The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-03-05

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Dill but Johnson too, .i any Senator here objects
10 having DIS election investigated would like to
CAN MONEY BE USED FOR ELEcrIoNsY
MADDEN, whose normal condition 10 that OF
furious Indignation, ragged like lion at this.
nonsense. Money was used by every man running
Tor office. He used 1.-THE would admit it, There
not be spt over except By the New ey nSaa
bers, and the ricR Committee OF Seventy put them
through without expense But ne feo paid these ex
Cook.
the Eighteenth (Winsowl, If you pleasef
MADDEN-Yes, sir; l will put in the Senator from
the Eighteenth. know he paid them: - .so
WINsLOw-NO, sir; that thing may be done In the
Tenth. but not in the Eighteenth.
MADDEN-lt is done in my district, and doubt
JoHNsoN-Mr. President we will make an ex-
ception. II you please in avor OF the Senator rom
money in his election then withdraw the charge.
know he did use 1t, and will prove 1t.
THE BUBBLE BURST.
- rms acted like soothing syrup upon Winsow.
He wited at once. ana, after making rambling
explanation, formally Withdrew his amendment.
mOusly.
Senator Aliens resolution declaring the seat va
Gated was lost by the following vote
YEAs-Messrs Allen, Benedict, Chatneld, Cock, Nc
GS%wan T MeunsI Wei, weas% manu- ,o,n ,.
" L. d.
Mr.. Madden then offered an amendment to in
vestgate only the acts OF Tweed since his election
to the present Senate, and cOntended that the
Senate had no right to 60 beyond Its present SEES
sion.
Mr.. Johnson insisted that they had. and in
stanced the Credit Mobiiier investigation, where
the frauds Of several years before were made the
basis OF resolution of expulsion.
Madden, in fresh outburst OF rage, declared he
did not care for those men anyhow, and especially
SCHUYLER coLFAx, WHO WAS THE MOST coNrEMPrI-
BILE OF THEM ALL,
because he put on more airs than the rest. The
vote on Maoden's resolution showed that he alone
NOT HONESTLY INTRODUCED.
Senator James Wood asked to be excused from
voting, and said he believed with Madden that
they could not go back hey the present Session.
He believed that the authors or this movement
aimed to investigate somebody else besides
Tweed. propose to let them go the full length of
their rope. II they see tit to investigate the men,
bers OF this body, | am willing to give them all
resolution were intended for any honest purpose
II would have. been introduced year ago. He
johnson rose quite red in the face after the
Honorable Jim's attack upon his motives, and
SMOTE HIM THUS
"Mr President the Senator from the Thirtieth has
seen fit to assail my honesty OF motive in Offering
this resolution, Now would say it is not for him
from that Source No action Of ne IS to be- gov
erned by his sense Of proprety. i am responsible
alone to my constituents. But when he charges
me with dishonest purpose l cast the allegation
back upon him. The man who intimates corrupt
motives in the presen taton OF this resolution must
have heart that Is not what 1t should be-"
PACIFIED.
The Hon. Jim Wood then disavowed all inten-
tions to impugn the motive, &C, and this breeze
blew over, leaving Johnson very red and the Hon.
0rable Jim very pale.
THE ORIGINAL RESOLUTION ADOPTED.
The original resolution was then adopted by o
unanimous vote, ten Senators being absent, with
no amendment except Palmer's requiring the COM
Senator WOodin, at once announced the Special
Committee Is iOllows:-Messrs. Johnson, Lewis
and Graham Two of these are republicans. SEN
ator Johnson, the chairman, announces that he
Will go to New York in a day or two and commence
the investigation at once. He will call Tweed and
doubtless make the Senate howl like q wilderness
before he finishes.
LIKELIHOOD OF A TEN DAYS RECESS
1t Is believed that the Legislature Will, after all,
take ten days. recess. 1t Is said and generally
conceded, that the two houses cannot possibly get
The Constitutional Commission will complete their
labors next week, and the result OF their two
months elaboration must be taken in hand by the
present Legislature, else the new constitution
which the commission will propose cannot be sub
mtved to the people before the general election in
1875 In order that this Legislature may take hold
OF 1t understand 1t Is now the settled purpose
OF the majority in both houses to get through
with oil the ordinary legislative business first and
then consider the Constitutional Commission
To do this and avoid the necessity Of special ses
sion q recess will be taken when the legislative
work Is through and after its expiration the
houses Will go to work on the constitution ex-
clusively This plan seems to find favor among
the country members who will be the most
anxious to get away from Albany early in May. at
the very latest and will, 1t is believed meet with
no opposition.