, 1873-02-14
rHE SENATE f.aMS111rEE

naittee
Adjourned till tomorrow.
THE SENATE COMMITTEE.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 19-The Senate Credit Mo-
bilier Investigating COMMITTEES met this morning.
It w:s announced that Senators Patterson and
Ccnkling cotld not attend till tomorrow.
SENATOR LOGAN
appeared. but said be had nothing to add to his
testimony already given before the House Com
mittee, IN refer1cce to tho testimony OF Ames.
uARLAN's STATEMENT.
The following ia HarlAn'B statement:
In the spring of 1865 Durant asked NE il Ne
needed any funds tor the election in Iowa, and
inquired il felt any interest in the result.
replied that I did He responded, III you
need any help desire to extend some:" After
either bymyseH ormy friends, and contribution
came from him. Ihave adistin6t remembrance OF
but one check, aud that one came from mr.
Crane, the confidential agent Of Durant. It WAS
msde payable to my order, and came to NE IN .
check / do not remember. It vas probab1y
made payable to mg and endorsed by mo. In
the spring OF 1868, after came to tho Senate,
Alley asked me il the Union Pacific Ra1lroad
purpoets In Iowa told him thought not.
He said they fere attempting to aettie tho &C.
counts Of Du1ant, and he Durent) bad brought
| in, large bill, saying thkt part OF 1t was
| named An election in Nav York, another
| in New Jersey, one In one OF the New England
States, md in Iowa. dbzeryed to him that 30
far as Iowa was concerned, Durant had inside an
for The be- essoa h'56 but b dot ss os t
! out OF the Company's funds, then should feel
it my duty to have the amount restored: ask
| ed Alley, who was the business man Of the Com
pany, and he said Oakes Ames had more to dq
reiterated what hHd said to Alley, saying Il
Durant had advanced the funds of the Company
to secure my election, felt It my duty to re-
store it, and had with me my written obligation to
| do so. He observed that ho did not believe
Durant had advanced any money, but that his
! statement WAS made up and it "aa al q 1le+ At
| terwards met Ames, and tho subject WAS again
alluded to. made inquiry again whether he
had learned anything about that, and he said b he
! Company showing it w:s 7aid. After that saw,
| in the Dubuque Herdlds statement, that i. was
aver1ed by distinguished ex-senator, that the
/ Union Pacific Railroad had advanced $40, 900 to
secure the election OF Harlan over Ki1kwood In
| 1866, and that the check VAS on file among the
papers Of the Company. 7 clipped out the arti-
Gle and wrote note to Durant, enclosing the
newspaper article to him, and asked him to state
substantially in harmony with his testimony.
He said in that letter that nothing had been ad-
vanced by the Union Pacific Railroad, and the
books would chow. have his statement
think. Witness here produced the following
letter1:
DEAR sm: 1have your favor encloetng = news
time Of your reelection to the United States Senate
the Union Pacific Railroad Company gava you chec1
Of .na s. eee1s
produced. I should scarcely think It worth youl
to Fete th or tha. you %oaa dem en- the ID da
political contest, Of sufficient importance to be no
It AL Should y0g thi9s Genss59 s;6S"tts
dcny IT, 1t the time referred TO- was vice President
and Acting Manager Of tho Affairs Of the Company
and e tsy : @ % esn h.7e no such drs
check IN their possession. presume It would g1vt
e. % nd q ts T. %es :.
fsct. Trusting such charges WIN in no way ahec
you1 prospects f0r reelection IN your reSpsetfuif %
To Hon. JoHs HARLAN.
The witness resumed: Iafterward eaw Durant
and told him had promised Ames would re-
store any money to the Company, il it had been
used to aid in my election. He said it nar
his private funds, and no account was
| made OF it to the Company. The wit.
ness further testified that hs was not
given. BE went out OF the Senate On thu 4th Of
| March, 1865, and went into the Interior Depart
ment in May following. The two checks we're
not received together. Ho felt sure they Nere
| received in the summer or autumn Of 1865. but
| could not remember the date The first check,
he felt sure, was signed by Crane.
Odd you hnve it caAhcd in Iowa?
| A.-No, had it cashed in New York.
Q.-What had been your relations NTH Duran
| prior to that time
Al had known him long time. He wa
interested in building railroads in my State, ane
| became acquainted with him about 1856 The
Witness did not know what election was aided il
New Jersey Alley said it was Democrat.
aided, and II Durant wanted to elect Democrats
he (A1ley) did not.
By Stockton-WhAt do they do with money fo1
election purposes in Iown7
Al might illustrate that by going on to STATE
| what know about money being expended b.
Democrats and Republicans both at tho last e1ec
| ton.
Btockton-I do not ask the question as part,
question, but as member Of the Committee.
uarlan-I know it WAS not expended improp
orly. It waB used for hotel bills, printing, tray
| cling expenses. etc. Durant said that the wit
| ness was an old resident OF the State and bette1
than new man in shaping legislation
By Mor1i1l-Did the Railroad Company during
your occupancy Of tho sec1eta1yship call upor
| you for action
Al have to think to get up dates. Undo
the law, ~ fast as they finished forty miles O.
road, they reported to the President, who sen
out Commi9sioners to examine and accept it
uhereupon the Company became entitled to the
land grants and bonds.
Q.-Was it the duty OF the President to accep
the road7
A.-Statuto will show. think 1t Tas tho dut,
OF the President to accept it.
i The Committee took receso.
The Committee reasssmb1ed ut o'clock, Rut
| Vice President elect,
WAS called. He said he had no desire to add t,
OF take from his testimony before the Polant
Committee. 1t the time tho purchase was mad
NTH his Wife's money, he would hAv,
done tho same himself il he had hat