The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-04-01
NEWS BY GRAF
NEWS BY TELL G RA PHI.
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VERY INTERESTING FROM ALBANY.
The Senatorial Corruption Case.
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PROCEEDINGS OF THE LEGISLATURES.
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Affairs Throughout the Country,
&c., &C., &c.
The Black Mail Dcmonstration--Mr.S Suy-
DAMS Demand to Examine Senator's sepa-
rately refuscd--dr. Bull Acknowledges the
Ccrn-(sreat Excitement, Sc.


dams Dcmand TO Examine Senators sepa-
rately refuscd--Mr. Bull Acknowledges the
Corn-Great Excitement, Sc.
ALBANY, March 3l.-9 Pm.
Tho examin nation Of O. w. Bull and Others before q
coDmittee of the Senate charge Of evyivg col
ccting black mad procpcded with to-day Mr. Suy-
dam having becD slbpoued by order Of the Senate
arrived here this morning, and in company With his
counsel Mike Walsh appeared before the committee ap-
pointed by the Senate last Friday evening" the
purpose Of investigating the charges Of gross ociaS cor
rupon proffcrd agaia Gen. w Ball Scargeaut at
Arms and other parties npncat4d by sim. Ths exaan
nation continued sti after 8 p NJ A recess vas
then taken until r. ~ when tire investigation was re-
sumed The accused parties permitted be pre-
sent and testify ia their own behaa Mr.. Suydam, In
calm detailed the whole hi tory Of the affair froIn
beginning TO end and the several to-
which ho subjected only aerved to strengthen the
aircct testimony Indeed Of his uspaies fell like
bot shot upon those who provoked them.
DIR Bull having sscertaincd The true. nature Of the
evidence against himself and rccivns she utter i'm
possibility Of extrcating himself returned to Albany,
and present during the entire examination. lie
seemed to have recovered his self possession in remark
abe degree and testified oath. when called by the
Senators whom ho had implicated TO his crminaiity
The letters published in Saturdays ikra'd he very
cayaaicry admitted were written by aim under the cir
cumtances, and for the purpose stated Senators Ro
insoa johnson, and stone, admitted that they signed
the Astor House letter with he express understanding
that it not to leave his (Bulls) hands. All the par
ties 20 the transactionMr Bull and Senators Robinson
Johnson ard Stone-admtted that the Astor House let
ter signed when all four present and Mr j.
frssed that himself Bull. Senator's Robinson Beach
Gross and Lieut. Governor Church. all went from New
York together in the early part Of March. 1t the
second time that Bull made his personal black mad tour
through The gambling and lottery Offices of your city,
with palpabc intention to The eyes Of the
whols people directed toward this comm ttee ani
terrible viii b. their responsibility uaieSs they perform
their t,ny with frariessncss and mpartality.
MIR Suydam, being informed that If it the
pleas of Messr johnson Roblns-n and Stone he
at liberty 10 examine them. said - When | have
number of pCrsons to examine believe il Il my rignt
examine thia at time, during the abseace of
Others" Jb, commit after consulting together cded
that although they had The power comply with his de-
mnna. they should not exercise IL ehs On
that decision iir suyiam said he deem a
mogkry his proceed further and desired that
that fact might lie noted the minutes. together with
his reasons Tor declining doing The cJmnittcc tnsn
adjc urnsd for to-day
Eyeryth beautifully arranged with the Albany
papers. Those which not entirely silcnt tho
ssbicct, saturday out with mtgre whitewish-
ON Sunday morning (not copy OF winch could b. oh
tained for either love money, twray minutes ater
the packages arrved) threw them into The utn st
sternation aud scattered all their petty schemes to tn
winds The ksgse of to-day, has in consequence copied
the whole pr, edngs published by you ni thi,
article In denuncatnn OF those concerned in the dis
graceful swi