, 1873-01-20

Tho corruption tnfeaLfGatloHs III" punt
ing before tho Congressional Committees
do not abate In intorost Tho tostl-
1uony in each case On Saturday WIS as |
prolific in developments as on any other day
einco tho Investigations commenced. Tho in-
vestigators, In fact, acom to have struck lead'
which is panning out more abuudanl1y than any
one had supposed it would. How deop tho vein
runs It is impossible to determine but 1t ia very
certain tint tho Committees are now at work
only on tho outcroppings ana TINT, whon they
get below tho surfaco. they will find still richer
diggings. Tho Wilson Committee seoms to
hayo had the beat days exhibit on Saturday, and
added to tho chapter Of Congregational corruption
tho following primo facts: Hlr, 0akes AmeB'
boolkoepor established tho fact that hip en-
ployor kent, in memorandum book, tho namos
Of congressman to whom stock Of tho cfedit
h1oblier had been sold. and, upon being shown
! thu memorandum Of names which OakoB Amen
| handed to Colonel M'Comb IN 1868, to whom
stock lad boon assigned whoro " tt will TO us
tho most good" tho two memoranda were found
to agreo in all respects. DR.. Durant testified
I
Maid two Iowa n1cmbors Of Congreua 65, 900 each
Ia rot control Of tho franchise Of tho Sioux City
| Branch Of tho Pacific Road. JIM. $. Willianla,
Treasurer Of the Union Pacific Road from l669 to
1871 state that he did not consider 1t a broaco OF
GOOD faith with the Government to return, aB q
mart of tho coat OF tho road, from s1o, 100000 to
s1o, 900 900 which l,ad been divided among
stockholders, aud, upon being further ques-
toned. limited Ills moral view Of tho case to tue
fact TINT lo waa regarding it from tho Htand-
uoiut Of tic Tlirty-neyenth rather tlan tho
Forty-aoconl Congress-. The Bano YitnoAs
acknowledged that ho Ind always contributed
frcoiy to tho election Of mombors Of Congress-,
and TINT in 1867 ho lud malo l. proposal to tht
| Secretary of tho Company to build 297 miles ol
tic road at 35o, 900 por milo |lo Credit SIobllo
prico), portion Of tho distance pro
: posed for having already boon built
, With rcforonco to tho Immaculate
Ben. Butlor's legal services, this wltnos
testlDoa that ho (Dutlcr), wl,ilo amember Of Coa
gross, got 81, 900 for his advice concerning TIL
= Oalsos An,os CONTRACT and forho}plug to eloe
q the officers of tho Company. So much for tn
4 Wilson Committee.
i. Tho Poland Committee Oil Saturday was Oh
!, gagged in receiving confeasions, anu among thos
l. WHO appeared for this rurpoao wcro ox-Cor
q grosgn,ou Doyor, Of Pennsylvania, and Wilsor
\ Of Iowa. Tho former acknowledged that he In
j, 75 yharea Of Union Pacific stock In Ills oW
r.. na1no, and hold o5 as truatcc for Ills vito. I'll
!, latter, hnvpg pnco boon offered stocks, az
= having retuBcl it, subsequently, doclaea that
would not be bettor without It, and commence
iupor.unng hrColub aud Amoa to lot LII
4. hayo some. M'Colnb could not lclp III
f. any, a. ne had q quarrel with Amea
u his hands. A1aca, having boon rebutfed ono'
GO played hot and cold for long tln'o' "llso
+, grew discouraged, but M'comb kept his splrl
is up. and told him If he pursued A'nos lo'
In enough 10 would got It, Wilson followed /
ms advice, and finally, in 1so0 got ten al'aros and
10 per cent In accrued dlYidonds, hold 1t until III