New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-10-28

THE PENNSYLVANIA ANNOUNCEMENT KA
OPENS THE EXAMINATION OF BOYER

THE PENNSYLVANIA ATTORNEY-GENERAL RE-
OPENS THE EXAMINATION OF BOYER.
Harrisburg. Penn. oct o. (specaD,-1t Is unusual
70 coo tho Attorney General Of great state like
Pennsylvania behave like petulant child. Yet that
was exactly what occurred IN the Senate here to-day
Last Friday Mr. Hensel announced that he hau oo'e"
the case against Mr. Boyer far as lie was concerned
and IL was settled that the arguments Of his attorneys
should be heard this morning. Immediately however
upon the assembling OF the Senate the Attorney General
asked for the recall Of Mr.. Boyer for the fourth time
lie was courteously asked by that officials attorney to
state the direction OF his queries and to say whether
they were new and relevant This he absolutely re-
fused to do lie would not say. even. that they were
important or material. lie wished to be allowed TO
ask whatever questions he desired and he seized the
opportunity to make Democratic stump speech, dis
playing abundance Of fl-temper and attacking most
discoureOusly the attorneys the opposite side and
the Republican Senators The Democratic members
aided him for over three hours In his obvious efforts
TO kill time. and declared with unheard Of efrontery
that the Attorney should be permitted to ask
any kind Of question he choose, relevant irrelevant
At the close Of that time the Republicans lost
patience and passed resolution directing that the
order Of business for the day be rescnded that Mr.
Boyer be called and that the Attorney General be
allowed 10 ask him any questions that relevant
material and that related to the time since I've has
been q State OFFICIAL. This resolution not pleasing to
the little politician who rattles around m the Attorney
Generals chair. and he showed by his evident dis
comfure that he really had queries to put and had
simply been playing th part of obstructonist for
political ends. Mr.. Boyer called TO the chair and
the Atorne General put half dozen minor ques
tons him relative printers that had crcpt
into the daily Journal Of proceedings.
Mr.. IIensel said he desired TO inform the Senate
that his next question would fall outside the confines
Of the resolution. and he wanted the Senate TO rule
upon its admissbility. lie wanted to ask Mr. Boyer
whether not lie knew, at the time Of his election Of
John Bardsley carrying balance Of State money at
the Keystone Bank, and whether he made any agree
uent to permit IL to remain there and whether he
knew Of any agreement whereby interest on it was
to be paid to Mr.. Quay Bardsey or any one else
Mr. Boyer said certainly he would answer the ques
ton.
Mr. Hensel said he wanted a ruling on the question
The Chair stated that In his opinion IL entirely
Irrelevant Discussion followed and finally senator
Green moved 10 reconsider the vote by which the
resolution was adopted. The motion defeated by
@ party vote. Mr.. HenScl then said: " Under the
restrictions imposed by the Senate | decline to make
any further examination OF the witness
Senator Robinson asked Mr. B,Ter 70 answer the
question put by the Attorney General for his (Mr
BOyeT's) satisfaction. Mr. BOyer's answer was :
" No. most emphatlcalN / never knew that John
Bardslev had dollar Of State funds In the Keystone
Bank until I read IL IN the newspapers. I In
New York the time Of the failure and read that state
funds were on deposit. | teegraphed friends in
the statement. thinking that they referred to de-
posts by myself"