New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-04-19
SENATOR'S IRE AROUSED
Az INVESTIGATION OF NEWSPAPER
CHARGES ORDERED.


CORRUPTION FUND WAS RAISED TO PASS THE
r,lI. INCREASING THE PAY or F1EEMEN-
SENATOR RAINES's EMPHATIC REPLY
STATEMENT FROM MIR QrlGG.
Observation-Disclosures coRRrsroN,EN~ crTnE1 1Ei4u%E-J
Albany. April S.-Liedtenant-Governor SaXion
.5,, annointed a committee which is charged
with the important duty of Investigating the
h,~ra that "A corruption fund was raised 10
,ass Tho bill which recently became law, IN
'r.,eing the pay of the hrcmen of New-NoIk
Rut the committee. ii is reported on gooG au-
th1rjtv will not limit itself - an lhNesusa''"
of This one scandal When its members return
from New York next week its members VIII ASK
that the scope of their investigation be enlaI&."
C., as TO give them authority To- learn II any
bribery Of Senators to prevent them from voting
Gov the Ncw-York Police Reorganization bill, the
vsv-York Police Magistrates bill or the Legal
sales bin has been attempted. Thus the inve'u-
cation promises to be Of an interesting ch"F-
acter
Iieutenant-Govcnor SaNton appointed as i"'
,,or,be;s # this committee senators O'Connor
,ruun Pound. Cantor and Parker. The investl-
cation will be begun in NeW-Y1rk on saturday.
7. ,.ss precipitatrI by Senator John Raines. who
arose - a question Of privilege, and sad:
Nv President: l deem it my duty to these soma
80 vim whom have tn honor - 81 L. ny "n''
me- m Win thtr votes ny duty T. myself ana to eyefy
friend have 70 Gail the at'thtion % IN mi shtI
10 an article which app afs nn I'IJi Imimr
in New ork called ihe trfsS, hS iS nh00IlnJ
This article Is h"adel Ioodie [b SS ms Ha IN
iSefsateI. FUemeus hu strike M.Ic ctnaries INA 5 az
I5ortson wan CO. 'Coaetshau and Rants were Lhe sena-
tcrs mentioned" Then follows an edtor'al OF "nGut 3
tOi l,-rr,Is n regard 80 the matter i'm connection
wi,b nv his article 1 wish u call attention aiso TO
t,f I've 81
- - a biu known as the JUDICIAL Sales bill , o,
edeF a9fsiS ths rds1ahs Sd,}r ihis TapeT an am
al loss 10 know what G9uId have pFoip{eI h pro 55-
noSe If possible, to find out In a conNeIsd5to, 5
win ths ibis morning he stated to that
90 90 FAR as he was concerned not during the lrosrgiS
in any manner reflect upon my acton III any par
tjcular IN this Senate and Naue thatt ,.,,b NJ
Qugg in which MIR. Qugg UrGea @ mf pTTSItS'G p 70 IN
vote for two bills - one ,n Wa Trege9s . BIZ which he
saiS saiS a he was personally very anxious to hay
sast asoi ~ because he was under obligation 70 the
q" % cDrtain election / voted Tor that bill and voted
10 forward il in every particular. hut not because
me approval OF the official authorities IN ~
York and Was a matter of justice TO the hrfmen
Nr Culge said there was also another h;I!, III
was the Judicial Sales b anu IN deEafn 80 ~, ~,
h. told me that the eentemen Who W4n,,t, 'tf. ne
sum OF $500 toward his election. l1e aIsG Snin @ IL,
regard TO that bin nat It W3S peIs,T' AMI v
with him that ne b S"Gr.t 2rir5 Of bI. s6oull vote
man man "'o """''' "
~ baya not voted FOR that b in the committee.
hsve MOI voted 10 reuor; that bill from the com
mittee I have been asked 10y no live man 70 vote
against the bill haXe ntrN HI.r ~: - ia
spGcable gfi'itiran AZ M Jisr4s,'r.
~. ql, @ eo, baya 70 cbaracter!zc that b.II to-
VIZ !, Is ~ 6gbt for money between Two rival
orsanzations ana. on the part oc Mr. Quigg to re-
pay obligations involved 10y contrioutots accord
ing to h,s own St"iemen,s' Sl S'3 ~ 10 nv i n1
ma M ,s ateu'1r ~ = ean, his Telegram this
,,orrne ,S.ithir ff.ecn minutes after / read IL:
'"Aibanv April is 1896 TO Hon. George Ha!ncs.
Rochester. ~ y: Examine carefully The Press
article on first page and bring action lor hbei 'H
case Inc statements are ac'loi.aIiIt>- ,t>t.s
perhaps fulfil my duty 20 myself hy that acton,
hut have a duty 70 iuiil toward rN,II ihel!.'I