The New York herald., 1872-12-16
Tho Credit MObiIier Partisans
In Congress.
1hI Defence CAUCUS IN SESSION.
Brooks and Cakes Ames Give
HcComb q Flat Denial.
Alleged Attempts at Compromise
and PaciflcatiOn.
P1oFEcT1oN TO IMMIGRANTS.
Changing the Lights on Sandy
Hook Lightship.


Changing the Lights on Sandy
Hook Lightship.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 10, 1877.
yAs Credit Mobilier seandal-MeComb's
Assertions Concerning Brooks ,Vigox.
easAy Denied. ~, a ,,.r-.ss ,-r
Tne Credit Mobilier excitement has reached it's
climax All those implicated 60 about with
anxiety depicted in their faces: they congregate
In secret conclaves at the Arlington. Yesterday
Oliver Ames, brother OF Oakes Ames was tele-
graphed for 70 attend secret conference last
evening. Among those present were Oakes Ames,
his brother Oliver, McMurtrie, ex-Congress-
man John B. Alley and four or i've
other gentlemen supposed to be implicated in
the affair, whose names 1t II not necessary to
mention at present. Tonight they met again In
parlor D ct the Arlington. All except Oliver
Anes who left tonight for the North, were pres
snt. The purpose Of the conference was to pre-
pare an answer to the testimony of McComb.
Mr.. Alley, who win he examined tomorrow, will
meet all the specific charges against him by an
absolute denial. He says he never gave
nfty shares Of the Credit Mobiier to Mr.. James
Brooks, nor had the latter any interest in the
Credit Mobtlier stock. McComb, he says, made q
deliberate mlsstatement when he asserted before
the committee that those shares were given to Mr..
DSSSEs IN his QacComo'sl presence; Another party
who ts accused with having been bribed with
Credit Mobiier shares states that Cakes Ames win
deny that he dictated to McC0mb the List
Of Congressmen among whom the stock was
90 be distributed, as McComb has alleged
before the committee. There is not particle Of
truth In IT, says Oakes Ames; the whole story ia
m invention Of McComb. When the Presidential
election was in doubt McComb, it Is alleged,
thought to scare Oakes Ames into settling the
claim he had against the latter by duplicating
leading republican members OF Congress. For this
purpose he had statement published, with the
letters Of Oakes Aues In his possession. He made
up . liat OF the most prominent members and added
Them to tie correspondence. Failing TO realize his
object he is said to have been determined at least
TO vent his enmity against Congressman Brooks,
who was instrumental in having McOomb dis
placed from the Union Pacific Railroad. Il appears
that two suits were instigated in 1865 against the
Union Pacinc Railroad-one BY Fisk, before Judge
Barnard. in New York. and the other by McComb in
Pennsylvania This was apparently preconcerted
movement between Fisk and McComb to black
mail the road for both swore to the same thing In
substance and at the same time. There was a tight
then between the Boston and New York parties
owning the stock a. to who should be the govern
ment director OF the road. This was under Presi-
dent Johnson's administration. Johnson would
net appoint either OF the nominees OF the two par
ties, but he appointed Mr.. James Brooks
to the position. At the advent Of Presi-
dent Grant all the democrats were turned
out Of the government board, which was
made up anew exclusively OF republicans.
The stockholders who did not want the road made
political machine, insisted on Mr. BrooFs remain
ing in as their director, in which position he still
continues. McComb is very bitter against him for
the above reason. But Mr.. Brooks will not rest
tranquil under this imputation. He will
probably bring the matter up tomorrow before
the House and ask for an investigation.
It h understood that McComb offered, through
his counsel. compromise before the investigation
commenced, to the effect that II Oakes Ames would
Bettle his claim he would not appear or give
adverse testimony against him. This proposition
was rejected. The above is the statement Of some
Of the parties implicated and gives their version
Of the story as it will be given to the committee.
On the other hand, it is alleged that
the fear Of exciting popular indignation is
such that it has been determined by
Ames and his friends that he will make
IN attempt at pacication by an honest and ingenu-
Dus confession that he did sell shares OF the profit.
able stock to certain Representatives, who paid
pronts. He will seek to conceal the names Of those
members Of Congress who were thus enriched by
his benevolence, that, had he ever needed their
votes in return, nothing but high.toned sense OF
public duty would have enabled them to refuse.
But this will be carrying out the veil Of secrecy
little too far, and making it, as the
popular phrase goss, "a little too thin.',
This Congress may not have the time in which to
overhaul these benevolent railroad operations,
but II they don't the next Congress will. 1t will be
pleasant to learn who has had stock, not only in
she Credit Mobilier, but in the Union Pacific, the
Kansas Pacific, the Central Pacific and the
Northern Pacific. Politics will be ignored
In these researches into the frater-
nal philanthropy Of certain congressman
ser certain other congressman, and disclosures
will be made without distinction Of party or OF
color. Whether McComb is entitled to canoniza-
tion can be judged better after his business trans
actions with WaEm2tn II New Orleans .sa sas as lis
previous relations with the War Department are
fully investigated AS already asserted in these
dispatches all OF the accused will get the benent OF
. doubt, whatever may be the suspicion OF their
guilt.
pr. Conger's Immigrant Bill-The
Amendme nts TO the Old Law-Thc
Honest Bone and sinew To he Cared
For.
Mr.. Conger, Of Michigan, author Of the bill for
the better protection OF immigrants will endeavor
g place It upon its passage on Wednesday next.
This bill has been recently revised and more than
ordinary pains have been taken to perfect the sys
tenn II provides for the organization OF bureau,
having all the usual powers OF such an organiza-
tion, and provides further that the Commissioner
OF immigration shall have no pecuniary interest
directly or indirectly, In any railway steamship or
transportation company, nor In the settlement OF
tracts Of wild land the expenses Of the bureau to
be betrayed by tax imposed on the steamship COM
panies. The Commissioner OF immigration Is au.
thortzed to contract with any existing state CON-
cnlasinn for Of ut an