The record-union., 1891-02-05

to let him know if he was aware of money
being necessary to pass the bills. 1t was
not likely he would go around among
newspaper men and inSinuate that money
would be necessary to pass the bills,
while he was laboring without money to
get them through.
Witness did not say that the present
Assembly would not pass the Lords
Prayer unless paid for it. That express
sion must have come from his friend, the
Tribune correspondent.
In reply to question by Mr.. Cannon,
witness said they had talked confiden-
tally about the matter, and he (Camron)
had never minated to him that money
would be required to pass the bills.
ANOTHER CORRESPONDENT ON THE RACK.
Mr.. Older, the Post correspond
ent, was shown an article in that paper
He said he had brief conversation with
Mr.. Glasscock at the Golden Eagle Hotel.
Witness asked the latter for information
regarding the electric railway bills, and
the statement in the Post was substan-
tally what passed between them-not in
the exact words, but to about the same
effect.
Witness said there were more or less
rumors in the air about ''boodle,n but he
knew of no member of the Legislature
being implicated. 1t was the talk of the
lobby that the boys We're holding out,
and that someone had to come up with
the sack in order to get the bills
through"
He had never known Mayor Glasscock
before he spoke to him at the time men
toned. The latter did not say the AS
semblymen would have to be paid to pass
the bills, but that was the idea conveyed
that ne got from him and from II CONVEX
sation with Mr.. Squires of the BGiietEa.
ABoUT TIE ''LoRD's PRAYER"
MIR. George ID. Squires, correspondent
OF the Bulletin, was the next witness. He
testified that he had a conversation with
Mayor Glasscock in the Golden Eagle
Hotel few days age, in relation to the
electric railway bills. The Mayors
statement to the committee was sub
stantially correct version of what
passee; between witness and Mayor
Glasscock.
hlr. Sqrires said it was the peculiar &C
ton of the Assembly on the bills that
had given rise TO the impression
bly,. He was impressed with the
idea that Mayor Glasscock was of the i'm
preston that money would be necessary
i'll order to pass the bills; bat he did not
say that any person had approached him
with corrupt proposition. 1t was
witness himself who said to Mr.. Older
that the Lords Prayer could not pass the
he may have conveyed the idea to the lat
ter that MIR. Glasscock said it. 1t was en-
ploycd 10 illustrate witness own views
as to the hopeleSsness Of the case.
In response to an inquiry by the chair
man, witness said he had heard some talk
OF their being an inside organization, or
ring, OF AssemDlyiuen who We're to pull
together, bat he had heard no names
mentioned.
Replying to Mr.. Shanahan, witness
said he believed that some OF the Assem-
nlynlen who voted 10 reconsider the cleo
trio road bill aiter it had first been passed,
did so from unworthy motives. He had
heard it said that the reconsideration was
! for tle purpose OF enabling certain NUM-
hor OF -lssomblymen to show their power
III That body.
/ SIR. OLDER AGAIN.
Some further questions were asked of
Mr. Older i'll regard 10 what Mr.. Squires
| had stated TO him in regard to the lattcr's
conversation with Mayor GlaSscock, but
nothing new was elected.
I IN regard TO Il subsequent letter pub
l!shcd in the Post, to the effect that it was
apparent the Assembly had no desire, to
press the investigation, witness said that
was an Impression he had gained, from
his own observations and from hearsay,
but be WAS now satisfied the Assembly
would investigate the matter.
Will TRY AGAIN.
Chairman Gould then adjourned the
meeting, saying thai the committee would
assemble again this evening, in the hope
that Mr.. Camron might see fit to divuige
| the name OF one ofti,e men who demanded
money from him under the pretense of
influencing votes in the Assembly. He
thought that Mr.. Cannon owed it to the
Assembly to expose tie man.
Mar. Gould further said that this ex-
posuro might clear up certain other mys-
ferrous ruinors that came from unknown
| sources, about an alleged ring in the AS
scmbly.