, 1873-02-18
WASHINGTON.
Commencement of the
Pomeroy Bribery
Investigation:
Presentation of the Repbrtin
the Caldwell Matter.
How Senator Dockroy, Of LOU
isiana, Bought His Seat
for $500.
The Poland Report to Recon-
~ mend the Expulsion of
Ames and Brooks.
Congressional Dissatisfaction
With the Presidents
| Message on the
Mormons.
Judge Sherman's Explanation of
the Stock Exchange
Scandal. =.
Proceedings in Congress Yes
Proceedings in Congress Yes
terday.


Committee did not report to-day, as waa expect
cd, and tho situation tonight, as far ns known,
Is unchanged. The character Of tho report,
notwithstanding the extraordinary efforts OF
some of the loading Republicans who fill tho
highest Offices, to change or influence tho oourHo
Of the Committee, will be substantially whit has
heretofore been reported, unless q change is
made at tho moetng Of the Committee to-,nor-
row morning. Mombors OF the Committee say
that the report will certainly bo made tomorrow,
and from other equally good SOURCES 1t
IL certain, as previously htated, that tho
report will he in favor Of expelling Oakea Amos
and James Brooks. So far ns the cases OF
Kelley, Garfield, Bingham, Dawes, scoaold, and
Hooper arc concerned, tho report will not, as
heretofore supposed, censure some and report
In favor Of tho complete yindication OF others,
but will state tho facts in each case in IN
epltomc Of tho testimony, and will not recon-
tho facts to receive suoh action as mombsrs 1nay
out and make much Of of tho dfffer- f
Between tbs msSsEs a1t "h1 Put .an hs
az an Investment, and those who were put in On
what Ames called the ground floor, and we're
given etock in such way as to allow the dlvi-
aends to pay tho original cost. Tho right Of
membera to by stock and pay tor it is not ques,,
Of propriety, the real effect Of the Oommittees
action evidently boing to show that certain
members were bnbed without knowing it, and
thst as soon as tae q Amee
chasea and got buck their money,
receiving no dividend and no benefit. The rea-
Sons for the unfavorable action In tho case Of
Ames are not that he corrupted these mon in
lawye1a on tho floor that a member cannot justly
be expelled for acts committed before he became
member that ia to say, the present Congress
cannot Justly e1pel Ames for what be did In tho
probably take is that his bribery is continue
sss ssoas ass'h'p according sse se his
Congress-. for he acknowledged to be yeti pos
ing to Senators and MemberB, and that dividends
arc yet due soma OF tho Congressman. It Is
generally conceded that ono Of the moBt e1clt-
ing and acrimonious discussions which ever
leaders on both sides will participate. General
Butler, for instance, who has no love for Gar
field DaweB, or Kelley, e3citedly declares that
he will not allow AmoB to ho sacrificed II he can
oompromiso ~, between tho tho oommitteomop, ~ J.
some Of the others that they are oil bad enough
In both Houses, and it is littlo strange that,
have been orertaksn With this Credit Mobilier
disease, he has not been affected by it. He ro-
garla this a. especially strange, since he is tho
eub]ecs Of almost constant abuso, while the
gentlemen Interested havo beon hitherto tho
marked to-day that the political lambs havo
taken away the sins Of tho world
to such al extent that they hnye monopoly. It
iB believed that, while he will not make the mo-
tion himself to include others in the expulsion
resolution, he will, nevertheless, see that 1t is
done, and support Its pasBngo with all his vigor.
1ir. Voorhees,, on tho Democratic side, is also
Somss f e ssG.s ns 4spos esesaps Ct a
misc vordiot, q sort Of small tub thrown to .
large whale, and he will oppose the expulsion Of
either Ames Or Brooks. Morgan will not only
t5e s1pulson Of al Bit also tho o impeachment
Of Alr. Collar, and II he gets into frenzy, aa
sometimes happens, ho may favor the expulsion
Of tho two Credit Mobilier Committees. Beck,
also Democrat. viii, on the other hand. oppose
Ter, II tho latter takes any conspicuous or ofren
Blvo part In tho proceedings, will probably an
tagonize him, and, II heated debate follows,
will prabably moyo to include Butler's name
received $4,000 from tho Union Pacific Road
nomfnally for services aB an attorney, but really
to gain his influence in Congress-, although Gem
eral Butler WIS not d member Of ,Congross atthe
time, but 1t was expected ho would be-.
THE CENSUS.
The House Appropriation Committee have
agreed to appropriate 830, 900 to eunblo Colonel
Harrington, Superintendent OF tho Census, to
complete statiatioal atlaa and print . fow thou
sand copies for use by Government officers, aud
to be deposited In libraries, 3d. .as tho official
at!as aa to surveys, statistics, and other inter-
eesting facts for book Of reference, to contain
the maps, ho., to bo officially corroot and tho fig
uros trustworthy.
room. PATTERSON.
sonator Pattereon's syBtem Of falHehood oul-
minated to-day before the Senate Credit Mobi-
licr Committee, when L. r. Morton, the Senator's
V1rf f6nf 10 nat
discovered q package of Credit Mobllior stock ii
hls Hafe with Senator patterson's na,ne on tho
envelope. It will be rocollected that Patterson,
sonlo tlmo ago, testified that lo Ind conferred
with his New York banker On the subject, and
that the latter had stated tint he mover received
auy Of the stock from Patterson. The toati-
mony today was another confirmation
Of tho story Of Anos, and all
attempts on tho part Of Patterson to
break it down were fruitlosa. A eiokly effort
was made by Homo Of Patterson'a fr{ends to
male 1t appear that Ames loft tho package with
Morton, Dlias Il Co., but this failed mlsorably.