New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-03-23
BEGINNING TIE DEBATE.

When the applause which followed the reading
Of the report had subeided, Nelson J~"aterouiS'
who had occupied a seat near the entrance 10 .ic
room during the proceedings, arose, ana III Ills
shrill voice shouted:
Mr.. President. This clapplns OF HANGS Is IN toI I
my duty raise here point OF olef' or pe ,s
should more properly cay Iues - ~ - hoInd
by n, own laws ard certainly, above any other cnse
in the community II ought % ORGY me m~e u t iHs
lulv established. 1hcle Can be no llstaHe on tns
pont act this whole proceeding has beeh d'soFNefi'
ard / read from the by avs 70 $40" IL. ., ro,rt
Of order / do not understand Judge Waterbury the
point Of order which you maze poo,,,om WIN Judce
Waterbury please state tbs point OF o,qer ch matters
a. us must be left to the committee Grievances
il cannot b. referred 20 Il special CoMhn,tee' IL i
~ explicit ~ anything can be. Article NV says
Whenever specific charge Of fraud or gross unpro
.s.ons conduct shall b. made in Writing 10 the aSsccla
Ton against A member Of 5hc Tar not member of the
as,o laton against person pretending 70 be an ao
ncy or practising Ia ths IuuleaI oi''''
shouts Il decisive laughter. said charges shali ~ h''s
teatd by thc Committee Grievances. o;enewcd laugh
teri
Mr. waierbury--wY all til, laughter ! snppoSs,
tho meeting. like the committee, Is Pa'h'd' nT ,'
Gn, n" p5wer TO IA judg,. Continued nu.mer)
Mr. turtcr-l believe argument il not usually IN
The tialrlai Certainty we cannot debate point
Of ordcr. A. ms !, QUESTION OF order tie 'H'r
Mr.. Waterbury, appear Iom the decision OF 'he
Chair. =, -. 81,
The special Committee be adopted.
Mr. Wateibury-Tne Chair has ove!rul% my point
u order. aud appeal iIun The decision oi inc 'n'
and demand cali of the roll.
Flamen -. Cander-l think It takes II certain mum
Der to rise In Their place ana ask l'f Gaming Oh the
The ChaIrman-well. we will take viva vocc vote
lr,t. All In favor OF calling the rVll VIII say " Aye
There was a storm of Ayes ana few Noes.
followed by great laughter.
stonhen = Nash | am gInilncd 10 1nG That the
members OF this ISOLATION without distinction OF
political opinion have rscl 10 the magnitude of ths oc
"atIiiJe 70 The gentlemen who have acte, on this
committee for the labor they have performed ana INC
care they have taken In drawing up thN ,atemcS 4i
facts and for The conclusions In which they nave united
/ was not familiar when came here with the details
Of the various transactions but have been eniShencd
adopticn | want to add few thoughts suggested by
Judge Maynard, letter as published II Is ohA iot
.he PURPOSE Of abiding To one slight feature WtlCl
he eicrS In his defence, which has not been noticed ny
the committee, and because this feature Is one "nioi'
in some quarters has Grated somcthius IKE Gov
vction I'm favor OF the propriety ol M acts one cS'
cusc that Judge Maynard makes for taking these re
turns from the office of the Controller when they
had reached by mail was That he htd the coi,ent "a
MIR Wcmple rs his client for 80 doing. IL Mr.. Wenpc
was his client and authorized him to take these papers
and deliver Them To Mr. Emans. then II was sufficient
iustilication for him to do 50. think this Is i'm.
port mt We viii al ag.ee thar II a document addIe sal
70 Nj Wempe inc OTmso ,y Ma 10 toe IL rom
the once and dispose of In any way he chose Wuutl
re sufficient Bat rs this report ha, shown WY
clearly these election returns, transmitted under the
seal Of Dutchc,s C0rnty had reached their place OF
deposit; they Lad come by m"il and were IN tn, the
had reached th. Controllers hands or had been
dcd in some way, in the Controllers omi .
nI that be 80 under the law ot the state quoted by
hls commIitccl Would 1t be lawful for any clerk IN
the Controllers Office abstract anv public document
sent there because it had been nlcd It had not
vet come TO the Controllers personal knowledge! such