Evening journal., 1895-05-16
MORE BRIBERY CHARGES
Two Other Assemblymen Said
to Have Been Indicted.
MR.. VAonERoN WILL SURRENDER

Important Legislation.
ALBANY, May Sit was stated by Sen.
ator Coffey of Kings that two indictments |
have been issued against Assemblymen |
Campbell Of Kings and Sohoepfiin Of Erie |
IN connection with Mr.. Campbell's ice |
bill by the grand jury Of Albany county, |
and that warrants are out for their arrest. |
This Is the Same matter which the Nach- |
eron Indictment applies TO.
Both members were in their seats yes
torday afternoon Mr. Campbell said: " ]
know absolutely nothing about the affair
Personally am entirely innocent Of hrib
cry or any attempt to bride members and
my only connection with the scandal is in
the introduction Of bill which appears to
have been the underlying oause 1t is a
good bill, and l have sanguine hopes OF
its being reported by the committee on
rules ana passed l have heard of no in
dictment against me.
Assemblyman Schoepflin said: " can't
conceive how such a statement could be
made / am not on the committee, and /
do not associate with Mr. Vaeheron. |
had no connection with the bin whatever.
The thing is preposterous.
MIR. Campbell Explains.
The latest feature in the bribery story
was enacted in tho house whom the intro
Queer of the leo BILL Mr. Campbell sent
to the desk the following statement; 1T
has been said in the press that the friends
Of the introduoer Of q certain bill, mean
ing my friends, agreed to kill the bill for
ST. 600
This is absolutely and unqualinedly
untrue. The only friends / recognize in
Legislative matters arc the people ] repre-
sent / deny that ! or any friend of mine
over made any such representations. The
bill was introduced in good faith and was
strongly advocated by the Albany Civic
league, in whose behalf DIR. w. o. Stillman
appeared before the committee, showing
by aflidavits the impurities in the ice in
the section indicated by said bill and tho
dangers TO which people were exposed who
usod the ice cut In such localities Thero
were also presented before the committee
resolutions adopted by the Albany Med
ical association showing that ice cut near
the outlets of sewers was impure, unfit for
domestic purposes and detrimental to pub
lie health.
AS large amount Of the ice cut in
the upper Hudson Is used in the city Of
| Brooklyn, advocated the bill. deeming it
to the best interests Of my constituents to
do so
4" ] was unaware at the time Of the in
| PRODUCTION of tho bill that the area covered
was so great, and upon being informed
| that the impure ice was caused by the sew
! ago from Albany and Troy l amended it
so as TO cover those points There still be-
/ ing objections, / offered to further amend
it by having the bill cover those parts OF
the river near the outlets Of sewers, but,
there not being quorum Of the commit
tee present, nothing was done in the mat
ter.
II introduced and advocated the bill In
the assembly and before tho committee t.
the best Of my ability, and am satisfied
from my inquiries that the bill, If report
cd from the committee, would have be
como a law"
Mr.. Cutler oorroborated the statement
Of Mr.. Campbell relative to the bill O.
the charges against certain members made
in tho public press he knew absolutel,
nothing, Mr. Campbell's statement wa
ordered to DO spread on the journal.
vacheron to Surrender.
Assemblyman Vacheron will surrende
himself 70 the Albany police on the indict
mont found against him by the Alban,
] county grand jury on the charge Of brih
{ erv He will be defended by Assemblymai
s First district will 20 on his bail bond
s The Horton antisparring bill was kille
Q in the senate on a vote for reconsideration
; the vote standings Yeas. "A; nays, Is.
I The controversy between the Republica
factions of Syracuse was aired in the sen
ate when Mr.. g @. Coles bill amendin
tho charter Of Syracuse called forth Ion
speech In opposition by Senator Stapletor
q Tho bill was passed
Senator Lexow did not seem to be sal
II isiied that there is no chance for police r
y organization, for in the senate he move
4 TO take from the table the motion to n
consider the vote by which the O'Grad
4 police reorganization bill was lost. 1t wa
n carried The question was then on ti
4 motion to reconsider, and that resulted
a tie-yeas, l6; nays, TO- Mr.. Saxton sal
n that he was Of the opinion that the hi
, was lost, as IL votes were necessary to ca
!, ~ the motion according to all precedent
He therefore declared it lost, and the bi
is finally dead.
AT midnight the Nixon capitol Apr
so priation bill was advanced to third readir
g by unanimous consent, and was passI
- after some debate on the contract featu
a. of the bill by vote Of yeas, 22 nays, 6,
"a On motion Of Senator Coggeshall d
bv drafted mems bill was restored to its orr 3
"a nal form, and it was put on its final pa
IN sage and lost. The senate then adjourne
The house passed Mr.. Brush's bill
the protection Of domestic servants al
employees where a receiver has been a
ia pointed Of copartnership interest So
IN ator Childs bill comforting additional po
M ers upon trust companies within count
:, containing 1870, 600 and less than 600. 0
"a was lost--yeas, 2l; nays, 90. A motion
~ reconsider was tabled. Mr. Ainsworth Sc
up the amendments to the supplement
- supply bill agreed upon in conference q
= they were adopted, and the bill was pass'
The Raines ballot bill was received frS
"a the senate with the amendments Of I
w conference committee. The bill was pass,
M also Senator Parsons Rochester park bil
- Governor Morton has certified TO the /
~. mediate necessity for the passage OF
arv supplementary supply bill without wa
ing for the three days to expire. This
the first oertihcation OF the kind ever 81
to tho legislature. Il Is 70 prevent any
thu lay in adjournment beyond 1 o'clock tod
~ General Increase Expected.
pITTsBURG, May is-The 10 per C
advance granted by tho Carnegie compl