Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1870-03-17

Mr.. Ferris (N.Y.,) from the same committee
Ior,ec adversely upon the House bill amenda-
VI ene act an relation TO the Sutro Tannel
N. a. hea that the bill might lay on the table.
MI errls said this was not report of the
IuIl committee, and that Mr.. Sargent would
present minority report in the morning.
,hs re,,orT % was proceeding to speak upon
tns reloIt W Waen The morning hour exuired
Mr.. Stoughton tNich.) then called mn ,he
resolutions reported Yesterday I'm the case az NJ
f' X. 81 uer, Q. Iennessee, who is charged with
The testimony was read in full at the clerk
d. SIX. A. Schoeppe testified TO the fact that
because of friendship for Gen. Tyler, ne had
cNtItcd h mself TO procure an appointment for
Tyl,r's SOM lie knew nothing about payment
of money TO Mr.. Butler, but he received - $40
which Ire paid 90 Mr.. Este. He under
but did rot know who Este paid it 20.
Ger. Daniel Tyler, testified u the fact
that his son, Augustus {. Tyler, 20, the appoint
ment from Mr.. Butler. The amount paid for
the appointment was $1,000. lie had been in
formed that these appointments could be pur-
chased, and therefore he made the effort. Mil
tary people, connected with the Government, he
said, knew that these transactions were going
on. and that these appointments were bought
ana sold. The money was not paid until after
the appointment was in Gen. Schgppes hand.
and II was not intended to be paid until the an
Pointment was made. Gen. Tyler also had CON
ycrsations with Gen. Schoield. then Secretary
OF War, on the subject; but he never supposed
that Gen. Schoheld solicited the nomination,
or expressed TO Mr.. Butler OF any one else any
dCs.re or anxiety to have the nomination made.
Mr. George Il. Este testified that far as he
understood the appointment was made for a
pecuniary consideration. There were one or
Two papers in Tennessee that were not on
very good footing financially, and as there was
no candidate I'm that Congressional district ths
Toy was appointed and the father adva need the
money To help along the papers. Mr.. Este paid
the money to Mr.. Butler himself and did not
think the amouHt was far from 81 900. lie
would not swear positively that Butler made
tbe appointment in consideration OF the SI.0n
The subject was talked over before money Was
mt ntioned, and whether Butler made the APP
Pointment for the money or whether he would
have made IL anyhow, witness of course could
not say. MIR. Este further testi1es that
ae was introduced to two OF three Rep
and that he found that Butler had this appoint-
ment which could be obtained for a considerA
tion. After the appointment was made Mr.
Este himself suggested that handsome present
should be made 10 Mr.. Butler. When the money
was tendtTel to MIR. Butler he declined 70 take
It for himself, and il was understood that the
money was 70 go Tor political purposes. Mr..
Este went to Mr.. Butler about the matter he
cause he supposed him little higher toned tha
gentlemen from the Gulf States who had not
long resided in their districts, and did not thor-
oughly understand their cons ,ituencies. Sami.
Milligan, a resident of East Tennessee, testifes
that Mr.. Butler offered him the ap-
continent either to West Point or Annapo-
lis, and did appoint his SON TO the latter
and seemed TO have some difficulty in getting
boy from his district who was qualified for West
Polnt. Robert A. Crawford, of East Tennessee,
also testified TO Buffers anxiety TO get a boy
from his district who qualified. Hon. wm.
II. Stokes testified to the fact that Mr. Butler
had paid large sum of money for campaign
purposes in Tennessee in 1859. Mr. r. A. Saw
ye-, OF Tennessee, testified to being in Mr.. BUT
lers room shortly after Mr.. Este left the money
there, and that Mr.. Butler then said that the
roney was not his, but that Este left it to start
a paper in EIorristown, Tennessee. William
Spe ncer, of Tennessee, testified TO being in But
ler's room when Este came with the money; that
Este laid it down on the table, and that ButIer
lesitated then about taking it, and was only
Iersuaded to do so after it was pressed
upon him that it could bc used for the papers
in Tennessee and political purposes.
Mr.. Butler also makes a statement, i'm which
ne says that he only made the appOintment after
az was urged upon him that al nv officers ha 4 no
particular residence, but that they resided
everywhere. He says he received the money re-
luctantly. and only after being advised to do so
by friends. The amount was 81 900, and he dis
posed of it as follows: S1O0 was given to General
Este; 500 to start paper in Mr.. Stokes inter
est Tor Governor: $50 to pay an indebtednesson
the New Era, a Republican paper i'm East Ten
nessee; 500 to the Union Flag. Republican
PAPER at Jonesboro', and SO to print political
tickets. He denies that he appropriated a cent
OF the money to his own use, directly or indi-
rcctly, and says il he committed an error il was
violation Of law In what he did.
Gen. Schofield, in his testimony. saws in brief
That he had nothing to do with the appointment.