The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-02-10
EBIE WHITEW
Assembly Gives Him a Ger
tificate of Good Char
acter and the Mat
ter Ends.
ALLEN ALONE NOT BUNc0ED
Messrs. Murphy Bruder and Benny
Help The Republicans Weld
the Brush.
ALLEN ALONE NOT BUNC0ED
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Especial to "The Jersey city News"
TRENTON, Feb. 10. 1S9S.-The Repub-
licans of the House succeeded very well
yesterday in inveigling one or two Demo-
Gratis to help them w%hitewash Mr.. Ebie,
and the whole affair wound up yesterday
afternoon in a sort of love feast. Every
one ave everybody else a certificate of
good character and instead of ~censuring
Mr.. Ebie for his attempts to obtain sub
scriptions from the old line building and
loan associations on the plea that the
committee appointed to investigate the
get rich quick could get no money
from the State and needed some to pay
their expenses stopped little short of de-
claring that what he had done was the
best thing to have been under the cir
cumstances and he was a paragon of
legislative virtue and nprightness any
how.
AT the afternoon session Mr.. Ebie APP
peared, and after the House had trans
acted some regular business he arose
and offered an explanation of how he
came to send out the letter or circular
| which had proved to be the cause for so
much in the forenoon. He
recalled that when the resolution Tor
the appointment of the committee was
first offered by him. that he expressed
his anxiety that the expenses should be
| as light as possible. He felt satisfied
that the work of investigation should
be undertaken only with the bare ex-
/ pense of paying for a s~tenographer II
one was deemed necessary. Since then
a number of people haG called upon aim
with reference to the matter and mani
Tested a. desire that the investigation
| should proceed as soon as possible. he
found that one or two expert accountants
would be needed. that subpoenas would
| have to be served and room rent met
| Acting upon the advice of some people lh-
| terested in the old line associations, ne
| had consented to receive contributions
| toward the payment of expenses. In fact,
a aymen of all necessary expenses had
| been volunteered. 1t was then that the
| idea. had occurred to him to have the
| circulars issued. No one was responsive
| for that action but himself. He had acted
| In good faith and had no intention what
| ever of wrong-doing. In view OF the
| criticism to which he had subjected him-
| self in his promotion of a merator1ous
| object. he rendered his resignation as
| chairman and as a member OF the COM
|. mittee.
Messrs. Aflen, eoie ~
| followed with their designations. A mo-
| ton to accept them all was then adopted
Mr. Bel. the other member, did not re-
sign.
Mr.. Gdedhill then moved that the Speak
or fiji the vacancies on the committee.
Mr.. Allen moved to lay the motion on
| the table. which was negatived.
tn bie .aanosition TO the appointment OF
a new committee, Mr.. Alien ASKED VIVA.
had occurred. By the dlsclosures d
member of the hao nen
smirched. Contributions mao peeH soiSi
new committee could not be received WILL
favor. He commended that no ihVesesa-
ton at all was necessary II there Is any
thing wrong with the ASSOCIATIONS ~ ques-
tion, the Legislature had afreneoy iei
the evil. 1t could pass a Dill "n.sa
would put a stop to all wrong aolhs. ~
State of New Jersey is aple 10 pay an is
own expenses, and contributions from
other sources are not required 1t Is d
misdemeaner to obtain goods by Iaise
pretenses, and if those building ana roam
associations referred to nave
JldC 0ileIlSe, tiiCy SoNAN -
the ordinary way.
Mr.. Gledhin insisted that a new conf
mittee and an Investigation was neces-
sary, and he trusted the House Woaio
agree to his motion.
Mr.. Porter said he had not thought that
the matter would take such a shape as It
did. He had hesitated to believe that Mr..
Allen, in referring to the matter and i'll
Offering his resignation, would have
stopped so low forsthe purpose of making
political capital by casting aspersions
upon Mr.. Ebie. He ernphatically stated
that Mr.. Ebie was without smirch. He
asked what is this great scandal!-tne
supposed bribery by some corporations.
What a terrible thing indeed And the
charge was limited to |Mr. Eole alone. tie
told Mr.. Alien mat ne ald not know Nj,
Ep1e, or ne Woula not nave mace such
disparaglng remarks concerning hlHl. MT
Eple was actuateu py d single oesire 70
make an honest ih~veseisatioh ana 70 sefse
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