Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1876-05-03

was carried, that the report and testi
mony be printed for the use of the
House.
I, Mr.. Lynott stated that this was the
first official intimation he had Of the
accusation against him and demanded
his constitutional right to be heard by
counsel forthwith, and expressed con.
fidence in his ability to establish his
innocence.
The House then adjourned.
TESTIMONY OF SENATOR BOYER BEFoRE
SENATE INVESTIGATING COMMITTEE.
T.J. Boyer, sworn. Examined by
Mr.. Dill.
@. You are the Senator for Clearfeld
county
A. Yes, sir.
q. viii you proceed to state, with
out any further interrogatory, any
thing that you may have to say in re-
gard to corrupt solicitation Of votes on
the boom bill?
A. Well, do not know that | had
any definite conversation with any per-
son about this matter, but | had a
conversation with Mr.. Andre. IL came
about in this wise: i went over in the
House to see some Centre county mem.
bers about some local legislation--spe-
cifically about the Notary Public bill !;
they were not in their seats, neither Of
them, and / sat down at Mr. Andres
desk, and we got into conversation we
commenced talking about the Stay
law; asked him TO support it he
said he guessed he would he said he
believed it would pass and | told him
| was afraid some parties were trying
to defeat IL from an article in the
Times and what had heard from
Philadelphia there were efforts being
made TO defeat the Stay law / urged
il upon the old man us Democratic
measure, to pass il in the House; he
said he would; while the conversation
was going on lrecollect now distinctly
that he said--l did not recollect II
some time ago, but he made this re-
mark in his dialcct--"I believe it is
somethin' in the boom bill.p | asked
him what he meant; he said that he
believed, or understood, there was
money in it. asked him whether
any person had offered him any he
said no he bad not been offered any
thing but had just heard snch talk.
Then, on further conversation, i re-
marked TO him that | understood they
were using money on both sides OF the
bill he wanted TO know how much !;
| told him what had heard, that they
were paying for votes for and against
it. This was an ordinary conversation.
The old gentleman remarked that he
understood they were paying more
than what | told him at that time |
do not know what told him he says
| told him 5000 and $500 were the
prices, but he understood they were
paying more ! told him that was very
likely the case, but he could not tell
me which side he said they were pay
ing on both sides then | remarked TO
him that as ! understood they were
offering 5000 TO amend the bill, and
$500 or S400 TO finally defeat il he
then wanted 70 know again who were
the persons that had the money an
swored him again that did not know,
but ! guessed there would be no trouble
in finding them if any person wanted
to find them he said something more
about other parties having talked about
this thing, and what he had heard and
then he asked me whether ] really be.
lieved they were paying money Itold
him really did, ] felt satisfied about
1t and again he wished that should
tell him, but ] could not tell him be-
cause did not know. Then bc asked
me whether was responsible for what
| said, told him was unqucstiona-
bly, did not care what he said about
1t; | said to him that ! did not caro-
what became of the boom bill 40 far
as that was concerned, but | did not
want the bill amended because | did
not want II back again in the Senate
did not want TO be bothered with IL
that had been annoyed by both par.
ties and did not want TO be annoyed
by the bill in the Senate The old
man said he would see me again said
that was all right, and I left him.
About three, or four, or possibly five
days afterwards, ! don't rccollect, he
came to me and seemed to be q little
bit excited but possibly il is not right
to say that, because he always looks
in that way, and asked me not 10 say
anything about the conversation he
and had. told him ! would not bc-
cause ] did not rccollcct what we were
talking about He said, "That what
you said about paying money" | told
him would not say anything about il
TO anybody, and did not say anything
about II ] did not have any conversa-
ton with him until once when tho bill
was on finalpnssagc; don'tknow that he
said il was on final passage, II musa
have been ; | met him 10 the rotunda
| don't recollect that, but he says 30,
and | take II for granted that Il was
there; he said aGood morning" and I
said "Good morning." and stop