The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-02-15

TESTIMONY OF CLINTON q. COLGATE.
"A CLERK WITH A VENGEANCE %
James Brooks Sees Colgate and Recon-.
mends Him to See Dawes.
WHO BACKS BASSETT?
WASHINGTON, Feb. IA, 1873.
The following testimony was taken by the Com
mittee OF Ways and Means today


The following testimony was taken by the Com
mittee Of Ways and Means today
sSs % sY1 ~ a q
closing Of the
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hard at work and reports that he has no doubt PIT that
curing the abolition Of TAX, aiShopsh he has been
s . NO.
stated that was compelled to much money
% state you said in reference to that subject A.
change that time the g which
change and myself there were several others standing
Sad Gssn Sssy large % wife
house New York alsohad provide for hat The de-
n e s@ Ysr S es
nps Mum saw he city editor OF that
@. Was there any contradiction in the paperf A. Yes,
hays YORK. AND s
had ud no for the
to e Ue xsanss my viii az
low read irom will show that stated to them
paT Of =
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to the New York stock hxchange.
That report r. in IS as G Co,
and claim Of the Stock Exchange salary Of
In con s YIN sn be s
chairman to seek in their behalf modification OF the
g rqs asaSH be-
tax at the a as nf xeG of
pIoyed IN the business q banking. He relates specific
act that put in tor services
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e. Of a an n na
offered mis- for the Of 500 month for
Opinions a he New has
representation the government. it, body,
had been called for dollar toward the expense
money as capital and the repeating Of the stamp tax on
Wose !" Mr. benny for them and have
his reply which hand 70 you Mr. Denny y the chair IT,
himself has been come before the commit
!sSasy; ths sSa%ss INN im%sdialsiy
that he has been summoned to come here Himself
a n OF
stock Exchange that in order to procure legislation
IT USE MONEY!
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taken place and that there was then demand made to
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Held without any prefx because gave II Just as Judge
o. and him
What else did You state asou. the matter, also
stated That knew person who was friend Of Mr. Gar
Which ana Ss n%
senator sSerman and Senator had
netting with spoke to hin On
TG 9s ri sS Mr. with IN.
pressi 4. MOI think he has been detective for the
United states s ssJEa IS srsfa.L sorsror
about the matter.
stated exactly what state now-thst the Stock Ex
change had rsesSsd bin Of from Judge shsr
s, ,ss w snsSl ana he na %
other Why used
Did w Thu At that e
oyereoat when came into the had II had not
DO ySq TALKING w out
Sa mind hs that had i with me when
q When asked ask what reason the Stock Exchange had
for supposng legislation could be procured for money
d N se A. had so
originally even e state anyhng abOn him in
NJ Denny and Mr. Denny said that had submitted
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DESIRED TO SHIELD MR. BAssErT
When you were before re- this committee and were in
change shCad mat money was to pro-
ths comttee T from Whom You had Received such
propositions A. The question was not asked me in any
asking why ySq omitted tied. Mat
mot member OF Congress either at that time
but h Is
on Of &, Judge az va from out
outside consressf A. The proposition OF Mr. Bas
@ w nsT snd q ns' 'nA' nc eoua
O. Wien You went out Of the Committee ROOM did you
70 e s aa
told hem IT they wanted to ind out they must go to the
o DID You show your report to any Of them' A. did
% ySS doing with I when that
'S "a Hs i% m S Sas s n sof ss spoken
& Ss Ss SsT SSs
which You a have had here vour rerort 20
Mr.. Bassctt to Mr. Roberts, 4. No, sir did not -,
O. Did you take pains to conceal i :. A. Nc sir did
By S'ssn'HSn Did You read that pafaph 70
purpose na ''o '0' an"
Aa % not S nsa n che Is stated no
% mot see saS nS mi a
the cl1lr%ap09 p'a you show your rcpos to any
O. Did you cate the contents u 1t to anybody
before you came into this room on that dAys A. think
not -
erence Mr. Bassett came out in the Star Of this city
that evening" A. can positively state that 1t
| came from me in any way, shape or manner.
That not aa seieve as yI st % ny be-
who used to he member Of the Stock Exchange, mad
received copy OF my report and that the Information
| came from his copy, and not from mine. -
O. DO you refer TO Mr.. Merriam OF the HouseS A. Yes.
O. When you made your report to the Stock Exchange
WHY did YOU not port this committee the proposition
the Clerk had made to your A. did not think 1t was
You came before this committee the present session.
We inaured of you about the OF money, and you
| withheld this information from US
| Witness-Whenf -.
me the question: Ii the Stock Exchange had an
impression or belief that money could buy Legislation
| here, to which replied in the affirmative. -,
O. How could Mr.. Denny have insisted that You snonld