Sacramento daily record-union., 1881-06-18
DOMESTIC.
The situation at Albany.

The Situation at Albany.
ALBANY, June 17th.-The following is tht
result to-day of the vote for successor tt
Conkling: Jacobs AZ, Conkling Y, Wheeler
36. Cornell 8, Lapham 16. Bradley l, Folgel
s. Tremaine 8, Crowley l.
The vote for successor to Platt resulted
Depew 53, Herman 49, Platt %, Cornell 10
Crowley 8, Lapham l, Wheeler 2.
Tuthill denounced Depew as the head lob
byist of the corporations, and Barber anc
Edwards as his he1tenants. Barbers room
had long been the headquarters and der
where legislation is bought and sold, where
legislators gamble with lobbyists and claim
agents, and where cards are veil to cover
naked bribery. He could corroborate his
statement by witnesses. Barber l. Co. were
trying to make their chief United States
Senator.
THE BRIBERY MATTER.
The Bribery Committee decided that they
would extend the inquiry to everything bear
ing on the Senatorial question.
Thomas w. Cantwell, Receiving Teller OF
the Albany City Bank, testified that he knew
Adam Blake, of the Kenmore Hotel. He
deposited checks of $500 and $4,000,
signed by Mr.. Oxener,I of New York, in.
dorsed by A D. Barber gave large bills for
the $40, 900 check.
Chas. J. Peabody, Cashier of Spencer,
Trask h Co., testified that he remembered
getting a check for 81, 500 cashed at tie Mer-
chants Bank on the Sth thought there were
only small bills in the package; paid the
money over to messenger sent for it be Sem
ator Woodin. Graves got check for 81, 600
cashsd the same day.
Adam Blake, of the Kenmore Hotel, tes-
titled that he knew E. r. Phelps, but not
- Ipaft Nax
York for $4,000 May 20th, which witness
got cashed and paid back to Phelps in such
sums as he desired,
Charles t. Garfield, Paying Teller of the
Albany City National Bank, testified that he
did not remember any payments on the 18th
or 18th ultimo; knew OF no usury or bribery.
John A. Goodall, Cashier of the First Ma
tional Bank of Utica, testified that Barbers
account had been written up yesterday morn
ing and checks returned to Barber. Barber
deposited S17, 900 in checks drawn by J. D..
Oxener, of New York. About $4,000 of
the total sum in the statement was dis
counted notes. The aggregate credit is $780,
664. The debit side is about $50, 200.
Cashier Goodall, of the Utica Bank, tessi-
fed that Barber telegraphed him, " will
give the committee statement of my ac-
count. 1t will save you coming. / have no
Senator Strahan testified that he got tel
egram marked confidential, dated Washing
ton May 18th, signed by John n. Daven-
port, saying it was very important that
Strahan should meet Davenport at the club
without fail that night. Witness met Daven-
port as per telegram. Davenport asked me
if l would like the Marshalship here, and
said he was in with Garfield in this fight,
and could get it for me. said, " If l ac-
cept the offer, would l be expected to act
against Conkling?" He said, YES"
said, 1 didn't think I could accept the
place. / wanted to be independent, and
would support Conkling. He wanted me to
accept at once, and asked me to meet him
at the Fifth Avenue Hotel later He said,
"The Cabinet will meet tomorrow before
noon, and YOU will be Immediately con-
firned." | met him and declined the ap-
pointment. No Federal Office has been ten.
dered me since, and nobody has intimated
that could have an Office. l don't know
how this fact got out don't know that it has
anything to do with this case. [ told Mr..
Black, Conkling and Arthur of the circum-
stances. They did not want to advise me in
the matter. | don't know as l have been
very active in the Senatorial canvass have
voted for Conkling and Platt.
Testimony was then taken what Tillipg-
hast, of the New York Central, had $780,
600 check cashed for recently in 81, 900 bills
for use in Buffalo.
The Cashier of the Kenmore Hotel gave
further unimportant testimony about cash
ing Blake's and Barber's checks, and the
committee adjourned to Tuesday.
THE GERMANS BECOMING EXCITED.
NEw YORK, June 17th.-The German Re-
publicans declared tonight at mass meet
ing that Depew, having a majority of the
Republican votes, should be elected Senator,
and the Germans would oppose any Repub-
icans for Office who did not support him.
Grant Again Observation-Disclosures and
Jen. Davis Book.
Ngw YORK, June 17th.-The Herald re-
porter at Pittsburg, Pa, has interviewed
Grant. The latter said: "Garfeld is a man
without backbone. He is a man of fine abil-
ity, but lacking stamina. He wants to please
everybody and is afraid of incurring the en-
nifty Of all the men around him. This is
why he threw q sop to Conkling and Platt.
Robertson's appointment, l am sure, was set
tied before March 11th. Yes, before the
Chicago Convention. Robertson knew that
if my nomination could be prevented he
would become Collector of New York. Do
not suppose he bad direct pledge. The con-
tract was with Blaine, and Blaine is keen and
wary. Robertson, however, knew that he
was to get the appointment. Blaine failed,
and Garfield was nominated and pledged to
Robertson, who won with Garfield. The
latter had to appoint him. yet he was afraid
to say so. Why did not he say openly, i
am going to appoint Robertson? do not
think Blaine has personally said anything to
Garfield in this matter he wants TO be in a
position to say that since he has been Secre-
81 Aoka ha fnkn
any appointments, and he thinks he can say
that he has not said anything, but still
through him Robertson's nomination was die
tated, and through him it was insisted
The reporter asked " Are you going to
New York to take part in the fghty'
No." said Grant, " have business there
and am out of politics, except as citizen
who exercises the right to vote and think as
he pleases."
The reporter then said To change the
subject, what do you think of jeff Davis
book
The General replied 81 have only seen
extracts of it in the papers. am not con-
rersant with its contents. | was highly
amused there the General laughed at the
thought of itl by his description Of how he
was going to escape by throwing man of
his horse, and the rest of it. The idea OF JEFF
Davis doing thing of that kind was absurd,
for he was a man of 20 years of age and fol
years an invalid, and also coward for Jef
Davis was always a physical coward, al
though he had great moral courage. 1t wa
amusing. think the book will do good. Il
will not affect Union men. and may have tht
effect of driving some of Davis old associates
to the right side"
IngerSoiI's Luck-The Colonel Million
aire.
WASHINGTON. June 17th.-The great sen
sation of these dull days in Washington i
the news that comes from New Mexico of th
development of silver mines in which Coloue
Robert G.. Ingersoll is directly interested
According to these reports the Colonel is no
only millionaire. but may even become
millionaire. Last winter, in company will
General Herbert +. Payne, PaYmaster Ste
venson of the Navy, Colonel Grafton, q law
yer Of this city, and c. ?. Farrell, hi