Morning journal and courier., 1881-06-18

elicited that Mr. Sessions counsel refused tt 1 cross examine several witnesses, and the op I posing counsel became angry and consulted together as to whether the next witness was
 all right. The counsel then sprung what they supposed was a mine by calling the | cashier of the Utica bank where A. D. Bar
 Der deposits. Instead of finding out that l MT. Barber's account was written up after I the subpoena was served the facts proved | that it was written up before the service, I in the regular course of business, while the l drift of the testimony was so immat rial as | to make the audience inquire if the prosecu- | ting counsel was not depending upon the ev- l idence brought out here for their entire case. During the session this morning the commit 1 tee retired to consider the following para graph in the Assembly resolution giving au- l thority:
 "And also that this committee have power to in-
 quire into any off proper influence of members
 of this House tou hing their vote upon the Senator
 ships question that may be brought to their atten- The committee decided to consider every snch case. It is supposed to cover all kinds of inducements offered by the administra- ton men. It is said that some newspaper correspondents will also be summoned to learn from what sources they get their news. MT. Conkling favors this plan, and it will probably be carried out unless his friends turn him from it. The committee took a
 recess after hearing MT. Goodale, cashier of the Utica bank.
 The committee resumed at 3 o'clock. John A. Goodale being recalled. He received
 dispatch dated June 14th from Barber author 1zlng him to give statement of his (Bar-
 ber's) account, but when witness got the dis
 patch he couldn't avail himself of the privi-
 lege the telegram gave him so far as vouch
 CTS are concerned. as Barber's account had
 been that morning closed up and the vouchers
 returned to him.
 MT Graves, recalled, and Fred A. Van
 Vranken, cashier of the Kenmore House, were
 examined in regard to large checks, the for
 mer about $2O, ,OOO, cashed for James Filling hast and the other about $10. GOO check to the credit of Adam Blake received from E. R. Phelps, and $2, 500 check made by J. D. Oxner. The attempt of the counsel is to checks and the bribery money.
 General Thomas W. Conway said Bradley told h1m he had been voting for Conkling, but that this had displeased his constituents and he would not vote so any more, but for De- pew.
 William F. Wheeler, R. D. Atlery and N V. Franchat, of Cattaraugus county, testified corroborative of Austin's testimony of the 18th relation to Bradley's conversation in Clean, June 4th. Bradley asked to be re- called before the two latter witnesses could give their full testimony, and said that he withdrew from his former testimony that he had not met witnesses and not said to them that money was given for votes and he meant to change his to suit his constituents.
 The most important testimony given in the investigation was that of Senator Strahan of New York, who is stalwart leader and was called on the part of the prosecution for the purpose of clearly showing the attitude of the national administration in the Senatorial contest. He said that on May IS he received the following:
 WASHINGTON, May 1s To Robt. H. strahan, Senator, Albany:
 ally that you meet me at ,he club to- night at Il o'clock Say nothing to anyone in reference to this but meet me without fail JOHN l. DAVENPORT.
 Met him at the Union League club, New York, about half past eleven. He said, II want to ask you whether you will accept the marshalship for this district D I was sur prised. I asked him if he was authorized to offer me the position. He said, sI am with Garfield in this fight. I am authorized to ask if you will accept the marshalship for the district" He stated what the fees of the office were and what the yearly aggregate was I said if I should accept the office would I be expected to act against Conk- ling's return. He said, 'sYes. I suppose so." I then said to him. If Conkling is not can didate would I be expected to act with the administration or follow the administrations desire in the selection of candidate.'' He
 
 that had that morning read letter wherein Conkling and Platt gave their reasons for re- signing and considered Sheir reasons given in the letter to be inadequate to resignations and the consequences which they would en- tail, but notwithstanding. if Conkling should be candidate my regard towards him and my feeling in the matter would lead me to support him and under the circumstances I should have to decline the office. He said, ''You had better think 1t over during the night and meet me at the Fifth Avenue Hotel at or 9:3O the next morning" I should have said that he stated when he made the offer, ''You will have to accept it on the | jump if you take it at all," that there was to be a Cabinet meeting the next day at Il o'clock or 11:4O, and s1 am to have your answer there at that time" He said that the Cabinet was to meet the next day and said, "Your l name will be sent and you will be immediate l ly confirmed" stated to Davenport, II will l meet you tomorrow morning at 9 or 9:3O, l but there is no probability of my changing my mind in regard to the matter during the l night" I met him the next morning. He | said, ''What is your final answer?" I said, q decline the office" He said, ''All right | I must telegraph it over because the Cabinet ! will meet at II o'clock, y and we parted. I | have not heard from or seen him since. Dur ing his cross-examination witness stated that l he did not know how he came to be sub- poenaed. Did not show the telegram till last 1 night, when he showed it to Blaikie after he l was subpoenaed. Did not want to be here under the circumstances, and he stated l that it was by no procurement of 1 his He never displayed the name of the ! siener to the telegram. He said he was ! at the service of subpoena and | with Blaikie to whether he | should obey the subpoena, and in that con- 1 sultation exhibited the telegram to him. Wit 1
 4L,o@ fhn fN11o there was published a special from Washing 1 ton dated May 19 to the New York World say | ing he (Strahan) had declined the office of l marshal for the Southern district of New | York He said to gentleman who roomed 1 with him that that was the object of his visit | to New York. Newspaper men visited me | and asked me if there was truth in the story | and I told them there was, but never dis l closed the contents of the telegram nor the | individual who sent it. Did not telegraph to | declining the office, but pre- sume Davenport did, for I told; him I was | going to- Witness stated that he had done ! to avoid being subpnnaed | and appearing before the committee, and | said, went to General Arthur's room last l ight and told him did not think I should l have been subpoenaed without consultation and did not want to go, and felt very much | ike resisting the subpoena and standing upon nv right as a Senator. Arthur said, q do not want to discuss the subject with you or .dvise you one way or the other." and per refused to discuss it with me. Af- er an interview this morning with MT. Bangs thought the matter over and concluded that l 1pon the whole perhaps the proper thing for ne to do was to appear before the committee n answer to their subpoena. The balance of lis testimony was unimportant.
 Adjourned till Tuesday at 9 8. m
 General Grant Not Going to Albany.
 NEW YORK, June 17.-General Grant ST. ived at noon to-day in company with some members of his family. He looked tired and vvorr1 hut WAS aocassib1a to raporfar !