The Republican journal., 1872-12-19
THE CREDIT MOBIuIER iNVESTIGA-
TlON
Members of Congress Anxious

WASHINGTON, Dec. 10. The testimony
to-day of Col. McComb before the inves-
tigation into the alleged bribery of mem
bers of Congress by Credit Mobiler stock
was voluminous, interesting and import
ant, and Notwithstanding the pretended
secrecy of the committee, the salient
points OF the same have been trustworthilv
ascertained. The witness gave full his
tory of the transaction and explicitly de-
clared that he had been in no wise re-
sponsible for the publications made dur
ing the summer. He produced Ames'
original letter to him as published. where
i'll the latter represents that he had to pay
members Of Congress from certain States.
and swore that the list On the back Of said
letter OF Messrs. Blaine, Dawes. Bout
well, Garfield, Wilson, etc, was written
by himself on Ames' positive assertion
that they We're the parties to whom Ames
claimed he had paid Credit Mobilier stock.
The witness submitted other corroborat-
ing original letters, and testified that
Ames said that the stock was thus dispos-
en- Of, and that he could not, therefore.
comply with McCombs demand for the
stock which the latter had claimed for
himself The witness. turning to Messrs.
b'iiii - NhliCS stlit hAllltS. NilO WtIt pres
ent in the committee room, said Gen
tlemen | defy You to DENY the truth of
this" Col. McComb then said that he did
not know OF his own knowledge that this
stock had been paid to the members of
Congress named. He only produced what
Mr.. Ames had written and told him TO
that effect. The witness was then asked
if he knew of any other member of Con-
ora that - NJ, |, /
any Credit Mohiier stock. He replied
that he did. lie knew of one member
who had received fifty shares of the same.
for which he had not paid a cent. The
chairman of the committee asked for the
name, and Col McComb replied that it
was the Hon. Mr.. , who was mem
Der Of the 10th Congress. The witness
further answered that Ames had told him
that he had paid some thirty odd shares to
Il person claiming it for alleged newspa-
per influence as u Washington cores
pondent In concluding his testimony
Col. McComb appealed to the committee
TO send for all the books and papers of the
Credit Moblier, for although large stock
holder he had never been to see these
books. The witness again declared that
this publicity was not of his own seeking,
But he had been assaulted and testified in
his own behalf Hon. John b. Alley, a
Credit Mobilier director, who had heard
McComb's evidence, was very wrathy.
Alter coming ont he said. 80, the infamy
OF thai man His testimony from begin
ming to end is false" Cakes Ames will
be examined tomorrow.
1t is reported and not denied. that
Speaker Blaine yesterday told the COM
inttee that he had been offered some of
the stock by Dakes Ames, as a matter Of
purchase, bat that the offer was declined
WASHINGTON, Dec A. The Credit Mo
biler investigating Committee met this
morning AT the Capitol. Hon. John B.
Alley gave his testimony, and denied that
he had ever had any share in bribing
Congressman, or was guilty in any way
OF corruption as an officer OF the Credit
Mobiler
The examination Of Cakes Ames was
then begun, and was not finished, but will
be continued on Monday. 1t is under
stood that he denied many Of McCombs
statements. While admitting that he
made the offer of stock in the Credit Mo
biller to many members of Congress, he
denied that any OF the stock was ever
given away to anybody.
Speaker Blaine was present during the
investigation this morning Several more
witnesses have been summoned, some of
them at the request of McComb
The investigation is almost the sole
topic oi conversation here, and creates
more excitement than any event which
has occurred for years.
1t is reported that the Hon Henry L.
Dawes will shortly come before the com
mittee and make statements similar to
those OF Mr.. Blaine
Oliver Ames OF Eaton, Mass, arrived
here last night, and is in consultation
with Oakes Ames and John B. Alley rela-
tive to the investigation. "A strong pres
sure is brought to bear III favor of making
the investigation public, and it is quite
likely 4 resolution will be offered in the
House to that effect next week The com
mittee have intim3ted their desire to mem
bers OF the Senate who were offered stock
in the Credit Mobilicr and whose names
are likely to he used in connection with
the affair are feeling considerable anxiety
concerning the matter, and if the expos
ures prove rs damaging as it is presumed
they will be, an investigation by the Senate
also is not improbable.