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ment that the cry. of stop thief was made by
the thieves themselves, and he hoped the other
would make i ~ poaa
This committee OF course could not do that
ne charged that no satisfactory account ,sy oo had
srtj, % Who had ss5Scoo of that money was now
Imprisoned for rel efuslng TO testify. The charges
against Gen. Dodge were unjust he thought.
He declared he had nothing to do with pur-
chasing locomotives. &c.
Adjourned until Tomorrow.
The Wilson Committee-Interesting Testi-
mony by Horace r. Clark.
WASHINGTON Jan. 31.-The Wilson COM
mittee to-day recalled Horace r. Clark. The
Chairman caused TO be read sentence from the
reporters notes, by which IL appeared that
Clark said yesterday that he became satisfied
that the gentleman who brought before him the
details to break down the stock Of the Pacific
Railroad Company was not in the conspiracy to
injure it, and not, as published, that the gentle
man himself was In the conspiracy.
Mr., ShellabarRer interrupted witness relative
to the Oakes Ames contract and the proceedings
under II, including dividends by the Credit
Mobilier, snd the previous agreement with Ames
that the stockholders In the Credit Mobilier
should relatively share in the profits OF the con-
tract
THE oAKEs AMEs CONTRACT.
.,9.,wa, 4 In aceordanse with sound usage and
,oS for he cdnsafusSioh oi rsiIresds %iS many
respeets It was unprecedenied Y some t was not, 10
Sesr--ihe usual course 20 obtsin subscription.
Sonas Of he road ana spend on sccount of tie stocs
hodsrs think this was the custom as 70 all roads up
s.nee. q ssners rule he siOe sSoiders lost ali
eompsnes who take TO ,Rem.eTss al he s,oep and
secure. and build the road has been resorted TO- and
PTinspies me T,sss, a:tinsS;Sins feature q q:
,, sae nnu .ne sen'sen h wnS osp s ne hs
WITH ~seS they srt des S
ss SG.' a. the eSa
posed Of parties who d.a, at arms length with the
srdcton companies take s securities Of every
nnished according TO contract.
WILL THE COMPANY SEEK TO REcovEaf
S nUn Ns .ee Se9 Eross II se q.
ready described such to ente that company TO
@ E. S 90 NE SeG PsS S e
81 es . eSn yCs t s' I'M or 81 s no
Pscihc airosd Company not 10 call upon them 20 20
s Tbs o % & Ss not GSen
Company since 1 became President Of the company.
In Se
enisd though think All ne fssts have not been fnS
be none unt ali The facts 50 far legal snd equitable
q S Ss sa &c Roa Company hs
desyor not deal unjust nor act in bot haste under
Ssa
a s sss Been 10 6 ,sr
bring yself TO assume that everything
sariy true.
INJuEy TO THE COMPANY.
BY Mr. Hoar-The Government has derived great ad-
yantaees from the Union Ps0isc Railroad. Among
Rs1s Country
he So on ZIP loan @. wSs
said as President o. the company he the reprcsen
pa
ss 20 lent q, SOnd s hsse bonds e
Act Of and without any respectable reason the
on A'ss sAs sS
Of PaSe deS aSs but p. @ ss sb 81 Se aSs
Psene Rarcsd snonsh not pays6le BY the company
Sa pasiiseaa aS a'as sse nSead company % ' araS
debtor in respect 70 arcsr. Of Interest as II the inter
Government service without the slightest Complaint
eTrene and directed re payment oa tie
te of soeE Last
sns ana 'SSs ss
s SsTay was a 6 % 5Sss. sp had Sssn
occur on The rads in Congrcss on the com
care Of thenselyss And under cloud and darkness
Of the Credit Mo6nsr another assault has been made
fallen from IS 10 ~ There never had been complaint
sy w Sa rOa TSs sa .sySs % se ss
company aha perfSm certain work but for reees
the principle ssS'y -" wo"'S Ds largely in.
$4,000 TO GEN. DIX.
~ Gen sloeum-The salary Of the President Of the
aSn aS fsSns s. e 5Ssd fqeIny s my s or so per
SaS. vSs SSsh m %SSsT TS sd e John p 9y the
not say, the money paid during my admins,
trslo1 rs beard heard howeys, W tina, 5000 vas paid Dix
MsS.,st sns S9uut paid 70 Gen DiI M While be was
The money was paid after DIX left the road.
attempted nesotaiion ef bonds. 'Ne'" WV" ~
.,QSMere any OF the bonds negotiated there9 Al
by HT h9.r-Ilsd no personal knowledge Of the sub.
during the late political campaign. and onehalf OF the
ISLANDERS now current sprang into life during the
A ledger OF the company was shown 10 the
witness, which he said he had not before
seen seen From this book i appeared 81 900 were
witness could not give the details.
MI HSsr.rrom @ whom did you hear Of the matter
Dun D SSesqss here ~ pres Sse
.n, heard from The oaicers OF the company that
oSshinS propo;ed SesStiaion q some sSoSo sSoSSs
while Gen DiI sbrosd have no sPeoiac dates aa
abhor and dstest Jhe defamation 50 common nova
In my possession.
ALSO $4,000 TO JOHN J. CISCO.
.Q-Was the statement you received from officers Of
Minister sbroadf A II was so stated by ,sem There
CISCO 6s9Rcr SS o %Gqns 81 Es rS Se
ana a th time iTasssrer Ic Of ne & company
tract giving that company drawback Of Is per cent.
By tic Chairman Since the road had ceased to be
mears Of dispensing patronage. raids had commenced
on fae company. One of the Goyernmen Commits.
sor ers. Cornelius Wendell appointed under PreSldent
Jof nson, received S300 condition OF his accepting
p)ion OF the road He did not think any OF the other
Coilnssioners mace an actual proht buf from errors
OF JIdgncnt they threw obstacles In the way Of the
road Admitted that the Government had been ex.
ceedngy prompt In accepting sections Of the road as
they were built from time 10 TIME and delivering the
stock market on the bonds when money was withheId
by the Treasury Department from company Knowing
James +. wilson 70 be good lawyer aud ahlc man
he had applied TO thai gentleman 10 become counsel of
the road; but Mr. Wilson declined alleging that nv ac.
eeptlng such position he might be compromised AS n
Government director.
CowLAM's DIsINTEREsTEDNEss.
By Mr.. Hoar-George II. Cowlam, who addressed LEI.
ters and kilograms to witness, was stranger and he
had never seen hun until the project 10 nure the Union
racine hallroad Company had failed. Mr. Cowiam
came 10 New York, and he was satisfied that while
Cowiam was cognizant OF he was not a party to the
conspiracy. Cowams object enable the witnrss
TO guard the interest OF bondhoders The witness
70 the conclusion that Cowam came into possession OF
the information from parties who desired 10 make
money, aud had In good faith communicated II 10 Wit
ness, ana N the conspiracy headed on he
TO recover some compensation.
INFLUENCING LEGISLATION
Alexander Hay was sworn and testified;
Resides IN Philadelphia. Was In Washington during
s04 when the legislation with reference 10 the Union
raelhc railroad was pending Late In the summer OF
1900 ne received an order from Joseph B Stewart on
ahomas Z. Durant for $50 construction bonds OF tho
ftNnee and IeANenworth Railroad Company, the