New-York tribune., 1876-06-03

WASHINGTON, June 2.-The crOss-examina-
ton OF Lawrence Harney resumed to-day before the
Committee Expenditures in the War Department. H.
Elliott. counsel aor Speaker Kerr, questioned the
witness Mr. Harney said he would like 10 have Speaker
Kerr present Mr.. Cymer the Chairman, replied that
Mr.. Kerr was not well enough TO be here.
The Witness-The time which elapsed between my first
Interview with A. p Greene, who seeking position
in the army and the first interview with Mr. Kerr on the
subject was inside OF month within that time was
looking among members Of Congress to find out who had
such an appointment make in the army; spoke to
william A. Darling Henry j. Raymond, and Nelson
Taylor and another member Of the House from Brooklyn
since dead when the application made 10 Mr.. Kerr,
Mr. Kerr said that Greene, being Republican, must
have Democratic support 1 think Greene said that
Fernando Wood had recommended him.
O. Did you propose Greene before you consulted
with any member Of Congress, that you would procure
him the place for $500 S4OOl A. told him did not
know what it would cost as did not know what the
price OF Member Of Congress was.
@ Did you not at the first interview propose specih
cay 90 min to the appointment for him for $500
$400l A. No; to the interview with Distrct-At-
tOrney Bliss, MI Bliss sent for me- bIr Bliss was alone
aud shook hands with me, saying Good Morning" and
added that looked well, and cOmplimented me my
appearance llaughterl Mr. Bliss then expressed desire
10 something about the Greene matter, aud asked
among great many other questions :" Did you not in
teest yourself about Greene and is there any money in
tnc matterF' declined 10 zen Nun anything ABOUT
money, and Mr.. Bliss again on the subject;
thak Mr. Bliss ali upright homes; gentleman, who wOuld
purish all criminals there such man To push
people; Mr. Bliss did not urge to come TO Washing
ton and testify in this case did William A. Darling or
any other gentleman urge me 20 do so; the
l@et that secured the appointment for Greene was
known to everybody in York
V "hat Is striseri A. II is who gets all the
money be can out Of you, and knocks you down.
O. Are you strikeri A. 1 never struck man for his
money in my life
Q Who are your hackers, or particular friendsi Namo
Some OF them. A. George Opdyke, Havemeyer Nessel-
rode and Wm. A. Darling.
Mr. Elliott, counsel for Mr. KeIr asked the witness
about his recollection OF the copy Of the anonymous let
tf sent to Speaker Kerr and which had been shown to
him by Mr. Moore. Mr. Elliott wanted witness to write
down copy Of the letter. but the witness said be could
NOT q" co. as the only words he saw in the letter were
Lawrence Iainey, $3.50" The witness wrote bi.
hhe on Piece Of paper, that Mr. Elliott might Judge
Of ihe handwriting Mr. Elliott insisted that he sbonld
write out the letter the witness said he was now foo
nervous To write, bat he might be able to do so some
Nue to-day. MI. Elliott waived his demand for the
present
ihe "l'ness-I worked for Greene from motives OF
H3esDl ana erexpeced 10 make anything out OF IL:
lneveI had any other disnterested transaction OF This
kna; did not cay 70 Mr.. Moore that Mr. Bliss and Mr.
Davenport were ID rascals !" try to be moral
man and therefore such language after left
The comnIitteeroom Monday was hOOted at IN the
passage-way by men whom thought employed In
the folding room; hurried out OF the Capitol and re-
turned to my hotel; had hurried conversation with
tne clerk Of the hotel, the clerk having said What
nave you been doing at the Capitol tO-day-makng big
fowF' said TO the clerk that he would fud out the
s'xssQaences and made some aluson the Democratic