New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-01-22

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vond b. VA nterc,ted IN al Canal mea5ures was TO-
;ee.tsa 81 fo kyn Iy Rs,.ioaes IN smenanea,s 70 the
Ch.rte and other brookyn City matters was menber o.
the Chsmjer of Commerce aud va. elected ny me Commit
tt.' body to prevent the reino'' o. ne e
ir Litleon this stage ~ me ploceoiuss ssAed we
Foreman u jury whether he was bound to answer
'D ~ , as,r, p1t de quosiion-Siste tho names 81
tho Committee Of ths Chamber of Comerce q "H0h Soi
The Fo-suau decided the question to be proper one
Tit,eiobn answered Caleb Birstow \. y Low h0l.eIs
Cat r. Morgan ri .osou Of the hEm o. sh'ins Iio.,on
Co ihere might have oeen ore Or Two u1o's' - I'd
vent s removal and succeeded, there was 40 money 'u
"a he d,ibuted among the Members ~ the les
,Sbs r,orey was dsbuee1 disuutsed myself empi1j ing
aud in other icg climate Ways the Commiitee oi the
Chamber Of Commerce raised about 7lvvV lol ~ ps
EXPENSE aud fOr Mr.. kuggss Mf SUES 'ht oo' coi o.
eve ,he money Mr.. Baldwin dep1 y o me- cieqi 70
be dawn ais checks; Nj Baldwin on ge cnseN 70
any neu.boS any one connected WIN ~ ~. t.s,
IA direction. for aly SERVICES doue ~ ~ 0'lil 81
never directly or indirectly pad mouey % .nS L; -
Senate House 20 secno the p2ss'ge u tlo o. e. ,
rsid L. B Sessions large snms II money a. counsel io @
.e as LOBBY sgsut, ii you choose 70 10 .Hi ~ eY -
drawn April2 gd for 30 y - not IN ny & -
brk "a sfuau Tor F25 Coates = 30, Busting. riOl %
Underwood i5 ami 20 A Van Vechi i"r 80 se Hos
IN ny handwriting presume the che'k 20 oe,so y h.,
o f. "a snd services Mr.. SweataDd was Instructed Oy
me 10 quest Baldwin 70 drew checAs on ny .eolHt
and reiae. in Crescent Saratoga county M bau"Ah "1S
rgrie siqaIe % draw checks a. he rieased ~,
The = 900 check was given to Mr hasiings 70 use ~,
iufuence "a Lobbyists there was twice The amount o. Hony
rent 10 prevent pssssgs that mere wa. "a en.s T. PSI
,s r,i.ed eco and laid Il TO The Dutch Church,
rdered Geo Boil paid ~" Tor using Ms Influence a.
aud 10 prevent Lh ~ fohlilph ~
.t4 Tor se 80 TO ggeno h. H. Coates Tor io0YiuS c4r
ex plain ~ any other way than was 70 Pee Eh,H '.d
passed aud when t'at elected tho-e Ian sImp!ou
as mir pav that way the checks were drawn o.
one aay. :. b. Barber received 'O iI1 ~ ~ P' t
month almost the eotire Winter; rusy have pad l.a
+ 900; EoeS was ueedioson deieaIe eIona -. ~ "a
No pudeanding With any one had contracts VAN pate'
lat II ceain b Il Wee passed certain moue's SHOULD Do
mid and pad IL: L. T.. esi0ns said he CO. NO
- II, bbs and tain merutrs; ne dli NOT hte thtuA
q ID ts,ton ,e,,ihed-i Serg autat Arms Of tho
ASS nby ct the Of the Les9asnre hid cecA
IA. rs.N lrrFH I. ITT Y
~ M he check wes for So eatlsnd gave Ne me cnech
md ssid Iohu mad sent Is to me; kno. nothing e9eg'
M, arlount oil money disbu.sed this POET ONCE 1l
Witness dr lined .ns"eiile 'he gls '-io a you ieis
aiy money dining he session % me aAt as,
ps III no, binr he was compelled be witless lsain't
himself Tho ,fensl decided i1e qnsil'n 20 20 F0I'
Arsaer-l recollect receiving goo from NJ Wood o.
Ncwierk foT doing WON cutie i.tel,
CA The Broadway Railroad bali he gave ne 'hn 70 speAI
among the 1oys 10 sAYt ne ~ - ~. is 10 tor
fn SIN. ,sss iu favor OIL Gre bill IAoNtn.is fnithef
te.hed tbs. slooos oil in addition he evrr received while
si4 H. @s.tlrd reside. IN TroyIe.taed that he used
biz irflerre 90 certain extent 70 ere. .N'
lew Yofk Post.Oice D received - ior ~ days ~oIA
be- believed iron T. y Lntieionni HE Impression wa VA
tie ch.css Tor Cuo. ". bu L H. ses.oia AoiLeba >
a Vrcue en- tiled ont 1t tle Dea'an House a. NJ LIZ
teohu biz memory they were not al hee u ~ Que
az tns ucdy ol The che Il IA witness hand"r,lug
ei- TO- ~ ~ sgl afr Iittle'oLn oc Uped the room
,yto,s f. cheet lled Lp sas known - Award and
LIE leIotns rooa did net srow Tor "h1 the.e eIt<.'
