The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1873-02-20
WASHINGTON.
Credit MObilier.
NIr. COlfsax before the Poland Conn
mittee.

- WAShlNGTOS, rep 1J-PolandS Special
Committee held special meeting this morn
ing to hear an additional statement from Mr..
Colfax, who was present with his counsel, judge
Hale Mr.. Ames was also present and occu-
pied seat directly opposite the Vice Prefident
Judge Hale said that he wished to state to the
committee that when Mr.. Colfax came upon
the stand on the 18th inst, the immediate cues
ton before the committee related to the deposit
OF June 22d. He examined him solely as to
the sources from which he (Colfax) obtained
that money. AT the time he had full knowI-
edge of the remittances from Nesbitt, which
Colfax would explain and submit the letters
from Nesbitt Mr.. Hale saio he was influenced
in this course mainly to confine that testimony
to the point at issue, and again as the letters
were somewhat OF private nature he did not
want to bring them before the public Mr.,
Colfax now desires to lay these letters before
the committee, and answer any questions the
committee may desire.
Mr.. Colfax then read several letters fro m
Nesbitt, congratulatory in tone. Two of the m
enclosed checks for $1,000. Colfax further tes-
titled that he received $4,000 in the aggregate
from Nesbitt $1,000 before the nomination an
$1,000 in November He understood that Mes
bit had been contractor to furnish STAN ped
envelopes for the Post Office Department. but
witness had nothing whatever TO do with aiding
him to get such contracts, as they were made
at the Post Office Department upon the recon-
dation of board appointed by the Postmaster
General.
Senator Fowler of Tennessee, testified that
he had a conversation with McComb, and un-
derstood from him that Ames had Credit Mo-
bilier stock to be distributed. He had been
offered Credit Mobier stock by Mr.. Ames but
he declined to receive it because he understood
from an explanation made by Mr.. Ames that
taking the stock might bring his private inter-
ests into conflict with his public duties. and he
wanted to avoid that .--,.s...-- -
Mr.. Poland after reading the letters of Mr..
Nesbitt, stated that the first one of the remit
tances IN April was expressly for personal use.
The $1,000 bill in the congratulatory letter of
check in the letter of July. He then produced
the draft for $1,000, dated June 22d, the same
Gay that he deposited the $1,000 in bills, which
he had sent to and was endorsed by the chair
man of the Indiana Republican Committee
and another draft dated July 18th, which he
had sent to and was endorsed by the same chair
man, for the $1,000 sent him by Nesbitt for po-
litical purposes that month, stating that these
drafts enthusiastically proved the two remit
tances of June and July and their dates He
then read the affidavit of Richardson Bur
roughs of Sonth Bend, Ind. Adjourned.
Conclusion of Judge PoIand's Report.
The concluding sentence in regard to Speak
er Blaine in Judge Poland's Credit Mobilier re-
port was in some way omitted in telegraphine
the full report. That sentence is as follows:
MI Blaine never had any interest, direct or
indirect, in the Credit Mobilier stock or stock
".
The Ways and Means Investigation.
Judge Sherman was before the Committee of
Ways and Means to-day, in further explanation
OF his statement heretofore published, reiterat-
ing tina his course in the matter with the New
York Stock Exchange was merely to engage the
services of other counsel without any intention
whatever of receiving or sharing in any man.
ner in the fees of the counsel, and he repeated
that he had not been in Washington for two
years, nor did he attempt to influence the leeis-
lative conduct of his brother Senator Sherman.
OF any other member OF Congress, or officers of
the executive department .-.ssl ~
The Pomeroy Investigation. 'f
2 The Pomeroy Committee resumed its session
this morning. tli9 iH 't1 " -
MIR: Horton desired that the accusers be de-
rected to submit statements as to what they exs
pect to prove, and a list of witnesses.
MI. Simpson said that many witnesses were
now held in Topeka at an investigation there.
ana IL would be unjust to compel him to make
ent.
Mr.. F. Bacon was then called by Mr. Simp-
son to prove that money was offered for his
vote. ,t
Mr.. Bacon testified that Judge Horton sent
for him to go to the Tiff House, when Horton
offered to pay his campaign expenses if he
would vote for Pomeroy, as it was to the inter-
est of the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Rail
road that Pomeroy should be elected He told
NJ.
Horton declined, saying he would pay $500 or
$1,000 The next day. while seated in the Leg
islature, DR.. Roonbacker came and urged wit
ness to vote for Pomeroy, saying $4,000 were
ready for him, but witness refused Witness
in answer to question, said that his expenses
were not $4,000, and did not know what they
were. The Judge Horton who made the offer
to Bacon is counsel for Pomeroy, and witness
pointed him out as sitting with the committee.
w: III. Bond OF the lower house of the Kan
zoo eff ia6 fhot ToI,,
met him in Topeka during the canvass and
said he had seen Pomeroy who want him (wit-
ness) to vote for him. On the following Thurs
day he came to him again and said Pomeroy
had said that If witness would vote for him he
would pay him anything reasonable and advis-
ed him to go and see Pomeroy, saying, "you
can have $4,000 just as well as five cents" He
did not call on Pomeroy. The Saturday before
election he called ON Pomeroy and had talk
about the election. Told him he could not vote
for him. On the morning of the joint conven-
tion about II o'clock one of his colleagues call
{ ed him out of DR.. Logan's room, saying some
one wanted to see him. He found Horton in
hall, who said he did not want to bother him,
but had something to say to him, and could say
it in five minutes He took him into another
room, locked the door, and said he understood
his (witness) position, knew he had trouble in
his family by death, and knew what his Cir
cumstances WERE He was his friend, and as
his friend advised him to take care of himself.
He then said there was no use of mincing mat
tiers. Witness name stood first on the list of
his delegates and he was very DESTROYS of hav-
ing his vote. Then he said whatever was given
in the way of money was to be considered in
the way of defraying expenses and added, name
what you want and will go right down to
Pomeroy's room and fix it up Immediately
The witness answered that he could not see
Pomeroy, and that he had other business to at
tend to, and then left the room. Did not ex-
press any Indignation to Horton. Paid little
attention to his offer. Did not resent it in an