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

son since be gave lis evidence hsra Who va0
unk po~n 10 me until few days sInce, when b vse
introduced by Mr. stanton Of Tennessee and Informed
me Of the Substance Of bic testimony in regard 70 M
b, fore this Committee never hsd any tab With my
person whatever relative 70 obtaining loan Of sso,
cr any other amount, in connection With Aoy ma isr
ptnGing before Congress, bl; have maze II my speeAS
care TO keep free fOm The company snd converssh IN
CT lobby members vhs at a. agents for obtaining tb6
passsge OF bills; nor have ever Authorized, gwen
my consent or appreciation 70 any Application 70 Mr..
Dckerson for 3 oan Of any sun Of money or ether
srtele Of consideration IN connection with the ms,o
under considers ion, or any other mater.
TESTIMONY OF rBE HON. 7. l. cLIsenAs.
The Ladies Ggdii!.On the day when he Wlseoesin
Railroad bill was 6Osly voted ON bad been in tho
Senate listening 10 the deba,e there the Neorasks
bill think when entered the ball of the House OF
Representatives OF the votes were being taken On
the Wisconsin Railroad bill; ~as either sent for, OF
IN seine other way Was given 70 understand
that some iadiee wished me 70 g. into Tho
gallery; as my name bad been passed IN ne
ceiling Of the roll, | went up TO the eastern ga,
ery, where | ioued tao ladies In company, 1
think with M. Dcse rson Colts agent ard anc.ner
gentleman; one OF both Of the lsoiee told me they
wished NE 10 eman there, 60 that might not vote Oh
the Wisconsin Railroad bill; answered that "ss m
the habit Of voting upon every question when eooI9
be in q hall ana that should 20 do~o aod vote
cid not state how intended vote; they Insisted has
| must not 60 for they knew would vote against the
BILL which they said they were very anxious should
pass: | remained in conversation with them few
minutes noticing the calling OF the roll 80 s 70 be aoa
10 oct DOWN In time for the neat yote a. leaving
n en-. one or both of them earnestly begged me To
STAY; left them without any intimaton rs 20 nov
| would vote; sfier got down into toe RAIL- molen
was made 10 lay the bill the table, which prevaed:
voted however, sgsnst laying the OH on We tAoeS
smo,ior was then made 70 recensder, and Jay nat
vote on the table, which was likewise succeeetai l.
voted nevertheless against ~ my motive for giving
those votes was this: though Hss not wiling 70 vota
for the passage OF the bll was desrous OF keeping
il and s the otter railroad bills on the calendar 90
if D, ssbe 10 scure the cooperation OF the inends or
all of thoee bills in the support some OF sueh mes
sures a. were in accordance with my own views OF
policy; had made, however, no intmAton % heo
isd.s what couIse inteneed II take ON hs,ph
the statement o. Mr.. Dckereon having been read 20
me saw in the frs pl ,ce, that il Is wholly uur,o
scce riding TO my recollection.
TESTIMONY of THE HON. }. c. FAvLkSrR
4 Fee Proposed GA entering my parlor one morn
Ing, found gentleman seated there who Was orrn-
erly resident of my District but who now citizen
OF The State OF Maryland; after some commonplace re-
marks and inquiries about the family, he asked MO
what chance there was for the Wisconsin Railroad
bill; | told him there wss very little chance fH la
passage that had voted against lite passage mysels
as had sganst all the railrC al bills before the House,
locking upon them speculaiOns st the IN pense
of Government, and that thought wone of the blu
mentioned than Of sny OF them he then remarked hat
he had been offered fee of 1900 the bdl should
become a law; | expressed some surprise at the re-
mark ard asked him what possible service he coad
render 10 Justify the payment to him Of large ices
he said he bad very frankly told the parties who made
the ofer To him. that be could rerder them no service
commensurate with such tee, but they nevertheless
assured him that be should have the fee il tbs bib
parsed; told him was very sorry that could givs
no aid to enable him to make the fee promised, DC
cause was opposed the policy OF bis OF like char
acter and especially opposed 10 the Wisconsu bill,
believing, as did that there was something rotten
about il.