The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-06-07
KANSAS SENATORIAL INVESTIGATION
Report Of the Senate Committee in the Case Of
Mr.. Pomeroy-The Allegations Of Bribery and
Corruption, Urged by the Legislature Of
the State, Not Confirmed by the
Evidence-A Full Acquittal.
WASHINGTON, June O, Is

WASHINGTON June q, lS7a
The following Is the report submitted by Mr..
Logan, from the Committee on Privileges and Elec-
tons, to whom were referred certain charges OF
bribery and corruption connected with the Kansas
Senatorial elections In 1857
That IL appears from the evidence that two
United States Senator's were elected by the Kansas
Legislature In 1s67Mr. $. c. P0merOy, for full
OF six years, and Mr.. Ross for an unexpred term
Of four years from March 4, 1867 that the candidacy
of Mr. PomerOy was generally understood by the
people OF Kansas during the election OF members OF
the Legislature who to elect Senators for the
State of Kansas, and that the election OF Mr. Pome
roy as one Of those Senators was generally con
ceded; that all candidates against Mr.. Pomeroy
for the long term withdrew from the contest save
Mr.. A. l.. Lee. Mr.. Pomcroy In joint convention OF
the two houses Of the Legislature received eighty
four votes, Mr.. Lee received twenty-five notes.-the
disparity OF votes being great to preclude Of
Itself the idea that the election of Mr.. POmeroy
voted FOR him was procured by corrupt means.
2 There Is no evidence that Mr.. Pomeroy, or any
one for him, used any money or other valuable
thing to influence any vote in his favor, or in any
manner to bring about his election, except hear
say, ana this is plainly contradicted by the direct
testimony of the parties, either to whom or by
whom, ii Is alleged such considerations were given
g. The evidence that Mr.. Pomeroy's canvass for
Senator cost him considerable money is clearly
shown to be the expenses paid by him, for himself
and friends, during the Senatorial canvass for hotel
accommodations, disconnected entirely with the
vote OF any member, either for or against him.
4. The evidence shows that some of the friends OF
Mr.. Pomeroy have been appointed to ONCE under
the government or the United States but fails to
show that they We're appointed in consideration OF
any vote or any influence used by them in procur-
Ing the election Of Mr.. Pomeroy; and your com.
mittee beg leave to say that they can find no fault
with Mr.. PomerOy or any one else, when they
recommend for appointment to office, that they
recommend their friends instead OF their enemies
8. it appears from the evidence that Mr.. Pomeroy
engaged, for a compensation 70 be made, the SER
vices OF the Lawrence State Journal 10 advance the
interests OF the republican candidates and OF the
republican party in the State OF Kansas in 1865;
but 1t also appears that said journal broke its en-
gagement and supported the conservative or demo-
cratic ticket.
Your committee, therefore, after maturely con-
sldering the testimony adduced before them, are
clearly of the opinion that the charge Of bribery and
corruption against - q. POmerOy, connected with
his Senatorial election by the Kansas Legislature in
1857 totally fall to be sustained by any competent
proof, but seem to have been urged for some pur-
pose unknown to your committee beyond that OF
fore, beg to be discharged from the further con-
sideratiOn of the same.
0. P. MORTON,
b. +. RICE
JOHN A. LOGAN, Committee.
II. II. ANTHONY,
MATT. H. CARPENTER,
THE MINORITY
We concur with the other members OF the Com
mittee in finding that there s not evidence before
us sufficient to show that Mr.. Pomeroy's election
was procured by the use OF corrupt means; and,
having no definite, reliable information leading
to the conclusion that further investigation would
develop such evidence, we concur IN the recon-
mendatiOn that the committee be discharged from
the further consideration of the subject. Here we
think our duty ends. We do not think Ii proper to
impugn the motive Of those who urged this investi-
CATION The subject was brought to the notice OF
the Senate by the General Assembly OF Kansas,
and as 1t seems TO us, proper respect Tor that
body precudes an imputatiOn of improper motives.
We cannot, therefore, concur III the last para
graph OF the report, and there are other passages
that do not meet our approval. For these reasons
we have preferred to state our views In our own
language. A. G. THURMAN,
JOSHUA HILL.