The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-02-01
The Wilson Committee met to-day at half-past
ten O'Clock.

Tne wilson committee met to-day at half-paSt
ten O'Clock.
The Chairman caused TO be read sentence the re.
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brought before him the details to break down the
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man was the conspirscy
oskes Ames contract and the proceedings under it, in
DIVIDENDS BY THE xonIIIrn
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'h Wins In the prS stsS Of the
assets q corporation for the construction OF railroad.
dented in SOME il was not in the early history of rail-
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tom to all roads up fifteen years ago. the result
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TO- and has not been regarded As voave OF sound bust
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csrp9raton With which they dealt this the nrst
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companies TO take all the securities Of every description
MI shsisbarssI asked whether i the opinion Of
that transactions already described were such as to
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pany the subject had been agitated more less
though as
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as legal and equitable rights were concerned could be
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company should he advised of all the facts and
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to question by Mt Hoar the witness spoke OF the great
Union Rs f hem sS% %
Of country Settled it the Saving in
poraon alone OF more than the whole interest on tho
Company b. was the "'''' '"'' as ''''''"' u '"'
spoke Of the injury which had been Indicted on the
company The government lent its bonds these bonds
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The Treasury does not count these bonds
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ianltine debtor Interest The
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that reform was inaururaed another assault had been
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John A. Dix by the company while he was Minister tt
Witness replied that he could not say as the money
nat 5000 lad been paid Dix under The prssl
denney o, Oliver siyi,. Ames AT,
DIX while :. Minister sSrssa. '.. ..' -.
msni money wa: paid Aiser Dix had left the road
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g Were any ofthe bonds negotiated theref A. thhl
reply Mr. the w'n, ,ss he had
10. was uS Va. H. ag,ns the late POLITICAL
shown Shs w,,ns;s and Which b :sid bad nS
between NAY y isssand November l. 1864 The witnes
M: Hoar-From whom did YOU hear Of the matter du,
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rhsr answer The ns s n, hs heard o,
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OF some S20000 900 bonds he did not know whether IN
money was paid while Dix was abroad as he had no sp
c6c dates witness abhorred and detested the defamato
20 nowadays bat ne should not for this reaso
WithhoId any facts In his posse ssion
MI Hoar Wished TO know whether the statement wi
meas received from officers OF the company was that ID
received the money while he was Minister abroad
The witness replied that u was so stated BY them an
further stated reply question:, that there was
precisely esponding account with y9nn o. Csc
banker OIL New York, OF hiRn respectaDhV anu NJ III
| time treasurer of the company. --.,~ =,
MT swami nterrogated the witness At length as 70 y
condition OF the road future prospects, financial cond
ton, &c In the course Of the examination witness e.
/. company a drawback OF twenty-five per ceI
! had been abrogated, Being questioned by VI
Chairman witness said that since that the roa
had ceased be a means dispensing patronage rat