New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-09-16

Bearslev who had been the partner OF dye Bronson,
and finally succeeded in bringing s,out settlement,
by which the city was to psy ~ The State $500 geo for
the title 10 the land and pay 70 Taylor & Brennan
$500 100 for the udgmecs allowing ray lor IL Brennan
TO retain the eco 900 they had in their hands thus siv-
ing Taylor 81 Brennan s36o,000, aud the Se.le
$500 coo. The bargain was web enough for the ciIy
because the city got land worth 81 600 Co., but the
State has lost-iost what it was entitled to- NIL the
back rents, amounting to $685. and upwards, and
the whole Of the property, and 1t has got soooVOo
which the counsel last night boaeted bad been got
through the efforts Of Mr. Litteohn If this is the
kind Of bargain Mr. Ltleohn generally makes ior the
State, would suppose he hardly would De success
full, even in the business Of common carrier ne
trades better for himself than he does for the state or
he will coon be bankrupt irTetrievsby. AS l have
sad these judgments were set ssde End that hetie-
ment was made and the city has got the t.e 70 .ns
property and the State hes lost III amdthe S,ae nas
S3OO QUO for what was worth including the back rents
over OO0 lftheie sany excuse for this let them
have The benefit OF it. II s reported that great gear
Of money was used about that IL pas come
out lately in testimony before the Albany Grand Jury
more Tran mrilioa dollars were spent in and about
that Legislature. don't know how u can be; bat
some very bold things were done o9nt know
whether the Speaker participated In anything; but
things were done around him 20 closely that L. seems
very strange If he did not know anything about
il. Take u scene Of this kind and don't see
how Mr.. Littl7john can DO free from some knowl
edge Of it. A member 10 sitting In his seat who
has Q little i,oocal bill which he wants parsed
o.. ~ oI the Clerks goes over 70 MN ana says'
EDO YOU want TO get Il passed u Yes, How
mnch iutete,. have Won In III" al don't know.
"wel, yoa better find out, pretty drn 9ucA:
"Why, what do you mean by that lhis 'esqs o oo
much will doih DWELL, bow much will you give
" will $50 dol" al don't know but IL will" Ihe
s5O il pald over the Clerk goes back TO his de AND
the bill is taken up and passed In very lew minutes
T lotvt naI In whether there IN
any connection with Mr.. Littejohn or not; but II
had clerk who hitting before ne, don oeheve
he could do luch things as that without my knowing
il. There were q great many hohen men Mnc
y'ted for these measures and Mr.. Liejohn explained
in his gres, defense last Autumn at Oswego, bow
came about. He saysn his speech, in v1dicatng nim
telf voting for the Susiuehahns hsiiroan p over
tho Governors veto that was bill you reeoiec',
that gave 20 "A corporation something like million OF
dolIarS out and out, build rsilroad-Mr Lille
John, yindicsting himself in bis speech says, the
State built the Erie Canal, ana tho os~eg9 osnal
So il did and the State them You build house.
and you own IT. but If you build holse for Corpora
tion they own H. and not you. Is there any conheo-
ton between the twoi But be says "there were
twenty or thirty members who would have ,0.sS
n had not gone in for theirs" That, gentlemen 10
what they call at the South log.roii"g and that 10
the way In which great many men, good, hone"
men, were nwi''ingy drawn mo g..ps v lUG
have been practicng III that bsrss will call iiior
twenty years know all about these kind Of obligs-
tious. One OF these good honest men comes 10 IRON
the courny, and takes bis seat Our lobby man sIys
There 10 good, honest, old man, We must lea him
alone" "0h, no. says another, " there 81 way 10
have have You got. p well have 60, lula local hll
b.re.' Well, he gers bin 10 give him pretty good
description OF III aud when the proper tae comes, Re
goes around 10 the member and saya: Here IL bill
sbout the City Of New-iOrk Ma, ! want you to vote
for. "weli, / dOn't know anything abou. it, say:
1 ny-n dos ssflf e. axx-tlt
kill your bill, that's all II. ii all right u inqnires
the member. 80, yes, it Is ell right" We'll,
If il is al right, win vote for it,"
In this banner good aud ,,I ho" ns men ;, are ,s
nor to DO excused Hyou 10 TO one Of ueeo men, and
say Here, that is lot proper legislation; your tiii
il right it ought 70 pau foa are here 10 act Tor ths
state and not for the individual ION are TO act Tor
the public good" You can very easily conyinoe one
of these mel, and very easily make hun say, We'll,
| YOU V ill never catch me again" Bat Mr.. Little.
john has stated on grest many oesa,Ons ,nst DC S,a
MANY meu could Jake tbs sand 70 say, never re-
ceived money for my VOTE Let rs suppose htilo
occsrenee; one man approaches member, ana say
any conversation with him I, yes" Wanted
Won 10 vote for bis bill ~ Yes "Did anybody
els want You to vote Tor il Yes "Who, Nc
So-snd-sof' "Mr. So-sudso said there was none
for r." Chow much 4" $500" For each
man who voted for it !" "Yes. Well, want you
to vote for the bill 81 don't take any brides.
%.
there Il Jones he Il good fellow, be won't give you
any money, but suppose you come around 70 nay room
to.ight and take little brandy aud water and have q
little game Of whist" Wei by aud by evening comes
and he goes around 10 Lie friends and tyero he
finds Jones very emphasized player, aud they III
down 10 have game Of whist and this accomplished
player loes $500; this man puts Ia bis pocket and
| goes away and never CANDLES again durngtbe whole
Winter but he votes for the bill Just you are
| born These fellows who have had 81 ye,rs expert
ence about Albany don't get mistaken IN saeir men
| n L.. uat,lla ia ha asVa
won't play" lie talks IL over, howeyer-for instance
there is Dir. Thompson there sitting beside mem
Der for two hours talking with him. perrin 70 about some
railroad, some corportion, IN the Chy OF New otk
| Well be talks it over, and finally Que says: " You
must vote Tor this bill, its all right; the old man hs'
got an interest in this bill, and II must 60 through
IL ON the slate; and IL you should be hard up ut any
time So-apd 40 will lend you bLtle money" few
hours pasr and little money 10 lent 20 that man; and
be votes for the bill This system 10 carried on TO q
vast extent. One man went up 70 Albany In the
Winter Of 1890 he saws want 10 get very import
ant will case placed frat on the calendars have got
500 900 in this case and Am ready 10 pay literally 70
have this done. The other man says: Hush, don
talk 90 Ioudcome with and we will go over and SEQ
that man. by and by partiesaro seen, things along
the bill Is passed and the gees home, minus how
much of the 100000 don't knowi but mean to
AK him some time when 1 meet hun IN the street.
There 10 one other my mind now OF the passing
Off BILL A good man Of .New-YOrk wanted bill
passed. and no went up 10 Albany, and took with him
man not 20 good as he was, ano be went 10 another
man. not 50 good be was; and Il 10 happened that
IN good man came back TO NewYork with OOO lees
in his pocket-but his bill was passed. The reporters
| OF TBE TRIBUNE could have filled the columns vi that
paper with matters Of this kind Did not Mr. Greeley
believe IL And was be malicious In expoang his
belief Gov. Morgan talks right out. lie
SAYS: Eighty members OF the LEI isaiuIs received
money for their votes" A reporter comes 10 Mr..
Conkling on the floor Of the House. and shows him
list OF over seventy men, and be says, know every
one Of these men have taken brides" Mr. Coukiog be-
l.y.d IL and told Mr. Sreeley of IT, and Mr. (}rp@ lev