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per mile He believed portion OF tho road
proposed fo-' Was alrc-1v built, and tho reaaon
for including that portion ,1ss 10 secure tho CON
troll Of it from tho hands Of Durant, IN whom
lie and l1is friends Lad no confidence, consequant
upon Durant's e1t:avagant management, az anu
give the management to Dillon & Dun: iAe
bilicr we're identical; virtually one corcnrt
Mr.. Hoar asked whether the witness WAS ect-
ing il, good faith with the Government TO return
rs a nart of the cost OF tho railroad @ao,GplVoo
or S12, ,000, 900, divided among the stssnoiiela
Witness answered they lid not consider tlero
wns any breach Of good faith. They ao1da ;7 iook
at the matter from the standpoint Of the Thirty.
eoycntll and Thirty~oigA!h Congress, aud
not the aa Fofty-'eSoad t;'a coGe5nmant eengTesstt
hsy pnaSrseGd o m oompany ras for sns tha ntar
est on the bonds, or the s per cent on the earn
incs. hut retain only one half Of tho amount for
Governmens transportation. Mr. 1foar also
asked whether the tirst mortgage honds, ALAG tue
stock Of tho Union Pacific Railroad had not been
divided among thcae who received 3 division OF
The profits of the contract. Tho witness replied,
some Of them. Tie witness did not
know the precise cost Of the railroad
made some calculations toehow how the Union
Pacific Railroad Company and the Credlt
Mobilier wore the Same thing but tho Chairman
thought tho calculations proved tho mequanty
OF tho two In reply to tho question whether
tho witness knew Of the payment OF any money eto.
ho replied that he (witness) had always con-
tributed for general political purposes.
BENJAMIN r. Butler, member ot Congress,
mid $1,000 by tho Unicn Pacific Railroaa
Enmnrny, It was reported that Butler received M
IS Om. but tho witness could testify to S3,oo9
lsying becu paid. Ho had seen it OH tho Ireas-
urer's books. This wac in tho fall Of 1857 or the
spring OF 1868. Butler gave advice ns to tue
l{ekes Amcs contract and helped tho Company
at meeting OF tho election Of officers. John
B, Alley brought Butler to New York, ns LIS a.,
tornoy, but the Company took his advice ano
paid him for it.
Aioy, who was present, nsked how the witness e1
understood that Lo brought General Butler WILL
him to New York as his lawyer. Had the Tl1noss
any ground for the statomcnt
The witness replied that that Was the gonetal
| understanding OF the report.
| Allgy reioi1lcd that he had nothing mora to DO
with GeuoEnl Buffers going to New - 3oh t on'. tnn.1
| the witness himself. Iho ffe5ioeut VI LAS o'l4
! pauy sent on for Butler.
erEwARr's TESTIMONY. >.
| Joseph s. Stewart, lawyer or Washington,
testified He had been IN earnest and coaslstous
| advocate 6t E1i the Pacific Railroad pro@eets 4o1
erallv. He had urged theso measures On mem
bers Of Congress. 4 49,.
commonly known IA lobbying acEcmos?
Answor-l disclainn the performance CO ot sucI
service on anJ OCCASION was palu ior Us ffA
| vices by the Company, or those representing It,
Question-Nhat amount? ,o a.,
/ HnsTcr-1 WAS paid fee Of sac, GOO on &C
| count Of railroads, for my individual services
by MessrB Durant and Hallett. Another ioc O.
wns paid to e q e. ,;.dsS T. ah'1n9iss p 1s
rreat ds6l mora monDy canie into ny nanos
received it in order to discharg'
my duty as attorney in cases wher'
railroads we're concerned as mediator, ,a.a feeata
NV b,lginosB had no reference to any Senator o
Henresentctiye. I received for tho purpea
ao50 600. part Of this sum il Union Pacific Kail
road bonds Tho witness declines to state III
sum he vas paid in bonds, but they were 4G M
rpspcAted psne thai most Of the money va II,
na;d n gettle dispute with III
Ff,asvenWoxtb. Ff Pa7rnee & Western Railroad Con,
pany. He considered himself an agent OF I a q
railroad companies essn.hs he Ta9 10
rid and strengthen the financial condition OF u
| companies. He vas tho author OF the tent
sectInn Of the Union Pacific Railroad, act Q
! 1864. Tho Committee, at midnight, ad]ourne
till Monday at 10 O'Clock.
POLAND'S COMMITTEE.
Bo1EH's EVIDENCE.
Wasu1SaroS, Jan. 18.-At the session OF ~
polands Committee on the Credit Moblner, tn'
morning, NJ. B. Boyer, e1-Member OF congfG7 s
from Pennsylvania, voluntarily appeared. l. !
said he had nothing to conceal. He took :
shares in Liz own name, and Is as trustee fe
, his wife, and so they have held it, regarding
as Legitimate stock transaction: Du!
Ing tho time that he vas IN cSongrpe: ISn s.
, neither the Credit Mobilier nor tho the =; 3
and grants having been voted on before ne v.
a Cnngrossman, Ho invites critical e1emiu'
, tion of hig Conversational record. Ills iuves
u1ent in the Credit Mobilier was conscque1
1.&s aF
: did not see how his Investment concerns Il
: public. "No one ever linrod that my serylc'
: | as Congressman we're expected, and certainty
: such services we're ever rendered." 10 only :
| 'pretted that his Investment was not larger. Z
: had no negotiations with Anes.
:" Wilson'S STATEMENT.
James F. YilAon, OF Iowa, made the fouoN71
. onco bought and paid ten shares of capt.
; stock Of the Credit Mobilior. The par value
the nhares was S1oo CASH. in all 81 q ooo. ~
! purchase came about in this way: When Oak
: | Ames was soliciting subscriptions he asked 7 :
i to subscribe for s., COO worth Of it, which d
= clned to do. I heard nothing more OF this eto i
until some time in the year 1865; the execs ~, IT,
state b but IN efFa'r{ fia c{v nRI ssid3 com IN
y with whom I had been acquainted Rose'
. Years, and against whose character
!. had nevor heard any. reproach, y
during the conversation had be between n8' ask *
| 1
him That / did not that Ames asked mo to gu
scribe for Of il but that hsa a,oc asGhne
nComb replied that could get thaa 9toek @ q Ss
:, knew but lttle about it, and inquired itH yalt
, He said that would depend somewhat on circu1
% stances, but that need not hesitate because
is Tint that ko thought ho could get It at pa
that he would take + fuirh the m6Rey %o,fd iG
1e. heen q liberal compensation for tho neEotintic
h Ho then related the circumstances under VIII h
be had subscribed for number OF Shares; u
i he had made his subscription in good falt
That the Company refused to recognize Ills $,
SeR1n and wf5o 9g g m to ras saeat detoq0ed hm oo
of have The STOCK; that il ho could not got it qu
10 " md peacefully, he would enforce his claims
Q, law that he did not want to have Or make sa,
t, UNNECESSARY trouble abont it, but that he wol
70 not be chsated out Of it; that he was willing
anything for short of Of Moaa IaaS
,, would go through with It az
d, driven to t. Tho impression which he made
| 4I,an OF nya