New-York tribune., 1888-04-19
MR.. Hustled AND MR. CROSBY
AN UNPLEASANT ENCOUNTER IN THE AS
SEalBLY.
IT ALL GREW OUT OF THAT wBETcHED WHITE
WASHING OF THE GovERNoR-WoRK OF
THE LEGISLATURE
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THE LEGISLATURE
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ALRAsY. April 1s.-Governo, Hls purchase OF
grand pano crystal chandeliers. billiard table,
musical clock and other costly furniture for the Exec
utve Mansion in all to the value OF $4,000. Without
specific permission from the legislature was again the
subject of dramatic debate In the Assembly to-day
The discussion was excited by Mr. Husted calling up the
two reports OF the Committee WAYS and Means
upon the result Of that committees investigation Of the
Governors conduct One Of these reports was signed
by Assemblymen Hamilton. Hadley and Latimcr. all
Republicans. They summed up their judgment of the
Governors conduct with these words:
Of The Ss % Is ss SDasn ne Sd S
COMMISSIONER Perry and Superintendent Andrews by the
refurnishins the Executive Manson was Irregular and
contrary 20 ths spirit and Pnposs Of the sysI, acts oi
mlschevous
A majority OF the committee, half Of them Dem
ocras passed the judgment In their report that while
It was not busnesslbe for State officers to take money
for purposes for which they not granted by tho
Legislature, still the Governor was excusable owing
to the fact that the laws tho subject Sere not
definite They therefore recommended that the horse
having been stolen-along with a musical clock crys
tai chandeliers, a grand plano and other valuable
articles-the stable door should bc closed hence
forward by the passage Of a law. The report con-
cudes
business point Of view, when the Legslatu'- makes
should be taken from appropriation and applied
purpose which special appropriation has been
regard thereto and IN ,sg. TO the power; and duties q
uh me viii se the
ssa dsss Of pss r SSc buildings and Of the su
Tho majority report was dexterously pushed after
General Hustled had made bis motion to take up tho
two reports The Democrats unanimously for IL.
and sufficient dust thrown into the air c bowilder
many Republicans to the respective merits OF the
two reports. With Governor In the chair as un-
scrupulous David B. HILL It also obvious that
many Republican members thinking OF tho for
tunes Of their individual bills II they should vote to
accept tho adverse report his conduct of
the minority OF the committee. At the end Of a
heated debate tho majority report was adopted by
vote Of 81 to 9. Tho OF votes in the Affirmative
were cast by SO Democrats and "A Republicans. 1t
was significant that % Republican Assemblymen ro-
Trained from voting The six Republican Assembly
who bad he backbone to vote against tho majority
report Hamilton. OF NewYork: Coon, of Oswego;
Crosby Of New-York: Dlnehart Of Columbia: Latmer,
OF Tioga; and Maynard. OF Madison This decision
was reached only after passionate debate.
A wHITEwAsHING SCHEME FROM THE START
Mr.. Crosby said:
n had intention OF making speech on this
matter, but wish to protest against the adoption OF
one knows whitewashes this entire matter. on the
Monday which these charges camc out a gentleman
this city aas an to ann to
state. He happened to be 10 telephone Office with
crossed and @ he iSdi't heard the following words
Hellol Hello is that Mr.. Andrewsi This is
tonight but tho resolution about tho Investigation
viii 6o all right; h have e seen to that . -. ,n,,o,
that night, but the gentleman from Dutchess tMr.
Mase), over whom the soft tongue OF the gentleman
duced the resolution calling Tor the investigation.
Now say that these facts show that this whole IN
thing. And furthermore, for myeB raise the stand
ara OF revolt % against h tbs & system oh e1 ,eiasnR
we have been following.
CALLING MR. CROSBY LIAR
In reply to this speech General Hustled said:
There is old saying that lie well stuck to is
as good as the truth and the gentleman from New
In the first place never had conversation with Mr..
going to DO sent to the Legislature In reference to
this matter never knew ,, anything . about a1 t In
the theatre that night and told by one Of tho
CLERKS. Any one who says that had conversation
Investigation Is a deliberate and unqualified liar, and
Il any man dares to make that statement outside OF
man to lie about me- don't care whether he weighs
a ton, or is sixteen feet high.
pestigaton considered, should have moved that
he Committee on Appropriations make this lnvesti
nothing to do with 1t. 1t sat, however, and heard
y the testimony that could be presented on the sub
orney General Leslie W. Russell. That communca
ion from Mr. Russell is Included In this report 1t
tstes that Mr.. Andrews did not exceed HIS preroga
ives in any form or shape The opinion Of the
present Attorney General was also obtaIned and It
ho Mr. AndreA merely S paid i'd for the aes
or the Executive Mansion ont OF the appropriation
or m the ma1ntensnec Of the public S1iidngs That That
regularity, and no extravaganza. The chairman OF
he Committee on Ways and Means has asked none none
vote or to change their votes
II was stated that this report was submitted to the
make no more Rreie1pe' for morality for honesty
hn As' ha s my IN ,S @
tGr seventeen year warrants my SAYING that ,s am not
eeons to accept the structures that tho eentlcman
dSn 5 msfS SSy Ss shon b. as Z e
mover attacked him.
The debate continued by Mr.. Enz, Mr.. Mase, Mr.
Hamilton and Mr.. Cottren. Mr. Crosby said that he
would the gentleman who heard the convers alton
10 Mr.. Husted.
PRESIDENT sPENCERs SALARY.
Bills introduced by Assemblyman Hogan are looked
upon with suspicion by the Republican members Of the
Assembly and that representative cannot get a bill
advanced II they can prevent t. To-day he was OK.
Aqueduct Commissioners of Ncw-York increase the
salary Of the president Of the Board to $4,000 year
This has been opposed by nearly ali respon.
sibie persons to whose attention L has been brouSht
Mr. Sheehsn took tho bill TO dsy and scurr!ed around
he chamber drumming votos for IL General
Hustled spoke for 1t. and II passed by tho follow.
Ing vote:
Yeas-Adams. Aldrtch, Bagley Bsucus Blumenthal
bennington. Burns Bush Csshov. W. W.
Cheney Church, Conger Connolly, Coons
Cornwel, Dalton. Dcfendorf, Demarest
Dinehart Endres Fsrrea Finn, Fort, Gallagher Gallup
Goerss Gordon, Gorman Greene, Hagan Haggerty. Has
kell Hiu, Hornidge. Hustled. Kent Mabls. James NJ
NJ artin John Martin Msse McAdam. McKcnna Morgan
Newton, o'Connor. o'Neill o'Reily. Prime Reit1
Rhodes Roesch Rosenthal Ryan Shea sheehsn Sheldon
~ A. Smith. j. W. Smith, Thomas Smith, jr.. p. A.
Sullivan T. D. Sullivan Tsllmsdge Tsdale von Gorder
Wafer Wood. weidner wissig and Youngmsn-e9.
Nsys-Acker. Aspinwan. Brown, Brundage. Harrison
Cheney Clark Comstock Coon Crosby, Davis. Edwards
Frost Fuller Grippen. Hamilton Hughes Hunting
Knapn Latmer Lewis. Mckenzie Plntt and Ssvery-o3
rraSmuch as the Senate will investigate the AQue-
duct Commission, this bill Will receive warm recep-
tlon from that body