New-York tribune., 1873-01-08
THE CREDIT MOBILIER.
TIE END NOT YET.


RESTITUTION TO THE GOVERNMENT DEMANDED
HOW MIR. AMES'S MEMORY WAS REFRESHED-
WHAT MR.. ALLEY THINKS ABOUT TT.
tFRoN THE REGULAR CORRESPONDENT oP THB TRIBUNEl
WASHINGTON. Jan. 7.-The Credit Mobilier
scandal was not allowed TO rest with the passage
OF the resolution yesterday, ordering the Com
,nfttee 10 open their doors. Mr.. Randall, who had
been watching his opportunity all day, finally
got in resolution stating the fact that the
Union Pacific Railroad in default over
S5OOOOOo 20 the Government account OF interest on
their bonds and that this default mainly caused by
the enormous and Illegal payments OF money and stock
TO the Credit Moher aud requesting the President to
employ two lawyers to prosecute the Credit Mooher
Company and its stockholders individually, in
the courts, 20 recover the amount due the Gov
eminent The House had apparently Deen
struck with panic by the thought Of the impending de-
velopments in the wreiohed Credit Mobiher business
and nearly half Of the members had started Tor nome
looking SICK and dsgusted. Before Mr. Randall offered
his resolution no quorum could be found to vote Oh 1t
until there had been two roll calls. Finally 1t was
passed. with but % votes in the negative
Notwithstanding the fact that the House Yesterday
removed the Injunction Of secrecy from the proceedings
heretofore held by the Credit Mobier Committee 1t
believed that no exact copy of the testimony as org
nay gwen will ever be made public The reason foI this
is that each person testifyng has been allowed
TO revise his testimony and Of the witnesses have
changed ther testimony, it is believed as their mem
ones have been refreshed by those who proved to be
owners or Credit Mobiler stock Besides, the state
ments Of what occurred in the Commtteeroom made by
members Of the Committee do not fully agree with the
testimony as written out for publication Oakes Ames
and John B. Alley appear to be perfectly satisedwth the
condition Of 9alrs and talk upon the subject with per
feet freedom. Mt Alley that it is remarkable what
good memories Of the Congressman have whose
names have been mentioned, and what poor one Mr..
Amos has. He gives as an instance tho fact
that some Of the members approached Mr..
regarding them and their relations the Mobier sub
ject Mr. Ames according to Mr.. Alley, would in the
simplicity Of his nature, tell them oandidy and honestly
lust what occurred The members in two three cases
then told Mr. Ames that he did not remember
correctly; that il would be impossible for him
20 do so when so much on his mind. "Then'
said Mr.. Alley, "these members would tell Mr..
Ames how they understood IL, ana that he was
wrong and they right Why. Sir. some of them ma o
the preest and most innocent report OF what occurre
that the human intellect could imagine. They were all
innocent o. OF any money Now, Oakes Ames is
the most honestminded man you almost ever saw.
He IS indeed Sir; and II any action Is taken
toward making him carry the sins OF the
members who were supplied with stock, the country
will find out that other people know something which
IL would not healthy for other people 10 have
known. tell you, SIR. that OaSes Amos is al honest
man. OF course, he has good feeling toward mem
ber and perhaps has sometimes accepted the memory
OF Othe~s where his own not clear. This thing Is
not through yet"
"How is McCOmb 7" was asked. "McComb is very
bad mau and Durant is another" "Then you don't
think Oa!es Amos was TO blaineq" "At any rate" he
replied he had more Offers for Credit Mobiler stock
from members OF Congress than he could supply"