New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-03-23
ALBANY.
JARVIS LORD ASKING INVESTIGATION.

JARVIS LORD ASKING INVESTIGATION.
A COMMITTEES OF INVESTIGATION DEMANDED TO IN
ouIRE INTO THE CHARGES AGAINST THE CANAL
RING CONTAINED IN The GOVERNORS MESSAGE
AND IN TUE TRIBUNE-THE MATTER POSTPONED
lBr TELxGRAru To THE rRIBUNEl
A1pANY. March S2-The head Of the Canal Ring
CLIQUE IN the Senate. Jarvis Lord, put on a ooiu
front this evening and demanded that an lnVesugat-
ing COMMITTEES be appointed. He bad recovered rom
the alarmed confusion with which he was anecteu Dy
the Governors message on Friday and III some degree
from the panic which the exposure III THE TRIBUNE
NJ Saturday had caused. and evidently believed
that the hest course for him to pursue was to pre-
tend 70 challenge inquiry. and to assume the COM
nosed and steatast bearing of conscious innocence.
To the mon who saw the state of excitement and
frepidation which he was in on Friday and Satur-
day. his demeauor this evening was amusing. At
the first opportunity after the assembling of the
Senate Nj Lord sent to the Clerks desk and had
read the following remarkable production:
WAaeqs re Governor has sent 10 the Legislature a
special under che date OF March Is, 1878. In
which he charges tae Tossest frauds as made agant
LARGE class OF private citizens of reputable standing
In this state. WHO have performed work upon inc
canals and also distinctly charging fraud ana cOrrup
ton upon the Commissioners and other public officials
having charge OF the canals during series OF years
past whereby 4 IL alleged that millions or puolc
revenues lave been WrOngfully appropriated; ana
meDt demand tho prompt discovery suppression, ana
punishment OF all frauds, Official OF Otherwise upon the
public Treasury and cOmmOa Justice 10 all accused re-
qure the earl est Die development of the truth or
iasI,y OF the charges therefore.
Reoore1 That tho President Of the Senate appoint q
committee o. three whose DUTY It shall be forthwith to
Investigate ara report 70 the Senate tue facts IN rela
said committee lave full power 10 send Tor persons aud
papers.
Senator Lower remarked after the reading Of
the resolution. that ne hoped that this matter would
lie over. Mr.. Lord then slowly and heavily ex-
planned his position and wishes. He ponderousy
affirmed that he thought il his duty as early as pos
sible 20 call attention TO this matter. " The men
who have been named in THE NEwYORK TRIBUNE"
said Mr.. Lord" and as | believe they have been
officially named by the Governor in The TRIBUNE
are branded "a robbers. The men who have been
elected by the people for ten years have
been branded a. combining together to de-
fraud the people. There should be an early
investigation / see no reason why Senator Lowery
should object Senator LOwerv suggested that. as
considertti0 of the message Of tho Governor had
been deferred until Wednesday, more facts might
De obtained by that tine, and il would be best to
let the resolution lie over for day two. Mr..
Lord declared that he saw reason why the matter
should be deferred. The Senate he said,
cannot investigate the subject in Committee
If the Whole. That Committee cannot explore
what has been done IN the past. Its place is TO
suggest plans for the future Senator Lord ex-
pressed the hope that investigation would not be
delayed. The matter woulG all he investigated in
three or four DAYS. In conclusion Mr.. Lord said {:
" do not desire to be On this Committee of Invest-
CATION. nor could / be on II under any circum-
STANCES. ! have son Who Ia charged With robbing
the State. II would III become me to serve on that
Committee under the circumstances
ri Il al hot
would require a majority OF all the Senators legally
elected to secure tue passage of Mr.. Lords resou
ton and that as there were only Il Senators pres
ent unless ali voted IN the affirmative the resolution
would be- loss. When the question was put, 10 Sem
ators voted ia tue affirmative. Among these were
Senators Robertson King. and Connolly, who voted
Yea on tire ground that any Senator who has been
accused ia entitled to have investigation if he
asks IT, Mr. Lord then said. IN a solemn and ag-
grieved tome that he would call for the Yeas and
NAYS Senator L0wcry urged that consideration OF
the matter be- postponed until It could be taken
NJ by full Senate. He claimed that he
was willing TO 20 as far as any one In
investigating these matters: but as the message is
to be considered day OF two action on the reso-
Luton might wen be delayed until tomorrow a.
least Senator Robertson favored th, suggestion,
and Senator Lord consented to allow the resolution
10 lie over until tomorrow morning.
II highly probable that the Committee of In
vestigatiou asked for by Mr. Lord VIII be appointed
tomorrow Senators who have 10 sympathy with
Mr. Lord or his adherents arc willing to grant blm
the invest cation which he pretends TO oeeager for
but they are not wiling that q whitewasbng Com
rnittee snail Do appointed. One Of the most lniiu-
entail Senators said tins evening that, If be did nos
think that Mr.. Dorsheimer would appoint a far
Committee. he would move TO have the
Committee appointed by the Senate. II is not IN
likely that II Mr. Lord gets the Investigation started
he may repent Of ms There did not seem TO
De much enthusiasm about bis demand for investi-
cation among his few Senatorial friends or sup
rorters None Of them took part in the debate OF
supported Mr Lord in any away, except by some
what ,ardly rising to vote for the resolution which
be offered.