The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1873-02-07

the latter with regard to his testimony, and
asking him 20 correct his original statements
before the committee.
A Washington dispatch of the 9th ult. says:
Cakes Anes continues to refresh his memory.
lie spent to-day oyerhauling his papers. and
came across another receipt, signed In full by
Senator Patterson for additional dividends re-
ceiyed to the date named from Credit Moblier
stock This is later than the receipts eX-
mbltcd IN previous evidence, and il cumulative
testimony convicting that Senator of absolute
falsehood i'll denying that he had received any
dividends. The fact il, his profits from the
stock were ten times what other Congressmen
received. Befor the Wilson committee ox-
Congressman Alley VAS for a long time on the
stand for the purpose Of explaining, If pos
sibe, what became of the S400 600 spent
IN Washington for the Union Pacific
railroad in 1864, and 1926 900 spent
TO secure the legislation Of 1871. but he
did not appear 10 know anything of his own
knowledge. He said that Durant, McComb
and Bushnell spent the money here and
claimed that il was secret matter. though
Alley saws that from what they minated lac
inferred that newspaper men received "A good
part of il. Still. he was not positive that he
thus understood them distinctly, and had
heard the name Of no newspaper man men
toned then or since. Durant claimed, Alley
added, that he paid Thad. Stevens $4,000 for
reporting the act of 1864, but Alley professed
to believe that it was untrue. Indeed, the
whole drift of his evidence sought to create
the impression that he believed that Durant
d Co. pockcted all the money they claimed to
have spent in the Washington lobby in 1864
and 1871
The cashier Of the bank where ViccPres-
dent ColfaX keeps his account was ordered 10
appear with his books before the committee on
the Goth nit 4 Washington dispatch says
1t will be remembered that the check which
Ames swears he gave COlfax, payable TO IS C.
or bearer for II 200 June %. 1868. was charged
to Ames' account the same day IA paid on the
private books of the Sergeant-at-Ar Mr..
ColfaX appeared a second time before the COM
mttee and sworc in the most impressive and
emphatic manner that he had never received
this check or the proceeds of it. There were
over 100 people in the committee room to-day
when the cashier opened his books to the pages
where Mr.. Colfax's accounts were recorded.
There was perfect hush i'll the room az the
members of the committee ran over the dates
and amounts. When Judge Poland pointed
out TO the cashier a sum of over $1,000 de-
posted June %. 1865. and asked the cashier
to produce the deposit ticket for il, the still
ness became oppressive and when the ticket
was produced and found To be III Mr..
ColfaX's handwriting, and the first item
entered was bank notes of $1,000, no
one spoke or moved or seemed to breathe for
time which appeared ID all full minute,
and for several minutes afterwurd all move
ments and tones and impressions IL the room
we're such as are seldom seen or heard or felt
except IN the presence of death. Mr.. ColfaX
still insists that he never had that check from
Ames. and never received its proceeds. He
says he now received sum approXimating
II, 600 from friend, and lac has tolegrapAcd
tonight for details The general verdict upon
the case Of Senator Logan II that he occupies
about the most cnyiable place of all those who
actually mad stock carried for them, AZ he never
received single cent advantage upon the
transaction, but very few days after receiv-
ing the check for 1929, the first surplus due
him after the par value of the stock and inter-
est OH ii were paid. he returned the money
The most important Developments. next To
the matter concerning Mr.. ColfaX, were in the
Wilson committee. and appeared in the outset
to seriously compromise James +. Wilson, of
Iowa, Government Director of the road.