The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-06-17
Tho New York senasorship.

Albany, N. T., June l6.-The Joint con-
vention met al noon. The following 10 the
vote for Conkling's successor: Jacobs ~,
Conkling so, Wheeler SS. Rogers !, Cornell
II, Lapham -, Bradley /, Folgsr 8, Tre-
maine 9. Crowley 4. Wheeler took nearly
oil Of Rogers' votes.
The convention then proceeded 70 vote to
flll the long term Vacancy, with the follow
Ing result: Herman 81, Plat 81, Dspew "a.
Folger 2, Cornell 10, Crowley 8, Lapham /,
Wheeler !, Tracey l.
The presiding officer declared that nc
choice bad been made 10 either case.
Mr.. Brooks asked consent to offer resolu.
ton that In the event that no election /,
made for Usited States senator BY the morn.
ing Of june 20th, this Joint convention would
tsdJourn slne die on that day, after ono OF
more ballots have been taken, and
with the understanding on the part ol
convention that the two houses Of delegates
will adjourn al 3 p. m. June 2Oth.
Mr.. Husted raised the point Of order thai
I was no, in the power Of this joint conven.
ton TO adjourn.
Lieutenant Governor Hoskins decided the
point Of order we'll taken. This Joint con
vention, he said, must meet daily till The
Legislature adjourns.
The convention then Adjourned until to.
morrow at noon.
TIIE BRIBERY INVESTIGATION.
In the bribery investigation to-day, Will
liam Graves, Of the banking firm of Spence,
Freik & Co., was examined with regard u
tho accoun. and financial transactions Of
Senator Sessions since the teginning of the
senatorial co, test. Mr.. Graves testified ths,
no paid Sessions about six thousand
dollars, which was the balance oil
his account in currency, on the 7th Of June
The money given him included three one
thousand dollar bills and number of fftie's
and hundreds. Tho witness said, howeye,
that since the alleged bribery Of
Bradley with large bills. Senator Session.
had shown him some packages Of money
which he had received over the counter Of
witness bank, and he had recognized It a.
tho same.
Here at the request o
co inse, Senator Sessions handed tc
witness package of SO 900 received by hin
f.om tho bank on the 7,h juno, and wit.
ness identified the notes as tho tame paid tc
| Sessions.
Assemblyman Bradley was then recall cd
but alter a few unimportant questions the
committee recessed.
The investigation of tho Bradley and
Sessions matter this afternoon was rather
unimportsnt The chief witness was Orsinc
h. Jones, Of Chataqus county, presidential
electori in 1880. and present friend of both
Bradley and Sessions. He confessed that he Il
strong Conklipg man; was Grant man a,
he Chicago conventit n; was present when
bradley handed over the money to Speaker
Sharpe He admitted that he had several bets
on the result Of the senatorial election, and
that Bradley Ia = stakeholder.
Sui ssquently, George Ruslin, q fsrmer Of
Chstsqua county, testified that Bradley
while at homo during recess informed him
that he had been Conkling man,
but intended to. change bis vote
when he returned TO Albany, because
no found that his constituency
did not agree With him. He also informed
them that there vas good chance for men,
ters to mako money with their votes.