The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-02-18
LOBBY LEGISLATION.
The Investigation Concerning the New
York Stock Exchange.
A Brokers' Opinion Of Congressional Morality
How the Pacific Mail subsidy Was OBJ
tained-Explanatory Statement
Of Judge Sherman.


Legrand Lockwood was before the Committee OF
Ways and Means to-day. He produced several let
ters from Judge Sherman, and stated that he had
no personal knowledge in regard to the claim Of
that gentleman on the New York Board OF Brokers,
except what he derived from O conversation with
his Lockwood's father, and that the tenor OF this
conversation was embraced In tho letters
already made public; he was asked whether
he had On impression or whether there
was an impression on the part OF
the New York Stock Board, that valuable legisla-
ton could be secured In Congress by the use OF
money, to which question he made an affirmative
reply. Having been asked what facts he had on
which to base his opinion, he replied Nothing OK
cept general rumor" and having also been interro-
gated more particularly on this point he said IL
was generally understood that about one million
dollars were spent last session to procure
THE PACIFIC NAIL SUBSIDY.
except general report.
Captain Mares, b messenger OF the House, to
Conversation with Bassett YEAR ago. was called
and stated that Colgate, on leaving the committee
room, asked who Bassett was, and replied he was
an honest straightforward man; Colgate said he
should Judge from conversation with Bassett that
he could be used for money, to which Mares re-
piled he could find plenty OF men in Washington
who could be used Tor money, but no attention
should be paid to any Of them, and that II he had
''s''" JUDGE smERMxH's STATEMENT.
The following ie o written statement submitted
by Judge Sherman to the Committee on Ways and
Means explaining his agency in the NATTER
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