New-York tribune., 1891-10-15
TIE WIND OUT OF PAT1IsoNS SAILS
WIG ATTORNEY GENERAL INVITED BY THE RE-
PUBLICAN SENATE TO ATTEND THE
INVESTIGATIONS.

ta-Hshprc Penn. oct. IA (SpeciaD.-It Is generaiS
conceded that the Republican Senate mas scoreu os
nont against the Democratic Governor ana Ms ~
adv,sers by requesting that the Governor sehu ,a
Acknowledgement 10 assist In the eXamhaOoh VI VII
masses This decision was reached this afternoon anu
gctrouv takes the wind out Of the Democratic sails
oer,rcb a. the extra session called by the "OV
ornor solely with the expectation that The kepuDcs
vrold throw every obstacle in the way ana "olu ho
hermit him 10 be represented In any manner "Hdle'o'
The Committee on Rules, which was appointed yes
I'D. 70 arrange for investigation Of the Auditor
General state Treasurer and minor Philadelphia ocAls
norted tEls afternoon TO the effect that the cases VII
ha hoard in omen senate and the Attorney General VIII
~, invited 10 assist The accused officials VIII be IN
formed that the Senate is about to proceed ana heS
NAV be present with counsel and be heard Inc ques
ton OF admitting and ruling out evidence VIII De gov
erned bv the laws Of evidence The president ol inc
senate will preside. When exceptions 10 the ad
mission OF evidence are taken each side VIII De per
nitted five minutes for argument. after when ule
rresiden+ will decide In case OF appeal from the
nresdent's decision the question will be submitted %
the Senate All Of the men named by the Governor as
capable OF giving information 10 the senate VIII De
summoned. In the meantime the senate Will hoin
sessions every day and viii prosecute vigorously le
examination OF resident witnesses.
Governor Pat;ison is condemned strongly ior per
mittipc his Atorney-General to inject into state
napr political matter of the strongest bias The ad
u,nistration however seems TO regard this as shre"d
political trick.
Mcssrs FOw and Skinner, two Of the three MI
noritv member, Of the legislative investigating
committee that has been engaged in examining
into the affairs ~ the AudlorGeneIaI7 anu
state Treasurer Offices. fled with Governor
Pattson to-day their protests against the preliminary
report OF the majority Of the committee
eed Yesterday Messrs. skinner and Fow dissent from
the report Of the majority for the reason that the com
mitt has not in their Judgment concluded IT, hDo9'
and moro especially because Of the abrupt manner III
which the proceedilgs have been discontinued thaV
imnortant facts have only recently been developed
that the conclusions will be entitled to t'ic "esn''
II is contended that the methods Of conducting 'he
hnsiness OF the two officers under investigation shoulu
be reformed and In the suggestions OF th- uiIoS ""
this subiect they coincide that the state treasurer an"
Auditor General have been derelic in falhhs 10 IT,
ouire quarterly payments and statements LOT oN'''
moneys collected by Bard-ey, tLat the payment 10
pordslev Of $4,000 on December 81. i79o "a' IL
repaI. that the act Of the state Treasurer IN paving
the school warrant Of 100000 before II wa, que
u-as reprebopslle. that had the laws been iarully
vecuted no material loss would have CccuFit. ~ ''
cinsiOn tie minority declare that the .AiII." ~. ~ u
era's conduct Of the system # nerfdhtIIo aPP'i'D
ments has been grossly lneihciehl-