The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-05-30
HELD GUILTY or BRIBERY.
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HARRISBURG. Pa, May 29-1hc Commit
tee appointed TO investigate tho charges of
bribery In connection with tho nttemptcl
passage Of tho Pittsburgh Riot Claims bill re-
port to the House that tho following named
members are guilty Of corrupt solicitation Of
members Of the Legislature. in violation Of the
Constitution and the law;
Representative Rumbcrger Of Armstrong
County. on the testimony Of NJ. W. S.lvcrthorne
OF Erie. whom he offered $3.50 for his vote
W. II. Kemble. who said that no would ratify
the contract; on the evidence of kumb'rgcr.
and on the .stimony II Representatives Silver
thornc. Foster and Miller. and John II. Tag
gart. editor Of tho sunday Tunes. Philadelphia.
Poster -worc that Kcmbr offered him : 900 FOR
hi. vote and Miller - 900. TQggnrt test He'd
that kemhlc Olered him 5000 10 chhngc th" tone
q his paper. which had opposed tho hio'
Rcprescntotiyc Petron Of Philalelphia; on
the testimony OF Repr 'scnt0tives Watson and
Macay. to both Of whom he made corrupt pro-
p4sals. r,,,,.
testimony Of Representatives kniile and Drum,
WHO swore that he offered them money.
Charles 4. Salter. eX-mcmhcr Of the Legisln-
turc. Philadelphia; N thetc.iimony of INlre-
lay stephen. Smith. Moore, nnd WorthinSion.
all OF whom testified that lac guaranteed them
from $500 10 ~ 600 Tor their votes.
Jesse Il. Crawford, Sup'rintendNnt OF Public
Grounds on the trstlmnny 9f kepresehtatives
{
Ioustc We're 20 he paid money for voting Tor the
till AMI Woodruff was TO receive 81 900 for
supporting it in his pnprrs.
Alex. ". Lciseriu-, President a. the First Ma
tionnl Bank Nnuch chunk; on the testimony
of Representatives Xern and Cassidy. with
whom H. .sering proposed 10 divide INC ptohis
Of speculation in Pennsylvania Rtlruad
shurcs which, lac said. would 10 W II the llot
Girls Long OF the iCumberland Valley Rail-
rOad Company on the testimony 81 lcpresen-
| tatiye Blrdner. who sworc that Long made a
money offer to him
The Committee further SAYS: There Is cyi-
| dcnce OF corrupt solicitation on the part of
| other members pf the House: hut the evidence
! being conflicting and not sum 'ieni, IN ouI
| Judgment. beyond any rcusoHale dnuii, Il
show corrupt solicitation. We deem ~ best in re-
! irnin from referring 20 the particular cnses ol
| expressing m opinion in reference thereto
| Mo also deem il our duty 10 further stat
| AN attempt to influence public opinion IN laNol
Of tho bill through the Insertion ol paid articles
! in tho public press throughout the common
! wealth. MeAie not prepared To say upon ih'
| evidence that any part ot the newspaper press
! of the State has been subsidized To the supper
~ the said bill; but tho influence brought t'
! boar ON popular opinion through the insertion
| of the articles referred to WuS not IN on
| Judgment of such n character ~ To create a ini
| and healthy opinion HS 10 the merits ar ahd hill
| and il is to br deprecated thut any suth mean
should have boon resorcd 10 TO further the pas
| sage of said hil'
On Monday night or Tuesday aresolution wi
be introduced for the cN pulaion ul the meiubor
! implicated i'm the rcuoN 4 resolution l. r'Nr
| tho otncr parties connected with corrupt eoii'i
iatlOns of mombeis Will probably aoobe offered