The Evening critic., 1884-06-19
THE LOBBYING BUSINESS.
what the House special Committee
FOund Ont To-day.

THE LOBBrlNGs BUSINESS
what the House special Committee
Pound Out To-day.
Before the English Member Committee
this morning ex.Representative J. Hale
sypher, OF Louisiana, testified that he was not
Interested in any legislation pending before
the present Congress.
what John -. white Knows.
Representative John ID. White said that
Green d. Raum and Henry watterson had reg
istered under the rules that they were not Ia.
terested In any measure before Congress.
He was satisfied that both OF them we're. Ho
had seen Raum talking to Members OF Com
Rress on the floor. Raum had appeared before
the Ways and Means Committee In behalf Of
the Bonded Extension Dill. He Is known to
internal revenue laws. He was convinced that
General Raurn HUI LObbted ON the
~ Floor.
In regard to Mr.. English, that ex-Member had
not sfgned the register. That was the reason
why he had moved that he be brought before
the bar of the House on the day that young
English was seated and explain by what au-
ihofity he was there. Mr.. English was talking
thought that the Conduct OF watterson, Raum
and English was OF the greatest Improperly.
The beet evidence that watterson and Raum
were lobbying on the floor for the bonded bill
was that when he called attention 70 the fact
that they were there one of them went out by
one door and the other also disappeared.
1.-THE Guilty Flee when No Man
PursuefI,,
said MIR. white. The witness had no personal
Information OF Watterson, Raum and English
lobbying. Ho based his opinion upon circum.
stances. While the English.Peelle case was
under consideration he had seen Mr.. English
going from Member to Member. Young Eng
lish was on the floor, too, but did not seem TO
be going about as much as his father.
Representative Kaseon said that he had no
personal knowledge that Mr.. English was lob.
Ho S seen nassh on he
floor talking with Members during that con-
test. He had been Informed that Mr.. Weller
had been taken Into cloak room, and after con.
versation with Mr.. English left tho House. He
thought II very likely that II Mr.. Weller had
been guilty OF any Improperly he would deny
Representative Horr said there was general
Talk that Mr.. English was importuning Mem
beers ana trying 10 induce them to vote for his
son. Mr.. Potter, OF New York, spoke 10 him about
lish's conduct was an outrage. Mr.. Ellis and
MIR. Burnes had also spoken to him about 10.
Mr.. Ellis said that he had been
Imporfuned and Worried to Vote for
English.
Finally they brought Senator Voorhees, over
To work on him. He finally agreed not to vote
at ell. He was convinced that English had
not been elected. Mr.. Ellis also said that no
had never seen so much tmportuning and lob
bying going on. Mr.. Burnes did not go as far
as AIR. Ellis, but he said that he had been I'm.
portuned, and that
The Conduct of Mr.. English was an
Outrage.
In regard TO the disappearance OF Wellsr,
that gentleman had tcld him that no one had
asked him TO leave the House. Mr.. Pueey
told the witness that he mad importuned Weller
20 go away. Mr.. Weller had informed Mr..
Pussy that he was going to continue to vote
tor Peelle. Finally Weller told Pussy that he
IA nd NaIA fRNn la hat Ql.a
would arrive that afternoon. Mr.. Pussy then
told Weller that he had better go and SEQ his
wife.
Weller Went.
Six or seven Democrats had told tho witness
that the conduct OF English was notorious aud
ought TO be stopped. Messrs. Ellis, Burnes
and other Democrats had told him that Eng
lish was on the door log.roliing for his son. II
was common talk around tho House for two
days. Mr.. Pusey had told him that Bayne was
on the wrong scent. Weller had mover seen
English. IL was he (pusey) that
Induced Weller to leave the House,
so as TO get enough votes to put English In.
MIR. Pussy laughed as he told the Witness this
as II he was pleased at having accomplished
the feat OF splriting Weller away. Mr.. Horl
said be did not think that Mr.. Pussy would
deny this. The latter had told him that al
though no could not get welierto change ID;
vote, he accomplished his purpose by getting
Weller away. He had been told that
English and weller Were seen Com,
ing out OF the CiOakrOOm.
together, but he had no personal knowledge o.
u. He knew OF no one who could prove that
English had improperly Influenced Weller &c
make a vanisher OF himself. .
Representative Potter said that he had told
Mr.. Horr that he thoughtit was an outrage
that an ex-Member Of the House should be OIL
the floor, importuning Members 10 vote for hi
son. He also spoke TO Mr.. Kasson and Mr.
Ellie about II.
Mr.. English wrote a note to witness asking
him 10 meet him for q moment He went u
see MIR. English. They had sn Interview II
tho cloak .room. Mr.. English told him that h,
was sorry he could not vote for his son aud
asked him not TO speak against him. Senator
Voorhees, came up ana also tried to induce
witness not to speak.
They tried 10 convince him that he was
wrong In his views of the case. Mr.. Peelle
upon being consulted by witness, consented
that some one else should be put In his plact
TO speak, and the latter consented not e
speak, but voted to the end against English
He thought Mr.. English's course was an out
iage at the time and thought so now.
Representative Burnes, OF NO., said he had
never been approached by Mr.. English or any
other ex-Member OF the House In tho English
Peelle or any ether case. The Witness did no
vote In tho English. Peelle ease. II ne hac
voted he would have voted for Peella becaus
he believed that gent eman was entitled TO hi
seat. He had said to Mr.. Horr that II the cas-
could have been separated from politics Mr.
Peelle would have retained his scat.
Representative Peel OF Arkansas, said tina
he voted all along for Peelle. After his vot
Mr.. Englisb, ST., asked him why he coul'
stand by and sec Il Democrat Slaughtered. III
told him no did It because he did not thin
Epglish had been elected. Mr.. English said |
was all right, time would straighten ell thing
| out. Mr.. English did rot swear on that Occa
eiOn.
Representative Ellis said that he had OK
| pressed his determination 10 vote for Peelle
Several Democrats spoke to him about II
| Among them was Mr.. English, the elder. MI
| Epgliah said he regretted to learn that tn
| witness was opposed to his son. He regrette
| that any Democrat should vote for Peellt