Q.  You  may  explain,  Mr.  Payn,  the  business  which  you  have
had  in  Albany  with  rieference  to  legislative  work,  in  your  own
way.  A.  Well,  I  have  done  quite  a  good  deal;  you  don't  want
me  to  go  into  particulars.
Q.  I  will  askr  one  or  two'  questions;  I  have  no  doubt  Mr.  Root
will  do  hi^  share  of  the  work,  as  usual,  and  I  will  leave  this  for
him.     A.  I  don't  understand  your  question.
Q.  Well,  I  will  just  ask  you,  have  you,  Mr.  Payn,  in  any  way
been  a  party  to  the  use  of  money  for  the  purpose  of  influencing
legislation  from  the  time  you  have  been  visiting  Albany  at  ses-
sions of  the  Legislature?  A.  I  never  had  talk  with  any  legis-
lator, this  winter  or  at  any  other  time,  in  regard  to  money,  in
regard  to  furthering  legislation.
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Q.  Have  you  been  employed  for  the  purpose  of  watchiag  legis-
lation at  Albany  by  any  persons  or  corporations?    A.  Oh,  yes.
Q.  And  those  employments,  are  they  annual?    A.  Yes,  sir.
Q.  Salaried  employments?    A.  Certainly;  I  don't  work  for  fun.
Q.  And  your  duties  in  thosie  employments  are  of  what  charac-
ter, Mr.  I'ayn?  A.  Well,  if  you  employed  me,  for  instamce,  you
would  employ  me  to  look  after  any  legislation  that  might  ijnter-
fere  with  you  in  any  way,  or  withi  the  interests  that  you  repre-
sent—  either  to  prevent  some  evil  striking  you  or  to  further
some  legislation  that  was  in  your  intenpts.
