West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1884-09-26
BlniDc's Credit Mobilier Connection.
wAsutNGrov. Anril nm lsSo

hind ga the MON Pacific Isaflroad pnt.r.
lti>H. had used the stock and dividends of an
inside corporation known ns tho Z" Cr,,.iii
Mophlcr OF America to advance tho tntrr-
,i ~ Oh INC enterprise I'm Congress. Somo of
tH'e' puhhCalOus went 80 far ag 10 rriyo thg
hntncN OF the bCuChCiarics Tho f,,iInyr mo-
n9lheS Werc included ma the tst. James 4;
New Hampshire; Henry wlso" oT MA Wsss,l nl
Snueels' Schuyler ColfaN. of Indiana.
! nIm'as Pd, -. El,tott, OF Massachusetts; Henry
we'll OF Massachusetts; Iohn \ ningha,,' ~
Whi3, NJ James \. Garfield, OF Onto; GIeunio
W Schoheld, OF pCuusylvann. William III
hCucy, of Pennsylvania. The charge I'D mi
nLthcl much attention at first, but. after "A
whllc, several OF the gentlemen mcniionci
Nthiru tlNl thcN ever received any of Tho
stoch OF bonds of tho Credit Nobilier rrou,
ooAhtS Ames. uS alleged Soon after thU pIcc-
,oil IL ocEhu 10 hc understood that this ran
uoi" newspaper charge was tho l,ppiuutuf, IN 4
Ners scuSis mdttor.
Iotlt-,nlri congress, I'm DCccmbpr tSia
James 6. Blhinr, OF Maiuo, tho SnCnkor of Tho
npuSo OF representatives, left the chair TO
Mrivh nc called :. \. Cox in his absence and
taxing tho uoor moved the appointment of b,
N"tnhl'tcr To lnNc~tigHto "aCCusations made
IN the public press. founded on nlIcgcd lottnrs
oi 'hNcs Amos, "a Representative from Massn.
TY.u-cl's, ana upon the alleged unidavits OF
nt'ill y McIomh, a CitiICn OF Wilmington
49, ,u the cucct that members OF the House
were brihcd hV OukCs Amcs TO pcrfnrui cnr.
,Hln legislative acts for tho bOncUt of tho
Of iIct 1o'uo m nc. hulroat company 10y presents
~ 9'ucN IN iho credit Mohilpr OF America or
uy prccnts 81 valuable character drriy.d
nh'l.lI rom. Mr.. BlWuc moved the appoint
uthI OF a committee of 1--WE. and Mr. cox
Whcther of his own motion or OF MIR Ulninc'
~ unhupWn, appointed MIR. Poland, OF Ncr-
mont; Mr. BauNs, OF Massachusetts. MIR No
Crary, of Iowa; MIR Niblack of Indi,na a,'.l
Mr. Mcrrick, OF Maryland. Tho committoe
nSIu NJ u us nrst meeting on Thursday. Uocombcr
t. t. anu Hnu al ono" the Speaker of the House of
representatives appeared and mndo mo f,,l-
NVMlng statement, the committee sitting with
with the leave OF the committee will sinh
NIT my testimony i'm writing for tho snkc Of
nccurhcy, and whom have finished shall OF
vyur-'' answer any questions which the com
mlttce may desire 10 ask by way of oxnrntnn-
uon or cross-cNaninaton. And ! wish to
STATE thNt never owned "A share of stock i'm
the Credit MObilior in my life citLrr l,y- ,,ift
purchusc or in any way whatovor. Nor did /
sn,I receive, clthcr directly or indirectly, a
sukic cent derived in any manner from tho
Cr"lit MobilCr or from the nion Pacific Rail-
ioa9 company. No person holds or over dld
~" LOT me any stock I'm either corporation,
- ,"Evn' trustee or I'm any capacity
Whatever. wish my testimony TO be takcn
a. 0 0rN"HusIlNc ana as intended TO exclude
tN'Il form or phase OF OwuprsIip i'm
thg Credit Mobilicr or tho Union PaciHc
haiIohd company. both past aud present
the spring of 1865, the precise date 4 viii
not affirm, OakCs Amos asked mo ono dav If /!
~ould IKE To purchase some stock in tho
NIcdlt Moblhcr. He sald 10 would prove a
Poou investment, and nc could sell me ton
sharcs OF tho stock at n rate somewhat above
EaI-l ihIuk some $1,000 for tho ten shares
,,"u some conversation in regard to the
matter, and Mr.. Amcs told mo very frankly
tutl IN regard 10 those shares thcro was IA
tuNHult 'l'hcF pcudinR or threatened, though
ne said his right 10 sell the shares was pcrlcci
ahd undOubtcd. | concluded that / did not
desire TO purchase the stock and thcrcfnrc
declined Mr.. Ames' offer 1 bcv TO snv how.
ever, IN Justice to Mr.. Amcs but more Csnpc-
.l"lly lh gusticc TO myself, that st never once
occurred 10 me that ne was attempting TO
brlbc ne, or in amy way influence my vote or
ucloh rs representative I understood him
70 say lhHt hc was the owner of more OF the
stock than ne wished to carry and was oicr-
ing 10 TO some of his friends az cost and inter
g.. g. u" nm, slRht advance above par value.
IHc amount uUcrcd me was very small. and
made little impression ON my mind: indeed
was wen ulgh forgotten until recalled by the
lhNcsugutipn. Mr.. AmCs never oTcrci mo
any OF the stock Ht any other time than a q
mas been narrated, nor was any of tho stock
ever offered 10 me at any time by "any al h,r
person or corporation"
Tho report OF the evidence states TINT Mr.
