SXI SENTRE SEFORTE*. yuMiii'i.-.^.— Wlur Centre Hall. P. Feb. 27, 1873- TKRMS —The Riw*tkk i* publih<|J .• 2 por v-*r, in advance, or $-.60 SfiX*£f&*Tc. For six men*. lino*) for throe insertion. Advertieinent* for 3 6 end 12 months at reduced rate*. Any person sending us the name* of mx tew snbscribosr, with ethca*h, will re ceive the RxroaTxa one veer free. "When, in the good old honest day* of democratic rule, was such bribery and corruption heard of, as is now witnessed in high places at \N ashing ton ? Never the one hundredth part of it. Investigating committees with out number are now sitting, all to try : senators, radical senators, tor bribery. How the country is disgraced by the developements made at NV ashing ton I Nearly one-hall the radical members of the once august United States Senate, are accused of, and are being tried by committees of tAeir own porfy for obtaining their seats by bri bery and corruption of the blackest kind. Caldwell, recently elected radical senator of Kansas has been found guilty by the committee, and bis seat declared vacant. Potuerov's case is under investigation, ani the most direct proof of his guilt has been given, which takes in the bribe of s£ooo to Col. York, and other sums paid to and offered members of the Kansas legislature: Patterson, |carpet-bagger of South Carolina, is another subject. Came ron of this state another Senator, and parson Harlan of lowa another —and so on. Bah! such a senate, how it contrasts with the body in the days of Clay, Webster, Calhoun, Cass, Buc hanan, and Wright The Poland Committee- "What U sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander," is a saying that did not seem to hare much weight with the Poland Credit Mobilier com mittee, judging it by its recent report A half dozen leading radical members of congress have been proven before that committee steeped up to their throats in the Credit J/obilier bribery, and in company with them was found one democrat, Mr. James Brooks, but no deeper in the mire than Dawes, Schofield, Colfax, Patterson, Ac., yet the report of the committee whitewash es the radical scoundrels, and recom mends the expulsion of Brooks! Had this latter gentleman been so fortu nate as to belong to the radical faith, the committee would have put the whitewash on him as thick as on the rest. Shame on such justice! out upon such glaring hypocrisy! The RE PORTER does not, neither does any democratic journal we know of, seek to shield Ifr. Brooks, we are holding him responsible for his actions, but then that he should be punished and disgraced, and the half dozen radicals who were proven as guilty as he eve ry whit and some more so, should be mildly dealt with, is as damning an outrage, as gross an insult to the peo of this country, as has yet come to light In another column we pub lish an account of the scene attending the reading of the report in the house. Philadelphia is asking the legisla ture to appropriate one million dol lars for the Centennial Celebration in 1876—we believe this has now been cut down to balf-a-million. We would say that an appropriation of half-a-million, yea, of a million be made, if the city guarantee to send better men to the legislature ia the future than she has in the past. The Philadelphia delegation is the corrupt leven that spoils the entire body, and it is very seldom that a decent man is elected from there. The dirty curb atone politicians, shoulder hitters, g&mblerg, and treasury plunderers, are the itind of cattle that generally represent Philadelphia in the legisla ture, and if she could be induced to •end the opposite of these tojtbe legis lature by an appropriation of one mil lion to the centennial, the state would be the gainer thereby to the amount of many millions of dollars. The democracy of Connecticut held their State Convention a few days •go, and nominated Chas. R. Inger soil, an old fashioned democrat for governor, and Geo. G. Still, a liberal republican for governor. The democracy are in good hopes of sweeping old Conn—they have good nominees. We see that in Lycoming county, ill tbe county papers are subscribed for by tbe board of commissioners and sent to that office, where, we suppose, they are kept on file. This is a good idea, and.'sbould be imitated by all counties. By a file of papers, a minute record of every thing transpiring in the county, is bad at a trifling cost, and open to the examination of all. How often do]persons find it necessary to have just such a record to refer to, and what more suitable place than the commissioners' office, where other Important records are kept? We think that it would be of general bene fit, if there were a law making it obli gatory upon Co. Commr's to keep files of county papers in their vaults. An exchange wants to know what has become of Latta's bill rel ative to the state treasurer. We suppose it was strangled in committee like the Philadelphia building com mission bill. A Baltimore saloon is covered all Utter tbe outside with oyster shells, so pys an exchange, and we would add that the radical party is covered all Utter, outside and in, with Credit Ma nlier and beuatorial bribery. , Legislative |l From the legislative proceeding*, i 1 February, 13: No. 242, an act to repeal an act en titled An act for the better and more impartial selection of persons to serve < as jurors in each of the eouutiee of this Commonwealth, as far as the same < relates to the count y of Allegheny. Mr. Orvis moved to amend so ns to include Centre county in the provi sions of tho bill. Tho amendment was agreed to. No. 249, an act to exempt the Amer ican Mechanics Hall in the city of Philadelphia from taxation. Mr. Orvis. \Vo have a long list of bills ot this kind on every calendar, anil I deaire the House to be put on record as to its policy in reference to this kind of legislation. 1 therefore desire to call the yeas aud nays on the final passage of the bill, aud it the House seee fit to pass one bill of this kind, all the others should be treated : in the same way. j On the final passage of the bill, the 1 yeas were 29, tne nays 4t> —Mr. Orvis ! voted no —so the question was deter mined in the negative, and the bill ! fell. No. 252, an act to exeiunt from tax-1 atiou the Odd Fellows' hall of the bor-1 ough of GraU, in the county of Dau phiu. The question recurring ou the nual passage of the hill, # Mr. Orvia. 