The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-02-15
THE SENATE'S SHAME.
Credit Mobilier's Victims Shiver.
ing in the Storm of Popu-
lar Indignation.
PIOUs PATTERSON'S PLEA.
A Long, Weak and Exceedingly Thin
Statement in Exclamation.
A "COMEDY OF ERRORS"
What the Great Besmirched Thinks Friendly
Rather than Business Transaction.
HARLAN HAULED OVER THE GOALS.
The Christian Statesman's Sudden
Loss of Memory.
DIR. DURANT'S CHECKS.
Harlan Declines to Answer Questions
Until He Knows What is Ex-
pected To BE Proved.
HE MUST ANSW Err.
Revelations Concerning the Construction
and Financial Condition of the Cen
e trail Pacific Railroad.
The Christian Statesman's Sudden
o. Loss of Memory.
DIR. DURANT's CHECKS.
Harlan Declines to Answer Questions
Until He Knows What is Elk.
pected To BE Proved.
HE MUST ANSW Err.
Revelations Concerning the CONSTRUCTION
and Financial Condition of the Cen
trail Pacific Railroad.
WASHINGTON, Feb. IA, 1873.

tral Pacific Railroad.
WASHINGTON, Feb. IA. 1873.
The special committee OF the Senate, OF which
Senator Morrill, of Maine, is chairman, to inquire
into the Credit Mohilier charges against Senators,
resumed its session this morning, and Senator
COnkling, OF New York, was called.
The testimony Of Mr., McCOmb, to the effect that Mr..
was read together with the testimony OF Mr. Ames deny
kr Conkiing replied II can corroborate Mr.. Ames I
ns or by rss g or r &
Pacific Railroad Company BY the Pacific Railroad Com
and emit Raroad and n have
been an owner to any esens IN either;
Senator pArTGnsoS Of New hampshire was then called
shS nyestE.ilon By ne House COMMITTEES Of which
Mr. Ames and myself has attracted such attention to
%ns %Ss r to IT, TSs
intimately With him in MA o6ser
H unse
nv par the IN s
1ss"% $s
4: ssmss Sls
Tns he
% ss asssa 0TSssnS sSis a
wn ss Paa ea'
and myself When dspcs'ea dc ssSoS Win him Tag
been said as the object its Investment Feeling
aied second Nv the Stock and sere
OF s gnp hS se wa Sa TO S
Gyedit Io6iieT sought interview with
said to him As You Know ;toeEhoSer in That
e wsq esr % 5 sot
holder and will 50 write" " course IN detailing con.
= STf sf sGt
e By %
j said to Mr. xmes. on reachins, home found Mr.
Inns was arsinx against my owSersip this stock.
hum TO give me what be had written 10 Mr. Rollins and
finally received the following etters:- -
HoAx's ErIsrLEs TO PATTERSON
wAswScros, d. c., June 9, 1872
the the Rollins sS@
ss s asy nn to nsr an Of
was heard he making charges against YOU or
and or s
did not think You ever had any Stock and you
had there was mo T 9rS improperly IN esn MnnS
Hon. j. VI. PXTTEKsos.
DEAR sn-I wrote you from WASHINGTON in reply to
eeg5sm have your letters no of the hest Sih W ad @
ton stated that letter the substance my letter
Sns Rollins
say that the Sr sa I S6e o %
fraud on the country community or Its s!ocIholders is
''''""'' '0 THE BEST xKx OF rHx COUNTRY
mt fn; ws i Gliss
In i
in owning Sank rairSad stock and Mr. Rollins should
s,ockIoder and manager in the Company, as You We're
N.Y. sa aa the opea Mbe Soa must
DC hs purest man In New hampshire Or IN the United
are accused Of being socshoder WIN me and not
Hon w W. PaTfsnsos ours 'us' oNNhe AMEs'
This conversation with Mr. Ames and the letters which
my two investments were in the Union Pachc Railroad
the % was S ecad sxe %
me 70 to Inc eomise or the country
road rather than the Credii Mobier SO lar as Con.
oDect to whcSF Is NIB had Ti
so 'IS S the 70 aSag
that ERE nas
my advantage TO show that my investment in the
thoriiy and having no connections with Congres-
"a rather had a Isc ~ 0n WSh OTed is
uon, and was in q condition which made future lesisla
Mr. Patterson then quoted from the testimony of Mr.
As 10 Ss ee ss S M y
e stock which was am ans to saGkng nouss IN
ments Of Mr. Apesso much IN opposition to my own re-
BY my conversations with MIN and BY his letters 70 AR
Rollins and mysei,srea,y ,aIPr iSon me ss When
statements the contrary Observation-Disclosures give
RECOLLECTION
the character of dealings Win Mr. Ames ana
what had always believed to have been the MODE IN
given month after these statements made, that
Is January 10. In concluding my version OIL the
transaction said had been thus explicit because had
been misrc and because any breach
OF propriey personal Integrity in congressman pur
CHASING or holding this Credit M0bilier stock more than
paper wool, legal tender bonds bank notes bank stock
any other species of property liable TO be affected by
Iegisiaton but upon which legislation was not
hnucipaleu al the time OF the purchase Again, the same
.aea ID expressed IN the examination IN reference
Wiz. MI. Ales As TO an investment the Credit Mobier
was mchuohcu oy him. Mr. Patterson quoted from his
.ssnony before the GLAND Committee, where he stated
uosc, anu conunulng, sald-With these
fRtk ADMISSIONS
ms 10 my Wllllngncss To become a Stakeholder
credt moDiller when The subject first mentioned TO
me- answered. the INQUIRIES Of the committee state.
recollection ana belief AT time Subse.. In nv
examination. Mr.. Alnes again called n TESTIFY al,
January 70, when, in the course OF Ma
testimony he produced receipt written ne
at Boston May g. 1911 Again, January ~ he
produced another receipt written also by him and Stoned
by me, dated Washington, February a. 1865 need moi
that this great surprise TO me- kcnw had
The slightest preston recollection that they were of
the character which they are. They were alluded
to by Amos any interviews andtley "
must have been equally beyond his own recollection
when in his conversation with me as 20 the Senatorial
Z election and the charge made against me that
was soc holder In that company he said not and
wrote Mr. Rollins The receipts, as IS seem bear
prior that conversation and letter cannot deny
from the inspection made that my signature u
shose papers genuine and an well aware 1t Is TO be