, 1869-03-02
THE ALASKA PURCHASE,
Report or The CommiItes on Public
Expenolt0 e. In he1a Ion TO Rxlo 81
lnv4saiHAslon.

wAsH1No1os, Fes. Is. 1859.
Tne following report has been prepared by
Mr. Calvin 7. Hulburd, Chairman OF the
Committee on Public Expenditures, In rela.
tion to the Alaska bribery Investigation:
onnNtee have Used what ol1lc. rec they could
fn calling to testify before th.m all aueh peraors
ss By rea.on o. ot1e1at position. OF II asy olhsr
an1 bEa1ch OF The pueteet matter cont mified 10
them. The let nony OF ar. sp!nner. Treasuttr
e. S,as.r r. ala s,s,ss 4ss nd e s se
sRTeed u1on sor Alsss.. concur in egsbli,h.
irs 70 tho nrst noveroents | Of u ihIs T uoasy: Taat
the = alrapt On the II. asuree. pay soIs 10 Barop
aI.!a r. 81 tns II T. d.
Kigss, Saosss: IL, o. tse s.ld i, ~ Il Az.
4 tsoE ros r. "a n" usa e.
jtet 70 III K,s9s, eEsek. 1ss moi ii dsaan ea eas
tier o. o.hcr destination 1t th- pu1ee1te mon y,
Or snI paE. thereof. III. Treasurer eesaed to know
II. Me9s corohora.ed the etateueu, OF Mr..
spinner. With ire etdlnural statement that he
B,1trR z 6reiaers ! CO., Of New Yo11, 7,6s5. 90,
.nt, 6Ihr, y Dr. Dr. es.on .! The Ru..lsn Aluts-
;et, Pc ped <s8.ooo IN Rol1 to Nj: 'bert J.
Walker, and tne ssmat1dsl ~ paid By sutdsy
Us
no. Tbs Of August and september. Mr. Rlggs
d.tclaiEed 4rJ othe. krowitdge OF The dtstriba
tion es use Of sald purnaae money, or my pat
1he SECRETARY Of Btst., Mr. Seward, on reo1est,
cane before the committee. and II the most eul-
phatle uannsr denied sll ktorIeage Whatever oi
Any payments or distribution Of any pa-t Of taid
uore3 o hef than to the renttsentatvu OF the R1s.
ttan RoTezI1aea Or OF aIy pl.m. ntd o:hst thx4
unf doeanerss s. os ron ias ssste e pensrtnsnt
peHai1itg to Alaek1- ="
u counsel for the kusslan government to I'D IN
lEa.re:.is CT vas 80 200 IN gold. Aftef rho pss-
htye bten iEcreased 10 sbcut So 900 tn coin. He
f1ftnsf ssasd sast oat oS u + g the,s .ous Of
Alatka APPROPRIATION ne suggested to B1on
Washng.or. hastna rendered 1zlnah1o eesttcas bY
opxcstg IT eolunts to cel.o!ia.s and comnuos
cations u fos1h s1ane4 {! the Alaska purchase I'D
expectation thtscoE onRht 70 be recognized and
reya:dsd II sone = eh,pe. rhetsupm $500 tn
dee1&ntr 10 rree1va ar5t11nz. Ha also lestldcd
tntt u enunaei o. otherwise, he never
@ b I'D 1a = Is;cuns rs & Il s. isfs
ssa
edft a. did rot bel!eve dollar OF sad pu.chass
money hsd, directly or lndistc1!J. been pud to
any member q etshtr hcase q Congress. O. 70
NJ p. r. Stanton rst.asd that he was en-.
% Ws}ser; thss his business . suca "a % e1pi1ia
10 members Ct Congress: that IL 70 doing 10
nd induce e0t eon9,e.'on M Or .esiss. md I'D nos
know Or believe money hid cetn Used with
members or WITH the press o:ber thaH stated BY
n rreenb4cts csme direct nom II. walker; tht
he rcver had fuy irterourss WIN the Russian
Htunter oT Legation on ths rnhI.ct or the rrstJ
q purchase Of Aistka, OF tho appropriation lol
Il sooeared II the testimony that vi. Soah,
cerneesed WITH ne oss.s sa Ctltfo:nt.. ater tho
R1tenhsek1 frrm the Rut&ian Mintstrf, IN con.
stcesas!or II sss lleaed. OF servlees 1endesrd IN
70 EsJ q in3oImaaoq. Hznsacttons. Satisfies.
,opokrapby. pfotuets, DC.
Although segy great Iat,tafa w1s given to Mt
ins s1iaeEce ia eo1anaitt.s rs been sbis 10 3D.
A-n A. to the Use Of mme1 III tbs regotisuors Tor
tie scqntsst,on OF Atssks. The sse Of money psrd-
pu eh4s., and the use Of money n oseauent to the
payment Of the pnFrha-e money - the Rasstln
n:,o9 as &c .stseI IL 5as@ r.
that sppes1et IN the Ttreeater SPY. referred
70 IN tns Hucse reroutioo. be dsavowed
24S AE0WltQES H4AsctE[ Of LEE et&-e-
snrs zade By him IN eald sf+lc.e, avernp1
tt1t Re had hssrd such rurnu:s, ara fhst he had
crIy given fheu rbxpe Ia oxue1 inst taey raiz hi
be known to The puhisc." Pera3ps It ii not tha
presoGAftTe ot tbs Committee dise1ss The !oose
mIrauty Of proceeding which, for sensst1pp ii
putpoetH OF +, enter to 4 EosbLd curiosity. COG
pies The names oi public men OF private ei'ix M
with the c1edest1ne fecefps Of Iarze gums 81
meney In eounecsion with vot<s Of l. dacpces,
upon the euppofttou th&r, ior such eols:d.
.saEon: ,s1! ,J they hay-. or vii! advsnce ot r.:
itn t1:tares the E1.nees entirely failed to
tofatJ. r e1en IT Al 10 justify, the Worcester
spy astftle beyocd that II was 40 talked ansotR
Newspaper mel" !" atd that Il uts their IN pfSs.
uou tsGe w.* soue'htnZ In i. SereM Q! nc
neNsparG nen NAMED b.. Mr. atn:ns -, -.
caleo netost ths committee but uoe Az - Ttss.
claimed any p-rrouel Kao E1edge ~ me q II - ri5
| md tad 20 kno osIedEt Of any prftoa. .hs snh.
| cuEt artt thai cenld 'h.oE HKht n2oa t rre
jeet n IT e. Of ths cpmmrtc~s Il IN
| 1unitte ea1iet beforo them ~. MM'.n' ~,
eouttdersble expectation o. ee7.s1x II ~ =
him Import nd .,s ,Dxe'as, 9, muea3. a q
l.. q Th;eh he va sepa,sa to aa1e
sislun of AaIska; MT q II. =. IN Eo.t & p,e t
| III u 1pe'srees, s1trtt skoec.Attcs&. 80 tns
dtss N Ion II tee r=b1leus Fo.s rte III sft ~
,e' rs1t rruE m th~ ph1.<s I int ntAel Eaa oo =
t1t eW Mtnotr' E9c sahsfI-cS 5esknea ~ =
Gien.c l. u prn-pt, 'he mars l1Iute 70 ~
" TIE ta rs11 tsvsses nd PfIPs's'osa s1s e9