1 move to amend iu the fourth line by striking out the words "of the borough of Grata, in the comi ty of Dauphin," and inserting "all Oild Fellows' halW in the Common wealth." 1 make this amendment iu good faith, for if it is right to exempt one Odd Fellows' hall trom taxation it is right to exempt all. We can do this whole job by one hill instead of having to pass five hundred separate bills. Mr. Heiges. 1 move to amend the ameudment by inserting the words "and all Masonic halls." On the question, Will the House agree to tho amendment? a division was called aud resulted in a vote of 44 in the affirmative to 22 in the neg ative, so the amendment was agreed to. The question recurring on the amendment as amended, veas 33, nays 50. So the question was determined iu the negative. Mi. Lawson. If 1 am in order 1 would like to ask a question about that bill. In my couiatv most of these buildings for Odd Fellows and Mason ic societies have a large hall iu the up per part, and the stories underneath are rented for stores and similar pur poses. * I want to know if this is a building of the same diecription ? Mr. Schminkey. There is a store room in the basement. Mr. Smith (Fayette). Before the vote is taken I desire to say that by legislation perhaps one-third of the in stitutions of this character iu the State are already exempt from taxation, and Ido not Believe now is the proper time to commence reform iu this mat ter. .Vr. Orvis. Does not the gentleman think there is already property enough exempt from taxation without increas ing it? The question recuring on the final passage of the bill, Mr. Orvis. Now I would like to have Borne gentleman who is in favor of this bill give some particular rea son why it should pass, if a general bill is not proper. Mr. Hancock. I presume that most of the other halls are already ex empt as a general thine. On the question, Shall the bill pass? the yeas were 28, navs 47, Mr. Orvis voting no, and the bill fell. Constitutional Convention. 1 Mr. M'Allister offered a substitute for the section which had been voted down on Tuesday, as follows: All elections shall be by ballot. Kvery ballot vote shall be numbered in the order in which it is received, and the number recorded by the election offi cers opposite the name of the elector who presents the ballot. Each elector shall endorse bis name upou bis bal lot, or cause it to be endorsed thereou and attested to by another elector of the district, who shall not be an elec tion officer : Provided, That the oath prescribed for the election officers shall require secrecy as to the contents of every ballot cast at the election. The questian was waimly discussed by the same gentlemen who spoke on the subject during Monday and Tuesday of last week, their arguments being of the same import pro and con. Mr. M'Yeagh stated that before coming to the convention this morn ing he was informed that a reconsider ation oi this section was agreed upou, and that the members of one political party had determined to be on hand and force it through in the absence of the delegates who were opposed to it. [Sensation.] Mr. Buckalew disclaimed any knowledge of any such movement. On motion, the committee rose, with leave to sit to morrow. The following was adopted : SEC. —All laws regulating elections by the people or for the registry of electors shall be uniform in their op eration throughout the State ; but no elector shall be deprived of the privi lege of voting by reason of his name not being upon the registry. The substitute was agreed to and adopted as the section. The next sec provided that any person bribing or accepting a bribe should be deprived of the right of suffrage, and that any person challenged for such cause should be required to swear that the charge waa untrue before his vote should be received. J/r. Struthers offered a substitute providing that bribery should disquali fy a man from office. Mr. Iluckalew said that the substitute belonged to another part of the Constitution. The substitue of Mr. Strother was not agreed to. Mr. White offered a substitute similar in provisions to the sections as reported, and adding the feature tbat betting on the election should disquali fy an elector. Not agreed to. The section was then agreed to, and is as follows : BEC. —Any person who shall give or promise, or oner to give to an elector any money or other valuable consid eration for bis vote at an election, or for withholding tbe same, or who shall give or promise to giv^such consider ation to any other person or party for tbe withholding thereof; and any elec tor who shall receive for himself or for another any money or other valu able consideration for his vote at an election, or for withholding the same, shall thereby forfeit the right to vote at such election; aud any elector whose right to vote shall be challeng ed for such cause before the election officers, shall be required to swear or affirm that tbe matter of the challenge is untrue before his vote shall be re ceived. Tbe next section provides for the disfranchisement of every person con victed of fraudulent violation of tbe election laws, but that tbe right inay a* restored in particular cases by a wo third vote of the legislature. Agriculture In CoagrfM. They havo now ami theu some pro ceedings in Congress that are out of the ordinary tract of legislation. Re cently the Hon. K. S. Cox, represenU live from N. Y. gave the llouae a lively eutertaiument in a speech on a proposition to increase the salary of the Commissioner of Agriculture. The report in the Congressional (llobe is liberally interspersed with slaugh ter ) which is not essential to the ap preeiation of the humor : Mr. Chairman 1 think there is a good deal of undeserved reproach cast on the noble Department of Agricul ture. The gentleman from Illiuois [Mr. Faruswoithjuudertook to say, that the present CommiMiouer of Ag riculture kept a cuisine to cook the seeds sent to him from all parts of the world. Other members sav he