Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1881-06-16
FROM ALBANY.
Session Of the Senatorial Bribery Con.
mittee.


OcU0tO1 SCSSlO0S On t0c SS000s
ALBANY. June Is. In the bribery inve.ti-
cations this morning, Mr.. Sessions said that
he did not know of any legislator receiving
money for his vote.
Bangs-From your observations and belief
and from any experience you may have had
do you think that any of the legislators were
influence by any corrupt consideration for
their vote:
Sessions have no theory on the subject.
Bangs-Did you not believe that Bradley 8
vote could be Influenced by pecuniary con-
siderations:
Sessions-I had no reason to believe that
it could.
Bangs-Please state the first conversation
with Bradley at the Delevan House on the
night of June Sth.
Sessions-We met in the hall of the Dele
van House near the cigar stand. We COM
menced talking, l urging him to vote for De-
pew as the only solution to the question. He
said: MAYBE you won't be disappointed in
my final vote" construed his remark to
me to mean that he was now voting for COnk-
ling to please some Grant men in his district.
and after voting so for time. would finally
vote for Depew. l went to the Delevan
House that night to see Senator Woodlin and
Mr.. Barber
Bangs-Did you not go up to Mr. Wood
Inns room first on that night!
Sessions don't remember; don't know
who was present at Woodlins room that
night; went to Mr.. BARRIERS room that night !;
have seen Depew in BARRIERS room; have
seen Edwards and Van Vechten there; never
knew anything about BARRIERS business, but
understand that he is friendly to the New
York Central Railroad; don't know that he
is in the paid employment of that road ;never
heard anything about the Central Railroad
matters in BARRIERS room.
Bangs-What is the smallest sum you have
seen played for in BARRIERS room this winter!
Sessions-Two shillings on a game of old
sledge. Have seen many persons playing IN
BARRIERS rooms at euchre, old sledge, Boston,
etc. Have never seen any members Of the
Legislature playing cards with Daniels for
money. Cannot answer that have seen De-
pew in BARRIERS room since May 9th; don't
know that have seen Charles Orr of Bufa-
10 this year; never played cards with him in
BARRIERS room.
Bangs-.Where did you go after leaving
Bradley at his room in the kenemOre Hotel
on the night of June Sth.
Sessions-Think l went to Woodin's
room.
Bxngs-Have you bought stocks this year.
SeSslOuS-tldNe UOuSut SOiue StoCks.
Bangs-Who invited Bradley to an inter-
view the night of Juue 8, at kenamore.
Sessions did My object was to tell
him what Ingersoll had told me from Ferry,
who had just gone through his county. l
wanted to tell it to Bradley, SO as to have
him know just how the people of his district
felt, So as to endeavor to change his vote to
Depew: felt that he was about to change
from Depew to Platt
Sessions then repeated the statements
heretofore published about incidents after
the opening June 8, at KENMORE.
Bangs-Did you say anything to Bradley
about his political prospects in the world,
should he continue his course?
Sessions talked with him about the
question of his position on the Senatorial
question.
Bangs-Have you ever been in the New
York Tribune Office?
SsssiOns-I was once some few years ago
in ~ think. went there to have some
mis-statements in their columns corrected
about me; wrote two letters also, which they
published.
which appeare in the New York Tribune
May and June, 70, relative to Sessions
course in the legislature. Counsel for SEES
sions appealed. Pending the discussion o.
the advisability the committee took recess
until 3.
Sessions crOss-examination continued after
recess and testimony of others parties taken
but no additional evidence of material valu,
| elected. A caucus of administration repub
licans was held tonight and an executiv,
committee appointed.
The Hell Gate Bill.
The Governor to-day, signed the bill regu-
lating the He'll Gate pilOtage