The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1873-02-19
XLIId CONGRESS.
SENATE.

SENATE.
| ~ WASHINGTON, Feb 10
The House bill declaring that exemntions i.
the bankrupt law shall be the amount oIInSray
by the Constitution and laws of each State ~
1871, and that such exemptions be valid a0ainst
debts contracted before the adoption of such
State Constitutions as well as to those CON
tracted afterwards, and against debts by judy
ment OF decree of any State Court, was taken
up and passed.
A large number of bills on the calendar were
passed, mainly of private character, includ-
ing the House bill reported to-day to encourage
and promote telegraphic communication be-
tween America, Asia and Europe.
Mr.. SAWYER, from the Committee on Educa-
ton, reported with amendments the Lewis bill
for the promotion of education in the Southern
States. As an amendment the bill provides for
distributing s., 100000 to Delaware, Virginia,
West Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina,
Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Louis
1lGana, Texas, Arkansas, Missouri, Kentucky
tennessee and District of Columbia, in ratio of
t,iell population for the education of children
from SIX to sixteen years old, irrespective of
color or condition
WI. sherman, from the Committee on FL
nance, reported ifavorably ON the CSsserly bin
ext .r tne benehts2 of last" years reduced
tariff to merchandise imported. hut not antereJ
OH the 31st of last july NV 'N'e'o'
The Vice President laid before the Senate tho
following petition of B. f. Simpson act;nr 'n ne
counsel in the prosecution of the charge against
Senator PomerOy
To the Senate of the United States:
have been instructed by A. Nj. York and
others to respectfully request the Senate to SO
enlarge the subject matter of inquiry of the
special committee to receive the statements of
certain members of the Legislature of Kansas,
who are now here and others who have been
summoned, that they were offered money or
other valuable consideration by the agents and
friends OF Senator Pomeroy to vote for him in
I the election.
Signed, b. F. SIMPSON.
committee, thought the petition ought to lie
over till tomorrow.
The subject was discussed at length by Messrs
Thurman, Sherman, Frelinglfuysen, Conkling
Upton and Scott.
Finally Mr. Ferry offered the following:
Resolued, That the committee charged with
the investigation of the charges against the
Hon. S. G. Pomeroy be directed to inquire into
any allegations of bribery or corruption by the
said Hon. s. G. Pomeroy in the recent election
of a United States Senator by the Legislature
of Kansas.
Mr. Sherman, of Ohio, remarked that this
was very different proposition from that made
by the petitioner (Simpson). This resolution
authorized an inquiry into the charges of brib-
cry or corruption by Pomeroy personally, but
the petition went further and asked for an en-
quiry into bribery and corruption by Pomeroy' s
friends and agents
MIR. Ferry's resolution was agreed to-
Mr. Morton gave notice that he would call up
the caldwell election case on Tuesday and not
Saturday next, as he had previously intended.
Adjourned.
HOUSE.
| A bill directing the public printer to contract
| with w. j. Murtagh for reporting and printing
the debates OF Congress, was considered. The
House refused to second the previous question,
| GA to Y, and a motion was carried to 90 into
| committee of the whole on the sundry civil ap-
| preparation bill.
Propositions were male to strike out the items
| in regard to the reports on fisheries and of
| French discoveries in the Northwest, and in re-
lation to the observation of the transit of We
| in December, 1874 After much discussion the
items were retained in the bill
After progressing with the bill as far as page
| 16-the bill contains 48 pages-the COMMITTEES.
at 80, rose. and Judge Poland rose to make i,
report from the select committee on the Credit
4 Mobilier investigation. He presented the re-
port, which the Clerk proceeded to read in ex-
tense. All the members implicated by the re-
seat and Brooks occupying his own seat The
| Speaker took seat on the floor of the House
| the chair being occupied by Mr.. Cox of New
| York. as Speaker pro tenn. The galleries were
crowded with spectators and the most intense
| degree of interest was manifested in the pro-
ceedings. The following are the concluding re-
| solutions of Poands report:
| The committee submit to the House and re-
commend the adoption of the following resou-
| tons:
Whereas, Mr.. Cakes Ames, a REPRESENTATIVE
! in the House from the State of Massachusetts,
| has been guilty of selling to members of Con-
| gress shares OF stocks in the Credit Moblier of
America for prices much below the true value
| OF such stock, with the intent thereby to infu-
enee the votes and decisions of such members
| on matters to be brought before Congress for
| action;
| ResolUed, That Mr.. Cakes Ames be and is
hereby expelled from his seat as q member OF
| this House.
| Second Whereas Mr. James Brooks, Rep
resentative in this House from the State Of
| New York, did procure the Credit Mobilier Com.
| pany to issue and deliver to Mr.. Charles Ell
| Nelson for the use and benefit of said Brooks
| fifty shares of the stock of said company at a
price much below the real value, knowing that
| the same was SO issued and delivered with the
i intention to influence the vote and decision of
| said Brooks as member of the House ON mat
tiers to be brought before Congress for action,
| and also to influence the action of said Brooks
as government director in the Union Pacific
| Railroad Company; therefore,
| ResOlyed, That Mr.. James Brooks be and is
hereby expelled from his seat as member OF
| this House.
When the reading of the report was finished
Judge Poland said the committee didn't expect
| the House to take action ON the report until il
| was printed and each member had opportunity
| of eXaminingit.
l MI. DrOOkS submitted Jne legal documents In
the McComb suit in Pennsylvania against the
Credit Mobilier Co., which he said had not been
noticed by the committee. The report seemed te
him a most partial, unjuft and prosecuted one.
Judge Poland said the committee did not
deem it necessary to refer to the matter in their
report. but if anything new is disclosed in the
| papers it could be considered by the House.
| After some further remarks debate on the
| part of the committee was fixed for Tuesday
| next, Immediately after the reading of the
| Journal.
| The House at 800 p m, resumed in Com
| mittee of the Whole the consideration of the
| sundry civil appropriate ion bill.
Without finishing the bill the committee rose
and tho Houca obi