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

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lows:
Q. You may state whether, in converse.
tion with you, Mr.. Garfield claims, as he
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 n statement
and showed it to him at the time. In our
conversation he admitted it, said there was
50 400 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
e. Ehap aSa %Sae SaS hRt h HSS Gaaos %as
remember tho date. 1t was made since
this Investigation commenced.
Q. Have you the memorandum that Mr..
Garfield made A. have the figures that
he made. Paper shown in Gar6cld's hand.
writing.]
Q, You say these figures were made by
Mr.. Garfield? A. Yes, sir.
q. That was his idea of what was coming
to him n. Yes, sir.
Garfield sought to tampcr with and suborn
Ames and the attempt ended in his claim
ing larger share in Credit Moblier than
had been allowed to him, after having SOL
cmnly sworn fortnight previously that he
"nevcr owned, received or agreed to receive
any stock of the Credit Mobilcr nor any
dividend or profit arising" thcrelrom.
TIE CLIMAX WAS CAPPED
when Ames produced his diary with the
original entry against Garfield, dated Tues.
day, September 29 1868, setting forth his
account for ten shares of Credit Moblier.
These terrible revelations were allowed
to pass unnoticcd. Garfield did not dare
to go before the committee and confront
Ames, 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
recent times, let us examine his record after
he became chairman of the committee on
appropriations, aud, as one of his purchasers
said, "hcld the parse strings of the nation"
The Forty second Congress, in which the
Republicans had large majoritcs in both
houses, has gone into history as memorable
for scandalous legislation. Among many
disgraceful acts was that authorizing.
THE INFAMOUS sANBORN CONTRACTS.
NY wuicu Itrorurc~s uuu optvsToorv-c
to seize the books of merchants, and, by
connivancc, to blackmail them, and at the
same time to plundcr the treasury Of i'm.
mense sums. That law was the result of a
corrupt combination between certain mem.
bcrs of Congress; certain treasury officials
and one Sanborn, with one Jayn, us tho
master workman. Some idea Of the magni-
tudc of their operations may be formed from
the fact that Sanborn drew from the trca.
sury nearly Sl75, 900 for three months
service.
But for Garficlds direct complicity, that
infamy would never have disigurcd the
statute book. The job was done in this
way: Sawyer, then carpct.bag senator from
the South, aftcrward assistant secretary of
the treasury, aud Il confederate Of Sanborn's
ring, introduced an amendment to the lcgis.
lativc, executive and judicial bill, author
izing the contracts to be made 1t was a
rider" and not in any way germane to %
BILL But tho Republicans thcn had the
chronic habit Of mounting their very worst
legislation rs riders OH the regular supply
bills. The bill, thus amended, was reported
to the House April s, 1872, and th, job was
badly beaten.
Then came the fine hand of trickcry to
play its part. Mr.. Garfield, instead of al
lowing the bill to go back to the Senate,
where the action Of the House might be
concurred in, moved directly for committee
Of conference, SO as to let six men lcgislatc
~ .Iu Inr 4 In linn H. A.
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 a
majority OF one refused its assent on call
of the yeas aud nays. Twice defeated, the
bill was rocommittcd to the same conference,
and when next reported the job had a long
tail of vcrbaSc attached to deceive some
and to operate rs an excuse for others whose
prcjudiccs had meanwhile been conquered
MIR. Garfield then applied the previous
question:, and drove the bill through by ten
majority. Addition, division and silence
won the day.
TIE SALARY GRAB.
Gen. Garfield is mainly responsible for
the passage Of the salary grab aud back pay
steal, tho history Of which may be briefly
rccitcd. Gen Butler reported bill from
the judiciary committee, February 7, 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. This
scheme had been thoroughly canvasscd, and
only awaited a favorable chance to be
launched Three days later Gen. Butler
moved to suspend the rules so as to attach
this bill as rider to the miscellaneous APP
preparation bill then pending. 1t was beaten