The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-12-20
Financial Filibusters To Be
Looked After.
THE TENTH NATIONAL BANK.
Result Of the Presidents Visit to
: ~ the Ts,l:SS Department.
THE CREDIT MoB1L1ER SCANDAL.
Senator Summers III Health and His Posi-
tion on the Army Banner Matter.

UVA0SUN NuAMuUl IA AAV"AsAA ~-.~ 49," 80.
tion on the Army Banner Matter.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 10, 1872
Result or tho Presidents Visit to
the Capitol-The French spOliation
Claims. 93
The visit Of the President to the Capitol yester-
day for . quiet talk with some of the leaders
Of the two houses was not without its fruits
to-day. The House voted $780, 900 for the expenses
Of Colonel Van Buren,, the United States Commits
soner to the Vienna Exposition, and the 81, 90
for the improvements around the government
reservations IN this CITY, And the Senate, instead
Of passing the French spoliation bin, Is simon
CamerOn's count OF noses had promised, sent II
down to be eptombed in the room Of the Committee
on the Judiciary, until those seven wise men
can decide whether in paying these French
claims and consequently In paying the Alabama
claims, insurance companies or claimants whs
were insured are to be paid. The President says
not, Secretary Fish says not ana unless the afore-
said insurance companies and insured losers can
raise funds enough to retain large lobby besides
promising contingent presents right and left, they
may consider themselves counted out and left in
the cold.
The Credit Afobilier Investiga tion-Fail-
ure OF the Committee to Aeep the Meet
ings Secret.
The committee charged with the investigation
Of Cakes Ames' Credit Mobilier made further
progress to-day. The facts so far developed do not
show that the accused Congressman have received
brtbes, though they place several Of them, includ
ing the leading members Of the House, in false
position. These gentlemen were too rash In pro-
claiming their childlike ignorance Of Credit
Mobiier stock transactions. The old.maid.
lsh Chairman Of the Ways and Means
Committee pointed with holy Indignation to his
poverty and exclaimed, Touch me notln Now,
though 1t seems certain that none Of these gentle.
men have been bribed. in the meaning Of the word
II u equally certain that they have not been sim
eere with regard to their ownership OF Credit
hobiier shares The holy Dawes denied 1t
more than thrice, though he will be obliged
to admit that he bought some at par
HcC0mb's testimony should be taken with
grain Of allowance, for he is neither saint nor
converted sinner, but he has proved one or two
awkward things. He was cross-examined to-day
BY Caleb Gushing, Cakes Ames' counsel, but moth
Ing was ELECTED from him that disproved his pre-
vious testimony. With regard to the placing Of
the stock among certain congressman, he main
tanned his assertion thar they paid for 1t only 500
share at q time when 1t was worth about three
hundred dollars The bulk Of the testimony was
given by Cakes Ames and Alley. The latter
admitted that from his personal knowledge, three
u the members mentioned in the Mst-namely,
Henry l. Dawes, Samuel Hooper ana Elliot, all
rom Massachusetts-did get shares OF Credit
Mobilier at par. Alley acknowledged that at the
time the stock was given to them it was worth
t1eo share. The bellicose Judge Black, McComb's
counsel, at this juncture asked permis-
don to cross-examine Alley. Judge Poland
Assented. Judge Blacks examination was
alrected towards the point Of proving that the
stock was worth $3.50 share at the date when it
was handed to the accused Congressman. This he
could not get Alley to admit The latter stated
that in May, 1870, Durant was ousted by the COM
pany, and that when the new directors examined
the books they found $50 Credit Moblier
shares standing In Duranrs name. The latter
was called upon to explain by what right
he held the stock. He replied that he
held 1t in trust for several parties. He was then
required to pay for the $50 shares himself or make
those pay for them for whom he he said held them in
trust. About this time Ames undertook TO be-
come the contractor for building the road at a
cost OF and he stated that he had agreed
some time previous to sell $50 shares for $e5, O0O-
that is, at par-and he supplied with this num-
Der OF shares. He took $50 shares for his account
and paid for them out Of his own pocket, and sold
the rest to his friends, the congressman for which
(Alley testined) they paid him 800 SHARE
prove that the stock was at par at the time Cakes
Ames made an agreement with the Congressman
to deliver to them the 400 shares He con.
tended that the stock was then worth thrice
that money. To his challenge Alley replied that
he had no personal knowledge OF this; that the
only proof for the truth Of the statement was
Cakes Ames' word. Judge Black sarcastically re-
Joined, "That Ii poor proof"
The weakest point in Alleys testimony was his
subsequent state mens that the agreement was
made with the Congressman . year before the
shares were actually delivered to them, and that
ct that time the stock was only worth sos SHARE
Judge Black queried.
"Why did they pay 800 share II at lifetime the
agreement was made the stock was worth only sos
ashare ~
To this Alley had no satisfactory answer to
make. The examination lasted for two hours,
and at noon the committee adjourned
till January Z. There Is . growing conviction
with the members Of the committee that their
attempt at secrecy has been Q complete failure.
Enough has leaked out to defeat their purpose, and
General Banks, . member Of the committee, in.
formed your correspondent this evening that at
the next meeting they VIII most probably decide to
throw the doors open to the public.
The Health OF Senator sumner-His
Position ON the Battle Flag Matter.
Sumner looked haggard and suffering as he
entered the Senate Chamber at . late hour this
afternoon, and his friends have serious apprehen-
sions concerning his health. He avoids the express
sion OF an opinion on the censure passed on him by
the Legislature OF Massachusetts, but declares
his confidence that when he can define
ais position on the removal Of the names OF home
battles rom the regimental celors now carried by
the army, mot one Of which was actually in the
actions inscribed upon, IT," every candid mind viii
Justify his action. Scores Of Oflcere. from Lien.
tenant General Scott downward. have openly COM
plimented M. Sumner since he originally intro
duced the resolution In 1862. He has also re-
aaiYed warm understandable ON hia remarka in 1863