boards and lives in our Pateut Offioe free of expense. I recollect wbeu the Com missioner of Agriculture used to make butter for the presidential man sion. Those were unctuous and hap py days. The geutlest cows of Penn sylvania furnished the milk, and there was uo constitutional ouestion raised on the cows. I remember well that a former Commissioner raised strawber ries for the presidential mansion. It is a |>art of the business of that bu reau. There is no question of its con stitutionality. it seems we are uow to have in the bureau a microscopist! Iu fact it is a part of our new bureau cratic system. Briug the microscope, that it tuav see the insectivorous ani mals which are preying upou and an noying this useful bureau. I am amazed that the House does not ap preciate these reports on agriculture. The Commissiouer ou the very first page of his report tells us that the •segrated character of the rural popu laiion has been such as to forbid thai concentration of ideas and consulta tiou of views which are common to all other professions and occupations!' This is a species ot 'unabridged dic tionary, language which fills the phi lological and analytical mind with wonder. But look to the end ! The last page of the report advisee us, that we may save $1,000,000,000 by dis pensing with fencing! Let ns he ad vised aud even do belter. Dispense with barns, stables and houses; and then will be careful and happy. I admire economy —based on a concen tration of rural ideas? Again, I turn to the Commissioner's report of 1871. I read from page sixty-n;ne. It is the report of the entomologist and cura tor ! God help us to a faithful lexi con. We have just made a bureau of the microscope. My friend from In diana (Mr. Holman'opposes it; and I never oppose him. W hat is this bu reau ? It is, in fact, the bureau of bugs! I deny that entomology as a science does not include all bugs, hum bugs not excluded. The Commission er says that bugs are not insignificaut insects as ibev are generally and er roneously called. But, sir, tbey are bugs, how, I always supposed that entomology did refer to bugs. The Commisioner gives the various modes of finding these bugs ouL He tells you of the (tdipoda atrox, which I hope which I hope my friend from Ohio ! ( Mr. Garfield), who is now going away from my seat, after instructing me in Latin, will explain to the House. There are various other bugs referred to. We have the ealoptenusfemurreb rum, and the ealoptenus spretut, and the (tdipoda pellueida, the anabras simplex, the eopiophora mucronaia, and the pluiella limbiptnella. [Great laugh ter.] These are for the common mind. Educatioo forms it. Now these re ports have been published at a great expense, and this information is, of course, intended for the common peo- pie. I hope the gentlemen will be able to explain to the House what all these things are. Let there be annota tions go out with these reports, Mr. Chairman. But, Mr. Chairman, I have only risen for the purpose of hav ing the House understand the aston- ishiug effect of these agricultural re ports, not only upoo the people in the country, but upon the people in the city. 1 acknowledge that the effect ia different according to locality. I now represent a city, though by some mis apprehension in the campaign the people of New York State outside of our grand metropolis voted for me to represent them. I fell short in the country. To be sure I carried that city by some twenty-five thousand! though I may not, owing to misap frehensions be with you next Congress must refer to the effect of these re ports on the city. The effect upon the wicked citv of Philadelphia, which acted so badly in the late election, is especially notable. I refer to it for the purpose of calling the attention of my friend from Philadelphia (.Mr.| Kelley) to the dreadful consequence he imposes upon his constituents in: sending these reports into the heart of Philadelphia. Read very slowly, Mr. Clerk, the extract I send up from the Dispatch of Philadelphia, showing the direful effects of these terrible re-, ports. [The Clerk read (con express-' ione) as follows :1 "We owe our thanks to Judge Kel -I*'V for the latest Patent Office report. We already have sixteen hundred of these interesting volumes in our little library, but they have been read and reread so many times that we know every page of them by heart. This new volume came opportunely and gratefully on Cbristmast morning, and that night we gathered our little fam ily around the fire and read it through to them. The affecting tale entitled "Improvement in Monkey Wrench es,"seemed to touch every heart; aud when we came to the climax of the little story about "Reversible Pie Boards," there was not a dry eye be tween the front door and the stable.j During reading of the piteous narra tive entitled "Gum Washers for Car riage Axiea," the whole familjr gave expression to boisterous emotion, and the hired girl was so much excited that she lost her presence of mind and went around to her mother's inadver tently with six pounds of sugar and a butter kettle full of flour, and came home at midnight intoxicated. We can never sufficiently thank Judge Kelley for the innocent enjoyment thus furnished us. The memory of that happy evening will linger in our minds very much longer than that hir ed girl ever lingers when she lights on a lot of substance which she thinks will suit the constitution of her aged parent." [Great laughter.] Impeachment of Calfax Defeated. The house, by a vote of 106 to 109, refused to receive the resolution of im peachment of Colfax. Six Republicans voted with tbe Democratic side of tbe House, 20tb, in favor of instructing tbe Judiciary Committee to bring articles of im peachmont against Vice President Colfax. This gave the Vice Presi dent a very narrow escape, as there were only four votes to spare. A lees pointed reference of the case to the Judiciary Committee was subsequent ly ordered without a division of the Ilouio. Whatever may bo thought of' th abstract merit* of the utioation, nn itn peach (flout of any civil oflieer by thia Cone re**, whicn ban ouly n few ilaya to live, may bo reckon*! anion jr i the impossibilities. Tbo