The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1873-01-28
The o. p. Rallroad Invegtigation.

WASHINGTON, January 27.-At tho sit
ting of the Wilson Committee to-day, the
examination ot Mr.. Alley was resumed
Witness had no knowledge Of q protest
having been filed with the Secretary ol
the Interior by the Government directors
against contract being made between
the Union Pacific Railroad Company and
the Credit Mobilier, or any persons being
connected with the Credit Mobilier; never
supposed there was any such protest. Mr..
Alley was examined as to the payment Of
$4,000 to Senator Harlan, Of Iowa, and
other matters at length, after which the
committee adjourned till two O'Clock this
afternoon.
Witness was opposed to Ames' con.
tract, and also to the Credit Mobilter
declaring dividends, There never was q
dollar paid 10 any member Of Congress
or Government officer while he was di.
rector Of the road or connected with the
Credit Mobilier. The first he heard Of
the payment Of such money was from
Oakes Ames, who informed him that Du.
rant personally contributed $4,000 to.
ward the election OF Harlan, and
that Durant wanted the North Pacific
Railroad Company to pay it. Witness
said this sum Was never 70 his knowledge
paid out OF the funds of the Union Pacific
road, nor did 1t appear on the books ol
the Credit Mobilier; did not know whether
1t was embraced In the expense account
Of $435 900. Durant said that that money
had been spent secretly; that newspaper
men got a good deal Of 1t. he could not
speak positively as to the latter; the i'm.
preston Of witness was that 1t was never
spent at all; Durant said the money had
been spent Ia part among members OF
Congress, and that $4,000 had passed to
ThaddeuS Stevens. Witness and others
who were acting with him did not
believe o word Of Durant's statement
Witness thought that in April, 1854, q
resolution was passed by the Board OF
Directors Of the Union Pacific road that
committee be authorized to go 10 Wash.
ington and procure additional legislation,
and that such proper expenses as might
be necessary should be borne by the Com.
pany. An item Of $4,000 was put in
account Tor this purpose, and resolution
was afterwards passed ssnctioning what
had been done, in accordance with the
resolution of April, 1864. Witness
knew nothing about the item OF
$4,000 for special legal expenses,
As to \he $5O.0OO ior legal expenses paid
1T the tlme OF the first road, Mr. Fuller
ton and Mr.. Tracy said the suit could be
settled for that sum; witness was opposed
to il; some time afterwards he learned
it had been paid to counsel on an order
signed by Oliver Ames; when Judge Bar
nard was impeached tho matter was
brought up and Fullerton and Bushnell
stated under oath that the money was
paid to Fisk, who promised to withdraw
the suit, but did not; he went back on
them. Recess.
After recess, the examination Of Mr..
Alley was resumed: By Oskes Ames'
contract the parties participating in the
dividends and avails signed, are irrevoca.
bly, proxy to o vote OF one sixteenth Of
the stock of the Union Pacific railroad,
until tho completion Of the contract by
tho trustees OF the Credit Mobilier. The
trustees thus having control of the COM
pauies profits on Cakes Ames' contract
were eight or nino million dollars. MIR.
Alley explained tho former part Of his
testimony he did not mean to convey the
idea that Durant told him he had spent
considerable among the newspaper men in |
Washington, but that ho had spent the
money with the press generally In adver-
Using and popularizlng loans, &c.
Oakes Ames was recalled and said that
$4,000 Of the suspense account was
spent at Willard'S Hotel, but he did not
know Tor what purpose.
Adjourned till tomorrow.