Editing John A. Logan (section)

=== Credit Mobilier Scandal ===
In September 1872, the New York newspaper ''[[The Sun (New York City)|The Sun]]'' reported that many major politicians were bribed by [[Union Pacific Railroad]], and Credit Mobilier. In response to this Congress created the Poland Committee to investigate these accusations. The committee found out that many senators including Logan were involved. In February 1873, the House was convinced that it should share this information with the Senate. The House said to the Senate that these politicians including Logan were possibly involved with the scandal.

Logan explained that he rejected The Credit Mobilier official [[Oakes Ames]] first offer, but a few months later Logan accepted Ames offer of 325 dollars. Logan was exonerated by the committee report.<ref>U.S. Senate Historical Office, ''United States Senate Election, Expulsion and Censure Cases: 1793–1990'' (Washington: Government Printing Office, 1995), pp. 189–1995.</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=U.S. Senate: Expulsion Case of James W. Patterson of New Hampshire (1873) |url=https://www.senate.gov/about/powers-procedures/expulsion/064JamesPatterson_expulsion.htm |access-date=2024-03-05 |website=www.senate.gov}}</ref>