New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-01-28
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TIC substance, and If the sngiaeer we're frsai Of
the conIastor, The State might be made 10 safes
10 any conceivable extent through THIS fsad
AS much as he WAS astonIshef a. the roooefy as sp-
parent the face OF the contracts, this branch te
fraud had been to han much more astonishing. he
hac been belled BY a certain class OF newspaper,
the acts OF his whole life hac been maugued, As
footsteps were constantly cogged oY persons hers,
but By ali these he was no; 10 % diverted fon ais
purpose The Treasury OF the state had been ro)ost
Its character had been oac kened by these frauds and
be Was determined ~ probe the matter 10 The 0o0n
lie referTee 10 the action OF the House IN the matter
OF the Investigation the appointment Of the JOINT
Committee, which, as a scoop net, caught all res0la
tons subsequently, offered lie had sad, the 0,aer
day, that the contest Was 10 be between the noasv
power Of the State and those who were Determined
TO yindcate lis honor and Its interest That sgrus.
gle had already commence The main reliance u
this contest was upon the Democratic party.
Mr. VAN SANTyOoRD thought thai they were soins
too fast in assuming frauds before any proref
butt Was proposed 10 raise Committee for the par.
rose OF inQuIing whether there was sufficient %
found an impeachment OF our irienas IN the Caaa
Board. lie went for this, though he doaoted tie
rover of the legislature TO lmpeach mea on, Of
Office as most OF ghe old Board were. What be o,-
iectec TO vss that men were preJudsing IN this mt
Ter Committee had been raised, composed Of mea
in whom he had all confidence they were engaged
IN the ation-witnesses had been called aad
exsmined-the gentleman from Erie himself had
been called before that Committee, and undoubtedly
Given the evidence upon which he founcsshe charges
o. fraud.
MIR HArcH-If the gentleman will permit vii
read what the Committee got from me-
Mr.. VAN SANTyooRD-Certainly.
Mr. HATCH then read the reply which he made 10
a summons from the COMMITTEES to appear before
them.
Mr. VAN SANryooRD continued He understood
the gentleman 10 say that We should snnul these
contracts He had himself laid upon the tables
resolution to this effect " IL the agents have en-
tered int contracts by which the State had been de-
fIauded, and which, II the contractors were NOT
party TO the fraud, We could not sEnul ano IL ths
State had been dersuded OF five hundred millions d
dollars by the action OF its agents, and there was no
completely on ne part OF the contractors, ne
would not vote TO annul them oSs show him a con.
tract IN which both parties clearly pHncipA'eo' ahd
he would vote at once for annuiihg "
Mr. HArcH-That is what we charge
Mr. VAN sANrvooRp-But II Is no; shown When
the JOINT Committee report TO THIS ehect IL VIII 10
time to act.
Mr. HURLBur moved the following amsntmeni:
" And If practicable, also The amount OF hardpn
and quicksand (specifyiug each KIND ana yuAnniyl
found in the vaults of the commercial Dark Al ba'
alo at the time OF its failure
Mr.. HArcH-That's a shot from the conuscto
Mr. HURLBUT said the gentleman rom h1s het
made charges upon this door ana sousht 70 snleh
himself by the privileges of the House from their
consequences. Had he uttered these charges out Of
this House, the State officers would have taken the
matter hand and dealt with It as It's character de-
serves
fears the other day that this matter would end in
smoke by what he had witnessed his Tears had been
strengthened. He held that the JON. Committee
had expired by its own limitation. the time In Which
II was TO report Its resolution having expired There
was an argument Of the Pentleman's (Mr. an SAINT
voord) to which he shed to reply tina. Is that there
was a constitutional provision In the way OF annul-
log these contracts
Does not the gentleman know that II a public
officer agent exceeds his authority, he alone sre.
sponsble for his bargain II were not so, the sac
would have no safeguard against the disnonesiy OF
ftsn "a
tam quarters smother this cover
up these frauds and to shield the robbers OF The
State II muTy. When he saw witnesses come css
of this room with their tongues In one side OF their
mouths chucknns at the very slight examination
thew had been subece to, he had not much to hope
fTom their labOrs The robbers had nothing TO fear
from what they will do. Corruption was too strsng
here as " ell as elsewhere, and the power Of money
Is stronger than the moral sentiment OF this aimo.
sphere
tended to DO It's whole duy-if II failed, II would not
he for the want OF the Will or an effort. II, as the
semitic men from New ork says, witnesses come out
from before the Committee coDgratulatng them.
selves upon the ease Win which they nave oseh lS
of u is not their fault. II men will place Their
bands upon the Holy EvaDgelists to swear the whole
truth and nothing but the truth, and say they know
Lothing of fraud In the lettings, and perure then
selves IL rot beyond the reach OF the Committee
He asked nothing from the forbearance or sror Of
tre House. All he asked was simple justice AMI u
the Committee come before you with report thAs
looks like effort TO whitewash or exculpate the
guilty, treat it with that soon and contempt which
II deserves
Mr.. HATCH rose to personal explanation. He
had been nsulied out of this House and in It too BY
the gentleman from Tompkins, (Nr. HuTlbut) He
would say that he not Interested in any contrast
lie had friend that he aware OF, that was IN
teTesttd in a contract, or in having any annuet--
He ready for any investis alton this point, II
any gentleman had the least idea that he moved In
this matter from any other motive than 10 protect
this State from robbery.
Mr. UNDERwo GOD wished to say that. AZ IL had come
out that the gentleman from Erie (Nr HATCH refused
10 testify, it was a question whether the House
should not take some action to compel him TO tes'
tify
At2i a'dock the House adjourned