The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-03-31
The Excitement about Gambling I'm New
York and Oncial Corruption In Albany.

The attempt TO Bre Snaas-1Te Issesigo,iol-7te Pro-
bI5ie Result
The man. Geo. w. Bull, who abstractca large an
amount OF money from certain gentlemen in Now York,
under the prctenec Of an influence which he had with
Senators, was appointed Sergeant at Arms when the
present members took their lsI9 having succeed
ed in Dr. Gidings, of Brooklyn tho former
incumbent, very quiet worthy Bull il possessed
OF high degree Of imprdence is noisy, bsa.iinS pot
clan, pompous in his manner and officer of the
Senate assumes an air OF consequential Importance very
unbccoming the station ne occupies Several Of the
Senators would have readily consented his removal
long since and would have voted for IT, had suc!
ton been made lie is resident Of Buffalo, and for
mcrly n canal runner
The bill for the better suppression gambling was
introduced in the Senate six weeks since. by Dr.
Robinson. whig senator from the Thirtich district,
living himself in Allegheny county The bin was re-
ferred to committee bc reported upon aud to
this hour Senator has manifested any desire for its
passage had probably been forgotten 10y most of tae
Senators evnred in the debate night; f,r
of the Senators, who IN of the members the
mtee to whom the bin was referred. stated that h.
knew nothing the bill aud that IL had been sub
mttcd to him for consideration Another Senator,
whose name was mentioned as being the committee,
also made the same statcmcnt-so that the fact very
clear that the bill would not have been disturbed in its
siumbers during the session.
In the meantime IL appears that Bull Office Of tn.
Senate ia constant daily intercourse with Senators kept
up regular correspondence with gentlemen in New
York who earnestly desired that the bill might not pass
continually soliciting money from them stating that this
and the other Senator pressing the bill forwariihat
when he had prevailed upon member to desi.t from
passing It, another would manifest determination to
push the bill quickly through and until
twelve hundred dollars had been biaekmaiied.
The committee engaged this afternoon in their in.
vcstgatons and the result Of their conclusions will
bc publicly known until Monday morning IL Il
outside that report will be made rxone.utinr the Scis-
tors implicated from participating any portion the
b,ch mnil and recommending Abe discharge of Bull from
his Office II Is also rumored that tho gentomen in the
city Of Now York who contributed to this corruption
fund expecting il TO be used for the purpose Of bbing
senators viii be sent for 50 appear at the bar Of the
Senate
1he three Senators icssrs Robinson Stone and John
son. when in the city Of New York. showed great weak
in signing paper stating that IN their opinion the
BIZ! woi not pass during this session. But from the
fact that thor desired those Signatures
ana NJ, promising them to keep the paper IN his poses
design Those three Senator'S stand a high in the esteem
Of their brother members any others and during
the two years they have occupied seats IN the Senate.
none have acquitted themselves with dignity,
honorcd their places with distinguished credit.
They mon Of the most elevated moral worth and
how the -hrrwd gamblers Of New York could hc induced
to thinA they might be approached with br.be i,
1t is very probable that now since this affair has leaked
out, bill viii be passed which will be stringent
than the one which has caused this great commotion'
for attempting 70 invade the ssnctty Of the scnac
eiamber Win bribery in their hand tocorropt scna.ors
Is great that is not impossible that the Legislature
may enact u law Of much severity W.
[Frcm the Albany Argus March col
In the scnatc, yesterday. (Frdsy) the 2, inst, Mr.
sroaE rose to question Of privilege and said tln 1t
= m. time durns the session bill hal been introduced
pursuant to notice, for tine cfectual prcsisn
gambling lie had been informed that thc bi had b,en
rcicr 10 select committee and that ne m,nl5cr
ofsuch committee lie had received no intination of
thai fct IN m ;he presiding occr of the senate nor
fft IN any ether officer Il only from rumlr tist
he knew il. Il appeared 70 him that this bin va
similar to many upon the statute book ON this sub
JSct which remained there dead letters. lie ni made
no inquiry however after thr bill of the chairman u the
committee. Of any But when in New York last
Monday. he inquired Of II the committee would
port The bill u tie senate His answer to the individual
Mas. that he did not know-that he had been in
committee upon itbut that his impression that the
committee would report It, IL being of that class
which were regarded a. dead letters. The same iniyi
dual CALI upon him afcrward and stated that friend
his WHO was somewhat Interested In the bill wished TO
nov u 4 was to be acted on during this session or not
and desircd that he (Mr 50 would state In writing
What he had previously said 10 the Individual This he Mr.
