New-York tribune., 1873-02-19

seats,iMr Ames occupying fror seat. and Mr. p,o,.
occupying his seat. The Speaker took seat o., .s
floor OF the House. the chair being occupied by NJ ne
OF Ncw-YOrk ssSPeaker pro kmp0rs. The gaeri@s vof
crowded with spectators, and the most intense mrs
was manifested In the proceedings '"s
The reading Of the report having been comp,e,.. .
ais D. M. Mr. Poland and said that the Cpmn,,,a
did not expect any action to be taken the report ,n,
10 was printed and unti each member had had an onY
tunity VI examining 10 nor did tho Comniitee pr6ls
to have day fixed for the discussion until then
sired 10 submit 10 the house, reply 10 what seemed ~
him most partial, unjust and persecutng report two
documents which had not been noticed at ali hy ~
Committee The first Of these documents the fra,s
verbal Of an action Instituted BY McCOmb 10 the supreo
Court ~ PenusYlvaBia against the credit MObler In
December 1867, containing list OF stockholders "a ons
Mr. Poland said that the list printed at ongth IN
Mr. BrooksCBut II is not alluded to in the report.
Mr.. POland-We had no occasion 10 aude 10 10 i'm IN.
report. II 10 has any bearing on the IL viii i~
before the House. because Is part Of the testimony
do not design 70 be led into the discussion now. Ts
list read the point Of II being that Mr. Brooss,.
name dd not appear as stockhOlder AZ that time OF Ia
Credit Mobilier and that Charles ~ Nelson's name AZ
appear sOckhoder Of $50 shares, and that this wa.
before Mr. Brooks was appointed Government Director
Mr. Brooks also presented the process gerbI VI anoths
suit I'm Pennsylvania between the same parties shOwos
the same state OF facts In respect 10 Nelson's holding
the stock, and as TO Mr. Brooks not holding any.
Mr.. Poland remarked that, those papers had bee,
presented, nc would merely say that although The sun
was entitled as OF certain term all the evidence S
that the suit not actually commenced I'm the Fan ot
1863 and. although paper attached 10 OF the pro-
ccedngs I'm that suit gave the date Of Dee r. 1867
dae OF that shareholders list there question AZ
all that the 100 shares given the 10th Of Deem
Der aud the 80 shares the 29th Of February thereafter
Mr.. Brooks remarked that man may be the owner az
stock long before the ownership becomes matter 81
record He called attention TO the fact that seyer.l
occasions he had either voted against the Interest OF TIA
Union Pacific Railroad Company or had RETAINED from
voting.
Mr. Butler OF Massachusetts suggested that the discus
sion OF the subject should be fixed for Tuesday neKt
Mr. Poland had no objection TO that. As TO the qIes
ton of the date of ownership OF the stock IL was not
cOntended at all that 1t stood IN Mr. Nelson's name until
the dates Of the certificates. AS tO Mr. BrOOks votes
Con gress he Poand would merely remark that at one
time the Union Pacific Railroad Company and he Credit
MObIier divided IN interest and that Mr. BrOOkss
action and had been the side represented by DR.
Dnrant, from whom he had received the sock.
On motion Of Mr. Poland, the further proceedings un-
der the report wero postponed until Tuesday neIf
after the reading OF tie journal. The House then
sumed the consideration OF the Sundry Civil bill.