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

Congress.
INDIA-RUBBER.
William w. Shore Of New-York caled-Is cores
pondent of The Rhode Island Epening Press.
O. Did You not know something about Mr. Walkers
business in connection with the passage Of the Ehgsn
o. What was the character of your knowledge
A. The game thai most correspondents would have,
and perhaps little more although OF that particular
matter l have no direct knowledge. have known
DR. Walker for some three or four years, and have
had business relations with him in the way OF cores
pondence and in the matter of the lndarnbber patent
that be was engaged upon. DO you desire me 10 tell
wi,a ,rowedee had Of Mr.. Walker previous to this
matter 7 -
O. Before You 90 into that, will ask you: Did Mr..
Walker give you the knowledge you have, or did you
get il from other persons A. got II from my con-
nexon with him, and being in the came business lie
came here three wears ago the agent of Horace III.
Day. TO advance the interest OF the Chaiiee India
rubber patent L was correspondent OF me
Philadelphia Ledger four years ago, and at that
time became acquainted with Mr. Day and through
Mr. Day with Mr. Walker. They were both in the
same matter advancing the same interest and as far
as could aided them to secure the passage Of the
bill for the relief of Edwin n. Chaffee.
O. Did Won know of these two bills being connected
by any Arrangement TO which Mr.. Walker was party
the Chaiiee Patent bill aud the English Lecompon
bill A. Not directly.
which the two bills made friends for each other A.
/ have merely my suspicious about that no direct
knowledge; Mr.. Walker never made any such state
nent TO NE; but think can venture the assertion
that thor were connected from my knowledge Of Mr..
Hay and Mr. Wendell.
q. Did YOU not know that Mr. Walker was the 60
between Of Mr.. Hay and Mr. Wendell with members
for passing both of those billsl A. That would be
suppostlous.
b. Did he not tell Won 80 HIMSELF A. From my
knowledge of Mr.. Walkers business about the House.
should say it was So but have direct knowledge
10 that elect
Q. DO you not know that, while Walker himself
not in favor of the passage of the English bill at
h-s yet, by putting the two bills together he became
din reny interested, and he then went for the English
bill A.. That should cay was direct knowledge on
nv pat that it was 30.
% Yo1 knew that A. Yes, Sir; think knew
thai. The Chaffee patent one of the largest in
erests in the country and know that the interests of
those two bills were blended together, through Mr..
Hay. Mr.. Hay was the real agent, and Mr.. Walker
was regularly employed by Mr.. Day and know that
Mr. Walker has exerted political influence TO aid in the
passage Of the patent.
Mr.. Winslow-I believe much of this testimony to
be illegal, hearssy testimony merely the declarations
of Mr. Walker; but i am not going to throw any
obstacles in the way. have never done 80 wnen
there is any corruption involved. only want it to APP
near that am not sitting here silently acquescng in
questions that illegal that is all:
Mr.. Robnson-I am inclined to that opinion myself
with regard TO most of the questions but think 1t
best that the witness should go and state what he
does know.
BY the Chairman:
O. Go ON and make your statement with regard to
your means of knowledge of the blending of the inter-
ests of the two bills and the money influence that was
brought TO bear after those interests blended A.
hardly know where to begin.
O. What want TO lind out is your knowledge OF
the money influence i'll connexon with this matter
A. In regard to that knew that there immense
deal of money expended here upon the Chaiee patent
that every means used TO advance that interest;
that some men paid for saying nothing and some
were raid for what they did. Ny connexion with the
bill was the saying nothing. was then writing occa-
sional letters and received from MIR. Hay certain
amount of money for doing nothing, neither 70 ad,
vance the interests Of the patent nor to oppose it,
was paid not 10 oppose the interest Of the Chafee
patent was with Mr.. Hay and Mr.. Walker, and
was knowing 10 all these facts that influences were
used in one way advance political measures, with
the view of making friends Of the Chafiee patent.
The one seemed to turn upon the other. Of course
every means they could devise was made use OF to
carry out that particular end.
O. What amount Of money was paid by You for do
ing nothing A. | received from Captain Hay $40
week. -
O. For what length of time A. / received that
during the last Congress.
o. was that after the two bills were blended to-
qetber in interest," A. The English bill was passed
TWO years ago this Spring.
O.. Was this money received by you after the blend
ing OF the two bills A. My interest in the matter
closed with the closing Of the last Congress; have
received nothing since then.
O. Then you received this pay while these two bills
were pepdingi A. Yes Sir
Q. Do you know whether Walker received the
80 800 that he got in the way, for any other
purpose than get him TO his influence for the bills
as they were blended A. My impression was that
Walker received the money in about the same way
that did mine except that he had different interest
an active interest. | considered that my position
with regard to the ChaHee patent was negative one.
Q. Did you get altogether ms much money as alker
did? A. No, Sir; think may have received 500
O. DO Won know of other reporters in the House gal
lery that we've employed in the way either to say
something or TO refrain from saying, in connection
with these bills az they were blended A. There was
n Col Chester; he ia not in the country lie was
the correspondent of The Philadelphia Inquirer.
introduced him TO Mr. Day. was anxious OF course,
TO aid Mr.. Day as much as could, and would intro
duce 10 him such reporters as thought would be able
TO help the measure.
Q. Where is Col. Chester now A. l think he is
in Europe; he has not been in this country for some
two years.
Q. Do you know at what time the friends of these
two measures made the arrangement to blend the two
interests together and to unite their efforts A. My
knowledge back for four years, ard know that
Mr. Hay and Mr. wendell
O. do not think that you understand my question:
mean when were the interests of the English bill
and the Chafiee bill blended do you know when that
took place A. No, Sir; l suppose It was one OF
those gradual arrangements where one thing leads TO
another: az the English bill forward If the Chat
fee hin could aid il in any way il would advance the
Chaiee bill. suppose that the one was The conse-
quence Of the other.
MIR. COX, NJ. c., OF OHIO.
Henry Wilson of Boston, called-Was reader to the
last Congress. -,
Q. Did any person, connected officially with
the Administration approach You upon the subject OF
the votes of member Of Congress, In conneAion
with the I,ecompton or English bill A. was ap-
preached by very high officer of the Government.
acknowledge that fact, but object to answering as
10 the persons THE question being pressed, the wit
ness continued: 1t was a confidential communication
by the Postmaster General, through me, to member