Severalpersons liftVe expressed to tis a de
sire to learnjthe amount each of the politi-
received of the corruptionßonds
in the Land Grant Swindle of 1856. To
gratify their curiosity Ue have looked over
the list, and find the following to be the
the result:
Of 13 Senators to whom Bonds or
Stock was appropriated, nine were Demo
crats, and four Republicans. The aggre
gate paid to the Democrats was $135,000;
to the Republicans, $40,000. Of the Re
publicans, Mr. Sholes refused to aefltept his
SIO,OOO, which leaves $30,000 to the
Members of that party. Six Senators (all
Republicans) voted against the bill.
Appropriations were made to 59 Mem
bers of the Assembly, 39 of whom were
Democrats and 20 Republicans. To the
former were appropriated $255,000, and
to the latter $95,000.
Two Republicans and One Democrat of
the Assembly, deny having received the
amount set apart for them. Of the Mem
bers of the Assembly who voted against
the bill, six were Republicans and one
Democrat.
The Clerks of the Assembly (all Deiild
crats) received $16,000.
Of the State officers, Gov. Bashfofd re
ceived $50,000, and his private Secretary
—B. F. Hopkins—ss,ooo. Lieutenant
Gov. McAithur received SIO,OOO, and
Bank Comptroller Dennis the same amount
making $20,000.
Among the out-siders, of those whose
politics we know, sl7s,ooo'was paid td
Democrats, and $31,000 to Republicans;
$40,000 was paid to persons whose politics
we do not know. Judge Smith also re
ceived SIO,OOO.