Democrat* all voUd Vw, to gether with the following Republi can* Mraar*. Hoatty, Holie*, It. KJ Butler, Karnaworlh, lloodrioli, Morph ia l'ortor, the Credit Mobilicr atockholdera voted Nay. (outrnt* of that Meuioiuiuluin Book- Oaken Aine Once Again oil the StnuJ—llir Name* All iu the Hook—What the Kutrie* Mean— t'los# of the Testimony. Washington, Fob. 11 - The member* o! Ilia Committee were all in their oat at ll> o'clock, and Vice-President Colfax and hie counel were early un hand. For Dearly an hour everybody wailed im patiently for the appearance of Ames. AI 11>.30 the Seigeanlat-Arms wu direct ed te hunt him up. It war almost 11 when he came ia, quite out of breath, and took hii aecuetomed seat at the Committee table. Judge Poland asked him if he war ready to produce hi* memorandum book, lie replied that he preferred not to shew it until Mr. Colfax had made the effort to impeach his testimony, which he understood he meant to make. The account* of each man on the list of implicated Congresmen were taken up in succession, and Mr. Ames found the en tries and passed up the book to Judge Po land through the hands of Mr Clark, open at the proper page. The book was in the form ola diary, with the date* primed at the tep of the pages, .and the 'note* of the Credit Mobilier transactions appeared mix ed up with a variety of other entries. There was an entry of the original transaction iu every case, and a subse quent credit of tbe proceeds of the sale of the first bond dividend Then on the back part of the book appeared a list of the persons with the amount of money due to each on account of the June dividends. Ail the familiar names were there, and a new one not before mentioned, that of Mr. Stetson, who is said to he a son-in-law of the late Congressman Kliot of Massachu setts. Mr. Kliot, it will be remembered, was named in the lut on the back of Mr. [Ames' letter to Col. McComb. Opposite each name on this list was a cross. Mr. Ames said the list was made to aid his memory, and show whe were en titled te have tha dividend*, and how much was coming to each, and that the crosses were made to check off the leaves when the person* were paid. In addition to this list, there appeared oa the back of the book a statement ef the account* of Mr. Ames all .of which were crossed oil except that ot Messrs. Colfax, Garfield and Kelley, indicating, as Mr. AUKS explain ed, that there had been a settlement with all but these three. Thie was not all of Mr Ames' documen tary evidence. Ue exhibited a dirty half sheet of paper with three statement* of ac counts upon it, one showing the amount due frsm the holders of 30 shares of Cred it Mobilier -leek, after the proceed* ef the sale of the first road dividend had been de ducted ; another making the tame ribibil as to 'JO shares, aad a third at to 10 shares. This sheet, Mr. Ames laid, he had shown to all tha Congressmen who took the stock, to let them see how their ac count stoed prior to the payment of the dividend of June, 18CK. The memoran dum bock fully corroborated all of Mr. Ames' previous testimony, lie made BO .qualification of anything he said in hi* former evidence, except in the rase of Mr Garfield. Mr. Ames said that it was pos sible that be did not show him a statement and that Mr. Garfield mig.it not have un derstood the transaction as he did w hen he paid him the $829. After the lUCB memorandum book bad boon thoroughly gone over in search of entries relating to the unfortunato Con gressmen, Mr. Ames produced another book like it, which proved to contain his 1&C memoranda. Ue read from this an eatry dated Jan. 22, a* follows: ".''aid S. Colfax s 76 interest on $l,!*CO certifi cates U. P. R. R." This entry brought out an entirely new point in the invcsliga gallon. Mr. Ames mid Credit Mobilier trustee* were able to get the Union Pacific stock which they wanted to distribute a* divi dends and issued certificates to the Credit Mobilier stockholders showing the num ber of these shares each was entitled t. and that,! in January, IWU, interest was paid on these certificates. lie got the in terest due Mr. Colfax and paid the other Congressmen, made a list on a slip, and "Paid them all off in cash." Mr. Ames was askad if he bad found any receipts from Congressmen, and replied, in an equivocal way, that he was having bis paper* examined at home, and if there were any receipts they would bo sent him. This answer and his mnnner were so pecu liar, that the Committee and olhori sus pected that he had receipt* and meant to bold them back and play them ns his trump 'cards at the end of. the inves tigation. After a cross-examination of Mr. Ames by Mr. llale. |Colfax made a statement, and produced witnesses in bis defense. ( Congressman Brook's Adduces Testi , moDj in Defense of His Chancier. Washington, February 6.—At the sit ting of Poland's Committeo this morning, Congressman Brooks submitted a letter from ex-Secretary Browning, dated March 21, 1868, transmitting bis commission as Government Director of the Union Pacific " Railroad, and staled that it was tho 27th of December, 1867, that Neilson got his shares from Durant. Hon. James M. Beck, of Kentucky, urns sworn and examined by Mr Brooks. Witness was a member of the Conference Committee in relation to the interest ques tion of the Union Pacific Railroad ; bus bson very intimate with Mr. Brooks, and does not remember of Brooks ever speak ing to him in any shape or form whatever in regard to the Pacific Road. Witness, with a majority of the Confer ence Committee, agreed that tho law was on tho s'de of the Pacific Railroad ; had no ' sort of recollection that Brooks over open i ed his mouth to bim on the subject, cither directly or indirectly. Hon. Daniel W. Voorhccs was sworn and examined by Brooks. Witness was | a member of tho Pacific Railroad Coiu jpany during that session of Ccngrcas and 'had questions up in which the Union Pa cific Read was deeply interested. Mr. I Brooks lever spoke to witness on the sub ject of Pacific Roads, and never appeared | before the Railroad Ceinmittoo on any measure before it. Mr. Brooks stated that the charge bad bean mado that be received shares to in fluence members of