, 1873-01-18
CHICAGO, SATURDAY,

is, 1873.
which llo gavo Vouchers. somo of tho money
ton, got $4,000, and Alexander Mny $4,000
nnsslsi,n,g, ns arr1ngon,onta for tho Union "a p,
eifq halIrond Company with tho Loavonw9rth
ot,or diHputcd nlattorn. Tlioy woro not autlor-
zod to ',so ono dollar to Influence loginlatton,
| directly Or indirectly. Tho witnohs gave tic
9n0y Who to s1war s 1 ay to py to IN rGar o
1,onvcnworth Il pawmeo naroaL aud they gavo
tho witnous tho Vouchers or rocetpts. 1lo pre-
sunted TINT Stewart and 11ay could explain bot
witnesH nal Ames askol rs nss about M tic tona il,
tho accounts. WitnosB Aattl to Amos, :" What do
you want with tho accounts? Thoy hive boon
examined by tho Board previously appointed aud
passed. upon finally and dpaid." Ames replied, ~
| paid to momhors OF Congress-" Tho witness
| nukod why do yon want to know whether any
| money Inns Ioon paid TO 1nonbors Of Congrosa7"
To which Amcs ror1icd, II want them to pay It
| baols, II they do not 30 atraight."
| straight
Arswer-1 suppose tho remark of Amca was
Tho Chairman osled tho witnoaa ~11ctlor ],o
| he lad my knowledge, information Or boof
tint tho two checks sent to Senator Harlan woro
embraced in a1y Of Tho aeeoMnts Of th9 orga',-
tor was novor brought hoforo md mover ro-
tcctcd by tho Committee. It was known by
then, that ho had given taoao claocka. 11o was
aekea question concerning 3i; 1e,a them an. and
ter. Ho accounted for tho moneys
oxpondod through him by rendering vouchers,
rccoipto9 or drafts: Tho witnosa was closely IN
terrogatod as to tho exnenditnro , OF money =; by
| was Bpont to influence or socuro legislation.
| shellabnrgor-D they sntinfy you TINT all
their expenditures wero Legitimate
Answor-1 thought 80, but havo boon cfed,1-
Queation-Did thoy present such papers Or
" expanded, and not to influence legialatlon,
expenditure was legitimate
In furthor examination tho witnesa said tho
crodit Moblier gavo Oakes Amos d contract for
building 1888 miles Of road at 4 cost to tho Rail
dollars moro than tho actual cost Of that portion
of tho road which had already been built, paid
for, and accepted by tho Government.
T1G Ghair9n asked es 1t. IT. net t s,d faet Tint
tho oehca Ames contract constituted tho aasots
out of Which diyidol,ds wore declared to tho
etookholtlors Of the Credit Mobilier7
Mr.. Hoar-1f that money hud not been TINS
divided, would 1t not have been tho property Of
tho Union Pacific 1sailroad Company md so tho
Tr1,ateoH took the property Of tho Union Pacific
it among the stockholders of tho Credit Mobil-
ior2
Tho witnoag said that such was tho effect. Tho
witnosa said tho contract could not o1nndo with
benefit Of the portion Of the road alroady con-
atrnoted and paid for by tho Rnroad Company.
Tho stockholders Of both tho Union paciilc Rail-
rond Company and tho Credit Mobiler were the
-sA bod fn,x
Ronting not moro tllan 81 600 or $4,000 stock Of
tho Union Pacific nailroad Company.
| By h[r. Hoar-Suppoae tho road wns built
economically and without unusual las.o, and
1 iii caah, would not tho amount of tho Govern.
mont loan Of s27 100000 and tho capital stock oi
|. 37 900 600, amounting toG4 G00.0 900, have built
aud equipped tho road without roforoneo to land
Answcr--Hardly, nj tho time tho work was
[tconmenccd; but it might DO at present, with
tho fa:llittos oiforod for think, 800, ,ooo;ooo.
L Q-po you know Of any p1 po1raon holding tht
Railroad since itR original establishment who
tlins been Interested, directly or indirectly, so in,
t,as you know or f1aSo hoon informed, In The
+ Credit hfobilier any contract with tho road7
|, Al know Of no other gentleman than Jamet
[sBrooks. am r. subscriber to the stock Of tht
lsWyoming Coal Company.
l. BY tho CEairlnntl--Tho contract with this com
Il pany and tho Union Pacific Railroad Compan,
w,ns onterod in into July, 1868. Tho Wyoming
Company wa7 organized in the subsequent Octo
+ bor, undor d law Of tho state Of Nebraska. Th.
l.Directors aro Oliver Amos, President Of TIL
Union Pacific Railroad Company; G. O. God
Ea frey, and Tionas WaGdoll. The capital il
/; s500,00o. Tho railroad company yirtnall,'
E'owns tue coal company, and hayo had al
j" tho benefits from it. The receipts of tho mine
l. according to tho Troasuror, have boon barely suf
Efficient to pay exponuos. tho coal being furnished
E.at 31.82 a ton. No dividends hayo boon leoIarod
f1Did not luow Of money having boon paid to nn,
[2Comnlissionor appointed by tho Government tt
t|inspect the road, but ho thought 5000 lad beol
h had boon paid, but OH asking tho ProBdont ans
|4Treasuror Of tho Company, thoy, said such wa
nnot the fact. 1t was reported that as high a
|sabout 1t. He never paid anytling on Tint ac
count. Ho had mover hoard anything said amonl
the railroad officials that my money waB paid t.
II tho Government Directors in oxcoss of wha
,thoy wore entitled to under tho law.
+ Tho Committee adjourned until tomorrow.