Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1857-01-23

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PrHcH isE OF C"NGREs>M2S AND EIroR1rgs -Sc.
DucTI1Ss or DaaqULTs AND BEaurY-I>rEErsr.
lsG kEyELhTI".s.
From the y. Y rs;iy TrihYre CT .,u.rs; ~, ISil
Rnmors md u-s-r'u- tina; bribery ned taea u,f;I
"a secure thu passage 81 III" -iii f. b Extension, ri
Cct Patent ~ tho last session ci Cony-i -. rau-.i
tbs llonse ot Representatives 10 ake Gc;i"n in ,!,s
case Accordingly G r1Initlce WAS appointed, viii
Mr. L"tchcr of Virginia IL its Cha,rn!;. ann atr
due investigation report wss made nn TIE 81 ms
From that report We ex;rsci ts following ir.ercztiG
passages:
VIEWS or THE COMMITTEE
L1" Froi"r's are get 1hr0vch.-The means an;
Appliances which r.sorIcd 10 by int-Icst-d par,c
10 secure the sIcCcsS al their s-rer ar, nl,;neruus
dna snch As are suPpn,=. 10 bs aiap,ri 10 III, c.ry.
dcrr, v'aws, necessities anl Offices " those who
! 10 bn influenced Ambitious views nrc II ID up t.
tempt sonlr pecnuiary considerations have their in
uuence with Others; and third class, who poss-ee
high degree social qua!i,l"s, who cl!tiva,c and
| Joy the pleasures OF sncnl intercourse, have such
temptations spread before then; in the greatest pr"u
! s!ou and richest abundance. Those who arr employ
ed in Tho prosecution IF claims or ondeavuriIg In
secure lte success of Iht.Hles ut personal pri
Vaa nature, are generally shrswd, experienced and
Intelligent who have seen much If tie world and id
ways, and who have schoo-d their thoughts anu
tasked their energes 10 devise lie best 81 com
passing their ends. Such men, by trer tact and ta.
lent. know what IN bs used most effectively
what appliances vii! be mos; likely 10 secure tn"
end they .:t .rekiEg to attain; AID as their pr is
most generally contingent, 'ht arr ready I" Gscsr"
as will, III thrT v;cw, apply 10 tne case oi each ":'
vidual.
Femllc Influence EN- 2i0ysd.--The money ha1 been
used as eVie SHOVE, la paying the COSTS G'd car'
yes incurred IL citing UP Getty ard extrhvHEiH IN
trrisiamtn;s 20 which iadi IS and N=in5ers "i Con
grvs- ard others were 'nT!iot, with "le@ ~ u'ttrI
ing t!I- success o! .lis measure. The ladies' hay!a[
been ilrst duly imp: ssed VIII H. importance IT
Colts Pis,r! Extension BY presents q, Parlsisn
gloves aIG invited 20 ;hesy cnt@.;Hinmrnisi nud The
.vid.nc. shows that while ihsE0 m-nbe:s N; CnI..
gress are a7Jsa!,t 20 BY them II favor this raricn
lar measure. In -" la,isrsGs ut wl".s, ~ d"1
&c: wa. made al thu Hon. Gihcrt Dean I" i"duc;
hi.n 1" 20 fer therrasTIi "f Colt. Patent. Whether
the lam: sor uf .ociH inlsacr and appliance waS
bruurh, To- brgr upon Others wh We're lvIrr 10 Gn
nr eup n; ,int hnn,srme establishment, w. h"v' -"
mrans oi gsccrtnnny, - Nr. Dicktr-"m lbs NO.
-iyen ia The Il HI .u-s.s, nnt La' nnt there.
FIRE furnished ~ '"ith the m"a'sot getting ut To"
tics. Mr.. Dckri,oa seen, 10 have adopted n; 'a'r
that
ITO reach ho heart or &c, tho vo.s.
