, 1873-01-08


WASHINGTON, JIM. 7.-Tho following la nddi-
tional testimony takon by the Credit Mohilior
Investigation Committee
McoMns TESTIMONY.
| In hfcComb's examination tho following ap-
pears:
Quostion-Did you understand TINT othorstocl
| We3 giYon to my rorgonB except thoso named in
! your memorandum
Answer-1 think ho (Amoa) claimed TINT
Brooks, meanbor Of Congress-, got what wna ap-
portionel to him out Of this amount. hIr. BROOKS
il tho only membor Of Congroa3 who iB known to
hayo received any Of this stock without fair
| consideration.
Question7Aro m you speaking of stock obtained
Answor-A portion Of it, o. phnros, camo from
| him.
Quostion-Was tho stock put into his l,nnds ?
hlr. BROOKS rcooiyed waa given BY Alloys dircc-
tion, md not by that Of Amos. All l know in
regard to brooks receiving any of this Htool is
this: Baw Brooks md Alloy together several
him hayo 80 shares Of Credit hlobilier stock
heard him say to Alley that ii lo would accord
him that privilege and give him stock. Ao would
take caro- Of tho Democratic sido Of tho House.
Brooks Nas, ut that time, either Government
Director, Or said that ho would haYo hiul-
self mado Government Director Of tho
Union Pacific Nailroad. I overheard sucl,
conversation between Drools aud Al
10y. Alley finally consented to give him fifty
Brooks or his Bon-ill-law Nelson. I don't know
precisely whom tho transfer wnB made. Alley
gave his pledge that Brooks should have fifty
shares.
John D. Alley testified tint llo mover had any
conyo1Eaton With Brooks relative to shares, md
novor gayc or cold ghnro Of tito stock Of tho
CroHt Mobllier to Brooks or to any member. Tho
statoment Of MConb iB n fabrication. Alloy
then went into lengthoued history Of the first
starting Of the subscriptions to tic road for tho
Crodit Mobilicr, aud stated that 1t only upon
tho most earnest Holcitation OF Oakca Amos
at tho start, and inyost $50, 900 'ini it, Alley cor
tinued saying that AncB also persuaded Senator
Crimes and Congressman Hogan to talo Htocls
at tho aamo time, and there waB not tho loast
Ames hi1nsof put in q 1,ooo,6oo Aftor tho eloc~
ton Of Directors Of tic Credit Niobillcr COM
pany, they found G50 shares standing In tho
name OF Thomas @. Durant, not paid for, and,
p0n n2hr yhaS nuran nn ey4To 70 a sa md
tho benont Of tho Company. Trouble Gu
snoa with purant; ho was turned out
Of Office, and Alley and his friends Oh
tanned control. Ihcso $50 shares wore carried
along, Ames mailing every cfrort, to sell them:
A,neB induced Wilson to invest $4,000 Of hiB
wifn'g money, tho proceeds Of presents to Mrs.
Wilson on their silver wedding, but upon re-
portB being circulated whiol, Bbonled to eaBt |.
shade Of lmproprioty upon tho transaction, Viii
Hon insisted upon their being taken baok. Alley
gave atatomont relative to tho manner in which
Dawes becaHo possessed Ut Aomo Hlaros, but
which he gave buck to Ames on loarning that
there wAB to ho suit; aleo TINT, although Bout
wo!l had conyorsod With Alloy ard Amos about
taking tUn Htarea he did not taAo my OF tho
atouf, and noycr had anything to do with it.
Alloys Testimony also sho,ya that Scohold pur-
ancd n Riiailnr conrae to boutwell,.
Adjourned to Jan. Z.
YEsrnnpAY'a INVESTIGATION.
Tho Crodit MubiLier Committee resumed tho
invoBtiyation this morning. Alr. ColfaS, aftor Il
brof preliminary statement, wau sworn, aud
gayo his tsatimony in written form, na follows:
CoI.fAx' TESTIMONY.
had expected aftor tho Spoator ind testified
I wonll bo tho noxt ono invited boforo tl,iB
Committee, Oil Dec 10, to DO allowed to testify,
and that my testimony might DO mado public.
Htato, explicitly, that no ono oyor gave or Of
fored to giyo mo any pliaron Of stock iu Oro1it
M0bilior or Uulon Faoitio lailronl. r llnyo
noyor received, nor had to1.lorod to mo- any div
idondH IN cash, stock, or bonds acorning any
stock in oilor Of nad organizations, and neither
htr. A1nes nor any otl!or porson connoclol with
either OF hald organizations, over asked no to
yoto for or Mgai1lht any measures, Affecting tho
intorosts Of oithor, directly or remotely, or to
1iso my personal or olliual Influence In their
favor. tlosiro, laowoyer, to ntato all tho cir
oumbtanroH through which, probably, my name '
Five years ngo, about tho time OF the holiday ro~
COBB, WIS converting OIL tho floor Of tho House
with Mr. Amos, In regard to the Pacific 1salroad,
IN favor Of tho building Of which l had
previously mndo hundreds Of public addrosses.
In tllo co,lrso Of this conversation, ho askoa IT
would not like to pnrchaAo homo Bt ook III the
Credit hobflior. Up to that time knew noti-
ing Of ita capital or lofts, mil inquired Of
him ua to its objoots aud tho yaluo Of itH Stock
Az noar rs cali rocall this conyorsation, after
tho lapHe Of Ho many years. waH informed by
him llat 1t was q legally Incorporated company
composed Of the principal stockholders Of the
Union paois!o llailroai, who wore themselves
building the road instead Ut letting it out to
contractors, who always expected largo profits