New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-02-21

al; could not szy vtee got tue iGfresnoa tom
Tut have very suoa- impression tost eene'1'ng II
the kind visa dOre wbe.he heard II aste, Or where
/ carrot ssy.
BY Mr.. Or-wss Mt Ssryker 81 sgeot Of your
Company 10 Webipz on 20 sid 10 securing TIE ps..ge
OF that bql7 WitIess-Mr. STRIKER was never seat
here to kucwecge IN connection ~te that bit; &c
vas here seversl tr.ee but caonot ssy vhetter be
cane bere Of bis Own notion q no' nix be hEd
come other mat ere 81 business mere
RI Mr. Davis-- W &c Re here pressing tea bill or n
the interest Of that BID? Wine 81 have doutt Re
By Mr. Davis Was that fact Known TO you VII
ness--It VIVA
By Mr. Orr-How many acres were conveyed by
the original g-sut TO the Territory Of Iowa, stOyt
which there has been no dispute a. TO TIE title being
conveyed to the State OF Iowa? Wi.aess-Tte de-
cison Of Secretary ak aud Reverdy Jotnsor would
carry the grant TO the Of the Des M,ines Rve
which would probably have covered from 800 900 TO
400 600 acres Of l.nd; the subsequent decision Of
Secretary Ewing Secretary Stuart carried the gralt
to the northern boundary OF the State Of Iowa. viii n
would give somewhere In the neigh borhoOd Of 800 900
900 900 got certain OF the exact am ,unf
the point about which there has been no queon as to
TIE extension of the grant is from the moctt OF the
river to For Des Mores that comprises somewhere
in the neighborhood Of 325, 900 acres.
BY Mr. Davs-If this constituting bill hal passed
Congress, how much land would the State have re-
ceived for this improvement! Witness-l shall hove
TO explsin te in reference to that; never oortem
plated any bill that would give the amount OF 27200O
acres only bill asktd Congress TO pass wa one
cOpfrmatoIy Of there decsions which would have car
RED The grant TO the sources OF the Dee nones RIVER
which as IeaTy a. | Gao estimate, would have given
the State about nine hundred thousand acres north of
ibe Stste line in the Territory Of Minnesota il
from that letter and indeed had the information from
Mr. Mattescn hnself, that the Committee were unwi-
linz to report bill confirming the grant TO the sources
Of tie river; bot they sad, nobody knows where the
sources Of the river are but they would confirm the
decisions TO soue line which, on their estimate would
sve about go 900 above Of the north line Of the
State Of Iowa.
By Mr. Rtcbie-That is in addition t. The 800 900 Dr.
900, too scIesl Wtness-Yes, Sir.
BY Mr.. Orr-I understand you to cay that The whole
amount Of the oorsIpng bl hsd passed, conveyed by
the original giant would have reached where 10
the neighborhood Of 300, 600 acres! Witnees-Yes
Sir; / think trihe over that.
BY Mr.. On-Have you any interest in 4 rnsnufsc
turing. establishment or factory Wi'ness-Yes, Sr.
village of Ciayville, Town Of Paris and County Of
Oneioa State of New York.
by Mr.. Ou-Whst interest have you in that factory?
" ItDess- One undivided fourth.
BY Mr. OTr-Who are your co proprletors in that
establishment? Witness-I understand that Mr. Mat
has another fourth AID my impression i. ttat
he has more but what his precise interest s DO lot
know.
BY Mr.. Oir-What material lie manufactured Wit.
neat-Wooltn cloths--or that ia the purpose OF the
building there is nothing manufactured there now.
BY Mr. Orr-Nhs. IS the value OF the one-fourth
interest which you hold in that manufacturing estab.
lisbment7 Witness-That is extremely difficult
question for to aDswer or this resson: The PROG
city was sod, and what it brought never could 6nd
out; know il was turned over TO the Company ffom
whom The present owners get 1t at 500 OOO think
that more things than it is worth; il has cost
q vast amount than that; there s large store
mill large wooden nil, AID then there is town
belonging to the establishment Of over q hundred
houses, a costly church worth $50 COZ, ard large
hotel.
