New-York tribune., 1891-04-24

ure Of the nvestiCaton9 No failure would be &C.
Quittal. and acquittal is triumph
What they fear is conviction. Conviction OF what
They fear will be shown that favored contractors have
received contracts against public interests that work
thrown out unless contractors purchase material
favorites unless obtained from certain quar-
res the stone work would condemned and unless iron
obtained certain dealers in iron the iron WORK
would be condemned and unless machinery was bougho
the work itself would be condemned
and allowances held back They fear 1t may be SHOWN
that packed and elections carried as ne
result OF the improper appropriations made Ihey
fear that It nav be shown that all these lines that pone
toward Democrats high authority being pulled.
lead TO discovery fraud and wrong doing on the part
OF officials high in power.
Mr. Cantor-I presume there facts on which tne
Senator bases his statements but that they are only inc
theories Of lively Imagination as to possibilities Am
correct1
Mr. Fsssett- the Senator has that presumption why
this fear OF nvestgation9
Mr.. Canter-Am correct In the soatemenVi
Mr.. Fsssett-I making no charges.
Mr.. oantor-oh all right 1t is exactly what lSs'aUeu
Mr. Fassett--' the Senator's conscience that MAKES
him is matter. The oNher oO''' =.
that will be partisan No"' :" e
name 1nce, who is IL that urges TINS
ohiectio Il exemplsr Of non.partisanship'
tha Ho, ,vd AIN. In language uniting the
d,gn.v NJ M. (3ube rial Office he makes this aceusa-
inn ,r nuh,c veto in communications TO the press
The investigation S Id be non.partisan! Does ~oVerHoi
Hill think the administration Of the Executive once
be non.partisan7 he believe the Administrations VI
the canals should be nOn.partisan9 Has ne ever 1p
oinoA non artisan oicial or a non-partsan comins-
sion4 Has he not always put up the banner upon " ~
read the legend, Il am a Democrat I - '"U
notion Of non-partssnshp99 Has he given us nUifp ~ ~
tisan officers wherever he has appointed them al over
this State7 Is he satisfied with the men ITO uO ~
nont II they administer their offices in noh'pafV's'h
manner7 he expect nonpartisanship ron % t Tho
on this foor3 Does he expect non-paf''SaiaP ,t+ no
majority in other Housel Is 1t non.par'sa " 49,
of
Investigation Is it nonparsanshp that makes nun eo
false statements 10 the newspapers SOou' 80 =.
Introduced and is it non-partlsahsihp Una. ~ .H ~ ~,
and nm amendments here by the bushe ana S
ha vard IN he read on this noor2 Has his cohouet lo
the beginning to the end Of his political career i
that he believed in non-partsansmp' 49, 49, VII
Son.nartiSan Investigations the Senator rom the Ah
osss for He saws he wants just such non'pafusSn
's,,na,,o, as samuel j. Tilden gave in 1879. Why'
Nv President every that commission was anu
canal and selected for that purpose. ]hiS - -"'-'
fsirer committee all things considered - e..ou
Mr. Cantor-Mr. President do not toiiiA UH0 outlaws
intends TO make that statement .,,
Mr. Fassett-I viii amend that by saying antcsnal
ring. 49,. ...,or,s-
Mr Cantor-You need not amend It in that particular
because certainly then you would DC maAins a,o % t
favor Of the canal system Of the State. one was van
Buren, the State Engineer; the other was MI O'i ""N
the other John Bigeow. . . -, .No
Mr. Fossett-I am glad, Mr. President to have the
Senator thus uncolsclOuSy COIIVON nv "NN
statement This committee would not be antcahsl hoI
anti.canal ring. Mr. Laughlin is wellknown lt.nu m ~
of the canals Senator Sloan is another senator oie
another Senator Erwin has always supported reaso"Do
REQUESTS for the canals There is no antlcshal eiee
there Senator Cantor cannot be accused Dy MS mos'
envous foes OF being out Of harmony Win the pree
Canal Ring, and he is on the committee am sio W
does not expect us to believe that he Is not sole !"
reDresent the interests Of his party on that
senator McNauehton is an able lawyer and Will DC OIL
that committee Senator Collins is shreWu ousneS9
man and he will be that committee
Mr. Laughiin-And he is friend of Hannan's.
