, 1873-01-07

otr capital aol s. Aroycd inn1oquato, md WAS
Increased Will 1oulty. It uas .egan, inade-
tnnod only E. hid Of m immcnso 1,onue. |
Until laio }33 1867 t1loro wore neither |
dyidoutlH nor II: Is. was conBtantly at work
nnd hold out o{ss: :t1lducomont, nlld mnao erory
roproBotftntto1,1G i I believed md Justified.
prcoiBeIy to w!E"] I spoke or wllo formally I
ngrool t, take r. Iot, fut decided 10 postpone
tiso limo Of psa, ut 1t Is oponsiblo to recall.
Whom tho htockS:p:i III obtained in 1898, There was
III tl,is respect, bns as tho time approached @ Tor
profits lilo number OF allnrea That remained,
and with which alone could fn1ff mauy, agroo,,
'nots Which / Ind made,. or supposed had
sdo was very An anl aIot ea 'oda sd1 az snd E E9t
t coraod Io tho sf,ssro-lai, fs" ' which, slovs
$50 allotted mo. Our prospects, war9 thon fiat
shares 10 aihappoint many, though, l stroso to
uue thom in wny to sprcad our Influence every
whore. I will now spoa1s, Of tho transactions
with indiyltaas named in H.. tho !.o. lottors
Coltax ii ono mentioned. Cannot rolnclnhoE
which of III first montionol tue. subject, hut
know ho wantc1 to got gomo stock: am ,protty
confident ho had paid for it, though 1t WAS
ever having paid oyor to him my lividonds', At
tho next soaHion ho Baid something about tho
thing being off,. Horny Wilson. Is anothor
rholo wss fluid given a1rs. sn Wllson on a1, th9
waB consulted about investing It, I recom-
moulded twenty shares Of this stock for $4,000,
| md tic moloy waa paid MO aomo months aftor..
wards. sIio objected to tho Investment, and
to take il o;r har M lands and
return lho money, which 1 did. PATTERSON, of
Now Hampshire agreed to buy thirty shnrea of
ptock a1ld received tho dividends upon 1t, but Tho
stock was mover transferred to him, although ho
/ pal for il,
As to senator drmos, hare stated al1 I
can say respecting his connection with tho
| bl1ginoBg.
raine-4you bavo heard Blainoa testimony III
ady&noa of r,ino and my roqnioaconco therein:
Ilo delivered tho stock, and nothing moro mood
DO said. :.
purchase Cedar Rnrids bond. | aaviaod him
e Credit aN0 mobiior iii AS Thich thopsht bottor
nyo4,tnmo; tnat s Gnla gaf'1.e9 nn
talo it OF his hands my timo ho wished me to.
Aftor milking inquiries ho gave mo 81 900 10 in
vest in tho stock. Some timo afterwards ho
came to mo and asked what Mr.. Larned meant
by asserting Tint lie md his friends Wero ownera
OF Crcdt A1obilior. He then said ho would rather
mt tako tho Btock and tile contract was roscintted
hfr, Bingham agkcd mo to invest some money
for @ in such stoeks Of thnaa a,t tnat - RSn S
invested it in twenty shares Of the Credit Mo,
bilicr aud tho balance in tho lowA ia''lg and
Sioux City Contracting Company stocks sot-
tied up this matter with him in 1871; think
paid him tho amount duo and took tho Btocl OF
his hands at his desire.
Ap to M. Garfield, agreed to got ton el,arcH
Of stoul1 for l.in md hold it Until 1o could pay
for it, Hi 11ovor did pay for or receive it,. :,
stock and there was uome negotiation, but It
resulted in lis not taking Btock. AS to
Mr.. Eliot, Of Mnssachupettst llo mover agreo.d
to % hs Sn bo sy yyeosS sio' cannot Sefsetc Gs5sa ue
liovo I ovor mentioned hin nauo to M'oomb,
for noyor Ind nny reason to suppose he would
buy it. Kelloy Of ponnsylvania, is anotler. I
recommended linn to buy, md ho said ilo would
for for It, It. w / tod Linn T I would carry Il
fol him till ho was able to pay for it.
llo mover took tho stock NY recollection ID
worry indistinot MI to this case Of his. mndo q
never settled. lIo regards Tho stock as belong
! ing to me, Ii being transaction Of long stand
ing and Of small amount to mo. I layc never
. givon it special thought.
,, ! Mr. Eeoiic!d-Ho frequently talked with mo
stock i'll tho Credit Mobilior, and I urged him
! to talto ao.nc MS did many, othors., scoAolt
agreed to talso tnho ten ahares. Ile after
rss c's pae took mud it, iuorest sna pfs f.
i be became Dissatisfied With it, assigning, thai
; ]lo had heard that thero was n porsotal TO-
I sponsibility, md returned it.. took it back
: aa lid agreed to do with him, as in almoH
!; cvory instance had done. Az to Fowler
OF Tcnnessoo, I mover sold any stock t.
him, and lo noyor received any that
au awaro Of. James I. Wilson, Of Iowa, alas
bought md pad for ten shares and 10 did Sena
) tor Allison, then q 1nembor Of tho House.
MComb swearB told him had givon ono te
!, Senator Conlling. 1t il absolutely untrue.
: mover SO said, nor did over agroo to got hin
, ono, nor was ho over Interested in the Company
havo stated, bolioye, tho exact facts in re
ation not only to all ti1oBo partea upon nrComb't
l!t Of nnnoB, but also in relation to all aalos O.
! this stock 10 every lne,nber Of Congress-, witt
MI the particulars Of such saoa, 80 fur as nor
havo atiy recollection. I, Of ootlrse include un
: dor tho word Balea every transaction by whiel
,, any monbor Of Congress- became entitle
! to sharo. AS to what yi I aaid h !,
: little to what haYo stated. Tho lottor 0
MComb, to which it was reply, Bought to go
-, stock allotted to inc for persons Ao na1ned. Ii
said ii would provo good investment, nnd h
could soil mo tou shares Of stock Mt n rate some
T. what above par,--1 think gomo 81 900 for til
ten gltaroH. Wo had some conversation in rogar
., to tho matter, nnd mr.. Ames, told m
was laNduit eithor peuiling Or threatened
tllouGh he said his right to sell tho shares wa
perfect aud undoubtel. I concluded that lii
mol dosira to purchneo lilo stock, aud therefor
declined. IT. Justice to Alr. Ainea aud myself,
will stnto tlat it mover ocorrol to ME that Anne
:, wished to bribo MIC or secure my Influence d
Representative.
CONGRESSIONAL.
SENATE.
:: IouIslASA kLrCTIoEg.
WAsI1SaroN, JIM. G.-Mr. SHERMAN ofore
= a resolution directing tlo Committee on Privi
| leEo3 and Elections to iudlire and repor