New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-05-26
THE COVODE INVESTIGATION
QUARRELS OF THE COMMODORES.
From The NJ L. Herald Harrington Dsspdfch 2ih.

From The NJ J. Herald Harrington Dispdtch 2ih
Elwood Fisher appeared before the Coyode Commit
tee this morning and testified substantially follows Was
one The trustees who bad the management Of the mail steam
line from New ork 70 NewOen. and from Nsw-l ORR 70
joseph ian kosnd and the resignation Of the latter or
zee ark was appointed in his place my engagement 1trd
BY lillian Chace Barney who stated be aget OF Law
nefon Crocherots line Of steamers then and running
like TO cary the California mails far as tn r line extended
VIZ from OH to New Orleans and Havana aud that II vas
important 10 make ngemeut TO carry them nom havana
to san mnCo ard asked whether could not make such ar
bnEne asked him what would be the eompesstoni ne
relied The postages, amounting to SStOJ per an
nun = said would the mails carried from Havana TO San
francisco II he would obtain the contract be made poposoh
ote department. and promptly notified the Postmaster GENERAL
ttG had agreed perform that PISo 81 he iySs BE- OSS e
do ec service and not subject 10 the law Of june 1855 ~
sportet in letter replying TO ne obeetions b dd no: press
ib - he advertised and could only be contracted for h
OF niae months Dir Barney then again caled ON me- and
proposed make certHii bids with my cooperation under that
refused Vonsi1e for any caact for
shot peTot nine mor;sst ay bid whatever Dat told him
the Refused Of TIE portion Of The service would CONSIDER
e. and if founs practicable would lend him my cooperato.
with Johnson and did not know the he hal made bid Tor
thersn.poeton Of the mails till time afe Its sccepance
blythe Department. hen Is informed mat nc was '. Iners
sgt Of parties holding the Nicaragua Transit Tant who dssirod
this willing 10 do also tho desire Of Mr. Soo for
whom held in trust large steamship property in
pedont to rsnder available in other
% y91 Ss anyis .ns5 s' P{s o for Of
pucsi AYES Sir there as paid 70 VANDERBILT out Of The
usi , tiossrd dollars Der month as St~d by nv col
leagues Roberts and Clark to induce him no, 20 r ne in
eGtion with they also said thA the Pacip Mail Stss
Lii line agreed pay him thirty thousand per mouth 70
competition their side this arrangement aed about
ihre yesrs vast cease the moment sny eomp-ioh APP
peed hence became the interest OF Vanderbilt empress all
com eon aud the influence OF bis nau- and capital was relied
upo DO it, objected and protested rom hTt to last against
tits Arrangement under this BLACK mal arrangement he re-
eel v-d about million five hundred thou-and dollars
CSeFtonDo you know anything about the interference OF
thsOvemcr with the Iehaan'epec contract and rou'e'
CSestion-Wsl, state what you know about II A. In the
spr Of 1854 the contract with Mexico held by company
June informed the Administration had taken the
IebUIopsc question; surprised at this called the Presi
route and complained Il everything that had done and
everything that lad not been done under that contract told
him difficulties and several snpwreck had insIered
with a contract but that the spirit OF had been Observed and
tlat he Mexican Government bad not complained that the
Ir win the contract with Mexco; the Prr.ideu how
not go spd he r.it wa Tia. he soon after
by Senator Berain aud Mr. esere to our Min
by Ga Cas- nstructing him contract with SoO alb
ratd and another one in place Of it granted te certain PiIe
learned senator Sdel associated the thing was done
which authorized the United States Government to interfere
for It's protection and the President seeing THE instructed our
would protect this new grant the Mexican Government
ing the anxiety Government agreed to abrogate the
favorable this country and when Minister presented the
dait Of the treaty It was tss a.ea
States to intervene at al for the protection Of TIE new grant
tie principal petext Of the President that the >oo party
aheto comply wi their cOntract with Mexico although
10 49, ~ so hsd deyoted sversJ hundred thousand dol.
lars OF bis for the pursse and that the Mexican
Government had complained but the contrary had
had been made and before hing ofcosequence
had been dom the route and before in order Tor the
trunfuson Of mails contract made in violation OF law
BY the Pest Office Department for the transportation OF mails oy
tfat route M per aIuun which paid them but
tie not being in order but little mail matter was sent oy
H. and the hostages received from II did not exceed -50
thus the diplomatic functions Of h Government abroad
and the POstOnce Department home prostitued Tor the pF
pose Wrestling valuable contract from set OF American
q izers give II to another who avoes of the Admins
trtion. =.
NJ. winaow-Mr Fisher that it 4, hard word " prost
tued." -
An Opposition member Of the Committee said, Yes, Mr.
Fisher thtis harder word than Black Republicans have
used" 80
Mr Fishg-Yes Sir; butt is am Black Republ
can far rou H. supported Mr. Buchanan with msgiying
Question Where evidence that these instructions TO
Miuista h brxico given A. rs3ontion OF INQUIRY
@ c transaction adopted In 1857 and 81 in the Senate IL
WIS responded but until too te 10 have the cor
respodenc printed In time to have the Senate act upon az
that fesh that response Ex Doc hrst session AAAEh
Senate No. III contains the correspondence "hch
Mr Winsow-Are YOU capitalist A. do not know what
denomiae capitalist am worth over ~Zuoe ne
yond indebtedness do not suppose Barney capitalist;
he only pretended be egent Of Livingston Co. do not
know hat Johnson is cepss but was the agent Of other par
teG -,
conpuiiou NJ Fisher is resident Of Washington and, a.
the Vanderbilt has been the theme OF much conVea
ton hese would have much sooner he had de
sired who testified day two was also here
on bu.fes when he summoned to before the Com
uior.
MIR Davdge President Of the Pacific Ma Steamship Line Is
here and will probably testify tomorrow. j. L. W mite and
Jsma Irving are 10 be called