The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-04-29
THEY STRUCK A SNAG
Why the Voorhees, Committee
Dropped the Clam and
Oyster Investigation.
MANY REPUBLICANS IN IT
Claim to Have Evidence of a
Gigantic Scheme to swindle
the State.

CpectGt To JRe JfTScy Cttg lftUS.
TRENTON, April 20, 1Ss5.-The Senate
Investigation Committee will continue on
Tuesday it's inquiry into the map deal
Of Colonel John T. Van Clcef with the
State. and Colonel Van Cleef will attempt
to explain the transaction. His resigna-
ton as Secretary of the Board of AS
SCISSORS is looked for. and it is intimated
that the members of the board will be
called to explain their 1axity in the mat
ter.
1t is improbable that the committee
will be able to make a final report to
the Legislature at the adjourned session
in June. There is more than sufficient
work outlined to keep the committee
busy at the State House until June. and
the demand from outside municipalities
indicate MANY more weeks work.
SNAG WAS STRUCK.
The suddenness with which the COM
operations of the Delaware Bay and
Maurice River Oyster Association last
week has led to a suspicion that a snag
was struck when it was found that a
thousand or more South Jerseymen be-
longed to the association. and that prob
ing into its affairs was likely to have an
OA AO IbCPo04LNaA go tA0~
section. Irregularities which had robbed
the State school fund of several thou
sand dollars were disclosed. and it was
shown that the association was using its
fund to fights persons holding grants from
the State Riparian Commissioners and to
influence legislation. and had actually
procured the passage of a law by the
Republican Legislature of 1894 iegalizing
all lis i31egal acts in the mast
Republican politicians are criticising
the committee for going into the oyster
investigation. and also for showing up
Clerk Hulme's operations in drawing
monies from the Burlington county
banks for the use of the States deposits.
They fear that both will have a bad
result in the fall election. Hume has
been for many years influential in his
county, and he still has a large follow
ing.
MORE PRINTING INVESTIGATION.
The printing investigation has not yet
been finished, and from the movements
Of clerks and officials at the Capitol It
is believed that the investigation will
rotary of State, Acknowledgement. the
Clerk of the Supreme Court. and the
Clerk in Chancery, in whose departments
have also been demands for inquiry into
the expenditures for the maintenance of
the National Guard and of the Sea Girt
-encampment. The military expenses of
the State aggregate between $22O, 900 and
500, 600 a year. Hs
included in this sum nave been expen-
ditures for building new armories, and
for several years. The Worlds Faic
Commissioners, the Dairy Commission,
an the management of the State Hos
pitals. at Morris Plains and Trenton are
also being Investigated, and If enough is
discovered to warrant it, the persons in
terested will be called upon to explain
suspected irregularities.
Tt is said that the committee has a
theory that there is q gigantic conspiracy
to rob the State. and has discovered com
Siderable evidence to support the theory
The testimony now being Xxx is intend
ed TO lead up to the exposure OF that
conspiracy.