New-York tribune., 1890-05-01
a the thoroughness and impartay OF the investigation
have the honor to be. very respectfully,


Mayors letter. Mr.. Cantor arose and offered "a
resolution which the Mayors stenographer had
brought up in the same package This resolution
was as follows:
Resolved That special committee Of FIVE be appointed
consisting Of Senators Robertson Erwin Sloih' '""'
and Jacobs. for the purpose OF investigating Va w.
stances under which the testimony OF one fatfieA H.
Mccain was produced before the ScnaH committee %,
Cities sitting New-YOrk on ApfH 10 anu I" 'o"P''
the said Mccain to submit proper crosS'e\amha"o'
md 20 afford the Mayor Of New.York an opPorV""N !"
,nnsar and be examined said special cghni1V''
said special committee shall have full authority 70 pt
reputable counsel and report on the matter Ior'n"' "
The Senate ,..,
"Mr President" cried Mr.. cantor hasuN'
"I move 10 amend that resolution by striking ouV
the names and empowering the frcsidehe vi Tue
Senate to make the appointments
This proyoked roar Of laughter az Mr. Cantors
eypense Only few minutes before. ne had
noisily insisted on the wrongtulnesS OF deprlNlhg
the Lieutenant-Governor of the power 70 appoint
the Conference Committee on the Rapid-lrahSit
bill: but in his hurry TO fulfil the mandates OF
the new Tammany dictator, he had neglected
even TO look at the resolution.
Senators on the other side probably find that
very amusing he said severely. But ! take
this action because none of the Senators whose
names are given have been consulted | wish
Mr. Fassett always showed equal consideration.
Acting as chairman of the Cities Committee, al
though not its real chairman, he adjourned the
committee with the understanding that no wit
nesses were to be called until after the Legs-
lature adjourned, yet. in spite of that he hur-
riedlv called il together on Saturday, without
notice to listen TO this witness McCann. Why
doesn't the committee employ reputable c-'lnseI,
Mr. Choate or Mr.. Carter. or anybody you please
who won't bring politics into it?" Mr.. Cantor
proceeded to lash himself into fury of eloqucnce
hc tep's inf in q
up filth" in New-lorll City obvious of the in
evitabe implication, and did his best 10 rob
them of the credit involved in the angry state
ment that they had begun the investigation
without any public call for it.
1T has come at last. said Mr.. Fassett, look
ing across the Chamber. with a bland smile,
the minority leader mopped the perspration from
his forehead. - knew it would. The Speaker
went TO say:
Mr. Cantor. in a very dramatic manner. several weeks
ago challenged Us begin work once; begin
Tanmany department to search it and investigate
II. Well we begun. and they don't enjoy 1t. The
Mayor has been posing prophet Of home rule and OBJ
jectng a State KapdTrans!t Commission Yet Of the
five Senators named in his resolution not one i from
New.York. 0cUnent. Mr.. President j. of the
astounding pieces Of nsocnce that has ever caTac
tezed that young man from the beginning OF his puDIc
career have 10 doubt he did under the judgment
and advice Of counsel under the advice OF The same couh
sci who unbushngy said under oath before our commltc
had advised Mayor Grant when sheriff in contra
Nenon Of Code that ne might without SIN
extOr three years from the taxpayers ana tAo
patrons OF the ShcTiG Office in the city and county VI
New.Yoik. This exemplary public ohciai coheSSe, |''
did extort that money. The proper treatment Z" u''
message that should be returned to the Mayor Win
the reply this senate has confidence III inc
integrity and determined purpose of It's standing COMMIT
Cities. II it has not such confidence I'e ~ "
cha Nse and huni.iate here without mercy. Al ha''
in the slightest o;a forfeited the conhdence oi inc Hs
kinrl i'm is |
commission Committee on Cue TO dismiss
further lstols and let IL b. entered on e minutes
that unworthy Of it, confidence.
What thi, down yonGcI, that he shonlo a." VI,
senate put OF shame OF IT. commuters
this committee done to call forth such an OUT
burst OF sp!enctc anger 20 that letter cohtaheo' 4
Cantor 10 tell what We have done we nave COG
,ecG all those portions Of the constitutions Of every state
and OF their general which bear upon the question
home rule and municipal administration We nave
books for the last ten years 10 coV
every law that has been passed amending or changing or
nlo1fyng OF the charters Of any Of the cities Of th
work helcule1n proportions We have HNeS''
gated the SAcrl's Office with what result every senator
IS familiar We have taken the investigation into the TX
cso Department into the administration OF the Mayor
Office ana Of Hoid Of Aldermen. Up to the nearing
Of r., SATURDAY the warmest rend OF Mayor Grant and
Jlmany Hall been utterly unable 70 ma iiut "''h
the complete fairness which conducted our bus
ness corlnittee docs Try There are no charges
against any There has been none made by t' com
mcs by It's coonsei NJ. Cantor asserts 'n"' 'i'
meeting at which We Examined Nj. Mccain Wa hed With
out notice. The notice IA, printed by every evening
paper in Ncw.York Thursday. II was IN tie morning
paper, Of Friday and Saturday But what notice are We
required sivel Is Mayor Grant on tFiaIl l. Tam
many Iiall tral l. Mr.. GAroy OIL udf rcIaalale
he idea any has rgat to question u abou
:ho notice excepting members Of the commtt"e itself
Notice has aways given. The Mayor has had abund'
ant opo rtunity to appear himself r!sht If ho
wanted TO- hearing saturday there were pres
ent Assistant Cooperation Counsel Bartlett ex-senator
Grady and many supposed friends Of the Mayor We haze
lin "A
oren 10 him and any his friends time to make
any denial they 1T TO make Of any testimony
Il don't want TO pry into the secrets Of the
committee interrupted Mr. Cantor. but when
did you notify your colleagues that meeting
would be held OH Saturday ??
MY recollection is that / notified them on Fri
day morning. and my reply further is What
difference does it make, 50 long as they were
there? The doors of the room are open 10 the
Mayor and never have been closed But IT Is
only fair To say that be does not want to come
before the committee. lie knows those things are
true. Ever since we began the work we have
been told that detectives and spies were dogslng
our footsteps and now his counsel shows by his
intimate acquaintance with our movements that
that statement must be true.
Do you, them mean TO admit inquired Mr.
Roesch, loftily that your counsel does rotate
from newspaper Office to newspaper office peddling
his briefs ,"
Il deny il. But supposing it 10 be true; is
there anything wrong about it? 1ammany Hall
frequent newspaper Offices ana that's about
the best company they keep. ] will simply say
that McCann came on the stand without any re-
quest or solicitation Of mine or my committee lie
swOre solemnly to the truthfulnesS of every state
ment that he made. If the Mayor says il is sin
ply hearsay testimony, he Is misnfOrned and
wide of the truth. McCann sworc that Richard
Croker his brOther-in-law, and at that time his
intimate friend, came TO his store and showed
him "a satchel, which he opened ana which Nc
Cann saw was full OF bank-bills done up in pack
ages There is 10 hcarsay evidence about the
sight OF those grecnbacks, about the satchcl being
in that store Ii is direct personal evidence and
the testimony of the mans own eyes The hear
say evidence was that Mayor Grant had divided
with Croker S25, 600 of the fees o' lis office. That
came from the mother of MS little girl and from
his own wife"
As TO the invitation 10 Mrs. Croker 10 "a