The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-02-20

KNOWS ooRRUPnoN
Baboock sW0rp-I SupsYiutondout Of the
icloDa room Of the House Of Representatives have
rsonsl know ledge OF any member Of Congress being
present Uopsress Ifnov Of no arrsn cement or Under
standipg by which any member of Don z, 70
We or did receive any such compensation do not
OF airy Of the sort reference to the
.,r,'op OF printer any other officer Of the House.
HAMILTON GrEEs, OF BuffAIo " y, AND THE NEW YORK
hamilton Green sworn-I rtsce in the city OF Buffalo
e. lbave had IN charge during the prese0t O,ngres
knowl~o &c AT srv sIr..mapt undsr landing, write
or serba by which any member OF Congress was 70 re-
GIVE any pecun,aiy compensation In me event OF the
81 thst hml or that any member OF Onngress s
Interested in it, passage have heard suggestion
hint that any member Of Congress would be willing TO
accep any such compensation or contingent interest
0uIsIDns TRYING GET MONEY 10 HELP rlm FIRE BILL
THOUGH.
Witness further testified that two outsiders-Hessrs.
Wezeporsit and Moore-bad approached N and bad Of
feFed for pecuniaFy oonsneraoo 70 procure votes for
passage Of The b but tnst he had refused 70 enter
not pass upon ~ merits he would undertake 70 bu,
Il through.
GEORGE HARRINGTON, OF WARRINGTON THINKS nRs
PURE AND UNOoRRUPHD.
George Harrington sworn-l reside this city; have
been agent for The Of experimenting the bill
known the New York Fire bill: have 10 knowledge O.
any member OF Congress being inter ested, ther,
any member Interested, directly OF ndrect q present
o, prospsctivsiy, in the passage Of that St o. Tor,
rus SAMSON KNOWS NOTHING.
Rev George W. Samson sworn-I reside In the city o.
I'm .Ss ne WSSs s
formerly, and presume now, the correspondent Of thai
paper.
rnB CORRESPONDENT OF TIE NEW YORK KxAMuR ALL
ABOUT CORRUPTION KNOWS NOTHING OF n.
George wooo sworn:-By Mr.. Orr-Are you the author
Of the Washington letter ia The New York Esamsn
the initials of 'R IN which mention 10 made Of thu
existence Of tariff Of brides agreed upon by many
thirty members Of the House, pledged 70 each OF er
the mseDude Of the acts and the benefits conferred upoD
the spplcsnts2
other knowledge Of facts referred TO 10 II than thai
obtained n conversation with . gentleman whom
met at the house Of friend In this city; hts 10
General Tepch Tilshman, Of Eastern Shore, No.
MONDAY, jan 26, 1867.
THE HON. WV. Walk, M. c. OF NEW YORK,
ON THE STAND.
Hon. VIM. YAK worm
By M. Orr-Do you knos Of your own knowledge OF
any offer the part Of any member Of Congress TO
other member, TO secure for him valuable considers
bill now psndius Or Sss Sas passed he prssso
Corgressa
Winees-I do not.
By Mr.. Orr-Hsve you beard OF NO offer made BY a
member to another OF valuabls consider alton In expeo
tatop or IN p,eseSai 10 vote for bill,
BY Mr. Or-Hsve you heard any member admit that
he had made such proposition to any other member
By Mr.. Orr-Hsve you any knowledge Of any such o..
fer having been made by any third person to any
Der Of Copgressf
wiinees Il have not
By Mr.. Orr-No admission from any member this. such
an offer had been made 10 him?
Whnes-Nobe.
By Mr.. Orr Do you know OF auy member who 10 pecu
piaiiy Interested In any bill nov pending that has
passed The present Congressf
WitDeas-I co not.
By Mr. Orr-Did you hear any member say that h.
wS Interested IN the passage Of any bila
By Mr. Orr-Bave you heard any member say that auy
valuable consideration could be hsd or would be given
for bis vote?
