Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1873-02-28
The Credit-MObilier Investigation.
WASHINGTON, February 10

WASHINGTON, February 10.
Judge PoIand's Committee held a special
meeting to-day to hear the additional state
ment of Vice-President Colfax, who was
present with his counsel, Judge Hale.
Oakes Ames sat directly opposite the
Vice. President. Judge Hale said, when
Mr.. Colfax came upon the stand
on the 18th inst, the imme-
date question before the Commit
tee related to the deposits of June %. He
therefore examined him solely as to the
source from which he (Colfax) obtained that
money. At the time he (Hale) had full
Knowledge of the remittances from Mr.. Mes
bitt which Mr.. Colfax would now explain and
submit letters from Mr.. Nesbitt. Mr. Hale
was influenced in this course mainly to con-
fine that testimony to the point at issue.
Again, as the letters were somewhat Of q
private nature, he did not want to bring
th-m before the public. Mr.. Colfax now de-
sires to present these letters and answer any
questions asked him. Mr.. Colfax then read
several letters from Mr.. Nesbitt, congratula-
tory in their tone. Two of them en-
closed checks for $1,000. Mr.. Col
fax further testified that he receiv-
ed $4,000 in the aggregate from
Mr. Nesbitt; 81, 200 before his nomination,
$4,000 after his nomination, and $1,000 in
November. He understood that Nesbitt had
been contractor to furnish stamped envel-
opes for the Post Office Department, but the
witness had nothing whatever to do with
aiding him. to get such contracts, as they
were upon the recommendation of board
appointed by the Postmaster General.
MIR. Colfax after reading the letter of Mr..
Nesbitt, stated that the first one of the re-
mittancas in April was expressly for per-
sonal use. The thousand dollar bill in the
congratulatory letter of June was for politi-
cal purposes, and SO was the check in the
letter of July. He then produced the draft
for 1000 dated June %, the same day that
he deposited the 81 200 in bills, which draft he
had sent to and was indorsed by the Chairman
of the Indiana Republican COMMITTEES, and
another draft dated July 19, which he had
sent to and was indorsed by the same Chair
man, for 81, 900 sent him by Nesbitt for
political purposes that month, stating that
these drafts circumstantially proved the two
remittances of June and July and their
dates. Mr.. Colfax then read an affidavit of
Rickeston Burroughs, of South Bend, Ind,
to the effect that during the summer of 1868,
roughs) the fact that Mr.. Nesbitt, of New
faa) o5A the 'y sum mau of s0 81 600 % or So @ 900
to assis5 in defraying his increased ex-
penses incident to the campaign, stating that
neither the donor nor his friends wanted any
office-in common parlance, che had no
axes to grind" and he had abundance of
means for himself and family.
Ex-senator Fowler, of Tennessee, was
sworn, and testified that he had converse
ton with McComb, and understood from
him that Ames had Credit-Mobilier stock to
be distributed. He had been offered Credit
Mobilier'stock by Ames, but declined to re-
ceive il because he understood from explain
ations made by Ames that the taking of
conflict with his public duties, and he want
nd t0 avoid that