Tse SUES; ~oy us down ,ne tngoat'
A Tn. TloasrrA D3'tar Br,ts.-Ws find ,ha'
p-vsous wi, Lad Gr'rrm'nrd Ia "rpnse Ci- ES'rm-
-nn un!--. rh.y could get sm. .afi,l"Cly nrrHr.
nlcnt which would yto;-c and p',unte ih"r "'vri ~
i-r--rs af Imk'tG hc necessary ri"' 10 nnks ;h-r
nppa.irinn ,tIeclv., RETURNED h'Inr, rni s-n '.'.
day 70 iii, Ne hea! nothing more nj rher "Pp"-i'':.
| 10 Colts i. (: is IN e"il"Lcrns' thar n ""nmg"Ei
fee nf slG 0Hi has basn "if-rcd by cke-sbn Ia Il
active uppnn.nt of Cots lii, 10 buy If his oP,"s!
ZION and To secure mis- c"un'cnhDca nId supper; {"
thlt measure. These parties Inc; "iI severn! "rct
sinu. agrees upon tho ;rTrns, an {" the d'-.uetr
"details o their conferences an those ocras"n- rs ~
tard by themselves, the Undersigned lnViie ;!ie Il;
ention nf lh. House, G.slr.G that there Gan be- bu
on. opinion. aud ha. entirely uuiaNofaole bo;h II
| Dav and ID cke!son.
Rascaliy Ls,ter Wri.ers.-Tho evidence elbows
another poraHr fact that The letter writer's Tor Tie
4iiy press n !:hve o-en admitted 10 de-kA On I'll"
Hnur Of .he HOUSE, very generally regarded a'
The most ttii c.n: agents who can b. eDp,ur-G oi
! thuse who nave mea5uie3 ~ advance. Although
these letter writer's, before they Can OBTAIN seat
within the House, required ~ gIve personal
piedg. OF honor that they are mol 'emn.oied rs
agents TO prosecute any clam pending before Con-
gre.." vet We lind tna., IN utter disreg.'d It h'
pledge and ~ spirit, they have hton employed -
many OF the rarund patrn;, Gnd other scheme. which
have engaged the a;tea,ioo Ul &C. trcss lE!'us ihS
present session,
re.yon,enc. vi ;hs country, ;nou!ang rGhc opinion!
and fxirc the luaIn -et,ma:r q .n.i. can exert .
nor r over EJ,o dssi-ou, q rotor:ay moro iliI'
r"G, AMI destructive d thaa sJc!n iaS Ae"c-s D ssnaI
temptations.
rEsr,noST OF TIE ug.. T. |. crIH6::tE.
Ar Ins;ots Clerk - Ihu HOn. Mr.. Nooc Ut Mlc'.i
| gau $50 m.n'uuct to "e In The a u.", las: ""-F
iha. he lad had 4 coa"er'a::1a H'a i'"ai ~ &C.
oaain,ance of his, who, ihini. hu represented !"
q 49,
R5ssTa pre- Trs.t s.a aiTS oS so m no a akin! :H lin Eo
much 7" he said he would &c; solH il pntsodi aid
no. ak hn the name Of tue Cork. not do Know III
,yhich or the Departments hc lie cInplnyej NJ. Nublr
said be ivculsrIy and dinghy rrmarkcd I" thu
Clerk that ii the sum was ss.9m, /, might .e Oil Oh
| i.ct but that 5000 wa. too email!
Clever FeNo,ss.--Mr Ma.te,on o! the h"use onrc
or tyc. remarked IL :ne hi. extension altogether
wrong; many Of scquain'nncer, good, clever -i.
| lows said he, are veTy eurlnus i"T tie passage o.
this thing aud saying ina, Il wcIic be something
very hand-',rns for them il /; could pas 5u sh'I he
| It is altogether wrong, Ia ss'a theTc was Il gr"n'
| pres-urs BY som. Of our acquaintance WHO wei:
,ooI r,.yrr fellows; they urging liz passage.
| and sa;,i il would be handsome ih.nE tor th"in l
infer, ed that he did not a!lude To Members 1t Con
sr.ss but 10 persons ouiss!e lie made USE oi strong
| exnra .ions of repuynsnce 10 ne TTea-ur".
| Jircr, IN M. PysIRtss.-l one day sroh5 10 the
Han. g. w Jone. ut The House, and snd 10 him that
| I understood .ome offers had been Thie, Or sore.
