New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-04-03
NEw-YORK LEGISLATURE.
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The following Is the Report presented in the
Gaze of GEo. w. BULL, the Sergeant alarms,
by the Select Committee:
The Select Committee appointed 30 investi-
gate charges made by SAMUEL A. SUDAN Of
New York. against G. w. BULL Sergeant at.
Arms Of the Senate, and against Senators RoBIN.
son, JOHNSTON and STONE, ask leave TO make the
following Report:
On The afternoon OF Friday the 2h ms Senators STONE
JOHNSON, and Robinson each rose to question OF pryi.
eRe stating IN substance that certsn charges had been
mace agsLs officer of tbs Senate la which their own
pane, a. members Of select Committee Of the senss,
20 bicb had been referred BIZ for the esctua
suppression Of Gambling wss committed and account
OF hlch each Of hose Senators requested Committee OF
Investigation and presented affidavit signed A. Suy-
os and sworn before A. C. Kinglsnd, Mayor Of the City
Of York, and also presented what purported to be
gesDtatArms OF he Senate addressed to Samuel A.
SOY dam, New-York, one dated March =. marked
Of both Of which annexed to the testimony taken
s se also Pse'eSn 1 eSPy Of Letter tS have
ROBINSON JOHNSTON and STONE, dated March a. also
whs, purpored 70 DO copy Of letter addressed by them
annexed marked C." which affidavit and were
ssio 70 have bsen brought to Albany by Mr. Mike Walsh
10 hehaf OF Mr. y. Suydam. When the statement OF
The Senator'S had proceeded far enough show this
OF lhngs the Sehaie went into Secret Session al which
cops OF the letters ard the affidavit herein before alluded
TO were read, whereupon the following resolution
adopted"
Jesolred, That the communication OF Samuel Suydsm
GEN 9 Ne RsRe,s aeeS% psnyog and tbs charges sgan.
johnson and Stone be referred to Select Committee,
with oower TO send for persons and papers
Ordered that Messrs. Morgan. Mann and Dimmick be
"The frst meeting OF the Committee took place on Sat
nrosy Ssh n al TWO O'Clock VIXEN subPess issued
for Samuel euydsD, reurnable the Sst OF March,
A NJ. to which time the Committee adjourned.
On SSt Of March the Committee met pursuant to ad.
lonrnment when the. testimony hereto annexed and sub
mied the Senate The charges sgainit the
Sergeant at Arms Of the Senate Of gross AID serious
character He Ia In effect charged with having svailed
money from individuals consideration for his efforts
defeat the passsse OF bill which had been Introduced here
according TO The usual forms Of legislation aud referred by
order Of The Senate 10 Select COmmltles charge of
this hind sgsr OF officers calculated highly
TO affect the character ard dignity ths body and bring
tiO contempt and dfgrace end II s due to ourselves
ihe people we represent when charge of this grave
chsrtc il preferred against any person officially con.
Decled with The Senate TO investigate It, and 10 puosh the
guilty parties
Iii Saut,ry and long recognized ulehSt every Legs-
sive body should preserve Itself free from iDp0taon
repIoacb, ard should any OF It's officers members
duct themselves a. TO attach odsm to their associates
due to the community and required By the dictates Of
shield ourssv from the imputed ceusure or reflected dis
has been well said, that life liberty, property,
ara The pursuit OF happiness materially dependant
The Integrity Of Legislation Laws affect whole commu-
nity much OF The respect aud obedience RspTe
arise rom the purity OF the motives from which they org
psiec.
The evidence sdduced before the Com ntee in relation
The conduct of Mr. Bull IN their opinion fully suslains
the charges made against him we viii not attempt to
state he evidence In detail herewith presented the
SeAe and every Senator will have an Opportunity to ex
Smue and form bis conclusions TO its force and
effect but thpk II establish by the letters writ.
len hy him and which were proved before us and are an
nexed the evidence 10 The csse well by the es.
mopy Of the wlnesses tbat he coupty made OF hs
position Officer OF this body obtsn money from
diydusls confederation OF hs efforts defeat the pas
cage OF bill before the Senate The acts OF which no s
hree Of he privileges OF the senate and punsbabe az
contempt s declared In the Revised Statutes, vol p.
