The Portland daily press., 1873-01-25

| loan the amount received from Mr. Ames.
Ames-Did you not ask me repeatedly whel
| you would get any more dividends from tina
| stock?
| Mr. Ames note OF receipt.
Mr.. Ames-What was said when [ handed
you $3.50?
Al can't tell 1 had asked you a few day.
before for loan.
MI. Ames said Mr.. Kelley llad ASKED nm
ABOUT dividends on the stock.
n. q: Ordway, sergeant-at-arms of!the House
W.: was casallea, and explained how the business OF
MS, ls 4ince was conducted private accounts being
Hedpf. H1eps WIN each member they frequently sent
,nd iiIlaie tI etc. He produced the book, and
uhuer tne GATE OF June "A, 1868, pointed out the
entry OF 1929 paid on check marked w. ID. X.
and signed by Oakes Ames also nroduced the
check and testified that he believed Il yTas in
the handwriting of Mr.. Ames It was III
Judge Kelley denied that he had a moot;,,o,
with Colfax. Patterson and Garfield last eve,
ming determined upon the course they sbouid
persue to break down the testimony of Ames
Mr.. Colfax stated that he left the city at one
O'Clock yesterday for Trenton, n. j.
Moses Dellon and Thos. B. Cheney, clerks in
the Office of the sergeant-at-arms of the House,
were examined as to the checks and interest
The former, who is cashier of the check marked
w. D. X. or S. G. TO Mr. Ames if he handed it
in. Ames made a deposit of $4,000 to his pr-
vate account in June, 1868.
Mr.. Ames-Wil you turn to the book and
see il the check for $532 is charged to him.
Witness-It is, but | see nothing to the credit
OF his accounts except mileage and salary
Saw no credit of Mr.. ColfaX Of a $1,000 check.
L. l.. Crounse, newspaper correspondent
testified that he had quite number of CONVEX
sations with Ames on the subject of this inyes.
tlgation. at least five or six. Had a conversa-
ton with him about the 9TH of January
Thought it was after Mr.. Colfax made his state
ment before the committee
Question by Mr.. Colfax-Did say he heard
my statement? ,tt-
Al think he did. l am not certain as |
alluded to the statement myself | got the i'm
preston that he had heard it,
Q.-What did he say?
A.-W called his attention to the fact that
your statement did not agree with his testimo-
ny IN the beginning In response he made the
general remark, believe he said, he had no
record, but always carried in his head these
matters. L think he said he presumed that Col
fax was about correct. Did not understand him
to say he carried things entirely. My recollec-
tion is, that he said Mr.. Cofax is probably cor
rect. He said nothing about the $1,000.
Mr.. Ames-Did / tell you Mr.. Colfax state
ment was substantially or probably correct?
Al think so. i think you said it is proba-
bly, correct. .-s154selesfa
Mr. Ames-I said nothing of the kind.
Mr. Crounce-Then 1 must say that 1 will
have to withdraw my confidence in the state
ments you made in regard to the Others
Mr. Ames-In your dispatches to Yesterday
Times did you state the facts as occurred before
the Committee? They were direct contradic-
tion of the testimony Il
Mr.. Crounce-My dispatches to the Times
have been very fair.
Mr.. Ames-Yes, generally, but that one YES
terday was very unfair apfl untruthful.
In answer to Judge Kelley Mr.. Aines said
the stock he held for Kelley and the accretions
were part of the profits of the Oakes Ames con-
tract Mr.. Ames had previously handed to the
Chairman certificate which he said belonged
to Kelley, and the latter asked Judge Poland to
keep it subject to his (Kelley's) order -'9
MIR. Colfax here asked Mr.. Ames why he had
not brought out the fact about the check for
$1,000 when he (Colfax) first made his state
ment. -.e'slfe
Ames replied that he did not at that time
want to contradict Colfax. He wanted to let
him up as easy as possible.
Mr.. Ames-Do you mean to say, sir. YOU new
er received the check for $1,000. --' -te
MI. ColfaX-l do say, sir, that L never did re-
ceive it. 4t
Mr.. Ames could not say why he drew the
check payable to S. c. instead Of putting in the
full name -
Mr.. Colfax-Havc you ever told me the last
four years that l was the owner of this stock?
Mr.. Ames-I don't know whether have or
not don't know that any one has told me
the last four years that was the owner of my
own hat. Laughter.)
Mr.. Colfax-Where was when you gave me
the check?
Mr. Ames-That's ridiculous, and I can't re-
member where gave a man checks five or six
years ago.
AT this point Mr.. Cofax again reiterated his
statement he had never received a letter from
Ames and never saw the check till to-day
Mr.. Ames said he did not think Colfax could
'wear hard enough here to get out. The fact
that he had received $1,000 for the check Itself
was positive evidence. .-i+~rs
At 12.40 the Committee adjourned until 10
], clock tomorrow
The Wilson Hnyes figaticn Commist,e.
The Wilson Investig alton Committee at two
,'clock resumed the examination of Oliver
Ames, but nothing of Importance was ELECTED.
The committee adjourned udtil Monday morn
ng.
4. Nominations.
The President has nominated the following:
First Lieuts. G. J. Ilsey, NJ. Mayla n, III. II.
and w. NJ. Van Horn to be cap
aims in the army. Pay Director John O. Brad
ord to be Chief Of the Bureau of Provisions
Ind Clothing in the navy. Pay Inspec tor r. G..
Clark to be Pay director. Paymaster Edward
Foster to he Pay Inspector.