The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1873-02-03
The Credit Mubifer Inquiry.
M'colrn REcAnIED. I

WAsHmaToN, February 1.-At the sit
tings OF Mr.. Poland's committee to-day,
Mr.. McComb was recalled. He said since
his former testimony he had found addl-
tional papers relating to the investigation.
Anumber Of letters between Ames and
witness were produced, but only one was
put in evidence as relevant. This was
dated December 2, 1858, and was from
Gen. E. n. Dodge, then Representative,
10 witness. 1t contained postscript say
ing: We beat the rate resolution to-day
81 TO 70; close vote. Witness received an
other letter from Ames In February, 1868,
which he could not find, In 1t was the
remark, "Did not the stock transferred to
ColIHx pay?" He supposed, Ames refer
red tosOne ruling by Ooltax as Speaker.
Could not remember the exact language
OF the letter, or what was the ruling re-
ferred to. Witness said Durants copy Of
the record OF the committee OF the Union
Pacific Railroad showed that Brooks act
ed as o member Of that committee. On
January %, 1886, two days before the big
dividend was declared, as an inspector at
the election Of March 8, 1868, he asked
the committee to call for these records to
contradict the testimony Of Brooks; that
he did not qualify Us director until
March 90, 1868. Witness had no personal
knowledge OF any expenditure OF money
for any purpose in Washington. Was on
tho committee to examine Durapts &C
counts for some $4O0, 900 OF 00W OF
expenses. Upon Reporting To Alley that
Durant's accounts were all right, Alley
replied that if they were right they must
not Let the people know 1t, as Durant
must not be relieved from the odium cast
upon him by these accounts by Alley.
Witness did swear in Philadelphia that
Alley refused TO sign the report, and gave
as his reason that Duraut was dishonest
man. He repeated that testimony now.
Alley was the third man Of the committee
and refused to sign it. NJ 1
Hon. W. B. Allison, OF Iowa, was re-
called and examined by Hon. job Steven
son. Witness had been stockholder In
the Iowa Falls and Sioux City Railroad,
but had sold his stock sometime ago.
Hooper, Ames, Speaker Blaine and others
were stockholders in tho road. Itwas
,charterehby Iowa, notify Congress.
RMr. Alley desired to reply to McGomb.
Judge Poland notified him that any re.
ply must be short, as this was not the
place to settle difficulties between him
and McComb.
Mr.. Alley then denied that he had
made any statement to McComb in re.
gard TO Durant. he stated also that his
interest in the Northern Pacific Railroad
at the time OF the Oakes Ames contract
was / 100 shares, and his interest in the
Credit MobilieF twenty.nine shares.
G. Il. Crane was recalled, and testified
as to being notified by McCOmb, while
DR.. Durant was in Europe, that he,
Crane, had better keep his own counsel,
as Brooks had sold out TO another party.
Judge Poland, chairman OF the COM
mittee, received note from Hale, coun-
sci for Vice President Colfax, stating that
he preferred not 10 appear before the
committee until Amcs shall return.
The committee then went into secret
session, and after three hours spent there.
in, adjourned to Tuesday at 10 AN. q