The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1860-09-22
Remember that T. A. Hendricks


Carried on the system of taxing the clerks
in the Land Office TO raise a corruption
fund.
That be assisted in raising money to pass
the Lecompton swindle.
That be took part in raising money to
aid the great Pennsylvania election frauds.
To sustain these charges, we quote from
the evidence taken by the Covode Commit
tee, (page $50 61,) the testimony of @.
Lramer, IA clerk in #. II. Hendricks s office in
Washington
Question Were there not two assess
ments made that year-one before the cleo
ton, and another afterwards, to make up Il
deficiency
Answer That is what l spoke of. I
think one was before election, and another
to make up a deficiency. | was under the
impression that the deficiency was the only
one had anything to do with.
Question. That one you collected ?
Answer. Yes sir.
Question. Do you know at whose request
that assessment was made to make up the
deficiency i'll Pennsylvania
Answer. | do rot; | understood
Mr.. Winslow. To witness. Don't state
what you understood; state what you
know, if you please.
Question. By whose authority was it
dOne2 Who was it that requested or di-
rected you to perform this duty
Answer. l took the paper around at the
REQUEST of the COMMISSIONER OF
THE GENERAL LAND OFFICE. (Mr
Hendricks)
Question. Who told you what amount
was to be raised
Answer. I think it was the Commits
sioner.
Did he tell you what the
amount was?
Answer. l think so.
Question. How much was it?
Answer 1t strikes me that it was 81
500 or $4,000.
And from the testimony of ]. NJ. Lucas
(page 56667)
Question. VIII you tell US all you know
about the collecting and raising of money
there for political purposes
Answer. can give all the information l
have, probably, in a very few words
Whilst was clerk in that department,
levies were made upon various occasions
upon the clerks for funds, and on every oc-
casion | dissented. 1t was against my feel
ings and my principles. They did not
come on all occasions to me but the last
occasion, to which took exception, was one
on which they wanted to raise a fund of
$4,000 or $4,000 in the various depart
ments. That, however, do not know, but
such was the statement made to me.
By Mr.. Winslow:
Question. Say nothing about statements
or hearsay, if GU please.
Answer The list of the clerks was made
out their names in one column, their sala-
ries in another, and the percentages levied
in another column. This list they present
ed TO me and FIVE others in the room, all of
whom paid but myself. looked at the
list, and asked the two gentlemen who
brought it who sent it to me. They ssid
they were not going TO answer me any
questions, but asked me if | would nav I
told them " No." and that is pretty much
the substance of all the information l have.
They went, as | saw, in the different rooms
happened to have business in, to the diff
ferent clerks and presented this list to them,
and they paid pro rata assessment. The in
formation that We received was that it was
to raise fund TO pay off a debt that had
been contracted in Pennsylvania, which they
expected to have raised out of Congress. but
1t adjourned without raising this amount.
and they had to raise it in another way.
BY Mr. DIN:
Question. Do you recollect about what
the percentage was upon the salaries?
Answer do not, exactly think il
was between two and half and FIVE per
cent.