M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1857-03-05

the papers were referred Tor examlna-
ton" lie said to me that he had no
doubt himself that it was a meritori-
GUS claim, but some Ofthe committee
scrutinized such matters closely-or
words to that effect-and that he
would have to wait a favorable oppOr-
tunity; or that, perhaps, it might be-
come necessary to use a little money,
$50 or so, to make all right. This is
all | remember to have been said be-
tween us relative TO the subject. No
money was paid or demanded, I'M
less that be construed into a demand.
By Mr.. Warner-What was the
nature of the claim9
Witness--lt was an invalid pension
claim.
BY Mr.. Warner--Who was the
claimantl
Witness-A widow woman.
By Mr.. Warner--State her name!
Witness--Roxana Kimball.
BY Mr.. Warner What was the
name OF the memberl
Witness-William w. Welsh, Of
Connecticut.
BY Mr.. Warner-Has that claim
been reportedl
Witness--It was reported upon its
merits, without any other considera-
ton, as | understand.
1t was further proved that Welsh
was interested with Gilbert in the
Triplett book speculation. The COM
mittee recommended his expulsion
from the House.
The next case was that Of Edwards,
q Republican from N. York. Mr..
Paine, a member from n. Carolina,
being sworn, said:
LIST. That on Tuesday, the 29d day
Of December last, during the session
of the House, Mr.. Edwards, after in.
viting him to take a seat in the place
OF Mi. Clingman, which was vacant
beside Mr.. Edwards, inquired how
Mr.. Paine was disposed toward the
bills making grants of lands for rail
road purposes, and was informed that
Mr.. Paine was altogether opposed to
them; that he believed them wrong
in principle and unjust, and that
whenever he had voted on the pass
age Of such bills he had voted against
them.
End. That Mr.. Edwards having
thus ascertained the views of Mr..
Paine as to the policy and justice of
making grants of public land to aid in
the construction of railroads, then said
that lie (Mr. Edwards) and Gas Mr..
Paine thinks he also sadly his brother
owned or we're interested in lands
which would be greatly enhanced in
value by the passage of the Minnesota
Bill, if the railroad should be run
through them; and that to this dec
laration Of Mr.. Edwards peculiar in
terest in this particular bill Mr.. Paine
made no answer.
Sd. That Mr.. Edwards then asked
if he might say something to Mr..
Paine in confidence, and was inform.
ed hal he might do so.
4th. That, having been informed
that he might talk confdentially, he
said that he, Mr.. Edwards, was au.
thorized to say that fifteen hundred
would be guaranteed for the
support of the bill, fit would be any
inducement Whereupon Mr.. Paine
instantly that fifteen million
would be no inducement for
vote, and expressing his indigna'
ton, he left the seat.
The committee therefore recon-
mend the expulsion OF Edwards from
seat as a member of Congress-
The last case is that of erasmus B.
a Republican member of
Congress from New York. 10 regard
to him, W. Q. johnson, ofNew York,
testified:
VIM. @. johnson, a witness who
was examined by the committee, dis
the fact that the Des Moines
Navigation and Rail Road Company,
the State of Iowa, were deeply in
crested in the passage Of a bill or res
pending before the last sos.
zion ofthe present Congress, to con-
'true a prior act granting to said
certain lands for the i'm
oroVement ofthe navigation Of the
.es Moines River. The interest of
he Company in the measure pending
before Congress, embraced three INN
lred thousand acres'ot land in the
Territory of Minnesota. The witness
vas the president of that Company,
md is also the owner of %one-fourth OF
factory located at C~laysville, in the
State Of New York, his individual in
crest in that factory being of the val
lie of $4,000 Or $50, 900; the mem.
,er from N. York owning at least one
if not more, of this same fac
On the 18th of July, 1856, the
member wrote a letter from this city
the witness, and forwarded the
to him by mail, under his frank
IS a member Of CONGRESS. of which :