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CONGRESS, UNITED STATES. 



the committee engaged in investigating this 

 abject I MT, search my life from beginning 

 to end, riddle me through, and, if yon find 

 aught in me corrupt or rott.-n or sii-.pi. 

 drive me from this Capitol ; let my long ca- 

 reer be disgraced, and lirin- reputation neither 

 to myself nor my children.'' 



[The regular proceedings of the House are 

 here resumed.] 



The Speaker: "The immediately pi-nd- 

 ing question is upon the resolution reported 

 from the select committee to expel Mr. Oakos 

 Ames, which will be followed by the resolu- 

 tion to expel Mr. James Brooks. Tin- :: ntle- 

 man from California (Mr. Sargent i introduced 

 substitute affecting the same two gentlemen, 

 in separate resolutions, preceded by a pre- 

 amble. The first vote will be as to whether 

 the House will substitute what is moved by 

 the gentleman from California for the two 

 resolutions expelling the member from Massa- 

 chusetts (Mr. Ames) and the member from 

 New York (Mr. Brooks). Afterward, should 

 the House make that substitution, the first 

 vote will be on the first resolution in the - 

 offered by the gentleman from California, in 

 relation to Oakes Ames, and next in relation 

 to James Brooks, and then in relation to the 

 preamble. 



"The question recurs on the substitute <(- 

 fered by the gentleman from California (Mr. 

 Sargent), which will be again reported." 



The Clerk read as follows : 



Whtrm, By the report of the special committee 

 herein, it appears that the acts charged u offenses 

 against members of this House, in connection with 

 the Credit Hobilier of America, occurred more than 

 Ore years ago, and long before the election of such 

 persona to thi* Congress, two elections by the peo- 

 ple having intervened ; and whereas grave doubts 

 ex'ut as to the rightful exorcise by this House of its 

 power to expel a member for oftenses committed by 

 ueh member long before his election thereto, and 

 not connected with such election : therefore 



2ZWrJ, That the special committee be dis- 

 charged from the further consideration of this sub- 

 ject 



Rr*>lt*t, That the House absolutely condemns 

 the conduct of Oakes Ames, a member of this House 

 from Massachusetts, in seeking to procure congres- 

 sional attention to the affair* of a corporation in 

 which he was interested, and whose interacts directly 

 depended upon the legislation of Congress, by in- 

 ducing members of Congress to invest in the stocks 

 of said corporation. 



R*lrtt, That this House absolutely condemns 

 the conduct of Janus* Brooks, a member of thin 

 Hos* from N. w York, for the uioofhis position of 

 Government Director of the Union Pacific Railroad, 

 and a member of this ' rocure the u 



mcnt to himself or family of t..ok in tin- 

 Itnbilier of America, a corporation having a contract 

 with the Dnlon Pacific Railroad, and li 

 depended directly upon the legislation of Congress. 



The Speaker: "The first question will bo 

 whether the revolution* offered by the gentle- 

 man from California shall l.e substituted for 

 the two resolution- of the committee. Should 

 the I1nne vote affirmatively upon that ques- 

 tion, the Honse will then first vote upon the 



resolution in relation to Oakes Ames, next 

 upon the resolution relating to James Br> 

 next upon the resolution discharging the com- 

 mittee from the further consideration of the 

 subject; then upon the preamble." 



The ijiiestion wus taken ; und it was decided 

 in the affirmative, as follows : 



