The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-03-19
The STATE CAPITAL.
A Scare in the Senate Over the
Tweed Investigation.
Breakers Ahead for For
mer Delinquencies.
The Committee Come to New York, but
Tweed Is Not Ready.
PRIVATE INTERVIEW WITH THE "B0SS."
$50 on with this Investigation and Some
body Will Get Hurt"
A MINE TO BE SPRUNG.
WOOdin and Johnson to Have a
Hostile Meeting.
ONLY COFFEE FOR TWO.
Johnson Carries All Ills Points and Is Be-
solved to Do His Duty.
The Charter To Be Reported to the Sem
ate Tomorrow.
A MINE TO BE SPRUNG.
WOOdin and Johnson to Have q
Hostile Meeting.
ONLY COFFEE FOR TWO.
johnson Carries All Ills Points and Is Re-
solved to Do His Duty.
The Charter To Be Reported to the Sen.
ate Tomorrow.

Inc CnarCer 10 be Reported 10 Tie SEN
ate Tomorrow.
ALBANY March 18, 1873.
The Senate to-day was the scene Of another Of
those savage debates which seem to spring up at
the bare mention of Tweed's name. Senator JOHN
son has long felt that he was "cabined, cribbed,
confined" by an alleged Indifference on the part
OF Lewis and Graham, his co-workers on the CON-
mittee, as to a thorough prosecution Of the inves-
tigation. Judge Noah Davis remark some time
ago that there were five Senators in the present
State Senate who were creatures of Tweed was I'M
doubtedly tine groundwork upon which Johnson
based his original resolution. 1t was
THESE FIVE MEMBERS
whom he proposed to investigate rather than Mr..
Tweed, and the strange proceedings of a number
OF republican Senator to-day on the new question
sprung before the Senate, is enough to excite.
curiosity as to who may be implicated by the
Tweed testimony. Who are the five SenatorsP
That is the question that Johnson seems deter
mined to unravel and which nearly unravelled
itself in the fiery personality of today's debate.
HOW THE AFFRAY BEGUN.
Senator Lewis, who Is second on Johnson's CON-
mttee, unwittngly fred the mine by most inns-
Cent-loOkng resolution authorizing the Tweed In
vestigating Committee to appoint a clerk. also q
messenger and stenographer. 1t was known that
for at least two weeks Johnson has carried around
o resolution asking that the Chairman Of the COM
mittee (him self be allowed to appoint these
officers, and taking that power out of the hands Of
the other members OF the committee, and it was
known also that there was no accord whatever be
tween the two republican members on that COM
mttee and Mr.. Johnson. When Lewis resolution
was introduced the knowing ones expected burst
frOV 7 m Int mott N no uav
templated. He replied to the gun Of the Senator
from the Thirty-frst by presenting the following
resolution -
Resolved That the committee to investigate the allega
that Senators Lowery and Allen DO members OF that
CARRIED AND RECONSTRUCTED.
Both motions were put by the Lieutenant Gov
ernsr and both were carried; but the putting of
the vote and the announcement of the result were
done in such slovenly way "a way that has grown
mp on account of the ineXperience OF the present
presiding officer, who came too suddenly from
soldering to the Senate) that it was plain a
Der OF the Senators had either misunderstood the
question or had not voted at all.
LEWIS EXPLAINS.
Senator LEWIS then moved reconsideration OF
the vote, and said:-
desire, Mr.. President, to explain the cause Of
slight difference that has sprung up between the
members oil the committee
MIR. Disagreement, II you please.
II.
the better word. The committee met few days ago
IN good accord, agreed on every proposition, and
on East tne to on On
Tweed who said he was not prepared his counsel
being sick. and then we adjourned home, agreeing
TO meet in New York again on Friday We met
again this morning, aud one member desired to
have counsel, and particularly desired to have
CERTAIN LAWYER
designated as counsel. The other members felt
shat duty required they should remain here and at
tend to the needs OF their constituents and object
mol inn 10 fhn nnVn ont nfn aI
long the investigation into midsummer The facts
we need in this investigation are already known
to the employment of counsel. There is no other
disagreement except that even if we have coun-
s a 10 the naming him
rs possible. But there may be something requiring
explanation in the action OF a Senator who, while
insulting the other members OF the committee by
asking an enlargement of 1t. at the same time is so
desirous to employ certain lawyer in the conduct
Of the investigation
JOHNSON PERSISTS.
Senator JOHNsoN-Mr. President, will explain
this disagreement now. as understand it. The
other members on the committee when we met
were opposed TO employing counsel. did not care
and waived the question. But when reached
pear by counsel, but asked a postponement on ac-
count OF the sickness of that counsel. This morn
ing urged the employment Of counsel but again
opposed to employing the particular gentlemen
whom suggested as counsel. Now, sir, as chair
man of this committee, propose to
MAKE THIS INVESTIGATION SEARCHING;
but declare here, as now circumstanced l am as
pOwerless to effect any decision as IL | were not
member Of the committee. l have selected two
other gentlemen-men OF undoubted iptsgrity-of
. reputation far above reproach, and both mem
added to that committee, In order that the com,
nittee may be more fully in accord with myself in
the prosecution Of this investigation. AS to the party
WnOn selected as counsel to the committee,
selected David j. Mitchell of Syracuse q thorough
republican, whose legal repute is great all over the
STATE ana VINO mas conducted similar investiga-
tons to most creditable issue.
Messrs. Benedict and Winsow both favored the
reconsideration Of the vote by which Jehnson's
mittee, was carried on the ground that they had
not heard the motion put or the vote announced
The reconsideration was finally carried by vote OF
10 too
The following is
Ayes-Messrs Adams, Benedict Bowen, Dickinson
Foster Lewis, Lord, Robertson Wagner. Winsow, d. p
Wood, J. Wood woodnZl3 90. u.o
Scoresby and Tiemann-G
THE CAsus BELLI.
Senator WINsLOw at once moved 10 amend the
original resolution by providing that the two add-
tional MEMBERS shall be appointed by the Pres-
dent.
Mr.. D. P. WOOD thought that would be a renee
zion on the gentlemen already named.
Mr.. JAMES WOOD thought Inherently, and said
such mode OF appointing as that of an appoint
ment OF additional members o committee by the
CHAIRMAN himself was without precedent.
Senator WooDIN-Mr. President, we thought that
the only cause OF disagreement between members
Oi the committee as originally organized was
merely relative to the employment OF counsel; but
from further developments 1t seems to me that the
real cause OF disagreement is that the chairman OF
the committee wants to have all to himself singly
and alone, the conduct OF this investigation.
MI JoHNsoN-That's jus; it; would like to.
such Is the case. The other members OF the COM
mittee then, are to be
by this proposition to put two new members upon
this committee simply because the present chair.
man cannot have his own way and hopes to get 1t