Il'lhc ihcn turned TO Mr.. Amcs and said. II
Ho-lI' TO ASK nun whether the statement
nave Just made is correct Mr. Amcs D. o.
ported as answering. eyes. sir your stntc-
m'ht corresponds, substantially with my
rccOUrctiOu OF the facts" Tint is All that i.
givru in regard 20 the examination OF SIR
bla'nc, and there rs tho best authority f1r
Nl"'HIy IhNt the report was so altered that b.
C'lhuttct iuhs 90 reflect what uCtuuIIy Or
CURED iu tho committee room. jeremiah i
n'ack udfrc-scd some important puc-tiOus to-
Mr. Blaine which, with tho answers thereto.
uIH Vnil!ttu Hllokcihnr from tho report Tho
Cnmmiifc" di1 not prrss Mr. Blaine at aII btf
u'Nolcu its TINE entirely 90 the other gentle
Hi'n VINO were mentioned as tho bcUcfCiarics
OF Mt Amcs, Several OF these gentleman
siaicl the truth in rcvarl 10 their dcal. mrs
with Mr.. Am'- and had no difHCultv others
tempting 10 induce MIR Amos to- swear fD trl-
lim"ny which was not true, nude such fabri-
cations in regard to themselves as TO
lead % thoir Official disgrace md degradation.
but Mr. Blaine was the only ono Whose namo
appeared ON the list and who sworc that hc
HI3t mo ",aIhfe WiolrNNr with Mr. AmHs.
tio made this statement iu the face of tho
IGioWlnt lcsllmony hy Henry s. McComb,
VINO was the second witness after hunlIup
tho list OF names 20 Mr. PlIaudJ. u wrote
ihp'c nam csas SIR. AWcs read them 90 ur from
mis- mcmOrHudum-bOOk. ifs sat ON one Is a. of
the table and ! sat ON tho other bon mo ofIro nf
~" Union Pacific ltBIIrOHd Cumuuuy iu New
"If, Just as wc 80 opposite each other now
names. This was curly iu February. Is,-.
IuN I-t OF names was Hs above giVCu CNcrpt
thdt ihcrc was newspaper corrc- -pOudcnt
mentioned. SIR. Biaincs name mad tho fg
urcs '3vD0 against b ON the memorandum
biIicr Mr. McComb. also produced gu ac.
knowcigcd letter from Mr. Amos dated Jan.
uary ~, 1865. in which hc said. 81 hnyo as
signed a. fnr us have gone 10 from Ngs.e.
chusoits, ! from Now Hampshire. ] Delaware.
] Icnnc.scc. J ohio, Pcnnsylv1ua Z Iudi-
ana ] Maiuo. aud have 90 place which
shall put whore they viii do most good to los.
am hcro on the spOt and can better Judge
whore they should go.'
hcco1t. Tho writer had % conversation with
near fticnd OF Mr. Amos. who mas always
defended his memory and challenged any
proof OF tho assertion that be- wis nuiiutrtf6
fuI m1n had not assorted to him thHf
Thought Mr. Amos uutufhfuI but told him
tna always bad great dihculty BOO rUronri.-
luF luc alleged testimony of Nr AmD. b Iurn
ut roland committee, relative fO Nr BIHiuC
Win the facts a- shown by Mr NcCowbs
statement and The memorandum book Itself
"lOu, yourself. woll know" + Said to fiIu.
.thHf Mr. lIfiuoa HaWr WIS sn Nr Amos
memorandum book with the ufHrruHura. aud
lhHt hc was 20 tharCr with Ofhrr- boo tho diafri.
button oi tho rcdt Mubiucr .tockf' Tho ro.
ply W8- '- follows. 'it you knew what
know. you would -ay thut SIR. Amos was 20
perfectly truthful. truthful man wss in tho
cnWfuHiou-ruOm when Mr. Blaine madn his
eInfcWouf. HU1 7 know 800 that hHpppuo1.
Tho record makes Mr Amc- currohprafo Sir.
Blaine. DO i4 not truo Hc dd NOT do b.
was standing hosidc Mr. Amos wHon tho
question WAS asked him whether SIR. Blaine -
statement was iu accordance with his rocoI.
lection, 1Hd trWbct fur him hiru. but ho
never opruod DIS IIs s-up matter what
the report Of tho evidence may say. Boo
mover opened hs Dogs. T1c gentleman
WHO nHdg tnis s'I ownUt i- uuu
whose wOId VIII hr taken HutunrrD and bis
testimony that Nr. Amrs ups woro closed
Whru ihc record made him Wind cato Mr.
Blaine. startled me. Whom fho latter rrl-
Credcd uu mako detailed statement fO tho
committee hc said 'lou have hoard SIR
Blaine testimony in advance OF mine and
roy Hc1uio-ccuCc therein. BE declined tho
was % peculiarly wOdrd statement but BE-
E.es furihor than the memorandum book on
thr iHcts VIII justify. Mr. Blaine was CON.
SANITY with Mr Amos during tho wiutDr OF
ls.i Hc -pCut much of bis tImo with nim
at the Arlington HotcI. and. to- usc Nr. Amos.
hr Amc- positively rcfu-od to allow nunuulv
tu .uuk at h.s memorandum book, wHID. UDIo
the name OF Mr. Blaine. and there i- uO IOuhf
ih'' nr urcd ui- nIor'- IH unicuI HuI .HEu the