Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1873-03-20

before the COMMITTEES, either dirrrs e b
Implication. which gave the caioai1kee &
understand that Cakes Amca k1<w ths
value OF the stock nj abe time ~ = made
these contracts to deliver the 1o1k 4
members of Congressf
Mr.. Messisk. Unqsestionnn r1nsu
It we'll. He knew that there n Tread !
a large dividend declared. - that
there vas the disitend q q Iter OF.
Of Union Pacific zailroad boc eelarcd
on the 18th day Of Deeemk 367 -
And there was q further divi1 Of one
hundred per cent. Of Uni0n r. 81 1rail-
road stock declared end dissife ~ ou
the 4tb day Of Jsnnars Z anu 80.
lssueouse ~ssh Tie - = 6ivids (pss q
eighty per cent. declared on the 18th day
Of December. 1867. Cakes Ames knew
OF all that. But. "a the evidence shows,
he did not anywhere communicate tina,
knowledge 10 the members with whom be
dealt. And hence it was that I say, and
| am justified in saying, that he deall
with those men At the time he dealt with
them with satanic skill He sought to
inveig'e them into complications. and then
after they should become interested and
involved. he counted upon their interest,
to be subsequently disclosed TO them, to
operate upon their minds in guilty concur
renee in his corrupt purposes to influence
the legislation of this Congress.
Mr.. Shcllabarger Mr.. Speaker, If the
gentleman will allow me
Mr. Merrick I AIN an old lawyer. and
can bear interruption as we'll as the mex,
man.
Mr.. Shellabarger. I would ike to ask
the gentleman question.
Mr.. Whitthornc. / desire to ask the
gentleman 4 questi,n.
The Speaker. One at time.
Mr.. Shcilabarger. l desire TO ask che
gentleman a question for information, and
to have difficulty which is in my own
mind removed. upon the poin. the gentle.
man IS now on. understand the gen.
tleman to say that Mr.. Anes. with satan
ic skll-
Mr.. Merrick. Yes. sir; that is the
term.
Mr. Shellabarger. Con,rived and pros.
ecu'od this scheme.
( Mr.. Mcrrick. That is so.
Mr.. Shellabarger. And kept from the
parties with whom he dealt the Informal
ton which would have repealed them had
they known as much as he did.
Mr.. Merrick Which l hope would
have repealed them.
! Mr.. Shcllabarger. My question is,
! whether the committee had before it proof
to show--for have not hal time to read
all their testimony-that this statement is
not true which is contained in Mr.. Amcs's
letter. letter dated a, Washington, Jan
uary, %. 1858? In speaking of part of
these persons with whom he dealt, be
says:
/ 'Pnrt OF the purchasers here are poor, and
war, their bonds 10 sci! 70 enable them 10 NICE:
their payment on the stock of the Credit Mobil-
Ter. have told them what they would get as
dividends, and they expect it,"
Mr.. Merrick. As have stated. there
was no evidence whatsoever before the
! committee that Mr.. Amcs communicated
any such fact TO these members. lie sta
ted throughout what he had communica.
ted to them they stated throug hout what
he had communicated to them. And there
was no evidence whatsoever. and none
that We could get. except that which was
derived from the statements Of Cakes
Ames. and Of the several mem Der. Of Con-
grcss with whom be dealt. I will now
hear the question Of the gentleman from
Tennessee. Mr.. Whitthorne.
Mr.. Whitthorne. | desire to ask pre-
ciselv the same question which has been
Just been addressed to the gentleman from
Maryland. Mr.. Merrick. with the addi-
ton that 1t appears in the report of the
committee that Mr.. Amcs. in answer 10
an inquiry made by Dawes. communica.
ted this fact: will look i. up in a mo-
mcnt.
Mr.. Richie hope nv colleague W i'll
not yield to any further interruptions.
Mr.. Kerr. Before this goes on any
further | desire now. in the iuteres. of this
investigation and Of the whole House, to
take the responsibility of objec,ing to any
other Interruptions
The Speaker. Tie gentleman has no
I right to do that.
Mr.. Merrick. I can protect myself.
think.
The Speaker. Any gentleman occupy.
ing the floor for one hour may consent to
yield any portion of it to another. II j.
f'r-sae gentleman occupying ,he-foor to
determine that.
| Mr. Whiuhorae. In answer to inqui.
9uirics put to him. Mr.. Ames sad that
''ihe Credit Mobilier Company had the
contract to bald the Union Pacific rail-
road, and though, they woald make mon :
/ ey out of il. and that il would be . good
7 thing"
/ Mr. Merr:ck. Yes. SRI; that is precise
I " what Mr. Amcs stated. He rep.eseu-
ted 10 these gentlemen that here was a
company that had \ coutrsc; to build the
Union Pacific railroad. and expected by
means Of their contract to make rcascna-
bly, good profits. That is all he did state
to them; and be followed up tina, state
rrent BY his own personal assurance tina,
he would guaranty to them that they should
have at least ten per eer,- profit upon iha:r
money. He did no, ultimate anything
niore. ftdoes. not appsar that he eSpisined
TO them any farttsr rslsiiens bssven the
Credii Mot;lier aud the Upioa Taei4c rail.
road As I have already enasasored t.
show. IL the committee hsd found sha. b,
did explain to any OF 70 oil Of these sen
,lcmen the relations between the Credi
Mcbilier aud the Cnion Paci6c Raisruae
Company wewoald have fels boasd. un
der the obligations ressing upon ~. q
find each and oil Of thosc proved 10 hsv,