New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-03-20
Hailed BEFORE THEHoUsE.
coNTITMACIoUS ASSEMBLY CEIl4lhG VII
NESsEs ORDERED TO TESTIFY.
WILLIAM Mem spEER ARRAIeNEp AT THE SAH
OF THE ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS sABoLD'
OF THE WESTERN UNION. ALSO
- nj, ARRESTED.
FEY rELEonApH TO rae ThIouSk.I

TO BE AtstsE%sAfS
trv ,rrronlpH TO TIE TEiouSEsl
- 20 ramiIton Fish, ir., the chairman
~. sn,.u,hI,v' calling investigating Committee, In
$3.50 ,hs Assembly to-day that F. W. Sabold, the local
-. 80 ~. wastnrn Union Telegraph Company, re-
800 A s,rranaer to the committee tho prvace tele-
crane sent recently by John snaith me cehng con-
trsclor. Timothy J. sullivan, one OF tho snn-con-
tractors: Mrs. Andrews, vie OF superintendent AN
49,. ,tbur Hugh Rowe, and other missing wit
e' a. p,sh moved that Mr.. sabold be brought to
-. 90 ,he Assembly and required 10 produce the
ss ,rh,nn,. Of Cattarangus County, expressed
"a. :, tae mower Of the Legislature to compel the
Ss...rn Union TO surrender kilograms. He added
~. =. was in favor of thorough fnvesuga-
ton Of the ceiling scandal out no desired
- .ssssubiy to keep. within its legal rights.
~. uhsnple ttgn complained that the Ceiling In
sssseattng Committee had not finished their work
hesors March IA. Mr.. Asphalt, member OF the
committee In reply said that important witnesses h@n
Al from the State who had remained In Albany as
hing as the Committee on Appropriations haa oharge
a the investigation. AS soon as committee was
nno,nad however, that showed its intention to make
a tborogh investigation they had taken night from
Albany. 60, 49, n,.orohs
IN the bar of the Assembly was then adop'eo ny
unanimous vote The sergcantat-Arms was airecoSo
~ hiring Nj sabold before the Assembly Tomorrow
morning 4.
Most of the Assernblymen were then surprised to
.s., that slynre was another contumacious witness
yho claimed their attention, namely, william Mcal
sr..r The correspondent Of The New-York sun" VINO
bsd refusea TO inform the Committee on ApproptiSoo
what mernbor Of tho Assembly gave hum certain M
formation. The Committee On Appropriations inauo
report on the oontunscy Of the Witness bus Almost
every one had forgotten the affair Judge afoeno,
however Of tat committee called up the report roda
a large portion Of TO the Assembly ana arSueo 'as
Mr. Speer's statements were wrong unfair ana unjust
Mr. Crosby aroused laugh by remarkns tha''
while he would not say single word IN eAone1S~io
ef aThe Sum correspondent, he would IKE % p0anV
on. that Mr.. speer had already been punished
few weeks ago. said Mr.. Crosby, looking at the puts
sor,, ~ Me- Sheer. Ghe was happy, glileless YOUTH
running about here with nothing on bis nina. nov
,ook At him. Marx his sunken checks and bent form
Mr. sneerss face wore q broad smile, and ne ooSeo
IN the best Of health that the Assembly roaoeo M
Crosby continued: Gentlemen, the newspaper mon
are the spoiled children of modern eiviEston' anu
are doing much to spoil them more move "0
matter be laid on the table, oh
Mr GREENE and Mr.. o,Heil, however, were mucn
,noensed by this Joking such an important Question:
.nd nv tba aid of their friends they voted down MT
c,oshy,s motion. Then Mr.. oNcil moved that MN
snaer should be- brought to the bar Of the Assembly,
and be compelled 10 answer the quesuon "nou '""
Committee ON Appropriations had addressed 10 oni'
Mr. Sheehan moved as q substitute thAs Vno "~.NS'
should be referred to the new Ceiling InveSasannS
Committee. Judge Greene thereupOn ACCUSED Air'
sheehsn, his acknowledgements Of having craven on dss
of the newspapers Mr. Sheehan saVeSey repH HsS
that Judge Greene himself had not moved es1 as ,s
Speer until Mr. ONeil had spurred him up 70 maze le
attack AS for Mr.. speers statement that the
Committee Appropriations i neendsa PTSst he
ssids by the testimony Of Mr. Larmon, mSm'et -
that very COMMITTEES on ApproPnaqFSess' n, the now
Csiling Investigating Committee for not havmg prD
cured the testimony Of John snath the ee 1sS MI M
Fish Indignantly, the day my committee was ap
pointed, and have not had the slightest chance
Of hearing his evidence .--s.
Mp ConneIiy assailed the Committee on Appropre-
f,ons and argued that Mr.. Speer Should not DC cot
PEELED TO answer the question. Mr. sheehans me,ioh
fssf the matter be referred 20 the Ceiling inXes'ss
ing COMMITTEES was rejected, and Mr. ONsips mo
ton that M. Speer be required 70 answer INC HN''
tion was adopted. . 49,. s..xs a, tha
IL - sn I'm fse yfs- she seesasss,s
aesE sad taking Mr. 9peer into CUSTODY, ptungsss
him befofe the bar Of the Hopse brt sneaSsr
Snie rnled the rroffer out Of order Mr. GIBBS moved
that ME- speer be granted counsel, ana the n'e"h w"
sr speer was then released upon his paroie until