were aaIs drige.eda nuaoer g en,e,ope' o., aol
iiau q different tlmes from efficient pa ue aen hho
what they ceutdnedi delivered enye'ope. 70 ~
no recollection II whose slgseri tie shecss 20
underwood hled out Bull "ai reporter "a nDs
go, MAJ 81. r,cr .e chek iori did no. .hnk the!
y.re ID u blank by Baldwin, witness Wa aA,d 70 III
,hs out bat d,n't NOW by whom there miiht oe pss
tbso MS. had converted WIN SAKE ald bs't oi
Rsnssse GER and sumner oi Saratoga GA the se!'0'
psissgc o; the Pos' Oa4ce on .,,,n
e, tt srnel sboat JsnGsEy az be w., tnie'er'ed
=; - .Yors Office bD; TcceiSed money on i pn
had no prior understanding 80 20 me Se9o Drew II on
check given hin by r. ; Li,.l.lcnIi ~ /" ~ 49,
,-itres erff ei the check Tor ra" me srf'lie u rem
dd w. a. a. tuc the bill ws'reyeF he happsnedto be
LII tel how loc. he slgged on iti did not eipeud
sr Of inc money among ia, msmbeft Of TIE leSsla.1!c
biz bs wP's 4 Se.ot ss1'Ss . we ~ ~ s-, . p. n
b bi irh have raid .ou, thing ousi,F 70 stec is
Psase o., ~ not s.e s :, S az s.rs,f o. aentiy
man to Hose,hed" bad kno~1 lii.e 1hn before A" I0
IA 49,, 80, hat b. Ia! received little helping the
Ney.York Chamberlain t, b9t don't Ftco 'e' me snounS
hood ,no the gentleman who Yaid him. bat did not Fecos
la the uAne received IL In the Dcr OAK de no. Av" ~
,. room, goolnod with is brother occasionally .. We
ne and slept with rrsndssea.t acnber ifom Chsutsa
an, oasht he money the Chsnbesn. bill was not ~
cd not much Of anything ior me phi p p
In vor OF either b did not receive money for The
Broadway Raoai bi diS not receive IS mucn 3.
s no., bat wa, not qai clear di not remember reeev.
sm,ney for Lobbying IN lO sye up he ,,n 70
make a.eeut TO the Grsu Jury because there has been
little on that way maj ,eeesa mo- ,U ,nd never
spoke to him upon subject 81 these bills with view OF
Gt ~ Bul .worn-Wss correspondent las, year for
IN, s. Commercial ddretsrr was In attendance en- ,he
Legislature such correspondent kept se.erA oo'e'a
"a a. what "a. g,ins on TO make up MS Letters irom took
.prr, n,ss In some bills the bin TO enlarge Erie 1ounty
.iiniis had friend on me limit. ana a'a no'
how ,con he might be himself. might have inter
e,,el himself in dozen bills; did not receive money IN
reference to tho New-Yok Po.ohce bill received 80
hi. s. was on hi. de.k believed Froi Lteohn put the
check hi. hat but would not swear wa. 70 receive con-
pr.a,ou not for going the BILL but TO let u alone was
COIN 70 oppose but changed hi. views had opposed II
oa. hut the bsttoes cncedi hi. facts and figures
80 ost or ruaid; don't think he received any money
tie CITY Chsrb,rsin bill fer he wss not 10 tho ring e5
neced 10 receive something the Broadway Railroad bill
badly disappointed In 1890 when he promised
= $50 aud did not get II, don know who Promised H.
Cornelius Underwood Journal Clerk OF House, sw9rn-
Had not any bill. ia charge las. session received any
furtherng the pasase on o received eS
w. INT 10 ths SENSE aud Governors received compenss
on on several blsthe Cab bill and P9si.ofcs oi amons
tho number dill not ecoecs about the Chanos.,n OIL re-
lived 30 for Cab bill he believed for his attention 20
the bin did recoect from whom ~ ws' snort stout
On rc.d man received money occasionally Tor couTteses 40
Journ.l Clerk and refused received ehecs Tor 10
from Mr. LeOhn 2o were ioI ssa me ne ssnas s
and 20 the promptly was frequently .krdt do
thousand noonvensnt thing not pes ming to h duty ana
this received presents MI Liteohh sIoAc aoo"' 'e VI"
10 witness in tho clo.AToom =, 80, IN,
The witness explained the routine through when bs 90
some hills were read during the last session out of their o.
der without the knowledge tie House He had received
present of rs from u gentleman whose name he did not
NOW who the repeal the Sunday law Received
20 from the clerk OF MI Hswes Controller OF New orb
City Tor cngros,ing and comparing bill fsid out TiO OF
a. tf Received number of small presents, but
not so much $50 from any except LntlrIoin Chief
Decker of New York him new hat don't ihink be re-
ceyed during the session received money each session.
bat could recoect tho of OF tho persons rem
whom It came.
A0raham Van vechen swOrn-I' an attorney ard eoun'
seo frequently acted couns. for bills before the Lessa
tuc wa, employed by h. y Liltlejon on tie New'fok
Post Office bill and chsged $3.50 for bis services never 10
his life paid any money directly orindrcc,y to any member