Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1873-02-18

him If he knew any member Of the lie q
islature who could be influenced by tn
use of money for votes. Witness an
swered that he knew two that had the
reputation of having been influenced on
former occasions. Caldwell further
said that if found any members that
wanted little money for votes, to send
them to him and Len. Smith. Caldwell
told him there was another class of
high-toned gents in the Legislature that
wouldn't sell their votes, but wanted
their election expenses paid, and If he
met any of them to send them to him
self CT Mr.. Smith.
PoAIEROY.
WASHINGTON, February 1.-THE
Senate committee on the case of Pome-
roy had a secret session this morning
and then took arecessuntil three O'Clock
this evening, when the examination of
witnesses will be publicly commenced.
Messrs. York, Simpson, Bacon and
johnson are here.
INTERNAL REVENUE.
WASHINGTON, February 17.-Judge
Sherman to-day presented a written
statement before the Committee on
Ways and Means showing that, being
asked by Mr.. Lockwood, OF New York,
an old friend, to look into the eontro-
versy between the Board of Brokers and
the Government, he had declined and
had recommended Judge Barley as the
proper person to employ. Judge Bart
ley so acted for them, obtaining favor
able result from the Internal Revenue
Commissioner, which was overruled ty
the Secretary of the Treasury. Subse-
quently Lockwood wrote Judge Sher-
man, saying that the brokers would
pay him ten thousand dollars to take
care of the case, as it was to go before
Congress. Judge Sherman could not
personally attend to the matter for
reasons formerly stated, but OBJ
tained the services of Judge Barley
and r. G. Parsons, the latter be-
ing a Marshal of the Supreme
Court, Sherman said he took no further
action, knowing the matter was in good
hands. On seeing reversed the revenue
law which was subsequently passed, he
found that the New York brokers had
succeeded, and considered his friends
entitled to their fees. In the meantime
Lockwood had died, and he wrote to his
son, inclosing his fathers letter making
the offer, but knowing that the son
knew nothing of his arrangements with
other parties, Sherman claimed the sum
as his. The letter was received from
Lockwood, stating that Colgate denied
that any services were rendered at
Washington by any but himself, and
ruggesting that Sherman appear and
contest the claim with Colgate before the
committee; but not wishing to do this
Mr.. Sherman instructed Mr.. Lockwood
to withdraw the claims, intending to
advise Mr.. BARLEY and Parsons to en-
force it in another form. In his letter to
Mr.. Lockwood, Mr.. Sherman alluded to
Mr.. Garfield and Senator Sherman, as
they were the parties with whom Mr..
Mr.. BARLEY and Mr.. Parsons could find
the necessary papers on the subject, but
he Judge Sherman never spoke a word
to either Senator Sherman or Mr.. Gar
field upon the matter, and never ap-
preached either of them, by letter or
otherwise, upon legislative subjects. The
counsel he engaged have not received a
dollar, and if any is ever realized it will
go to them. Adjourned.
CREDIT MoBILIER.
WASHINGTON, February 17.-At the
sitting of the Senate Credit Mobilier
tOLhLuitb6e bO-udlg II. L. AAOEIOuf Dauk-
er, of New York, testified that his firm
had no transaction whatever with Sena-
tor Patterson touching the Credit Mo
bilier stock. Since writing to Patterson,
however, some time ago to that effect,
witness discovered in their safe an en-
velop containing twenty shares of Credit
Mobilier stock, when he Immediately
advised Patterson thereof, and sent him
certificate. The stock was indOrsed
by Ames to Patterson, or Morton, Bliss
4 Co; had an impression that the stock
was handed to the firm by Ames; it was
issued to Ames, or Oakes Ames, trustee !;
thought the envelop was dated May,
1871; Patterson's name was indorsed on
the envelOp by one Of their clerks;
never had any transactions with Ames
in reference to Credit Mobilier; Ames at
one time gave them three hundred shares
of Union Pacific to sell; couldn't tell
how the envelop got into their posses
sion; did not know that Patterson had
written to the firm to send the stock
that was sent to them.
Oakes Ames then testified on the SUBJ
ject.