, 1873-02-16

prise. lt.Was received ana applied WITH the same
motive which has led the witness at the sugges.
ton Of friends on various occasions to collect
and apply what would amount IN the aggregate
to large sums for the benefit Of other candidates
for ofhca, Stale or National, just as ne aioeu,
less than year since, to collect consloerao1e
sv]vania Ohio. Indiana. and Nebraska, Tor de.
freyine the expenses Of election Of members OF
tha Legislature, which would be required TO
elect United States Senator'S the de-
sire to secure the reelection Oh certain
s1cinent United States Senators being no small
mart of the motive influencing donations. As to
fho dates Of the drafts, although tho witness was
1Dablo to give definite information, 1t Ii hls be-
lief that they were received after the date Of the
Iowa October election. They were both received
dates Neither Of them was cashed Immediately
alter it's receipt. One of them was probably de-
nosited. and checked out afterwards. The cash
ing Of one Of them was probably deferred until
late in the autumn, possibly in tile winter. One
of the checks was possibly cashed in tho autumn
or winter following the October election Of 1865
Az to whom these funds we're sent to Tor use,
tie witness had no data to make q complete ex-
hibit. The funds passed, in fact or ny antaciPa-
tion from time to time into the hands OF fenus,
and were applied by them either to reimburse
expenses previously incurred or to pay current
demands for which noaccouat was ever required.
The amounts handed to friends for expenses
would exceed the amount Of ootn chccRs: o1uco m
Yesterday the witness, ut the wish OF the Cn11l-
mittee. conreraed With personal fI'ends III te1ct-
anca ~ ncrsons to whom these funds were ill.,
trusted. or who we're thus reimbursed, "lth
view to refresh his memory. Funds we're SEM
to B. S. Noble, Of Iowa. as before stated. FUNDS
wero intrusted to Mr.. Gurley, at ono time United
fling was handed to Colonel William Penn
Clark, now of this city; to Colonel T. Il. stan
fon- limited States Army, to reimburse e1pend1-
lures made by them. Three hundred dollars were
cent to T. S. Woolson, member OF the stare
Senate, at Mount Pleasant the place OF rcsl-
denco Of witness, with instructions to use as
much as was necessary to pay hotel blu, carriage
hire. and seryices Of messengers during the con-
test' over $500 dollars Of which, however, he
afterwards returned, stating that lie needed tut
little. The witness las an impression that paft
Of these funds went into the possession OF
Elijah Sells, through the hands of other parties,
without Sells knowing the source from which 1t
came. but he (witness) had not yet been able to
trace it. There we're others whose bius were
paid, who disbursed funds to defray expenses,
whom the witness is 11uabls to particularize. The
witness YVES then taxed to his utmost capacity
with the business of tho Interior Department.
He was unable to give much thought to what
then seemed to bo so small a matter as lis olec-
tion rs Senator, believing that If not elected, he
could remain in the Cabinet.
lIr, Stockton-For what purpose was TINS
money subscribed. What did they DO with the
money in tho election Of the Senators in Iowa?
Apgwer-I will expluin that my knowledge on
the subject was chiefly derived from friends
until q year since.
As to the purpose to which the money was ap-
plied Mr. Harlan's statement sets forth that by
the manner in which Senatorial elections are
carried on, the contest being first Oh
tho candidates for the Legislature, large
expense is involved especially IN ttraveling II
friends Of the candidates are put TO- expense, in
attending at the Capital about the time OF cleo
ton by the Legislature. It WAS to meet tnls
expense that Durants checks wore applied. Ihe
difficulty of tracing the application OF funds un-
der sucL circumstances, and 10 long ago was
plain.
mr ability in the performance OF their duty. W
disclosing fully all / know about each sub1ect OF
legitimate inquiry; but as some OF tho ques-
tious propoundel during the latter part OF my
examination, yesterday, seemed to he simply toi
| tho purpose to inquire into my conduct III rela.
| ton to matters which appear to my minc
| as outside what T Ind supposed to be
| the legitimate purvlew OF the ot1gma
@ na ,hohn eanns sa tG ile poson as stated M tic
members Of this Committee in propoundine
some of these questions, think I ought not e
| ba interrosated further as to these points, unit
| I have an opportunity to know what the sup
Testimony to the entire satisfaction OF ever:
Senator and every fair-minded citizen OF th1
country.
| Senator Harlan was then asked,
s.Were you over threatened Ill any way ny
presentation Of checks p
Answer-'.I do not think anything OF tia
kind ever occurred"
j GENERAL q. Y. B0YSTON,
correspondent Of the press. was called m
asked whether he had any personal knowledg
as to whether the checks, or STUDS, or copies |?
:. them we're shown to Mr. Harlan to influence III
action. The witness replied that he publlshe
tho statement, but had no absolute persona
knowledge Of tho presentation Of these check e!
or stubs to Senator Harlan. He was 1urthe
asked whether he knew Of any person who kne1
| 1Fhether they we're presented. He replied b
knew Of nobody of his absolute personal knowl
edge.
Adjourned.
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