The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-03-03
NEW YORK LEGISLATURE.
Senate.

NEW YORK LEGISLATURE.
Senate.
ALBANY, March 2 1858.
THE UNION CoIIEGE-DR MOTT AND SENATOR BEEKMAN--
SPIRITED CONTROVERSY.
calling on the commission in relation to the officers of
Union College, to report the balance sheet prepared by
them.
Mr. TABER (whig) said the committee had sat eY parte
and had made eparte report this report is to be
spread before the public in this way it would not be fair
Mr.. BEYKMAN-Ths is sworn report The commission
desire to present it, There would to be doubt Of
Mr. VAN ScnooNuovES (whig)-Th is the report Of
two out Of the FIVE Of the commissioners The Senate
win not have all the facts If they receive It. he doubted
in making this report TO print 1t would work an out
rageous injustice
had been the object Of outrageous persecution The
report Is of sworn figures. Can figures LIEF Will
se Ss M
he desired that this verified document should be pro-
duced that the Senate might be in possession of the
facts He not to be reduced to silence by subter
fuge When he had been made chairman of the ltera-
ture committee he had discovered facts In relation
the the Of
College to assa those whom they feared Mr.. B. said
several very things concerning those gentlemen
which, in consequence Of the law relating to the proec
on Of reports made Of legislative proceedings though
they very interesting not reported They had
ra hs a safe 70 sccnse him bnt the neope of h
district happened to think otherwise The authorities of
Union College dread the report Of this accountantts
figures at the top and its cath at tbs bottom.
Mr. VAN SCHooNHovEN-Does the Senator say that
Union College breads this account
MIR. BFTxMAN-I do.
Mr.. VAN SCHooNHovEN-Where do you find the
thority for that statement
Mr.. BEEKMAN--I shall show you.
Mr.. MCMURRAY (dem.) ITO Mr.. Van Schoonhoven-
It will be found In your votes.
Mr.. BExKMAN continued in severe review Of the pc
he said be lost within the dome Of the Senate Cham
ber as paper would by reporting it, into col
vast amount of fnancicring about this Union College,
which could neither be admired or comprehended. He
called upon the Senate to give him the sworn statements
By this he would agree to stand or faL
Mr. VAN sCHooNHovKN thought the exhibition made OF
himself by the Senator from the Third (Mr McMurrayl
such to need NO comment. twas repetition of
the of last year. 1t accusation without proof
attack without evidence Inc senator mas mace ATTACKS
against Union Iolsee as sIoaa as ne Goua nave mace M
mention OF those trustees 10 snow the world now un
founded oil these charges must be inere were men IN
that board whom the world could not buy or corrupt
That board have sought and are ready to
go before the people. DR.: Mott has never yet been
assailed successfully, ana TINS new champion VIII meet
the fate OF those who have preceded hn Inc facts in
AL this Affair." known, Will shed new iustre on the name
Of this most venerable man. Dr. Mott by his talent has
sustained the College apd in its hour OF peril has given
II the aid Of his own private funds All he has done Is to
advance the interests that well at the pres
ent as the future He urged at 50 Tar from the Tus
i
Ind been snxious 10 ha,c it brought in, at the
lest perod of the session consisent With ts being fully
presented Dr. Motifs only fear has BEEN that the In.
yestiratisn would NOS be finished but left on the one.
sided unfair er parte of the accusers If moth
ing worse Is presented than the Senator from the Fifth
(AIr Beekman) has shown the College need not fear.
Where ia the evidence against Dr. MOTIF II is easy
terpre and to charge but whcro is the proofhe owl
denceS Is the Senate to condemn him on the mere pre-
sentiment Of Senator When the grave shall close over
DR. Mott truth will show that instead of being public
punderer he has been the nobest of all the cohort
public beneactors He has saved the College instead of
iniuring It, The minority of the committee (the Comp
to send forth this immature report called for by the
solution If they had done their duty, they would have
waited till all tie factsa the repor-couh be sent in
No matter how much time it takes Judgment should not
be pronounced in this till the entire history of the
whole connected with Union College should
be presented. partial and pdrtc statement this
Senate should not tolerate.
Mr.. TABER said he regretted that he had to pronounce
the whole argument, which had been uttered at such
length misplaced and as he believed out Of order.
He moved to modify the resolution that the account
shall be produced and the committee directed to report
without unnecessary delay, and after first hearing
Of the parties accused the result OF their investigation
and the documents and statements necessary to an
understanding Of their conclusions Mr.. T. was not a
graduate of the College, party to this controversy
venerable President Blank is this controversy Here
IL toe NJ tbe roed with nm
involving large pecunary interest and the character of
great number citizens The materials for their report
9reparcd and the Senate are to be called upon to
direct the clerk of this commission to produce a
certain paper, which sna fully vindcate the Senator
worthy of the seyerest censure What but an imperfect
s,.tn of tho question could this Account show The