The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-03-13
DEMOCRATS HELPING SMYTH


Debate Chokcd on aud the Vote Speedily
Tnkcn-Tnmmnny senators Sustaining the
Super intcndcnt-rhc Deadlock over Ap-
portionmcnt- Whnt may he now Expected.
ALBANY, March 12--lnsurancc Supcrin- /
tcndcnt John Smyth. thanks to the votes OF |
three Democratic Senators. has again escaped |
punishment Two OF these Senators. Mcssrs. |
Hogan and Wagstan are representatives Of |
Tammany Hall and the third. Senator Payne. |
is closely identified with the faction in his /
ton Of the State that has always in conventions /
acted with Tnmmanv; and he also voted with /
the representatives OF that organization last /
winter to reject nominations OF the Governor. i
So 1t is fair TO charge that for second time this
incompetent and corrupt official has been re-
tnined in Office by Tnmmany Hall against the
protests OF the better element in both the Demo-
cratic and Republican parties As the vote
stood II against the resolution to
remove to II in it's favor. it is plain
that had these three Democratic Senators
voted tho other way. John f. Smyth
would have been removed from position which
he has disgraccd. Three Republican senators.
Mcssrs. Gocbcl. Lppitt. and Lynde, resisted all
the pressure brought upon them 10y the party
leaders. aud voted for removal. The VIGOROUSLY
moral Senator. 10. Sessions. who voted Inst
year to remove Smyth on n part Of the same
'UNIEtS WHICH Wtft Dtlnft lllH NtUNlf ip-ui1s
had evidently seen new light since then. and
voted against removal. lie made n long excuse
for so doing the burden Of which was that he
did not think it fair TO 40 behind the decision Of
the Senate last winter. and ns to the new
charges. he did not think they were sustained.
senator Iynde, who voted Tor removal last
yrar and this followed Sessions in speech in
which he showed the righteousness ut the eN-
cuses which sessions hnd onLrd Tor ms
change of front Senator Wagstun talked about
his duty A. Judge upon such an imuoriunt
OCCASION as this of not allowing himself to bee
tious and declared that he voted against re-
muNai lur the reason that he did not believe the
charges against Smyth were true. The tact
that Wagstail has close relations with rN-king
pany should NOT. therefore. according To
having in ,qny way Influenced his vote;
Senators HOGAN and Payne cont. Htrd
| 4 be- former Senator in conversation
/ subsequently, snid that he never would Vote 20
! had trial and an opportunity To be- heard IN
| his defence. "a Smyths friends did not ask
! for such an opportunity. though they had the
! power To- enforce IT, OF course MI Hogan could
not vote to remove. Senator Ercl"siur. WHO
! voted aeains, removal last year before he hal
! rrna,led against the RUE Of eN-k ing heily,
! voted to-day for removal. as also did senator
/ }. i. Pierce oi Brooklyn. who also voted last
a,ors. Roy v Pierce and Mr. Turner were ab-
| s'ut. II Inns been rumored that both OF these
| Senators had declared that they could not again
/ vote To- save Smyth and that ms a compromise
! they nat been persuaded hy the Suprrntrnd-
/ Vii > lrichus 10 siiiy dWHp anu n9' VOC ~ "l;
/ nt' met ihlS hDrnih- thht Things hai p'ri llN"i
/ 10 save Snyth. S9c,'ilAln were US irlrhus inht
/ debate but immediately proceeded To vote uuon
! MI Ir'uN u,loh 10 remove VT Nuyth' ne
/ oi the reading OF the CHARGES the answer oi the
! cuItIih'n u.h'' uii NJ Hp',cn5 ~ Mrssl7.
SESSIONS hEmn.. aug " "sstAil, ulu hVt o',u!y
upon Slr. Jaohs ; resolution 10 remove; Dem
'vl"'s ll' ''"".'
| NiA.-Nr,srs tr''fais, 1pobe splra. HWhf' Jie1'.
Jnaf> iiplh Llnie' ''Hfg j. , I"'' ha"" ami -
s ,, h's mS', 'i''1, m.fH'
| Robertson. Rockwell. sessions Wagner Uly.sg. ami
/ Mcudl,ci-l7
Mr.. Ogdcn's resolution 10 Md four more
/ members 10 the Committee 10 Investigate Rail-
| gold Abuses was chilled IN this nnruinl, ana
amer. lei SO Ms To- give tho Spnnkrr Tho niI,oInt-
/ mcnt ol the add itiunal names A. had previously
boon agreed upou b,t,ye,.u Old Salt and a dolce
! cation Of tho Young Rebels. Subsequently ths
! speaker nuunuucrI Mrssrs Baker II Monroe
/ Nuyrs - Onyusu Nalsworth 81 Living
Sion. anl Terry Of Washington. ns the
iotG@ iiIen'i- 81 tne iut"-tisaiion VIZ" asreci
/ q, unanimously. The fact THAT Mr.. Ir iok- is
lett q tnr CNmmittre. aud tnat the only Demo-
crut upon 10 Is the youtuiu and lucky Grady ~
! New York. b. the SUBJECT ot much comment. OF
all the men IN the Assembly, Mr. Brooks is rec
garded rs tho most competent 10 serve upon
besn FOR two years one q me most
active IN seeking TO secure slch an
INVESTIGATION. The friends Of the railroads
and IN" speaker now say that tue REASON Al
word objected 90 the enlargement of the Com
mltre WAS that. ms be mad originally ronsti-
tutcd o. IL was 90 Ice a sort of lunketug party %
travel about the state IN the summer and log
| rnll o. control TIE nvAt state Convention ia the
interest OF lrhhN hisrork ior Governor anu
N"n. Hu-tci lpr Lieutenant Governor, ana tNHt
! the dlltun OF such an astute politician As
Eru-tu- ErDoks "a the C,uruittrn M Il T. a., tnt.
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