New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-01-11
SENATOR WOODS DEFENSE.
REPLY TO TIE TRIBUNE's CHARGES OF CORRCp-
TON.

prprY TO TIE TRIBUNE's CHARGES OF C0RRCp-
TON.
In the state Senate, yesterday, Senator Wood
made the following Of his conduct in the matter
charged against him in relation to the Tweed Charter
last Winter:
MR.. PRESIDENT II is known TO all the members Of
this chamber that or ThnTsday ast an m in raanne
IN THE NEwYOEK TRIBUNE referring 70 I m 80 ~ and
that seems require that should take ~; ha
ak to nd nrcr Il is unnecessary for have The ar
tcIe read for have doubt that its contents VIII oe r
n6rt 70 hc Ta.ed on letter written from Lyingso
County by person who IN inc srtce IN 9ieffeT Thai
n IL a tissue Of misrepresentation from nc5innng
end The particular ma'er er wC cr certain deposits
made in my in me B@W n enotbeP Of 5000
nd that those deposits followed the IassaSe o. oe 70
acts Of the legislature 6Sec f5 there is between the
XTiter Of the aITe N because there
We're rnmors in circulation that the acts Of v the
Legislature referred TO; 10 WI: tine ,Ntrcd bX
corrupt means Now. Mr. President, seems to me that
Eats which have taken up what said and rete
r. ought have referred 10 my official record 10 see
whether there anything in It that iQ"he9 had
,mption-to whether there was any tat nan
,aid or done in the Senate that was NOT Te Ee
constituents by the press ana ny we t Ioai f com,
York Charter been the subject OF great uca 49,, o
enf and its passage tnyOIsT articles
sDpic Of general discussion all over the state m my %
m 10 See Re Tse s ANYTHING 70 IN my conduct
tered that the bill originated iii the House. The b
the Charter which got and presented
tIere and through part OF its legislative COURSE
Wa known the charter of the young De
,nocracy This bill suddenly defeated, and
- ps,S hill introduced, which was understood
10 nave been got up by the men who were SUB
seouenfy known the Tammany men mat Dl PSSssS ~
shf IoU,r House by the vote of more tlan nan tho
-teuocratic members and nearly all the KepuDIlcan
anhers IL then came the Senate and was referred
~ the nroper Committee. II was the subject OF con
.ars.,on was whether the Republicans should endeayor
80 prevent passage OF any Charter, or unite WIN
ftsn Democrats for the purpose OF passing such an
ono ar would commend itsen 81 the Judgment
If Senators and be satisfactory 70 the GIeat
body Of the citizens OF the City OF HewIork. The par
Salar thing which the Republicans were desirous OF Sc
1Idng was an election law which would insure the
vdy OF elections in the city and IL was proposed 10
that II we would support this Charter we sh0nld nave
nan election law should bring forward, apc ~
SUI, thing possible honest cio, siS's Si Sara
mcb aimed In the City OF NeW-HOik Othcr cOls!o ~
nam we're mentioned one OF when was tnat , 70
ions "a officers then in office should be relalheu
publc6 the time that this bill was pehulhg
D1TDg can safely say that every Senator was seen anu
UnBI fth by sOrUe prominent individual OF the Cly
adyseu x. and he urged 10 vote LOT ithsa cna
" kew-1O Ould good government fOr the Guy
.ar wfncb '" epublcaEs and Democrats anke. Inc lse
- ~ were il nal Committee Of the CITY OF New-SOIK
gIean uG Association, sent Committee here TOT
aud the CluIe Icng 10 vote for this bill No oPpos
The purpose % u any source except from the
ti0n came 49, CIb, which, II Teinem
Union Deds"' s>ti resolutions against
Der righy tit Greeley and nlden here TO oppose
The measure anu liucn came here but Instead Oi OPP
fbe bill 1neSo ,Sev, rOpOsed certain ahehdhenis Whicn
posing the pa val for the purpose o. making the
hey thou Sht ought 70 De- Inc result o.
n a. ~ that believing III"