The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1873-02-28

fed of the truth OF the Committee AM
felt that it was his duty to present til
resolution.
Mr.. McCrary, member of the specia
Committee, said the proposition that Mr
Kelley and those other gentlemen stool
in the same position and deserved tn
same punishment as had been inflicted OF
Ames land Brooks, was not warrant
ed by the testimony in the case and differ
ed from his idea Of Justice. Mr. Kelley
and others had not been informed Of thu
facts which made the transaction o
Ames and Brooks censurable, Ht
thought that this resolution should bC
adopted. Recess till9P.M.
EVENING SESSION.
On motion of Mr.. Butler, q Conference
Committee was ordered on the GenevG
award bill. r.
On motion of Mr.. Garfield, Senate bill
appropriating $4,000 to pay the expenses
OF the Senate committee for the investiga
ton Of the Kansas Senatorial question
was passed.
Mr.. Dawes, from the Committee on
Ways and Means, reported bill to amend
section IS Of act 0S Of June, 1872, in rela-
tion to the fractional parts Of bills in
which taxes are to be paid. Passed.
The House took up the resolution cen.
suring Mr. Kelley offered by his colleague
Mr.. Speer. ra
Mr.. Kelly arose and addressed the
House. BE said he had been member
Of the House for twelve years; had been
connected with the Committee on Naval
Affairs during the war, when contracts by
millions were made. Who had ever
heard that ono dollar ot his cOuntry's
money not received for salary had stuck
to his tiugers2 He had been charged
with specializing in Credit Mobilir. He
denounced that charge as false; he did
not propose 10 argue his case now, but he
could show before committee If the
matter be sent TO one, by testimony that
during the time he was supposed to be
receiving enormous dividends of Credit
Mobilier, he had been and was still paying
II per cent. for q few thousands he had
borrowed to save little real estate he
owned in Philadelphia. He would de.
tain the House no longer. BE desired
nothing but justice. With three years of
broken health he approached the period
OF three score years, feeling that
strength, which might last the other ten
years, was not given him. 1t was not,
therefore, for himself that he pleaded but
he asked the House to maintain law aud
give toa member OF the American Con-
gress, those privileges that are secured 10
the vagrant charged with petty larceny
or the assassin.
Mr.. DiCkey spoke with some bitterness
Of his colleague (Mr. Speer) as little
quarter sessions lawyer from the noun.
tains, and OF the House itself as an estab.
lishment for which he had no great nd.
miration.
Mr.. Houghton characterized the scene
and occasion as strange and remarkable,
and warned the other side Of the House
that the course they were pursuing was
unsafe; that chickens of that kind gene
rally came home to roost, and that IN the
next Congress they would be in fearful
minority and might be the victims OF a
majority which would turn them out by
a two.thirds vote.
Mr.. Hawley, of Connecticut, said he had
asResolution to offer, partly in the interest
Of public business, but chiefly In the in
terest Of justice. 1t was that,
WHEREAS, The Select Committee had
made known to the House that 1t was re.
stricted in the scope Of its report by the
terms Of the resolution under which 1t
acted, therefore
RcS0lUei, That the testihlony taken be
rcconsidered, with instructions to report
,,,b nthor apIy f,rtbnn ont;op 10 nooo1,, 80,
to manifest the judgment Of the House on
the connection Of members OF Congress
with the Credit Mobilier, or with any
other corporation dependent on national
legislation.
Mr.. Wood made the point Of order that
the resolution was not an amendment to
the pending one.
The Speaker sustained the objection.
Mr.. Dawes rose and said, speaking In
q tone Of great vehemenCe and exhibit
ing intense excitement-"It's strange that
the gentleman from Connecticut (Hawley)
should want to adjourn the House with
special verdict 10 this House without
one word. If anybody has anything TO
add TO that verdict let him do 1t here and
now. have sat here three long days In
this discussion without opening my
mouth, conscious Of the purity Ol my
motives and OF every one and all OF my
official act since came into this House.
l am ready TO meet it here and now any
charge which any member will lay at my
door; but it is due 10 me and due TO my as
sociates that this House shall not adjourn
with an unfinished investigation hanging
over our heads. T.
There was great confusion and excite
ment in tho House while DIr. Dawes was
speaking, and which did not subsidc for
several minutes At last the motion to lay
on the table the resolution censuring Mr..
Kelley was made by MIR. Maynard. 1t
was agreed to-Yeas III, nays 20.
Mr.SteVensonthen offered as privileged
question, o resolution declaring that in
the judgment Of the House, 1t is against
public policy for members Of Congress to
invest and speculate in stock, bonds and
securities Of railroads, the value Of which
result from and depend upon Congress.
sional grants and subsidies, in Govern.
ment bonds or public lands.
Mr.. Negley and others made point
that the resolution presented no question
of privilege and the Speaker so ruled.
Mr.. Stevenson then offered this resolu.
ton asa question Of privilege.
ReS0lUed, That this House hereby con.
demnsthe conduct Of Samuel Hooper,
the Representative Of this House from
the State Of Massachusetts, IN investing
in the stock Of the Credit Mobilicr OF
America and retaining an interest there
in, and receiving enormous dividends
thereon, knowing the business on which
said Credit Mobilier was engaged and the
sources Of its enormous profits.
The reading OF the resolution ELECTED
general laughter, and It seemed TO be treat.