New-York tribune., 1886-03-30
MORE MONEY FOR BRIBERY.
IAvE LEGISLATORS BEEN APPROACHED !
A RESOLUTION BY SENATOR low ASKING THAT THE
COMMITTEE HAVE EXTENDED POWERS.
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A RESOLUTION BY SENATOR LOW ASKING THAT THE
COMMITTEE HAVE EXTENDED POWERS.
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ALBANY, March Ex-senator Low startled
the Senate tonight by Introducing resolution to ex
tend the powers OF the committee now investigating the
former relations between Jacob sharp and the New
York Board of Aldermen. 1t asked that the committee
be empo wered to extend the scope OF their nvesga
ton to all cases occurring since the resolutions OF nVes
tgaton were adopted by the Senate where money has
been used offered to binder delay ubstruct the IN
vetCaiion referred to in any manner TO influence
legislation regard to bills measures introduced or
proposed intended to correct remedy the evils COM
planned Of
Hadn't tia, better lie and be printed so that
We can see what 1t isl" senator veddar asked.
Senator Fassett misunderstood the enor Of INC reso
luton and assaed it heartily. lie thought the com
had all it could do II 1t meant TO finish its Work
before the close of the session
This committee has not ploughed single furrow
in the field which it has been assigned" he SAID
ave need the Senators here, and rather than extend
their scope should reduce the committee by the mp
pointment of a subcommittee Of three TO finish the
work"
Senator Low eagerly defended the resolution. "The
committee does not propose to any rambling eN-
petition. We don't propose to include any matters
eXccpt those kindred TO the ones We
charged to look no. such ths offers of money
that may have been made since the resolutions were
adopted This is asked only for the protection OF
tho committee, but order that what it does or pro
poses may not be thwarted. We arc advised and
believe that OF money have been offered, ana per
haps received to obstruct the taking OF evidence and to
prevent the uhlment Of plans. We advised and
believe that the men who bought the Aldermen I'm New
York are now here cndeavOring to impede legislation
They have their information such grounds that theY
think it best to provide against It, that when cases OF
ths kind brought notice they may take PROOF
Of the fact in that they proceed In their work
ard not he thwarted"
The bill was then read again by the clerk, when sena
tor Fassett said he heartily approved it,
The resolution was unanimously adopted The Sena-
tors who members OF the Investigating committee
would speak only the reason for the intro
ducnn o. the resolution. Mr. Low said he had nforma.
tion that money here the interest Of the company
under investigation He would not say that he had or
had not other information but lie left the impression
that he had and he ntmated that effect OF the reso-
luton might be to ntmidate those VINO may be plan
ming Of corruption to thwart the commit
tees project to aDnul the Broadway charter
Another member of the committee limited broadly that
there are persons who viii be asked to testify as TO
offers of bribery.
Can you prove the fact by them that such offers
were made ?"
"I do not know" said he " ] cannot toll what they
will say OATH If they say then what they have
said to others viii he interesting disclosures.
At any rate if have the power ask for it
far toward preventing the use OF money that We now
believe to have been planned"