, 1873-01-25
WASHINGTON.
Further Progress in the Credit
Mobilier Investigation.
A Painful Episode in Which, the
Vice President is the Chief
Actor.
The Wonderful Loss Of Memory of
Oliver Ames on Pacific Rail
way Matters.
The Caldwell Senatorial Scan
dal to Be Heard From
To-Day.
Proceedings in Congress Yesterday.


THE CREDIT a1oBuIER SCANDAL,
WAsHrSo1oS, D. g., Jan. 24.-The Cred
, Mob1ller Investigation Committee to-day had
most exciting and sensational session. A 1are
crowd was attracted by report which game
wide circulation That the Congressman an
Senators who had been damaged by the lat
evidence Of Ames, were about to unite in cor
certed attempt to break down his testimony. !
must DO confessed that the manner in Thic
Anes has been alternately badgered and threat
ened by Congressman who desired to cover thei
tracks, has created sympathy in HIS behalf
which vas far from being felt week ago
Many Of the spectators, to-day, Wer
ConGressmen and Senators who ar,
not included in the list Of tho recipients Of Oake,
Ames' bounty. The gentlemen who attracted
the most attention were Representative Kelle,
and Fice President Co1fax, who, it VAS an
nounced, we're deairious Of oss~examinina
Ames as to his statement Of the day previous
When Ames came into tue Committee room he
looked as II he meant business. He took his no-
customed seat at the table, and, pulling some
papers from his pocket, nerYopsfy fumbied them
| till his croas-examination.
Kelley was the first to question him. Ames
reiterated his previous statements, that Kelley
| Ead bought ten shares Of Credit Mobilier stock.
cash and bond dividends Of 1Ses balance Of asaS 3
| was paid to Kelly BY Ames in . check on tho
sergeant-at-Arns for TINT amount. Here the
CHECK Was produced, which WAS made payable to
NV. D. T., and which had been obtained from
the sergeant-at-Ams, Kelley had no further
cross-examination to make, except to get ut the
amount Of the Credit Mobiier stock. which
A1nes now processes to hold for him, and request
Judge Poland, the Chairman OF tbs Committee,
orders,
The pnssage between Vice President Colfa1
and Ames was both painful and humi}iating,
and at one stage required the interference OF
nl1 member OF the COMMITTEES, who suggested that
before these part1eR compromised themselves
further by their conflicting statements, that they
be allowed to have counsel. It was evident
from the start that there MAS perjury some
where. The Vice President, even more nervous
and agitated than in his previous appearances
before the Committee, denied having received
one cent OF dividend from the ton eharea Of
stock, which Ames had purchased, still insist
ing that le lad lost $500 on tho original pur-
chase money, which Ames had mover returned
to him.
Again Ames called On the sergeant~at-Asns
for 70 bis books and papers, when the following
check Tas produced: a..
WASHINGTON, D. c., 3une24 1868,
oe7aednt-at-A7"ss United taes HOUSE Of Represent
Pay to as. c." OF bearer s. 200, md charge to my
'esSsos: a,s9t: o.nrs A,r..
Colfax then, in the most eolomn manner,
swore that he never received this money, and
asked Ames why be did not in his first examina-
ton state that ho had received it. Ames inti-
mated that it was because when tho inyesti-
CATION was first opened up, he desired to
let everybody OF as caslly possible, but since
it WAS determined that ho must tall the whole |
truth, ho was reluctantly compelled to admit |
what he had previously desired to conceal, and |
which has beon foreign to lis manner thus far.
81 NY statements about you are true, and no !
amount of hard swearing upon your part can |
make it appear otherwise. There is tho check |
s f. psyaes yst ss to ysu' and you might as well "d
It would be impossible to convey an idea Of |
The sensatfon which Was produced by this exam |
nation Of Ames by the Vice President. The |
more nervous and excited the one seemed to the |
Committee, the more determined and obstinate
tho other appeared to grow, until the repetition
became almost monotonous.. Colfa1 Insisted
hat he had net received the benefits Of the
heck, while Ames as persistent1y reiterated Ills
that M he M d and TINT there WAS no uee
After this painful SPECTACLE which lasted up
wards Of an hour, the Committee adjourned un- |
IL tomorrow, when Ames is to appear again,
nth moro vouchers aad documents to substan-
iato his testimony, already giyenin tue sergeant-
!t-Arms' books.
One distinguishedname appears Us the receiver
# Credit Mobiliar stock which has not figured
t al in these trnnaaetions as yet, and that is
'ooka, he received $3.50 On the general Credit
seeeant q ofat 3 Mo6sr io eidand ia A@es
aid this aftornoon, privately, that when he wae
;hether any other Congressman thnn those in
luded in H. Combs original List had been given |
took, be had not forgotten Logan, when ho re-
lied IN the negative. He enys the full history
this Transaction is as follows: That helcred-
led Logan with ten shares ct stock. and said
otbing more to him shout payment therefor
ntil the bond and cash dividend be- I
ame due; that ho then went to; him
nd gave him check on the Sergeant
t-Arms for 3329, telling him that the dividends
aco that Logan kept the check for a few
ays, when he returned it to Ames, saying that q
. could not afford to keep 1t, inasmuch as the {
MON Pacific was about to ask Congressional c
gislation, and he wanted to keep his hands T
In tho Wilson Committee, the examination OF t
liver Ames WAS continued, but it was apparent =
the Committee that his memory is hourly Il
icited By continuing him as 9 witness: Al b
ough President Of the Union Pacifc Railroad 8
: several yearp, he developes IN ignorance Of q
affairs and its business that is appalling, and
q heaviest transactions and the smallest are b
reotton If anT transaction is not wholly for Il
tten Or nevor KNOWN it is remembered only IN II
ch vague manner as to be of no use to the n
,mmittee. 4 rather sharp cross-exatnlnation II
Is conducted by Mr.. shelabarger and Mr. Will 81
n, which resulted in worrying Mr.. Anes con- Il
lerabl in Relation to the 3126 600 for special te
3al services. The witness Was President Of the Ct
lion Pacific Railroad at tho time the 81
1ount was allowed, and said he never eaw the
count did not know what it was, nor how it
Mt to know what BECAME Of the money. He OF
$ asked why ho did not want to know this: lie Of
not ansrer very clearly, but the inference &c
. that he thought it was used improperly in l.
.shington. TI:an said shellabarger, Being CT
&c stakeholder in the Company, and | de
highest officer, would you not think te
was your duty to prevent this as
so expenditure in 81 improper rnanner?" er
les simply replied that he Ind confidence in his ,
ther aud Ar. D. II. Dodge, who had charge OF
E,sir. of {faH in "1chin0fnr and