Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1839-03-19
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which payments were made.
Mr. WAGNER objected to tho propoundins OF
this ineuoeatory and called 10, the yea. snd NAYS,
The committee decided that tho in,errara,ory
should be ptopoundsd. Yeas Messr. Curtis, Dsw-
son, Harlan, Smith. Wse--5. Nay-Mr Wage
ntr.
The in,errcga,ory wa. then ptopoundcd and the
witness gave The following
Answer. The weighers were called on 20 nav
Sl5 each for the support Of the election. and
when declined, Mr. vsnderp"ol, the Deputy Sur.
veyor, observed that | had ought TO consider whe-
iher my $1,000 per Bunum was not worth paying
10 Tor. Under the Impression that 1t was tho
price Tor my situation. paid IL. The above oe-
CURED during the last Spring election Tor charter
officers During my holding office. Tor about Eve
years, wss occasionally called on but always do.
clincG until the last two wears.
Question. IL the Office Of wcighcr which YOU
hold regarded ss one under the Uuiied States. and
the salary Of which was paid out Of the Treasury
of the United States
Answer l.attetly PAID out Of the Treasury
formerly comnIsslon'was allowed on the amount
of goods weighed. The Office is one held from the
| United States.
Question. DO YOU know whether other subor-
dinae officers besides yourself in The custom house
were called on and required to pay such tax o; as
sessmen, upon their salaries. for the use of party
and political purposes
Answer. Only by hearsay as it regards tho O.
Their officers. but saw many Of the Weigbers pay
the tax of Sl5.
Question. Was the monev thus collected from
you, and others to be used for political purposes
If yea, for which of the then and present political
parties
Answer. 1t was intended to be used to support
the election Of persons attached to tho present Ad.
ministratiou
Question. Who collected tie tax from the
/ Weighers
Answer. Mr. Vanderpool.
Question. What Office does Mr. Vanj,rnoo!
hold IN The custom house, and what is his salary,
Answer. Al that time he held the Office of De-
putty Surveyor. | do not recollect the amour, of
his salary. believe he now holds the office of
Appraiser.
Question. Had he book of the names of tho
officers from whom he collected or had be list
of them1
Answer. A list.
Examined by Mr. Harlan.
Question. Are you acquainted with William
NJ. Price, late District Attorney Of tho United
States II yea, please to state whether no was
! regarded before and after his appointment as
man worthy TO be entrusted with the collection Of
large sums Of money.
Answer. am acquainted with William NJ.
Price late District Attorney. and answer the ques-
ton in the negative
Question Was the last payment Of Sl5, re-
ferrcd 10 by you in your answer 10 the third ques-
ZION, paid before or since the present Collector Mr
Iloy) came into Office
Answer. Since The last Collector came into
Office.
Question. Were Won removed from Office by
ha rntia ..l
whether any reasons assigned therefor aud
what they were.
Answer was removed by Mr. Hort, 1.-THE pre-
sent Collector,) bu, have never condescended To
ask the reason and must. therefore be under the
necessity Of referring to the Collector who is
present.
ABRAHAM b. VANDERPooL swonr AZ A WITNESS.
Examined by Dir Wise.
Question. What Offices have you held in the
custom house when did YOU commence TO hold
them what the solsries of Offices held by YOU,
Answer. ! was appointed to the office Of In
specnr Of the Customs in May, 1920. at 81 095
per year md held il unllf $50 when was %.
pointed Deputy Surveyor, al 81 500 per year. aud
March, 1888. appointed Appraiser. at $4,000 per
year.
Question DO you know whether the officers
of the custom house have ever been called on 10
contribute sums Of money to party aud political
objects What officers have been 30 called !;
by whom for what amount with Sithoui
gard 10 their salaries OF Office when did they
contribute If they refused. was any intimstion
given that their refusal might occasion Their re-
moval what amour, has been contributed and
collected and for The support Of what party. at a.
ny one eleclioni
This inienogstory objected to by Mr. Fos-
ter.
Mr. Foster called COR the yeas and nays.
The question. Shall the isietrogslory be pro-
pounded was put, and decided 10 the affirmative.
Yess-Messrs Gurus, Dawson. Harlan, Smith.
Wise, o. Nsys-Messrs Foster. Ovens. Wsge-
nef, 3.
olher proceedings were had. 10 regard 10 uhieh
M' Wise offered the iollo~ing resolution
Rsoieed, That the folo~ing facts be- entered on
the Joornsl Mr Wise propoundsd to the ~i'sess.
Abnsbam B. Vsnderpool. the following qSes,ion.to
wit
Question 2. DO you know whether the OBJ
GERS Of the custom house bsye ever been called on
Ia contribute Of money 10 party and political
] obie,ts What odirsfs have been called