Congress, and this tes timony was to show that ho had never made any such attempt. If tho Commit toe desired any further ovidence bo hoped they would call any member en the Dem ocratic side. An Opinion of Credit Mobiher. Horace T. Clark, President of tho Union Pacific, was examined by Mr. Brooks. He testified that ho never had any interest in the Credit Mobilier; deemed it te haz ardous, as he regarded it as a construction company; part of the workmen had to guard the others while the road was build ing. Tho witness' ezaminatien as to the construction of the road developed nothing new. One hundred par cent, was not re- j garded as a large profit on construction ; did not think capital oould be raised now j to build the Union Pacific, even if ten millions of profits were guaranteed. I The Committee adjourned until to-rnor -19 W. Another Damaging Discovery to Mr. Colfax. In thefurthar eiautlmatlonof Vice Pre*- Ideut Colfai * bank bauk by Mr. Poland * committee, the dlaeovary ba been made that oa the Ibth of July, IN*tM, Mr. Ooliax depiaited a dralt far one ihotuaiid dollar*, mad* payable to bl* order by te P. N**- bitt, of New York Tbi* i* regarded a* the *lroiiget evi dence yet produced that ha received a twelve hundred dollar check from Ainea, of which he ha *o p*ri>lently denied all knowledge. It 1* now *eUled, at leaat in the minl> of the committee, that there wa* ■to foundation for the Utouiand dollar note j.-lory which wa* letlfleJ to by folia* and certain member* of hi* faintly. ■ in a a The Pnrliiuiii Report oftlieUred it Moblller Committee. FACITINU SCENE IN THE HOI'SK How the Prupooed Expulsion of Aiura and llrooka is Regarded in Wnnh inglou. Waahington, February 17.—T0-day be ing that generally designated in the new*- paper* lor the presentatien of the report of that portion ol the Credit Mobilicr investi gation which wo* appointed to inquire whether any member of Congre** bad been bribed by Oakes Ames or any other person to influence legislation, the galleries efthe Hall of Kepresentative* were tilled in a* dense and Compact a manner as possible The central figures of the day's event were, of course, scanned earnestly, but all were found in their seats. Every one was present to hear the Credit Mobilicr roll call, tin the first row nearet the Speaker sat Mr. Bingham, of Ohio, look ing even more rabid than the day when he I inted up and hied through hit teeth that the reporters' gallery wa*a"netof vipers." Passing to the left around the ball, sat four row* back and next to the main aide. Mr. Jame* Brook*, of New York, looking the very picture of mental and pbytical suffering in hi* face of gastly I pallor and hand* of bloodless bue. Every | | vo.ee in the audience that spoke of him mingled iu sympathy for his pbytical suf- ; taring. Farther to the left sat General iJarfleld. Chairman of Appropriations, who had been all the morning managing 'an appropriation bill. In front of him for a time wa M r. Dawes, the so-called leader of the House, because Chairman of the Way* and Mean*; and still farther to the >cft were Judges Kelley and Bccfield, of t'enhsylvania, apparently unconcerned over the expected report. Coming down the left hahd side aisle, and nearer the Speaker's chair, was the gruff, though not unpleasant face of Oakes Ames who was graced on one side hy Chaplain Newman, of the Senate and on the other by Chap, lain Butler, of the House. This tanrtime nious seeming elicited not a little merri ment at Mr. Ames's expense. The mo mcnt Speaker Blaine took the chair the gavel fell and the House was hushed into •ilence. The Committee appointed on De cember 3 to Investigate inte the alleged charges of bribery, Ac.. were ready now to übmit their report, (lake* Ante* at once g'aded into belter heariug quarter* nearer the clerk's desk by getting the fr.-nt seat next to Job Stevenson, of Ohio. Speaker itiaine called Mr. Cox. of New York, to the chair, and took a seat on the floor side vb side with his fidut Achates, Mr. Hale of Maine Mr Poland had simply pro posed that the report should be printed .sad a day named for its consideration. The House **, however, not to be de prived of its sensation. "I-et it be read 1" | "Let it be read!'' sheuted half a doacn, and without a moment's delay pro tern. 1 Speaker Cox ordered Clerk McPherion to read it. Every ear wa# wide open. The 'inculpated Congremvn *aw nobody but the Clerk. Their eyes were intent upon | him. and their ear* caught every word. When the report took up the list of names *nd disposed of each member in order the interest become intensified. And yet each ■ne sal in his seal as immovable and as rigid as if held in place by a sheathing ef ; mail. Not one seemed to betray any ner ' \oui vigor unless it faintly crept eul from the selt-oontrol of Mr. Brooks, who sat •lolialy in hit seat N sine after name was passed by till the account f Messrs. Bing- ham, Dawes, Shufield, and Kelley had been rendered by the Committee. Then came their final Judgement; and it may be imagined that the House bristled with sur prise as the Clerk read this paragraph : "The Committee do not find that either of 110 above named gentlemen in contracting with Mr. Ames had a corrupt motive or purpose himself or was aware that Mr. Ames had any, nor did either of them sup !-.