, 1873-02-27
WASHINGTON.


bA voted On 1oH18nL& II fptCH were 10 QH L1AEQ Ab
Wishea the members to be undisturbed.
Tho motion to admit tho ladies was re5ected-only
e votes in the affirmative.
Nh. BUTLER then proceeded With his re1nsrts n
acfense Of Ames He said be had nerer had reason to
take part in deoata oppressed with scnse ot r.
sponaihinty under which he now addressed xs,. tns
Ia those where the lives Of men hung waFe=ing
Ia the scale Of Justice, hut where he felt that
81 tine tne Hight ii tue House of Representatives Of
the United States. He stood here TO say tass too
House had jurisdicon over what Tas now n5'g s
7neInber for crime alleged against him nvs years aR2'
There precedent IN this coan3 ~. aot M nrec
dent n Ens.ad e9eept ID WILKES ease s,,d ths
record IL tint been sspanssd Ss y tese
= Eassh A5sss .dased ns aeessa be ea soon would
sssrsr.se @ Of ths liberties of :. ths people, Ths 9as
ha to niecon. T. then, the people could eject 1nur-
NJ BEaHAMYes, sure enough. It's none Of your
business Il murder is no dsquaiheation from cleo, e.
Hon, whst right had the House to supervse IT, IN pn
est MN On the statement OF everybody he vas n
houcat man. Haa there NAN tn the House who ald
rnan7 Who was there that did not believe every word
b said Not the ooatte- He had kept has debit and
credit account in his simple blacksmith ~aS, put Ma
90 much accuracy Us it would be kept IN tne htsI
rountinp.house of tho land. Here, then, vas a.
honest patriotic man, and they were "nts1pated
&YTAl him 1e3t other members 4AEA% w
n3sa aahese ets sna apSaaae Hs style bribery
.he o % % one he ne eSer apoa
.t interest He tribed 1nac ana aekea VI o'o
bribe. [Iaughtcr.1 u...,5as ror
1T, Iae nsGe ns1eq,es leu, ana NY Mr. Butter went on
witn his argument Whit oakes A1nes had etaety sa
done thls He had sid TO r 70 TN. vii
to valuahle II are let alone noooay Sa ~
levy hlacka us; and therefore, wa1s 4 you o1 :"
wiiI uricF M your ears Whenever the Union PnG3he
RAILROAD Is mentioned. Was that . br1oe! wna1
eze these gentlemen to 40? py Aaea Of he
70 Ket them take The brbe e bad to glanee n s ~
pei cent interest Who evsz hesra a. s9sn
br:he Is that hcfare7 And TO bad redeemed ados ~
Guarantee a{terwards because Anes' word Vas as eooa
"a hia bond If every man connected W15n tne ~;
had stood where Ames STOOL vi WI 1od hs1dy haSe
1nada ripple on the political su11a7e Inesa ~as @ nos
man prestnt who did not know that tte tsnsa VIZ
BISaHAM {rising}-I did not deny ii, and did not
sa1sy centinaed iasgs5r iasg5esf nobody but say
the country understand what this olo n2an has ue.
The head front Of his offending hath TINT eaens
no uore He never denied it to anybody. fon may
send him from this House dsgraced no, aoI .1I msa
5isgraced. He goes away ruth-loving, untn.te1hns
mn before his God and an honest an oeto1S a .ne
hen with that character cannot be oisefaceo. @
There is not man Of yon wh9 t.1 Apes %s bs1S wgas
~ the hsnd Of n honest man and let tell el-
oanent conasgue Banka who spoke with teats N nls m
S int thcse I'M not be- tho last shed by him
he does hxrm to q hatr Of Oakes A1nes heao. 1nat @
T. y1ag =. to be b in hat
last dsy, when God Judges the ac o. a ea NE ssa1
who shall GO unwhipped II every rnap haa esery
sewes of inyeadgaton or czcuae7 oakes Ames
thought he Has doing right. He is pure man to,ay.
