The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-01-18
CREDIT MOBILIER.
Proceedings Of the Wilson Investigate
ing Committee.

by the Credit Mobilier-More About tho
Help to Harlan-Congressmen Not
Bribed, Directly or Indirectly
How Dividends We're Secured
Construction Of the Road.
H.. ..o ,,...., WASHINGTON, Jan. Il, 1873.
The Wilson Select Investigating Committee met
ut hafpast twelve O'Clock. Hon. Mr.. Perry, Of
the counsel employed by the govern
ment was welcomed by the committee and took
his seat at the table with them. The chairman
said he had received nom the Secretary Of the In
terror the report OF the government Commission
.rs, in which the wyoming coal contract rs dis
,ussed, and also the names OF the governments
directors OF the Union Pacific Railroad, nom tta
organization to the present time. 7, rqrtqlrs
THE EXAMINATION OF THOMAS O. DURANr
was resumed ,o,--,, J
g ss hGd,a sns
him . carry out ,ssu.i existing eons,acss;
nG wHG%
1s
made Up are IN the hands Of Oliver Ames; the books
Mr. Perry, The government counsel, also took part In
fSs Witness, In further testimony, said IT Of
Ss S Of ns oa that
DID NOT CALL TO MIND Anr aE.s.s or CONGRESS
by the Credit Mober he himself employed the Hon.
NJ Jsnekss suit IN Rhode Island aid mot know
of
nsy
IL answer FI TO she Question whether any So
- s Sn s wsnss
and that the books would show whom dividends
were asked witness whether thu Credit No.
ber or the Union Pacc Railroad or any person
q sssarins the election any members
Ss55 m on e.'s r. maid .,o am.
s srs y
a. s %s al
ben. Ssw BANKS ee me
q the money was voluntary on his part; previous To-
HAD ASKED HIN 70 ecEr.,suTH so.srETS
IL es a f S%
yeS sfs: e G
not tell him the motive Of my contributions had arge
'A''''s THEY WEI. RATHER cRowDIse .
q ssPd ,S. me
%
sss ss
WITH ne and PaWnes Railroad COMPANY
NOT AUTHORISED TO USE ONE DOLLAR TO INFLUENCE LEcrs-
directly or indirectly witness the money to stew
Hay pay over to Pearson who was
ss s s Sod
the s.amlnaop witness said oasss Anne: 81. asked
DO you want With the they nsEs
passed upon Oniciaily and paid;" VI -tcDlgr-r
~,., MES ri. rErL In,,sx ma. n..n n.,d "a
members e %asss'
% Sy to nss paid to
70 PAY It .4cE m DO NOT GO , Sa
straight A. I suppose the remark OF Mr.. Ames was
The Chairman asked the witness whether he had any
knowledge Information 10, or 1v belief ssrs that
senator Harlan were emST.ced in one q the a
the matter brought before ana rsjeftsS
* s eas as SS
them, and replied that ..-
he sscoEnea 70, the moneys expended through hun
Closely S s
Stewart and HAY He did not Css,s one dollar was
NJ ny :sisi ,n., II their
'Ap'"''N ! aXvr Bsss caspuIous SOMETIMES 80 '''
Did they sent Zach or e n
induencs legislstion Was satisfied at that time
'ns, Mr. You ever come to washing
ton with Mr. James Brooks in order 70 have him aP-
pointed Goysrnment Director Of the Union Pacific Rail-
Roy the chsirmsn-Do you know oneto }. Poppeton, Of
o Do you not Know that Poppleton candidate
Tafci A. do not Poppeton was in the employ OF the
Union Pacific Railroad Company between 1864 and 1869,
looking after its lands.
In the further examination the witness said the CredC
Mobilier a- ti.lH.l..L
GAVE oAKEs ANEs CONTRACT
building S miles OF road at cost 70 the railroad COM
between two and three millions Of dollars
than the actual cost OF that portion OF the road which had
already built paid for and accepted by the
ment
The Chairman asked was not the fact that the diners
between the cost Of the S miles Of road and tho
for which II was let under the Osees Ames con-
tract constituted the assets out Of when the dtviden
declared to st0ckhOlders OF Cred MoDiierf A. IL
waa ut5. N-N -lttl-
BY Mr. Hoar-If that money had not been thus divided
would not have been the property OF the Union Pacific
Railroad Company 10 the trustees took the property
the Union PACING Railroad had on nand ana dvmed n
among the stockholders or the Credit Aobinerf
Witness said that such was the effect
The witness was closely examined as 20 al the hcts IN
reladon contracts and transfers. On being asked why
the Union Pacific Raroa( Company cou not construct