, 1870-05-21
GEORGIA.
Testimony III tho Corruption Case,
Washington {Hay 19l De.rdttA 10 TIE Cincinnati COM

Testimony III the Corruption Case,
Washington tuay l9) De.pa,eA 10 tAt Cincinnati; Com
m<rrtai.
The Senate Judiciary Committee, today.
made their report on tho investigation Of the
charges that improper means had been used
TO influence tie votes OF Senators against the
bingham amendment to the Georgia BILL Tie
report IL unanimous, but two members OF the
committee. Met6rs. Stewart and Rice, dissent
from some of the conclusions Of tho majority.
regular dispatches.
The following is an abstract Of the evidence:
James Hughes, formerly Judge of the
Claims. and ex- member Of Congress from In
diana, testified that On the evening Of Monday,
March 81, while engaged in conversation with
master of Washington City, asked to have
some private conversation with him in the ad-
joining room. The door being closed, Porter
raid he wanted to talk business, and asked
Hughes II he could control the vote of Senator
Carpenter. He told him that he did not think
tain how Carpenter was going to
vote upon any, question Of Importance. Por-
ter then said that SO. 001 in railroad bonds, en-
dorsed BY the State Of Georgia or Governor OF
Georgia, could bo put up to secure Carpen-
tes's vote against tho Bingham amendment.
Senator Carpenter with any euch proposition,
but hAd no doubt be could ascertain how he
would vote.
An engagement WAS then made to meet each
other at the Capitol the next day, Porter hay
luz stated that his bonds were not in tho city,
evening, who could get thom and bring them.
The persons present when Porter called vero
Joshua Hill, Of Georgia, and friend.
Next morning he saw Carpenter at the Capt.
tol, who told him he was for tho Bingham
amendment, and against the bill. Ho then
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and asked him to expose it. Mr.. Carpenter
laughed, and replied that hn had dono nothing
in the matter. and did not propose to that ID
the pfeseIt state OF public feeling he did not
any person had held him 60 cheap As even to
suppose that lie could be bought Hughes COM
nluncsted TO Porter tho side Of the question
Carpenter would take, and there the matter
dropped between them, until the evening when
the subpoena was served. when Porter came to
his house aSnin, and wanted to know whether
he was bound to tell tho conversation that had
occurred between them. Hughes advised him
to tell all the circumstances, as he intended to
himself,
Lewis Porter vas the next witness, He tes-
tilted that he was formerly from Michigan,
was now Assistant Postmaster at Washington
City. He stated that r. J. AveEy. who WAS
connected with railroads in Georgia,
had spoken to him in regard to the
subject Of the bingham amendment, and on
one occasion, at his room in the Post Ofice,
remarked that it WAS worth $4,000 to him
{Ayery) to have that amendment dcfe ated.
Avery took out list Of Senators, and he and
the witness went over il, to mark their diyer-
cnt positions on the question. Acting on his
iutim1tion, the witness went to judge Hughes,
who bad been lis counsel in eoue nnatters, to
see whether ho could aid in defending the
Bingham amendment. he went to Hughes,
and he wAnled him to ascertAin how Senator
Carpenter would roto On that question, and
said to Judge Hughes that ii he could rendcr
any aid In the matter he could have some fees
Judge Hughes said that his relations With
Senator Carpenter wero vayy friendly, aud he
could ascertain how he fest- he told Judge
Hughes, substantially. that he could have
about five thousand dollars il be could render
any aid. The witness felt authorized to make
this oiles from what Mr.. Aver! had said to
him. and expected to get the money from
| Avery. The witnesa met Judge Hughes the
! next day, whcn Hughes told him thxt C.rpsn-
| ter would vote for the amendment, xud there
the thing dropped.
When asked what Jndge Hughes WIS to have
| - lee oi five Thousand dollars fox, tho witness
stated that he WIS first to ascertain how Nr.
Carpenter would vote, and then look orcr he
question, ascertain the situation, and render
such aid as he could to secure the defeat Of
the HnglAm amendment. The witness e1-
Pected to control the disposition OF tho s1, 900
q the eco. He thought Avery wonld pay,
! The witness had been once Or tvice In
Governor Dullock'a room At Nillard's, and
bad talked with him on The Geor4ia quea-
ton. The witness had seen r. +. Avery
hince he WIS subpnnAed before the commit
tee, and had talked with him about their. pre-
nous conversation. Avery thought the talk
they had ought not to be inquired into ~ long
- nothing Ind been done.
1pe WltneEa, the BANJO evening had a talk