The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1873-01-16
WASHINGTON.
The Credits n.bili.r Investigation

Polands Credit Mobilier Committee
this morning, Mr.. Dursnts testimon!
was resumed. He reiterated that Mr.
Brooks had received the stock aue
bonds. The best half OF an hour wa
occupied in the general question as Il
the proceedings attending the forma
ton OF the several contracts for tn,
construction OF the Union Pacific rail.
road. The witness then explained
again the contract with Mr.. Brooks and
showed why he was under obligations
to give him the bonds. HI
had no personal knowledge OF
congressman getting stock to ipflu-
ence legislation, and did not know where
Ames placed his stock. 1t wac still in
his (Ames) name - trustee, but the
witr ess claimed that it belonged to the
company and had q suit against him
now to recover it. Had never held stock
as trustee for Congressman at the
time Of the transactions with Brooks.
Witness did not expect Congressional
legislation for Credit Mobilier.
In answer to q question by Mr..
Brooks, Mr. Durant said that in 1867
Mr.. Brooks rendered valuable aid in
securing a favorable impression for the
Credit Mobilier stock, which was not
then in good repute.
Mr.. Duraut said he had given
$4,000 in 1866 to influence the elec
ton Of Senator Harlan, Of Iowa, but
had never offered any of the stock to
Senator Carpenter, Of Wisconsin.
Mr.. Bushnell appeared, at Mr.. Du,
rants request, and gave q detailed
statepe OF the Credit Mo5ilier. He
was convinced that all the trouble about
the Credit Mobilier was the result of a
misunderstanding; the stock ought to
be worth now seventy-fve cents, while,
on account of this misapprehension,
$4,000 could not be raised on 100000
of stock; he thought the Congressman
who hal been offered this stock made q
mistake in not taking it.
In answer to question by Mr.. Nc
Coombs, Mr.. Bushnell said he did not
think it would be an impropriety in the
stock holders OF the Credit Mobilier
being Congressman and voting on these
questions. -,
The committee then adjourned till
ten o'clock tomorrow morning.
Mr.. Wilson's Credit Mobilier Com
mittee this morning examined Mr. n.
C. Crane. His testimony was almost
the same as that before Mr.. PolaDds
committe yesterday. Mr.. Rollins, Sec
retary and Treasurer OF the Pacific
Railroad Company, says, by telegraph,
that the books OF the company cannot
be brought here except at great expense
and by disorganzing the business OF the
office. At II o'clock the committee
adjourned until 2:30 P. NJ.
Wilson's special Credit Mobilier
Committee convened at . P. NJ. H.
C. Crane was re-examined. The Credit
Mobilier was increased in January,
1867, for the benefit Of those interested.
He repeated the testimony given be-
tore Polauds committee, with little
variation.
c.. S. Bushnell was examined. He
also substantially repeated his former
testimony. He didn't believe any
member of Congress ever acted as the
attorney for the Union Pacific railroad
or Credit Mobilier, except once, when
the counsel was gratuitously given,
and that was Butler, who came in at the
ATTORNEYS request; he did not know
OF any money being paid out by the
Union Pacific railroad or Credit Mo-
bilier to secure Mr.. Harlan's election.
Witness confessed to giving Senator
Thayer $1,000 to help secure his re-
election in 1870, prior to the popular
election in the State. The committee
then recessed till 8 P. NJ. On re as'
sembling, Durant was examined on
the cost OF the Union Pacific railroad
and the history Of several contracts.
Adjourned till 10 A. NJ. tomorrow.
MI. Hawley appeared before the
House Commerce Committee, to-day
and argued in favor Of the bill author
izipg the appointment Of three COM
missioners to preside during the recess,
to examine the question relating to
freight and passenger transportation on
railroads and to report next session.
The majority Of the committee were
opposed to the bill.
Tbe subj Committee on Commerce,
appointed TO prepare the River and
Harbor appropriation bill, will not be
ready to report for about two weeks.
Several items have been discussed, but
none Of them have yet been definitely
agreed upon.
General Benjamin T. Butler and Il
S. Sheppard were before the Committee
on Ways and Means this morning and
presented arguments On the bill propos
ing a remission Of dn'y on goods de
stroved by the late fire in Boston and
the insuauce Of certificates therefor fo'
new duties.
appointments.
The following appointments OF Pen
sion Surgeons were made yesterday; A
H. Jennings, at Marshall, Illinois; Ira
Shedd, Arcade. New York; J. L
Smith, Wolfton, New Hampshire; I
Hillsby, Willianseort, Pennsylvania
g. W. Wright, Canton, Illinois; lsrae
McCullom, Woodstock. Vermont; b
Y. Eastman, Geneva, New York; )
Y. S Goudy, Newcomerstoun Ohio; )
s Jameson, Hornersville, New York
Peter Schwenck, West Point. Nebraska
IRJ Parnsuorth, Clinton, Iowa; Sam
uel Hamilton, Frankfort, Illinois; JohI
8 Blackboard, Dayton, Ohio: j: B Ii
Bond, Crow usville, Minneso'sj j: Law
renee, Csrbondale, Pennsylvania; &