The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1873-01-09
.,,,c Developments about tn g
r,.cdit. NObtlier Scandal.
From the baltimore Gazette

'' 40, congress thai is absolutely shocking
"'" .,,,,,nlstc. When the particulars Of
=. ,,or,,h >nit were first made public, the
".:.,,ny being Gr pnrtc--cXccpt so far as
''-,n'~inr letters OF Cakes Ames went to
.' %..,, n,r sworn statements Of Colonel
,,,,',,,,- The puhlsc mind was disposed to
,Ir congressman eliminated by those
,o,.ar, the benefit of doubt. When.
.~.E,rr. MANY nt them met the charge
,,.,n tIs, denial. aud the rest "faltered in
,,, .rD-r." their constituents were led
" r.,,scyc thai they had been uniustlv ac-
....l. vli!>t tn" Republican Journals were
.. .an, ever lie immaculate virtue OF these
... ,4ial and prominent members OF the
..,, amt hurled donuncia'ionS ut those
d.. ,4l vcntuyrd ~ cast an 'mpufatlon on
...r honesty. And now that the demand
t,l UliHa for 4 committee Of invcstlga-
.t HIS lIauEht Colonel McComb and
.,.,r, A.ay> fee 10 face. the brief abstract
, he testimony published proves, be-
...., controversy, that all the congress
... manned originally by Colonel Mciomb
....,,y..vd IN TIC stock Of the CrGdii-No-
.Yne.r approached by Cakes AnlcS, and
,.., ..h u few honorable exceptions, they
,... .-.gga ~ The temptation. III the writ
statement put in hy Cakes Amcs he had
... .t!lacnv 10 acknowledge that he had
a.~..;3 nu.uhcrof congressman shares Of the
$685.. and Claims that i, was "a legitimate
. ..,,... transaction" His plea is that it WAS
......rai ~ the success OF the undertaking
...... lhr cpu;uuy Should have additional
..rs} AMI influence; not only Legislative
~. III, credit, goodwill, and general
.., - Ic feeling" How he expected 10 get
..,.,t# uam di,posin- Of stock among lnem-
....ur , .n.rr>.. who were 10 pay for II out
. err. I.si.,uIs, nc docs not venture 10 say,
w.. wui,} Gad il .tj.iiclIt 10 explain. Nor
...t....r,an,r.uv. ken lie maze the appor-
.....,,v'. in van, Of money. for it had
....y DECLARED several heavy dividends;
40, lu> own letter 10 Met proves that at
.....,rr; Ting ~ vas using thc stock where
. .nla;n hi, owu cxprc>>ion) At "olld Go
pa. = good" tie nomptuy WAS actually con-
a... .'iug lllp d y.arIticn Cf a further diNl-
..,l ~ per cent. The real reason for
.... Mt 81 ilcrI'ity--rauk bribery, some
.."i.r accustomed to plain speaking will
81. .,--v,,, stated by Colonel McComO in
it,. testimony. lie said:
reference i made in one Of Nr. Iine$ )
.,,trt 10 Durnd'> action III New ! DIRK and
na,hHUrnc's move here: Mr.. Aiues wrote
~ Nr-l ath AoL SURF nu' He 'oi't uiC-'i'''
e.. l.. Wasuburno. Of Illinois, in his place il
'' h"u>'' hid move" so"iv h!.u o' iLl'ese''
-...I"H INTO me affairs o. Ii" mon Ia'ih'
."'' Yid. 40 ll"' I'c0i:e'' 'uc ilcc'st
.'Uj. Af. tVil'& was ~ me cHaii rs
...!arr laau,cuYrr they blocked the game
..G defeated il. Mr.. Amc> called my atteE-
,.a tu il. and asked me il did not think
'.'. u, MI N"iiAA : 'A>c ''ie n'''"I'l'H' i"'''
i.''.
-" 'ilrN ny "Hich ines" sc'n"a'ous trans Is.
i.'i'> were covered ". was ingenious ou'
.,,'.,'d that except III one or two instances
2" '""Hslu'u /" h"Ii the 7iocN a> trustee
4 ,-t n"Eg ~ Ill" shares assigned were
'"@-'orr"d uu the books OF the company to
member 0t Congress. But they owned
g.. ,tr"h. nevertheless, anu they drew
$50 d., t&"m Ill least tn" dlyidends accru-
i"l4 tij- ownership. now tel Us see
H.'' lAtuE nj ''i' congressman WHOSE ii''i!lcs
.."I" "ai!iar'U IN ne list FURNISHED ny Nc
'.a' mr'li. i, rs alleged, the shares placed
s., ~" their names. lhc list, rs gwen
$50 omt ,y u&Ar> Amn>. was rs follows:
,........ ,.,,;.,.,, ,ea. r,t,,. Mass anna
,,.,.-.,' >.U....g.,o Iaw.s, Alass.........2 ,oDo
"...a. "' NJ. .-."'i t""irF lem 200
~ gr,.' = ....., v..,o ii!a.!aIn and Car
D., :a\, -l@sn-r ....-"' iced vh" each. .2ojo
~. ,H.a ........ro.t
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