New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-02-14
SHEEHAN rs SENSITIVE.
AN INVESTIGATION OF CORRESPOND
DENTS CHARGES ORDERED.
PATHETIC APPEAL OF THE rIEUTENANT-Gov-
ERNOR TO THE SENATE-IIIs APPRECIA-
TON OF CRITICISM OF TIE SQUARE.


TON or CRITICISM OF TIE SQUARE
HONEST VARIETY
Albany, Feb - (SpecaD.-William f Shechan
has lost all patience with the newspapers His
mighty spirit can no longer endure what they say
about him. Their attacks upon him because he
defied the Republican Senate and attempted 10
keep within its fold a Democratic Senator elected
10y fraud hard 70 accept in a Christian spirit.
And then the newspaper correspondents dared 70
look with their eyes and notice him working among
the Senator's to prevent the Passage OF the bin re-
storing to Mayor Bishop Of Buffalo his rl2Jt TO APP
point the Police Commissioners Of Buna< Every
must know that this bill is Mr.. Shcehans pet
aversion. II dcprVes him of his possession Of the
Police Department; of Buffalo ana the opportunity
it at the polls at the coming fall election
"Why is the Republican Legislature insOcntly
striving to restore 10 Buffalo her Home Rule rights
and to take away from me this political power"
This is a question Mr. Shechan doubt has fire.
quently asked himself. Nevertheless Mr.. Shcchaa
making some progress in his efforts to prevent
the passage OF the liuifaio Police bin. ON Thurs
day last he had contrivcd t. persuade four oblig-
Ing Republican Senators TO make pair with four
Democratic Senators who had been sent away from
the city and thus the passage of the iii was pre-
vented on that dav. Mr.. Sheehan always contests
a measure TO the last ditch. and he rcdoubcd his
conversation with Republican Senators about that
Buffalo Police bill 1t was just at this time that
an awkward thing happened Assemblyman Sci
bert one OF the five Republican Assemblymen from
Erie County. publicly stated that just before the
bill passed the Assembly "a member of the Shcc-
han gang met him IN III" lobby and said some
thing II him which ne could only interpret as an
offer of money if he would against the bill.
Moreover as MIR. Sebert frankly stated. the promise
was made TO him that he should pick out his own
Democratic opponent at the next election for As
sembyman thus giving him the chance to name
a weak man. Practically this was an offer of SL'v
in the form Of an Assembly manship.
This statement OF Mr. Seiberts was reported In
The Tribune and other New-York newspapers this
morning and thcreupon Mr. Sheehdn betrayed
great annoyance and some anger Finally, after
he had considered tn, matter for some time he
clearly decided that he had better attack the news
paper men for what they said about him at the
time he was resisting the expulsion of John Nc
Carly from the Senate. Such an attack he per-
haps reasoned. would divert attention from his
present attempt
After apparently fully deciding that his best
way of concealing any capture of votes from the
Republicans would be to attack the newspaper
men. he assembled his pulpit in the Senate Cham-
Der and made the following speech.
its Courtesy | desire TO make short sta temeni.
Since the beginning Of this session Il sens 20
resenting certain New-Yo k Journals to misrcprer-
sent pervert the truth. and 10 deliberately lie with
reference 10 your presiding oiicer. " . .,,,.
He has Vithou, complaint submitted 10 their
disiiK~ Would Soon dsappcar befcrc The 4ppareni
injustice and cowardice Of the attacks But In'
height % these calumnes was reached thls mon,
ng When R for the % OF al" h a
pers published sensa ;!onal and haSe,FS J,iri "a,
connected with certain proposed Bunao IsSlsIa-
iemptibl. manner. that l was attempting mprop-
erly 10 influence senators on this question. .
attacks? VIVA; action could he take to defend him;
SELF against male ana coMaTdce sucn 5 a. r Of
province u cabsl Of news reporters to meet in
for ne
OF whose sole ambition IL TO cave after tn'ii
an honorable name and unb!emishei reputation
Fancy such attacks these upon senators ana
honorable u1en. and then see the audac!ty OF sucn
fe mGdcatSn of the bc laws o. state that
they may attack public men. without justice VI
There many Honorable EXCEPTIONS * iO to mis- ms
York's leading journals and the rural papers as
e and T w. b 80 p NANNY aG
who record in their journals ne pr9cceedlhsS Ol
1h ,n S siye WbS can rahuy say hat have
In this matter acted a. becomes gtneinth sill an
on the floor and who among them viii say ausAt ~
criticism Of my conduct on any 81 ne.e c 30
Democratic and Independent Senator'S II ms Is
"FinaIlv I wan, 70 characterize in the strongest
possble manner indecent. false ana yrnom2us
all these articles which charge me. u'rcls ~ ~,
tempted 10 influence or prejudice inc JrISmen, ~
Senators or members on ms or any o'"'' SUI"
before making This speech NJ sheehan had had l
4
Bnghamton. who Immediately followed me- II''-
tenant Governor IN a few remarks leading w I"
motion that the fair BE- referred 10 the JUDICIARY
Committee with power to taxi some ac'lpn 20 pr
,cct the Senators and their presiding officer rom
such attacks. $780,
senator Timothy DRY Dollar" sullivan also M
hold The dignity Of tho Senate. lie merely sal
however Senator Cantor resented IN" llnIi''
lion that h. had been Conveniently liz hsi ""rh.
The resolution Of Senator OCOunpI :" nave. ~"
newspaper correspondents investigated by IN" IN
ate Judiciary Committee was adopted s'vI| "
publcans were rather astonished nat Kclup.' an
SENATE should listen 50 sympat /" ''
hans wall over the attacks Of Republican R"WT-
nancr corrcs,OnGents upon him because "l H'-
defiance of the Senate when II was atI,"lIhN
70 rTncl John NcCariy from IN" S"nai" No, -i.-
afe Judiciary COMMITTEE met At = r IT, TO- 49,.
TO another speech from Nh. Sh"clirn non nv
prnvaucn AGAINST the newspapers ne "'ii",,i
l,roennt were Senator D'COnnnr me 'iAii 49, i nJ
senators Saxton, Pound, Kilburn p"naIds"h "h'
Parker ,.., .o,in laid bare
his erirfs al the same time protesting hi, ".,
lion for the press ana his liking '0i S''l, SUI" W.,
honest criticism" lie reaI from me mum ~, ~,
Wnrld" anJ "The Tines ~" crii''hS - WI
Ls rhferf.l 'If fhes" charges Ar" lN'' ~ t 1.',
my Dlac. Is not before this commute my I', -,
10 Icf,re 4 court impeachment, hripT" n J''' ~
nv pocrs behind prison bars , 49, o.,,,-,,t.,,,
I, vas decided thai the chairman OF IN" oi'','.'
should offer resolution in IN" S"hdlr ~.
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