sgrccd 20 do and bcirg aftcrward presented with
apr thc effect that the bi probahly will not BE-
oIt,d" sigatd it, lie rccoccted stating to the indivi
.ual that ne supposed the paper would not go out ot h.
ian's, Tor the bill Lsy yet bc reported The reply wa
on, no. Il viii remain IN my hands" There the matter
ended md he should ncthavc thought any more of II
had Is not to-day gscrftantd that the iniyiui who
made the request had been charged with receiving money
nom divers individuals in the city o Ne. York IN refer
ence 10 this bill not only that this individual had been
70 charged but the members Of the committee had been
charged with partakng of this corrupt fund /,
extent Being member oi that comlttec he dentnhd
az te hands u the senate an investigation II H. wa
guiiy of the charge, he ccrtnnly ~ Tor almost
any place but a srai in this body
Mr. JoINscN said that he also member of the
conmtic, towhich alusion had been made. lie had
heard rnmor that tho members of that committee had
pd with mn officer Of the senate ia lcyying black
mail in Inference TO bin relative to the suppression VI
gambling ana he IN his place % ask of the
Senate the appointment. of committee Tor the inyc'ti'
CATION OF the niattcrat least far he concerned
In relation 20 this bi he had been informed that hat
been introduced by the Senator from the twentieth (Nr
ftone) hut he had not the bin lie Ind sta'cI |
That he was opposed 70 legislation upon subjects Of ts
Kind AMI he believed that the ess legislation that wa
the individual alluded to that he opposed 70 action
upon this bull for the that the statute blo va
cd with Laws relative to swearing violation II the sab
bath &C. which were dsrcgardcd-that he Wa opposed
70 p,ing amy moro laws Of that character upon the Il
statute book. When In the city OF New York, c'n-
ference took place between himself aud tho iniyiiu1
alluded e. 1hc individual stated that he wish Il him T.
lsy that the bill would not b. introduced Subsequently
he had ocn applied to 10 sign paper TO that shsct -
nothing a H. lie could wash hts hands clean II ths
niTc thing Neither did he believe any such thing hii
we're conc crned but he demanded Investigation st
the hands Il the Senache challenged investigation
Dir. lonINsos had introduced the bill alluded - ~
eoI iaith sni n member of The committee hai o,n
rsiy TO rcport upon Il. lie h,d conferred with the
~. hom "a, E;eyenih ths' johnson ~ 7 si -
the bal But he discaiincd any understanding VITA any
indlsidua. la regard to ~
Mr. Joi,ssos moved that committee be appointed TO
Mr. B,rcccx locked upon the matter rather lightly
lie would not do the senators upon this conlmee-aor
indeed any within the his yoccthe injustice
of believing for moment that they had taken money IN
the manner which rumor had stated. Nor should tAf
senate merely bccaisc 4 rtmor hal hccn racl tn the
srrct-prlaps seriously, and perhaps jocn.ay unders
take seriously 20 notice t II appeared 10 hm thcre va
not sufficient before the senate 20 warsst the passage ot
n resolution, nuch lcss the raising n = committee
should charge b. raised against any senator he would
icadiiy 20 fos committee - examine into H. Bot -
org the senate had nothing but rmor % base tnsr
cton upon, he opposed TO such course. The oc-
asiun did not drmsndi "
Mr. SroSs would state addition that he had copies
of papers In his possession sgncdb by MrJ Sujj.a ~
Ncw otk sworn To before Mayor kngdsnd o thai eiy
IL which vas distinctly charged that certain ind'v-
dual-thc came one with whom lac had held tn clnver.
srtion respecting the bill IN the city Of New York ai
tak black mail aud that the mebcrs Of the lmmitee
bad conpircd with him, TO bring about the result de-
srrd slr = then cent the aihda, alluded to, u the
Gle rk to be rcedl
MIR. CooE--Docs tho Senator from the twentieth OR /
Stone) know anything Of the individual who signed the
g affdavit
Mr srocr-f am informed he keeps he'll or backlog /
ho,sc In the city Of New York Perhaps somr senator
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