The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1873-02-14
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WASHINGTON, Feb. l3.-At the session
of the Senate committee on Credit MObi-
her Senator Logan appeared and said he
had nothing to add to his testimony al
ready given before the House committee
in reference to the testimony of Ames L
He was then questioned as to his trans
action with Ames, but insisted that he
should first be told what testimony there
was against him.
Senator Harlan appearing, he was asked
concerning the $4,000 contribution of
Durant Mr. Harlan had nothing to offer
unless he was first asked to make state
ment. The question was then raised
whether Harlan should be sworn, and it
was decided in the affirmative, whereupon
Harlan related the whole transaction.
Before the Wilson committee to-day |
Ames testified he had heard of a letter .
written by Dix, demanding S5O.0 900 from |
the company, prepared by his sOn-in-law. /
He understood the company paid the /
money to get rid Of the claim or threat /
Witness was not director at that time, /
but received his information from one of
the largest stockholders, who, of course !
must have known of the payment The
stock taken from Dix was not worth more
than % per cent There was no sale for
it at the time.
Gen Butler was then sworn, and stated
that he was engaged by Emory as counsel
for the e. p r. r. Co. in 1868, relative
to arranging Ames contract, and spent
some time on the matter He charged
s., 900 for his services and 81 900 for ex-
penses, which were paid. james Fisk
sent him $1,000 to act as counsel for him
against the company, but he sent it back
to Fisk, telling him he could not become
/ his counsel unless the road released him,
which Ames declined to do.
/ WASHINGTON, Feb. 13.-The Committee
on Privileges and elections will rubmit
+ their report relative to the election
| of Senator Caldwell tomorrow 1t is be
/ lieved the committee will say in effect that
! the evidence adduced is not sufficient to
sustain the charge that the Senator had
procured his election by corrupt means,
but that it had been proven that practices
were resorted to which the committee can
not approve
! About twenty witnesses in the Pomeroy
case will arrive from Kansas on Saturday
and the investigation will commence i'm
mediately.
CHICAGO, Feb. I3.-The Washington
dispatches give the statement of Senator
Harlan before the Senate Credit Mobiier
Committee to-day. He said in the spring
were needed for the election in Iowa, say
ing he desired to extend some if needed.
He subsequently sent one check. payable
to Harlan order. Alley afterwards told
Harlan that Durant had brought in large
bill against the T. P r. r. Co., for cleo
ton expenses. including his operations in
Iowa. Harlan said if the check came from
the company he felt it his duty to have il
restored. He also told Oakes Ames so.
/ Ames said Durant' statement was lie.
He afterwards saw in the Dubuque Her
= aid a statement that it was averred by a
distinguished ex-senator that the U. ?. r,
= R. had advanced $4,000 to secure the
5 election of Harlan against Kirkwood in
: 1866, and that the check was on file among
: the papers of the company. Harlan clip
t ped out the article and wrote a note t
? Durant, enclosing the newspaper article
t and asked him to state what the facts
: were Durant gave a statement that moth
= ing had been advanced by the L. =. Il. r
1 as the books would snow Harlan after
= wards saw Durant, and told him he haC
= promised Ames he would restore any
e money to the company if it had been useC
c to aid in his election Durant said il wa
3, his private fund and no account had beer
= taken of it.
a Witness further testified that he was
, member of Congress when the money wa
5 given him. He went out of the Senate OF
+ha f4b o4 Mop.h n,,J I,4o II
! Interior office in the May following. Tht
i two checks were not received together. HI
G felt sure they were received in the summe
r or autumn Of 1865. The money was no
Il expended improperly-it was used fo
5 hotel bills, printing and travelling expenses
d &c Durant had said that witness was al
:, old resident of the State and better than
i new man in shaping legislation,
u CENTRAL CRY, Col, Feb. l3.-Fou
> large silver bricks, each weighing one hun
; dred and fifteen pounds, were brought t
!, this city yesterday from the Cariboo Mine
II II Their total coin value is S55, ,924, the resul
u i of four days run.
y EEKO, New. Feb. 13.-By collision O
j the Central Pacific Railroad, thirteen mile
;; east of here, between the eastward ey
press and the westward freight train, tw
engines were totally wrecked and thre
?, 81 employees injured none killed
= RICHMOND, Va, Feb l3.-Six men wer
drowned to-day by the fall of tempe
rary trestle work at the new bridge.
There was an immense turnout of til
= populace this afternoon to witness tn
demonstration in honor of the arrival c
. the first through freight train from tn
Ohio river over the Chesapeake & Obi
railroad.
PRESCOTT, Canada, Feb 13.-The Pul
man and postofhce cars on the Gran
Trunk railroad train from Toronto, du
here this morning, ran off the track,
consequence of broken rail, and upse
completely demohshing the first class ca
me others sustained very little iniur,
y several passengers were injured, but non
dangerously
New York Feb. ia Wasb;rcto
special says that the SPANISH M;n;stnr Ste M
Polo, says it does not seem 70 him n, H.
Spain will retrograde to despotism. ri
A' change in the government will NOT afFe,
the status of Cuba. He considers An
Nd adeus honest and liberal
tes ee At the state department it is doubted
success will follow in case Rivero is to I
h, the first President, although his qualifc
n. tions are conceded.
LONDON, Feb. 13.-Specials from Par
en-. say it is reported In that city this morniI
that the troops of the regular army
:. SPAIN are divided in their choice of for