Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-01-30


bond and cash dividend, and the stock an
stock certificate witness still held. Wit
ness had no recollection of Allison return
ing the 1929 dividend.
How Garfield wanted 90 be Let OI
Easy.
Witness being questioned in regard {
conversations with Garfield, said: Can't re
member all these conversations. The cor
verSations had with him would be injuri
GUS to him, and am bad man to repea
conversations. 1t will ipjure his reputa
ton.
| Question-Did he make any request o
you to omit any statement in regard to it?
Answer--I am not positive about that
My impre ssion is be wanted me to say q.
little as l could, that he might get off a
easy as he could.
Question-Haye you memorandum re-
lating TO the transaction between you and
| Garfield?
Answer-Yes, sir. Ames then produced
a piece of paper upon which were the fol
lowing figures: $1,000, $1,000, S40O; total
| 81, ,400-and testified that the figures were
made by Garfield. The first ST. 900 re
ferred to the Union Pacific bonds; the sec.
| ond to the Credit Mobilier stock; and the
$4O0 to something else be did not remem-
Der now.
Question-Wss that what he recsiyed or
what he was entitled to?
Answer-What he is entitled to, though
think be is in error about the $400.
Question-Did he put this down as bis
recollection of the transaction between you2
Answer-Yes sir.
Merick-I understand that in substance
be wished to state as little as possible
about it2 iHisiste fsr
Ames-Yes, that is my desire too.
Merrick-Well, Ames, allow me to state
that we want you to state all you know.
-Ames-I have stated to the best of my
memory allI know.
Judge Kelley's ssLOan,' and How ft
-EH -s. was ssPafao
Ames further testified that he had con-
versation with Judge Kelley about his trans
action. Kelley said he called it loan and
so stated and said to witness he wanted to
pay that loan. Witness replied that he did
not so consider it. Kelley said he wanted
to give me check on his bank and wanted
to know when he should date it. I told
him 1t would make no difference. He gave
me the check. That was before this in
vestigation commenced and tore 1t in half,
and handed it back to him.
Question-What did he say when Won
tore it in two and handed it back.
Answer--Both of us appeared 10 be sa-
tisfied with the transaction Oaughter.) 1
do not consider that he owed me anything
but that owed him and told him so. He
did not deny it.
Question-He wanted it something else.
Answer-That is the way l understo cd
him. He wanted to be clear of the tran
ssction.
Exit Ames.
Ames said it was important be should
leave for his homo tonight = the COM
mittee could get along without him now as
the question of bribery had been settled,
and all the committee wanted to know now
was whether he or some one else lied.
Adjourned until tomorrow morning.
The ssOfher COmmittee,'-A Witness
Who Won't Tell AIl He Knows.
The Wilson Committee to-day recalled
Joseph 3. Stewart and desired him to
state concerning the manner of his dis
bursement of the sum of $250000 received
by him, as stated in his former testimony,
in money and bonds of she Union Pacific
Railroad from .Durant and Hslet. Witness
declined to answer, saying such money was
received by him as counsel.
Witness siSer repeated questioning still
refused to answer, saying he would not
speak of dealings with bis clients. Wit
ness having been asked what kind ofbonds
he received, said to the best Of his iudg-
ment they were of the same description
aud part Of the bonds witness had re-
ceived.
Question-Did you deliver bonds to any
newspaper correspondents?
Answer-That is repeating your ques-
ton; but for the credit of these gentlemen,
| say did not.
Question-Did you deliver them to news
paper proprietors?
Answer decline to answer, for two of
them are my clients.
Question-Where do they live?
Answer-Thak is imInaterial TO the pur-
pose Of this examination.
Question-Do they live in Washington? |
Answer decline to answer.
The committee then requested the ge n
lemen to retire, as they wished to, ho.d a |
private consultation evidently with refer |
ence to the refusal of Stewart to answer the |
questions propounded.
The committee resumed session and ex- |
amined Horace F. Clarke, President of the |
Union Pacific Railroad. Hoar asked wit
ness If the directors of the company had the |
ash whether they could not have built the |
j67 miles uuder the Ames contract cheaper
han it Was by Oakes Ames, who was paid |
With the bonds of the company. Witness
eplied he thought it was
The Widest Contract Ever Made by
Civilized Man.
Committee adjourned till tomorrow.
Straining out Gnats.
The President in an official order saws
be Executive order Of Dec. II, applies to |
he offices of Aldermen and CounciImeu.
md to Sll offices under all town or village
governments. On the contrary, positions
N boards Of education, school commission
rs, public libraries, religious or eleemosyn-
ry institutions and professorships in col
eges are not regarded as offices. Nor is
he order considered as prohibiting Federal
Ulcers from being officers of militia in the
tates and Territories, and unpaid service
q local or municipal fire departments.
Master Workmen and others who hold ap-
cintments from the government are en-
raced within operation of the order.
minus OF the Louisiana InveStiSa-
ttOn.
Special to the Courier-Journal
WASHINGTON, D. c., Jan. 2S.-The ex-
mination Of the Louisiana case was cou-
nued to-day at much length. Gen Nc
t:llan, the new fusion Senator, Gov. War
10th and Senator West, Pinchback and
ynch made up the record of to-day. Not
ne of the Senate committee gave steady
nd continuous attention to the testimony.
Iorton and Trumbun gave pretty close at
ntion. Carpenter and Alcorn fitted in
I'd out Of the room, as did also Hill and :
ogaD. Anthony gave no sort Of attention |,
} the subject, and has clearly made up his !
ind TO sign any report that will be made :
p to prejudice the white race of Louisiana. !
ov. Wsrmoth and-Gen. Mcmillan on one
de watch the case very closely, and War I
9th never trips up or misses a single
,int. Mcmillan overdoes the thing in the =
ay of fairness, and made an admission =
day injurious to his own cause, which on =
DISCRIMINATION appeared to be unneces-
~ and inaccurate. There was nothing to !,
ry the good tempered harmony of the
oceedings, except one or two insolent re-
les from Pinchback, the negro, to ques-
,ns from Gov. Warmoth. Pinchback is a 3
light mulatto, a quadroon dandified, and =
oks the image of colored barber. He ad- :.
itted to-day that be had repeatedly voted "
the Senate after succeeding to the Office =
I onA | "