The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-05-03
MANUFACTURING ELECTION LAWS.
The Senator's Denials of Bribery
Long and Pointed.
Received Neither Check. Bin OF Ex-
change. Nor Note"
VAN vECHTEN'S ACCOUNTS.
ssx rz1xosApz 10 THE HERALD

ALBANY. May 2 1871
IN che woodsn investigating Committee to-day the
Anal act IN the drama Of injured Innocence was per.
formed 10 the apparent satisfaction OF All oca spec.
tatorA But even tho nnocenis may sometimes be
inoc intent Mr.. Poster Dewey swore ass week :ha.
be had not atany time communicated 10 Mr. Tweed
since his return from Europe any message from any
person In New York except from members OF his own
lAmily Yesterday Mr. A D. Barbour swore that he
had had communication ith Vi. Tweed since hts re-
turn 10 New York 10 November last, through Mr..
casoian O'Bryan Bryant, Mr. Foster Dewey
And Others, and especially through Mr. Foster Dewey
This develops manifest inconsistency, which should
be explained ~ some future stage Of the proceedings
velAtivs 10 Tweed
There was considerable curiosity to-day TO near as
70 the disposition Of the very large number Of very
large bills which the veteran lobbyist Abram Van
Sechtcn testified that be had handed to Wtiam n.
Tweed In 1870 ~ the Deievan House In exchange
checks csshed tho Mechanics and Farmers Bank in
Albany. While Mr.. Van vechtcn couio state nothing
- 70 She aggregate amount OF those bills. he swore
positively that none was OF less amount than 500,
and from that up 10 $1,000 The committee Of invost,-
gatioE will naturally make inquiries tho DISPOSE
lion Of these very largo amounts and the OF
NJ Van vsohten Will show that he has been employed
"a influence legislation they might possibly DO worthy
Of examination The committee met a three p. N.
to-day.
STORY OF AZ Rx-xxss2SGYR
AlbenJ. A. Dodge was -heHoes In ths city; has
~ q. va: G % durns tns session
ssvs going on has no aao~edSe Of y mSss,
being raised o., sun.:hse senator influence
wSodsn e influence his seton
~ them beard :. one ,%s
" We nc
-sss S I'll sem VOCAL Ds.ssl
10 NJ sprauue-Have no knowledge Of any kind OF any
ne NJ woodn and Mr. Tweed
M .ur. s to I'll.
ssss:.y Ses :.os re smsss
nking the Election law dons remember which signed
sDss:arA: sA:.'s, -. signed sh. E.se.,.s
was 90 secrecy about according 20 recollection
ne ss:s % ss. .ns ssss
hs a: %
IN tact q al the Lsxisa,urss being By
TESTIMONY or u1RAx cALx1xs
8 1T snS re-. ss .orr.
~: ,s g; :. s
and :s ,sSis: ss. :sf. s:s ss:s
ssns PAL. d. 2. 70 % h
sy@S, q money inus9ss being used obtain ssns.0r
IN New nohns as
s. ns ~ mi .s ..s w0sa
them than reading them In the PAGER
n: l:eass.a: shutter ssssp:
Tor win sss sn Inc .Soad
.s: isr :. election Law knew nothing
Influences bsing used the passage Of the
To Mr.. Brsdley-Thnk the charter Governor
and sGi p: s s.. ss
r.: :x s Hass ~
.now why .Ls OH had the support Of the republican
q. NY Sii: sas understanding mot
re Mr. spr.sus-wss Clerk in 1871; remember tho
80 y: ~ the
81 facts Contained in .Ss article pubshsS April NJ
regard the city H'' ABOUT ye.r
NJ Gsspsn..T.ssrd use Of money 80
d:s As ss, .sn Nv i. n. ur
she evening April IS. name Z Mr.
not .s.. Influences
she ou.s except from runor Tweed was II the House
~ Ss uS: :. ne TS
whas:ver that that charter was going TO be beaten
su.piso" that
Legislature msssss.: thought lie was
F. H. Ss.asS
Albany \. Y, a. s. .n.. sins - ,., .,, .,..
ny opinion
Mr. csrpsn'sr s,,a there oshs, witnesses
ssAssmsns which be had insus.ed his wish TO make.
Mr. woodln was shsn sworn. and made the following
.% senate. y from the Txsnsyah district:
sSs she ". ansss % a. ays
.;s.ss: :Ss:
BY n, csrpenssr-Psrhsp. had better state much
apss hi. .a %s
@ 81 s o sn there sa the
between the Young Democracy aud Tsmmsnv Hall
III
ATTENDING 70 my du,ss ssre and ali the aosmns
noticed shs absence q Tweed Genet. Dreamer Norton
become q the shsel houses 9, ID: asmocas and then
Ne. Ysrl ss,sislon and ne hrs. lime heard Of VIA;
q: Ss s
y Inc gave no a aesd 70 h1 though, 10
STATESMEN uSpxR EXCITEMENT
s,ons and can describe them: Mr. Tweed can describe
nsnss MI bradley In The same condition. and Mr. osne.
" as hs 49, morning. HSs %
out r As ,"S "a .os S s s q ns
shout ss sssasg sn.s en.usd socu. che Legislation o. the
s s sss'o's believe u c0ns rs: r n ana % ps
saesps senate, Psisr though. he va: present.
!@s; n:.rd .sou me Sli .u0.eaasn.y called .hs T.ssd
-. ssI. heard as,hns anon, ao,an .Iss
gam BY suppSrsing that chArser remember very It's.
gould ..s: blank such election law
Tor the city o. New York the republicans would
satisfied With: remember stating thai the con
sempased removal by Of Andtor the
Canal Department would De abandoned; also that Vie
psrinendent OF the salt springs ~ syracuse would
be allowed 10 remAin know nothing about the pro-
visions OF the ca arter that WAS the beginning
ledge 0f the Tweed charter don't condition
that till vas In IN the Assembly Senate when we had
another caucus In the Senate Chamber Ia the EVENING"
think after the evening session Of the Senate which
republican senator during
there present Mr.. Greeley Mr. Barnun Mr. ,sssev
senator Lnnie and there general converse
ton the ohsrserstheI about the situation Of sho
charter.
now rHs sLscr,os LAW was xAxryAcruasD
II or css talked about Whole In lis details
chiefly the desrwby necessity election law
DON remember now and cannot what person
references TO either OF thss, tnis
and remember IL distinctly because mpresson
Oh MUD AZ the time; between MIR. ureeiey and Mt
classy Mr. Lanier and Mr. bxrnuin. there en-
unsnimity Of sentiment; there differ.
hut yAa II usad 1