New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-03-08

have great weight The Erie Ring has perceptlby ost
strength every day this week. and the. common opon
now expressed ia that the sonmayd Dill. unshorh oi IL"
strength will become law. still, 1t Is possible th"t mo
concealed influence OF bribery may yet prevail n an a
soutc majority required in each House TO pass The Dill
THE POSTAGE STAMP INVESTIGATION.
MORE TESTIMONY IN THE POSTAGE TRAFFIC
THE FAT YEARS THAT CAME IN WITH CusH-
MAN AND TERwILLlGER-THE SCALE OF
POSTAL REVENUE-S0ML SUGGESTIVE KEW
ELATIONs.
lBY TELEGRAPH TO rIIB TRIBUSEl
Albany. March THE Postage lnvestlga-
ting Committee resumed their work this afternoon T.
r. Remington financial clerk under Mr. Underhill in inc
Assembly in 1862 when called upon testified that nc had
charge Of the sale of postage stamps sold TO members
received the stamps from Mr. Undorhill and sold them
90 members under his drecon returning to Mr. Under
hill the money received for them; never gave any 10
members thought be sold 500 worth during the season.
might have been more; had revenue stamps; none
ever came his possession; was not aware what Mr.
Underhn did with the money received for stamps ms
immersion was that IL used 10 purchase more stamps
with.
VIM. r. Forbes Financial Clerk of the Assembly In
1871, under Mr.. Armstrong was the next witness; Ho
was furnished postage stamps by Mr. Armstrong to sell
10 members could not tell how many he sold but did
not exceed between 500 to $500 worth gave the money
which he received to Mr. Armstrong; did not give any
stamps TO members.
Hiram Cakins Clerk OF the Senate from 1870 to 1871
was the next witness: He had supplied Senators with
stamps for the official correspondence; never sold
stamp during his term at the commencement OF the
session of 1870 Senators would send to him for dozen
stamps and send the money to pay for them he sent
them tho stamps and returned the money with them;
the stamps which he had clerk were all charged 10
the senate, he could not see why seuators should
not receive stamps for their official correspondence
with their con stituents Just well for Their docu
meuts. He could find return Of money for stamps
sold by previous clerks tof the House, nor any ac-
count Of stamps Sold and therefore adopted the rule 10
supply Senators with stamps for letters, taxing inc
precauton give out excessive quantities; had the
Postmaster the Senate purchase the stamps with his
own money PosOcc to sell TO outsiders or those
who applied there did allow him 10 take any OF the
stamps charged to the Senate or PAID for by the Sla
documents sent out were first stamped with stencil
stamp with the OF the Postmaster OF the Senate;
they were then sent to the PosOice, and there the
Post OHce stamps put and charged 10 the Sell
ate; the Senate Postmasters stamp the guide TO the
Post Office on what place stamps and which House 10
charge TO- thought it possible for the Cy Postmaster To
furnish stamps other parties and place IL In the bills
Legislature without being detected gave instruc-
ton 20 Postmaster at the commencement OF his term,
not 10 put stamps documents ~ be charged 70
the Senate except those which had the stamp OF the
Postmaster the Senate. MI Filkn selected man 10
CITY PostOfce, who was Endorsed by the Clerk OF the
Assembly and himself the resolution Tor documents
under his term called than formerly the reso
ution previously required every document on winch me
cents io be sent by express had that
changed include packages on which the postage
reached 40 cents did because he found on inquiry
that packages sent 10 distant parts OF lhe stat" ny mai
for that sum would double that by express and the
would money by II; the Assembly resolution
aucUded in the same way the postage accounts
under that should have been iogtimatey larger than ~
previous years hut was In reality less had been told ny
Postmaster that II mnde about onthfd dlnercncc;
Clerk OF the senate had no Use for revenue stamps,
except checks Of 81 worth lasted him through
both bought that amount before ne Was ceccu
| Clerk and had few left.
Cbas Dayton the present Clerk of the Senate. was
| the next witness He h,d clerk short time,
discovered place to revenue stamps In b-
official capacity except two cent check stamps had not
| been clerk long enough tell how many would Ice
wanted during the session; thought from 80 Ia 100
1 stamps.
Mr. Iaidlaw Postmaster Of the present Senate tcsti-
fed that the Of the senate, Mt Ter
wilftcr told him that II any OF The Senators wanted
stamps. they must pay for them; obtained few stamps
Il MI. JeTwger; sold them aud returned the money 10
Peter Stephens Postmaster in the Assembly in 1910.
testified that he kept stamps 10 sell; bought them OF the
Financial Clerk OF the Assembly, and portion at the CITY
| Post Office with his own money got the most Of tho
Financial Clerk; Mr.. Fkino made hun present of So
worth and three cent stamps, and wrappers with
stamps newspapers did not know hat for; received
a present OF s35 from the American Express Company,
aud s47 another; thought il the United States
may have been the Albany dnd New YORK; they were
| competing with each other
Mi Craven "A Post Office clerk Of 1870 said that
luton that year provided Tor documents sent by mail
40 postage; Il previously confined To below
% cents; was told by clerks who had been ia the Post
! Office for Il number of years, that they never saw
many documents by the Legislature that year;
they thought the postage account would be double the
amount pre- iOus years and surprised when he
footed up the close OF the session Ia find 1t much
previous years the increase from - cents 10
cents made Onethrd more than would If II had
been confined Is cents and under yet with tins IN
! crease and larger number Of documenIs The work
showed that IL cost less lnah previously Inc '"u-
| mi q.