-* he wa guilty of any impropriety er ! indelicacy in becoming a purchaser of this | stock. Had it appeared that these gentle linen were aware of the enormous dividends ! upon the stock and how they were to be earned, we could not then acquit them.'' And also soon after, when the Clerk read these lines: "The Committee find nothing in the conduct or motives of these member* in taking this atock that calls fur any recommendation by the committee," the whole Houto looked at Messrs. Dawes, Garfield and company, and Messrs. Gar field, Dawes and company looked at the whole House. Those gentlemen meved more easily in their seats. Tho pro file of Dawes's face was turned clear around ; Garfield threw his big head back a Ibr oat bod deepei and longor; but Kol lcy and Bingham looked as sulicu and rabid as emr, while the good-natured face of Judge Scofleld had not from the sUrt changed its pleasant expression. But the attention was quickly diverted again to the reading. Tho Clerk had already com menced on Ames's case, and when he came to tho part that indicated severe conclu sions Ames lifted his bushy head, settled his sace into that rigidity which is iu weut and carelessly fumbled a piece of paper on his desk. When the report alluded to his buying and selling votes the old man's face relaxed and broke iato a derisivegrin. It, however, soon become fixed enough and solemn enough when the Clerk read for the first time, amid a silence as quies cent as death itself* "Rtsolved, lhat Oakcs Ames be, and he hereby is, expelled at a member of this House." But in all this timo Mr. Brooks had .lot smiled if Mr. Amc* had smilod. The New York mem ber opened a law book and laid it before him, and then leaning his left arm on the desk and resting his head on his left hand calmly awaifcd tho sentoncc that followed It came seon enough. "Retotrcd, read the Clerk, "That Jauies Brooks be, and he hereby is, expelled as a member of this House," This ws* the last lino of the re pbrt. The Clerk set down. The stillness that was upon the lleusn was krekcn. Mr Brooks arose, Mr. Poland arose. General Uarnsworth went across the aisle and spoke to Mr. Biooks. Mr. Voorhees caine down |and also said something te him. There was evidently kindly sympathy for the man who had passed the meridian of his public life and was so fast hastening to its setting. But Mr. Poland spoke lirst. Ho made the customary motion to print and to name the day to consider the report. Before the motion to print was put Mr. : Brooks asked leave to make remarks after this "unjust partial, and persecuting re poit," as he called it. Mr. Poland, of course, had no objection. Nearly half the I houso rose to their feet as Mr. Brooks pro cec 'cd without trepidation and in a calm, clear voice to say : 1 desire to submit to the House, in reply to w haf seems to me a most partial, un just, and oerseculing report, tww docu ments which have not been noticed at all |by the Committee. The first of these doc -1 uments is the procet verbal of enaction in •tltutad by M'Comb in the Subreme Court of Pennsylvania against the Credit Mobl lier, in December, 1867, containing a list of stockholders as long ago at December, 1887. Mr. Poland said that the list was print ed at length in the testimony. Mr. Brooks—But it if not alluded to in the rejort. Mr. Poland Wo t)at] no occaaioii to al lude In It In tbo ro|.rt If it ha* any hear ing on the rate It will ha before the 1 lome, becauifl it i* part of thn tt-ititnony. i do not deign t<> be lad into tht uUeuiti >ti i now. The list we* roe J, the point of it being tbet Mr. Brook*' neme dill not appear a* e stockholder et that time of (be Credit M o bilier, and tliat Chariot N. Nelaon't nemo li 'appear at a stockholder of I.K) share*, and that thi wa* before Mr. Ilrookn • appointed a* Government Director. Mr. ltreok* alto presented the proce* verbal of another tuft in Pennsylvania be tween the *aiue parties. showing tho tame ►tale of fact* in respect to Neilsua holding any. Mr Poland remarked that a* thnee paper* had been presented, he would merely ay (hat although the tuil wa* as titled a of a certain term, all the evidence wa* that the tuit wa* net actually com* men red till the fall of Jtein. and although a paper attached to tome of the proceed* ingt in thai tuit gave the dale of Decem ber lit, iNii, a* the date of that tbarehold er*' litt, there wat no question at all that the lliu shares were given on tho l>>tb of December and the fifty share* on the tfitlh of February thereafter. Mr. Brookt re marked that a man may be the owner of •tock lung before hit ownership become* a matter of record. Ho called attention to the tact that en *everal occattoni be bad either voted again*t the interest of the Cn ion Facile Railroad Company or had re frained from voting. Mr. liutler, of Massachusetts, suggested that the ditcut* tion of the subject thould be fixed for Tuetday next. Mr. Foland had no objec tion to that. A* to the •luetlion of the dale of the ow nerabip of the ttock it wa* not contended at all that it ttood in Mr. Neil tou t name until the dale* oi the oertil catc*. A* to Mr. Brook * vote* in Con gret*. he (Poland) would merely remark that at one time the Pacific ltailroad Company and tba Credit Mobilier we e di vided in interest, and that Mr. Brook*'* action and rote* had been on the *i )c rep resented by Mr Durant, irom whom be had received the ttock. It wa* quite four o'clock w'lon the re port wa* laid over Ull Tisesoay and the vast crowd filt-1 out of the Ce. tol into the fr*h tpring-like air ofthi* February after noon. Yariou* were the opinion* ex pre**ed and quite tingularly did they con ct r Everybody thought the omission to mention Colfax for impeacLruonl, to com ment severely on the lying and perjury drvelo|>ed and that all had escaped with out cen*urc, save Mcttr*. Amn and Brooks, ware fatal errors which would o shape public epinion a* to save those two from being made scape-goat* by ex pulsion. General Butler take* tbi* view a* do many others, and next week when the rejsort come* up there will indeed be a scene. UoRRIBLK OCCURRENCE—A MAN DRAWN FEET FOREMOST BE TWEE!* IRON ROLLERS. Nxwai no, N Y., February 17.