, 1873-02-28

| BHOOH8 voted IN Inc neR6uFe-
The next resolution Of HE. Sargent WIS than voted
a1ie.o;p<d, That the House absolutely condemns ths
conduct Of James Brooks, 1aembeE OF this House,
from Nav YORK., fcr the use Of his posi-
ion Of Government Director ot The :, un,on .s9.
nSass ta procure 'n the
or family OF stock in the Credit AobiieE Of Aare
corporation having contract With ths unlon rac1no
| The resolution Wa adopted -:yeas, 174 nays 81
The next resolution included tn asgenss aaosutote
"Re.oiee That the Special co.nlttse b discharged
from further consideration Of tha snbjost"
Mr. HoAR moved to Lay the resolution and p's"
Mr. WOOD suggested that that would pre!ent ths
reporting Of resolutions to the other members I'M
The SPEAKER said that it certainly wouId. j
cepted and disposal Of tho report ot tho Comlttee
ILL, SARGENT asked what would tho Hosr motion
carry to tho table7 Would it GAIT. tho resolutions
The SPEAKER replied that IL would not carry with
it the resolutiona .lready adopted.
kfr. H0AR withdrew his notion
Mr.. RANDALL asked whether, In caso ths resolution
70 discharge the Committee were not adopted, it would
b In order for any meu'ber to oner as privileged
Tho SPEAKER replied that II ths House did not dts
charge tho Committee from further conA1deraton OF
the subject 1t would, Of course be still before tho
House, II the Committee we're discharged, the sub
jet uld bo taten away from tho House a question
4 vote then taken, and tho resolution dtsch.re
ing tho Committee WAS rejected yeas lo4; FAYE IL
There was more excitement during thu progreAs Of
the 7ota, and moro interest manifested u ii 1ssu,
than attended any of the other votes tbs failure q
the resolution would open the whola subject to III
the other members implicated
Tho question occurred On ;he preamble Of sargsnss
substitute, II follows:
"WHzaxAs BY the report OF tho Special Committee
herein It appears that the acts charged u cnenses
against members Of this House. IN connection With the
yea ago. and long befo1e tho election Of sueh Pazsona
. this copHess9 two elections By tho peop' having
tnterve1ed; and
err1ae by this House Of 1ts power to e1pe1 nebe1
for oHeuses committed By such member 1op8 beforo
biz election thereto aud not connected with aueh cleo
M Mf ' sAsaEAr moved to Lay tho preamble On thu
In reply 70 exctsed aud yar4ous quas1ora from III
quarters to the eject Of tbs motion, the sPEAKER
tabe and put eud to It. except - to the resolutions
already adopted. They had been finally disposed a.
and were not before tho HOUSE,
Tho question VIZ taken 9arBenth motion sud
WIS seiected-Jeas, 10; nars, Isl.
The preamble WIS thsn ro1eeted-yeaa, 90; uAys liz
Several members addressed tho ch.lf having reso-
The sPE1KER recognized Mr. HALE, who rno1,d
that the report of the Committee be 1eoonrpttted 70
tho seIs* COMMITTEES, sod moTed tho pzsyious qpes-
NJ. WOOD inquired whether II would b. in ord.r -
sucous to report back resolutions In reoard In H..
othG gentlemen implicated.
Tho 6PKAKKR thought not.
IT. aooss rafaeed to second tho pre7!ous question
NJ. WOOD offered the following resolution:
Rstotrtdz That the Hon1e absolutely coudAmu1 thu
s4aaas s:qs aops I'd Rss9 n3T. .
01Enn3e II. 5coteld, of Penns1lvania; and John A.