New-York tribune., 1873-02-03
THE CONGRESS SCANDAL.


THE POLAND COMMITTEE CONSIDERING ITS
REPORT.
1T WILL NOT wMrEwAsH-NR. CoLFAX AWAIT
ING FOR oAKEs AMEs--sIGNIFICANT HINTS
BY THE LATTER-THE MEMORANDUM BOOK
COMING.
IBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TmBUNRI
WASHINGTON, Feb. 2.-The Poland Com
tee consultation, yesterday regarding the iac's
already passed before them and their powers anu
tho powers OF Congress in the promises IL seems W
aquestiOn regulated by precedent and py Engnsn par
hamentTy practice that Congress cannot 80 oaoh " Sn
election 10 investigate the character and conduct OF
n member and il seems probable that tnls
idea will form the basis OF tho ropoi'
and recommendations the Poland Committee Nothing
of definite character decided at the consultation,
n heipe the first yet held but 1t Is apparent that the
inoniry win soon be brought TO close. session VIII
DO held Tuesday when is expected that Job steven
SOB will finish his foolish investigation into the Sioux
ty road his object being apparently to show that
he had reasonable grounds of suspicion before nroduc
ing his resolution.
As heretooreIstated Mr. Coax through his attorney,
has notified 10 tho Committee that he does not wish TO
proceed with his until the return OF Oakes Ames
when he will endeavOr to show that the money he de
posted days after the alleged payment OF interest,"
by Mr. Ames came from another source Mr. Ames' pre-
yous 10 his departure for Massachusetts, told members
of the Committee privately that he certain be had
taken receipts from an whom he had paid money ana
that he had the receipts yet IN has possession beside GER
tam autograph letters that IL would be dangerous 10
print
As 10 the private memorandum book, there is niue
doubt that contains Of very interesting inor-
nation not wholly new to persons not mentioned
In connection with the Credit Mobilier bribery This
book Mr.. Ames has been directed to bring with hn'
and 1t is hoped that there will be no missing leaves
from It's pages.
Unless the evidence 70 be hereafter furnished by Mr.
Colfax or Oakes Ames shall open up new fields and an
enlarged scope of inquiry, the investigation VIII close
during the present week, when nothing viii be left for
the Committee but 70 write their report The members
declare there will be nothing Of the whitewashing
character about IT., but 1t will take the course when
seems proper without favor side or fear on the
other
C. 8. Bushnell OF Credit Mobier and Union Pacific
road fame has arrived here, and presents himself
as a voluntary witness before the Wilson Committee lie
says to-day, that he will testify that he received the
eOOO Of special legal fees, with which the Committee
Is now troubled and that not dollar Of it went to
Ja1nes F. Wilson, notwithstanding the positive and
eircumstanta testimony OF the Chief Clerk and Assist
ant Treasurer Spence. As TO the use he made OF the
money he says not dollar of IL was spent In wash
ngton that it used to take up certain notes and
Obligations all OF which is believed only by the over
credulous.
WHAT Mr.. COLFAX WILL DO.
GENERAL PRESS DIsPATCH.I
Mr. COlfax has not been absent from the Senate any
day week, enormously telegraphed, having pre-
sided more or less every day. He denies the teegraphed
statement that he expects to prove his deposit OF June
"a came from Messrs Shoemaker g. Ii. Stewart, OF A. b.
Bowen but expresses confidence in his ability to fully
vindicate himself. He also states that after McComb
first testified, last Winter, about some letter
he had from Ames TO Of his rulings as Speaker
he (Colfax) addressed letter to the Chairman of the
Committee, asking that McComb be required to either
produce the letter TO point out the ruling so that II
could be examined by any parliamentary expert as to
fts correctness Mr. COlfax desires TO 90 before the
t1,o Hov Mr. me
their conflicting statements having been given thus far
IN presence OF both.
PROCEEDINGS ON sATURDAY-TEsTIMONY OF COL.
MCOMB, W. b. ALLISON, AND Q. II. CRANE
GENERAL PRESS DIsPATCH.I
WASHINGTON, Feb. Judge POland's Special
Committee resumed its session this morning. H. 5.
MoComb was recalled and examined by Judge Poland.
O. At the time Of your former examination you stated
you might have further papers TO throw light on
the subject We have under inyestigationG A. have
made search Sir, and found Of the papers, but
some did not The witness here produced number OF
letters which passed between himself and Mr.. Ames,
but only related to the matter under inyestga
ton they not put in evidence The one referred
20 was dated Dec II, .ls68 and was from Gen. E. NJ
Dodge then a member of Congress, to Mr. McComb, and
contained postscript saying We beat the rate resou-
ton to-day 6l % 70 close vote"
Witness testified that he had received another letter
from Ames in February 1865 but unable 10 find IT now
as Did not the stock transferred to Coiax pay T. sup
posed Mr.. Ames referred TO some ruling made by Mr
COax while he was Speaker; could not remember the
exact language Of the letter, but the above language
contained the substance Of it, witness did not remember
what ruling referred TO. Mr.. McC0mb then stated
that he had examined the copy Of the record Of the
Committee Of the Union Pacific Railroad Company
owned by Dr. Ddrant, and he there found that Mr..
James Brooks acted member Of that Committee on
Jan a. 1sCstwo days before the big dividend was de-
cared-and that also acted inspector at the elee
ton on March Q, 1868 He asked that the Committee
would call for those records TO contradict the testimony
of Mr. Brooks that he did not qualify director until
March %, 1868.
BY Mr.. Hiblack-It that money was expended
here Washington 10 procure certain legislation have
you any knowledge of thati A. have no knowledge
myself personally OF dollar being expended for any
purpose in Washington was on committee TO ex-
anime the accounts Of Dr. Durant for 100000 or
eOOOO expenses took minute Of all the vouchers to-
gether with Mr. Bardwe and found them all right upon
reporting Mr.. Alley that Mr. Durant's accounts were
all right Mr.. Alley replied that If they right they
not let the people know It, Mr. Durant must not
be relieved from the odum cast upon him by those
accounts.
To Mr.. Aney-wftness did swear in Philadelphia that
Mr Aey refused to sign the report and gave his
that Durant dishonest repeated that testi
mony now Mr.. Alley the third man the Com
mittee and refused 10 sign.
Mr. W. b. Allison OF Iowa was recalled and exa mined
by Job Stevenson Witness had been stoc kbolder in
che Iowa Falls and Sioux Cty Railroad but had sold his
Blaine and Others stockholders n the road IL was
chartered by Iowa and not by Congress Mr.. Alley de-
him that any reply must be short this not the
place to settle difficulties between Mr.. McC0mb and Mr.
statement % Mr. MeCOmb in regard Dr. Durant, and
stated also that his interest in the Union Pacific Rail