The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1881-06-11
EASTERN STATES.
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PHILADELPHIA, June George B
Roberts has been elected President of
the Pennsylvanis r Z Co, aud n Nc
Cullough First Vice President.
Frederick Billings today resigned
the Presidency Of the Northern Pacific
and Asbsl II Carney was elected Presi
dent pro TEN, I Z Cakes First Vice
President and Henry Willard Director.
scandaIous Political Performances.
ALBANY, June 9.-The Senate I'd
journment resolution was discussed.
Bradley rose TO question OF privilege,
and stated that be had received $250O
10 pay him il be would vote for Chaun.
csy NJ Depew, instead OF Platt. which
sum he had handed over TO the Speaker.
He therefore asked for a committee
of investigation.
The Speaker corroborated the
statement and said that he had the
money IN his pocket.
Alv0rd suggested that the money had
come from the other side.
The Chairman stated that the ques-
ton was an appointment Of a commit
tee on investigation.
Brooks hoped that q committee
would be appointed, attended by steno-
grsphers and sergssnt-at arms and
have power to send her persons and pa
pers. The resolution was adopted unan-
imously. Russell moved that the com I.
mittee have power 10 extend their ius
risdiction 10 any other similar case.
The motion was adopted. The chair
man announced the question TO be on
resolution for final adjournment on
the 10th inst. Draper moved to lay
the resolution on the table till after
joint convention. 1t now being four
minutes to l2. Carried.
Joint convention vote: Conkling "a;
Jacobs 40: Wheeler 90; Rogers IA: Cor
nell. 10; Larham 9; Tremain 8; Folger
2; Brssley /; butcher /; Harris /.
Vote on Platt: Herman so; Plat 20;
Depew 8, Cornell 8; Tremain 1; Fol-
ger 4; Crowley s.: Lapham 8. No
choice. Adjourned.
After dissolution Of the joint conven.
ton the Assembly re-convsned.
Armstrong rose to question OF priv
ilege. He stated that he had been sp-
preached by q man who. holding up
an envelope, said that he Armstrong;
could have twenty times the amount III
II If he would turn around and 60
against Conkling; that his influence
would be great. as he came from
Oneida.
Alvord-Name the man.
Speaker Sharpe-The gentleman
from Onondsga has no right to make
interruptions.
Alvord-The gentleman from Onon.
dsga hes that right.
Speaker Sharpe gentleman
will not have the right in this house.
[Applsuse
Sisson stated that he had been offered
money to vote for Depew.
Browning offered concurrent reso-
luton for final adjournment on the
l1th inst. Tabled under rule.
The chair announced the following
Is committee on bribery investiga-
ton: Scott. Boardman, Z Carpenter,
Skinner, Brooks. Stanley, Draper.
The Investigation.
In the investigation of bribery
charges. tassembiyman Sessions testi-
fed that one Edwards had approached
him last January. and in this canvass
in favor of Depew. and had offered TO
pay campaign expenses, but no money
this time.
Assemblyman Bradley testified that
he had met Senator Sessions, who
said. Can | talk to your Witness
said Yes Sessions said. i can get
you $1,000 to put in. your vest pocket
II you will vote for Chauncey ID De.
pew tomorrow Witness said No
and started off. He then said that he
would 60 up stairs and see what was
the best thing We could do. We met
again in my room with locked doors.'
Sessions went on to say that il
would be nice now if we ell from that
district voted for the same man. He
said he had $4,000 to give me il
would vote tor Depew, and $1,000 if
Depew 10 elected. He said: This Is
down deep in the WE'LL said. Yes,
down deep in the we'll l went down
TO the Delsvan house. / thought the
matter over and my first thought was
to wait until vote was taken, when I
would take the money out and say this
is what ! got to vote for Derew;' but
I thought it was not best FOR me TO
keep the money over night, 90 went
TO End Speaker Sharpe. found him.
told him what had taken place and
gave him the money. ! did not object
to receiving the morey when offered.
The first offer was $1,000. which re-
fused. ! accepted money for the pur-
pose which l showed today. Sessions
told me 10 say in explanation of my
vote something the same as Russell
said when he changed.