The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-02-09
ROOM OF COMMITTEES ON
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been assigned, be glad receive from your
"'n' commerce vow rs.psi;aKf Chairman
merce. ~ N
To which the Chamber returned the following
reply
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, STATE OF NEW YoEKJ
Or, n...n. :, -. SEw YORK, Feb 2 1874
yesterday the following resolution unanimously
Of the chs%Ser for purpose pc
point sn number WIN power ap
The
oo and s%
SaOc0ok' Your oOedisn' ' SEoRR WILSON s.or.,.
Hon. W. A. BUCKINGHAM, Chairman, &c.
George W. Campbell, assistant wegher Fourth district,
not know Of thing having been % ha
ceved samples of sugar for weighing merchants consgn
Edward Wilkes, foreman to wegher Edwards, testified
to Be English had o heard o
s on eS o Ss the for helping them
%ss ury o.n sn s @ Of for
Have YOU ever Known weisiers to be paid on fraud
Ss od cc
Of
retain onehird have the same arrangement with Mr..
~
xso X pay roll Friday
Yo1 e sac table with an of the
Has not October thry-one daysP A. No, sir Qaughter
O. Very WELL year the almanac shows there were
three complete weeks in October and runs into week
sS %s1s on
eas sn Seu "
g How 90 you estimate the weeks A. From Friday to
we put the pay roll In, which Ii Friday.
on .a9! 10
Be
ns TO the ss %ns:. but yoS charge with an additional
Andrew j. ochtree, weisher Edwards clerk denied tina.
oSssnseS thss he so s. pay USUAL
.Sst would have trouble abcu. the
oGcs; grsyoSsy mps.cSsd smother wns.,
Senator Howe requested tina. The Collector be notified Of
mission by the Senators that the charges have
Harvey Mayer clerk tho Custom House, testified in re-
card 70 the sales had been
had been found missing from the cases BY the
tSs ass there sSandsns
a s ont IL q. ss NJ
the quality ana quantity Of ns
:ss
ss1: s0ss =
Quoted with as much honor as sales could " conducted
s @s Sn '
and straw remembered the case Of Of tea which
nsa s:se
contain iftv ri
capacity OF the barrel and not tn: quantity actually CON.
II as Ssss nc . S
they had been kept three and order goods one
ne y.S: Of as
:Ss Wines: ss%sssa effect. tina.
u;oy ntsndns ii: he thought
Rr.i:sl. pss.;%.nt ssys pI.sslesy same testimony
Sps CLERK III IN Il; The ca:,om House.
IN
The object Of the question was to bring out the
Greeley and the other gentlemen opposed to the Custom
Senator Cas.ry directed the around that would be
very unjust and delusve to have such list published in the
public he
ONCE unless they were unfit to hold it, ,
The committee then adjourned until the evening.
Evening Session.
The Committee resumed its session at haf.past
seven.
LEGRAND b. CANNON EXAMINED.
ceyes portion Of The general order business Gem
to Mr. %udye e.sv Ss he
IT, and further told that he had spoken to Senator Pasr
senator aia ,hs;s conversation: take
place A. one OF mem Iook place a. Demon'co the o'nsr
O. When did YOU see Mr.. Midget. last, A. About ten
WA there any the
when he heard the subject the gave Dat
contradiction; Ar Mudeets after and re.
x:
in Porer's favor signed BY Mr. BIby.
with Mr. Mudee.t be careful and speak with prscisiOn
Sm giving me- ss suS %
ated bis statements.
~ s: din
Lss holding The general order BY an arrange
Il. nsD"n cs poe nam. in
connection with the genera. ords, business impropers A.
e when % tss an. HD%s n connection lon with IL:
Of the general order business tia. through
General Porter received portion Of the profits in second
tended 70 President remove ali those from
Pa 'f ss 1
cdd to President
Senator HOWE you please state what your business
A. would be difficult TO do that; do not know that
have any; am connected with various enterprises
than ought IN.
yeis.ons A. told Colonel Bliss and Colonel Bliss pro-
badly communicated with General Porter.
Q. Did Mr. Mudaet, these Statementsi A. No
was IN RESPONSE TO questions asked by that he TO
speak about General mind filled ~ that time
with ideas OF General Porter's innocence.
O. Senator Patterson knew OF Leers connection with
Bisby from what he heard while Joint committee OF
both houses? A. Think
@ You distinctly say the Of General Grant was
not mentioned? A. Distinctly do; the impression
formed was alone in connection with General Porter the
checka were used TO make payment TO these prson
ee Porter Co., in connection with the general order
business.
O. Have you read anything Of the testimony taken before
this committeef Mo- sir have not read the reports
the newspapers .-.
O. Did you understand that Colonel Bliss was friend o.
General PorerY A. knew he was An active n'e's'"
politician. . ..rv..-
O. Your evidence illustrates the difficulty Of giving CONVEX
satons literally A.. did not propose TO give 'ns
lions literally. -.s,,,. Ne
Mr Mudgem recaled-r in the habit OF mecne .,ss
~. ~. :. III seehssns in Which be said that