By Mr.. On-How many years since these buildings
have been erected Wtnesa-Eight nile pears; |
should think it would be very cheap property at
500 00t it is yer, difficult property TO estimate but
l should think it would be cheap at that
BY Mr. Orr-Tben you estimate your fourth at
sos 0OO? Wituess-Yes ST. from $3.50 to $50 600;
l think It ought TO be worth $3OW0.
By Mr. On-Have you any personal knowledge OF
any corrupt or improper influence being rescrted to by
any outsider member 20 secure the passage OF any
other bill or bills that or have been pendog during
this Congress Witness--l have rot.
BY Mr. Davis-You said that you hsd hes!d from
rurnor that stme arrangements were either made or
by which certain per csrtage Of tie
anos to be secured by this constituting resolution were
to be given 10 certain persons for ac ing in the passage
of that resolutions have you reason to suppose that
tie iumUr wa tsct7 Witbess-I co not know that
have any valid reason for assuming it 70 be a fact
more than this general Impression that roh thing had
got 10 be done IN order to get bill through
BY Mr. Davis-Hsve you any reason 81 a member OF
the COMPANY 70 suppose that the LANDS you were try
irg TO GET were TO be disposed Of in that way Wit
rel dd rot doubt The correctness OF the rGmor.
BY MIR Deyis-Car you indicate tie eoCroes Of me
rumor at al Wilness-I have tried very hazd to
thu wne:e beard them, out, really. canLOt.
by Mr. Davis-Wss that impression prevailing
among any OF the members Of the Company? Wit
Bess--Yes, Sir
By Mr. Dsyf there any protest made upon
the pa, Of any meubers of the Company ageiust such
oispositicr Of the Lands they might ieoIre' Wit
nessThere has been any othclal recognition 81
ary such thing =. all but, "a individuals know
have my sef frequently spoken Of il With scct feelings
as il would necessarily call up.
BIS Mr.. Dsvis-Thst l.. you, "a a member OF the
Compsny he'd the bl passed md such an arrangement
beer MADE BY apot.sr member OF the Company you
would not have regarded yourself az al nbeIyto ccm,
ply with it? Wi;nee-i cannot say bow | should
have voted upoI mater OF that kind il i asd been
brought up / sho. d, Of couse have considered 1t
gross outrage but might possibly nave determined
that Ne wee index obg ations TO carry out "hst haI
been sgreed Upon, if such thing had been ag:ee1
pptn. =.
By Mr. Dsyis-You have sad that NJ St-yker wa
here probably in the capacity ct agert Ct the CcmPa
Dy ga-Ged by yct1Seh ana the members Of the
Company that be coud uass AZ arrangement OF ina!
KIND Wit ss-No, Sir should net have considered
that Mr S,ry ker wouk lave been ias i6e6 il mskcy
apy arrangement OF TIA, KING.
By Nj Da,is-Was ttere any agent hare at ell whc
would have be an justified, in the yies OF the Com
papy, il ussing arisns emeut q that kinc Wit
iess-No. Sir, CO not tbrk any mer oe' & the Com
psny would have justified anything Of the kisC
By NJ. Dsvs-Wss Mr.. Mateeor zen t.: Of The
Compeuy Whcees-He was not, AID ceyer hac any
ipes tst IN the Conpary IL sLy way
b. Mr.. Dayis-Tten the ruuor wss, &c q. a. you
know, en.irely without found alton Wi.ress-l havs
DO persops knowledge in relation TO L.
By M Davis-The:e was nc agent of tie company
snth rizt 20 maze Az sch arrangement Witness
No, Sir.
By Mr.. Davs-You g not knew of any inciyitual
having mace ally such eriargemeCt7 Witness-Nc,
Sir.
By M Davu-And there wa no corporate authority
fer II Wuntss-No, Sir.
By Nj Waner-Have you any doubt thst if such
Arrangement haG heen mace il behalf Ct the company
k.v-a a re