Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-06-13
THE DEAD LOCK.
Another Futile BalIOt-The Bribery
Inquiry - COnkling'E View of
Things.


ALBANY, June 1.-THE committee met
at $3.50 this morning. Francis N. Bangs, of
New York, appeared as counsel for the
committee. He said he had had no oppor-
tunity to consult with the witnesses, and
felt himself unfit to enter upon this investi-
CATION at this time. He thought counsel on
the other side would agree with him that it
would expedite matters If there was a recess
taken till this afternoon so he could be al
lowed to prepare himself for the case.
After some discussion, VIM. K. Trimble,
member Of the Assembly from the Twenty
first New York district, was sworn and
testified that he had a conversation with q
gentleman named Edwards at his room be-
tween and 10 p. m. on Tuesday last. He
said: Edwards came to my room, walked
In and sat down, and introduced the Sena-
torial question. He asked me why con-
tinued to vote for Conkling and Platt, when
there was no chance of electing
with him. He asked me what
my expenses were. said be-
tween $4,000 and $500. He said If the
friends OF. Depew would pay these expenses
would | not change my vote 4? | told him
that would not, that If changed my vote
1t would be for other reasons. This con-
versation was interjected into a general
conversation. l understood him to mean
by my expenses my election expenses and
expenses here. That was all the converse
tion had with him.
To Mr. Brooks-I meant when told him
would not change my vote unless some
arrangement was made, unless there were
some other combination of candidates
agreed upon by my party. NV opinion of
Edwards was that which would be yours
or any other honest man's-that he was a
rascal.
To Mr.. Scott have seen this man Ed
wards several times during the session;
don't know his first name.
To Mr.. Shanley-l cannot say how / first
met Edwards.
To Mr.. Scott have heard he was lob
byist
To Mr.. Skinner have reason now to be-
lieve he is.
Mr.. Raines, q member of the Assembly
from Ontario county, asked permission to
ask witness question, and he was permitted
to hand the question to the committee for
consideration.
Mr.. Carpenter asked the witness If he was
advised to make his statement before the
committee rather than rise In the House and
make it..
Witness-No, sir.
Mr.. Carpenter-Did Raines advise you to
make a statement here?
Witness-Raines told me that l had bet
ter make 1t to the committee aud not In the
House. Witness here left the stand.
The committee adjourned to 9 o'clock
Monday morning, In pursuance OF resolu-
ton which had been previously adopted,
with an amendment to ask permission of the
House to sit during its recess.
The joint convention met at noon, Presi-
dent pro TEN. Robertson presiding, and
proceeded to vote to fill the vacancy in the
United States Senate caused by the resigna-
tion of Roscoe Conkling. The result of the
vote was as follows:
Jacobs s........2 80 Cornell ,....... s
Conkling % Folger... ...... -. |
Wheeler. ........... IL Lapham ............. 2
Rogers. rs............... IA Tremaine. ...........
There was no choice.
The convention then voted for Senator
to fill the vacancy caused by the resigna-
tion of Thos. G. Platt, with the following
result:
Depew ew...........3S Herman ..............2 .29
Platt. % Cornell ........
FolRer .-.'-.-- ..-... l4apnAn. ..-.'.-. .
OrO"ley 80. .-......- Il
There was no choice. The convention
then adjourned to 10 O'Clock Monday.
New YORK, June 11-An evening paper
sSys ex Senator Platt made flying visit to
his home at Oswego after leaving Albany.
Conkling, soon after breakfastiDg, left the
hotel, and later went to the Office of law
firm with whom he is interested In elevated
railroad cases. He did not meet any local
politicians, but told one of his associate
counsel that he was now convinced that
there would be no successor to himself
elected by the present Legislature. As to
the bribery cases he said there we're num-
ber yet to be heard. Conkling said also he
would return to Albany next week, and
would fight the matter out to the bitter
end. He thought now the better way
would be to allow the voters to pass upon
the question at the fall election.