Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1880-08-25
fastened on them by incontestible

hand, q Republican member from
Vermont, was chairman, Was ap-
pointed to investigate the matter
and reported on the 18th OF Febru.
airy, 1873. 1t found that these
members took the stock at par when
it was worth three OF four times
this sum, and that it was taken
"with the intent to influence their
votes and decisions in Congress. !"
Under the United States statutes
such conduct is q crime as the com.
mittee charges.
The following passage taken from
this printed report, is what relates
to Mr.. Garfield:
"The facts in regard to Mr.. Gar.
field, as found by the committee,
are that he agreed with Mr.. Ames
to take ten shares Of Credit Mobi.
lier stock, but did not pay for the
same. Mr.. Ames received the 80
per cent. dividend in bonds and
sold them for 81 per cent, and also
received the 60 per cent. cash divi.
deud, which, together with the
price Of the stock aud interest, left
. balance of e329. This sum was
paid over to Mr.. Garfield by check
on the sergeapt-at-arms, and Mr..
Garfield then understood this sum
was the balance of dividends after
paying for the stock"
This is the language Of Mr.. Gar.
fields political friends And here
is some of the evidence on which it
is based. Mr.. Ames testified be.
fore the committee OIL January %,
1873, as follows
q. In regard to Mr.. Garfield,
state to the committee details of
transactions between you and him
in reference to Credit Mobilier
stock. A. ] got for Mr.. Garfield
ten shares of the Credit Mobilier
stock, for which he paid par and in.
terest.
Q. When did you agree with him
for that A. That agreement was
in December, 1867, or January,
1868; about that time l had these
with all of them; it
was all about the same time.
Q. State what grew out Of it.
A. Mr.. Garfield did not pay me
any money; l sold bonds belonging
to his el, 900 Of stock at 81, making
e776; in June received a dividend
in cash on his stock Of 5000, which
left a balance due him Of 1929,
which l paid him.
Mr.. Garfield, when called before
the committee, swore point blank
that he never owned, received or
agreed to receive any stock of the
Credit Mobilier or of the Union
Pacific Railroad, ner any dividends
or profits arising from either of
them. Mr.. Ames was recalled on
the 23d of January and testified to
the stock he had issued to Garfield,
the dividends allowed him and the
money paid into his hands which
Garfield pretended was loan, and
submitted detailed memorandum
of the account. The committee
having learned that GARFIELD visited
Ames with q view of inducing him
to alter or retract his testimony,
recalled him again on the 26th of
January, when he gave the follow
ing testimony:
@. You may state whether, in
conversation with you, Mr.. Garfield
claims, as lie claimed before us,
that the only transaction between
you was borrowing e3OOi A. No,
sir; he did not claim that with me.
q. State all you know in refer.
ence to it. A. told him he knew
very we'll that that WAS 4 dividend.
l made out q statement and showed
it to him at the time. In our con-
versation he admitted it, aud said
there WAS &2,4OO due him in stocks
and bonds. He made a little mem.
orandum of 81 900 and o. 400, and
said there was Oh 900 of Union Pa
cific Railroad stock, $1,000 OF
Credit Mobilier stock and 44OO Of
stock or bonds.
Q. When was that memorandum
madef A. 1t was made in my
room. Icannot remember the date.
1t WAS since this investigation be-
gan.
, @. Have you the memorandum
that Mr.. Garfield madei A. l have
the figures that he made. Paper
shown 10 Garfeld's hand.writinG.l
@. You say these figures were
made by Mr.. Garfield A. Yes, sir.
@. That was bis idea Of what