New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-01-11

ter still believe Il TO be- II honestly administered
believing that desired by the large body OF respect
able people OF the City OF New York. ana DeleVE '"d
il right proper N itself, and common WIN w
the publican senators, with snGie e1cepuoh'i WIZ"
These we're the Inducements and submit thar they
were pe fecy proper and that there was no trOuu o
susQccng that any Republican Senator IN voting ga SO
from corrupt motive II looked as though tey ncost
accordance with the general Republican sentnen OF inc
ton of tho Democratic party-tho men OF wealth. OF
standing reputation So much for the bill containing
concerned it came to us from the Assembly. It's
Objectionable features, as supposed, were weed ,y
session Of tho Senate to get bill introduced
repeating that part of the Tax Levy OF 1857 when
tie amount Of excise money collected in Tire City Of
SeN-YoT for the benefit of certain schools whoh were
known all the State sectaTian schools nai III
trcduced such bill. and had attempted from tnS 70
It was referred to report it. bad far failed and
when this Tax Levy came mp ms 1t was on o
an amondment was Introduced repeating the
provision referred to- thought that tho only way IN
biz IT seemed to me that It was the only way in which
we could meet the wishes of the thousands OF petitions
praying for a repeal of that law The Democratic sen.
aofs consented to the repea Pr9vdng should taEe
they fixed the Grst OF the october following. OF
G 39eGed 10 oat ser TS Tobe wrong
improper in Tax Levy that the Objectionable features
which 1t contained as received from the House had poem
voted for the Levy 1t seemed to that this
vision which have mentioned THUS is history OF my
action regard TO these two bills, and undertake TO
say that until the discovery OF certain bank account,
no breath Of suspicion was raised against my,
official action In the premises it met the approval OF
constituents for from the first caucus in the towns
10 the last convention, rcnOminatcd by accana-
ton Now Mr. President Is II necessary for me 20 say.
do say and affirm In tho presence OF my legislative
associates with the full knowledge OF my responsibility,
that time ana on nc occasion has any Official
act vOto OF mine been controlled or affected
by any improper motive or by any moqeyed con n
the record itself ana the history connected with IT, But,
according to THE TRIBUNE the bank account needs eX-
planaOn. 1t is unusual thing Mr. President, for the
bank accounts Of private individuals to be published in
newspapers Possibly II the bank accounts of Senators
wcl as private individuals were published, there
with their private business, things that would seem
strange. These are matters OF private business
with which the public have no concern. Even
our internal revenue law is objected 70 by many
because IL Is nqusitoral II authorizes certain officers
10 look into purely private matters This bank account
OF mine hos been L ken from the Bowling Green Bank
the newspapers, and 1t is said that at the time made
the deposit had not the money the means TO raise
the money and Therefore, IL obtained coTrupty, or
nj least, that 1t requires explanation Mr. President,
such explanation as will be satisfactory 20 my
friends and confusing TO my enemies. The proper
place to do that s before Committee OF Investigation,
wiling that conduct and official acts should
I've examined before u committee am willing that my
bank account should be investigated ana II such in
VestgTon discoses any evidence Of corruption, Will
Mir President I demand, therefore, that my Senatorial
associates here appoint committee Of investigation,
such as they may think night and proper and trust
they win appoint such committee as viii give the sub
ton
motion f0~ Committee Of Investigation to mat
ter was adopted but the cOmoitee has not yet been
announced.