The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1810-02-23
NEW-YORk LEGISLATURE.


The following letter and affidavit were
read by the Speaker:
February 9th, 1910.
"SIR,
have the honor to enclose you the
following affidavit, which shows that Sc
rious charge is made against one of the Jus
tees of the Hon. the Supreme Court, and
against me as member of this House.
l submit to the consideration of the
House, whether any, and if any, what mea-
aures should be taken in order to speedy
and thorough investigation of the origin and
foundation of that charge.
have the honor to be,
With great respect,
Your obedient servant
ALB. VAN VECTHEN.
" To the Hon. the Speaker of }
the House of Assembly,"
Gin and County Of .dl5any.--Ira Day,
member of the Legislature of the State of
New York, being duly sworn. says, that on
the I'd day of February, instant, in the pre-
sence of this deponent and Isaac Van Loan,
Daniel Rodman, of the city of Albany, to the
best of this deponent's recollection, did de-
clare, that Robert Williams, (alluding to
Robert Williams of Poughkeepsie, then a
member of the Council of Appointment from
the Middle District was bribed and then
said, suppose that one of the Supreme Judg
es and the new Attorney General were the
contracting parties with Robert Williams !;
and suppose Judge Van Ness was door
keeper at the time, and that there was a
man secreted in the closet who heard the
contract; and suppose we produce small
piece of paper in the hand writing of one of
the Judges, stating part of the contract
what, said Mr. Rodman, will you think of
all that? And the said Daniel Redman de-
clared, that all the above facts would be
made public before the next election.
IRA DAY.
Sworn before me this 9th day of Feb.ua-
ry 1910.
r. S. TREAT
One ofhe Judges otthe Court Of Com
mon Pleas ofthc County ofAl6any. }
Mr. Brooks said, he did not know what
would be the most proper course to pursue
on this occasion. 1t was new case, and
one that struck him with Amusement. But,
considering that the honor of this House was
implicated in the conduct of all its members,
he hoped that this affair would not be pas
sed over without due investigation. If it
was true, that any of the officers Of the
government had been guilty of the offences
ascribed to them by Mr.. Rodman, it was
highly incumbent on the House TO examine
into it--and ifnot, steps ought to be taken to
repel the :alumny. He therefore moved,
that committee be appointed to examine
into the subject, and that they be authoriz
ed to send for persons, papers, record, &c.
Motion agreed to-and Messrs. Cady, Nit
chell, Grosvenor, Skinner and Rice appoint.
ed a committee for the said purpose.
On the 23d ult. arrived at New Orleans
from Jamaica, Gun Boat No. 65, Capt Car
ter, which had been dispatched in quest of
Brown the Collector, who lately eloped from
New Orleans. Brown was at Kingston; he
had deposited 100, 900 dollars in the hands
of house there, for which he had obtained
bills on England. The Governor of the is
land declined interfering for the arrest Of
Brown. a warrant to- arrest him was OBJ
tanned FROM the Mayor, but Brown having
concealed himself, the warrant did not au
thorise search for him. The bills have
been advertised, and information has been
transmitted to our minister at Londont TO sop