The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-02-18
WHERE ARE THE SENATORSi
OWE or TENN SAID TO HAZE BEEN
ar IHE lRIOS RAIL

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For the informant OF Inspector Williams
and others who visited the Fifth Avenue Hotel
last evening and couldn't find out anything. IL
IL here mentioned that the Senate committee
appointed to Investigate the Police Depart
ment OF the city OF New York ha. either been
lost in the shufle or IL attending to duties
elsewhere
Speaker George n. Malby was at the hotel.
but he came to New York only because he
couldn't get to Ogdensburg. The snow storms
west and northwest Of Albany cot PEELED 4 good
many Republican statesmen. like Mr.. Malby.
to come to New York and attend the Arion ball
Senator Lexow OF Nyack. the town OF milk
and fruits and the Rockland Female Institute,
was In town for n few MON ents. but he hadn't
the rem otest notion when the Senate Com NIT
tee. Of which he lie Chairman. Is TO tackle the
Police Department OF New York He was all
alone. he said on his present visit senator
0Connor, the statesman OF the ChcnanE' !;
Senator Robertson. who rel resents the soap
and candles and hosiery industries OF
Westchester: Senator Pound Of Lock port. who
says there are more locks In the Erie Canal up
his way than there are towns in the State. and
Senator Saxton, who speaks for the -four mills
and Sc " mills at Clyde. were all absent yester-
y
are convinced that they saw him at the tall.
This Republican senate committee. ap.
Of New York. was, according to the resolution
OF tho Senate. to report its findings to the SEN
ate on Tuesday next This was the original
The committee has authority to extend the
time when It is to report. but even with that
there is nothing in sight. DR.. PsrEhurst. il was
aseertainsd last night, is ready to turn over to
lions reesissd By him. but @T. IeSow and 81.
friends on the committee are looking sduint-
cert john ". Con as one Of tie associate conn-
sci and they are ready to accept any counsel
Wss learned sSatches Smith f% snd his
friends Of TIE ChSTee Who have aye. the selection
%h.efsr II. Pscths% The latter ssnils ss%
declined to entertain the proposition, OF Mr.
President Clcvelsnd's nominee ior, Associate
Justice Of the supreme Court OF the United
Peckham to represent the Chamber Of Com
msse Rs. s. 81
10 no prospect ahead that the authorities at
Sus e Is % Sa
mere and Dr: Parkhursts society will be
or n.sDps the ssss
ysnuld 'ssye gratis One OF ex-senator Platts
Unless the Chant Der Of Commerce people
and DR.. Psrkhurst come to the front and help
Senator Lexow and his fellow committeeman
on this investigation the Democrats aud Re.
publlcans OF New York county will understand
that fractional drive has boon made at Mr..
Plat
Tho Tioga statesman has all along wanted
an investigation Of the municipal depart;
ments In New York. but IL was his counsel
that unless sutstsntial evidence vas forth:
come to New York to be made the laughing
stock OF the Dom ocratic PARTY Of the State.
When the Chamber OF Conn cree Insisted on
an Investigating com mittee Mr.. Platt's friends
in Albany said All right" and q committee
was appointed. and this committee comprises
as honorable and upright Republicans as any
In the Chamber OF Commerc. and tho Union
League Club. There has been no criticism OF
single MON Der OF this committee. and yet the
committees IL left IN the lurch hecause DIR;
Parkhurst and the Cham Der OF Commerce and
the Union League Club have not sui Stimulated
their ements that there was evidence to
ment OF New York city. There may be evil
dence forthcoming. but 1t will not be from the
sources that dema ed this Investigation"