The weekly clarion., 1873-04-03

DECLINED TO WITHDRAW HIS OBJECTIONS
Said that there were some constitutions
objections in the bill.
+ O State whether or not the Attorne,
General was emphatic in his refusal to al
/ low tile Auditor TO issue the warrants.
A. He was emphatic in his refusal. He i
/ always emphatic with me.
Testimony of -. -. Hamilton.
THE OFFICER ALONE WHO COULD sTo1
THE MONEY"
To Mr.. Lowry:
q, State it you were in the city Of Jack
/ son when Col. Falkner, President OF Ripley
/ R1ilrad. made his demand on the Auditor O.
/ Public Accounts for warrants due said rail
/ road under the Subsidy = Il. and if 50, did
+ he meet with difficulties; and before the ls-
+ suance Of the warrs nts did you see the At
I torneL General in regard TO the matter. and
/ If SO, for what purpose, aud what reply, II
/ any. did the Attorney General make. state
/ all that occurred in this connection.
a. | was in jackson at that time. Col
! Faikner | believe, could not get the war
rants issued by the Auditor. tie told me
he had one or two hundred hands in camp
! at Ripley. being fed and kept at his expense
until he could get the Subsidy TO pay them
off. Said he had made arrangements with
a bank in Memphis to advance money On
the warrants; that he did not intend selling
them at that time. said his hands repeat
edly threatened to quit work; that he had
borrowed all the money he could, as a last
resort would read the Subsidy Act TO them.
and make speeches, in order to induce them
TO keep at work; that he had worked by
totch-lights and Sundays to complete his
road within the time required by law. Col
Falkner said it would be dangerous for him
to return under the circumstances, and did
not know how ne could do it. / talked TO
the Attorney General in Col. Faikner's be-
half. and tried 10 induce him 20 let the war
ra"ts be- issued ! repeated what Col. Falk-
uer had sai9 to me, knowing that he had,
himself. made the same statement TO the At
to~Hey General In presence OF Capt. Hardee
aHd myself. lie told me there were doubts
as 70 the constituti"naljty OF the
SUBSIDY LAW,
and that he preferred the Courts should set
fle the matter before the subsidy was paid.
said lie Was the
OFFICER ALONE
who could stop the payment Of the money,
and did not like 10 take the responsibility
Of allowing it to be paid until it was settled
by the Courts. When | say the money
should not be pad. | mean the warrants
should not be issued as that was the matter
under consideration. This was the idea.
Cannot recollect the language. lie did lot
consent to the issue OF the warrants
q. Iou state that YOU Went to the Attor-
nes General TO Get his consent for the Au-
jiLDr 70 issue TIE warrants. Diu ne consent
or refuse, and what report did You make to
Col. Falkner?
Judge Mooris objected to putting the al
tentative OF Ills having consented or refused,
because he may have done neither, and the
question is therefore leading. He also OBJ
iects to any evidence of Col. Hamilton's re-
port to Col. FaIHner as he (Judge Morris)
was in no way responsible for ii.
A. | inferred at that time that he was un-
willing that the warrants should be issued.
| know he did not cons mt To me.
Recurring TO the first question. witness
states that he was in the Attorney Generals
office when Col. FaIkner aud Capt. Hardee
first came in To have an Interview on the
subject. | was present during the interview
The question of the issuance OF warrants
was not discussed. The question was in
reference to corresponding with the Gov
ernor by telegraph.
To Judge Morris:
@. Did you or any other person within
your knowledge, pay, or offer to pay, the
Attorney General any pecuniary reward, or
offer TO him any pecuniaTy temptation, or
any sort Of temptation, by word or hint, or
otherwise to infinence his decision or his
action rs an officer, or as an individual, in
respect 10 the matter. State fully your
knowledge on the subject?
A. Don't know of any money being offer
ed at all; / offered nothing. nor do know
that any one else did. Don't know of any
hint or temptation being offered.
@. Are you Jones ). Hamilton, formerly
State Senator from Wilkinson county?
A. [ am.