Omaha daily bee., 1896-02-22
HUNTINGTON STILL on ahHk nAcn.
Southern Pacific Nnenutc Close
Pushed by senator Morgan.

southern FnctEc NuRuute Close
Pushed by senator Morgan.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 2l.-HThb committee
on Pacific railroads was in session today with
Mr. C. p. Huntington still on the stand. and
Senator Morgan acting as interrogator in
chief. The inquiry was continued on the
lines Of the report made by the Pattison
commission. Mr.. Huntington asserted that
many Of the statements made int the report
were the result OF mere street talk in San
Francisco. He was asked 10 IT were true as
was stated in the late Senator Stanfords testi-
mony before the commission that Hunting
ton, Stanford. Hopkins and Crocker had each
received s13. 600 600 in stock after the COM
pletion of the Central Pacific. and replied
that this statement did not accord with his
recollection. The four had received $4,000
600 In stock in the aggregate, and 1t had
been divided equally.
Senator Morgan pressed the inquiry in
regard to the destruction OF the books of the
Contract and Finance company, and quoted
the statements of witnesses who had told
the Pattison commission that the books were
then In existence. Mr. Huntington declared
they were not, and said the witnesses who
had given this testimony were not reliable.
Are you," asked Senator Morgan, "in-
different to public opinion?'
II am satisfied" said Mr.. Huntington,
c. p. Huntington"
Mr.. Huntington said in reply to questions
that the Central Pacific had paid dividends
TO its stockholders for several years after
Its completion and that according to his
recollection the four principal stockholders,
himself. Stanford. Crocker and Hopkins had
each received about $4,000, 900 as dividends.
These dividends were, he declared legiti-
mate and in no way forced.
Speaking of the San Francisco mass meet
ing on January Is last, at which strong
memorial to congress against the Hunting
ton management was voiced and in which it
said there were 10000 people present. Mr..
Huntington declared that there were only
fifty-two persons there.
The committee adjourned until next Fri
day to give Mr. Huntington an opportunity
to examine the Pattison report with the
view of making his statement on the points
developed in this document. Senator Nor
gan remarked that he wanted to give Hunt
ington an opportunity to answer the asper-
sons cast upon him. but Mrs. Huntington re-
piled that it would take 100 years to reply
to all that his enemies had said about him.
II have a great many enemies" he said,
land am proud CT them. for l have always
hewed to the line, and where there were
fingers in the way they were pretty sure to
be cut
He said that while he was satisfied that the
Pattison commission had done the best 1t
could he still regarded it as so many words
thrown into the air and he was satisfied the
public at large would Judge him by the work
he had done rather than by the reports put
out against him. Senator Morgan told Mr.,
Huntington in reply to this that he felt
confident that congress would accept the
statements made by the commission unless
he could refute them.
Mr. Huntington promised to read the re-
port and make his reply at the next sitting