—1t is *carcely ever within the province of a newspaper to chronicla a more sickening accident than that which nappened to James MiUigan, who was drawn feet fore most through two massive iron rollers on ly three and half inches apart and which are used in flattening ban of steel for thej plates of saw* Mr. Milligan was employed a* blacksmith's helper in the steel rolling mill of Wheeler, Madden A Clcmson. ; He wa* climbing upon a board laid acrots rods over the rollers, ia order to place in position a wrench which is u*ed to regu late the space through which the heated steel and iron are passed, when the hoard suddenly tipped, causing him to fall. Hi* feet struck upon the rtrep id in front of the rollers, which were revolving at the rate of tiity times a minute, and were In stantly caught between them. The poor j fellow had only time to utter the single cry of Oh! while his body, feet foremost, was being drawn through a space of only three and a half inches. Hardly a second had alapsed before the body was a shape less mass of flesh, blood, bones, gad clothe* presenting, as it did, the most horrible and sickening sigbt that eye* could look upon. It dropped frem the rollers a limp and quivering moss, and when straightened < At covered a pace of ground that two men would occupy. Not a whole or j-ef fect bone remained in the body, and many bone* were protruding through the fle-h and clothing at different places. The head wa* a fearful fight to look upon. It hgd gone through the roller* face upwards, and it came out completely flattened and par tially turned. Flowing from the smashed skull were the brains and blood in a stream sickening to behold. Strong minded, able-bodied men. were herrifled and hard ly able to look at the scene, which really beggars description. His comrads who witnessed the terrible affair were struck dumb with awe. and rendered abnot mo tionless and a* silent a* the corpse before them, except when questioned. The de ceased served three year* in the late war, wa* about thirty-three year* old, and leave* a wife and two little chlldred in moderate circumstance*. Terrible Ext>loaion—Thirty or Forty Miners Killed. London, February 18—An explosion occurred to-day in the coal lami at Talk 'O-tlie-Hill, in Staffordshire, whilo tb men were all at work. Between thirty and forty miner* are reported killed. The fire whieh broke out after the explosion was with difficulty extinguished. No bodies have yet been recovered. Some One or Two Hundred Greoka Drowned. London, Feb. 20.—A report lis just been received here that a cafe in Smyrna situated on the shore of the gulf, having been undermined by the tides, was sud denly swallowed up by the wives, and that between one and two bundrod per sons, mostly Greeks, were drowned. Hcribner's Monthly contains several il lustrated articles, as usual. These are Lite in the New Diamond diggings ( Afri can); Dr. Holland's excellent serial, Ar thur Bonnycastie; Prof. Morse and the tea-graph ; Folk-life in German By-ways; Napoleon 11, King of Route and Due de Reichstadl, and a page of common etch ings. Among the other very readable papers are "A Ghost who made himself Useful ;" a kind notice of the late George P. Putnam, publisher and author, and the editorial melange of gossip and philosophy given at the close of the number. The Science of Health for M nub con tains Popular Physiology and Diseases of the Eye, with engraved illustrations; Bald Heads on Young Shoulders ; Signs of a Healthy Child; Cruelty to the Young; Vaccination Problem; Disease and its Treatmont; Seasonable Dishes, and How to Ceok Them; Alcohol and Opium; Health of Bankers; Health of Women; Airing Bed-rooms, and a mass of other in teresting reading matter, $2 a year, in cluding a fine Chromo to new subscribers. Address 8. R. Wells, 889 Broadway, Now York. THE BRIGHT SIDE This popular paper for the young folks, with the beginning of the new year resum ed its weekly issues, wbicli were interrup ted by the fire. It is pronounced, by those who have tried it, the best weakly, for children and youth, in the country. Par ents will de well to try it. Tho publishers offer a very pretty chromo, the Calla Lil ies, both for tho small sura of $1.60. The Bright Side weekly and Child's Friend. I semi-monthly, and two chromos, Calla Lil- > ies and Pansies, all for $2.25. Published 1 by the Bright Side Co., Chicago. The Child's Friend is a very pretty, il lustrated four-page paper, designed espec ially for Sunday School. It L edited by C. G. G. Paine, and published by the Bright Side Co., Singlo copies 50 cents u year, or with a fine chromo, SI.QD When] sent WSunday Btkoolf, 10 or more to one 1 •ddreaa, only 21 cent* each, or once a; month, 12 eta Sunday tchool ruparlnlend-' •ml* will do well to rcrnl for specimen*, nod give it a trial. - • <► • it la *ad that the preacnt winter ionnof the inlldcal ever known upon the continent of Europe. In Prance, c*pcially in the anviron* of Pari* and in the garden* of lha city, the traea ara covered with leave*, and the *pring (lower* are beginning to bud, while in the centre of Prance ra*pbrry bu*he* are fruiting and early N "parage* ha* appeared, About Vienna already the 1 Held* are full of violet*, and South Oor -1 man* drink their beer in the open air. W. A. CURRY, BOOT & SHOE MAKER CKNTHK II ALL, I*4. Would inert respectfully inform thecil isens uf llits vicinity, that he ha* started a ntw Boot and bhoc bhop, slid would bo thankful lor a share of the public patron age. Boot* and Kbix>> mada to order and according to style, and warrant* bta work la equal any made elsewhere. All kind* of repairing done, and charge* r*a*on*ble• Give hira a call. f*b U ly. FURNITURE! (■rnntl Opening 1 FOR 1872. AT JOHN CAMP'S MIL ROY, where he has opened with a very large stock of the latest styles, both fancy and common Parlor, Chamber and Kitchen Furni ture. CHAIRS, of nil All kind* of repairing done with neat ties* and dispatch having four good wor t me at the bench. I am prepared to do ail kinds of custom work, fine or eommott. Thankful for p*l favors, I hope by strict attention to business you and everybody else will show smiling faces at my new ware rooms. JOHN C AMP. jenlXif. A. SUSSMAN LEATHER & SHOE FINOING. i& tower room, No. 1. Iluab t block, nhere, I be keep* on band i tlock of WHITE and RED LEATHER and HARNESS. Kips and Calf Skins French on J City Finish. STRING LEATHER, SHOE FINDINGS OF FYKRV DE SCRIPTION. ltaw Hides BOUGHT AND SOLD. Trunks and I 'aUses OF ALL KINDS. RAW FURS, of ail kinds bought and highest (trice paid. Clover and Timothy Seed alwavt boufhl and on hand*, HEAT and O.ATS Specially bought and the high eat Cah price paid (< to Suomsu t, there you can buy ch-aper than elaewhere, aa everybody know*, who ever dealt wtlb him. He leu no one off without a Rood bargain. Next door to Susaraan a it the cheap dry rood* eatablUhmcnt of ItaacGugßenheiia er. aps.tC , THE PEOPLE S DRUG STORE. Next door to Wilaoa A Ilicka' Hard ware store, Allegheny St., BKLLKFONTE, PA , R. F. Rankin SLIp - PERS, &C., that has ever been opened up in this part of the Statu. At our store yon can find in the Boot and Shoe line from the finest boot to the cheapest slip per, and we know if you once call and EXAMINE OUR STOCK AND PRICKS. | you will concede that it is to your interest to purchase from us. WE HELL AT HOHTON RATES Repairing Neatly lhoue. B. L BATCHKLLJLR & CO. July 19t£ ■ . . CKIVIKOK*. A. C. UI'MIR.! MILLHEIM MARBLE WORKB. 