New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-03-25

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ResoIred That the Senate committee be authorized to
employ clerk and stenographer and To cordOct sueh
Investigation during the recess OF the Legislature.
This was followed at once by the statement. both
| from Mr.. Daily and from Mr.. I. c. Campbell, that
their names had been included in this resolution
without their knowledge. and the voluntary express
sion of their intention not to accept such an ap-
pointment unless the Speaker should ask to be
relieved from the duty of naming the Committee.
Mr. Davis explained that his reason for naming the
members Of the Committee in his resolu-
| ton was that he had understood from
Mr. 4. G.. Campbell the night before that the
| Speaker desired to be relieved from this duty,
| and went on to say that the persons who wore af-
fected by the Governors charges understood to
desire investigation leaving it to be inferred that it
was for purposes of delay in that case" he said,
"the investigation should he thorough and search
ing" Mr. Campbell rejoined that the statement was
made by him in private talk with him, and that
| Mr. Davis had 10 right to use in public manner
remark quoted from the Speaker in private CONVEX
satiOn. This drew from ex-Lieut.-Gov. AlvOrd the
remark that it was the bounden duty of the House
to put into the hands of it's presiding officer the duty
Of appointing all committees, and that justice both
to the State officers and the canal contractors de-
manded that the investigation should be speedy and
thorough If it turned out that fraud
collision was proved against any individual
he would 20 to the death in order TO
put him out of the way of doing further injury to
the people of the State of New-York. Mr. Davis
finally consented that his resolution should go to
the Committee of the Whole with that of Mr.. Faux
ner for consideration with the Governors message.
The House then resolved itself into Committee of
the Whole, and, to the amazement Of every one, Mr.
Mcclure called to the chair to preside oyer the con-
sideratiOn of perhaps the most important message
that any Governor has sent to the Legislature for
many years-Mr. T. J. Campbell of New-York, one
of Speaker McGuire's intimate associates. The
Speaker then descended to the floor and at once
opened the debate in the same blunt hostility to the
Governor that characterized bis similar effusiOn
the COstigan bill. Mr.. Mcclure spoke substantially
as follows:
SPEAKER MGUIRE's DEFENSE.
The Governor has sent to the Legislature docu-
ment which arraigns officers of the State for high
crimes and misdemeanors. These are grave charges
from the Executive of the State. They grave
charges which require immediate examination from
the representatives of the people, 1t viii not do for
the spokesman Of the Governor to say that they do
not desire any investigation. it will not do for the
Governor to make these charges aud then say that
he does not desire any investigation. The people
require a strict, searching, and impartial investga
ton into the truth OF falsity of these charges. If
these frauds have existed, let US in summary
per bring these offenders to tue punishment that
they deserve. If the charges are false are mali
Cous made for certain purposes then let the peo
pie of the State know it. Do not let the nvestga-
ton be in the interest of any in the interest of
any clique, OF of any party do not know and can
not believe that the Governor has authorized any
member of the House to say for him that there
should be no investigation. have no authority for
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to be true.
In discussing that portion of the message which
treated Of remedial legislation, Mr.. Mcclure said
that he hoped the Committee would recommend to
the House such action that they could obtain proof
whether the large amount of money referred to in
the Governors message had been stolen, The infer
ence from the message was that the difference be-
tween the amounts named the contract prices and
the contractors receipts was stolen by the con-
tractors If it shall turn out that the difference was
merely for work done and actually performed, the
people Of the State should know it, Here the
Speaker seized the opportunity to give Mr.. Davis
thrust the revelation of private conversation with
Mr. Campbell, which that gentleman had previously
charged, and attacked him by iusnuation for
having lObbied on the floor the day before to pre-
vent the appointment of this committee by the
Speaker, and avowed his willingness to give names
if it were desired He, at all events, was not a
sneak--this with significant glance at Mr.. Davis.
He bad never held contract, never had an interest
in one, never made dollar and never expected to.
&" IneveT," said MIR. Mcclure, in burst of virtue,
had dummy to bid for me on canal contracts"
bending his eyes directly upon Mr.. Davis; " never
had partner take out contracts in the profits of
which / parhcipated.O This it may as well
be said here, is part of the pro-
uamme of the Ring, to whose sinking fortunes
Mr.. Mcclure has now formally allied himself.
When you talk of unbalanced bids canal frauds,
and the like they grind their teeth collectively and
begin to abuse Davis" coupling his name with
epitbets that would disocate the type should try
to give them. They charge him with being q canal
soTe-head," and that is about the limit Of their
defense of the present system of canal management
This talk they have kept up all through the session.
but have not yet produced any proofs of their
tons, which are marked by such murderous hatred
toward the object Of their charges as to convince
the impartial observer that their minds are some
what-just little-inauenced by prejudice.
Mr.. Mcclure. with the reeldns scalps of Gov. Til
den and Mr. Davis at his belt then set out to slay
The TRIBUNE. He said that he desired this portion
of his remarks to be received with special attention
by the reporters of the New-YOrk papers, " and
especially" said he, glaring iercely at an inoffen-
sve-looking young man in the newspaper corner
"by the correspondent Of The NEW YORK TRIBUNE"
He would prefer to be relieved by the House of the
duty of appointing this Committees, for he knew
that his action would be criticised severely
especially by certain newspapers THE TRIBUNE
had criticised the appointment of Mr.. Page to the
Craftsmanship of the Canal Committee as in the in
terest of the Canal Ring. 1t had charged that his
rulings during the debate of Friday last on
the Governors message, were in the
interest of the Canal Ring He would inform