Show the credit Mo biller in the campaign of 1872 it was charged that the vice president the vice president elect the secretary of the treasury several senators the speaker of the house and a large number of representatives had been bribed during the years 1867 rind and 1868 by presents of stock in a corporation known as the credit Mo biller organized to contract for far building the union pacific railroad to vote and act for the benefit of the union pacific railroad company an investigation committee appointed by congress reported february 18 1873 recommending the expulsion of oakes ames of massachusetts for selling to members of congress shares of the stock or of the credit Mob lifer below their real value with intent thereby to influence the votes vote s of such members and of james brooks of new york for receiving such euch stock the house modified the proposed expulsion into an absolute condemnation of the conduct of both anem members ers |