New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-02-21

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TO me Isipsl5 upSn s TOE 'n. sue osDe no: ss
fos,J Of 1b,s party, ard ma; Ad I'm i Fc1id De
satisfactory 20 the parry Il, =, 49,
r. M O,r-Whst vss The name 81 h reroer
Wines William GleeI' 81 Ne" .S'a = - Pm n
i1h oIe, members Of the H1d-e bat This VI. he only
,br h,ch a. eu,ed like definite -co e-sta.d1E Ei-a
A enber; there vas nothing aPpFo1colns CONES
with any body ese. c-nr,v =. - 1877
MD GEORGE ". CHASE, An EX-M. c. OF THE
STAND.
sor,eW Chase sworp-l an a ctizen II tie S'ae
NJ NeQr York; have formerly BEEN Memoe- o. Cod
gress. ,,os
ont congress in proc. outing any claims or in he ps
sae. OF adv railroad graft blIs or other ous OF S'y
descrio.ion before the House OF RepresertsrSes VIZ
pes-I old know that my Fn PRIV ,te ns efs were
N he brf ueh, into question: an wlliog 70 sser 81
nm, s,iop, touching aRy connection l may hsve nad
18th Members of Congiets with regard 70 shy mHe'
before Congre.s; / sm tanner by made, and mer'
chant .rryIng on a good deal OF business, q any
tbrg of ,hs kind mig b. injure my Own badness 90
lot know what rules govern the Committee; under:
stand pretty well the rules that govern the co1r. o
law for have served a magistrate tSelye yes's
can cay nothing about corrup.lons here, Tor kao"
nothing about any. -.
b, Mr.. Rrcbie-Have you had any interest, dreI
or indirect 10 result from the passage or defeat OF ao
bill during the present Congress Witness-l nA'e
had no Influence IN the deieat OF any bid.
BY Mr. Or Have You had any iateres, IN me pas
cage of sny bin Witness responded-l suppose
should be ntere,ted in certain bill Il il should pas
The House--,be Minnesota Land bull; am me noel
of ole of The Companies In Minnesota for one OF .ae
lines coIiemplated-the Transit Company; young
MAD who bss been with Ole ten or twelve yeas,
wanted 10 go West; he intended 10 60 W est ID the
Suing and wanted me 10 be p hin into business; ne
proposed that should take an interest IN tnH hoa1
and employ him TO 20 there and take care OF luis inter
eat; | am one Of twenty two whose names are In tns
chatter own believe about - shares OF the s'ocki
did not ctme here Ia attend TO this business cams
here Il account my health by the advice OF my poy-
stefan; DO not know Of any Member OF congress III
teresed in that Road as one OF the twenty-five persons
whore uames appear in the charter / gave my name
in part TO help this young man and IN part TOT my 'n
benefit; cannot say what interest," direct or nduec',
any Member Of Congress may have in oe passage Oh
that bill | do not know whether there hsve oesh any
9th er bills passed that have been defeated, curing
the present Congress in which have been interested
a. an a. eIt or a parry; have taken an interest ID
bills-ihst is, have urged their passage "nat p:-
cuIiary interest may have had cannot tell; toere
nothing dtiiue shout il; was very ANXIOUS for Toe
passaee Ct the Wisconsin railroad bill, ADD do all
could egitima;ey, for its passage; do not know
what was 10 have for IT, have not had anything; 1
do lot know any Member of Congress who hao an To-
terest in that bill, either direct or indirect.
By MIR Orr-Did you, as the agent, or in any other
.
sny bond or obigatio TO convey land or any oher
valuable consideration TO any person or persons on con-
dtion that any railroad bill passed or pending IN TINS
Ceperess should pass Witness after much hest .tlon
i sbould like to have the bond produced; then l
could tell if drew il.
BY Mr. On--Did you execute such bond or ooliga-
toni Winess-l do not wish to answer unless the
bopd be produced.
whether Tour executed such bond, 8ed not to state
hat ere the contents of it Witness after some heel
tation)-I would rather not answtr that question; AN
not prepared 10 state my reasons Tor declining 10 an
ewer; i do decline
By the Chsirman-There is but one reason that the
Committee will recognize valid for declining 10 40
aver II you say you cannot ans yer without your 40
Grin mating eno0g to crmioate yourself you
NAV decline. Wtness-l cannot tell what effect II
may have; this il point want TO examine; am not
prepared TO state whether it viii or will not; should
like 10 take counsel on the mstter and know ~nat
would be the result; do not know but the Committee
NAV have the power TO enforce answer; do not
want 10 do anything improper, but | should Like to
make the advice OF counsel
The witness was then dismissed till the next dsy.
MONDAY, Jan. l9, 1851.
Mr.. TRIPLETT, RECALLED.
F.F. &. Trplett having been recalled, was permit
ted to make the following explanatory estnony;
With reference ~ the question propounded TO me by
Mr. Orr. " Whether any convers alton took place De-
tween me and any other member Ia which he came out
and solicited OF demanded, or required any pecunary
CONNIE LsatioD for voting T. desi,e 10 say thai my
answ is strongly ~orded than Subsequent reh C
lion hes convinced me il should be. Meant TO confne
mysef and do coIne my self to deosl OF any spechc
conir act with any one else. l wou d also state more
specifically than have DONE that cannot undertake
to ray when how the conversation bet Eeen Mr. Gil.
bert and my self upon my book arose. II h probable
that when be fret in reduced TO another mstter
was the subject refeued to IL was however, amatter
over which Mr Gilbert had no control, snd in which,
go far as knew, nothing was subsequently done.
BY TIE Chsrman-Do you know that any other
Member Of Congress expected 70 share Ia this money
for which you gave the order on the Clerk Wi ness
To that can answer that there another Member
Of Congress, who, satisfied expected to be oene-
fitted, but he had no contract with me-
BY the Chairman Sac how you beca ne sat.f ed
Of that fact. Witnees-l was satisfied, from what he
told hmsel, that he expected to receive something
from the passage OF that bill; what it was do not
know; never agieed TO pay him anything.
BY the ChalIman-Stae hat was that converse
ton. WitnessI could not possibly state the terms of
the conversation.
By NJ. Warner-State il to the best Of your rscol-
lection. Witness-I must be satisfied that the Com.
mittee has the authority TO make me give the name Oh
the nau before can consent 70 give II.
BY Nh Ritchie-We irst want to know what the
conversation was Wiiness-I had frequent converse
tiops w.tb him and he has been present. where con-
VIBRATIONS occurred between Mr. Gilbert and myself
he has spoken 10 ME about the matter freely And con-
hdeniialy, and think has told me that be expected,
in the event of the passage of the BILL TO receive con-
Iepsstion for it. in what precise language could not
undertake TO say.
BY Mr.. Ritchie-Are ysu &c, tain shst he was aware
Of the arraDs cm, nj With Mr. Gilbert Witness-ue
wss aware that there an arrangement with Mr.
Gilbert though DO not know whether be knew the
specific terms do net think he did know the terms
By Nj Warner-How did tina! conversation origi-
nate Wtness-I could not possibly undertake to an
swer bow the first conversation originated; there were
mspy copven s,ions between Us.
By Mr.. Waruer-Conversation in relation to thus
trsnssctioni Witness-ia. Sir, IN relation 70 The
book.
BY Mr.. Wainer-State what he said a. nearly {. you
cen recollect and what you said 10 hun about II
Wiin.ss-I cannot state any u,oIe than that all tue