Cheraw gazette and Pee Dee farmer. [volume] (Cheraw S.C.) 1838-1839, 1839-03-27
ABRAHAM B. VANDERpost SWORN AZ,
WITENHSs.
Examined By Mr.. Wise.

"'e'ss~ ~ IAJs HbtSS,
Question. What Offices have vou b.,s
IN the custom.house when did you CON,
mence to hold them: wha, the saIario. -
Offices held by you'
Answer. | WIS appointed 10 the Office Of
Inspector oft'e Customs in May, 1879. a,
>i'oso per year, and held il unriI lsae
%neh was appointed Deputy Surveyor 2,
l,ooO per year, and March. lsas an
polnted APpralser, at 50, ,OJO Der wear.
Question. Do you know whether the
'meers Of The custom. house have ever hesn
ca'iea on to contribute sums of mousv "a
party and political objects 7 Wha, of;css.
nave been so called on by whom for
what amount; with or witl,out resa,,,s ss
Their salaries Of Office, when did th.v 49,.
tribute # they refused, was IN Isi.ass;sS !,
gwen that theS refusal might @ occasio6if fi,er !
removal what amoun, has 10 been cos,ri.
outed and collected, andfor The support of
"naIp party at any one election :! h
IhIs In;errogatory vas objected to bv
Dir. Foster.
MI mr.. Foster called for the yeas and nav.
lhe question, Shall the in,e ropatory bs
ProPounded wac pvt, aud decided in the
affirmative, feas-Messrs. Curtis, Dawson
Harlan, Smith, Wise-5. Nays-Messrs
Foster, Owens, Wagener-s.
Other proceedings were had, in reeard,io
which MIR. WIse,oHered the iJIiou inc reso.
lion:
Resolusd, That the following f,c, be en-:
tered on the Journal : Ar. Wise propound.
ed the witness, Abraham b. Vauderpoel,
'he following question, to wit
question, 3. Do you know whether
The officers Of the CUSTOM house have eve,
been called on 10 contribute sums ofmoney
20 party and political objects what officers
nave oeen SO called upon by whom; for
what amount; with or without regard %
their salaries If Office when did they con.
tribute /; il they refSsed, sas any iulima,ion
given that lher refusal might occasion tisir
removal what amount has 30 been con.
trIbuted or collected, and for The support sf
wha! party, at any one election r.
The witness took the in,errogatory without
objection to Poropounding The same, and pro.
ceeded TO write his answer thereto on The
paper attached to the question, and had wr,t.
ten the following to Wit:
Il have known oScers attached 10 the
cusiom-houss to have been called ON for :"
When Mr.. Owens, member oftf,e Eonyni..
mttee, interPosed, and informed ilie wi,dess
that lie vas not bound to answer any inter.
fogatory relating 10 his priya', affairs and.
'hereupon, Mr.. Foster, anoner member Of
the G mmlitee, objected to propooudinc the
lnterrosatory. The witness here commen.
ced to tear off what he had written beiors
objection was made TO the interrogatnry.
MIR. Wise prevented him from doing so, By
forbiddIng the act. Mr.. Foster insisted hat
the witness had the righ: 10 tear off what hs
had written, and that II was no, his answer
until it was complete and. handed in, and no
asked the witness whether it was his answer
and he replied, 1t was not :" and ti,s
Committee having decided that the interro-
gatory should be Propoundej, the question
by Mr.. Wise was again handed to the vii.
ness. and he returned the following I" de.
cline to answer the I'd question:" The wit.
ness was then permitted 10 rsti.e e.
Mr.. Cults called for the Yeas and nsvs
on Mr.. Wises motlou and the resolution
was adop,ed. Yeas-Messrs. Curtis, Daw.
son, Foster, Harlan, Owens, Smith, Wae.
ener, Wise--s. Nays--Noue.
Ike examination Of Mr.. Lyon, continued
by Mr.. Wise.
Question. Whas' you were Deputy Col.
lector al the port of New York, were you
ever called on as an officer of rac CUSTOM
house 10 contribute any sum or sums OF
money TO parry or political objects If Sc
what amount ? was such amount, from sov-
called for in consideration Of your sajai
from Government ! What pronor ion do
it bear to your salary? lid You pay it if
not, why mol ? WHO called tor such contri.
buttons were other subordna'es 10 the
custom.house to YOUR kno"l edge cal ed on
to contribute IN like manner !? for the sup
port Of wha, par > were these contributions
called for was any menace. directly or in;6
directly. OF removal, held over these offio1
or yourSe! I0r laHurcs 70 Sfaht SUCH CO
buttons?
Mr.. Ovens objected 70 the iuterrogat
The question, Shall the interroestory U
was put, and decided in The
affirmative, the yeas and nays having Teen
calle fer by Mr.. Ovens. Y-as-Messrs.
Curtis, Dawson, Harlan, Smih, Wise-S
Navs-Messrs. Owens, Wagener-2.
Answer. | have frequent been called on
to conirbu'e to political oh bjects while was
deputy Collector, as an officer Of he Gus.
The amount was from tweo'y
dollars 10 one hundred dollars. The tax
as pro rata according to salary. 1t bore
a proportion of from one to six per cert.
frequently paid a art oflhe amount when
it was TOO high, and more than could
ri ,.ueJ tho n, o., r1,d,,co :, - opo En-