The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1880-06-25

VA "ouuy his tcSttuouy, anu ne was re-eX-
amined on the 10Th Of January, as fol-
lows:
Q. You may state whether, in conversa-
tion with you, Mr.. Garfield claims, as he
claimed before US, that the only transaction
between you was borrowing $500? A. No,
sir he did not claim that with ME.
Q. State all you know in reference to it..
A. told him he knew very we'll that that
was dividend. | made out a statement
and showed it to him at the time. In our
conversation he admitted it, said there was
81 400 due him in stocks and bonds He
made little memorandum of 81 900 and
400 and said there was 81 900 of Credit
Mobilier stock, and S400 of stock or bonds.
IT Tas9 wSs ade Saf 'hS % my %aas GaSau
remember tho date. 1t was made since
this investigation commenced.
Q. Have you the memorandum that Mr..
Garfield made? A. have the figures that
ne made. [Paper shown in Garield's hand
writing.]
Q. You say these figures were made by
Mr.. Garfield A. Yes, sir
y. That was his idea Of what was coming
to him a. Yes, sir.
Garfield sought to tamper with and suboru
Ames, and the attempt ended in his claim
ing larger share in Credit Mobilier than
had been allowed to him, after having SOL
emnly sworn fortnight previously that he
"never owned, received or agreed to receive
any stock of the Credit Mobilier nor any
dividend or profit arising" thcrelrom.
THE CLIMAX WAS CAPPED
when Ames produced his diary with the
original entry against Garfield, dated Tues
day, September 20, 1868, setting forth his
account for ten shares Of Credit Mobilier.
These terriblo revelations were allowed
to pass unnoticed. Garfield did not dare
to go bslorc the committee and confront
Anes, because he knew there were still
other proofs in reserve. He waited until
Amcs was in his grave, and then, with
Schuyler COlfax and others who had been
bribed, he attempted to whitcwash the infa.
my.
But, passing from that period to more
rcce times, let us examine his record after
he b. ~amc chairman Of the committee on
appropriations, aud, as one of his purchasers
said, "held the parse strings of the nation"
The Forty second Congress, in which the
Republicans had large majorities in both
houses, has gone into history as memorable
for scandalous legislation. Among many
disgraceful acts was that authorizing.
THE INFAMOUS sANBoRN CONTRACTS. ~
Wy MTlcI luIormc-sSupu-s slny.y-yusy1yu
to seize the books of merchants, ana,
connivance, to blackmail them, and at the
same time to plunder the treasury of i'm
mense sums. That law was the result of
corrupt combination between certain mem.
bers Of Congress certain treasury officials
and one Sanborn, with one Jayn, us the
master workman. Some idea of the magni-
tude of their operations may be formed from
the fact that Sanborn drew from the trca-
sury nearly S175 900 for three months
service.
But for Garfeld's direct completely, that
infamy would never have disfgured the
statute book. The job was done ia this
way: Sawyer, then carpet-bag senator from
the South, afterward assistant secretary of
the treasury, and confederate of Sanborn' s
ring introduced an amendment to the legis-
lative, executive and judicial bill author
lzing the contracts to be made. 1t was a
rider" and not in any way germaue to t %
BILL But tho Republicans thon had the
chronic habit Of mounting their worry worst
Legislation as riders on the regular supply
bills. The bill, thus amended, was reported
to the House April 8, 1872, and the job was
badly beaten.
Then came the fine hand of trickery to
play its part. Mr.. Garfield, instead of al.
lowing the bill to 80 back to the Senate,
where the action Of the House might be
concurred in, moved directly for a committee
Of conference, SO as to let six men lecislate
cocrcively for three hundred, with himself
as chairman on the House side. OF course
the JOB was put back on the bill, and it
passed the Senate, where it had originated.
But the House stood firm, and again, by q
majority of one refused its assent on a call
of the yeas aud nays. Twice defeated, the
bill was recommitted to the same conference
and when next reported the job had long
tail OF vcrbiage, attached to deceive some
and to operate Us an excuse for others whose
prejudices had meanwhile been conquered
Mr.. Garfield then applied the previou.
question, and drove the bill through by ten
majority. Addition, division and silence
won the day.
THE SALARY GRAB.
Gen. Garfield is mainly responsible fol
the passage of the salary grab aud back pay
steal, the history of which may bo briefly
recited. Gen. Butler reported bill from
the judiciary committee, February Z, 1873
to double the pay Of the President and in
crease the salaries Of the Vice President
Cabinet, Speaker, justices of the Supreme
Court and members Of Congress. Tni,
scheme had been thoroughly canvassed, and
only awaited favorable chance to b,
launched. Three days later Gen. Butle,
moved to suspend the rules so as to attach
this bill as n rider In the ,niscello ooua a v,