The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1873-02-04
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JAY. FEBRUARY a Is
Q "'Whst became of the residue O
the three hundred shares assigned Il
your Ames--"They were distributed
10 other parties outside df Congress ;
r. q "To ANY officials p Ans me
sr; and.I don't think ever will sa,
stock To members of Congress or uffi
clais again Laughter Witness hat
'aconvefsa'ion With MI Boutwell,, Eu
he declined to take any stock SUP
posed tia; he would take stock, but be
declined.
w iliiam B. Allison was then sworr
and test fed thai Ames aud himself baC
several conversations in reference &c
Credit Mobilier stock. The first was in
1867. Witness told him he would take
small share in the sp.ing of 1865
Ames told witness he could have ten oi
twenty shares, he had forgotten which
OF Credit Mobi,ier stock and ten shares
of ,Uhion Pacific Railroad stock, with 0
memorandum stating the accounts and
notifying witness that small balance
Was due from him to settle Ames af.
terward paid lin $500, out of which
the baiance aliu led to above was taken
Witness had other. lansactions with
Amcs, and To d him he was not certain
about taking stock. Ames replis d
Very well, if YOU don't want ii you
can return il anv time When witness
returned to Washington in 1868 he told
Alnes he would not take. stock. aud gave
him the reasons therefor He said
Very we'll The matter was not finally
adjusted until February s, 1869, when
inc uded the difference between us or
stock in check which made payable
To his order in New Yurk Waited u
transfer the stock then to Ames, but he
said that was unnecessary, as the stock
stood already in his name, and he coulc
draw interest upon it After time wit
ness returned the original certificate
Ames must have understood that The
. o K was g'.n ack 20 bim.a there have
been frequent dividends upon it, bu
witness never received any OF them with
the exception of the one spoken of II
may he that he paid Ames S27l. His
belief was that it was taken out OF the
$500 Ames might be correct, howev.
er. - a1i
BY Mr.. McCrary-When witness re.
turned the stock Ames said he would
buy it. Thought that Ames suggested
the propriety of resale,as witness nev.
er considered that he held stock Anes
could not have understood the return
of the stock as mere blind, as witness
did not so understand it. Thought he
wrote a letter to Ames when he return
ed the stock to him
N. G. ordw,y, Sergeant-at arms of
the House of Representatives, was
sworn and examined by Mr. Colfax for
1861. but saw no entry Of deposit OF
81 200 th ere Had not examined the
accounts If Ames. He cid deposit
some money in 1868, did not ememher
II the cheek given TOF AiIIs0H .amas ir.-
oorsed saw check with the letters as
c. or bearer,ior Sl,200 Witness does
not pay out or receive money The
in 1868 was Thomas B
Chene. Other checks were payable to
initials No Endorsement was required
from Members of Congress generally
when they drew the money themselves.
The Check payable to rs C." was sign
ed by Oakes .Ahes
John B Alley recalled and examined
by Mr.. Coltax-Ames had stated to wit
ness that the Statement Of Colfax in
with lin substantially
agreed with his memory; did not think
that Ames alluded to the sta ement OF
ColfaX on January TIN, before the Com
mttee. but to conversation which oc-
Cured between them prior
Elk Mayor Mathew q. Emory was
sworn and examined ly Judge Merrick
Que>tion-Ha you any peeotiations
with S nator Patterson in reference to
the purchase of Pacific Railrosd stocks 7
Answer-Twn or three years since he
called to see me to procure my indorse-
ment on note 10 enable him TO raise
money 10 purchase stock in the Union
Pacific Railroad. ! indorsed the note.
1t was for $4,000 and by reference TO
the note hook in bank find it was da.
ted February IS, 1870. lie paid it at
maturity 5
@ lis that the only negotiation or
loan? A.. / think | have indorSed notes
Tor him three or four timcs before for
about the same ,amount. Did inderse a
note for him tor about $500 ia 1868,
but did not know where Patterson used
it A kid Patterson. year or so al
how he came out in his Pacific
Raiiload speculation, aad he said it
tlrnea out very wel-was a very good
thing
@ Did he speak of having received
dividends A. l am not sue; think
he did
Q Can you give us now or hereafter
Lae date Of the first loan which YOU
speak of. A have no memol andum
Of it, bat may get an idea at the bank.
] think ii was used at. kelley's bank
Sluce this investigation commenced had
a conversation with Patterson, and he
asked me il ! remembered about those
loans R m
G. Was one Of the loans negotiated
in the National Bank of the Republic
A. That is the one ! sreak OF, Febru-
AIRY ~. 1870
@ "Was one ne5otlated at the Ma
Liohal metropolitan Bank n A. Il
think ,here was but one-not sure. |
can refer to the hoks. Patterson did
state something about purchasing stock
from Ames I"
Committee adjourned ill Friday
TINE WILSON COMMITTEES
Examined L. H. Rullins to-day. He
stated that The books showed the pay
meut of three thousand dollars to Bea-
jamin i Butler, December 2, 1860, fer
legal seiy.ees to the Union Pacific Rail
rnad also OF four Thousand FIVE hum
d ed d liars TO j A Jenckes, on the
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