New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-05-06
TIE PUBLIC WORKS INQUIRY.
DEMOCRATS STILL CAUSING DELAY.
THE COMMITTEE DISCUSSING THE REPoRT-AD-
JoURNMENT UNTIL THURSDAY.
Inv TELEGRAPH TO TIE TRIBUNE. /


ALBANY, May 5.-The Senate Committee on
Cities met at midnight at Senator Giooss
room at the Kenmore Hotel, and resumed
their preparation of a report on their inyestl-
CATION of the Department of Public WORKS
of New-York Mr. Whltridge's draft of report
was again examined and cOntrasted with the
evidence. Reference was made by one or Tue
Senators to the publication in Inc H@dd VI
Mr. Whitridge's draft. All tho members
of the committee said that they had not furhlSheu
il for publication Senator Daly said that some
copies of Mr. Whitridge's draft had been gwen 10
the Grand Jury in NewYork, and 1t was ms peIlel
that one of these copies had been taken out OF te
court room and thus came into the poS'essoh u '"0
press.
DEMOCRATS WANTING A NEW REPORT.
II was evident soon after the conference began
that Senators Thachcr, Daily and Cullen would mot
accept Mr.. Whitrdges draft as the re-
port of the committee. They urgeu
that an entirely new report be prepared This OPP
position of the Democratic Senators TO report
containing any severe criticisms of Commissioner
Thompsons conduct was expected. 1t was
also known that their attack on Mr.
Whitridges draft would have been made
to any ones draft. They have draft OF their own
which in the end they will submit as minority re-
port This report is of withdrawing
character. The committee members were
occupied for over an hour in slowly read
ing Mr.. Whi1idgc's draft. At al
most every paragraph the Democratic
Senators found fault with Mr.. Whtrdgc's conclu-
sions II was plain from the persistence OF theT
objections that they intended to reject the entire
draft.
VIEWS OF THE SENATORS.
The draft found an ardent supporter in Senator
Gibbs. Senator Lansing also combat3l the
q. ,,,41 o,,I rnfav
certain evidence as proof of MIR. Whit
ridges assertion. Scuao on Daggett criticised MI
Whtrdges conclusions and said he wa
unwilling TO sign the report IN 1t,
present shape Senator Mccarthy took ltue
part in the discussion, but seemed inclined TO
accept Mr. Whitrdges draft if modified in some
respects. At l a. H. the committee were holly de-
bating the report. 1t hadn3tyet been read tArou2h
and it was not plain that any action would be
taken upon it,
Shortly after o'clock Senator CullenmOved that
the committee should adjourn until Saturday might
and postpone action on The report till then.
Senator Gibbs resisted adjournment and
said frankly that he should not meet with the com
mit,ee again TO work on the report, bnt would
| submit one himself. Senator Gibbs said that
not drop of ink should he put upon the re-
! port with his consent. Senator cullen tlcn
! moved that the committee should adjourn TN
! Thursday night. The motion was adopted
V a vote of 3 to +. Tho four votes IN inc alu'il-
five were given by the three Democrats;
senators Cullen Thacher and DAILY, AID
by Senator DagGett Republican. The three ncst-
tive votes were gwen by Senator's Gibbs. Lansing
and Mccarthy The committee then dissolved
A MAJORITY REPORT TO BE PRESENTED.
Senator Gibbs SAID after the committee
meeting: 1--WE shall put in majority
report before we get through with tins
thing not tomorrow, however, but before the
! week is out am senators
Mccarthy and Lansing will vote with wilh
me for the report. Senator McCarlhy
wants it modified IN a slight par
ticular but in the main it Is sat
With WITH the COMMITTEES on Thursday nis4t.
| could hardly avoid DONG that" 1t
was revealed after the committee meeting that
senator Daggett had made violent attack
mon Mir Whitrdqc's draft Of a report. >ena-
tor Gibbs would NOT state whether or not Mr.; Nht-
ridge's dra.t would not be submitted by himself
and Senators Mccarthy and LanNi as their report
lie said: There viii be a PLAIN, statement Of
facts about our Investigation which The pub
lie will understand. The Democrats VIII not
ioin MS IN making a report. They ma We report Oh
their own which they will submit, but as sald,
We viii have a majority report"