The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-07-06
VOORHEES, COMING.
The Great Investigator Says
He Will Bring His Com
mittee to Jersey City
NEW FINANCIAL STATEMENT
Another Effort to Be Made to
Bolster Up the Appropri-
alton Bill.
NEW FINANCIAL STATEMENT
spccsal to the Jersey citu Ns,cs.

Sncc;al to thc Jersey Ctty Netrs.
ELIZABETH. July 5, 1S95.-Chairman
Foster NJ Voorhees,, of the Special IN
vestigating Committee of the Senate,
this morning emphatically denied the
current statements that the committee
is about through its work and that the
action OF Tuesday last was the adoption
of an inactive policy which would lead
finally to the dissolution of the eernn'it-
tee.
1.-The Senate Committee" he said lis
not through with its work, and the COM
ments and differences that are current
are not fair to the Senators who compose
the committees. Since last January these
Senators, besides attending to their
duties in the Upper House, have also
been busy with the arduous work OF
this special investigation. 1t was long
and busy session of the Legislature and
the work of the investigation was also
eneumbered with much detail, and it
consumed more time than the general
public might be willing to concede.
A WOEFUL NEGLECT OF BUSINESS.
..When we came together on Tuesday
and our future plans were taken UP for
consideration, we were confronted with
a number of conditions. Senator Ketch-
am was the first to say that it was
absolutely necessary for him to attend
to business He had neglected many
matters that must be attended to now,
and he said that while he would not
shtrlz any duties, yet he knew that he
could not attend many sessions. Senator
Skirm said he could not promise to sit
with any regularity, for he had de-
ferred action in a number of matters
that would now need attention. Senator
Daily said if the committee could see
his desk and the accumulation of work
that was piled on it, they would under
stand why he could not promise faith IL
attendance for the future. Senator Her
bert said that he could not stand the
strain any longer; that he had so long
] neglected his practice that his clients
T! were complaining.
MORE COUNSEL.
at was forced to confess to the same
state of affairs in my Office. Mr.. Corbin
declared he was overworked and that
he could not do anything more until he
had rested, and it was very clear to all
of us that a vacation was necessary"
''Do you propose to do much work in
September" was then asked
yes I think we shall sit in Jersey City
for several weeks. We have already in
vestigated some of the matters that have
] been suggested to us and have examined
witnesses, so that We believe that we will
be able to prove many of the charges
that have been made. Other matters
have come to our knowledge more re-
Gently, and these are the matters that
have been referred to the subcommittee,
which is composed of Senators Daily and
Herbert We named Mr. DAILY because he
lives there and could easily investigate
the information, and Senator Herbert is
also familiar with Hudson county mat
ters and is frequently IN Jersey City. We
have not yet named our special counsel
for Hudson county. but we have in New
!, ark and. he is now in Europe, and we
could not have proceeded there without
him.
NOT FOR PERSONAL ADVANTAGE.
Mr.. Corbin will, of course be the gen
eral counsel associating with him men in
these two municipalities. The Newark
matters are to be further examined by
myself and Senator Ketcham as a sub
committee and we do not speak so en-
phatically for Newark as we do for Jer-
sey City, for so much has been left to the
special counsel and we have not ascer-
tanned from him just what he knows.
The Worlds Fair Commission books are
to be looked over by Senator Skirm, and
then later by myself and Mr.. Corbin.''
What do you say to the statement
that has been made that the action of the
committees in taking a long recess and
appointing sub-committees has per-
sonal political significance?"
'eThe personal fortunes of the members
were not taken into consideration" was
Senator Voorhees, reply 1.-THE need of
rest and the need of cash was the only
oe +1,o
committee. It is unfair to me and to
Senator Daily to charge that we are go
ing to use the sub-committeeships for
any political adv, atage. If wanted to
use the committee to make political
friends in Essex, I could certainly do it
more by keeping the committee active.
than by inactivity, for the delegates will
all be chosen by the time the committee
again gets to work. I have not nor
would use the committee to further my
personal interests, nor would any mem
Der of the committee. It is certainly
foolish argument, and is annoying, be-
cause of it's unfairness.
NEW FINANCIAL STATEMENT.
"What have you to say about the gen
eral criticism made on the work of the
committee. and particularly the Appro-
priation law?"
''The committee should not be charged
with everything. We proposed more
than was enacted. There were some
things that were not favored by the ma
jority of the Senators and we had grace
fully to assent AS to the appropriation
kaw, it is all foolishness to charge that
st increases expenses. Figures can be
juggled to produce any effect, but we
are having prepared statement which
deals with every detail, makes compare
sons and shows just what will be the
condition of the State Treasury at the
end of the fiscal year. 1896. 1t will be
a document that will tell its own story
and will inform every citizen of the
State of what we did in very plain
derms''
T0DAY'S BIG EXODUS.
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