The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-05-17

ciuuc, from Inc us lmony, tnat McHehrys w
pose Of forming intimate relations between t tns
Sy him Aas and Great term pg
n Erie road aIs i hss
Ss hi. sss pssc For
the West beng chief competitor ioI thronsh trahe i
affairs not fatally "a BY the Saryng
such danger in the your committee. would be
n int if We saYs Se s
which inspired the policy and the actions which resulted
OVERTHROW DIRECTION
the manner and the means cannot but be regarded with
movement was inspired ami this large amount money
sY
Dc stated 20 on
Ms duties there and hs b s an hs sre
Sesnten our respect fer or to INSPIRE confidence in the
integrity Of the public service under our government
The subject Of reimbursement Of the amounts used e
in the resolutions under which the committee acted Il
Is IN evidence that the bill Of General sickles for ex
amounting q about seventy thousand dollars paid
p9s E At s 9
and oner foreign pass samsa Ss the
whole anoaa. $4,000 ought to be charge qpS9 the
1SRa H %ich o. stock was
was voted unanimousy that the directors q The gs
actual H e A by those few
%s Of Sss he
h Un wa. the passed sSens ay the Ssra
q e audit the account for zen
Committee upon Which inai action seems not YET 20
eass c. To- the s aMy
January last may be found an item Of ss iS &
ssHssS Mr. Watson eia@s
demand a statement of the particulars Of items until
sao h has aen he ss
ledgment OF the clam OF Blschons6eIm \ Co. for re-
IN h"nd 81 shorty 1s he % sr he
Of % IN a ons S eneTe n
with Bischofscheim 4 Goldschmidt.. This contract
and
G6 @ 0 the
per cent S be paid on me Whole sSIn
the only bonds for the old, and 70 stamp and
sryce h be is to xhsansf 9 9
an unusual commission on the seven millions
But ps are
der all ne the c rate OF ~ saoas a. sna
ally s sae @ DO but upon the s'
rate of commission too high and may have been
rendered by ons the
e. TSs SSsS
saa ~ Tie %e G % ne
the company from but they received the
dion rss as n Spen tie bonds
as hf sed IN e
Gould direction treasury Of the Erie COMPANY
feasible sxe cent upon the principle that ito the vicors
Great western, ssehoashei% Co. were large deal
sbs os
ment. it wen known that the latter II least made
Of the Erie COMPANY. from about thirty to sixty.dve
oofsd For ne OUT o o
loved and which Mere ,a9epated BY them the pr
soc kobSers having no permanent interest can By
Of aa
out Of Its It is time the mater was
an stability in railroad and place s the
svs % t fad
great public enterprises the proper management Of
from the testimony q Mr. Evans London others
@R and
the advances made by them the credit OF the company
Ia;s,sassS a7sTss, U.s., STOCK !" SeSsisd, r.
fortunate incidents following the oyerhrow produced
rse at,
by the previous purchase Of the stock Of the Erie
The Committee's Answer to the Third
Question.
As to payment Of money influence legislation con-
neeted with said company or other irreguariiies ..
na 81 he Sn
as SPECIFIC As could be wished enough was ob,sned to
Of spending large sums from year to year either
Se Gss the the 4 % ns
July ISL was found IND this his resolution ,.,. ..
9 asng he
Of this company" (see Barlow's testimony page i9l
n ss .s s1 s
ofh lis n a A
voucher drawn and approved BY the auditing com
To tie he & xae3 ws me
rs we n nS At the
s has s IS no p snse @ the
the
ton Diysns version q the matter this that after
+ h% q d
se
% and the g. H.
which Sy nsm d ssDS six
NJ sud i,
gave The Of the senators but added his
Se the @
T wss bald Pr in aP Ike House c me Mink
poration bill but no names were given Mr. Van vech
s had USUALLY s0h rh s
Gould or the Erie Railway, which had. he SAID, been
retained by him for legitimate legal services Had
paid any money to members OF the Legislature, far
he could recollect
BARBER ADMITTED RECEIVING ABOUT $4,000
from butcher in 1872 to he employed about the Legsa
turc but could give only OF its
use. The memory Of this witness very detective.
Could not remember how or when the sum was received
to whom IL paid except that part of IL used
to meet note which he had endorsed. Could not
member paving any portion Of the sum to members Of
butcher that he had, but did walk up and down
the hill and talk with members good deal Your
mttee not able to corroborate Mr. Diven's test
mony from butcher himself as he was absent from the
yesgation. This at least, is in evidence taken be-
was sent 70 Albany by. the railroad interests in
1872 to influence Legislation In what manner it
further than already stated It win be useless to ex
the House are as well qualified to pass as they To say
that no portion Of this money was dsbursed to indvid
ua members would be TO attach undue credit to the
powers Of the men having II 10 charge
that men outside the Legislature spend their
time about the Capitol, from year TO year.
I 1911 a4