CONGRESS, UNITED STATES. 



237 



Bell, Bigby, Biggs, Bird, Austin Blair, Boarman, 

 Boles, Braxton, Bright, Buckley, Bunnell, Bur- 

 chard, Burdett, Caldwell, Campbell, Carroll, Clarke, 

 Cobb, Coburn, Conger. Cotton, Cox.Crebs, Critcher, 

 Crocker, Crossland, Darrall, Davis, Dodds, Donnan, 

 Dox, DuBose, Duel], Duke, Dunnell, Eames^ Ely, 

 Finkelnburg, Charles Foster, Henry D. Foster, 

 Wilder D. Foster, Frye, Getz, Giddings, Golladay, 

 Goodrich, Griffith, Haldeman, Hale, Halsey, Ilam- 

 bleton, Hancock, Handler, Harmer, Harper, George 

 E. Harris, John T. Harris. Havens, John B. Hawley, 

 Joseph R. Hawley, Hay, Gerry W. Hazelton, John 

 W. Hazelton, Hereford, Herndon, Hibbard. Hill, 

 Hoar, Holman, Houghton, Kellogg, Kendall, Ketch- 

 am, Killinger, King, Kinsella, Lamison, Lamport, 

 Lansing, Leach, Lewis, Lowe, Lynch, Maclntyre, 

 Manson, Marshall, McClelland. McCormick, Mc- 

 Crary, McJunkin, McKee, McKinney, Merrimam, 

 Merrick, MeGrew. Benjamin F. Mevers, Mitchell, 

 Monroe, Moore, Morey, Leonard Myers, Silas L. 

 Niblack, William E. Niblack, Orr, Packard, Hosea W. 

 Parker, Isaac C. Parker, Pendleton, Poland, Porter, 

 Potter, Price, Prindle, Randall. Read, Edward Y. 

 Rice, John M. Rice, Ritchie, Ellis H. Roberts, Wil- 

 liam R. Roberts, Robinson, John Rogers, Sion H. 

 Rogers, Roosevelt, Rusk, Sargent, Sessions, Shanks, 

 Shellabarger, Sherwood, ShoBer, Shoemaker, Slater, 

 Slocum, H. Boardman Smith, John A. Smith, 

 Worthington C. Smith, Speer, Sprague. Stevens, 

 Stevenson, Storm, Stoughton, Stowcll, Sutherland, 

 Swann, Terry, Thomas, Dwight Townsend, Wash- 

 ington Townsend. Turner. Tuthill, Tvner, Upson, 

 Van Trump, Vaughan, Waddell, Wakeman, Walden, 

 Waldron, Wallace, Wnrren, Wells, Wheeler. Wliite- 

 ley, Whitthome, Willard, Williams of Indiana, 

 Jeremiah M. Wilson, John T. Wilson, Winchester, 

 Wood, and Young 182. 



NAYS Messrs. Adams, Averill. Barrv, James B. 

 Beck, Brooks, Bufflnton, Benjamin F. Butler, Rod- 

 crick R. Butler, Comingo, Conner, Dickey. Eldredge, 

 Elliott, Esty, Farwell, Garrett^ Hays, Hooper, May- 

 nard, MeHenrv, Morphis, Negley, Packer, Peck, 

 Perce, Perry, liainev, Sawyer, Seeley, Sloss. Snapp, 

 Snyder, St. John, 'f wichell, Voorhees, and Williams 

 of New York ST. 



NOT VOTING Messrs. Ames, Bingham, James G. 

 Blair, Coghlan. Creely, Dawes, Farnsworth, For- 

 ker, Garfield, Hanks, Kelley, Kerr, McNecly, Mor- 

 gan, Palmer, Peters, Platt, Scofield, Sheldon, Stark- 

 weather, Sypher, and Taffe 22. 



So the resolution was adopted. 

 The question was upon adopting the follow- 

 ing resolution : 



Ruohed, That this House absolutely condemns 

 the conduct of James Brooks, a member of this 

 House from New York, for the use of his position 

 of Government Director of the Union Pacific Rail- 

 road and of member of this House to procure an 

 assignment to himself or his family of stock in the 

 Credit Mobilier of America, a corporation having a 

 contract with the Union Pacific Railroad, and whose 

 interests depended directly upon the legislation of 

 Congress. 



