, 1876-06-06
Tho Whole Of the Day In the Senate Given
to, an Appropriation Bill
1mprobability Of Any Change In the
Tariff Act This seasiou.
KERR.

Capitol kIll blhcE 4db1. AHu kept pontlIIs tHe'o'
In December, 1865, Lawrence lIarnpy hired o room
at her house. In 1900 he also had room there
with his wife, md both took their meals there.
Mr.. DRnford raised point az to how fat the Com"
I,tco wond 20 Into tis psrt Of tho matter, taking
the ground that tho Witness could not be contra
lic.ed on an immaterlal or collateral question.
Dir. Elliott tho counsel for MI. Kerr. replied, |
taking tho ground that It was competent to show |
BY tho anteccdcnt4 Of wltness that hc was not |
competent witness.
Mr. Blackburn said: II 11arney had deliberately
sworn falsely to his married lffc tho Committee
was entitled 10 know whether such was tho fact.
Mr.. Danford repeated his objection, and askcd
whether this Committee wns not bound by tho
anne tulcs that court would enforce, and whether
tho witness would not DO entitled to protectsonf
BLACKBURN ExpouNps BLACKSTONE.
Mr. blackburn said tho Committee was not tonnd
by the strict technical rules that govern courts.
The question was a. 10 the date OF ltasncyB mar
rlagc, nud II It could be shown that ho had per-
jurcd himself itwoula impeach Ills crcdhi'lty aa
witness. .....
MI. Elliott referred to the testimony taken on
the I'd inBt., In which IIarncy said hp WAS married
in July 1907, 10 Annie Prior, and that he had no
Mr. Elliott quoted Judge Story 10 show TINT 4
witness does not testify correctly Ia relation to
fact about wh!ehhc could not 10 mistaken Lie Is not
Nj. clymsr aiso took tho ground thatlt was com;
rettnt 70 pursue question ~ 10 the charastfr o.
9e ' bos'rIei with Mrs. Murray he lived IN aduter.
Gus Intercourse yth thssstoss IA G{mST To
have @ any doubt whether the woman Who lived with
Hnrncy 1T your house was his wtfc7
Thought They wcre not n,arred, and, II had found
out they Ind deceived me, would have got rid of
them keep rScspestGa!e n os, eo eno
werc not married for 800 day;
4. T. Green was recalled and contradcted iIar.
ncys testimony In several particulars, anu eaa hc
did not believe TINT Harncy ever paid Speaker
Kerr cent Of tho money that Green paid to llar-
ney.
]. 8. Moore testified to hla interview With Tar.
ney IN New York In regard to tic anonynous, IT,
va. Tsa 'eae efowdns Aei & snd aa hnt ss ohan
avcnport wanted make pol;tcaI csPs oqt IT.! 1f
testinony tlat KeFf through tlo advice q t.lenas,
hsogsa sansy 50 20 =.
prosscute It being Grht tnt BY shngs hgxs ts tns
natter before ctnat ,s ratn.s w1ara ~ oa'o nsse 'a'
OTTO LE1ssR1H0
testified that In 1900 he came to Washington 70
an pSGs Gs sses a
neSne 1iIa il xss i9tteqssa
WIGHT as he nsasit eoud % u fos S hm sfswsSd
Haa%ass B. sssSEsa a
In reply Tor question BY NJ. p1nfosd. the W.T.,
meas said TINT tho money pasaeu 10 otouEc tnrohEa
lask hise, etc. fhe cheek was Tor $500. Witness
Obtained ills appointment before the money wa
Charging lin, ANYTHING for lis incidental expenses.
MR. KEnK's sTATEMRN1.
LIZ opeaSer a.nn,"h ia fo1Inwinv stntnn1ent
1eeH!s' 3sh;eh ,pns ~ qcs nv Eiiiott: '01
W.cn entrrcI Congress in 1866 I understood
,h. s.,a liza ~ rcm5pnn,zntion of .ho army was
nat eone k'ma ~ It'll rnfisderahe number Of
iatanant. wc1o To- To- Le anno!ntcd In sotpp way
9 ~ nn.rsian, that tG}s VIA to bo dono Under
~ nenrianns no. ~ unx nresxstIne law or Of nny
Usup1tmcnt M sosuation AUTHORIZED BY such law, bll
@ ,nt ~ a mnS pSsh ~ H. aIe merar'u.nf di mt unJer
sand III @ .hs ~ Sappoiutmcnt vas legal sEht vested
IN itenrsseh..asSss. Hs WY fa,pt.
aw; oe !c nTTx'i"ns s,Ven lin 6y fv War
%.n,r,tsnt ~ rcmc4nhaI sso,nR III the publi,
nress rome M ot o,o,,hor uh ' WIZ nnv
.StiHs " Mnsn ~ ~ ftmont .os 49, nn ~ nv liz
WY reEataGa .ne s. ~ -, ntcrs Il s,,yy,ira
t!lct of SlAtc III ptG!etetieu " MI !! aIpiist