New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-01-16

expenses q. botel are paid By myre never under
take any prof. 'onA busneee out Of The City Of New
York, which will not pay ne sufficient TO live IS
nearly lie do 81 home as The hotel furnish the
meaIs; II has been the habit Of my life TO entertain
company every day if can get the time; and the.
habit derived rom my fathers house where the sane
thing was prscticed since remember; pay my
eIpensee by q check on my own bank account; when
mske up my account against my sentI consider ali my
OUTLAWS II thar behalf as an element 70 be considered
Cling man asktd out By Lady.-l heard lady
send for the Hon. I. l. Clngman into the gallery OF
the House on day when the vote Wa expected on
the Wisconsin Railroad BILL and Mr.. Ci,ngmsn having
responded 10 the call, was requested 10 leave the
House and 90 into the Senate, he being Informed by
the lady that Mr. ToOmbe was expected 10 speak; M
Clingnan replied that this bill vss up, and he
opposed 10 t. and wanted TO stay; but upon further
solicitation be eft the House and sferwaTd him
in the Senste li after Mr.. Toombs had concluded his
speech will do Mr.. Clingman the Justice to say that
be hse since informed me that be left the Hoase tha.
cay not account of the solicitations OF the lady, bat
because for certain political considerations be deSired
that the bill be suspended, and neither passed de-
feated at that time.
A Store of Horace IT, Dau-Afer the applcst
for the e1teIsiOn of Col Colts patent had been inside
visited New York, end while there received note
from Col. Clemens importing that Mr.. Horace ii. Day
had applied TO him 10 be paid for not opposing Cots
application and that Mr.. Day said that | would not
speak TO him. and therefore he applied to Col Clemens
and that Col Clemens had referred him 10 me on the
or next day person connected in business, as
informed and believe, with Ill. III. Day who re-
que sted that bis name might not be mentioned in this
connection to which request a,sented) called at my
Office in New-York with telegTsphc dispatch from
Washington, and said that certain parties in Washing
ton, who had power 10 pass or defeat Col. Colts b,
authorized him 10 demand Of me Sl0 600 a condition
On which they would exercise their power in biz favor
TO this | replied | knew who they were, and named
Horace II. Day; told the messenger if Mr. Day
wanted TO talk 10 me he must come himself and not
send third person. The Dext day Mr. Day came and
Int he IA
in and ont C Congress who had the power 10 pass
defeat this bill and that If would pay his friends ia
Washington slj, 600 and satisfy htm they would pass
this bill / told him that knew VIII biz friends We're
that they a set of low letterwr,ers, and that
understood his plan of attack, which was TO libel
Col. Colt and me and all concerned in the
business and that would rather pay bin and them
something han be libeed and abused in toe papers;
compared il 10 the case of crossing the street,
and seeing another gathering mud 20 throw upon
persons passing along, and said, under such circum-
stances the passenger would do well 10 pay something
10 e.cape the filth, and that l would pay him and his
letter writers to abstain from Safeguarding Col Colt
ano me- but that the he mentioned was perfectly
GU, Of The question; that Col Colt had not at that time
s25 900 in the world; this he replied that if such
were the be stood no chance for his extensions out
that lie Day would communicate with some OF his
friends whom be named, and ascertain what they
would take no, to attack u.s. he then intimsted that
his own terms were Of different character, that he
wanted money for the etter-wrers but other things
for himself about that time was called into Court 10
a
meet me that night on my say to Washington be
old meet me in the cars, and began TO disclose TIE
plan of bis attack he said he would I'LL the papers with
assaults; that members were tlmd, and would con,
cider the newspaper attacks public opinion that had
not gone to work as | Should that ought 10 have
paid the " outsiders, as he termed them and then
should succeed he gradually approached the point of
his demand, which was that ! should release MN
from the Judgment of Goodyear, tor whom am
counsel and then apply for the extension OF patent
once owned by Goodyear now expired, and let nun 10
as partner is the benefit OF the extension OF that pat
emit TO this replied with so much lndlgn mon that ne
begged me TO keep quiet lest should be heard;
rejected the whole proposition as Infamous, and told
him 10 do bis worst he told me that he had access 10
the columns of The Nep YORK Herdd, and that, II
settled with him. he would show me how TO reach and
influence that paper; when / reached W sshington,
con municated these things in greater detail 10 Col
Clemens and he approved my course al once the at
lacks were made IN newspapers all over the country
letters from Washington, stating about corrupting
members giving dinners to the Patent COMMITTEE,
spepoine money Colts wealth, and all such subjects
were daily ssuedi at last Day publlrhed one or two
over his OVID name, and | then replied through 1he
Herald 10 which letter refer, and to the facts stated
therein now make my affirmation
More of the Letter Wrsters.-rhe effect produced
by tie staiomt that were circulated through these
letter writers was the reason why employer any
other assistants than Col Clemens, who had been en-
Moved by Col Colt in other matters besde this one;
I found that an unf4vorabe impression and false n-
precision being produced in the minds OF memoers
and knew of no way TO eounseract IL except 10 en-
poy some person whe might give members papers ana
staiemeIs Of facts; i passed my word TO the person
that would consider Mis- name IN that connection con
fdel tiaI; If, however, by operation OF law aud the
iules OF evidence am bound to disclose H. VIII do
40 1.-THE Committee having ruled that the witness
was bound 10 disclose the name the witness stated that
his surname was Gilbert, but that bis first name he did
not recolect he ia connected in some way with the
Congress Rubber Company in The City OF New-f0rAl;
the amount expended in the employment of attorneys or
accents or n the other used 10 obtain ext snon
of Col Colts patent should think was not less than
g. 600 nor more than g. 900 but consider this pri-
yste matter entirely which, in my Judgment, ought
not as counsel for Mr. Colt, TO disclose; Mr.. Thomp.
son WAS employed late in lat December or early Ia
January, think he was employed by me 10 aid NE IN
bringing to the attention Of members the papers and
evidence which had prepared to counterfeit the ELECT
of the newspaper and other ibels and false charges
that were made against Colonel Colt paid him fee
for the services which he undertook TO render It's
amount do not think should state; l have never
promised him any compensation Whlch SHOULD depeud
on the success of this bill.
Loan to a Member Of CORgress.-l was called INTO
the bedroom from my paIlor when engaged IN CONVEX
sation with number OF persons and The whole lntef-
view occupied but a moment, and attached no I'M
porance 10 il al the tine; and did not think of II
sgain that know OF, till this Committee was raised
the amount named as the required loan was, think,
$500 will cay tie member OF Congress Tor whom the
losn was asked and is personally unknown 10 me;
and for the reason before stated, cannot mention his
nsme when the loan was applied for, the person ap-
plying ntmated that if the loan were made, the mem
Der Of Congress reened 10 would aid, directly or ndl-
rectly, in the passage of Colts bill.
Tie Hon. B. HeHE Of IOra raated h!s lOan.-On
motion Of Mr. ZoicofeI, that the name of the member
OF Congress alluded in the last questions be given by
the witness, and the Ayes and Nays being taken as
follows, viz Ayes-Messrs. Letcher Chairman, Rut-
fin. Zolhcofer, Wheeler, Eliot and Thurston. Nay
Mr. EDDY. The witness Mr.. Dckeronl, in obedience
TO the dec,on Of the Committee stated tha. the name
of the gentleman was Mr.. Hem.
Nv Nv Eddv-NOu : Yar
question by the Chairman, that you called out of
your psror into your bedroom, when engaged in con-