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Show GENERAL. ! HtM U SI'K.VC i;k. A Story ol IVhoRsulf Brib.-rj , ami Corruption How Jiu- , atui-M Are KU-ctel iu A 1 libit li-bit tun, Washington, IS. The senate committee com-mittee on privileges and elections this afternoon continued its investigation investi-gation of tiie charges concerning Senator Sen-ator Spencer's election by the Alabama Ala-bama legislature. liobert Barber, a clerk of tho house of delegates of the so-called court house legislature, which elected Spencer, testified that the latter prumUed to have him appointed marshal mar-shal when General lleald's term snould expire-. This promise was made long after he bad began to labor for Spencer's interests, and was a voluntary ofl'er tho night before Spencer's election. Witness kept guard over two colored republican members named Carson and Maur, who were feared to be disaflected and not unlikely to go over to the so-called so-called capital democratic legislature and break the quorum at tho court house. IIo stayed at their boarding house all night, and in the morning took them to Spencer's room at tho hotel, where in Spencer's prcsenco he tnl,! fiipm that Sopneer had made no his mind to give them an oflice. Spencer said he could not make a direct promise, but if there- was a route agency vacant on the western road they should be provided for. Question Was there anything said about how they should vote? Answer. An-swer. There was no conversation on that point. They subsequently went to the court house and voted for General Spencer, but they had been instructed to do this by the conventions conven-tions which nominated them. Witness Wit-ness had understood they had been , ullered $2,000 to abandon the court 'hoti'-e legislature and go to the eapilol. Vitness was asked if Spen-j cer gave him any money lo use on i the journey he took to Lowudes : county. To this question, ex-Sena-j tor Carpenter, counsel for Senator Spencur, objected, taking the grounds that no proof can be given betore tho committee showing that any one had been bribed; tiiat bribery was punishable pun-ishable by the state. Witness was directed by the chairman, Senator Morton, to answer the question, and he die so by stating that Senator Spencer furnished oneof the partv$300 for expenses. The reason they went there was to defeat a man named Stan wood, who was an enemy of Spencer's. Moore, the colored man who was elected in his place, was also entrusted to go into other counties coun-ties and induce persons to run as independent candidates, the expenses of the canvass to be paid by Spencer or the state committee, he forgets which. He remembers Spencer told tlim LO go. Ji. numuui ui ic-ners wi'ic written by Spencer and Hinds in relation re-lation to tho office mentioned, were then identified by witness, and tiie ofier made to put them in evidence. Carpenter objected to the letters, arguing that no conspiracy has as yet been shown between Spencer and Hinds. Senator Morton said the committee had decided to allow the letters to go in as ovideii.ee. After reading the letters, Carpenter said he would make another objection, that the letters were irrelevant. Gen. Morgan to witness Tell us whether you afterwards asked Senator Spencer for the otlice which he promised pro-mised you. Carpenter To that I object. Senator Morton after argument said the committee would allow the question to be asked. A. Yes; Spencer wrote to me that I should have tlie marshalsiiip. (Witness (Wit-ness produced the letters.) They were received by me a year alter his election. elec-tion. 9 I have tried to forget all about this matter, and am here against my will. It is very unpleasant unpleas-ant for me to give this testimony, and although I was not ordered to bring the letters here, I have brought them for the purpose of sustaining my testimony tes-timony ami chiracter, as I understood that an attempt would be made to break them down. One of tho letters from Spencer, dated November 2-lth, no year, was read saying : "Hcaley's time soon expires, and you shall have the place;" aod that the oliiee would be worth $-3,000 a year. The letter add? that in case the Unitod Stales government govern-ment has a war with Spain, Alabama will come in for a good share of patronage, pat-ronage, as he (Spencer) is on ih military committee of tiie senate, and can thus get many offices, telling Barber tiiat he could get him a good place in the army if he wanted one. Senator Morton said fur the present this letter would also lie on Hie table. Carpenter objected to !he letter ; going in at all. . Witness said ho wa3 appointed as iiftpector ol customs at Mobile, at a '. salary of $2 o0 per day. although be a never applied for it. He thinks that Senator Spencer got ilifiappointmenl, for he never went to Mobile and never rendered any services, but drew his pay and belli tlie position for three months. Tho witness having men tioncd a rumor that he bad heard that democrats otiercd a member named Jones JoOO to leave tho shit -house legislature and break its quorum, was asked whether Spuncer did not give Jones money to remain. In reply ho stated that in the presenco ol Spencer he once proposed that it would be well to oiler Jonos f J,-j00 or anything else to provent his going out. Spencer did not consent to any such proposition. It was agreed to eend to Lund is county for a certain intimate friend of Jones', which was done, and this friend's influence kept Junes ijuiel. The witness was then asked what ho knew about anybody's offering a Mr. Mansell an inducement to leave the capitul legislature so as to break tho quorum. The question was objected ob-jected to and a long discussion emucd as to whether it is competent in this investigation to inquire into tho organization or-ganization of the state house legislature, legis-lature, which did not elect Spencer. Tho committee ch;s'd their doors for consultation, and finally by a strict party vote decided that it would not be competent. When tho decision was announced, Gen. Morgan, counsel coun-sel for the defense, insisted that a great wrong had been dune iu ruling out this branch of his cane, and uisked that tho whole matter be remitted re-mitted to tho senate for its opinion on the question involved. Adjourned. |