Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-02-18
CREDIT NOBIIIER INyESTIGA-
TION.
Proceedings Of the senate Specta,
lOmmfef%N.

In the Morrill, special committee Yesterday.
after our report closed, Mr.. Ames quoted from
his testimony before the Poland committee AT
L some length as TO the Transactions between him
self and Mr.. Patterson.
| Mr.. Ames resumed:-The credit mobilier stock
came into his hands from August, 1851, 20 April,
1883.
In answer to questions of Mr.. Patterson. Mr..
Ames testified that his impression was that the
81 600 was paid i'm Boston.
Mr.. Patterson thought il was paid in Wash
ington.
.. How long have You known Mr. Patterson .
A Since he nrst came To Congress; about letS
=. Who introduced the conversation nrst
about nvesting money Z?
A. don't remember now.
2: What was your in'lucement TO make money
for Senator Patterson?
A. Friendship. Witness declared that the
charge that he bad given this stock 10 influence
votes WAS false. He had induced n number OF
persons TO 20 IN the credit mobilier who were
not members of Congress.
z; Name some of them 10 whom YOU offered
A. Mahlon Bradford. y. W. Gilmore. Horatio
Gilbert, Senator Grimes. and John y. Alley. I
guaranteed them against loss 1 also induced
Mr.. Dawes. Mr.. Bingham, Mr.. q lrneld. Mr..
Kelly. Samuel Hooper, Mr.. Logan, Mr.. Wilson,
SOME BACKED OFT AND GOT FRIeHrsSED.
Witness thought il was a good investment for
road had all II wanted. He also induced Josiah
Bardwell. Thongs Nicholson, Ezra N. Baker
81. and Ezra III. Baker, jr., Fred Nickerson,
b. r. Bates, jos. Nickerson; Oliver Ames, o.
5. Chapman and J. VI. s. Williams.
Mr.. l.. p. Morton was recalled and produced
the certificate of stock and envelope deposited
with him. which he said he had just received
THE HANDWRITING ON THE ENVELOPE
witness could not recognize. IL was by some
one OF the clerks, but he could not identifyit.
The writing On the envelope Was then read, a.
follows:
Property "f Hon. J. W Patterson; see letter to
s ,meri Ms' ' 'ss s r6n p na as -
and s5e; 80 shares u. ? r. r. co. sud ''''' ''
ksnf Pa;ier. sasS. iSs s i + NJ
Also, the following words written and subse-
quently scratched ont:
'Deli,rre'i saU. p. v Il. c.. - Hon. J. W. Pat
The witness further testified that he had
conversation with Senator Patterson i'm Decem-
Der last before the investigation commenced
and the Senator then said he never held credit
mobilier stock, but had held Union Pacific
stock. In answer to aqueston of Mr.. Scott, wit
ness testified that the endorsement was i'm the
handwriting of Cakes Ames.
Mr.. Ames was recalled and testified at some
length as 10 the stock taken by Mr.. Patterson.
but his testimony was rehearsal of that before
the Poland committee.
At half-rast four O'Clock the committee adj
iouTned.
TO-daS's PrOceedfmgx.
The committee resumed its session this morn
ng at half past ten O'Clock. Senator Patterson
was recalled. and testified that he had reool-
| ted with Morton Bliss a Co He had no recol-
ection of receiving letter from Morton Bliss
x Co. ia May, ISL Only the memor sndum on
the envelope showed sucb letter had been
sent. His papers were all i'm New Hampshire
and he had had no opportunity TO look for the
letter.
GEN. II. V. BoYSToN RECALLED.
Witness published a statement to the effect
that the stubs of the checks were shown 10 Sen
ator Harlan i'm 1863 Received his information
from ID. w. Bartlett, correspondent of the New
aaf "a Nanf In
ton upon Mr.. Bartlett = authority, a. Mr.. Bart
| lett had requested him not to 40 30, but at a
| subsequent period, after hearing the same from
other persons. Could not remember now who
those persons were, as several wears had elapsed.
l Witness was directed TO write up various mat
tiers relatye 10 the Iowa election for his paper.
and intended TO publish this matter al the time
Mp. Henry L. Dawes, of the House of Repre-
sentatiyes, gave the information to Mr.. Bartlett
Witness meant TO convey the impression that
USED To INFLUENrE THE ACTION OF NE. HAR-
Ian
| Mr.. VIM. Penn Clarke appeared as counsel
for Mr.. Harlan, and was granted permission e.
ask certain Questions OF the witness. In reply
to him. Gen. Boynton testified that he had been
correspondent OF the Cincinnati GG-ette since
lssG, and i'm lS6. or '6s commenced 10 write ur
FRAUDS ABOUT INDIAN CONTRACTS.
Senator Scott objected to this course OF exam
nation as Indian frauds had nothing TO do
with this investigation.
Mr.. Clarke said he wanted 10 show that thu
witness had been malignant towards Senator
Harlan.
Gen. B0ynton.-Mr. Chairman. If Won are
going to try me, personally, would like to try
my own side Of the case, after the counsel TOR
Senator Harlan gets through.
Senator Harlan suggested TO his counsel THAT
he did not want TO pursue the liue of examiua-
ton objected TO. lie supposed Gen. Boynton
would admit that lac had written articles against
him?
Gen. Boynton.-Yes sir; 10 admit it. but I
do not admit any personal hostile feeling.
l TESTIMONY OF REPRESENTATIVE DAWES.
| Hon. Henry l.. Dawes sworn--witnes~ tes-
titled that he was told that the checks for 10 900
were given to Senator Harlan. Witness had no
personal knowledge Of the fact. Mentioned to
Il Mr.. Bartlett and others what he had heard.
Il Thought he heard MIR. Alley saw that certain
papers were found among the Union Pacific
railroad papers showing that checks had been
given to Mr.. Harlan. Witness never knew thai
the stubs or copies of the checks were shown TO
Senator Harlan. AL he heard about il was As
above related by Mr.. Alley.
l ID. w. Bartlett sworn.-lIad an indistinct re-
collection Of telling Gen. Beyntsn that he (wit-
ness had heard Mr.. Dawes make some STATE
i ments about $1,000 having been given to Mr.
Il Harlan. Heard some one saw but was not GER
tain that il was Mr.. Dawes that the checks were
/ presented 10 Mr.. Harlan.
AND HE CRIED OVER THEM,
and offered TO restore the money. Witness saw
something in Gen Boyntons letter to the Co
sette about the matter before he mentioned any
thing that he had heard from Mr.. Dawes.
Recess until 1.:50