Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-01-10
WASHINGTON.
The Chattanooga Bard shelved.
Senate subcommittee to Visit
Louisiana.
The Credit MobIIier Investigation.

| LOUISIANA,
The Credit MobiIier Investigation.
Some Tall Swearing out Somewhere.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 9.-The President
to-day withdrew the nomination Of Gov.
Bard as Postmaster at Chattanooga, ut his
own request, which settles all the difficult
ties between the opposing friends Of the ad-
ministration in that State on the subject.
4 Louisiana and Arkansas will be visited
by sub committees of the Senate Commit
| tee of Privileges and Elections to inquire
into tie election and the condition Of az
fairs generally.
Hon. Ward Hunt, the new Justice Of the
Supreme Court, was qualified and took his
seat on the Supreme Bench to-day.
Fish Gets Wratby with Spain.
In recent letter from Secretary Fish
| Gen. Sickles is instructed, In decisive but
| respectful terms to demonstrate against the
apparent failure of Spain to carry into eff
feet the emancipation act to which she Is
Committed. IfSpain permits her authority
to be effectu&lly and practically defied in
Cuba by refusal or neglect to carry into
effect the views of the home Government,
| Of a humane tendency, it is tantamount
| to an acknowledgment of inability to con-
troll the insUrrection in Cuba. Fish
says it has now lasted four years and the
! attempts to suppress it are 50 far futile. Un-
less Spain shall soon be more successful it
will force upon this Government the con-
sideration Of the question whether duty to
itself and to the commercial interests of its
citizens may not demand some change in
the line of action it has thus far pursued.
You will present the views above set forth
in way which, without giving offence, vii
leave the conviction that we are in earnest.
Postal RaiIFOading.
The Postmaster General, Representative
Twitchel, and the Postmaster at Boston
were before the House Committee on Ap-
pEopriations to-day, their object being to
have the postal railroad car arrangement
largely extended and improved, owing to
the increased necessities Of the service.
The Postmaster General was also in con-
sultation with the committee Cn the subject
of an appropriation as deficiency for the
transportation of free mail matter, the law
making permanent appropriation for thst
purpose having been repealed.
The Ways and Means Committee to-day
discussed at some length the subject of
amending the tariff or revenue laws at the
present session, and finally appointed sub
committee consisting Of Dawes, Roberts,
OF New York, ard Kerr to take the matter
into consideration and report to foil meet
ing Of the committee. The opinion of sew
er2l meu Ners Of the committee is that there
vr-,n - -
at the pr sent session.
Credit CbiIieF-McCOmb and Alley
Face 10 Face.
The Credit Mobilier committee met this
morning at 10 o'clock. Jndge j. S. Black
and Nathiel Smithers were present as Nc
Combs counsel. The chairman stated
that letter had been received from Ham,
the Secretary of the Credit Mobilier who
las been subpoeD3d to bring the books of
the Credit M0bilisrs, saying that on account |
of sickness Of his wife he did not expect to |
be here before next week. Henry G. Crane,
Assistant Secretary to the trustees under |
the Ames contract, Geo. 81. Kennedy book |
keeper and Chas. Nelson, soL-in-lRw of |
Hon. Jas. Brooks have been supoeped.
blr. McComb said TO the committee, his |
clear judgment was it was hardly necessary |
for him to reply to anything that Alley |
could say about him. He thought that |
Alleys statement would carry its antidote |
with the bane. The witness was willing |
to stand on his character. The conversa-
ton between Alley and Brooks about the |
latter procuring fifty shares Of credit mobil-
Ter ock was while Durant was in Europe. |
Mr.. Durant left this country On the S-h
January, 1868, and returned on ths 9Th of |
March, 1865. The understanding of the
witness was that he said fifty shares were
put ia the name of Brooks son-in-lsw Neil
son. Brooks had secured 100 shares of
Credit Mobilier stock from Thos. c. Du-
ranton Dec. 26, 1867, and paid for the same
with his own check for seven thousand dol
lars and by draft for three thousand dol
lars maturing in 1868, which draft Brooks
repaid on Jan. 20, 1868. On the day Brooks
paid bis check for the seven thousand dol
lars he received or hsd given to his son-in-
law two hundred shares Of Union Pacific
road stock and five thousand first mortgage
bonds in addition to the one hundred shares
Of Credit MobilieT stock, aad that between
the Goth of December and the 9Th of jan
Uary Brooks received six thousand Union
Pacific railroad bonds and six thousand
Union Pacific railroad stock, being about
$40 PER cent on the one hundred shares of
Credit Mobilier. Witness had refreshed bis
memory about these facts by examining the
books of Thos. c. Durant. Brooks was
appointed government director ofthe Union
Pacific railroad on Oct. 8, 1867, two mcn,hs
and tWeaty-three days before he bought
the stock. Bro, ks was reappOinted by
President johnson five months sfterward.
McCrary asked whether witness knew
that Brooks bad paid for the stock. Wit
ness replied that he did not see Brooks
make the payment, the entries in Duran.'s
books being made by Mr. Crane, his private
and which entries he saw Cd
Durant's books. Witness, in response to a
question, said the purchase of 100 shares
did not enttle Brooks to 80 more shares.
McComb mentioned the importance of
having the books here and the difficulty of
procuring them.
Alley said he believed all the books were
in Philadelphia, sent there by direction OF
the court, and were not 10 HAMS hands at
present.
McComb said it appeared, by the sworn
of President Dillon, sttested by
Ham, the Treasurer, that there were no
other books in his possession but one cash
book, one general ledger and one letter
|
contract. These were what he wanted and |
the other books would not be produced
here unless specially ordered.
The chairman requested McComb to
make q list Of such books as he wanted. |
McComb said be would do so.
The chairman said, being desirous of
bringing this investigation to close as
speedily as possible, he would ask for leave
to sit during the sessions Of the House.
Mr. Alley said that the books were in
and that he had examined
them there himself.
Judge Black remarked: Then the state
nent which was made that they cannot be
produced was manifestly false.
Mr.. Alley repeated that he saw them in
in McMurtrie's Office, they {
having been brought to that city to be used
IN court.
The chairman said it would be time
enough to call for the books when refusal !!
was made to produce them before the COM
nittee.
Judge Black, again referring to the aft
lsyit previously alluded to, said it was
3itber a mistake or lie about those books.
Mr.. Alley, replying, said he would not !
accuse anybody Of lying, but he had only
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