New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-02-07

understanding between you that he was 10 say over
these things when he didn't meao IL 10 Dc so' Al
Oft was in perfect good faith Ayes. sir,
Q-IOa understood fnat nc was opposed 10 tna' 5oiV
Q-whv did you intend TO apply to him in another
Because said before. intended TO put before him
and let him do as he thought best. ....... D. ~.
O-You made unconditional acceptance 10 MI
Marble Al understand that did
upderst n that Won tecgraphed absolute acceptance
10 stronger ground than what you nave stated a
i say took the responsibility OF me matter. ,,
sp6n-bity other ground than ou nave stdted
A.-No other ground.
Q;-That you intended to 90 TO Mr. Cooper who ma, had
told YOU that he would not have ANYTHING TO do win
to suppose would indulge IN such a thing, ana you
took either or Them between the accept
ance aud the time you found II was futile. TO raise Tue
O-Why didn't you as soon as you had accepted. pro-
cecd straight Mr.. Cooper and inquire Of him whether
he would do That or notf A-Becduae was not
026n what event dsl you intend TO become ready !
Al expected further information from the south.
Q-What further lnformation' when Won had tuniy ac
ctpted the transaction, when the Returning Board was
gong to decide the next day Al say expected
ODD YOU graph for further informationl Al
don't rccoect the language OF The telegram 10 them,
there Was some lalgiaEe III mes ilr 'I tuah Ihtt,
Der what II Instead OF getting further Information
/ vof a telegram saying that The natter was on
O-Bctwcen those times yOu had never made the
slightest effort to see them and you cannot tell how
long time interviewed between those Nv" uansactiousl
Mo- sir.
Az ABLE-BoDIED RESPONSIBILITY.
b Mr stcnccr-I do not understand you to say thai
you had any assurance from the National Democratic
Committee or any member Of 1t, that the money wOuli
DC furnished to carry out these ncgOtations Al had
not.
o.-You had none from MsTdenl A-NOne at all
from him. had no expectation Of gettngit.
On Reed asked You whether there was any incl
dent IN Mr. Cooper- life that would have led you to
suppose that nc would have agreed To furnish
the money. Was there any incident in Mr.. Tdens hic
mat would hay led You 10 suppose that he would
furnish t.c money! No. sir. On tho other hand
Yas con n,'ent hc would not.
O-Y,u were ASKED IN reference TO testimony at
Washington N relation 10 Oregon VIII you be Bird
enough to state whether you recolect about that time
that there were rumors af,at that efforts had been
made 10 purchase electors. contradisngushed now,
from the dispatch here relating 10 tie purchase Of the
Returning Board Al do not quite understand our
question. -, -, . a.. Ill.,. 81, a..
examination there, before Senator MortonS committee,
~ reference Oregon, there were IUnolr ai0dt mat
efforts he'd been made 10 purchase an c!cctor III me
STATE Of south Carolina Ayes, sir there were such
Q-When you were ex mined by senator Morton upon
thai branch n IN reference 10 uat report tho your
testimony refc.redi Ales, sir as understand It, -
from any operation VI Inc returning
Q"You were asked about the purpose in sending he'o
gcntcIn,n 20 "onth Ctrolna-hr Weed ana others who
W,nt there behalf OF the Democratic party. Nh
ilIscoci pressed tho question az To whether
there we're able TO take caro- OF tho
interests OF Hc democracy don't you recolleet that
ahod. ;att tiMc tht gentlemen ad gone Gown as Fslt-
ius statesmen on the part OF tnc kcpuhlcan party
sent thero by President Grant and Sc
Gentlemen wnO would not consent to see anything
else than iar CONT didn't you ttlnk II vas n2oltant
l4tcvi A-Yc- sir. Those gentlemen were sent think,
before our friends were sent 3t any i"'c' ABOUT lie
these gentlemen had been asked to 20 that II was de-
cId,d here 10 send gentlemen on our own side.
90 i1r a. yol know, tne stattm1n VINO WtnIeo"u
ON the Dcmoof"tir side. WeIt WIN no ot4er LUZ
pose. OF the gentlemen ON the other side, WAC
went down. namely, To soc that there was fair count
ly The Ret,I ming Boardi A-O far as Know, that Is
the case know Of no gentlemen gong for any other
Al tha time these gentlemen went from here there
wa, mo- understanding whatever that ny negotiations
were 10 he entered for the puchas. OF any meIn-
prrs of the Returning Boardl A.-Nonc whatever
OF Was alter proposition submitted ny the
getiemcn Who were ~ south Carolina on The part %
Won eot that iGea INTO your hcadi A-Ihat assented
10 it aud not until thcu.
PELrOS A VICTIM OF TEMPTATION.
Bv Mr. EceG-Tncn understand Won are victim of
tcmptatonI lLaughtcrl Is that iti Is that the slt
llation . you you wish it to be understood that
goa victim Of temptation ID this natter A-Ihe
yictin Of trmptatoni
O.-Ycs! Al should hardly say that 1t did origi-
nate there though and il assented 10 by me- have
no particular objection - your calling la teInpiauon
ch0Osr.
Sir. Reed thought It nigh; be a good word.
Nv Nj Siruc,9-Whou you went 10 Baltimore did yOu
understand that Mr.. solomon was there on that day
A.-No. sir.
Q.-Didn't Luow anything OF III A.-Af,cr got there
o. mean after you got therel Ayes, sIr.
G.-Mr Weed informed you that he was theIcf A
o-Aud that he was there as the representative OF
Hrturnn.. Board tnut was for saci Ayes, sir
o-Aud TIA; they ready 10 carry ont thor part
of tuc bargain il The money put upI A.-Ihat Is
whit ne was said "a be there i0r.
Nj. S.cu-cI-' 20 near and set So tar" Laughter
Hy Mr.. Reed Ali these men thar were sent down
you sent dUSn because they were good menf A--l"s,
Sir: We pccl OIt The best men could 80 n To have
them compare well with the men of he other side.
U~You sent down the most reputable men of the
paiiy Ayes. s!r. .Lau%hterI A reputable IS any
/ won't say more.
Q-Wa,nt Il rather of grief 10 find that all
OF tuen were cng1 -rt in thcsr tricks down thcref
Mr. .'Wgrr-I object to tnat QUcs ton" all of Them
DO ud some Of them in AL the states engaged IN
this thHc; mean llediHg 10 the tcm!tdtonS of Inc
Returning Board: IdOnt mean any original in on the
part OF any OF them. Al could not prevent hat nom
mere.
G-D,I you rcrnou> rate by telegraph A-Eo. sir.
O-WHs L The expenses that restrained You At
must have been, think. II1uEhtefI
The chairman here stated to the witness that he was
AZ liberty to -" AMI that he need not come AGAIN unless
I'll, committee then adjourned to half past 10 O'Clock
this morning.
XLTTU CONGRESS-fIID SESSION.
REGULAR REPORT OF PROCEEDINGS.