, 1876-05-28

Democratic members Of the Committee fir st
gave out this information, and that they have
appear scandal invented By the Republicans
for political purposes. Nothing could DC
farther from the truth. The Republican mem
bers Of the Committee have
CONCEALED THEIR VIEWS
upon this subject, and rcsolutely determined @
not to mention the evidence Har~
PRESS pr it altogether. In this respect
the Republicans have been sfgna}}y unlike the
nittecs. 'tf Whenever 1 scandal ca could be bfought
against Republican, the Democrats have been
quick and eager to peddle out unfair, one-sided,
and partisan statements OF it to the Democratic
press. The evidence before the Cau.aicld Com
inittec and Naval Committee are Instances Of
this partisan unfairncss.
Kerr has said to his friends that his attention
was called to this charge about mouth ago by
all anonymous letter, and that he employed u
New York Inv firm to investigate the matter.
This statement would agree with Green's dcc-
laration that about that time clerk Of law
tirm visited him with Notary fer the purpose
Of obtaining an affidavit to the effect tAat he
never paid Kerr any money
HOW IT STARTED.
SDeciQl Dispatch 70 The Tribune.
NEW YoKK, May 27.--The Lnwrence Harney
who gave testimony to-day against Speaker Kerr
is we'll known here as q Government smploye
and strong adherent of Conklng. When Ap-
praiser Darling lately got into trouble ut WASH
lngton on charges made before Secretary Bris-
tow, it was supposed chat they were tile result
Of Democratic Investigation. Hnney, who was
an Examiner III Darlings department, went to
which would compel the Democrats to call of
their hounus. He told linn this story in brief:
While Doorkeeper in the House, il 1so6, Har-
ney was applied to by Augustus T. Green to get
aim appointed as First Lieutenant in the army.
Secretary Stanton had just been authorized to
appoint one Lieutenant from each Congrcssion-
al District on the recommendation Of the Repre-
sentative. William A. Darling Green s
District. He had nude his appointment, and
it became necessary to get some other to ap-
point. Michael Kerr had made his appoint-
ment, but Harvey induced him to with"
draw it and name Green, as II he were from
luliaua- Green wa<, appointed. le says ne
| paid uarnty $500. uarney said to Darling that
| he
PAID $3.50 TO KERR.
+ Harvey told your correspondent lev Gays
avo that he would decline to say for the
,rcscnt whether or not he paid herr atiy
money. do not yet know What he swore to
to day. 4u
l'ai1ing told this story to his lawyer, and to
his associates in the Custom-Housc, ,-Chestet
Arth IT, Oistriet~Attoruey Bliss, and John Day,
eupor. who, after Darling's removal, insisted
n out the t SSts 1 hnss anu
ber Of the Clyncr Committee. Green WIS
tashicrcd from the army owing to his Intimacy
with IN In dan squaw, aud has bud character
Hanyey's, eputAIion is talr.
WASHING. .oS, y. c., May 27.-fhe Commit
tee on Ex; ,enditures III the War Depart,
1aent this Al ternoon examined III secret T. 4. u
Green reativ.s to the shargs agailist. .sn speahe
already nublisl pd that he expressed to Law
rcw.c Harvey us ,'csire to obtain commis
sion in the army, md that Harvey said it woult
cost money, al, & ranged an interview Will
Eerr throgh " hosg influence the commission
wns obtained, G, cen also testified that he F.1t
Harney 800 for his services, but beyond thi
Speaker Kerr dc Us not seem to be disturbe'
about the matter, tit does any one suppose t;, ~,
nroner transactions, and it is believed tina
Harvey, wbcn cxamir I'd, will i'll no way improp
cry impGcate him.