The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-01-16
WARRINGTON. Jan. Is. 1873

WARRINGTON Jan. Is. 1873.
The special committee or the House, of which
Judge Poland Is chairman, to inquire into the
Credit Mobilier charges resumed its session at ten
O'Clock to-day. and continued the examination
OF THOMAS Q. DURANr.
given Mr. Brooks with the 100 shares Of Credit Mober
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and the compromise was made on Pacific Railroad stock
on xs. s ssss.s. s essa. noeer
prior 70 ihs X%ss Contract were iisSs and did
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time was Of doabtai value NJ Brooks took active
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Congress have stock except in the case Of Mr. Boyer Of
was through with anything wanted in Congress M
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given mr. Brooks wpr about nine S nd D
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claimed Credit mcSe1 a. that YSoTh
Srsdii GoSsr being used inausass members 81 Con
sreotF Sfs had business transactions with
ae sr4 Ss IN s @ Mr. Brooks made effort
too saa i as the enterprise
in Credit stSaf he had
to Ss spsnS ss in
were Of No use in building the road Mr. Brooks created
not S Me- to S 3 a iSs Pacific,
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large interest in Iowa myself and during the canvass
q T has been stated to that you gave check for
go O1o 70 assist in that eecton' A. aid not gave two
what purpose were they gvenf A. For the purpose OF
O. Whose electioni A. Haran's for the purpose of
ppd H. eSe
scrbed $1,000 othe General Republican Committee to
nS paid II maSe S get
MR.. BUSHNELL EXAMINED
Bushnell was sworn and stated he came yolun
trustee under the cakes Ames contract after the road
had been built to the Tooth meridan the Credit Mober
BETWEEN THREE FOUR MILLIONS OF DOLLARS IN DEBT
and atty
that stock on the market MI Amss was also making
50 ss hi hey as On hama
ell of s ss soa ys
the Credit Mobiher got ashore Mr.. Ames went to his
friends IN Congress and out of Congress to get them
ALL MEN WHO DID TAKE STOCK SHOULD Re PROUD OF
witness had letter from prominent bank where the
Credit Mobiler was thrown out he bank would have
nothing to do with 1t because they thought there
| fraud and corruption; he thought
GREAT WRONG WAS BEING INVESTIGATION
there want ofmora courage the part certain
men who did agree to take the stock but would
stand and they agreed TO take IT. heard Mr.
Ames mention having offered the stock TO either Coltax
| Wilson witness
-, NEVER OFFERED IT TO ANY MEMBER OF. CONGRESS-;
| did not think that Mr.. Hooper Mr. Ames was
ashamed of having taken hold and helped them trough
at the beginning: did not think other men should be
now
BY Mr.. McCrary-witness holds slO2 900 worth OF
Credit Mobilier stock and could IL
this investigations thought member Congress ha
ing stock in Credit Mobilier had
PERFECT RIGHT
on Pacific Railroad matters; more impropriety
in II than owning National Bank stock.
By Judge Poland-It the understanding that Mr.
Ames got the large amount of stock to enable him
fulfil engagements which he had entered into previously
he felt Mr. Ames had expressed in OF his letters
that
IF THEY WENT BACK CoNGREssMEN
after the stock had when Ii had been promised
them when II was down, Congressman would go back on
them. (Laughter)
ADJOURNMENT.
At five minutes past twelve O'Clock the commit
tee adjourned until tomorrow morning at ten
O'Clock.