New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-03-02
MANY sUBPoENAs ISSUED.
THE NEW CEILING INVESTIGATES o
MrTTEE TO BEGIN WORK ON MONDAY.
DANIEL G. ROLLINS AND JAMES G. oAAiN'
MENTIONED AS CouNsEL-GovzRhoh
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DANIEL G.. ROLLINS AND JAMES @. oA1'
MENTIONED AS couNsEI-GovxRNoE
/ HILL UNEASY.
tvpou THE REGULAR CORRESPONDENT or 1hh ih'. =.
Albany March 1.-Plafnly. Governor Hil : pau',
frightened; for his organ here, The Albany his'
TODAY again assails the new Ceiling invesus- 20
Committec, and demands that the Legislature Sasn
~ &C. Investigation and transfer this duty 70 INC
Terocratio Attorney-General What does the ooV-
s,nor fart Was large proportion OF the coiiins
suprour,ation used TO pay his election expon.oo
wbv sboud no DO troubled in mind IL the m'he'
was usedf "a, ...4hnra
II was but a trine in comparison with the huse
corruption fund raised by the hquordeaiers $50
Mr.. Mn toward his election as Governor anu 80
erouslv rn,xed IN nv him with the big contributions
of Grover Cleveland william c. Whitney, "inA',
L. Scott. A. p. German, william II. Barnum e
other Democratic patriots who desired 10 rvro'Oe'
President Cleveland. Tho silence OF the nus".
newspapers during the latter part OF tho rIn,
last fall concerning the wicked acts OF ooVernol
was largely due TO their knowledge thar no naa - =
provided the sinews OF war; for Cleveland |"
rather uneratefuI I'm them. in tho opinion OF MT.
Hills friends, after Cleveland enjoyed the penen VI
the votes purchased for him with the money % N''
nquor-dealsrs, to turn around and assam Mr. hi..
Meanwhile the Republicans Of the Legsisure
propose 10 push the investigation, no matter "noni
it hurts. To-day the Ceiling investigating Comn,seo
held secret session, at which ns'
number of subpoenas were handed the Sergcantae
Arms of the Assembly 10 serve. The witnesses mus
subpoenaed are required to be in Albany on MONEY
afternoon when the investigation VIII formally pes'n
The question Of counsel TO the committee is yo'
unsettled Joseph H. Choate has declined to serve
Clarence A. Seward informed the committee TO-DAY
that, owing to court engagements, no oouu ny
come to Albany until Tuesday evening next As inc
committee desires 10 begin IT'S work carly as mon
day. this makes Mr. Stewards engagement imp's-
sble
Mr. Fish went to New-York this afternoon to en-
gage counsel The men he IS said to have unner
Consideration are Daniel @. Rollins and James Z
Garter Tho committee will hold daly sessions nero
ali next week, and tho Legislature VIII not 70 ~.
session It's members hers hope to mako sSai scfae re-
perhaps finish their Work pelore mo Lcsis"'
When the members of the new investigating Com n
hold secret session, none Of them noticed ma "a,
big armchair IN a, lac corner s,x.,d
The had II. S.ros back wh.rs sind the anxious
Investigators sat around table. The committee hsa
gotten some distance along in fits deliberations wnSn
boot in the corner under the chair. His suspicious
were heightened when he observed the tips OF Iou,
fingers working nervously up and down. BE whspeloi
his suspicious to the other members Of the committee,
and IL Is said that they made combined rush Tor ne
and the chair and fell w'shf1lly upon I s"t ara
not make any outcry attempt 70 hang back whsn
deputy sen geant hurried him toward the cocs
T. was ;oyn 70 Sses Wss o fact S he Assembly
men were in such haste to get at him that ,hey So
man was Lorenzo r. Locke former member Of me
Assembly and osers that no wss only visitor ns
Capitol who had beon overlooked when inc commseso
wont into secret session. However, IL caused consia-
ershie excitement for some time tonight, because
people were aware that the committee were consiooc
nd inc was important that the matter should DO kept
secret until the subpoenas were served