The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-06-11
AT ALBANY.
THE BRIBERY INVESTIGATION BEGUN.
THE BRIBERY INvEsrlsATIoN

p'o'"ins ior the investigation of the charge
oiprioery, made by Assemblyman Ridley, wasl
amended to include all similar charges, Tbs
committee met last evening Ridley was not
present at opening of the session, and L.
A. Carpenter made strong effort To
secure ala adjournment This failed snd vol
untary statements by members were then I,
order.
Hiram Sissions, member of the assembly
stated that he had been approached .ast Jan
uary In the interest of Depew, by q man name,
Edwards, who had offered to deiray his cam
pslgn eA penses IN return for his vote In the
made to him,
AS emblyman Bradley then appearsd and
was sworn. He replied that on Wednesday
night Senator sessioLs.met him at the Dele.
lie accompanied him to his (Brad brad
ST, coo for his vote for Depew, after which he he
raised the bid to 81, 600 with the promise of hp
additional ,OtOifDepew should be .lecttd.
Bradley took the money. he says, and after
some debate with himself as TO the b, st meth.
od of exposing the transaction, concluded 10
hand It to 5 eaker Sharp.
At the conclusion OF hradley's examination
Rufus. Psckham, as consu'
Tor Mr, Sessions, demand Il u hearing for his
client in ord, that denial might 10 to IN
puulic with tn accusation.
Mr.. Carpenter opposed this. and wished
Sessions examination postponed till to-day.
tina' ly itwas agreed that Sessions should max o
a voluntary stutement-his request TO he allow
first, to ask whether he had not told four DIFF
ferent persons on Wednesday, ana before the
transaction he referret tu took place, that no
intende TO vote fur Depew
The committee met this morning at q 40 n
| III. All the /, embers prosei {. speaker sharpe
was the drst witness called He was sworn
ana sad: know samuel II. bradley; had
an interview with him night before last at the
Deievan house, III my room; no one was pres
| ent except Mr., Bradley and Nj Jon, s, m NJ
| Der of the repuhl can state committee; Brad
| ley and Jones came IN the room toge her an
| Bradley said he had an important thing to say
to me; lie said he had been approached lit
we wh,'n go anu was offered money to vote
iur. Depew; asked HIM If he
mad any, money; he said yes,
he wasgived the money ;then he said he want,
ed me To take IL; lasked him why he said as
chief officer of the house lie preferred to give IL
to me; he said he was In doubt whether to
make statement In the house or in joint COM
mittee: he wanted my advice. and 1 did not
want to give IT; my IMPRESSION IL that he ask
ed Mr. Jones fhe should tell who pave II to
him; ne told me II was tho senator from his
district (Mr. Sessions)' he then gave me the
money and counted there was two
Thousand dollar-three five hundred dollar
bills and ten lfty dollar bills; the speaker
handed over the money to the chairman of the
CUlnullltSs 1 put Tue Hr ntN III tnAU envelCnt
and nut 1t la my pocket; | coun'ed the money
again before l went TO bed aud couated /,
sgain In the mornlrg examined the bills
these are the same bills; they are $500 treas
| ury notes
The witness detailed the number and serle.
of the bills.
Mr.. Brooks moved that the money be depos
| tied with the comptroller, to held fol-
final disposal by the speaker Carried
Mr.. Parsham crossexamined the speake
| tnll tnar toe
did not give Bradley any ADVICE, telling hin
that while did not want % take the none,
still thought he had a right to leave 1t will
me; when took the money ! asked him IL IN
had mingled much with the others; he said h
had not; he asked Jones II he should tell from
whom he had received the money and ID inl
Jones told HIM he ought to; Bradley hen saiC
II was the senator from his di trict (Mr. s, s.
sions): he asked If would recognize him OF
the floor of the assembly next day
he asked when 1t would he done In order ant
Iold him at any time, did not advise him Il
see Mr.. Sessions In the morning; did no
see him sgain TIL / saw him In the house
the room in VIII CHI the interview took place
lers; Mr.. Brady and Mr.. Jones were the onl,
ones In the room at the time, and they stayei
only llvo or sev.n mlnutes.
To er-speaker Smith, OF Sessions coun sell
was at Vice President Arthur's room simpl.
TO receive calls; those callers came on genera
busine the senatorial qu stien was no
spoken Of l spoke of the matter TO Arth
within half an hour; he was the first man
communicated II 20; l did not speak Of 10 Il
any one else that night; Jones Is name,
"Orsini;" he comes from the Cattaragu
district; he was member Of the repubica
| state comm' tee; he is o supporter of Mr.
Conkling, there was no pre.arrangement b
which made the statment II was not m
duty TO do so, but as Bradley said hc gave tn
money to me. believe 1t to be my duty to sa
| the stat emo mt was correct,
The committee adjourned till this evening
BALLorISG FOR SENATOR'S
The joint convention met at l2 m, with Sen
ator Rob rrtson In the chair and proceeded I
vote for a successor 10 Conkling, with the fo
lowing result;
Wheelerl, Cornell ., Folger /, Jacobs
Rogers :, Lapham !, BrsdleyI.
The assembly voted as follows: Conklln
%, Wheeler 10, Cornell IL, Foger !, Jacobs 4
Rogera 10, Laphamt, Trcmalneb, Harris |.
The convention then proceeded to vote I
MI the vacancy caused by the resignation q
Plat, with this result
The scoate vote was as follows. Platt 9, Co
nell 3,Depew,i 4, n lger KernanG.
] The assembly vote was as follows: Platt >
Corne Crowley I, Depew 10, Laphlm
Herman Il, Folgers.
Mr.. Rains announced that he would chan.
his vote from Tremalne to Depe,w ollciin
much applausc.
The presiding oIicer deolNreu trere,wnG !
choice,
Mr.. Hays moved that the convention at
joum.
Senator Foster, on the part OF the senat
asked for the ayes and nays, and tho sena
voted 10 In the affirmative and 20 In tho ne
ative.
Mr., Alvord asked for the ayes and nays
the part of the ouse, and there were 81 ny
and 81 nays The joint vote stood, ayes !
nays II, and til, motion 20 adjourn was u
clarsd lost
Another vote was taken TO Gll Conkllng's v
cancy, with this result; Jacobs II, Conklli
SO, Wheeler q, Rogers II. Cornell II, Bra'll,
4, Folger 2, Lapham II. Tremaine 4, Harris
No choice.
d The committee then proceeded TO vote to
the Plat vacancy as follcws. Plau q, Depc
a, Cornell 0, Herman Is, Foiser ., Crowley
u. Laph am .. No choice.
y On motion Of Mr.. sp,nola the convention q
journ,d Till l0a, m. tomorrow,