Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1843-04-08
More Bribery.

1t appears by the following proceedings OF the
legislature, which we copy from the Keystone, that
another bribery story has been got up in that body.
Mr. HICKMAN submitted the following
WHEprAs It is alleged that certain members of
the Board Of Canal Commissioners Of this Com.
monwealth, have held out inducements, or bribes
to the members of the legislature to corrup, them,
and thereby influence their votes on certain mea-
sures pending before the legislature therefore
Resolved, That a select committee of,hrce be ap.
pointed examine said charges, and have au,hori.
iy TO send for persons and papers.
Mr.. HICKMAN said it had been alleged, and
he thought it could Ne proved. tina, The Canal Com.
mssioners had been endeavoring to use the innu.
ence of their office, by holding out inducements to
members to vote against the expected veto of the
Canal Commissioner hill.
Mr.. HILL then rose anil made the following
statement to the House: On day before yes,er-
day, General MCulloch "a member of the House)
while walking up to the Capitol, told me that I
could get the situation of Collector at Freeport If
| wanted it. He said he had seen Mr.. Reynolds,
who then sick and as the Commi, sioners
as he had it from the bes, authority. talked about
it some little and told him, as had a family and
lived on farm, I did not think it would suit me.
He then told me that | could &c, for any friend
that desired TO have appointed. | told him |
would consider the matter. Afterwards we had
conversation on the same subject, a, the Generals
seat in this House, and asked him what consider.
alton it was expected would give for this Office
| He said that he did not know exactly, but he sup.
posed the Commissioners would expec, me TO
tain the veto Of the Canal Commissioners bill, but
that should see the Commissioners in regard to
this matter Last evening, Mr.. Kerr of Mercer,
took hold of my were going down from
! the Capitol and told me that he understood that
could get any friend appointed to the Coilectorship
at Feeport, as he thought the present incumbent
was unpopular, and the Commissioners would
make a change. told him. also, that I would
think about this matter. This morning after break.
fast, met Mr.. OverfeId, one ofthe Canal ommis.
sioners and had some conversation with him in
regard to the existing state Of affairs in tho legsla
ture, and amongst other things, the conversation
of General WCulloch came up. asked him il it
was true as the General had stated, that could
&c, the office of collector at Freepot for myself
any friend desired to have appointed He said,
ha, they were in rather tigh, place just now and
that if l would help them out by sustaining the
Governors veto OF the Canal Commissioner bill.
the office should he at my disposal. He said that
all | had to do was to write two Ines TO them
saying who wan'e appointed and IL sustained
the veto, i, should be done. I told him would
study upon this mstter, and left him.
Mr. M'CUILOCH said iha, so Ear as this state
ment related to himself, part of il was correct. ard
from Armstrong had not recollected part OF his
conversation. While walking up to the Capitol
the other day from BuehIer's, asked the gentle.
man from Armstrong whether he not dissats-
fed with the canal collector in his section Of coun>
try. He said he was. told him wss well aware
that some of the Canal Commissioners we're no,
p'elsed With that app in'ment when made, and
they were not yet satisfied then told the gentle.
I man rha. thought he could ge, tina, siruariun-
He asked me III had any authority for saying so
and this is the part Of he gentlemans statement
which is no, correct. | told him that had no an.
thury for sayug SO, but WAS almost certain such
was the f,ct. In regard to the condition spoken
ofhy the gentleman, know Of none. knew o
# no condition. although said | had no doubt b,
= could ge, the appointment
e Mr.. HILL here inteHupird.-l, sir, asked the
). gentleman what was to bo the conditi n, and h
n said he suppos they would wan, me to sustain
!, the veto.
h Mr. M'CULLOCH.-No, sir. don't recollec
Of s,yug anything about that Ibid not know o
II any condition but heard one OF the Canal Com
II mlssioners say that the appointment at Fre"PoT
e WAS not satisfactory.
d MI HII.L.-The gentleman said SO. asser
I, il most positively tha, he did.
10 Mr.. KERR uf Mercer.-My conversation will
ct the gentleman was this | asked him the chsrsc
III ter Of certain individual, He said the individu
al al was unpopular, aud could not get twenty vote
ne in his neighborhood. told him that had hear
1t so, and that under these ercums ances did believe
OF il he would point out good man. whether fri, n
10 of his own or not. tha, he could get the appoint
d. meni This believed from the fact that the ma
Is was unpopular, and not because had any author
-, " from the Csnai Commissioners TO say any ihiD
re cr 'his srssec'