The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-02-19
The Investigation Confined to PomerOy'S
Transaction with York.
PROCEEDINGS IN THE SENATE.
The Subject Of Widening the Scope Of
the Inquiry Debated.
CONKLING BITTER ON YORK.


charged with the investigation OF the Pomeroy
matter met in the room OF the Chairman and held
an hours secret consultation. At eleven O'Clock the
committee entered the room In which the investi-
cation is held, when the Chairman read, by the
unanimous instruction OF the committee, an an
nouncement that, under the resolution OF the Sen
ate, the committee would be obliged to conhne
their inquiries solely to the transactions between
Pomeroy andsYOrk.
The following is
THE CoMMIrrEE's STATEMENT.
The committee have by their request received from
Mr.; York and senator fomeroy respectively c9naden-
and this brings the cemmittee 70 deter,nne what svi,
the eG
late Senatorial election in Kansas or to investigate gen.
sS the s
o o II
resolution narrow the error can be corrected by the
ing Jurisdiction not Conferred upon probably
Sey to Sae'sfa which
oe py INC
matters
citizen ask the senate BY his petition to
.hai an am praseas ordered
We ha as ep the only s%f
s|te@pisdi to s1iI So' sen "I
him for senator his hns Congress
gms SOLE THE ArnoRrzEp MAKE
aeeesar follows hat evidence can be received !,
charge. No Indictment can properly be formed by,
TO
nd hs Seori u se
usage the Senate the witnesses not reproduced
oHy TAKEN 0h 's and
M @ the n rs sn the
expiration of Mr. romeroy's term torthc Senate to hear
s II W at its
Ss to S e TT &c
that we not inquiring into the validity Of the late
SaSsas s we're that should
me R the ana he
cations OF It's members but such subject is before the
senate Sna or to he be Investigated by the Committees
crime %
under the provisions OF the which
IN THE NATURE CRIMINAL PROCEEDING
against individual subcctng him, if convicted, to
serious paaishmSn and IN such case 4 is too plain to
This brings me to the question whether he
ha alleged s'iSsay on hat
enas brSea or Attempted bbe cher
fs ha he g
connection between these acts and the bribery Of or at
esdense i PRODUCED shows any such sGnnss,Sn
be- received our inquiry being
the S to s ss o@ u
70 o enable S cssa
the making making Of fs such an inyes!isatisn ~
MI 9; Horton was tGe. called BY MT: simpson, and
encs and Is agent d the Kansas PasSe on
The h Of January ls Senator Hork
Witness described the occurrence at that meeting
yse YORK Showed him saying that va,
Us oand hs
hS sIa s said Si n had ism
uns,,e msandrat he ali right now saw
two or three tunes during the day. when he witness!
to Sce"I no5 yU5k he arose to speak, the
said upon Tie SUBJECT tSs ANY 9en or
Sc St es Ct inc wnsr the
sure should be made in the senate convention
was not at the nett nSoys Of he h
ture his principal business at Topeka was to beat P2me
BE d Hsa H'
anys he rs
Ge sad ne yess
Osborn replied Yes the old cuss will use his money
na S%y and
witness might have had IL With ship
was Thought Of in the matter thinks that many Of the
= By Mr. shnpson-Was not at Tapesa working against
Pacific railroad don't think anything was said about
informing OF the otncers the exposure
scheme at the time it planned.
Mr. Simpson had other witnesses present, but he
desired summon Kansas witnesses to identity the
money deposited by York, and to prove that 1t went
direct from the hank " Mr.. Pomeroy.
Mr.. Horton did not desire 10 introduce his evidence
until the of the prosecution was closed.
The Chairman said the future evidence OF the prosecu-
would limited to the two points mentioned and
in the brieness the time before committee he
would like to have the defence proceed.
Mr. Thurman also urged that there be unnecessary
delay saving the investigation had better have
bee commenced unless il shall be completed in time for
the enafe to take action in the matter.
Mr.. Horton said he thought he would be ready pro-
coed with the tomorrow morning, and hereupon
the committee adjourned until ten A. NJ.