The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1884-09-19

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onc Of ne greatest .ensas,on~ IN Amercsl
politics WINS pIoiuc ~ ~ the inS~c<tlrnf,nn 5
ass .aslt Aoniiinf y ~ rotation % member
2" = .enx!sss' Which oesurr.i during Tho win
Or 10. cHnr<eS Ncrc made Ia certain nm
parefs that uakcs Amss. 4 member ~ enn
m;nd n the tfnIon Pacific nt',i,,na .,,n.
prisc. nal used the stock nui di>iiends vi ~
,ns.le corporation known ~ the slrelii
Mvoiisf q Am.riea a. advance the inter
these publications went - far AZ ID ri,r M
names 81 the bcncfciafics. The fnliowinr
ni"ine. WI" ~ M i"s'aaei am T. 'hS IS; jaime. q;
New hnmpshire;. Henry Wilson. 81 Nassa.
T1uss'ts; ssnulier solfax; ~ Indiana:
L. Hawcs. o ff's,iip a..a * m-asraennss..s; Henry
wen. ~ Massachusetts .lohn A. I.nrhnm ~
ono. James a. sarfieIl. Of Ohio: 4; Jennie
| Ke. isny ~ rsa q fsnnsylySnia William D:
attract much attention 40 first. bur. after 4
while. several Of the gentlemen mnniionei
s sn''ss o. sI nond ass 81 e sss Gsss,, Ma any % The
uakes Amcs, - alleged. Soon alter thc cIes-
ton 4 began q h. understood that tnis ran
w. nsmsparcr charge was the beginning or
On the frst day 81 tho short session u thu
torty-tniri Congress. In December. ISL
House Or Represcnfafivcs. isft NV nho,, ~ y,
which no called =. :. q in his absence, and
taking the floor. moved the appointment Of 4
AZ the public ri Tess. founded on a'ierci lctsers
81 Vnkts Aines. a Representative from Ma>Sa-
enuseits' aud upon the alleged a~thuaviis N
Del. 10 the eject that members ~ M ptGo,usc.
were bribcd by Cakes Amcs 10 perform cer.
,aln Legislative acts for the bcncht 81 TN
o. s,ock xi n tSe n sra1,s ocmpany 9y presents
ny PRESENTS q q valuable character derived
tnerefrom. MT. blame moved the appoint.
~hesthe y ~ = eommlttce q nve. and Mr. COX.
= unknpwn appointed Mr.. PO'and. or Vrr-
mont; Nr: Bank. or Massachusetts: MIR. Nd
NJ 2, Iowa; ~, Nioiack. q Indiana. and
held its first meeting on THURSDAY. Iacenher
=, anu ~ once the Speaker OF the House of
up.rsensativcs appeared and made the ~
,scd doors: I"
Win the leave q the committee I viii sub.
WV, ~ .es.inony IN writing for the sake ~
ana when ] have finished 1 shall Of
cnurs'' answer any questions which the com.
niitec may desire 10 ask BY way 81 EXAMINE.
, , or DISCRIMINATION. AMI I wish 10
'thtc mar ! never owned d share or stock n
NJ Sredit Mobilicr N my lie. either ~ rift'
'uttuasc or in any way whatever. Nor IA
Mt receive; either directly or Indirectly. 4 J
,rr'iit Nobilier or from the 1 Mon Pacific Rail. !
oal company. No person holds or ever dd J
'u'' NV me any stock In either corporation.
whatever. wish my testimony 10 n takc3y
: exhaustive ana rs intended 10 exclude !
ne 's Src snr'n mo 81 phase ~ q cwnsrsAip in !
desire turtle 70 state TIA; ONE time n !
