, 1873-01-29

acqualnting the higher officers OF the Govern
ment with its practical workings in the time i
has existed. No other matter OF extraordinar.
day.
| CREDIT MOBiLfER.
| THE POLAND COMMITTEE.
| WASHINGTON, Jan. 28.-At the sitting Of Judg.
B!1ine first appeared, aud requested that M
stevenson Cwho introduced in the House rego
luton Of inquiry into the Sioux City Road) max,
hlr sTorn statement in suPPort Of the allegation
Mr.. Stevenson then testified:
| eTEvESsoS g TESTIMONY.
Cakes Ames informed me that certain mem
bers, including Allison, himself, and Blaine, ant
other names he mentioned, but don't remember
| now, were interested In this railroad He stated
that there WAS 4 construction contract similar tc
| that under which the Union Pacific had beo,
built, and, II we wanted to make an examna.
tlon, We had better make IN examination Of oil
tho roads having land grants, and We would find
held stock In his own name, or the name Of Co
burn, OF Maine, who ia b wcalthy man,
and had agreed to put funds in
Blsine's hands for such an Investment ;
that Elaine had invested to tho e1-
| ean (Ames), in order to settle with Coburn. I
think he said Blaine purchased $40 600 or $40 600
| worth Of bonds, and paid him 80 cents on the
| dollar. Coburn paid him 30 cents On the dollar.
In his reply to Blaine the witness said that
this conversation occurred 3 few days before he
offered the resolution. The Witnes8 had all the
details before he offered the resolution, and WAS
quite sure the conversation with A1nes Was not
At the Arlington House after be had offered the
resolution. The witness received other info1ma~
tion, but it was only hearBay. Additional in
formation came from John B. Alley, to whom
the witness was introduced At the Arling-
tSa tSat HGts! tsa b low AmeF Fan, He y S54 'eta c
Railroad Was organized in 1867; that he and
Samuel Hooper were co-stockholders Ames and
some gentlemen in Boston represented the Com
pany. He said he had no personal knowledge OF
Blaines being stockholder: The witness found
completing the road was extended. hIr. Steven
son read the action Of the House ut chat session
on the bill.
Blaine-You don't mean to say Was Speaker
then?
Btevenson-No; but you we're we'll posted on
1tr. Stevenson then cited from the journal Of
the House. and said that Blaine did not vote on
the bill.
Blaine asked him to explain certain portions Of
also"
stevonson-':I don't need help, but others
may"
AXEs AGAIN.
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whereupon he was examined BY Blaine, and sa1d
tho conversation with Stevenson took place at
the dinnez-tablo at the Arlington, tho day after
he (Stev4nson) offered the resolution. Was
laughing at him, and told him he had got hold
OF the wrong road; was very positive that
Stevenson had no information from the witness
before he offered the resolution.
Blaine-Then the allegation Of Stevenson Is
not supported by you7
A.--Not air.
%1 Tndc pn1or3 $r11
other day that the conversation had with Steven
son took place after the resolution WAS offered.
Stevenson to Ames-Iou frequently stated,
Mr. Ames, that your recollection as to dates was
not very distinct.
A.-Tes, sir.
STEVENSON AGAIN.
Dlaine then aueationed Stevenson as folloVs:
Q.-Did you have au anonymOus or other kind
of letter from Iowa on this subject before you
offered the resolution +?
A.-None whatever.
Q.-Have you ever spoken Of having received
such letter?
A.-No, sir.
Odd yon ever say to any one that you
thought you had caught tho Speaker
Al don't remember.
Odd you have such conversation With
Senator Stevenson, Of Kentucky?
Al don't remember. had conversation
with him On the subject. -, :.
Q.ZAnd you said, II ha7o caught tho
Mot in that rough way: I may hare indi-
cated that had something that would impicate
the Speaker in tho land grants.
Q.-Do you think your controlling motive was
A.-My object was to catch tho Speaker, if he |
was involved il this road and said further thst
II the Speaker Of the House WAS engaged in auch |
tranaactionB it Was equal to dealing in Credit |
1obilier stock
BLA1SE's TE6TmosY. /
Mr. Blaine WAS then sworn, aud said that the |
contracting company in the Iowa Falls s Sioux |
City Railroad we're his highly valued friends, A. |
l. T. Cobu1n. Of Maine. In January last, in set |
ing up some business with the Messrs. Coburn, /
be took quantity Of stock OF this road, for |
which he paid about 60 cents in cash. This Was t
.he first Of his ownership in tho road He holds |
.ha stock in his Own name, and Cougress, in his |
Judgment Is no more called upon to Investigate
t than it would be to inquire into the weakly e1-
7enses Of his household Hs made the expla~
The road could not possibly come before
Congress for anything: ar. Blaine further tes-
tified tha. he owned 676 eharcs, for which be
paid @32, 500, and had ever since been living in
up to this time thoy had not. laughter.1 He
vas not generally in railroad business, but
would like to be in it more. He bought Is 600
rorth OF bonds from A1nes, and paid him 80
,ents On the dollar. At another time bought,
think, eli, ,0oo in Boston from him, for which,
believe, I pai6Gm 80 cents On the dollar.
That, believe, WAS in the winter of 1870 OF
871. turned them into the Messrs. Coburn,
'artly at one price, and partly at another; some
I them as high as 50, sone at e5-
a.odAS's STATEMENT.
After further examination OF Ames, Senator
logan, at the request Of Poland, 1nado state
1ent to the Committee, Is follows: I have
cen the testimony OF Ames, given before tho
committee. hare nothing whatever to conceal
! this transaction, SO far as am connected
18th it. Ames said agreed to purchase certain
tock. did 30 in 1867 or 1865 agreed With
i'm to purchase ten shares OF stock at par
aid nothing to Ames ut that time, and received
o stock. On June 20 following, Anaes came to
10 and said this stock was entitled to a divi-
and, or dividends. He made statement, and
sye it to me-, which showed that the dividcads
q the stock up to that tina paid the anoun:
1e for it. and left balance Of S323. Ames !