The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1871-03-08

r-7,y NAsgNxE INVESTIGATION
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r,,c 7:cn,bcr frem Aecomac Exam"
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.,,s.a sc .ial committee appointed by the
:. '..,, If Delegates to inquire into the ma
.-, q; the proposition made TO General
If. i,1,,e. uendinQ the discussion Of 4 bill
,.,,rF mn net for the sale Of the States in
.'.,-f. IN works Of internal Improvement
,.,siurfo give him control OF the K. s.
>. = E.Io.. and who made such PROPOSE
y 90, met in 40. s. Of the Exchange Hotel
,ycninr. Present Mcssrs. Daniel,
..ruan}. Arnc!t. Smith. aud Boiling.
ST., Tamuui Z. BaGwell. member from
me, Was IN" only witness examined.
... ,.,.a;r, that he was present in General
, .g,.r'> room. and heard Gen. Malone
,,,rl. Walter Wood that 4 proposition
Zen made IL him the nature of which
.t..li he party would put him in pos.
...,..4 nf The Ehhmond and Petersburg
.....i II he would +, linquiSh his oppost-
e.. :, the }n!l referred 10. and that he
Wood WAS authorized to state the
...- Moon ihc floor OF the House. If neces-
-. II" knew nothing individually of any
-, proposition being made. He said (if
..- ,l"alary served him rightly that Gen.
Vi: .Ec naa said that he (Mahcnc) had
. ~ ;rn;r3achcd Ky Mr.. Manhood, Colonel
F.,urG. Mr. Budd. and perhaps others he
... rn; rccolect. lie paid no great atten-
..l.! 10 il. ana his memory about the mat
4. So moi very distinct.
}fr. BHywcll further testified that the
....aI 'r,nrc the cugro>>mcnt Of the Mahood
...,,,ilu-c in ihr House on Saturday last
e. .... w.S correct SIS to the night, there
,..,..a uulnr,r 81 gentlemen from Peters
l.as - whom h. was introduced, and
,,,,,,,. names lie ,;it not recollect. and be-
,.I.. ,L,ln H. thought that Major Hill, of
tin, House. was along. Gen. Malone said
,.r.rgg,irAlNthat ne lad rejected the propo-
...,.u. lAcrc WAS something said about
....,,.v III connection with this proposition,
In. H., aid not irtollrct what it was. No
.H..a. 80 ;.,ya- nr rccoilcctcd was said about
.... means hy which the possession or con-
-..lr. Tie Hl.hWund and Petersburg rail-
..... Na> a. j.. given IL the Atlantic, Misss-
.... anil pain railroad. u hat had been
-. '..! ~ him IN previous answers TO queS-
2. H. va he ~uu>tmIce auI AL lie might
ila, was said in connection with the
,...,u>;lion made TO Gen. Malone. His
,..',,. seemed 10 be TO show t. the Cen
,..i Assembly, that il he was looking
...g hi .Nahuuc'>) individual interest, he
... n.1. an opportunity OF gaining posses
..,...., ti,. ROAD ~ Etr ut least ~ the patrons
q. liz. PENNSYLVANIA Central railroad bill
....d assist hM.
lIr ru,,N i've no further information
concerning The matter uuueF consideration
e., within hi- OWE knowledge. BY the pat
ron, ot The penusy lvania Central bill he
desired to >Jy that he meant the outside
l..lid> 10 the bill, who were interested IN
Is massage. and who made their orertures
.lrn,Inh members Of the Legislature who
were Il. immediate patrons on the Hoor.
lie aid hc was the friend OF General Ma
hone. and was III out>pokcn opponent OF
~. n9ii SHOWN a. the Pcnnsy lvanla Central.
4 au> never communicated TO him, nor did
II come 10 his knowledge that any such
lgu POSITION had been made to General Ma
nome ~ had been spoken Of above during
fh,. pending of the Pennsylvania Central
tin.
The committee then arose, to meet again
this morning.