rs 4, sIr,ng of ls6s. The PRECISE date / viii :
'ou i,"i In 'akes Ames asked me one day II :
uu.u ,ahc 70 purchase some stock IN the :
Ieiit Ncpiiier. He sald ii would prove \ &
~ investment, and no could sell me ton :
ar-f ,h,u rs s.ock at . rate somewhat above I,
& nad some conversation in regard II Tx I
z = Y, .nl eIf, Ames told mo vcry frankly :
M rexardf 70 these share there was 1 Y
sax MS right a. sell the shares was nepfani 4
~ u~uaouDsed 4 concluded that / id dot 2
.einne3G Unrf.mse tne stock; and therefore !,
81 ~ justice ~ Nr. Amos. hut more espee- Y
Ky w ju~t Sc 70 myself. that II never once y,
,,., ~ ~ ,nc nat he was attempting 10 4
H. ne or 40 any way influence my vote ~ z
non ~ 4 representative. underefooI bi,n q
SAy tnaf no Was the owncr or more 81 rhe n
,s 4 J, rs wished ~ carry. and was oier- Y,
W MIN. n siignt advance above nnr v,.l,,c -
e amount offered mo was very I'M M ami az
" 4, MIN sa' n,. impression q my mind; indeed n
" vii mgr itryottcu until recalled Nv fhe NJ
.eSiixation. AIR. Ancs never offe-ci rne -
y ~ tne Stock ~ my other time than ~ q
n " .v,n nnrtatc1' nor was any o. the stock Al
son Or corporation" ca
me report 81 the evidence s,a.es Thar A. ~,
'ine then turned 70 Mr.. Ames ana saIi: NJ -
'irc % ask him whether the sfafemcnf IT
se JUST made IL correct MI. A,nes N ~
rted - answering: -lcs. sir. yn,,r s,.rs. w
.nu eorreslonds substantially. with my IN
I'm IN regard 10 the cxaminafion ~ ~ iut
Inc and there u the best aufhor,tv f"r ,mt
.,nx NUT tne report was - altered that il Y" a
'ro., n Nv ~ = reject what actually oc- NJ
addressed some important n,frsf,n,s VI ~
z aine wnIch. with the answers tnnr ~ VIZ
amittee DID nof prrs. NV. i isIs,n 'ep \, &, Ihe %
o.sn its ume cntifciy % the other esnfie- -
Y VINO were mentioned rs the beneficiarins
~ The truth IN regard IA fh.,r de,1nr
2 nr. Ames. aud hal no difficulty t,fhnrs ,
III, .ultax and Mr.. Patterson. aft.r AT. ~,
my which was NOT true. maIe S,,.sh fah., ant
ons ~ regard 20 themselves a~ M IN
" 'n"ir oitciai disgrace AMI determination. I'M,
~. blaine was the only Que MI o. nane pei
cared on the list AMI Who swore rl.s ' ~ 4
no dealings whatever with M. Am1<. - o;r
! rnale tnis statement IN the faee of The s
WINS the second witness ,affcr h,nnoi'ne'. live
- q naincs 70 Mr.. Poland: NJ wroic V.'.
Y s, n. esas Mr; Afnes r.ad them 10 me from 49,
rs tnurhndum-bOok HI sat On ouc Z n w the
able and sat on the other m fhe o:i,ee Nv n
mon Pacific Railroad Company IA Nm
\. JUST a. we ~ opposite each other now q /
~ VI ;nnec' hen he read 4 wrote the The
81 names was ~ above given. cxcent WV
.ncIr was = newspaper correspondent che
f,nne " W. v o,her persons ises'des those con
'.vncis ut Blaine ; name hsi the No.
avy nnainst Il on the mcmorandnm- VIVA
|, msnn,ng " shares ~ the Credit Mo- on I
ieffrr fr,m w Y prouuh g an &C Of 4
isgs. n which he said n nave nav az ~ thir'
49, i1 ,r, - , nave gone 70 from Msssa- hav.
,.ne.see. 1 ohio. : Prnnsyisani s'i ! ,nni. In p
! naine. and have 3 ~ place. which and
here ~ TX '1 s,so ~, ~ most good q ~. exer
3 they should 70" ' ''use over
re writer had u conversation Win for /
NJ. :" ',e Mr Ame- WIG has = ays who
of the assertion thai NJ wns 4 \ s,n VIZ as u
y ] mao not asserted TO him fbaf Ii
always hnd v r%n.fn .5,,n; nut Old him base
e alleged testimony on MI. Ames bo,i"r.. have
'he fac cnm y relative 20 M. nlaine. cent
ntnts ana tic mcmnrsyy5om ,s ~ vmps now
yourself. well know. |" aid ~ Rim. lican
,randmm hook r r,,h NV WINS u,. On A.: Amos hold,
8 was q sharcr with other. IN the d;.itrr,L. none
, ! = rs sr,,d.t McnIiicr stock Tho re- Tn
Won vxo,,hl -. ~. you knew what | nuisa