YIAS Messrs. Adam*. Averill, Barnum, Barry, 

 James B. Beck, James 0. Blair, Boanuan, Bright, 

 Buffinton, Bunncll, Itnr.ieit, Benjamin F. Butler, 

 Roderick R. Butler, Carroll, Cobb Coghlun, Co- 

 mingn. Conner, Cotton, Crocker, Crossland. I>ar- 

 rall, Dickey, Dodds. Donnan, DuBose, Dumiell, 

 Kames, Eldredge. Klliott, Ely, Farnswortn. Farwell, 

 Charles Foster, Wilder D. Foster, Oarrett, Golladay, 

 Halsey, Hanner. Harper. George K. Harris. Havens, 

 Hays.'Ocrry W. Hazelton, John W. Hazelton, Hill, 

 Hooper, Honghton, Kellogg, Kendall, Keteham, 

 Killinger. Lamison, Lamport, Lansing, Leach, Mao- 

 Intyre, ilayuard. McHenn a, MeKee, 



Mitchell, Morcv, Leonard Meyers, Negley. Packard, 

 Packer, Palmer, Isaac C. Parker, Peck, Pendleton, 

 Peree. Perry. Peters. Platt, Potter, Prindle, Rainey, 

 John M. Rice, John Rogers, Ruak, Sargent, Su 

 Seelcy, Sessions, Shanks, Sheldon, Shober. Shoe- 

 maker, Slocum, Sloss, John A. Smith, Wortnington 

 C. Smith, Snyder, Stoughton, Stowell, St. John, 

 Sutherland, Svnher, Dwight Townsend. Washington 

 Townsend. Tumor, Tuthill, Twichell, Tyner, 

 Vaughan, Voorbces. Wakeman, Wallace, Wunvn, 

 Wells. Whiteley, Williams of Indiana, Williams of 

 New York, and Winchester 115. 



NATS Messrs. Acker, Ambler, Archer, Arthnr, 

 Banks, Barber. Beatty, Erasmus W. Beck, Bell, 

 Rigliv, Biggs, Binl, Austin Blair, Boles, Brexton, 

 Buok'ley, Burchard, Caldwell, Campbell, Clarke, 

 Coburn. Conger, Cox. Crctis, Critchcr, Davis. Dox, 

 Duell, Duke. Ksty, Finkelnhurg, Henry D. K 

 Kry, . .ings, Goodrich. Griffith!, Haldcman, 



Hale, Huinhleton, Hancock, Handler, Hanks. John 

 T. Harris, John B. Hawley, Joseph R. Hawley, ll.iv. 

 Hereford, Hern<lon, Hihbard, Hoar, Holnian. Kin- 

 sells, Lewis, Lowe, Lynch, Manson, Man-lmli, Mc- 

 Clelland, MoCormick, MoCrary, McOrew, McKin- 

 ney, Merriam, Mcrrick. Benjamin F. Myers, Mon- 

 roe, Moore, Horphis, Silaa L. Niblack, William E. 

 Niblack. Orr. Hosea W. Parker, Poland, porter, 

 Price, Randall, Read. K.lward T. Rice. KiU-hic, 

 Ellis H. Robcrtc, William R. Roberts, Rot : 

 Sion H. Rogers, Roosevelt, Shcllabarircr. Sherwood, 

 slater. H. Boardman Smitli, Snapp, Speer, Snrxiriie, 

 is. Stevenson, Storm. Swann. Terry, Thomas, 

 I'lKon, Van Trump, Wa'Mell, Waldon. Wa. 

 Wheeler, Whitthonio, Willard. Jei " . Wil- 



son. John T. Wilson, Wood, and Young 11". 



NOT VOTIICO Messrs. Ames. Hinelmm. Brooks, 

 Cn -i ly.Dawes, Forker, (inrfteld, Kidley. K err. King, 

 MeNeelcy, Morgan, Scofleld, Sturkwcalhcr, andTatTo 

 10. 



So the substitute was agreed to. 

 The Speaker: " The Clerk will now read the 

 first resolution on which the action of the 



is asked." 

 The Clerk read as follows : 



Rttolttd, That the Honse absolutely condemn the 

 't of Oakes Ames, a member of this I 



from Massachusetts, in -.ei'kingto prooun 



slonal atU'ii'i in to tin- affairs of a oorponitinn in 

 which he was interested, and whose inter. 

 depended upon Icgislstion of Congress, by inducing 

 members of Congress to invest in stock of said cor- 

 poration. 



The question was then taken ; and there 

 were as follows : 



YAS Messrs. Acker, Ambler. Archer, Arthur, 

 Banks, Barber, Barnum, Beatty, Eraatus W. Beck, 



