New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-01-27
THE WILSON COMMITTEE.
TESTIMONY or ELISHA ATKINS AND OLIVER AMES
GENERAL PEBSS DISPATCHI


GENERAL PKBSS DISPArCHl
WASHINGTON, Jan. 25.-1he Wilson Special
Committee met this morning. and examined Mr.. Elisha
Atkins who testified that he was stakeholder IN tho
Credit Mobnier but never director also that nc
was a stockholder in the Union Pacific RliisOdd ana
member OF she Board OF Directors Of that line. witness
produced the OOO00 note given by the Union Pacitc
Railroad Company to the Credit Mobiiier dated August
1862 and inaorsed by Mr.. Atkins. trustee. He also
produced the appeal bond for 100000 given to secure the
judgment in the suit state Of Pennsylvania against
the Credit moDhier and testified that this note was
given for the purpose of securing parties the appeal
bond against damages resulting from the sult he pre-
sumed the for making the note 10 large was
TO cover the possible contingency OF 1t. beng
paid in stock; he remembered OF an account oil
s26 being paid by the Union Pacific Railroad for ex
penses but never heard that the money used for
the purpose influencing legislation another account
$4,000 paid before his connection with the road
of which he knew nothing still holds the note IN che
interest OF Railroad Company, pending settlement
with the trustees.
Oliver Ames was examined "a to the expenditure OF
large of money account Of Congress expenses
He did not care to inquire into the particulars Of tue
expenditures but approved the report Of the Committee
the subject; be supposed some OF the money was
spent getting legislation through Congress TOT inc
benefit OF the Pacific Railroad Company aud UNDERSTOOD
that great deal OF II WAS spent III the quaffes OF ~
Duraut with the Pawnee and the Eastern Division Rat
road. DR.. Duran has d5bursed $4,000, for when he
The Committee adjourned until 10 O'Clock Monday.
GEN. BUFFERS SERVICES AS ATTORNEY FOR THE
RoAD-FULL TEXT OF OLIVER AMEo'S TE5-
TIMONY.
fBY TELEGRAPH TO THR TRIBuSg
WASHINGTON, Jan. 25.-The full text of the
testimony Oliver Ames before the Wilson Committee
on Friday night with reference to Gen. Buffers profess
sona services not yet been gwen and many erro-
neous statements have been made The following Is the
full testimony:
BY Mr.. sheabarger-Do you know OF any money
having been paid by the Union Pacific Railroad Com
pany TO any member OF Congress for services attorney
for the Company OF for the Credit MOUllier A To
body, except, perhaps, MI. Butter =, ..,,
nv the Union Pacific Railroad Company the time OF the
contest between James Fisk and the COMPANY he came
counsel for the Ompany, and Inspector OF election
and he remained there two or three days think ,
O. When was that election Z A. October 1867 think
o. The contract OF assignment, called triparute con
tract il dated October TO- 1867 Gen Butler acting
as attorney for the Company IN the way you have de-
ferrng to the recOrd)At the annual meeting OIL st0ck
holders OF the Union Pacific Railroad Company, held at
their office No 20 Nassal-st New-York, October, 2,
1867 inspectors OF ELECTION were appote9 ana the re-
O. Butler and somebody else acted as lhSpectors a.
O. When was that tripartte contract prepared. aud
where A. It was prepared in NewY0rk, by lawyers
there Mr. Charles Tracy one OF the principal law
yers / believe in drawing up those papers.
not ,,, 4. l., ,;.
M that trpartite contract A. think not.
. BY the Chairman-How much was paid by the Union
Pacific Railroad Company to Gen. Butler Tor MS services
as attorney a. There S30OJ paid TO Cen Butler
and subsequently. L think, 5000 more; Gen. Butler
claimed that the first payment was not SUFFICIENT COM
pensation for the services he had rendered.
O. SO received 5000 in ALI "A. That Is my i'm
preston.
O Received that compensation for services you have
statedi A. Yes, Sir ~ .
O. was he ever employed attorney OF the road az
any other than that 10 which you have testnedf
A. No, Sir. - . -
O. And be never received any other sums OF money
FROM tine Company A. No, Sir.
nv Mr. Sheabarger-That compensation was paid, you
saw by the URIon Pacific Railroad Company A. Ies SIR
o. And not by Mr.. AleYl A. No, Sir.
o. Mr. Bushnell stated that Gen. Butler was brought
there AZ attorney for Mr.. Alley and not for the Com
panyl A. Mr. Alley was of course friend Of Gen. But
Ter and think he suggested TO me that Gen Butler was
very proper man after the interests Of the Union
Pacific Railroad Company at that time and got HIM to
come down to New-York ,,.,,
by Mr. AeyI had nothing more TO do with 1t than sim
ply making that suggestion, mad II A NO. that IS So
o. Do Mt you remember that Gen. Butler came twice
TO New York chat he there at the first meeting ana
also at an adjourned meeting and that he took part and
was consulted with reference to the assignment OF the
eoutractl A. do MT recOlect in regard TO the assign
ment of the contract but think he at the adjourned
meeting. -.
By Mr. Hoar-Did MT he stay there in NewYork about
fortnight attending to this businesst A. think not