Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1881-06-12
FIRST EDITION.
1870 P. M.
NEWS BY TELEGRAPH.
THE CONTEST AT ALBANY.

Still Balloting for Senators-In-
vestigating Charges Of Bribery.
ALBANY, June 1.-THE bribery in-
vestigation committee met again last
night, but nothing of Importance
was elected.
The committee met at $50 this
morning Frank n. Bangs, of New
York, appeared as counsel for the
committee. He said he had had no
opportunity to consult with witness
es, and felt himself unfit to enter
upon this investigation at this time.
He thought the counsel on the other
side would agree with him that it
would expedite matters if there was
q recess taken till this afternoon, so
he could be allowed to prepare him.
self for the case. After some
discussion, VIM. K. Trimble, mem
Der of the assembly from the 2lst
New York district, was swo, I and
testified that he had had a cOnversa-
ton with the gentleman named
(Edwards) at his room between S
and 10 p. p. m. on Tuesday last He
said: Edwards came TO my room,
walked in and sat down and intros
duced the Senatorial ques ion. He
asked me why [ continued to vote
for Conkling and Platt when there
was no chance of electing them, I
told him [ did not agree with him.
He asked me what my expenses were.
Isaid betwenn $2000and $1,000. He
said if the friends of DePew wonld
pay these expenses, would [ not
change my vote I told him that [
would not that if [ changed my
vote, it would be for other reasons.
This conversation was inter- ierted
into a general conversation. [ under
stood him to mean, by my expenses,
my election expenses and expenses
here. That was all the conversation
I had with him.
To Mr.. Brooks I meant, when I
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. My
opinion of Mr.. Edwards was
that what would be yours or any
other honest man's-that he was
rascal. (To MIR. ScotD: I have
seen this man Edwards several times
all session. [ don't know his first
name. 60 MIR. Hawley): [ cannot
say how [ first met Edwards. 60
Mr.. Scott: [ have heard he was
lobbyist. 60 Mr.. Skinner): [ have
reason now to believe he is.
Mr.. Rlines, member of the assem-
bly, from Ontario county, asked per
mission to ask witness a question,
and he was permitted to hand ques-
tlons to the committee for considera-
ton.
Mr Edward Carpenter asked
witness if he was advised
to make his statement before the
committee rather than rise in the
house and make il.
Witness-No, sir.
Carpenter-Did Raines advise you
to make the statement here?
WItness-AIr. Raines told me that
I had better maxi it to the commit
tee, and not In the house.
The witness here left the stand
The committee then adjourned tc
9o'clock Monday morning, in pur>
suance of a resolution when had
been previously adopted, with an
amendment to ask permission Of the
house to sit during its recess.
The joint convention met at noon
President pro tenn. Roberts = pre-
siding, and proceeded to vote to ill
the vacancy in the United States
Senate, caused by the resignation of
Roscoe Conkling. The result of the
vote was as follows: Jacobs %,
COnkling %, Wheeler 10, Rogers IA,
Cornell s, Folger l, La pham 7, Ire
maine 4. No choice.
The convention then voted for a
Senator to fill the vacancy caused by
the resignation of Thos. G. Piatt,
with the following result:
Depew SO, Herman 20, P att %
Cornell 7, F.lger 3, Lapham 2, Grow
ley 2; no choice.
The convention then adjourned to
~ O clock Monday,