MAKEs A cIEAy BREAST OF Ir-TBH MINNESOTA BnL-Jrpoy
EDWARDS BROTHER sJIL OWNS LAND.
further nng VIVA, Jasss Eiw.rds .ad to me Per
hspe ten dsye from The ment Of the
non OF Cor cr. he asked me how felt towards the Win
pesoa Land blu think, reAIly a. can recolect 70
piled ihs, feit hottie 10 the principle OF the bill IA
recchct no then said thai he his brother
where she road would pass, and tina, would be
the value Of these lsnda very uch that bill ooul
ook into the merits Of tho bill, bot that should give
no confederation except upon is In rnsc merits tost
should vote for Il or against Is as thought just rna'
me srbs'spce OF the conversation which held
Juege Edwards. a. nesr ~ can r,colec think he u,
the oniy gentleman who has said word TO
NY feelings with regard 10 any measure before Congress
BY Mr. Hr-Do you know o, any combination Anons
epy members Of Copfress or between members aud
,oers by which sorruot means have oeen used 10 se
chr or def's The passsge OF apy psndiop
or that have pass the pre'en, Gong essS
witnss,-No, SIR; know nohirg Of tho kidd.
Ordered by tie committee that copy OF the testimony
Mr. Paine and Of Mr. Walk be made out by the cers
spd furnshed 10 Mr. EdwArds
MR. CHESTER, CORRESPONDENT OF THE
PENNSYLVANIA INQUIRER ON THE STAND.
Joseph L. UbeeSr swoin
This witness aiser havicg been summoned 10 appear
before the committee went TO Philadelphia where he
brought before The bar Of ,he House for nempt
BE wss Afterwards dhchrged and came before the Com
mftee.l
ny NJ. RlchIe-Ars you the author OF the letter pub
shtd IN the Pebpsy vans Isquir1, dated Washington
January Q, 1851, signed ''Conoecticuii"
wDess-I en- responsible for IT,
q
GoPENKNls PaosI-BD.
BY Mr. Rtohie-ln letter these 10 this paragraph
great fuss over mares nest hey profess 70 have found IN
The Congress the shape OF corrupt
character their srcc. would suppose that thsy alone
~ se GoGs S cra n' a sss
hst they might evipce greater consistency BY rst calling
no psres Wsss"son more dssp nsresd N iSs prose
euos Of claims a9d ensaes,ng o. bills 91s nc Consrs . M
corrupt gaDiaton alluded and may ind Decesssry
Ssoasd B. community connection Ssfews there vii
h $ % rssasS 70 viii :: ~ and PR
individuals exposed as though VEG Of guppowder had ey
z sppiIee.
win you pls,e to state ~h. ycu know sbou, the
corrupt crsaBzAaon among members Of Congress, either
pas prev the passage bil 10 t,e presen, Con
u~si Do you know Of any such ossaniz,tonf
wnns-1 DO no, know Of any corrup, Organization 10
which members Of Congress are concerned
sHocxne rAIuaG or ~ rHs CORRESPONDENTS Know.
Isnop
BY Mr.. liictie-DO you kuo~ of any case N which \
valuable iefstlou, either In money In anytbrs
eie has been Paid or promised u sny member Of Con-
sress for hts vote in favor Of stssG any measure
during the p'eysut Congress-
wnpts-I did not
BY Mr.. R,cb,e-Do you know Il case In which a
mber Tie prcsen, Congress has either supported
Opposed any bin before The Hou,e, from any motv 90
otber than suoh gsory upon overy member OF
Congress- IN The eis,ha,Fe OF bis Official dutTtnas 10.
from any other considerations than those OF pablo
prorrieiy
witpe0-t do not
BY Mr.. wsrrer-Do you know Of any agreement that
hss beer made With s1y outsider held BY suy third
ptor by vhich msmsers OF Congress 70 receive
prtsn pros pectve benefit fer the p,ssage OF bill
DuN'r KNOW WHITING sBoUr
witntps-I 90 rot nnd that since have returned 10
the city that Understood saying In that letter
these too papers are SINCERE In their orusade, would
suggest TO them that they might evnoc greater ooass
trcy, by hrs calling home tboir representatives here
70 refer 10 representatives In Congress We have 70
wrfe these thrgs calams Intended the repre-
srnisfves Of those papers, ard not Representatives In
Copgress did not intend, In writing this paragraph, 70
asstrt Anythng against mbers Of Ooneee. The only
icss bad vas Of combustion outside entirely.