New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-03-30
DEVELOPMENTS IN BRIBERY INQUIRY.
FURTHER EVIDENCE OF CORRUPT Pro
POSALS.

Harrisburg. Penn. March 29-The bribery in
,estigating committee to-day resumed us inquiry
into The charges Of alleged bribery in connection
with the United States Senatorshp and the con-
s,do-ation Of the McCarren Jury bill IN the
House. Representative O'Brien. OF SchuyIKlH'
testified that Immediately after the House ad-
,or~,od r. nreve,t a reconsideration Of the Nc
Carrau bill he was told ny Representative Crls'e'
81 Northumberland ;hat there was lots Of money
in the House that day. and that there was Sl'OVo
for sorne one This is the day Mr.. Criste is al
legged 10 have refused offer of $1,000 70 move
10 reconsider the bill.
Twenty-Five additional members were called
and answered the list of formal questions IN the
negative Representative Norton (antrQuay
Republican,. OF Wayne County. testified that
ON the morning Of February he was asked by
Robert Evans of Philadelphia, if he could see
him at his room. The witness said he went
there and was asked how he stood on the Nc
Carren bill Norton replied that he could not
support the measure. because his constituents
were opposed 10 it. Evans asked how much IT
would cost Norton TO put up a fight IN MS
county II he voted for it, and said there was
$1,000 in it II he would vote for the BILL and
offered to go with him Immediately and get the
money. Norton says he refused the offer and
left Evans with the explanation that he would
not support the bill under any conditions.
Evans afterward went to Norton and asked
him to say nothing about the alleged offer. and
the witness replied that he would not volunteer
any information TO the committee. Norton said
Representative Fngler DEM, told him that
Michael j. Costello. Of Philadelphia, called al
his home and offered him SoUO 10 support the
NcCarrell bill. This is in line with Engers
testimony given when the committee first or
ganized.
Representative Hargrave (anti-Quay Re7),
stated that he understood he might have been
appointed on the Appropriations Committee II
he would have voted for Quay. lie sald a Ger
tain official suggested this 10 him before he
came 70 Harrisburg 10 take his seat. but no d.
rect offer was made.
Chairman FOw received a telegram tonight
from ex-COngressman Monroe II. Kulp. of Sha-
mokin denying the charges Of attempted bribery
made by Representative Francis F. Brown, OF
Union before the committee, and requesting an
early appointment 10 be heard. The committee
viii hear Mr.. Kulp at o'clock tomorrow az
ternOon.
representative Joseph W Smith Dem), Of
Clinton the first witness called al the evening
session was asked If a paper had been submit
ted 10 him pledgine him 20 vote for a Republi-
can for United States Senator. Mr.. Smith sX-
planned that before his election Herbert Gleason.
Of North Bend asked him to sign paper prom
Using 70 support the Republican caucus nominee
for Senator II a Democrat could not be elected.
The witness refused 10 sign that paper ana De
stroved IT, He answered In the negative the
formal questions.
Mr. Youngson. Of Westmoreland. testified that
Nlr Berry Editor Of THE LatrObe Clipper and
a man named Covode. of LgOnier, called at his
boarding house one night after - o'clock and
said TO TIE witness that he VOungsom was
poor man with wife and children ana mat II
would Doe worth his while TO 20 to the Com
monwcalth Hotel Mir. Youngson told the Wis
itors that II they did not go away he would
summon the police The witness said no direct
offer was made 10 him by his visitors ana ne
thought that they were in Harrisburg In the
interest OF the candidacy Of Colonel George +.
HUI OF Greensburg. for United states senator;
younrsOn went 10 the Commonwealth Hotel
later and promised Colonel Hufcs friends there
t. give the local candidate a complimentary
vote and afterward wrote him letter WIN,
dra wing his promise The committee aoJouI"eu
70 meet tomorrow morning