New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-06-18

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Measures passed through this Congress A. Wen,
,g am Interested somewhat en- matter before tfas
Congress; or at least, l have Supposed was.
o. What is that A. Mr.. f. X. Collins wrote SO
4 ne about claim with which you doubtless IA
niar, that he has aginst tsis government ior Sal-
I, lnce due him for carrying the mails.
& q. You arc engaged In thst A. cannot say tbat
here is an engagement he wrote TO me about 1t, and
wished to promote it rs far as could AMI have
felt interested in getting II through.
Q. What is yeur business A. am connected
with the press, and aT>also here politically.
q. Are you n reporter A. am chiefly here in
political matters and Political interests AMI 1t is in
nection with those that what money have received
has come TO me-
.. What paper are you reporting FOR A. am
corresponding Tor The NJ Y.ExPress.
fLECOMPToN CONSTITUTIONAL BAD IN
2 VESTMENT.
Mr. M. F. Bean, now editor of The Democratic
Messenger Of Fremont Ohio, but a clerk in the House
Of Representatives from December 1857 till the begin
his having received 5000 from Mr.. Wendell. The
witness asked time TO consider and was allowed till the
next day, when he appeared.
BY the Chairman:
q Have YOU prepared your answerto the interToga-
tory furnished you yesterday
THE interroGatory was read, as follows: Question.
Did you not receive a check from Mr. Wendell for
s5,G00 very short time before the English bill
passed; ard ii so, upon what consideration and for
" hat purpose was 1t paid TO your
A. have not had "a consultation with anybody but
viii answer the question. | received such check
from Mr. Wendell. The consideration was my serv-
ices, understood the matter, in aiding that LEGO mp
ton settlement cannot tell whether II was before
the Conference Committee was raised, after il was
raised and before the bill was passed
BY Mr. DIN:
q. DO you recollect whether the check was made
payable TO Kansas A. That is my impression,
but am not positive about it.
O. And you deposited that check in the Bank Of the
Metropolis of this city A. Yes, Sir.
q. How soon after the receipt of it A. Within "a
very few hours, think. went up az soon as could
get away from the Office here think.
@. And took q certificate of deposit from the bank
A. think drew 500 or 5000 in money; l think it
was $200-a small amount.
q. And took a certificate Of deposit for $500! "A.
For the balance, whatever II was
q. Did you subsequently take out portion OF that
alance A. short time afterward got draft on
NewYork for $1,000 and the balance drew out from
time 20 time, as i needed the money. Some l seat
home and some 1 spent here.
q. What did you do with that draft on New-York
A. l sent it home TO my banker and gave him orders
10 pay certain debts of mine out of that draft
q. What bank that draft deposited in? A. In
tie Exchange. Bank of Bucyrus Ohio, where l was
then living.
Q. Who were the cashier and president of that bank
az that time A. am not certain whether Mr.. Rev
nolds or Mr.. QIimby was CASHIER | think Mr.. Rey-
nolds was cashier, and Mr.. Qumby was president
q. You say that the balance of $4,000 WAS subse-
quenty applied TO pay certain debts Of yours! 4. As
far as The debts reached; and the balance lying
there when went home.
@. You say this money was given you, you sup
posed, IN consideration OF your services a. Yes Sir
q. What services were you expected TO perform
A. To get every member that could TO vote for the
ball, for raising the Conference Committee, which
ever it was.
Q. How get theml A. 1 know of no other way
except by eIectioneering with them.
Q. BY personal solicitations A. Yes, Sir.
q. here did you.stay in this city dariug that
SION of Congress- A. Nearly opposite Browns, over
Weaver 9 confectionery store.
%. VhOdy with a.
Judge Hall, Member Of Congress.
q. Do you.know the amount Of the fund used for
Tie purpose OF interesting persons to and IN the passage
Of that bill A. No, Sir; / never had any means of
knowing
O. You never had any information upon the subject
A. No, Sir.
O. DO You know from what source this 50 600 came
4. Nothing mOretban that got it out Ct the bank.
never inquired where it came from.
q. Who handed the check TO You! n. Mr.. Wen
dell, himself.
Q. What conversation had you with Mr.. Wendell
upon the subject prior to the receipt of the check ~
could not give the exact conversation.
q. Can you give the substance ofitl \. can give
something the substance of it; Mr.. Wendell sent
for me il in the old hall; he sent for me to
meet him IN Colonel Aliens room, the Clerks Office
when the Colonel out, before he cane mp in the
morning; went around there, and If l remember
correctly he asked TO sit down. and asked NE what
! could do toward helping along this matter or some
thing of that kind; told him that did not know that
could do more than ] was doing; that was then
DONG all i could 10 get that thing settled lie
claimed that / could do more, and / claimed
tbat | had no Influence with any member
who not already in favor of the settlement
OF IL; in favor Of raising the committee, perhaps l
do not know whether il before the committee was
raised, ~ after told him Judge Hall was in favor Of
IT. He turned 10 me and said " You might just az
well make some money out Of this as any one
tod him did not know how / conld get the money |
He said: . You id bttle fool, you might well
make money out Of this as anybody else" can
tell you how he got that idea. There was young |
man IN the room with me, Of the Of Reyn-
Ode, OF Isnnessee-S. d. Rynolds;--he was "a strong
IecomPton man, and was opposed 10 il. j used 70 /
bore bln and joke him about the weakness of the Adj
ulfnsJ9nboD. that could not get measure passed that
they were ANXIOUS TO have passed. tod him that |
would take the contract for pntting that measure |
through for $1,000 He took il in earnest Now | |
meant no sach thing, and was ONLY ioking him aud |
boring him about thu matter; al that war the way
Wendell came % me. told Wendell m the time that
wa oDiy boring Reynolds; that lad no such pow
er; that knew Of the members exeept some of
be Ohio members, and would not dare 10 approach
them with money. 1t was then that Mr. Wendell
made the proposition about the $4,000 that Mr.. Co
yodc asked about Yesterday refused 10 have any
hing 10 do with il that morning, aud told hun would
study about il, and ace him again. ! met him again
he next morning, and finally took the check for $1,000
and agreed 70 do all conid for IL, which Was then
joiDg, and had been doing before.
q. Did he designate any manner IN which you were
y excif y0nr Influence a. No, Sir.
q. WhetheT with money or solicitation 4. No,
o-si La IeseI l..---.-se IL. L. galed Ee H. .ss NE