New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-11-28
THE CORNELL INQUIRY.

SUBSTANCE or ADDITIONAL CHARGES MADE by Nh
MGUIRE-HIs WITNESSES AND PURPOSES.
The Commission charged with the investiga-
ton Of tho charges made! by the Hon. Jere isouupo
against the management OF the land scfp Iuuu Vi mo
state by Ezra Cornell resumed Its sittngs yes1eiuay
morning There were present Gov. seymour ana Coi.
Van Buren, Of the Commission Mr. wheeler being aDseh'
In Washnctonl Nj Cornell, and Mr.. MCGUIRE. MI Nc
Guro stated that no desired to have IL placed Oh He
minutes OF the Commission that he appeared not Cum
pul5orily as member OF the Legislature put OF MS ""
will as O citizen in the Investigation OF charges "nc n
had mede as legislator He then submitted statements
OF charges against Mr. Cornell and OF points for inquiry
by the Committee The following are parts OF the paper
Ia addition TO those published In THE TRIBUNE yesterday
MR.. INQUIRIES STATEMENT.
II Is submitted that the Committee should inquire INTO
and take proof OF the following matters
What amount ii any. has been paid b. hf CoIheb OF
The SgOOW mentioned in the act Of the legislature IN.
cooperating Cornell University, the pawn enc WHEREOF
was the condition upon which the staIo gave ~ the
III money was not paid but Mr. Cornell's bond taken
IN lieu thereof, how the payment or each bond Sc
cured ana II security gwen has the state possess
sion or control of such security and outside OF tho
thcao VI Mr Schuyler is there any evidence that any
such security WAS In fact given II So Who mas Add INC
possession ana control OF 10
Whether Mr Cornell sold lands to his co-trustees; II
So Who they were, aud whether such lands were TIM
bered or farming hands
whether the contracts Of sale upon terms usual In
such ss end not q direct ySa9h Of The universe"
Whether the timber has not been cut OF from the ands
sold TO said cotTstees, ana whether sucb contracts
are not those winch Mr. Cornell sought to pass over 10
the state by the proposed act Of 1878 in payment Of his
whether Mr. Cornell has made any contract OF con
tracts for the sales Of land NOT oIorlei 10 lie Cono
BY what authority dld Mr.. Cornell, y al al, sell the
Kansas land 70 himself, and at wlat prices
Did he attempt 10 obtain higher prices for the lahds
than he could obtain from his co-truateesi
Did not tho corustees, after the sale, make presents
90 the University vi valuable DuilGingat
Does not Mr. Cornell claim tnat all proceeds OF SAFES
Of land and above GO cents peracIe beQngaosOute
ly 10 Cornell ul!cFss ana tt e oltIe Hs no Pohei
10 divert or diyest the University OF such excess .
Whether the payment OF 800 by The University TO
Lima College was not impo-ed az condition OF tle
land grant aud whether, after ITS payment the amount
What were the amounts paid for expenses OF manage
ment and sale Of the lands separately from the taxes
paid and whether such expenses were reasonable ana
Whether upon receipt Of the land scrip Mr.. Cornell
the securities required ny his contract 10 be gwen 10
the state Tor the scrip we're ever III fact syeni so
Whether Mr. Cornell did not attempt 70 organize
company hmsef and friends the principal stOckhold-
erfl, ana pat IN as oapitai pgiu3h o. ne lhI' AT
nominal price, ana Wl- tAti tue iauus OF uy' sLSItOA
were not worth many times the sum proposals
whether this grant OF anos given for .o benefit OF the
aborng and industrial classes OF %. eoln nag Ne en-
devoted % such purpose, whether is not devoted
10 the establishment and perpetuI'h ~ ~ ast0-ratc
institution, aplng European names AID iOrmsi
Whether and- not located under the state scrip,
found 10 be valuable ana then such SITES abandoned
and patents issued therefor 70 personal fnent- OF MI
Cornell aud an inferior quality OF lands selected under
The script
Mr.. Mcclure presented the names OF william A. Wood
ward of Nowburgh a witness familiar with the nature
Of Western lands John II. Ketchim.Of New-Iork, who
was Chairman OF the Con gressOBa Committee Pablo
Lands In Congress- Prof MCCaadiesa, formerly Pro
OF Agriculture In Cornell University, and
Der OF other gentlemen at Ithaca He had number Of
other names which were in euoranda at h.s home aud
he was not able to recall them at present.
MIR coRSELLs REJORDER,
After the adjournment M Cornell in an informal
conversation stated that there were many points ia NJ
McGdlres statement which needed rebuttal because
the acts charged were not even irregular,
although the manner OF their statement il
intended to indicate chat they were. lie would
have 10 take moro tm0 20 consider the charges
in u, buta few points % this kind susgesed them
selves once. To. instance subj Get lor inquiry
whether Mr.. Cornell claimed that all over go ccuts per
acre. tie price demanded D. The Government for the
land belonged 20 the College lie undoubtedly did
claim as much though the market price for the scrip 10
the time he purchased It was % cents There was a
special fund TO which the money obtained Wa
TO be referred aud he had himself agreed 10 place The
price CO cents 10 cents than the market price,
10 order that It might be cover al Tho claims
that might arise IN connection witt tina. fund. Tn
d0ubedly the remainder reverted TO The College, accord
ing TO the Government agreement Another point that
nc casually noted the one charging that a good
quarter section located under piece OK scrip,
turned over TO his friends, aud quarter section
taken IN s place. This evidently impossible, for
then would appear thar pieces OF land located
under one piece OF scrip and such a bare method OF
fraud Government land grants not likely escape
notice successful Again Mir. Mcclure seemed TO be
annoyed by the fact that the land patents issued in
Mr. Coruelis name. Such. undoubtedly was the
fact because is expressly statcdn the act OF Congress
authorizing the issue OF this scrip that states having
pube lands Inside their area or not shall not 10
cate lands in other states Ia other words. NewYork
state cannot hold parts Of the territory OF Wisconsin
Minnesota Kansas, and to locate the lands at all the
name OF an individual must be used. la this il mad
10 done in his own IN that Of the person 10
whom he may have assigned the Scrip,
Mr McGuire and Mr. Cornell will probably both give
formal evidence this morning