6C thai persons guilty Of giving or offering 6ribe to
Member, attempting by any other competent
meal directly or indirectly TO control or influence Mem
a breach Of ha
eno ay be punished for contempt, by imprisonment
FOR Term not extending beyond the Session Of the Lsgs
lsture.
lis clearly established that Mr. Bull did receive money
IL consideration of his efforts to de eat the passage OF
Bill for the Efectusl Suppression Of Gambling" and
al the evidence In the OF the opinion
he hes been guilty by corrupt sdvce of attempting d.
Tec or indirectly to prevent The passage Of the bi in
CuefOn influence the votes action OF Members there
Of ii his sc IL established to the satisfaction OF the Sen
Of The Senate end be punished for contempt
5Eltsifissss e he st s6se may determine.
The committee ad not from tas precsealnSs
ca misconduct against Messrs lohnao3 Robinson, and
Stone other than wha! are impIed OF iafefIed from hs
the fact OF signing At the Asor House the note cerf
cate ofIhe 2ih March addressed to MI Bull The signing
of,bs 10 the Judgment OF the committee wholly
Unsuitable their part Senator'S and as committee
of his Senate they hao no right TO sign such letter or
certify The facts therein stated; they should have known
bs Ii could have b. uted for improper purposes and
alb ugh may have been signed inadvenentyand hastily
Sc lain, d. yet that cannot justify The ac or excuse II
Srow hene regarded as violation OF their duty SEN
stoys II vrAs In fact the means OF enabling mr Bull
to carry bis scheme OF ooisining money, and II Ia
given 10 Justify the signing OF me paper uD1er Tue
crcusiances or prevent from being regarded as vio
son of their duties Senators IL cannot be said that
was an official sct proper for them to do NO reason sat
acorv for doing this act shown, except 70 oblge MI
Ball and without this paper Mr. Bull probably could not
have obtained portion of the money he did They had no
RIGHT as Senators "Oher business pressing on The
time Of the Senate Wi, prevsnt any report o. TURNER acon
on tbs bill mentioned by you on the other side Of TINS
sheet Ii is not the expresses OF an opinion but IN me
nature of stipulation that the bill would not be reported
The bill had been introduced on the 9th OF March a. up
pears hV the una notice by senator Robinson, re-
frTred 10 q Select Committee, OF which he was Chairman.
The Committee had never heen called togeIher they
therefore had right cay that the bill VIII not be re-
ported that other business pressing on the nne OF lne
tes,i,p would prevent further action on II Ahoush re-
feIred TO Committee, II was sui subject al all times 10
the cOntro of he Senate and they must have kaown mat
many bills were every session introduced ana passs0
through al The stages Ofeganon after he EtIn OF harcn
These facts circumstances constitute Ia Tue opinion
Of he Committee of which we are compelled 10 de-
ca that the conduct Of the Senators named was hgay
Improper In their character OF Senators.
clearly testified to- that none OF those SeHafoYseterre
cer,d am money promise Of money or valuable eoHud
efon from M Bell any other person. byreason OF any
hing they might omit 10 do In reauon 10 inc Oil In
roduced by Sens.cr Robinson But 10 ouI oP.Cn, sns'
or conduct in their Office OF Sensors Tue resoaton Dy
which The Committee appointed, does not require me
o. rtpiee 10 suggest recommend any Hcuon Ia Toe
reiset a. proper the Senate TO take aud therefore,
hsv,o hreay s6verled 20 the prominent facts and crcum
sspces 10 the case which proved before us on The
We ssspecifully submit the whole matter with the tes
mony tahen to the final Judgment OF ne senate
CHARLES A MANN,
LEVI DlMMlCk,
Select Committee Of Investigation.
A long debate grew out Of the report