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1 John B. Haskin, Wilkins' or Willett's Point Investigation: Report 1 (1858)

handle is hein.congrec/wilwilpi0001 and id is 1 raw text is: 35TH CONGRESS, HOUSE; OF REPRESENTATIVES. REPORT 18t Session. No. 649. WILKINS' OR WILLETT'S POINT INVESTIGATION. JuNE 8, 1858.-Ordered to be printed. Mr. HASKIN, from the Select Committee, submitted the following REPORT. Extract from the journal of Wilkins' Point Investigating Committee, June 7, 1858. On motion of Mr. Chairman, the following preamble and resolution were unanimously adopted: The views of the several members of thiR committee not agreeing so as to enable their joining in a majority report upon the.facts and cir- cumstances referred to and inquired into before them, Resolved, That the several members of the committee be, and they are hereby, authorized to report to the House a statement or report of their views and conclusions upon the subject referred. JAS. B. SHERIDAN, Stenographer to the Committee. MR. HASKIN'S VIEWS ON THE WILLETT'S POINT INVESTIGATION. The undersigned, chairman of the Select Committee appointed by the Bouse of Representatives on the 9th of February, 1858, to investigate the facts and circumstances connected with the sale and purchase of property at Wilkins' or Willett's Point, Long Island, New York, for fortfication purposes in 1857, respectfully reports that the resolution under which the committee have acted is as folltows: THIRTY-FIFTH4 CONGRESS, FIRST SESSION. CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, February 9, 1858. 'On motion of Mr. HASKIN, Resolved, That a Special Committee, consisting of five members, be appointed for the purpose of investigating the facts or circumstances connected with the sale and purchase of a tract of land at Wilkins' or Willett's Point, in the county of Queens, State of New York, opposite Fort Schuyler, purchased by the government for fortification purposes, during the year 1857; and that said committee be, and they are here- by, authorized to send for persons and papers.

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