, 1875-02-03

morton, Ctark, 11on Camlhr11. and othern, aro tbo
ntocahnlrrR hnt wlIcrn can thny pct thr tnntey7 I
frs s,f y 'nE 4 aT S II 'e1 III t1 ,r,' yo5 itctvnv
bic nj trliIn" met '''
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tha Kinney te eor Of lin awark Ir,rtt.rr "'.n' ,,n
"''S' '''AS'' DISQUALIFICATION" ''e !. isss,: sss4,sx
Tic following Ia m extract from statement
Hat1o by ". r. 1'erglIOta;
transactions ol Fremont and otlers III Wssllnsioa
during 1871, btfora Congrrst ofoa came In contx
thc at md snox tlat many members wero ecniys ~
teresteI In nuf Eeec.s Many hcd sho ssouritieso ot
directly for Congressional MD.
VERY tsrEnEsriso.
Ths following Ia statement made By Nathan.
lei 1'aHo. Of Washington:
During the winter Of 70 and n mo. John A,o
CITY, Ifa,iug INC frnn tho soo,ns cceuira
s,y t'rn: frrmnnt, l'c aaked Inc II would atep tuta
sn. s n''l seSSa S as aGs at 'a ID 'ss VII fs h
aud hi. enterprises, accepted tho invitation cntert
tho parlo. and wss soo.' engaged in general eoa
II raso \ racIne llaroa' Ito saii tint From o..
lad unfortunately, faIsn Into Tho han.,s sa' of
whom Morton and Corsn, and lint II u fnrnsn.
ea under ttctr Influence TINY would not only rob hm
c q III Iii core onTre.s p a sS tsa 1nr9 m 81 s
hat cen with Fren,ont from tho .rery bcginntnRo ot
lts ra|roaa ashens on :hs aal parallel, .n tb.t j.
,aax. rn1n aH9w 9s q g. The Atsntio lneac ho ha
way of tho construction Of the other. 1o also told ms
tat he Va r. IL iaris when Fremont negotiated tl
whe there BY .person from New York, who VT
"s .t so "a haa az ' rss sssss Of ,o11, ns G:
New York from arrott, and that It constantly requiteI
taa tn, exercise Of oil his sk!ll to keep Fremont
who would SOONER or later surely put him tt,ere,
this interview aray spoke highly Of tue bout. neeo
Congress would cure nny Irregularities in their ts,
Or any nisstae'ncnts ma.le In order to secure tht
to esa Fee s nax S nnt ia mn 5 %
Fremont wonI only keep in good hand. tr,leanng i
auprose. hs.Hraysl lie woud not he troubled toueh
on account Of Irregularities.
From tho sale Of bonds in Parts Gray Turned the en-
veraati"n into tho Land Eant bill bcforo Congress and
him that Frenans felt absolutely suro Of thu uoa.s
hn,l also Of the Senate. with tho exception OF the p,
s s1s s'G1sa c9ts % a M Tint a gonaG n ow r.
end. Gray Raid that Howard could ho hal for inuner
and TINT T. Fremont wanted t5o,ouo 10 seen seens
upon tho iron III NAV Orleans In ihis connection Ia
| toll mo to make ths proposition to Fromont, Alta
We Ind disposed Of Howard In s way, iu cnnser
aation, told him that Htcwort, Of Noyada would tko
be difficult Ha'i to control Gray Immediately II.
p1Gt RAS1i1r iilAL Ste#lfEMhH thhsA
hgh-priccd political knaycs who Inlat haye money IL
hln. Or huge EItco Of the tub itsof, before he Wou
mora an incl, and thst he would take him In hand
fpnator Abbott Of North Carolina, WAS also on fl,
Pacific 1ss!rnsd Committees and understood 10 10 o..
y laclf'c 1.ailsoad. ueng very well acquainted viii
Abbott, called upon him and endoavorel to BIT
e seyerest ters aud Of lays Iresens Il ttspa bs T.
,antic Iaciac ip tho most antering--paid the att
tn
1lc hnd n,aLo about 800 ouD md ntked me II Frco
could do "s well by him IN the event Of hi. giving hi
days after this eouvortstton, Abbott cailed upon nj
and asked mo II / would Indorse hs noto for $500
fSr n n,y s,e1es ass ssa b 1 tac tad0ss ~
expiration of ninety days lo noo vent to protes AID
chamber aud saw A6bot about IT, ue said M h. sea, sap
nose. woad3ake ,p the ,o!o aud charge Il to Fl.
and il tha note VA. not raid Within tsrcs SaW
wc,d drouneo hin, tha lloor OF The Senate III ihs
presence Of III. ADMINISTRATIONS shiaf and brbe
taker, At The expiration of khruo days the note Vt,
| patd.
| FREMONT OUT m rup cotp.
Before tls Eassago of The Pacifc nallro,a
| Scott determined to control tho cntetpEisa aud
throw Fremont out III tho cold. rhis was &C.
| complished by having It Understood that aftei
tho passago ii thu bill md tho organization ol
tho Company CONSTRUCTION Company would bs
| fnrmcd aud a contract entered into with Tho
| Texas & Pacific Company for building tho road
| from which worry largo proilts would bo made.
Attor the raseago OF tho bill large nu.nbe
| Of mombers of Congrosa became directly OF III
directly interested in said CONSTRUCTION Com
pauy, and, but for tue privilege af taking atoei
| in SAID Company. never would hayo yoled 70,
naid bill. Con. Butler took very largo quan.
tity Of ths stock. mud wna conspicuous III hin ef.
forla to secure tile passage Of Tho bill; and VT,
aIao known on tho floor OF the House an tbs
leader and wlro-pullor Of tho Tom Boott faction
| Tie chief reliance OF Scott now in uron thu
Btockl1olders Of tho California d Toxas Cou.
struction Company in tho 1IouHo md Senate
An liouoat Investigation would show that sayo1a
| mIlIionB Ut stock aro held By Senators and mem
bers, OF their Ioar confidential friends aud res.
tivcs and also that Fremont originally control[el
tho ssnate through stock leld by Senators Ii Al.
other road.