The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-03-19
BUYING A US. SENAT0RSlIIP
THE WAY Gro. p SPENCER SECURED
4 SEAT IN THE SENITE
Giving Out Federal Oniccs aud Money for
Nntes-A War with spain TINT was TO
Furnish Money for nlI of his Friends.


Giving Out Federal Onircs aud Money for
Nntes-A War with spain TINT wns 10
Furnish Money for nil of his Friends.
WAsuINGToN. March 1s.-The senate
Committee on Privileges and Elections this
afternoon continued It's investlgation Of the
charges concerning Senator spenoer's election
by tho Alabama Legislature.
Roland Barber, q cicrl. OF the House ~ Dele.
gates ~ tho so-celled court House Lcgisln.
ture " tiat elected Mr.Spenccr, testified that the
latter promised to have him appointed Marshal
when Gen. I1cays term should expire. This
promise was made long after he had begun to
labor FOR Nj. svcncci's interests and was a vol
untary offer. Tho night before Mr.. Spencers
election witness keIt guard over two colored
Noru'lican members named Carson and Maur
who, 1t WAS feared. we're dlsanccted and not un.
likely tu go over to the so called Capitol Dem)
Lcsis.4iufo and break the quorum at the Court
House. lie stayed a. their boarding house all
night. and In the morning took them to spen-
GERS room at the hotel, whore, In Spencers
presence, he told them tnct Spencer had made
up his mind to give them an oficc. Mr. Spencer
said he could not make n direct promise but
Railroad aud they should he provided for.
,Q rrWns anything saii about how they should vote7
e.cqa.at Teat Court ou,e ' sdG Sp'" Voted q icS
Nus Slcutrr, b iutl n1u been lustrutted to do this
hai una fstoo TIA, they hsd been offered 81 500 TO
Capitol "'' N'"'' "0''s L's'''''u'e ana s0 70 the
The witness was asked whether Mr.. Spencer
gave MN any money to use on journey he took
TO Lowndos county.
Ex-senator Carpenter. counsel for Senator
Suencer, objected. taking tho ground that no
proof can 90 given before the committee show
ing that any one had been brlOed, that bribery
WIS punishable ~ the State.
Tho witness was directed 10y the chairman
lNfihtnr MOI Nfll TO the and he
did 40 10y saying that senator Spencer furnished
one Of the party s3jl for expenscs The reason
they went there VS. to defeat man named
; atwood. Who was an enemy OF Sponcer's.
Moore the colored man who WAS elected IN his
place. was also intrusted to 20 into other coun-
ties and induce persons to run as indepenc ent
candidates, the exuenses OF the canvass to be
rnid hN spencer or the Stste Committee, he for
ecis which; remembers that Spencer told him
To co.
lind, in i.lation TO The onice mentioned. wore
then L, ID br the witness, and the oGor
IA lie 10 put them In evidence.
Mr.. Carpenter ohIe'te - the letters. arg ing
that ho conspiracy las la yet been shown bo-
tween eptirer and lludr.
cenat, Morton s,iI tue committee had de-
oid,d 10 allow the i,.tcrs to g. in As evidence.
After reading the letters, Mr.. Carpenter said
ne would make another objection, that the let
,Ine nrst letter nom Hinds to BARBER, dated
Of friends nrst. and that matters look cheerful
Tor all expecting apr ointments; aud think 1t
In MY power To put out Healey"
that he would Ike To- ret ihe fiJ n',,ns ana AZ
dress Of every lepui can member nf ina iecis-
la,urc, rs he desired to send them some impor-
tant do o'umcnts, Sc. The next letter enclosed a
Temporary appointment for Barber In the Gus
tom House ia Mobile, telling him AT tho Re-.
pubi ans wore sure -, csrry fbe ~ a,I ,' NJ
they were eolng to Tea,ze a bi, yote "''N '""'
Mr.. Carpeuter again uhi.cted 70 tho lettars
Gen. Morgan said that he would show that this
tcmpOrary auuointmeut WAS given ia Uarher IA
support him until he received a better one and
that it was unders TODD that he was To- render no
Services T. the Govern uent vh.t.ypr
Senator Morton said, Tor the present, tho lot
teis received would liO on the table and n they
wcrc connected In any way they would be Id
nit'et.
NJ oen . .orsau-T.u ma uietter vop ,f,e,w,-, o,,.
Ell senator .'r'r Uf Ia H. nfrc "a nir l. xa1
Mir. Calpeit,I To tu.t olJeCt.
Senator Marian. n,tnr argu,,e,t s,id ,be co,,
rit 90 ,y,rli ,l'v, q =, ,,,,.,sti,,,, ., , - ~, ui
sii' u a. ~ 81 tt, , on "i I iti n1ceri
r. Nes slr. ~.el ccr vroie IT. fat shani ha,ei
have rtfcrs from him stt.ag fiat should hay ths
Marsha slip. Iwuacss pru4accl ihc ietie.si Iiey
were received 10y me y,ar aitrr !is election. I have
..n ." ,',t =, a. . li- iAl Co. ,An' am Aefe
f. .iii ony and ,l 'v,as rt ,,i,r, , % %sns
ti'.e .,t.r, 'c a,e 30 III tie N fr N nytr M g''"e
of sfst4ui fr.fr0rf a4i cHa .arfer, As UNDER
stood that an nitempt would te maAa to Dreak them
u'ND'
one Of the letters from Spencer was dated
Nov. "a mo year WAS given). saving. " IIealey's
time soon eynires ard YOU snail have the nj tce"
and that the HI 20 W. uid 10 worth $500 A yer
Ihe letter adds that, in case the [ 'nlted ~t.trs
Government has wnr with Sunin. Alabunia
viii come Ia for a good share Of p,trnrnre "a
he (>pencer) is On tito Military Committee Of
the senate, nd can thus eet many oiiices. md
telling Bart er that he could get him n lo.d
pac3 in the rmy ha .fittld one.