The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-01-25
PRESS CASE AGAINST HOOKER.
ASSEMBLY INQJTRl' NI0 THE
CHtRGES NOT LIKELY.
judiciary Committee Takes IN the Jus
Toes letter. hut Defcrs Action for
hReel. Plan 90 Take tho Matter
From NiXon's Hands voted Down.

judiciary Committee Takes In the JUS
Toes letter. hut Defcrs Action FOR
hReel. Plan TO Take the Matter
From NiXon's Hands voted Down.
ALBASY, Jan q Indications point
strongly to an invest igution OF the charges
against Supreme Court Justice Warren b.
Hooker. It looks very much US IL the re-
sponslbility OF deciding will he placed upon
the Assembly.
The Assembly Judiciary Committee held
it's first meet ing this afternoon and the
majority of the committee favor recon-
mendal ion TO tho Assembly that an investi-
CATION be held The letter sent To Speaker
S. Frcd Nixon and read last night was
turned over TO the committee which con-
sidered the matter in executive session
for two hours. When it's session ended
Chairman Fish announced that there would
undoubtedly be an invceti CATION, but that
"a weeks delay had been taken in order to
consider what sort Of u resolution the com
mi',ee shall report.
Another question considered was whether
tho committee itscp shall conduct the M
ves,igation or dele gate the work TO sub
committee or a opooial committee to he
appointed by the Sp2aller.
lie session OF lNt JIVltluiN oilltnlil'f
was NOT a love feast by any means, and
what gives rise TO frhcr belief tonight
that there will be an investigation was a
significant action OF the majority OF the
committee.
The suggestion was made that the matter
Of an investigation be referred to the Assem-
bly, Ways and Means Committee. That
body is presided over by Majority Leader
Rogers, whose action in voting against the
Coke resolution and in favor Of the Fleisch-
man resolution marked him as being opposed
10 An Investigation.
But the suggestion was so promptly
voted down that it was deemed unwise to
make any further subterfuge. Indeed the
committee considered n plan whereby
Speaker Nixon would be prevented from
exercising any power In the matter. This
was nothing less than that the committee
recommend 20 the Assembly that that body
elect special investigating committee.
This would be slap at the presiding officer
and would be considered dscourtesy,
and viii not be done.
II an Investigation is ordered il is believed
the judiciary Committee will have charge
Of IL. Friends Of Justice Hooker make
no ooncealment OF the fact that they are
not at all pleased with the turn affairs
have taken Assemblyrnan Perham New
York city is understood to have been one
OF the most vigorous in demandin that the
charges be investigated.
II Is expected that before the committee
meets next Tuesday afternoon every MEM
Der will have had an opportunity to read
the testimony on which the State Bar Assoc
cations sub-oommi ttee acted.
No one could be found this afternoon
who was opposed to acting on Justice
Hooker's letter. Although the session was
an executive one, AssemblymAn Wade
the counsel for Justice Hooker, entered the
committee room IL was explained that
he simply visited the room TO ask favor
able report on a bin introduced by him.
One belief that ia held by many OF those
who are acquainted with the political situa-
ton ia that the leaders we're pretty sure of
the future before Justice Hooker wrote the
hotter asking an investigation. Speaker
Nixon Is the Assembly. he comes from
Hookers county and is close friend of the
Justice 1t would not DO hard for him To
pass the word along that the matter should
not be investigated, and that would end it,
according TO the belief Of many. They are
inclined TO think that this had a great deal
to do with the writing OF the letter
member Of the judiciary Committee
said. My opinion is thar Hooker was
informed that unless he demanded an
investigation one " Guild have been insisted
upon by the Democrats and some Repub-
licans in the Assembly, an well as by the
Bar Association Of New York citv. II
they thought by referring the letter to
the Judiciary Committee that it would be
throttled. they made a mistake, 1 think
for one will not vote TO let it die
If they want to throttle il on the
floor in the Assembly, all We'll and good,
but they can't put that responsibility on
the Judiciary Committee. The matter
has gone over until next Tuesday II two
weeks from tomorrow q report il not made
to recommend an vestigation, l will make
the motion myself that the committee be
discharged from further confederation of
the matter and that the Assembly at once
take action in the matter
Chairman Fish of the committee said
As long as the man wants TO
to be invest gated glIess we had better
comply with his request, and find out all
there is IN the matter