, 1873-02-12


thirty hours, the wltness lad aaked him Il he
thought it was worry likely. fho witno6s could
not swear Ito paid tho check to Amoe.
Tho Oommfttoo took a roooBs until o'clock.
BARCLAYS LETTER.
Tho Committee. roassemblol at Z p. NJ. aud
Vice President Colfax road tho following 1ottor
from gontlotnan, whom ho declared to bo tho
bopt parliamentarian In the United States
Hon. Schuyler co!G,1:
Dx4n Sri Il YER xsqaeat asys e.aps s s Tho
session of 0ansress commencing Deceabez, 1857, and
s4e,sno sns July" soe az have yspftsa axa IL tsS cs 9snr
da9ns SESSION oa as
Union Pacific Railroad, md mud no ruling mado BY
Justified by parliamentary lsT SSs ", & bsas,s bbsssss:,sl
Journnl Clerk House Of Representatives.
coIFAx's srEEoir.
hfr. Co]fa1 then addressed tho Committee, AZ
follows:
aEwrAs,ssx: Last fall wss ono Of number Of
pcrsons in public fc charged with having been brbed
ty gifts Of stock In tho drodit hlobcf, from which
for which certsin legislation had been pro-
M sSh e. ass sss ss is sFt Il s s assoa ss ha ha
responded to . personal attack, aa follows which
mover @ having % IL my i iife dosr Of stock Of any
KIND That as a% St @ s tue or gh 1st pa {
prohibiting It. Do Il | nccd 70 add that ncaither
bakoa Anes nor any other psrson save
en ss 9ssss sssses or ss IN hefS %
er, any ether railroad stock, and that unfortunate
farth.ns cut Il tho 10 par cont Or the GOO
rcr cont diyldens in cash, stock, or ho,a you have
tSsn's Dss snsrss could e pa1easssS t
E EsW . h0 wdaz sasnfb b Into good psssRas1Ss
having been plantfr nor detenasnt Il Court oi Jus
@ Il Il Vii TiHia se act III
p!boly claimed, !ast fsl the right to purchase tho
Wiling to pay for twenty aiiares il did not bly, into
prospective law suit, but that no posaiblo profits
MsSne oTss tour o Sear s n pets
sae Ind stated md on a vory grounds had
ss tic s4et h 'ap and tSen ~ r.nky @ seeoped. also,
ohase snd 10 Is ~ taen
will add that what then said last September, that
neither oakcs Ames Or any other pcrson over gave Or
essential word "evo "on,ittea entlrey changing ts
statemunt bsfore tSe comrn,ttee witch he Declared
8ea pago q OF tho evidenced embodied tho oxact fsca
sn b. od dssrss R a d nsog @ a S a
drod dollars but not indorsed By nS nor unyene ese,
Mobtlier, aaswer 70 shis Charge, repeat assin
Tint havo not tho aligltest knowledge, q
or ohr aE ehee Ae,
before tho comnattee nor that haye eyer been paid
san5y y s ss s sMares 81 IL
Whatever. 1further atso hit haye not tic slight:
est knowledge, recollection, belief that eves heard
Mobilter, Til tic discussion Of ast al, and am
positive .aa II can bo, of: any fact n. tht
peat that Ames nover IT; sRoke to ] me- Of this lss
poEson through any osher channel my check 9,
money, or bonds on TINT. or my other account. 4
sns
addition to ny tneomei I'd especially n el1oel
a.a,e 1t H. aor eoald have tsFed 10 lin wheh i!
faled as dia about lestius tho 5000 60 which had
saa s1s Tin g y e. Rsa e.
I have. never heard ct certificate fo1
wSieh 1ines says ho paid nc ID January, ies9 md
charged Sy hin Win the ass1ssnstioa Of ono q b.
On on s steof sSas I'D 81 sosndsusd Vii adS tnst +!
sas'a'sa tssnosy sF''ss. ;ss'ssa asney .hs
tso ss . !? n s5seasG ssssa sress I'D M
and had therefore abandoned It without receiving
ha paid upon It, and Of the fact of those CONVERSE
! uons, will produce evidence.
e 5 be vii
sSS t r Hssn,P ss Bsss III I
I'll my checks deposited would be found Endorsed b,
me- whether payable 10 order or bearer Difficult as 4
mans Mfo viii state to tho COMMITTEES whore III liz
money came from, deposited from juno a. 1868, ant
wl add that Il WIS tio month Immediately aleeesa!nt
% pssvsess ss dese.|s Fl! istsr tsss IL IT
nss7snns St ass{s sS t E a sgsas
Of ts sees aepo5dSs 9ne snss w1
oardn, and one for $780, dated June y, signed BY
neson w i'll tho S aabjocs T q nvessaioa Sefors iii
Committee. OF deposit, billa :, Of $2oo I ~
asj} R1s hs oasa Il s
paid tls5 Tor = piano bought for hi. daughter, IL
sAeek for which y IN tho bunk and agreed g y va
lisp, had ninbcress appeals for contributions 10
an osas saRy, xa9s 9ses 'Gf &S S0ss!
md largely ss possible to Nqailate tie expeusss
t. lherc.cre asked Matthews to pay the indebtedness
q soon as l,e could, 50 as to assist ne in msetin
1l0a6 Qe1uAUAa lEcuent 10 new IuslIloQs OuGAtl
the month Of June, 1868, md ~ nearly can A1 III
time about tho middle of tho month, he paid S2oo !
another tnatalmeats completing Tho paynseat, b
fore oongress adjourned, late IN July. ! Al
he 400 deposIted being part Of my cash receipts b
tween tho deposits Of June and "a. About th
| tftnn OF tl,la payment, can 0x tho dats
shout tho dlo Or june, and veEy soon afor TO r.,
1neDt ct Matthew'S, openlng my letter mall At tn
b1eakfaat-able, In accordance With my uaus custom
and found an enyelope within another envelope pos
found 1t contained ottoR written by George ". Ne.
bltt, congratulaung mo most cordially aud warnl
and saying TINT the writer desired mo conf
dsntal!y to aceapt tho remittance encloae
to sid me In tho heavy expenses OF the canYasl
but wisho It Kept secret, as neither bis family nor IN
ona would ever know It, unless told them. Enclose
$1,000 It gratifying as It liberal and, hold
Ing up the !eter and blu, asked tho attention Of .
my family to Il, and then read tAcr the letter. I'll
fact Of sending 80 large blu By mall vi
commented upon, and tho magnitude Of the gift w
discussed, whom Matthews remarked that It camo
good ttmc referring to tho arlen of the Ohairman