New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-12-13
WASHINGTON.
THE CREDIT MOBILIER.
A SECRET NvEsTIGATIoN-wHAT COL. M'coMB
rsr TELEGRAPH TO rHR rRIBuNEI

SAYS.
TBT TELEGRAPH To THR TRIBUNEl
WASHINGTON, Dec. 12-The Credit Mobilier
Investigation Committee met to-day. and, after organ
.sng determined TO conduct their proceedings with
strict secrecy question TO the proprietY OF
admitting Cakes Aues and his counsel and Col McComb
and his counsel while testimony is being taken. Some
time spent upon this point and the decision IL is
understood, was 20 permit them to be present Col.
NcComb was informed that he would be wanted as q
witness tomorrow The remainder OF the morn
Inc session occupied in hearing statement
Of considerable length by Speaker Blaine, who denied
all knowledge OF the Credit Mober or OF It's use of cor.
rupting influences in Congress- His denial full
and explicit that made by him when the letters OF
Cakes Ames were first made public. member Of the
Committee subsequently said that whoever might be
Implicated Blaine Innocent Col. McComb who
arrived here last night at the Capitol nearly all
CAV in CONVEX sation with members OF Congress. In
reference to the investigation, lac says that he
Il an unwilling agent in the matter Of its
publicity, and that he both willing aud anxious to
arrange and settle the questions at issue without such
publicity. he says he does not know anything in res-
Ton to the publication OF the Ames letters-who did
or through what agency It Accomplished that in
fact several days after they published be
fore he knew IL done. He frequently ap
preached during the campaign for information In regard
10 It, but uniformly refused to say anything upon
the subject He considered the affair in the
hight of business transaction alone, and
saws that he as.ed than his rights and is net
Wiling 90 accept any thing less. He made proposition
TO tle Company Tor settlement, which considered
py 90 executive committee, OF which John d. Alley was
Chairman. Gr. Durdnt, the President Of the Company,
snd Oliver AmcS. brother OF Cakes Ames member or
tie Committee, nude report in writing recommending
toe acceptance OF McCOmb's proposition This report
McCOmb alleges, was pocketed by Alley and
never presented TO the Company. Mr.. McComb
does not claim 70 have personal knowledge OF bribery
and corruption OF members OF Congress by Ames except
in one prominent Instance and this he does absolutely
know OF LIS own personal knowledge. For the rest he
lQs only AmCus statements and admissions 10 him. YER
baly and in wriuug. What these admissions were be
will tell AZ examined upon that point The amount OF
OF the stock and its sceietons is about
$4,000, which McCOmb s-ys belongs TO
lin ana he to have H. He gays
that Aues has never IA any way approached him with
e. iniimatOn OF compromise McCOmb Is gentleman
az large wealth and good social standing and Is the
President Of the Southern security Company which con-
trolls aud owns al tie railroads from NewOrledns 10 the
Ohio RIVER. he uIanifests feeling Of luminosity on
OF his difference with Mr. Ames but Is obviously
determa I'd to insist upon what he believes
TO be his rights. lie Will tell unreseryedly all
thas lie knows about the affair the Com
uiittee inteIrOgate him, but viii volunteer no
Information IL understood that the process by which
Credit BY representing 70 them that IL was
Ell innate business transaction, IN which large prohts
the returns small investments and gem
tleJnen who purchased stock Of Ames in the Company
upon these kinds OF representations with money bO-
rOWed from accommodating friends or earned by their
own honest X, very sno.y aiterSard made the
happy recipients Of the promised DIVIDENDS amounting
stated excellent authority, 10 not less tlan 6OJ
per caSn. and 40 per cent in stock making
grand total u 1000 per cent.