Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1860-06-30

Euoli.h Lill Az TO the u,e Of money,
the o., ejidssee il tha1bf eude'',
and in gafd 4 Il, testilA ony VI that
the un( brsieoed bug slread ss applies
here VI h like kroa. - WSbdens desaE-
alton is that be expended some thirty |
thousand dollars towards securing the
passage Of the bill. He was doing the
printing Of tie House under coatssct
from the public printer, Nh. Steedman,
and also supplied the Post Once blanks.
His income was large, reaching TOR one
year elOO, 900, and in 1857 and 1908
$4,000 to $4,000.
On . subsequent exsminstion, he soy@
81 did not mean to be understood
that had paid 20 much 10 connection
with that bill; during the winter ! did
pay that for services rendered"
This money VAS paid = follows:
To Bean $1,000; to +. w. Walker
81, 500; and the residue to Alexander
Hay. With regard 70 the payment to
Bean there 10 no doubt. 1t is charged
by Wendell and admitted by Bean, anc,
if the witnesses are 20 be believed, 1t is
equally clear that the consideration vas
Beams services and influence towards
passing the bill. Bean was in some
subordinate employment about the
House, SO obscure that not one OF the
members of the committee had the least
knowledge Of his person, and scarcely
knew his name.
At the time Of the receipt Of the
money, he told Wendell she knew none
of the members except the Ohio mem.
bers, aud he would not dare to approach
them with money !" and subsequcn. ly,
upon another examination, he solemnly
swore:
81 state before my God and my coun-
try that no member of Congress, to my
knowledge, ever received one dollar Of
money for his vote upon that English
bill"
Walker received two thousand five
hundred dollars. Tie following is ex.
tracted from his examination
F. w. Walker called and examined
by Mr.. Robinson.
| Question. Where do You reside
Answer. In Brooklyn, New York.
| Question. Were you here during the
Congress in which the English bill wa,
passed |!
Answer. l was.
Question. Did you receive any mon.
ey from Mr.. w eudell to assist in passing
that bill
Answer. did not, sir.
Question. Did you receive any money
from Mr.. Wendell for your services te
assist in passing any bill during that
Congress.
| Answer. / never received from hin
or any one else any money, by virtue o
contract or agreement with him or any
one else, to assist in passing the Englist
bill or any other Legislation proposition
or based on any consideration connected
with any particular proposition under
the attention of Congress.
Question. How much did you receive'
| Answer. l did not exactly receive
money, but money equivalent.
Question. State the amount that YOU
did receive.
Answer. I received check for $500
and two notes for 81 900 each.
Question. When did you receive
these!
Answer. A day or two before the I'D
journment of the last session of Con
grcss.
Question. Have these notes been sine,
paid!
Answer. They have, sir.
Question. What was the consideration
, for that check and those two notes
. Answer. There never was anything
, passed between Mr.. Wendell and mysel
( upon that subject, or between me ane
any one else connected with the matter
Mr.. Wendell had had business befor'
Congress, and was likely to have 10 per
petuity but not word passed between
us on the subject. At various times
when We have had different matters up
he has spoken to me 10 respect to m.
good will towards matter in which h
was interested but at the time when
received that from him nothing particu
lar was said.
Question. What measures had b,
spoken to you about
Answer. cannot say particularly.
Il Question. Can you recollect one 0
them?
Answer. l do not know that Mr.
Wendell spoke to me OF any spccifi
measure in all the back Congresses
In this Congress be spoke of his inter
est in connection with printing matters
Question. / am speaking of what &C
CURED in former Congresses.
Answer. Well, sir, had my suppose
ton with regard to matters 10 which h,
might be interested.
Question. What did he say to 20,
when he gave you this moneys
Answer. think there were not NOR
} than two or three v ords passed between
} US. He took me into one Of the rooms
as be was about to 60 away. aud Their
were some two or three persons present
>. Question. Who were there?
Answer. Some OF the clerks in thu
; Clerks room, l think l cannot say poo
itivcly who was there. And then b
drew the notes aud handed them to me
Question. Did not he say : wordl
Answer. He might have said that b,
was in hurry, or something Of tina
sort I h.,1;o~r, 1,n clco o~:I = :ol:.,.