The question was taken ; and there were as 

 follows : 



YEAS Messrs. Acker, Ambler, Archer.Arthur, 

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

 Bell, Bigby, Biggs, Bird, Austin Blair, Boarman, 

 Boles, Braxton, Bright, Buckley, Bunnell, Burchard, 

 Burdett, Caldwell, Campbell. Carroll, Cobb. Coburn, 

 Conger.Cotton, Crebs, Critcher, Crocker. Crossland, 

 Davis, Dodds, Donnan, Dox, DuBose, Dnell, Duke, 

 Dunnell, Eames, Elv, Finkelnburg, Charles Foster, 

 Henry D. Foster, Wilder D. Foster, Frve, Getz, Gid- 

 dines, Goodrich, Griffith, Haldeman, Hale, Halsey, 

 Hambleton. Hancock, Handleyj Harmer. Harper, 

 George E. Harris, John T. Harris, Havens, John B. 



Hawley, Joseph R. Hawley, Hay, Gerry W. Hazel- 

 ton, John W. Hazelton, Hereford, Herndon, Hib- 

 bard. Hill, Hoar, Holman, Houghton, Kendall, 

 Ketcham, Killinger, Kinsella, Lamison, Lamport, 

 Lansing, Leach, Lewis, Lowe, Lynch, Maclntvre, 

 Manson, Marshall, McClelland, McCormick, Mc- 

 Crary, McGrew, McJunkin, McKee, McKinney, Mer- 

 riam, Merrick, Mitchell, Monroe, Moore, Morey, 

 Leonard Myers, Silas L. Niblack, William E. Nib- 

 lack, Orr, Packard, Packer, Hosea W. Parker, Isaac 

 C. Parker, Pendleton, Poland, Porter, Potter, Price, 

 Prindle, Randall, Read, Edward Y. Uice, John M. 

 Rice, Ritchie, Ellis H. Roberts, Robinson, John 

 Rogers, Sion H. Rogers, Roosevelt, Rusk, Sargent, 

 Sessions, Shanks, Shellabarger, Sherwood, Shober, 

 Shoemaker, Slater, Slocum, H. Boardman Smith, 

 John A. Smith, Worthington C. Smith, Snyder, 

 Speer, Sprague, Stevens, Stevenson.Storm, Stough- 

 ton, Stowefl, Sutherland, Swann, Terry, Thomas, 

 Dwight Townsend. Washington Townsend, Turner, 

 Tuthill, Tvner, Upson. Van Trump, Vaughan, 

 Waddell, Wakeman, Walden, Waldron, Wallace, 

 Wells, Wheeler, Whiteley, Whittliorne, Willard, 

 Williams of Indiana, Jeremiah M. Wilson, John T. 

 Wilson, Winchester, and Wood 174. 



NATS Messrs. Adamsj Averill, Barry, James B. 

 Beck, Bufflnton, Benjamin F. Butler, Roderick R. 

 Butler, Clarke, Comingo, Conner, Dickey, Eldredge, 

 Elliott, Farwell, Garrett, Golladay, Hays, Hooper, 

 Maynard, MeHenry, Morphis, Negley, Peck, Peree, 

 Perry, Rainey. Seeley, Sloss, Snapp, St. John, Voor- 

 liees, and Williams of New York 32. 



NOT VOTING Messrs. Ames, Bingham, James G. 

 Blair, Brooks, Coghlan, Cox, Creely, Darrall, 

 Dawes, Esty, Farnsworth, Forkcr, Garfield, Hanks, 

 Kelley, Kellogg, Kerr, King, McNeely, Benjamin F. 

 Meyers, Morgan, Palmer, Peters, Platt, William R. 

 Roberts, Sawyer, Scofield, Sheldon, Starkweather. 

 Sypher, Taffe, Twichell, Warren, and Young 84. 



So the resolution was adopted. 

 The Speaker : " The Clerk will now report 

 the next resolution." 

 The Clerk read as follows : 



fiegohed, That the special committee be dis- 

 charged from the further consideration of the sub- 

 ject. 



The question was taken ; and it was decided 

 in the negative yeas 104, nays 114, not vot- 

 ing 22. 



So the House refused to discharge the com- 

 mittee. 



The Clerk again read the preamble, as fol- 

 lows: 



Whereat, By the report of the special committee, 

 wherein it appears that the acts charged as offenses 

 against members of this House in connection with 

 the Credit Mobilier of America occurred more than 

 five years ago, and long before the election of such 

 persons to this Congress, two elections by the people 

 having intervened ; and whereas grave doubts exist 

 as to the rightful exercise by this House of its power 

 to expel a member for offenses committed by such 

 member long before his election thereto and not 

 connected with such elections : therefore 



The question was taken ; and it was de- 

 cided in the negative yeas 98, nays 113, not 

 voting 29. 



So the preamhle was not agreed to. 



This session of Congress closed on March 

 4th, at noon. Among the numerous acts 

 passed was one to abolish the grades of admi- 

 ral and vice-admiral in the Navy of the United 

 States ; another abolished the franking privi- 

 lege. By another act the pay of certain offi- 



