-The gentleman from Massachusetts, whs
is Affected by this resolution Ames desires to address
the House and sends % the Clerks desk his remarks 70
] be read They will be read by the Clerk lSir Ames's
defense will found full the second page Of THs
| rRBUsEl
Mr. Potter Dem, N. ", reyertng TO the two pre-
| cedents cited by Mr Poland to-day, remarked that
though the persons who referred 70 were expelled
for acts committed before their election yet they had
been indicted Tor them during the sitting of the Para
ment.
SIR. FARNswORrH'5 SPEECH FOR THE DEFENSE.
Mr.. Farnsworth lib. Rep, IlJ then rose and pro-
ceeded to make an argument IN favor of the accused and
against the conclusions Of the Select Committee What.
he asked was the OF the Committee against
Oake5 First that he bribed his friends; seconc'
that they did not know that they brbed; third.
that they were not affected by the bribery and fourth,
| that neither Mr. Ames nor the persons bribed knew
what they were TO DO abstain from doing; and yet
4 this Committee had concluded its report by charging
| that Mr. Ames was guilty Of bribery because he mads
these of stock He Farnsworth) could not 80 un
dersand the law of bribery. In the first place, one man
could not commit bribery any more than one man could
commit conspiracy, any moro than one person could
| commit matrInony. 1aughterl It required two par
ties Again. there could be bribery unless the person
brbed was 70 do 10 abstain from doing something.
Besides u man did bribe his friends A man never
went to his friend already committed to his side Of the
case favor Of his interest TO bribe him. Brides
were offered TO men convert them. They offered
20 those who were disncined, TO prevail upon them 10
do what the bribe desired them TO DO Passing TO tho
case OF Mr. Brooks Mr.. Farnsworth called attention to
the fact the matter charged against him took place
during tho time when Mr. Brooks was not member Of
Congress and when he under no creator obligation
Of duty In regard the matter than were Dr. Durant
| Mr. Dillon, or any Of those gentlemen who were
engaged in the enterprise 1t then that Mr. Brooks
| frat made the negotiation for Credit Mober stock.
Tbe subsequent transfer OF the stock by M Crooks 20
hs sOnn-law, Mr.. Nelson, was only PROOF OF MS ex-
treme decacy in wishing TO be connected personally
| with the matter while he was Government Director
Besides 1t most natural thing in the world Tor
man TO the interests OF his own kith ana XIII
He thought that the purchase OF Credit Mobier stock
| by members Of Congress very imprudent thng.
but no did propose himself TO cast stone at tooo
who did it, He did nothink was precisely the riSht
thing 10 continue that sort OF machine. That mgh haFo
been niquous, but II tho House should 10 DdcA auu
punish the who made the contriyance Let the men
who contrived the inquty be taken up ana eApelou'
there we're such the House. instead OF expeng one
man because he sold the stock and another because No
HIGH CHARACTER OF THE VICTIMS
Mr. AOlpI