Report of the Select Committee of the House of Representatives, Appointed Under the Resolution of January 6, 1873: To Make Inquiry in Relation to the Affairs of the Union Pacific Railroad Company, the Credit Mobilier of America, and Other Matters Specified in Said Resolution and in Other Resolutions Referred to Said CommitteeInvestigates allegations of bribery involving several United States representatives and senators and the Credit Mobilier of America. Sen. James W. Patterson (Republican, New Hampshire) in particular was accused of having profited from purchase of railroad stocks at prices greatly below their market value. |
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... C. S. Bushnell , Springer Harbaugh , and Thomas C. Durant , as executive committee of the railroad company , all of ... Bushnell , Henry S. McComb , and Benjamin E. Bates , all stockholders in the Union Pacific Railroad Company and in ...
... C. S. Bushnell , Springer Harbaugh , and Thomas C. Durant , as executive committee of the railroad company , all of ... Bushnell , Henry S. McComb , and Benjamin E. Bates , all stockholders in the Union Pacific Railroad Company and in ...
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... C. S. Bushnell on the 9th day of March , 1871 , and denominated " special legal expenses , " which was disposed of ... C. S. Bushnell on his own ac- count .. Second . Amount paid by C. S. Bushnell to Thomas A. Scott on private account ...
... C. S. Bushnell on the 9th day of March , 1871 , and denominated " special legal expenses , " which was disposed of ... C. S. Bushnell on his own ac- count .. Second . Amount paid by C. S. Bushnell to Thomas A. Scott on private account ...
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... secretary and treasurer ; and Dillon , Ham , and Roland G. Hazard , I believe , are directors ; I do not know who the ... C. S. Bushnell , New Haven ; Geo . M. Pullman , Chicago ; F. Gordon Dexter , Boston . Government Directors : B. F. ...
... secretary and treasurer ; and Dillon , Ham , and Roland G. Hazard , I believe , are directors ; I do not know who the ... C. S. Bushnell , New Haven ; Geo . M. Pullman , Chicago ; F. Gordon Dexter , Boston . Government Directors : B. F. ...
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... C. S. Bushnell , John Duff , and J. W. Barnes . Those managers were appointed in accordance with the terms of the subscrip- tion paper on which the stock was paid . Q. Were any of those directors at that time officers or directors of ...
... C. S. Bushnell , John Duff , and J. W. Barnes . Those managers were appointed in accordance with the terms of the subscrip- tion paper on which the stock was paid . Q. Were any of those directors at that time officers or directors of ...
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... C. S. Bushnell , trustees for the stockholders of the Union Pacific Railroad Company , the contract made with me for building a portion of their road , dated November 1 , to have and to hold the same as trustees aforesaid , and all ...
... C. S. Bushnell , trustees for the stockholders of the Union Pacific Railroad Company , the contract made with me for building a portion of their road , dated November 1 , to have and to hold the same as trustees aforesaid , and all ...
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Page xxvi - An act [to amend an act entitled an act] to aid in the construction of a railroad and telegraph line from the Missouri River to the Pacific Ocean, and to secure to the Government the use of the same for postal, military, and other purposes, approved July first, eighteen hundred and sixty-two," approved July second, eighteen hundred and sixty-four.
Page xxv - And the better to accomplish the object of this act, namely, to promote the public interest and welfare by the construction of said railroad and telegraph line, and keeping the same in working order, and to secure to the government at all times (but particularly in time of war) the use and benefits of the same for postal, military and other purposes, Congress may, at any time, having due regard for the rights of said companies named herein, add to, alter, amend, or repeal this act.
Page 754 - KNOW ALL MEN by these presents, that I, Peter Ahlund, of Chicago, of the County of Cook, and State of Illinois, for and in consideration of One dollar, to me in hand paid, and for other good and valuable considerations, the receipt whereof is hereby...
Page xxv - That there be, and is hereby, granted to the said company, for the purpose of aiding in the construction of said railroad and telegraph line, and to secure the safe and speedy transportation of the mails, troops, munitions of war, and public stores...
Page 233 - In consideration of their exertions to increase the demand for coal and the large sum to be expended in improvements, it is further agreed that the party of the second part...
Page xxiv - ... by the Secretary of the Treasury, in accordance with the provisions of this act, the said road, with all the rights, functions, immunities, and appurtenances thereunto belonging, and also all lands granted to the said company by the United States, which, at the time of said default, shall remain in the ownership of the said company, may be taken possession of by the Secretary of the Treasury, for the use and benefit of the United States: Provided, This section shall not apply to that part of...
Page 8 - County, do hereby certify that the foregoing is a full, true and correct copy of the original Resolution No.
Page 8 - ... hereby given, subject only to such liabilities as other shareholders are subject to, which liabilities are no more than for the payment to the company of the sums due or to become due on the shares held by them...
Page x - ... it shall be lawful for the said party of the second part, his heirs, executors, administrators or assigns...
Page xxvi - States bonds, moneys, or lands, wnich ought in equity to be accounted for and paid to said railroad company or to the United States, and to compel payment for said stock, and the collection and payment of such moneys and the restoration of such property or its value either to said railroad corporation or to the United States, whichever shall in equity be held entitled thereto.