The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1873-02-21

Judge Poland . committee, tnib ulofhhne' u"
a secret session for tw hours, and discussed
the evidence preparatory to . final report, to
he made within a week or ten days. They only
await the return of Ames to close the
ton. II was decided to send the Sergeant-at-
Arms for him if he is not heard from to-day.
Two kilograms sent to him are unanswered.
After the examination of Ames, Mr.. Colfa1
will be allowed o offer testimony to show
where the 81, 200 eposited in the First Ma
tional Bank came from but the ex-
pect to hear all this evidence in one day and
then close. At the request OF Judge Hale,
counsel for Mr.. Colfax, the committee directed
that Ames be notifiedto bring his memorandum
book. referred to in his testimony, on his re-
turn.
Tn Wilson committee examined no wit
nesses ON the 8th.
Judge C. T. Sherman, Of Ohio, was examined
by the Wilson committee on the 10th. The
witness thought the prices allowed under the
Ames contract we're double what they should
have been. At one-half that price the con-
tractors could have made fair profits. The
Hoxie contract WAS the one entered into while
the witness held the position of Government
Director. The manner in which the road was
constructed under the Hoxie contract was
satisfactory. Had not the Credit Mobilier
been formed and taken hold Of tho road the
work would have been stopped in sixty days.
If the Credit Mobilier expended $50, O0O, 1000
and made s15, 900, 900 profit they made no moro
than fair profit. He did not think that SAL
900, 600 was an extravagant price for building
the road.
The Poland committee met on the 10th, but
nothing was done. 1t is probable that several
days will be occupied in examining the evil
dence before further action can be determined.
The committee will ask leave to sit during the
sessions of the Senate.
A Washington dispatch Of the 18th says:
Nearly the whole attention Of Washington has
been directed to Judge Poland's committee
room to-day. Ames, after . descision, pro-
viding that no entries, except in regard to the
Credit Mobilier, should be made pubic, pro-
duced his memorandum books for 1867, 1865
and 1869. They were diaries with q page-date'
for each day in the year. On these, in the
proper places. and in entries which all agree
were made at the time, were all the transac-
tions with members exactly as he has testified
to them heretofore. In addition to the en-
tries in order of dates there were at the end
of the books a calculation Of the amounts due
each member, and of the payments made to
each. Nothing additional was discovered ex-
cept an entry in the book for 1869 Of 3 pay
ment to Mr.. Colfax, Jan. %, Of $780, being
interest on certificates for stock Of the Union
Pacific road received by Mr.. Colfa1 rs divi-
dends from the Credit Mobilier. Judge Hale.
counsel for Mr.. Colfax, then began a cross
examination of Ames. almost the only effect
of which WAS to excite the committee very
strongly against Hale and call out several
very pointed and severe reprimands from
Judge Poland for the course Hale at
tempted to pursue. II cross-examination
did not destroy the force Of Ames
testimony in any material point. Judge Hale
then called Dillon, the book-keeper Of Ordway,
who had been called when the 81, 200 check
was first produced about two weeks ago, to
testify that he had not paid the check 10 Mr..
Colfax, and had no remembrance of paying 1t
to any one. lie testified to-day that his i'm
preston was that he had paid the 81 loo check
to MIR. Ames. He refused, however, to swear
that he remembered it, but would only say it
was his strong impression. AT the evening
session Mr.. Colfa1 again denied receiving
81, 200. and also denied receiving the S60.75
interest on certificates which was entered on
Ames' book as paid to him. He then gave m
explanation Of the IL, 200 bank note deposit !;
300 came from his step-father. Mr.. Matthews
as part of debt due for piano purchased
II, 900 of it was ir a note of that denomination
received BY mail from q man named Nesbit in
New York. who wrote to congratulate him on
the nomination to Vice-Presidoncy and ten
dered him the money rs . compliment. He
could not remember the exact date, as the
letter had not been preserved and Mr.. Nesbit
was dead and his executors had not been
able to find any record of the sum
sent. Mr.. Matthews was sworn, and recol-
lected the $1,000 bill being received in the
mail and exhibited at the breakfast table. No
date could be fixed other than approximately.
The object Of tiIing the exact date was that
the explanation, as given, might have applied
as well to the deposit of about 81, 500 made
three weeks later. After the examination Of
Mr.. Colfax ended. Ames was examined in re-
gard to Butler asking 10000 from the Union
Pacific railroad rs retaining fee for Mr.. Car
penter, of Wisconsin, to help elect him Sem
ator. Ames said Butler did not solicit the
money, intimating that Carpenter would be q
friend, and had q tongue in his head. Mr..
Burlington, of the House, was sworn, and tes-
titled that before Carpenters election to the
Senate, Butler told hiri (the witness) that
friends Of Carpenter had sent down here to
obtain si0, 900 from the Union Pacific to help
elect Carpenter, but that Alley had objected.
Ames testified that lie referred the matter to
the directors, and he felt sure the money had
not been paid.
The testimony taken in Philadelphia before
Hon. Jeremiah Wilson, Chairman Of Investi-
eating Committee No. 2, exonerates Hon. J.
+. Wilson, Of Iowa, from all connection with
the $4,000 check, as sworn to by the witness
Spence, and shows that the same was paid to
Thomas A. Scott, and Was deposited by Scott
in the Girard Bank, Of Philadelphia, to his
credit.
A NEW REP UBLIC.
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