1 New Firm— New Eotorprw. DEININQER & JfUSSER, fßucrjni to B. O. Dsnrmosa) , ..nl' w, ;v l( ! T" 1 inform the m m . l y h r* 'k charge of this old nn.l .urorectal retabliahmenr nod propose to carry on ( | 1( , d newed auspices. i lor * h * VC " n * nd w!l> ">nk to MONUMENTS, OOUCHIB. TOMUB * iiKADSToNKS, w' iy JTu \* da#l *?' - nd F ri *- We use thu boat grade* of marble— Italia*, UARARA,. AMERIcavSTATCABT, a4 cay with perfect AMMAhre' work U our reference." ' ; Shop. |e,i | Bridge, Millbcirn. •Ir Wiy. 3. ZEIXEB 4 SON DRUGGISTS No ti Hrockerhoff Kow, Bcliefonte.Pa Ilealerwlu Drag*. < heaeteato, I erf it titcry. Fhuc) GeMh Ae., 4k*. Pure and Liquor* tot medical purpose* always kept. may SI. TL y r B WIUtoK TMOHAAA Hlt tA •*! f J ARDWARI STORE!! H /111 £ Si WILSOh' & HICKS, * Z; Bellefonle, Pa., !!E t (Sacaatw to lnii > Wttao.,) >. ~~ | Respectfully inform th citizens of ft ~ | Centre and other < ountire, that they * I; < have one of tbe largest and best ae- Tj 0.1 looted nock ot 11 ardware to be found, c - consisting of Iron, Steel, Nails, * "t ! lU-rse Sf ore, Axel*. Spring Wagon 2 < Skein, and Boxes, Complete slock ot K jr carpenter tool* and builder* bard- ft "1 a are, lock*, oils, pawls, glass, var- ® 3 oi.bes, brush w, cucumber pnmp* and f Z- tubing. Lamps af ail kind*, scwiM, L x oi l,#r y. m ' WOOD ASD WILLOW WARE. Full line of saddlery and coack ma ker. goods, wood work for buggies - _ and u ag< its, plough*, harrows, culu j y valors and grindstone*. Looking H glasses and mirror nlata* Picture ® t y S frames made to order. They also ™ j have the celebrated cook store, r ol SUSQUEHANNA, $ '* every one * srranted to give tterfect 2 re satisfaction Al! kind* of parlor * t-.vos. We are determined to Mil £ i g t the lownst price* for cash, or on _ . i. I.hori credit—not to exceed three • month.. Call and see us, a* we take y j. .sltasure > marlOtf. Bellefonte, Pa. p well known to the people, and who will be pleased to tee nit old friends. ap6tf. Piece goods of every discription, sold low to enable everybody to have his cloth ingniade to order. CENTRE HALL HOTEL. JOHN SPANGLES, Proprietor. Stages arrive and depart daily, for all I *- north, eouth, east and west. ADAM. ZIL 13 - PAINTER, "STSiBr offers his services to the citizens of Mifflin Centre and adjoining counties, in Honae, Sign and Orutuenatal Fainting. OKA INI NO u . . Oak, Walnut, Maple. Ash, Mitliogony, 4bc. Plain and Fancy Paperbanglng. Or ders respectfully solicited. All Una work done On other painters * June 7 y. NEW DISCOVt IbOIWW*' 1 * > !f Dr.faßrn** TAR rf. i Cure incipient €••" Iir.UABVIV!* TAB tie Cera Catarrh. Dr.UAKVIVNTAB It ' I Cow AMlma. i Or. C. AKVIVS T.tli BEHI Cur Heart Diaeuur. Dr.UAKVIV* TAB BETI Cure Akin Dl*rvs*>. |>r. (aUVlk'n TAH BE * - Regulate tbr Liver. Or. uAftVI.V* TAB KLII Ungulate tii# Mtoautch An -Bo Dr.CABVI*** TAH BIMi > Cure all Female Wt-akar Dr.BAHVni TAB BE 11 Purify tbe mood. Dr.UABVIVft TAB BEBI Cure PheaMw oflbr Tfc*< U Dr caBVIVH TAB BKWi Cure BroarMti*. i Dr. UAHTIV* TAB REII ! Cure "Ke*e <*d,"oe- llayl . Or.CiABVIV* TAB WUKB? \ Cure Lanff Wrarv . Dr.AB%IVTAB BEII Cure € Mtutipalion. E Dr.er i jurt reeejvitijc fr< ea*lcrn ciliea a Full Stock o* FALL and WINTER OODS which be ha< determined to * v cheap, couktUf of DRY GOODS at 1 Print*, Mtulia*. Opera Canton*. an a full sleek at the lowest prices. At tha old stand of WM. WOLi DMIStSTRATOH S No? It t Letters of Administration on estate of Wm. M Minn, late of 1 township. dee d., have been gr*nt< 11 undersigned, residing in said township > whom nil persons indebted to sa.d c e are requested to make immediate pa v r and those having claims or demcmK > 1 ■ present the same duly authenticated it: llement E E M MINN. A. LUCHEXBACi Janßo.ni Adroiai-irt COACH & SMITH SHOPS F * SALE. The lot and Coach and Smith M. Centre Hall, lately occupied by <>■ >. Harpster, are offered at private There are three Shops upon the prt v all new two-story frame building.-, t ble for carrying on all thedifferen; bra. es of Ooachmaking, smithing, wood-v painting, trimming, Ac. There is ' J new stable upon the lot. The locutii one of the best in Centre Hall, uric u i . trad# pan be rendily secured. For lurt information address WM. WOl. Centre H.,ii SCOTICK. The partnership heretofore existing tween A. W. Graff and Ner Thomson, Centre Hill, in the mercantile bumnc.- . this day dissolved by Mutual consent. All persons knowing themselves indebt I • and all persons having claims ugitin firm will please call and settle their counta with Jaa. Lashell, with whom i book,- hgve been left. atpjnire Hill v authorised to settle then), W MSlrov, Jan. 9918T8 A. W. OR A i NKRTIIOMP.SON The undersigned begs leave to in!' the citizens of Centre Hill and vici that having purchased Ner Thtmp- on terest in the Centre Hill store he will com - ue the business at the Old Stand. Thru fol for past favors he begs a continu the same 1 '• • 30 jan 1 iu. A. W. GJLA HARDWARE STOKKI J. 4 J. HARRIS. . NO. 6, BROCKERHOFF ROW A new and complete Hardware Store Seen opened by the undersigned inßr<> erhoffs new building—where theyan ■ pared to sell all kinds ofßuHdiag and 11 Furnishing Hardware, Iron, Steel, Ni.i „ B *(ty wheels in setts, Champk nCI. Wringer, Mill Saws. Circular and J Saw,Tennonßiws, WebbSaws, IceCr.-. . Freezers, Bath Tubs, Clpthes Backs, a i —♦ of Glass andMirrur Plate of aasortme.... - Wheel ban sizes, Picture Fran,—, Lamps, Coal Oil Lamps, Belting, Felloes,andHubf, Plows, Cultivators. C Plows, Plow Points, Shear Mold B< and Cultivator Teeth, Table Cutlery, s els, Spades and Forks, Locks, Hi • Screws, Sash Springs, Horse-Shoes, i Norway Rods' Oils. Lard, Lubri; Coal, Anvils, Vict- i lows, Screw Plates, Blacksmiths Factory Bella, House Bella, Dinner B Dong Bells. Tea Bella, Grindstones iX'ar ter Tools, Fmit Jars andCans.Paiuts , O;