Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-02-28
ESTABLISHED MARCH 80. 1885, s. !.
WASHINGTON.
Another Credit MObilier Report.
Progress of the Public Buslnes


Progress of the Public Business.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 27.-Impression re-
Gently gained ground that an extra session
OF the House would be necessary to get all
the appropriation bills through and other
Important measures. 1t now looks as
all bills of importance will be passed before
Tuesday. The President, it is well known,
opposes an extra session. The appropria-
ton bills, it is conceded, are in fair way
to be passed and can be finished in three
days. The fishery bill has passed both
houses, and the Utah bill passed the Senate
last night. The House can dispose of it in
| day, and then bushes will be finished by
Tuesday.
The most important measure to go over
will b. the Louis ana matter, and as the
President has already notified Congress
what action be will take in regard thereto,
no effort will be made towards settling the
troubles in that State.
The Senate Committee on Appropria-
lions report among amendments to the
sundry civil appropriation bill $4,000 for q
road to the Yellow Stone National Park, and
$50, 900 for telegraph lines On the Texas
frontier.
Brooks Flies on at Tangent.
When the vote was declared In the House
to-day respecting Brooks he conspicuously
left his seat and went first to Elliott, the
celored Representative from South Carroll
ms, and in the presence of hundreds in the
rear OF Elliott's seat thanked him at length
and emphatically for the vote which he had
given. He then did the like to Rainey, also
from South Carolina, whose seat was in
distant part of the House. This spectacle
attracted great attention.
All the Tennessee members voted for the
censure Of Ames and Brooks, except But
Ter, Garrett and Maynard.
The ArObiiIeF seAatsrs-Logan.
7The report of Morrilrs committee, pre-
scented tonight states that in December,
1867, John A. Logan made arrangements
with Ames to purchase ten shares of the
stock upon Recommendation OF Ames that
The stock was valuable and the payment
could be made ut gny time. The stock was
never delivered. Ia June following Ames |
showed to Logan an account in which he |
credited him with two dividends arising on |
stock subsequent te its purchase Of 80 and 90 |
per cent, respectively, from which he de- |
Quoted $1,000, the price of Lhe stock, and |
gave Logan a check on the Sergeant at |
Arms of the House for the balance, $500.
which check was paid on the 10th of Janu- |
AIRY following. Having become doubtful |
whether it was good stock, or whether there |
would not be difficulty about it, hogan paid |
Ames the amount Of money received on |
the checks, and the interest thereon, stating
to him that he had concluded not ID take |
the stock, TO which Ameh consented, and
here the transaction ended, Logan having
no further interest in it.
Roscoe Conkling does not appear to have
been connected in any way with the stock.
Wilson's Wife.
December, 1867, Senator Wilson on be-
half OF his wife at the instance of Ames,
and upon the advice of friends contracted !
for twenty shares, paying therefor Ii cash
3 200, which belonged 70 his wife, Ames
giving a receipt FOR the same, and a guaran-
tee for the payment of 10 per cent. interest
thereon Wilson became dissatisfied with
the transaction from what be had
learned OF the differences ia the
management Of the Credit Mobilier.
and Union Pacific Company and concluded
10 regard the transaction as complete. He
so stated to Ames, who consented to so re-
gard 1t, and an adjustment was therefore
made. 1t was by the contract by her hus-
band, and Mr. Wilson had no right or in
terest Of his own. Whether the apsion is
Or is not in law to be regarded
as that Of bis own or that Of bis wife,
s not deemed material. It is cartain thas
a. money invested was contributed by
trends TO his wife; that he treated it as be-
longing to her, and made the investment
Tor her benefit from it, and the money
was finally repaid to and disposed Of
by her. Wilton does not appear
10 have been well informed as to the char
acter OF Credit Mobilize, nor does it appear
hat he was aware or had reason to suspect
hat AnAes had any object in commencing
he investment other than that of friendship.
The committee fast believe Senator Viii
son is affected by the transaction with
Ames, but they feel constrained TO advert
II this connection TO the fact that on the
18th of September last Wilson authorised
% be sent TO the public press of New I ork
| displtch which in effect is regarded
Is an unqualified denial that he had ever
obtained from Cakes Ames or any other
'erson the slightest interest in Credit Mo
)ilier, and in effect that the dispatch was
calculated to convey to the public an erro-
leous impression.