Juniata sentinel. [volume] (Mifflintown, Pa.) 1846-1873, 1873-03-05
The Credit Mobilier Trouble in Congress
Ended-Oakes Ames and James Brooks
Condemned.


Ended-Oakes Ames and James Brook.
Condemned.
To make . long story short the CLOSING
resolutions in Congress on the Credi
M.hiiicr farce are here presented t,
tie reader, without comment. The,
were presented on the 9Th ult. and i'm
mediately acted on. The first is relative
to Oakes Ames and was adopted-yea,
ISL. nays l56
Resoitea, That the House absolutely
condrmu. the conduct of Oakes Ames, a
member of this House from the State OF
Massachusetts, in seeking to procure
Congressional attention 20 the affairs of :,
corporations in which he was Interested,
aud whose in!e,c>. directly depended on
the legislation Of Congr ss, by inducing
members Of Congress to invest in the
stock of said corporation.
I he SECOND resolution is relative to
James Books and was adopted yeas
ia, nays 32.
Rts.Ecc.l. That the House absolutely
condemns the conduct of James Brooks,
a rncra5gr o! this House from New York,
for the u.s. Of his position of Govern
meut director q the Union Pacific Rail
road anI of member of this House to
procure tine assignment to himself or
family of stock in the Credit Mobilier of
America, a corporation having a contract
with tie Union Pacific Railroad, and
whose interests dependei directly upon
the Legislation of Congress
At this stage Of the proceedings a pre-
arble and resolution for the discharge of
the comr,tte from the further considera-
ton of this subject was offered and rejec-
ted. The question then REQUIRED on the
preamble of the resolution to discharge
the committee. The preamble read as
follows : 1t was rtj"c,ed-yeas 9S nays
113,
Whereas, BY the report Of the speci al
committee herein it appears tha, the acts
charged as offences against members of
this House i'll connection with the Credit
Mobi!ler of America occurred more than
five years ago, ani long before the elec
'Ton of such persons TO this Congress,
two elections bv the people having intnr-
vened and whereas, grave doubts exist
as to the rieht!ul exercise by this House
of its power to expel member Cor often
ces committed by such member long be
fore his election thereto, and not conuec
ted with snch election therefore, &c.
The following sweeping resolutions
was offered, but rejected by the Speak
er on a point of order ken, that rezo-
luton of cenSurc must be confined to an
individual 90. 4
R,solccd, That the House absolutely
condemns the conduct of Samuel Hooper
and Henry l. Dawes of Massachusetts,
ID. W. Kelley and g. w. Scofeld of
Pennsylvania, and John A. Garfield and
John A. Bingham of Ohio, members of
the House of Representatives. inasmuch
as they became interested in the Credit
Mobilier of America, a contracting com
pany for the construction of the Union
Pacific Railroad, and continued to be so
interested at time when said corporation |
was dependent on the legislature in Con- I
gress for its maintenance and support.
Mr. Speer, of Huntingdon, offered the
following resolution relative to Vi d.
Kelly, of Philadelphia:
TVaercas, 1t is shown by the report of
the select committee of the House to in
vestigate charges Of alleged bribery of
members by Oakes Ames and others,
that William ID. Kelly, a member of
Congress from the State Of Pcnnsylva-
mia, did receive, while a member of the
House, from Oakes Ames, the sum of
1929, on June %. 1868, and the further
sum of $3.50. in September. 1868. as
dividends of stock of the Credit Mubilier
of America, without having paid any
thing therefor /; and whereas, the said
dividends arose from dishonest contract
ami arrangement between said Credit
and the Union Pacific Railroad
Company. which company was and is
largely indebted to the United States,
resulting in gross fraud and wrong on
the Government therefore
Resoire}, That for the receipt and use
as aforesaid of the said Credit Mob l;er
dividends, William ID Kelley hereby
deserves and receives the unqualified
censure of this House
Objection being made to the resolu-
ion its entertainment was made the sub
ect Of vote The House entertained
t-yeas lis nays 81 This gave rise
10 quite debate, which finally resulted
IN tabling it yeas lis nays IS.
A resolution was then offered discharg-
ing the select committee on the Credit,
Mobiier matter from the further consid-
ration of the subject. Agreed to- And
hus Credit Mobilier was disposed of in
he House
The Senate Committee have reported
IN the Pomeroy and York bribery case
iork's statement was not sustained
'omeroy's statement of the $1,000 trans
ciion is that he did gave York the mon
y at Tie time, and the amounts stated,