There no occasion for e1pn'zon p LIE G a
ed OF dtsnclned to associate with oakea Anes after
you have voted 70 expea him. A.. ..
Brooks ke stated the be that the naa
found no wrong Brooks having the rst 10y ahsrs 1
a Credit Mosr st9et because he got H. y pesafe ss3 e r.
shsres hat the COMMITTEES condemned him on; but
Shat hitr shares. vas right attached 10 10
tn .s Gpea ho hsd tho eis sb to
Tor It hsd passed Brooks howeyer insisted, eins1
lit he hsd the light to those atty shares; tnat =
IL. bad he oa ne 90s sa a.
bad soedea him that rtebt. That might he e1oroi
On the part of Broo Il bad been conssaed @ ~ ops
s~n 1zSesy rot hs: tbe 10 Aeuss e,to1to1 grs
.nost re1narIabls thing in II the bribee e1oF
ing br1be from the hcdber holding bssk as n ao4f
seS VIZ VIZ e1ss hss hard u that betore9 Be tsoaRl
hsd hs.sd q eyey 1hsse tt 2, hafaps S"' Du'
II The m hammer aea1a feu, and Butler took his Sea
His speech Astened to with the eloseat atsenao.
I'D vas fzeaaens1s interrupted WILL AasD'' 1'4 'l
NJ. sHE1LABARGER then took tie floo:, and y
ttops & ii @ Batier " md o3neEp that he House h.
no right Of expulsion for acts done before elec1o1
He stated tho position 1or op - ~
dued that in no other shall either house Of oon
g1ess make inquiry into any ct n me ne OF "a
{,&4 &hnFh h16U
fact IN bis lie that antedaes By minute Of time th
date when be received the sudragea or coostatnen
1Rt po.asp e u
would not hurt the House to have A1nea here Tor lou
dayr more and said It would hurt the American nam
character. and tshat the gentleman talked 30 muc
about Au1ercan liberty. It would hurt au these pr
Inquire what is conscience, his oath md vh.t , th
law demanded ut lis hands, and shomd talk no MOI
about four days only being left to do 3 high publ
Hcvas followed by MI WILSON, Chairman ef tn
Credit Mobner Committee No. : ana menper met ssa :.
ort made from the Judiciary Committee, on Monda
last by Butler. Heregarded the conclusions arrived
a92SDhcE snehss ta %
judiciary COMMITTEE expressed s,mliar % @ vae~s;
iees, dfscnssIon Of he parliamentary question i
volved, maintaining tho position Assumed o5 tne j.
s aftesz ss soma 1emarks by Mr. YOUNG IN opposition
tss tens 81 tss asa
xuta for the pending resolutions, as follows: -,
WHEREAS, BY the report Of the Select Commit
herein. it appears that the acts charged as oheus
against members OF the House IN connection with u
Credit N1oh1Iier occurred moro than five years ag
and long before the election Of such persons to II
THxREas, crest doubts exist as to tho nghtful 9
ercso by the House Of It's power to e1pel member
oHenses committed By such member long before I
election thereto, and not connected with such eec'lo
therefore,
fruln the subject. 49,, !, >,
Mr. RITCHlE offered resolution, which he b
suggested this morning, censur1ng a1 members y
had participated in the Credit Mobilter stock, b
the SPEAKER decided that IN the matters ot censu
tie re solution shoud not more names than OF
Nj BUTLER inquired whether 1t wou1d be IN ora
to offer resolution Which would name no nennea
but would chn1acterize The tranfa :tjons.
The SPEAKER declined to rule on bypotheht
6.se~ ....
Nj, DAWES hoped that II resolution Has 10
offered which included his name. or witch "1aracte
lied anything ha had done, he would be permitted
be benrd-
Alter various informal suggestions and propagation
The House l14o took recess till 10 O'Clock to-nt
row morning the first hour to be for debats aud tli
the previous ques lions to be called
AnAmazoninn Free Fight.