The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1881-06-21
KILOGRAMS


kLBANI, June 1O.-In the investigation
ribery charges, Assemblyman Sessions les:
ID that one Edwards had approached h m
January, and in this canvass in favor of
pew, and lad offered to pay campaign ex-
SIS, but no money was put up this time.
amuel Bradley, Assemblyman, testiti
he met Assembyman Session, who said
pn talk to you?" Witness said "Yes."
slons said: ~ can get you 1000 to put il
r vest p cket if you will vote for Chaun-
NJ. Depew to morrow" Witness said
4" and started of. He then SAID be would
lp stairs and see what was the best thing
could do. ave met again in nv room
locked the door. Sessions Went on to
lba it would be all nice now if all f ON
district vo,ed for the same man. He
he had 81, 900 to give me if / would vote
Depew, and 81 900 more If Depew is
ted. | took the money. II" counted it
we left then, and he said, This is way
IN deep in the well.' | said, Yes down
in the WELL | went down to the Dele
House, and thought over the mater.
first thought was to wait until the vote
taken, when would tax" the money out
say, This is what | got TO vote for De-
but thought it was not best for HE to
tile money over night, SO | went TO tiud
aker Sharpe. | found him aud Told him
had taken place and gave HIM tie
hey. did not object to receiving the
bey when offered. The first offer was
POO, which refused. accepted the money
The purpose which l showed to day. Ses-
told me to say in explanation, some
g about the same as Russell sai>. when
banged.
enalOr Sessions said he had urged Bradley
ole for Depew. Neither of us said syl.
e about money. Hudson, Of the BrOok
Eayte, was there; also ingersoll, ex-mem-
lie went to -3radley's room al the lat-
request. Bradley had confessed that
knew lis district was against ,onking
Platt, and had said: II am satisfied that
district is against Conklng and Plat.
voted for the last time Tor Platt. To-
row will vote for Depew.' | congratu
him. There was nothing said ON either
about money. This morning Bradley
me if lie should not explain his
,I fged voting. said he might say his con-.
elts dem,ided the change Kas Bradley
Sessions desiled to ask Bradley il 'tC
ht told four different persons yesterday
Pre- the Transaction he referred 10 look
VI e. that lie intended to support Del,ew.
committee adjourned before an answer
gwen.
~ LEANY, June 10. . it ;; e request Of
lVtr of Journalists, Mr.. Sessions gave
the questions which he desired to put t.
Iey. lEey were as follows:
SL-DiG you not tell Mr.. Hickman that
had voted for Conkling and Plat for liIe
lime?
cond-Dd you not tell ex-Assemblynian
|Isoll that you had voted for Conklng aud
for the last time, and that YOU would
for Depew Tomorrow?
hird-Did you not tell Lyman B. Smith,
respondent Of tie Buffalo Courier. ina'
an outside man who had made you The
Of this money?
N, |uIth- When Phn. Miller asked your
aY The man was, didn't you say to him that
did not want to tell, and that you did not
whether he was i'll town to-day or moi.
YOU had not seen him?
sSlons alleges that the latter two conVtr-
Ell ns occurred alter ley alleged that he
a. Fecsived the m1n'N Al after the CONVEX
u IN the Senate ihie nj rning.
adey authorized the following ansN ors
questions:
\ ~t-l did not tell Hickman last nghl
~ had voted Tor Conkling and Plat for
ast time.
Eond--l did not tell lngersoll that
ID vote for Depew to day. He has mis-
:. Frslood what | said.
Md gave Lyman Smith, OF the Buffalo
ler, evasiye answers. | refused To talk
journalists about the matter.
ulth-When Miller asked me w.iether
IAN who gave me the money had skippet',
him had not seen hlm day, al
'F eh had done so, l was giving him an
We answer to get rid OF him.
NDoN, June 9.--The House Secretary
In the Commons to-day that the re-
OF the occurrences at Skull and S!lib-
RI h are much exaggerated. The under
a. gn Secretary announced that as the pro
IS of the treaty of Washington, under
at the Americans enjoy the privilege OF
' de Y IN British Colonial waters, could not
nv case expire before 1885, the govern
and was not at present in position TO con-
luz IlS The eXpediency OF settling the treaty
as it relates TO the fishery question.
Under Foreign Secretary in the debate
z almost entirely with the motion, but
!ss !As5 Gated its being pressed now.
}A Chief Secretary for Ireland telegraphs
+ Dublin that the rumor that the govern
III Intended to arrest Father Murphy is
4 nded. Such reports he pronounced a
y 70 excite the people.
~, ol sales to-day, 1850 bales, offered
for Port Phillip, Sydney, New Zealand
q Pc Cape. Firm demand and full rates
|. ID bed.
sst M YORK June 9..The Tribune's Al
est special says: There is great commotion
e 0 the supporters of Coukling and Platt,
,le ding one of the confused movements of
munity of ants on having their habIta-
Or istnrbed. The large gain of Depew is
suse of the unwonted excitement.
foi pghout the evening Conkling and his
had conference at the Delevan