The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1873-02-21

testified that William Ii. Allison took ten
shares. He paid for his stock and
never got penny for his services.
The firm Of Samuel Hooper also had stock.
The committee heard the testimony Of Mr..
Hooper after which Mr.. Stevenson undertook
to re-examine Speaker Blaine as to his former
Testimony. During the examination, the
Speaker, upon being catechiZed in q manner
which seemed improper characterized Steven
sons conduct AS unbecoming, and said il was
against common decency. He added that it
could be shown that Stevenson had all anmus
against him (Blaine) Judge Poland request
cd both to stop the contest. Stevenson
wanted to examine the witness in relation TO
the transactions OF Blaine OF a private nature,
but Judge Poland thought the testimony al
ready covered the points. Cakes Ames was a
large subscriber j. f. Wilson and GLENN w
Scoield were subscribers also. The Govern
ment need not talk much of land given to
Iowa, IN 1t amounted to nothing nearly all OF
1t being worthless. IL reminded him of the
Frenchman who had given away -, 900 before
breakfast and when asked how he made it,
replied have just marked my goods up"
[Laughterl
Il. +. Ham, Secretary of the Credit Mobilier,
and Auditor of the Union Pacific Company in
New York, was examined by the Wilson COM
mttee, sitting at Boston, on the 18th inst. He
stated he had searched the books for the cost
Of the Hoxie contract on the road between
Sl2 T4, 4l6.2. of which 81, 1914, 769 96 remained
unpaid. The -, 600 900 note was not given on
account of this indebtedness. The cost of
building 81, SOC, 49, 80; could not give the
cost OF the first fifty-eight miles west of the
Tooth meridian He knew no adjustment of
profits on the fifty-eght miles, but 81, 10i, 900
were paid OH it by the Credit Mobiher on q
per cent. interest and the prospective profits.
The Credit Mobilior advanced SOB 600. 80 on
the Ames contract. No adjustment was ever
made to witness knowledge, and he knew
nothing of the cost of the 1873 completed miles
included III the Ames contract, nor of the SO
m1es built ON the Hoxe contract. The amount
OF stock Of the Union Pacific railroad sold dur
ing the execution Of the HoXe contract was
$4,000, OOO million and a quarter of which
went to the Credit Mobilier in Government
bonds. Have examined the balance sheets
presented by Crane yesterday, and find them
substantially correct. The Trustees profits
were described as in securities and stock of
which Crane gave the footings, and several
items were testified TO. The summary il as
follows:
Profits on the Ames contract 500 $50 800
Profits on the Davis contract .......... 1902 135
Profits ON the Hoxie contract .......... 5,lGs 232
Total profit TO contractors of entire
road in stock and securities at their
par Value. .......... ............. SA2, S2j, 327
Washington telegram Of the Sth saws
Judge Polands committee, this morning. held
n secret session for two hours. and discussed
the evidence preparatory to final report. to
be made within a week or ten days. They only
await the return of Ames 10 close the eXamina-
ton. 1t was decided TO send the Sergeant-at-
Arms for him If he Is not heard from to-day.
Two kilograms sent to him are unanswered.
After the examination of Ames Mr.. Colfax will
be allowed TO offer testimony TO show where
the 200 deposited in the First National
Bank came from but the committee expect to
hear all this evidence in one day and then
close. At the request of Judge Hale, counsel
FOR Mr. Colfax, the committee directed that
Ames be notified to bring his memorandum
book, referred tom his testimony on his return.
The Wilson committee examined no wit
nesses on the Sth.
Judge G. T. Sherman of Ohio. was examined
by the Wilson committee on the 10th. The
witness thought the prices allowed under the
Ames contract we're double what they should
have been. At one-half that price the con-
tractors could have made fair profits. The
Hoxie contract was the one entered into while
the witness held the position of Government
Director. The manner in which the road was
constructed under the Hoxie contract was
satisfactory. Had not the Credit Mobier
been formed and taken hold Of the road the
work would have been stopped in sixty DAYS.
If the Credit Mobiler expended $50, 600 900
and made $4,000, 600 profit they made no more
than fair profit. He did not think that SAL
600 900 was all extravagant price for building
the road.
The Poland committee met on the 10th, but
nothing was done 1t il probable that several
days will be occupied in examining the evil
dence before further action can be determined.
The committee will ask leave TO sit during the
sessions of the Senate.