| ming had been said I" him on Tho SUBJECT q! Colt :
extension He rer.ird that cenrin:n had sad /"
him lJones) that e THE g'ri'eint tn referred T.. hai
hoard a p.rscn say that h. tJpn y could Gel S3'Gut
II h,. would yo for tbs thing Nh Jones zald ur'her
that ne did not Ask who it wno made such de-
cIara;,on then asked Mr. Jon-s who WAS the per
! srn who made The statcinrf! tn him lie sns"Crei
I'm, b.,- would not t.li. sal IN i'm that II br
sbunld he called before caninltie" he woa'd have
| Ia Tell. He answered, | di! not make any inquiry
| sbou, H. In The evening Of the same day. Sh'nriay
la.t about sunset, as was Going up lhe avenu' |
met Mr. Jone. in front of the krkwu"d House. NJ
IVaiiarh ot The s'ar "frapsr T WAS p:Jsvn, n Ut
yer-.,on with Mir. Jones HI instant while WAS t"k.
ipv ,o another person. sir. Jones turned round AMI
said to me- in the hearing Of Mr. Wa!iach, Il 'h'nk
| "Cinrmsu, the man who spoke 10 me hh"ut 'tiht
.m,,trr wns Nichoi,oE, the Editor Of ne pa'on He
..saiJ n me ole day when wa. in his "i:- Jones,
| 81 basrd n man say you c'rid get S3O,6UO II you
..woud vote f,r the Colt bill dii not ask VIII"
| "the man was, nor did lie say then lnqu rrt !
Mr. Jones whether the remark whs mace 10 MN iii
lat or .,rn-,t He replied tina. he did III" knew,
for he hsd inquired nothna "ooht. ih'' "Hs III"
end nf 'hc conversation
P.soL, Gratis Il remember early IN The session y
few day, after made rc''rks against thn Coz
bill in the House, as wa- wn'H'i! ' 2uSa ih- zap
itoI grounds with the Hon. Mr Mace, he referred 10
my remarks against the biz, and spoke OF e!i"r! lna
kim +, vet il through Now, sad -, have ?
little SOIL only eleven "r twe!fs years o. eS" 20 "h"H
am of cours. ve.y 'nuCi a'iath"f 'S"a not aware
that G,y OF iLrse parties knr" hHd son hn', ''in
n,bsr ,g,rnuc s,'u. one sent r"ULd handSu- Cu.t
,;.,ol -. present Ia the liii!e boz; how cunning snt
hrcwd." said Mr.. Niece, "ibs.e flows nre II hnt!Iuf
out everytaing'
:, p,cEERsoS's TESTIMONY.
Who rrre Coit's Ats0ra'ys f-B s'de' m:eeif Col.
r,,os sua Mr IA L. rhnnp-"n iwn", h' lIev",
h.s n sua, on ,ne hrr If tho II ,us-, .Jr George
hmur Of Mas.ncau-rt-, " a' capi"y-'' ~ cou:i-".
early III the s.-s.n, but ii..' ein'ihrAt' believe
il nj an eu,i; bssd. tn=e, kn"" Z! ~ "i-r h''rg
so .Tp,nyeG cr':p"rsa'"n has been pnld III ~.
hr,t is amount aud clInr r"ihte 10 Coz. Coli :
urvar. af,irs, nni l, As his rousei r=nno with pro
Professional Pang4st' Il hnv" be-n in he k1h;t
of v.IiIiIy Wasting Tor sev"i"! :.ar', durin: a.
,v,ir ,r., haze liz. Attorney ri C"on-. Cot;
have always had nprva,o pnr!"f, "nt AWAY, 6,
bs.. y, ulac, which visit. when Il Gu be had, aId
have had dinner Ia H.; parnr every "y, uni-s' il
vneI 10 dime el,.w hgrei ebenrvsr have te'n u
Washington, with very ra;c exception, ror i've
vear. last pas, al; M eIpsns III note &c pal ~
~, ,ri; n-ver uui rtakr any professional bu'inrs'
,;, nf tb, Ci,y of New York, warh VII not pay M.
n,s.;.nt m live as nearly ske d. al home rs tho
hu:.l can furnish The meane II has been the haiti o;
,'v g. ro entertain company every day, u can yef
M time; and that habit derived tom my :':ths
house, where the same thing was PFac':cci sinc-
o.n r.,n.n,ber nay my eyprn'es by check OF
} NV owm bank a, count; .hen make up my ac:oun,
I w! N I nnn. ~ MI INV u.ltluua al