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Mr.. Durant was examined at length and his testimony
concluded.
The committee then adjourned till this evening,
at hal past seven O'Clock.
Evening Session.

concluded
The committee then adjourned Till this evening,
at halI-past seven O'CLOCK
Evening Session.
JOHN +. WILLIAMS TESTIMONY.
The committee met This evening and examined
John +. Williams, VINO said
race aay 1853 /" sarch ' was
'''''D osN OF THE ORIGINAL SUBSCRIBERS a
for na or nfd ar time me sSsn to 3
% ns e w es o n H. MSSs s
My Sursnt ,sS w he
management was committed railway bureau Of i've
"n BY Ss E ne s
ssd contracts assaa
s e make s! tie Rail
% az %sf
S OF e mahs to Pacific Railroad s
5Ss4
the contract embracing portion Of Witch had already
pu sp ss" sssias into rs haadsW wa" ~ ~
THE HANDS OF DILLON AND DUFF, .
a the Pacific w Rs4 roo an s ea hs
was were yrusy one &
r. millions
Witness answered they did not consider there was any
STANDPOINT THIRTY SEVENTH AND
and not the they unaerstoSa the
on about G% bonds cent for S%
asked whsHe, sI bonds
been divided among those who received division OF the
The witness replied :-some of them" The witness
DID NOT KNOW THE PRECISE COST OF THE RAILROAD
THE said % the rc &c
nearly Identical that there diversity Of interest
hs Gs o e e r or s o S
a m the er b he ali
Tie chairman wished to know how the Union Pacific
Railroad Company and the Credit Mobiller were the
The witness made some calculations to show how af-
fairs between them were made even but the chairman
Ss Gha n aHea bs ssf s of
any money having been paid BY the Union Pacific Rail
%
the election of any Senator or Representative in Con-
witness said he had always contributed for general
Witness said, in answer to a question: that ''N1
BENJAMIN sExHn OF WAS PAID
By bat h eI sS@a but wes do
aHS w Ssfn a II & % on sp ns s
to the 2akes Ames contract and helped the company
Srousht NJ butler g New YORK Is attorney
Who present. the witness
dero9d mat he brought General al Butler with him to
Witness replied that the general understand
Mr. Alley reoined that he had nothing to do with
General Buter's going New York Than the witness
hmsel the President of the company sent on for Butler
JOSEPH b. STEWARDS TESTIMONY ~
Joseph Stewart Observation-Disclosures is practitioner of
law n the ely of Washington Having been asked asked
railroad Company or the Credit Mobilier and If So
when, the witness said he had been
AN EARNEST CONSISTENT ADVOCATE OF ALL PACIFIC
RAILROAD PROJECTS
for years and of national improvements generay
he had urged these measures on members Congress as
any citizen had right to do he tried to induce Congress
their property and fortunes in building the roads.
The Cha,rman-Were you engaged in what are com
performance OF such service any occasion for the
last twenty-seven years l have had much to do
myself To Congress through its committees and showed
why laws should be passed for the relief OF my clients
Pacific Railroad bill of 1864 the service was not gratui
tous on my part;
WAS PAID FOR THE SERVICE BY THE COMPANY
Q. What amounts A. was paid fee of 10000 on
Duran and Hallett; another of siOOOO was paid
me by g. d. Huntington, in stock OF the Union Pacific
handS IN ORDER to schapge my duty as any
attorney in cases where railroads were concerned,
and as
negotiaor and compromises conflicting interests; my
6 y eG nd r eae @ o &
sum In Union Pacific Railroad bonds.
n hey efa to s pa % to y NJ er S
Coneress He repeated that most of the money
aaG sis asd Wssern w Rardhd
Company; he considered himself the agent of all the
rnroad he was & to proPo
financial condition of the companies, and he was the
author of the tenth section OF the Union Pacific Railroad
act OF 1864
The committee at nearly midnight adjourned
until Monday, at ten O'Clock.