New-York tribune., 1885-02-18
MIR EDSON'S MEMORIAL.
.rpv,NG LEGISLATIVE INVESTIGATION.
.s,,,xc TO HAVE HIS CONDUCT AS MAYOR IN
oUIRED INIO-ALBANY MArrERS'
inv TELEGRAPH 10 THE TRlBUNE.l
v Feb. 17.-Ex-Mayo Edsor


my TELEGRAPH THE TRIBUNEl
A,p,Ny. Feb. 17.-Ex-Mayor Edson OF
NewYorl struck back at his accnsers to-day ho nau
s, Twas iutroduoe memorial in the Assembly, "sA'ie
for AN Investigation of his acts as Mayor esPeo''
The last month OF his occupancy OF the oln'0 -
sembly Judiciary Committee now nave unool 9.~
ton resolution introduced by MI IVES WA'on So.
the committee to report on the auV ond
oatinz the conduct OF Judges Iru@S' Anoio"s o. o.
En- in tssuing injunctioas against Mayor h"Soh'
THESE inlunctions, 1t was charged were lSsueU o'
nnrpose of preventing the removal OF liupeEt w. %
con from the office Of Commissioner OF fuoIc VIZ
A. rdson MAINLY desires to have the Assembly i'es,
1ate the two matters which are 50 lh'inia'''' 80
Misconduct and that OF the judges AT lho s"1e
p, b,s ,,omorial Mr. Edson rec!tes all the crcuh'
of the contest between himself ana INC P1 ue
,yare endeavoring to prevent TnoihpSous b,s
Also describes in sdetal ithe aouoh ol '0 ossor
N,sr.eard Of The injunction not to nomhatea ,
TO Thompson, aud MS tr''i al"
nant for this act. - ,ros
TN reenee for Issuing the injunction, he says was
mn alleged agreement betweenth the undersigned "n" mo-"
hsrs of the Board OF Aldermen or some otaor PoiS"
N mako unfit nominations This pretence ne peieNo ~
have been feigned for made an agreement "n
anv neron To make an unat appointment 10 elVae Vi
these Offices, or any other corrupt or improper %
ment whatever In relation 10 any honinauoh OF app0
,oent 10 Office Tho real motive OF the ipuhc'io"' 10
leyes was to give the appointing power u LIS
There were as he believes and is informed other MAJ
rctices in the issue and service OF the lnJuncIon'
wbicb however he has no means OF pro'l"s "i'"O''
onthoritv from the Legislature. He then ASKS lho
Isgjslature as direct representative OF tno pop' "
inouire into the truth OF the statements coh'"io "
the memorial and into all the circumstances oi 'ho M
function and the nominations and appointments 10 o
and TO take such action as the Legislature may deem
most fitting. .x
Mr. Ives when he submitted the memorial said II
herewith present memorial from ex-Mayor FfahAIin
Edson OF New York. in which ne asks that MS name
included I'm the list OF men in NewforK whose oohu'
the Judiciary Committee may advise us 10
"would you grant Mr.. Edson's request ~ inquired
Mr.. Hubbel. ,,,,.
"Iwould not" said Mr.. Ives, because ooh 'iihh ~
The duy OF the Legislature TO investigate the deals pe
tween Mr. Edison and the Board or Aldermen Inc
BOARD OF Aldermen have lost their power OF cohnfma
ton therefore guidance for the future wonIu oc
eained y investigating their action Mr. Ives IL Wouu
seem Is willing to have the County Democracy Judges
Investigated yet ready TO have an inquiry CON
eernng the Tammany Hall members OF tho Boaru oi Al
dermen Several numerously signed petitions were re-
oeived from New York asking tho Assembly to lnVesu
gate the conduct of Judges TruaI Andrews ana beah
Asssmblyman Cantor introduced bill aboishihs I'M
prisonment for the payment Of fines and penalties
imposed by courts martial The bill is intended to pre-
vent the Imprisonment in Ludlow Street JAN OF lnper
eunious members Of the National Guard.
The Assembly approved Senator Thachers resoInuon
asking Congress TO pass tne DHl Putti"t NN'0''N
on the retired list Only Mr. Felter OF Rockand Voted
against the motion.
Mr. Iyes's Di to compel the elevated railroad COM
NAMES Of NewYork to pay their taxes p Newfork ana
not An westchester County opposed by the thTee
representatives OF that county, Messrs Hused Johnson
and McClelland. they arguing that 1t would De
unjust to deprive their county of the money Mr. Ives
and Mr. Howe argued that the companies had moved
their chief Office from York to WestcheS ter County
with the intention of evading taxation. Mr. Haggery
said that by trick the elevated railroads had sa'ed
s1 800 900 in taxes by simply refusing to pay them'
fghng the matter the courts, and now by another
trick they trying get sti larger sum OF money.
The bin was finally ordered to a third reading
Senator Dagge tts bill authorizing the board OF trustees
of the Brooky Bridge appropriate the Income Of tho
Bridge 20 constructing TIE aTchways into storehouses
and also to tho Bridge free TO pedestrians was
ordered to a third reading. ,,. ., co-,,n,,+o.
The following bills also considered IN t
NJ tho Whole and advanced third reading ana Passu
Assemblynan Barnun's bill legalizing the serVic @ oa ~
captain VI ,le port and harbor- masters "hv the
duty in 1sS3 and giving them slahans ,rl o,,oc6
Court OF Caims and Assemblyman HOEes Vai "a cI,hs
ing the law tho incorporation OF ~ 1unNer
80 ms TO authorize an increase OF decrease ia '-'0
OF their trustees s., 90 q
Afr Iacohs introduced bill which was ordered 20
,bjrS peeIi~g Inv unanimous consent increasing the
sa1TtS f n1iee Justices Kings County from SS9VV
- - 400 wear Mr. RObb re-introduced MS phl OF dss
80 amending the authorizing the formnlon OF cor
norations to operate railroads In OIelSh couHio9 "
several renonstrances against the ETceoOm OF oi-
ship bin were presented, including one rom hlngs
COUNTY signed by Bishop ttleoan the Rev. Dr. SIors
and 5000 others.