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SPECIAL DISPATCHES TO THE n. Y TRIBUNE
From a Special Correspondent.
WASHINGTON, Monday, May ?5, 1852
The report in the Tariff Investigation matter ~
considered in Committee to-day, and adopted.
Will be submitted to the House on wednesdays
| Thur,day.
| 1t shows that Mr.. John w. Wolcott was ssa
to Washington authorized to pledge any amount d
money and to use any means, however corrupt
insure change in the Tariff
Soon after the adjournment of the last Session d
Congress he received from Lawrence, Stone Co
$4,000, as follows: The frs. paymen! was nsd
March II, 1857, by q draft CT the Boston h'as
on The New-York house for $4,000; &
second payment was made March -, By NJ
the Metropolitan Bank Of New. York for $200B
So; the third payment was made March IA, b.
Mr. Stone, in checks for $l2,9sl IL; the fourth
payment was also made in March by Mr.. Slads IA
Boston with bank notes for $4,000. This az
counts for the total, $4,000.
OF this sum S13, Gas 20 was in commercial pspef
indorsed in blank and negotiable by delivery. Mr.
Wolcott paid the Hon. George Ashmun 81, 900 fo|
aiding the passage of the tariff, according to Mr
Ashmuns evidence, though Mr.. WOlcOtt swear
that he paid no money for such purpose. Tnurls
Weed was paid $4,000 through Ezra Lincoln 1
Boston, and 50, liz 06 was paid by the NewYod
house to various persons, making the sum
$e7, III O6 which appeared on the books of Lss
rerce Stone & Co., charged to the tariff OF l5S'.
Of the eight thousand and odd dollars disburssd
BY the New. York house, Mr.. ID. NJ. Stone Of Tn
Journal Of Commerce received $500, j. n. Rg'
nolds, President of the American Councils wh
carried the resolution favorable 10 the wooden u
terests, 5000, and A. r. Corbia, formerly Csd
of the Committee of Claimr, $1,000. The bs
snce was expended for travelling expenses, pan
ph!ets and the like.
1t appears from the testimony of Mr.. Slads, ha
more, which was also disbursed; but it is not "
certained low, as this witness was examined
Philadelphia, and the books and papers were
Boston.
The Committee express the strongest censure y
Messrs. Wolcott and Corbip, and impeach TIED
ecs'hhopy rciiousiy. ~ 10 ucHc' GU sn"1 SAi' w
colt appropriated about $4,000, which was puts
to the banking business Of Gardner, Wolcoet q "a
Mr.. Coibn resigned bis cerkship of the Clss'
Committee to avoid expulsion. 1t is in eyidcas
that Mr. Matteson officiously recommended NJ
Stone to make deposit Of funds with Mr. HOr'a
Greeley but there is not a particle Of testimsq
directly or indirectly duplicating Mr.. Greeley =
in any way cOuLtenanciDg the Unauthorized -
unknown use of his name.
The Committee Of Foreign Relations, ID, the 81
ate, bad another special meeting this morning .
the British outrages. They reached no con ;a'''e
They will hold regular meeting to morrow
may adopt some recommendation, or may desi
decition until reply to Mr.. Mason's last inq"q
shall have been received.
As the British Government will probably aP"e
| eze for tie conduct of the officers in the "a" "
being a violation of the spill. If the Ashou's
| Treaty, Mr. Slidel ard others favor the rePSs''
that clause requiring 60 guns to be kept Oh '"
coSst If Afrcs. g,
| A. soon as the Homestead bill is out Of the w