The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1873-02-20
Ames and Brooks the Victims.
Liberal Application Of White.
wash.
Scene in the House During Read.
ing Of the Report.
PONEROY INyFSTrGATIOS-

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1S.-Before confirm
ing the examination Of witnesses to-day III.
Pomeroy Investigating Committee held Sc
cret session. and announced to the cnunse
after opening their doors that the member
Of the committee were unanimously of tn,
opinion that they did not possess powers unde,
the Senate resolution to investigate the Sepa
torial contest in Kansas, and that they wer,
restricted to the one point, whether Poneroy
bribed or attempted to bribe Senator York
and that the evidence must be confined Il
this alone.
&c. Horton was then called BY Simr
son, and testified that on January
9th Senator York invited him 10 meel
him at Simpsons room, at the Tefft House.
Witness described fhe occurrence at thai
meeting a. York described it yesterday
York sent for him On Wednesday. and
witness went to his private room; York
showed him 81 200, saying that he received
il from Pomeroy. asked him how he felt
He said: Horton, have had fearful s,rug
gle over this thing; and think he said ht
had been PRAYING over it, Audible smiles
but that he was all right now. Witness il
the Joint Convention told the Lieutenant
Governor to recognize York il hi arose, and
the Lieutenant Governor nodded. At tn,
preliminary meeting nothing was said about
opposing recess or of the final
disposition OF the money, the question "a To
whether the exposure should be made in the
Senate or in Joint Convention was no; dis.
cussed.
CrOss- Exam,nation-Was not a member
Of the Legislature; his principal business al
Topeka was to beat Pomeroy. He and
Simpson had not matnred the plan of ex
posture before York asked him to consul,
about it. The first time he heard the matter
mentioned, was on the Goth Of January, in
conversation with Governor Osborn. He
said the Legislature Was strongly opposed to
Pomeroy; Osborn replied. yes; that the old
c,,ss will buy his way through. lie said
he might be defeated il some one woald take
his money and then expose him. The wit
ness might have converted with Simpson
about thus defeating Pomeroy before York
was thought Of. He was not working against
POmeroy at the instance Of the Kansas T..
citic railroad.
The prosecution here said they had no
other witnesses present, but desired that
three witnesses be summoned, viz: W. L.
BOrland, Cashier OF the Second National
Bank Of AeavenwOrth, II. l.. Yarnell and
W. II. Bell.
Mr.. Horton, counsel for Pomeroy,
said defense would prefer not 10 60 ahead on
their side until the prosecution was closed.
The Committee decided that the investiga-
ton must continue in order that it might be
brought to speedy close, 50 that the Senate
could act.
Pomeroy's counsel said they would be
ready to proceed tomorrow morning.
The counsel for the prosecution said they
wanted time to get the. 81, 900 here, which
was granted, and the committee adjourned
until 10. morrow at 10 O'Clock.
The action Of the committee in combining
the investigation to charge of bribery alone,
is regarded by the prosecution a. very favor
able 10 Pomeroy, and made in his interest.
REPORT OF CREDIT MoBILIER COMMITTEE
o. the Credit MObilier Committee
to the House, this afternoon, and it was read
amid the most profound silence.
The report says in reference to several
Senators whose names, as stockholders, come
before the committee, that the testimony in
their cases having been sent to the Senate,
the committee do not think it proper to make
any statement affecting them. Speaker
Blaine, andi Representatives Dawes and
Schofield, are completely exhonorated. In
reference to Bingham. Kelly and Garfield,
the committee regard that they have
not been affected in their course
in the House by the fact Of their being
holders of the stock, or that they had any
corrupt purposes in buying such stock, or
was aware that Ames had such a purpose
when he sold il to them. The case Of Brooks,
the report says, stands in different light than
any OF the foregoing named members, from
the way he arranged to take the stock after
he had been appointed Government Di-
rsctor of the Union Pacific Railroad, that
facts show that he used his influence as
Congressman and Government Director of
the road to get possession of the stock,
and the committee are satisfied that
stock originally stood ON the books in the
name OF Brooks; but his name was subse-
quently erased, and that of Brooks, a son-in-
Law Of Nelson's, inserted. There is no
doubt, therefore, hu, what Brooks il the real
owner of the stock, and no, Nelson. The
committee are unanimous of the opinion
that the House has jurisdiction over the
cases OF Brooks and Anes, notwithstanding
the offences were committed prior to the
present Congress.
The committee, in conclusion, say they
believe that Ames sold stock to members at
par, when it WIS worth double that amount
with the purpose and intent TO influence their
votes in the House, and they recommend the
expulsion Of Brooks and Ames from the
House. Resolutions to this effect are submit
ted with the report. The reading of the re.
port occupied an hour and a quarter, after
which Poland said no action was desired un.
til after the report was presented, and each
member concerned had an opportunity to
examine it. Neither was it desired that any
day be named for the consideration OF the
report. Brooks said the report was partial
and unjust, and that it made no mention OF
tne leading proceedings by McComb against
the Credit Mobilier. The GALLERIES were
densely crowded with spectators, and hund
reds were unable to obtain admission 10 tn,
House to hear the rcsdins Of the report.
STATEMENT OF coLFAx.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 1S.-The report cir
culated here to-day that Colfax had stated IL
q letter TO the Poland Committee, that in hi:
te-iimony before that committee he had for
gotten to mention the exception by him of a
draft from Geo. F. Nesbiii, in July, 1865
contains q material error. Colfax has NJ
hesitation in saying that he did receive from
Nesbirt. in each Of the months of April
June, July and October of that year. a re
miitance Of 81 900, making 81, 600 in all
The April and July remiitances were mad,
partly on personal and partly on poliiica
grounds; the letters accompanying two 0
them are in existence, while those GOVERN:
the other TIVE cannot now te found. Colfax
in his testimony, inside no reference to an,
Of the remittances, except that Of June, 70
the same reason that that remittance OIL,
had reference to or connection with the sub
ject Of investigation before the COMMITTEE
and his counsel, with full knowlsdS III tn
facts, and to whom the whole responsibility
in this regard; and that the committee ad
vised him that he could not properly ope
the subject of Femittances without bringin
in extraneous and important matter befor
The committee, and departing from The poiH
1t isue.
Frieads of Colfax Who have seen the col
respoode0ce, confidently aasert that whe
pablished, il will fully vindicate him fror
an sspersions affecting his motives or hi
ac1a.
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