Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1881-06-10

OI AuvCost8sstVn SkkVhnsON AAU
Tote for senaton-fhe Investi.
cation Committee ut Work
Some Queer Testimony.
ALBANY, June Elm the Assembly
the adjournment rssolutou was dis
ousssd.
Bradley rose to . question Of priv
flees, and STATED that he had received
S95o0 to vote for Dspew instead Of Plsst
which sup he had handed over to the
Speaker. BE ssksd for . oommittsse Of
Investigation.
The Speaker oorroborstsd the state
msn. and said he had the money In his
pocket.
Alvord suggested that the money had
come from the other side.
The Chair stated that the question
vas on the appointment Of . COMMITTEES
Of Investigation.
Brooks hoped that . committee would
30 appointed, attended BY photographer
and Sergeant. alarms. and have. power
10 send for persons and papsrs.
The resolution was adopted unani-
mously.
Russell moved that The committee
have power 10 extend their Jurisdiction
TO any other sinilar case.
Brooks thought SUFFICIENT unto the day
n the evil thereof. When . similar case
10 presented II could b acted upon.
|. Baker said Il wss true that but. one
case had bssn brought to the surface
here, but soousatons Of Q Ike character
had been made, and II seemed to him
proper to provide for oil.
Hickman said that u had been broadly
charged In the newspapers that money
had been and IL used. BE therefore
wanted the whole matter Investigated.
Low read from the Lockport Daily
Union that hs could have received from
Sl0. 900 TO $40, 900 for his vote Of any
time. he branded that statement false
a. hell. and demanded . full invsstiga-
ton.
R~usssli's motion to extend the In
curry to oil other like cases, II any there
be. was adopted.
The Chairman announced the ques-
ton to be ON the resolution for dnsi i'd
journment on the 10Th instant.
Draper moved to lay the resolution
on the table till after the joint oonvsn.
ton. Il then being . ll:66. Carried.
After the dissolution Of the joint con-
veptiou the Assembly r~sconvsned.
Armstrong. In . question OF privilege,
stated that he had been approached oy,
man Who, holding mp an envelope. said
be (Armstrons) could have twenty times
the amount In It II be would turn
around and 90 against Conkling, and
that his influence would. be great, - hs
came from Oneida.
Alvord-Nams the man.
Speaker Shsrps-Ths gentleman from
onondaga has no right to make IN inter.
ruption.
Alvord-Ths gentleman from Onon-
daeo has the right. -.
Speaker sharps-The gentleman Will
not have the right In this House. ZAP
plause.1
Sessions stated that hs had been
offered money to vote for Depew.
Browning offered . concurrent rssolu-
ton for o huai adjournment on the llth
instant. Tabled under the rule.
The Chair anunouuced the following
a. the Committee on the Bribery Inyes-
tiQstion Scott, Bosrdmsn, E. A. Gar.
peuter, Skinner and Brooks.
STANDBY said he had heard that one
member who voted for Conkling had
been Influenced improperly. Hs wanted
that charge Investigated.
Crasper said be had heard that . mem.
Der va. offered $4,000 to vote for the de-
feat Of the Olsonaresrine bill. he de.
nouuosd the statement that he was told
hs would got somsthins II he signsd the
caucus call, for there Vas not money
enough In the State to induce him 10
sign such Q call; bat he felt there was
somsihins wrong here, and he wanted
an investigation.
Bsmsn said be had heard that money
was being used In this canvas, and hs
wanted the charge investigated.
The vote In joint convention for Ben
ator for the short term, stood : Conk.
ling Is, Jacobs 40. Wheeler IS. Rogers
IA, Cornell 16. Lsphsm O.. Trsmsins 8,
Folasr 2, Bradley !, Catcher I, Harris !.
The vote for the long term stood: Ksr.
nan 80, Plat 20, Depew SO. Cornell 3.
Trsmsins l. Folssr I, Crowley 8. Lap
ham 8. Adjourned.
ALsAxY, Jhns 10.-Ths Investigation
OF the bribery charges commenced yss'
tsrday evening.
Asssmblymsn Sessions testified that
one Edwards had approached him last
January, - we'll a. In this canvass, In
favor Of Depsw, and had offered 10 pay
his campaign expenses, but he offered
10 pay no money this time.
Asssmblymsn Bradley testified that DO
met Senator Sessions. when hs said:
"Csu talk with your" Witness said
"Yss." Sessions said: ~ can get you
$1,000 to put In your vest pocket II you
will vote for Dspsw to morrow" Wit
ness said "No," and started Oh. he
then said he would 60 up stairs and see
what was the best thing hs coald do.
We met again In my room and locked
the door. Sessions went on 10 say 1t
would b. all right now II al Of ~ from
that district would vote for the same
msn. he said he bad $4,000 10 give me
IL would vote for Dspew and $1,000
more II Dtpsv 10 elected. took the
monsv A he counted 70. he left then,
sayina: '.This 10 away down deep In
the WELL" Isaid: eyes; down deep In
The WE'LL" went down to the Dslsvsn
House. Though over the matter. Ny
arsl thought Vas to wait until the vots
vsstakep, when I would show the money
and say: ''This IL what I got TO vote for
Depsv," but I thought Il vss best not
70 fssp the money overnight, 90 I vent
70 and Speaker Sharpe. ! told him what
had taksn plses. and gave him The
money. I did not object to receiving
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