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| mlLtee Ot WHICH u uuSC oiouu 40 Saoii
man held another open session this
morning 10 he ar q further statement
from Vice President Colfax. Mr.
Oake Ames wac present also.
Mr.. R. 5. Hale a. counsel for MIR. Col
lax stated than when Mr.. Coliax made
his statement on Tuesday one week
ago. he (Hale) was aware OF the fac
that Mr.. CoIfax received sums OF noney
from Mr. George F. Nesbitt. But as ths
Committee enquiry was debvoted es-
pecislly to the deposit Of June 1868,
he had directed Mr.. Col'ax not tc
bring in these matters.
Mr. Coltax then presented what he
said was letter from Geo. F. NesbIt',
dated April II, 1868, in which Nestllt
enclosed check TOR 81 900, to aid IN
, ,.defrsying Mr.. Col'axs expenses, lie
said he made the contribution on per-
sonsl grounds. Another letter was pro
d1ced dated July II, 1868. which, also
enclosed a check TOR 81 600. In The
meantime Mr.. Colfsx said he mad re.
ceived the 81 900 note which he had
exhi bited at bis breakfast table. MIR. Col
tax then made some explanations re-
Istive to the reception of the checks and
money, but no specially new facts were
elicited.
Mr. Ames then questioned Mr.. CoI'aS
and asked the latter to explain, no" II
happened tina, Mr. Nesbtt should have
sent checks in all cases except 10 one
when it was necessary Tor Mr.. Coltax
to have deposit OF Sl2OO
Mr.. Coltax could not tell why, mol
could he tell why the one lOOO dollar
note should have excited more COM
ment in the family than the check fot
! money subsequently received. he recol
! lected that the bill WAS oDe well worn
at least all the stiffnlng seemed to be
out of it. ~
Judge Polan: The rattle was al
out OF it.
/ Mr.. Ames-lt made rafting sen
sstion at the breakfast table while the
checks made none.
Mr. Colfax was interrogated IN rela
ton to Mr. Nesbitts contracts 'ol
stamped envelopes, but he said no suci
contracts were made white he (Col'ax
was Chairman OF the Postotfice Com
mittee, OF the House.
Ex senator Fowler, of Tenn, made
An explanation OF his connection with
the Credit Mobilier. He had been o.
fered some of the stock by Ame', anc
on consideration declined to take 1t, he'
cause he understood, from the expIana
ton made by Ames, that tax ng tint
stock might bring his private interest
INTO conflict with his public duties, anC
he wanted TO avoid that.
The Committee then adjourned.
The Pomeroy Invas!'xa,'o"-o'"
| Eenua In q Tight FIX.
The Pomerov Com mittee was called
to order al lO:20 A. Nj, and proceeded
with the Investigation.
Mr.. Frelinghuysen read Simpson
petition tor an extension OF the scope
of INQUIRY to be made by the CommIt'
tee and the resolution in pursuance
thereof. The resolution, he said, was
not in the terms OF the petition, but per
mitted the accuser to produce evidence
to prove any allegation OF corruption
that might be made against Mr.. Pome-
row directly, but not ss to any acIs
done by his friends only.
Mr.. Frelinghuysea referred to The
arrangements Yesterday, that the de-
| lepce Should be opened TO day, and ask
ed that the other side be directed 10
submit. 10 writing, a statement OF the
facts which they proposed to prove. to-
gether with a list of witnesses to be-
produced. c:.
tee that an investigation was now 10
progress at Topeka, and that many o.
the things to be produced and proven
here were to be discussed there. Some
Of the witnesses were held before the
Committee at Topeka. and he said thai
it would be unjust 10 compel HIM tc
make the statement required by Mr.
Horton, at this time.
The examination OF witnesses was
then resumed and Mr.. Simpson called
Mr.. Frank Bacon a member OF the
lower House to show the money was
offered for his vote by friends o.
Poneroy. -,
The witness testified that during the
canvass he met Dr.. Rorbscker who
ssid that he was irriend OF Pomeroy
and asked ifisitDess would vote Tor HIM
W:,noso renl;ed that he would not un,
der any consideration. A few days
later he met him and asked same ques
ton Witnes said the only consideration
that could induce him 10 vote FOL
Pomeroy would be to defeat worse
man. Rorbacher asked him to z,
to his room No 4 in the Cliff
House ;aud see Judge Horton
He did so. Horton said he was tht
agent of the Atchison and Topeka
Railroad, that it was necessary iol
that road, that Pomeroy should o'
re- elected and that in case the witness
would vote for him he (Hortor) weult
nav the expense be bad incurred in hl
canvass, and asked him how much hl'
exnepse had been. Witness said FL U
wsuld cover them. Mr. Horton sale
that he was not prepared to pay an,
such price, but would give anything
reasonable. Witness asked what be
considered reasonable to which he an.
swered $500 or $1,000 Witness sa'e
thai he had means enough to live com
fortably and claimed the offer. On I'M
next day Dr. Rorbacher came TO Wit
ness in his seat in the Legislature, ane
asked him to vote for Pomeroy, anC
said the $1,000 was ready for him
Again the offer was reused:
w. H. Bond q member OF the ioWe'
House, also testified that money ws'
offered him for his vote by the Pomero!
men.
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