New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-02-11

MR.. AMEs WILL TESTIFY To-MR. CoLFAx's
DEFENsE-sENAToR PATTERSON BEGs AGAIN.
IBY TELEGRAPH TO Tub TRIBUSB.l
WASHINGTON. Feb. 1O.-Oakes Ames arrived to-
day. and occupied his accustomed seat in the House,
which is the last one the first row at the Speak
ers right He does not seem to have suffered either
from his trip East OF from the prcks of conscience,
except in temper.
He appeared rather snappish when approached,
especially 80 to newspaper men, to whom he had
little to say Senator Sprague visited his seat during
the session. and they convefsed together nearly an
hour. Mr.. Ames was also occupied a short time
with Gen. Butler The little book" Of which he
went in search, was the subject of much inquiry
during the entire day, and there are some persons,
doubtless. who inquired for it who regret that it
was so easily found.
The book itself is nothing more nor less than an
ordinary pocket diary, no bigger than mans hand,
with the days of the week AMI month printed above
few blank lines but this little insignificant black
covered greasy-leaved book contains more Of coDse
quence to the persons whose appear in it than
all other volumes in the world. Whether this diary
represents more than the space of year, is not
known nor is it known how many, if any, names of
other public officers than those already mentioned IN
the Credit Mobilier scandal it contains.
IT is for the Committee to determine whether they
will require Mr.. Ames TO give everything in the
book, or whether they will simply allow him to be
the judge Of what he shall make known He has
carefully examined the book, and turned down
leaves here and there through it at places where
names occur Of men who have already been conspic-
uous before the public.
As regards Mr.. Colfax, il is known that Mr. Ames
has brought no receipts signed by the Yce-Presi-
dent and that in all probability he has letters from
him relating to the subject. The name occurs in
several places in the book and at one it heads list
of those receiving dividends. The amount in this
case Is $780, as stated in Mr. Ames previous testi
mOny. The names of Messrs Kelley, Garfield, Dawes
and Others follow for smaller amounts.
As to Mr.. Amess intentions, he said to-day, in an
angry manner, that he would tell the whole truth,
no matter whom il hit nor how hard it hit He will
appear tomorrow before the Poland Committee, at
10 o'clock. 1t is said by his friends that he win be
accompanied by H. f. Clark, President of the Union
Pacific Railroad. as counsel
Mr.. Ames does not intend to show any of the
pages of his memorandum-book, except those that
confirm his statements relative to his dealings with
the Congressman named in his previous testimony
and he is advised by counsel that the Committee
have no right to demand that he shall exhibit any
Of his private accounts which do not concern MEM
bers OF Congress.
This would not be tenabe if the Committee were
disposed to push the investigation with the facts
which the Wilson Committee has exhibited. The
memorandum, if examined throughout, might show
that Mr. Ames set aside Credit MObilier stock for
well-known lobbyists, and paid them the dividends
on it, In such case, the presumption would DC
that this was only the usual roundabout way of
bribing Congressman.
If Mr.. Ames is permitted to put in evidence only
such pages of his book as he sees fit, concealing all
the Others from the Committee on the plea that
their contents do not concern any Congressman, the
Committee will not know whether they have got TO
the bottom of the bribery business or not. They
ought TO insist seeing all the accounts in the
book and to judge for themselves Of their relevancy
to the investigation.
Mr.. Ames says that he has no more receipts to
show, except another one signed by Senator Patter-
son. In addition to the original statements Of ac-
counts with several members of which he placed
copies in evidence, he says he has list Of the men
entitled to dividends which he made in 1868, about
the time he deposited the $1,000 with the Sergeant
at-Arms. This list he says corroborates his former
statements TO the Committee.
Mr.. Colfax's friends say he is ready, and ex-
press tho belief that he viii show that lie re-
coiycd the 81 200 mentioned in his bank account
from other sources than Cakes Ames. His counsel,
Mr. Hale, formerly member of Congress from New
York and at present agent of the United States be-
fore the American and British Joint Claims Com
mission, will, it is expected, subject Mr. Ames to
long dissemination.
During the past few days Mr.. Ames has received
additional appeals from Senator Patterson implorng
him with his memoranda to revise his (Ames'sl
testimony with relation to him. and to say that per
haps after all Mr.. Patterson signed the receipts in
hurry, without looking at them, &c
Mr. Ames was informed to-day of the general inn
preston prevailing here that his name would be
presented to the House by the Committee for expul-
pon. He replied in quiet tone that if they ex-
PEELED him, they would expel the hOnestest man in
Congress, and he should then see which side Con-
gressmen were on--the honest or dishonest. There
is a general belief here that the Committee, what
ever else they may do. have already decided to
recommend the expulsion of Messrs. Brooks and
Ames.