The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1881-06-16
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THE BRIBERY INVEsTIEfIloN.
Albany, N. Y, June l0.-The resolution
providing for the investigation OF the cnarge
ofbribery, made by Assemblyman Ridley, was
amended to include all similar charges Inv
committee met last evening. Ridley was not
present at the opening of the session. anu Il
A. CARPENTER made strong effort 10
aecure an adjournment. This failed snd vol
untary statements by members were men IN
order.
Hiram Sissions, a member of the assembly,
Stated that he llNd been tppr0aoheu iasi oan
nary in the I'M crest ot Depew, by a man palneu
Edyysrds q. who had offered to deiray his cam
paign en- penses in return for MS wore IA Cne
present canvass. No direct oher haa oeep
Assemblymsn Bradley then appeared and
was sworn, He replied that on Wedne DAY
night senator Session s,met him at the Heie'
Van pnd h s%asn' to ' his brad
iay,s> r ON and offered him
si, OOO for his vote for Depew, after which he
raised the bid to $Sp %s shg be- iect.d
BRADLEY took the money, he says, and atter
snme debate with himself as TO the b, st meth
cd of exposing me I transaction cohciuueo W
haa t the &c conclusion Of BradIey's examination
Rufus. a Peckham, as consul
for Mr. Sessions demanded hearing for his
client in ord, that denial might go to the
public with tn accusation.
Mr. CARPENTER opposed this, and wished
Sessions examination postponed ~ t9-uays
Fina ly IL was az reed that Sessions should MAKE
voluntary rtatement-his request to he allow
first, to ask whether be had not told 1oar dif-
ferent persons on wednesday, ana oeI1te the
transaction he referee to took place, that ne
intende to vote DepeW. IA, Y
The committee met this morning at9iO
m. All The II, embeis present speaker SHARPE
and sad: know samuel FL. Bradley; mad
an interview with him night before last at the
Deleven H. use, in my room; no one WIS pres
emit kept Mr.. Brad ey and NJ Jon 5, m III
her of the repurl can state committees Brad
ley and Jones came in the room toge her ana
Bradley said he had an important thing to say
tie while go and was offered money TO vote
for Depew; asked HIM if he
had any money; he said yes,
= ed me t. fell ~ Il slfSd hlsl why he said as
chi 4 officer of the house he preieree 20 give II
to me; he said he was In DOUBT Wnether 10
make stat- mentin the house u IN Joint com
mittea; he want.d my advice, and dld NOT
want to give it; my inv ression IL that he ask
ed Mr. Jones if he should tell who gave IL to
hm he told me t. was the ssns saTa 0m ths
money and counted there was a two
tirousand dollar--three five hundred dollar
bills and tea nifty dollar b nli S me SP nf tha
committees; l put the mt ney In that enyelope
and put it In my pocket; coun'ed the money
again before l went 10 ped ana couat s;,,i ~
.
these ar the same bills; they are $500 treas
The witness detailed he number and series
of the bills.
Mr.. BIZ oks nj we'd that the money be depos-
tied with tue comptroller, to held for
final disposal by The speaker. Carried
Mr. Park ham cross. examined the speaker
sharply, elciting the following testimony
did not Civ, Bradley any advice, telling him
that while did not want to take the money
still thought he had right to leave 1t with
me; when took the money asked hin II ne
had mingled much with the others; he SAID ne
had not; he asked Jones If he should tell from
whom he had received the money and tDlnk
Jones told h m m ought to; Bradley hen said
it was the senator fr m his di trct Mr.: s.
sions): he asked II l wonld recognize him on
the floor of the assembly next day;
he ash ed when it would be done in order ard
told him at any time; l did not advise him to
see MIR. Sessions in the morning.; did not
the room in VIII CHI the interview took place
was Arthurs room; Iw's there receiving cal
lers; Mr.. Brady and MI Jones We're the only
ones In the room az the time, and they stayed
only five or sevt n miputes.
TO ey-speslSe- Smith, OF Sessions counsel
was at Vice President Arthur's room simply
10 receive calls; those callers came on general
business; the senatorial gu stien was not
spoken OF; / spoke of the matter 10 Arth
within half an hour; ne was the nrst man
communicated H. %; 1 did not speak of 1t 10
any one else that night Jones is named
"Orsini:" he comes from the Cattaragus
district; he was member Of the republican
Conkling. there was no pre.arrangement by
which made the stat ment; 1t was not my
duty 10 do so, but as Bradley said he gave the
money TO me. believe IL to be my duty TO say
the sta EN- mt was correct.
The committee adjourned till this evening.
BALLoTING ron SENATOR'S
The Joint convention met at u m with Sem
ator Rob rtson in the chair. and p. oceeded 10
vote for successor 10 ConRling, with the FOL
The Senate vote was as follows: Conklings.
Wheeler4 &, Cornell 2, Folger /, Jacobs 8.
The assembly voted as follows: Conkling
25, Wheeler is, Cornell -, Fo'ger ], Jacobs A.,
Rogers 10, Laphame, Tremaine 5, Harris l.
The convention then proceeded to vote 10
MI the vacancy caused by the resignation OF
Plat, with this result;
The sc ate vote was as follows; Plat 8, Cor
nell 3, Depew 4, + lger kerc l1,a g. p,,,,s,
COrne G Cros ley 4, Depew 40, Laphlm j
herman AZ, Folger2 2.
Mr.. Rains announc ed that be would change
his vote from Trem aine to Depo,w eliciing
The pretiding officer declared there;wAs no
Mr.. Hays moved that the convention adj
senator Foster. on the part Of the senate,
ASKED for the ayes and nays, and the senate
voted 10 IN the Affirmative and 20 In the neg
alive.
Mr.. Alvord asked for the ayes ard rays on
the part Of the fOuse. and there were 50 ay
and 81 nays The Joint vote stood, ayes 20,
nays ~, and tn motion 20 adjourn was de-
clared lost
Another vote was taken to OIL Conkllng's va
cancv. with this result: Jacobs AZ, COnkling
81, heeisi n, X ssfs II Cornell IL, Bradley
!, Folger 2, Lapham n. Tremaine 4, Harris /.
No choice. -
Toe COMMITTEES thea proceeded to vote 70 Oh
the Plat vacancy a. follows Plau =, DepeW
"A, Cornell Q, Herman -, FOiser 3, Crowley 4,
Laph am M 1Oire.
% motion Mr. spinoia fhs convention hd-
jOlrnsd Ill l0a. m tomorrow,
word For Texas.
The 81. Louis r. Y. Gazette says; Texas is
making astonishing progress IN all that makes
n state great Its area IL 20 vast, End Its re