Mr. Fassett-Yes a friend OF Superintendent hahhshs.
"a that Mr. President, 1 Will wipe out the excuse ol
partisanship as nimsy suCteriGge ike the rev
Now the Senator is strangely ana suudcny hu"Vu"O0N
with his phrase "non.partisan" L think can reneh-
bov,ng heard him denounce non.psrtsan commissions
a. those which lead soonest by the quickest route
most directly TO bargains and deals ana al sors 'oo
berry, And the Assembly the other oay' "heIo sup
nose the Governors power great as 1t is here Whe
hev nroposed an investigation into the census some OF
w friends down there wanted non.partisan comnttee'
and 1 notice page "a Of the Assembly !ourhal, i'
peyo moved that the resolution be amehueu so usU
spccal committee OF members be appointed -FOUR 70
no on the part Of Assembly ana ufee Oh .ne Pai
of tho senate to be known the Joint Committee Oh
remuneration MIR. Deyo's resolution woud nave give,
lust such committee as am ASKING lor-'nIee sVv-
Demoerats and four good Republicans, all Iehuy W 'o
oral and TWO OF them friendly TO the Canal hhg anu
one Of them The personal hend OF the superintendent
Public Works. go - - . oa,,
Does the Senator TO nsnuate that AM 'he iii'
Of any canal rings
Mr.. Fassett-Yes. ,
Mr.. Cantor-I say that statement Is sosoiu'ey anu
unoualnedly false and say further that am !us' 40
much a friend Of canal ring OF any o~'i 'i"s 10 '
have been Of the quarantine ring ~ -
~ Eossott-The Senator must be feeling little SEN
sitye this morning the Senator is the friend OF
the Canal Ring it because he stahds mere aeU
auape with a1nor from the Executive Chamber 10 ue-
Dir and
C,nal Ring Now il he is enemy how nagnanimous
foe he is 20 stand here and be their champion ~ Is
only in that regard do not suppose the senator nus
money in his pocket the Canal Ring or that ne e
ovs onv emouments the Canal Ring but he Is mere
as their armed champion. and therefore, say ne Is INC
friend Of the Canal Ring.
Mr. Cantor-The Senator stated moment ago he had
no charges 10 make against any OouS Ne"O'' nv" ~
there be a Canal RinRf - .
Mr. Fassett-Mr. President supposeu NY LileHu
name Was Jacob. and not All Sin
Mr. Can:or-It IS the same as yours supposc' aulousn
I do not disguise mine. tLaughterJ
Mr. Fassett-The Senator knows very wen u'at IL Is
M, necessary that ring should be corrupt VIII he
deny that proposition Is 1t necessary 1or fhR 20 oc
corrupt7 II so. that would be an mpeSehmel' oi VI,
Tammany Hall Ring. There are rings ana rings anu
whatever canal ring there is and whatever coiruDuo S
ring has guilty Of. the Senator from e Avn ls piO
tecting them from an investigation into
ME- McCarren-Is this corrupt Canal lHhE'
Mr. Fassett-wen don't know rather suspect II IS
Il
boen witnessed on this floor, and the defence you peo
have made Of IT, fear you show when we approach
IT, and the tactics you pursue, from the Executive ei
her running to Assembly chamber 70 prevent H. "ou
or n indicate that it is corrupt and take 1T that u
coyrption is so wide and deep and so broad ana s.
Ionp that YOU dare not committee with nose q
near IT, Iaughter) ,,
NJ stadlcr-Has the Senator any additional evidence
TO what he had week ago}
Mr. Fassett--Some. L have got the evidence OF you
behavior for a week that 1 did not have week ago
have GOT the editorial Democratic "Altahy Union
that I did not have a week ago; L have the sensltlN
soulrinng of some the Democratic press that dd no
have week ago. and l have got the euitoilaI Vi VI
Democratle "Bufao Courier" that did not have wee
AGO have the indecent killing Of Republican sehaoi'
bIns in the Assembly that did not have week ago
have the threat the Executive chamber tha' GU
stenograpnor who paid out SSOoo Oi ms own AUeS ~
k tor the Fassett Investigating Committee, shall not
,aid at all that did not have u week ago; nave III
phrases in two Executive vetoes, showing no" Seh"'
tbe Governor is. that 1 did not have a week ago
-Andt Senator week ago hSo eNluci'