Morning journal and courier., 1881-06-23
News by Telegraph FROM ALL QUARTERS. 4 SLOW INVESTIGATION. Another Delay in the Bri-
 bery Hearing. WAITING FOR COMMITTEES COUNSEL The Examination Probably Near
 ing Its Close. A Conference of HaIf-Breeds. Lapham's Vote to be Largely
 Increased.
NEW YORK.

The Bribery Mntter-SlOvv Progress of the l Hearing Another Delay Caused by CounseI's Absence - The Half-Breeds Anxious to Concentrate on Lapham-An Enterprising Reporter - Putting an Elaborate Speech Into Conklin&'s Mouth. ALBANY, June 22.-Balloting for Senators in joint convention was continued to-day,
 two votes for each vacancy being taken. On
 had 52 votes, Conkling g, Wheeler 40, Lap
 ham 26, there being only five scattering
 votes On the Platt ballot Depew polled 52
 votes Herman 53, Platt 26, Cornell 8, sixteen
 being scattered While the second Conkling
 ballot was being taken Senator Fowler said
 that it had been given out that the votes cast
 for John c. Jacobs were void, and in view of
 the fact that such may be the decision of the
 convention, at the request of Senator Jacobs
 he would change his vote to Clarkson N
 Potter. It was decided to recall the names
 of Democratic members and they voted for
 various candidates. On this vote Wheeler
 polled 50. Conkling 32, Lapham 16, Jacobs
 12, forty-three being scattered. On the sec-
 ond Platt vote Depew had 50, Herman 53,
 
 After this ballot the joint convention ad- journed.
 MT. Rosendale, the investigating commit tees assistant counsel, secured General Tracy as Mir. Bangs substitute for to day, but on the meeting of the committee Mir. Tracy begged off on the ground that he was unprepared. The committee at first voted to go on, but afterward decided to adjourn till tomorrow, although Mir. Tilinghast and his cashier from the bank in Buffalo were pres ent. Much has been threatened as to what Mir. Tillinghast would disclose. Mir. Filling hast himself says that all he can testify to is that he drew $2O,O0O in large bills from the Albany banks and deposited them in Buffalo banks. Messrs. Tillinghast and Davenport will be examined tomorrow, and it is said by counsel on both sides that the case will be closed on that day, so far as witnesses are concerned.
 Mr. Bangs arrived at 10:1O. Conkling sud- denly left this afternoon. He went in the direction of Utica. He was so anxious to go that he took way train. One of his friends told the agent of the National Associated Press that he went to meet friend and to seek needed relaxation. The speech printed in the Herald this morning purporting to have been delivered by him at the stalwart caucus last night was pure invention. The agent of the National Associated Press was at the caucus and knows that no such speech was delivered. No one made any such speech. The talk was quite informal Thinking perhaps that Conkling had pre- pared a speech which he intended to deliver and failing to do that gave it to the HerGzd man for publication, the agent of the Nation | al Associated Press asked Conkling before he | left whether such was the fact. Conkling said ''I neither delivered speech, pre- pared one nor authorized anything in the | form of 8 speech to be delivered. | There was no occasion either to prepare ] any formal statement nor to make any" l A HeraEd reporter saw Conkling and asked | him what he had talked about at the caucus. | Conkling replied, ''Oh, about nothing in par l ticular. referred to the corruption which | has been alleged and made some reference to l the present bribery Investigations Said | the reporter, 1T can pretty we'll surmise | what you must have said. Any thing else | Senator ?'' ''No, nothing else" "Good l night" The reporter bade him good night, | composed the speech and telegraphed it as an 1 actual deliverance.
 The half breeds held caucus tonight It was resolved to unite tomorrow, if circum- | stances warranted, on Lepham.