New-York tribune., 1908-03-19
WOULD PROBE JACKSON.
S4XE HAS RESOLUTION.
First Steps for q LegislotiIe Inuest'-
cation Taken.
IBy Telegraph TO The Tribune

Albany, March lS.-First steps toward egis-
lative investigation of the recent activities Of At
torney General Jackson 10 be followed, possibly
by other action against him. wege taken to-day
when Senator Martin SAKE. of New York, intro
duced a concurrent resolution for legislative COM
mittee investigate the Attorney Generals course
in connection with the financial panic
Important banking and financial interests, whose
identity Senator SAKE will reveal at the proper
time behind this move They have oeen
prompted to IT by a realization of the widespread
harm in the financial world which an unscrupu-
ious public official could cause and a desire to
ascertain definitely and publicly If the recent re-
ceiverships and legal complications introduced by
the Attorney General into critical hnanciaI SIT
uation justified and permitted under the du-
ties of his office 1t is understood that great
Of evidence of various sorts will be pro-
duced in substantiation Of the charges expressed
In the SAKE resolutions against the Attorney Cen
eral.
In general the legislative leaders rather dis
inclined take up this subject in this particu-
lar fashion. Senate leaders have had under con-
sideraton for several days the adVlsablhty OF
some action against Jackson based on his conduct
In the banking His removal from office even
has been discussed but effect formal charges
against the Attorney General would be necessary
Their decision usually has been that legislative
action could not properly be taken, since no
charges were before any house committee OF
the Legislature and legislative invest'gation
properly and legally could be undertaken only to
obtain information which TO base future lesis-
lation.
The purpose of the SAKE resolution is to ascer-
tain what amendments to existing laws are neces-
sary to prevent recurrence of the present much
denounced conditions. Yet If in the lnVestga'loh
necessary evidence OF actual wrongdoins or mis-
of official powers brought out 1t then
would become the duty of the Governor 10 Trans
NIT charges TO the Senate, which by two-'hnoS
vote could the Attorney General
Senator Saxe's resolution recites that many Imam
cial institutions in the recent panic forced TO
suspend payment, thereby embarrassing many
solvent concerns and individuals, 1t continues;
1t has been widely charged both In and out Of
Justice and also in the public press that
New York has been used by the present incumbent
thereof, his associates. deputies and other agents
commeqee &c Of fhe State Of Sew York
struct the due administration OF me , Ia"s, the ,h
the said officials have attempted to preSen. ias tIs
resumption of solvent banks and trust co'npa',bes pa b
IN eds Of depositors and
holders thereof that applications Tor the aPPppsa p
been made outside of the judicial districts where where
the institutions concerned had ther prlntpI@' pa Pnos
of business: that endeavors on the part OF dePos-
itors and stockholders of such companies 10 ben re-
discouraged and frustTated that the said Attor-
ney General has procured the aIponn,ers "a apd of
unfit unframed and improper persons TO i 'te. az ~
receivers for said banks and trust conip;aes p;as IN
some cases by arrangement and unders.afains Ia, f
and ir some cases for personal and private rea-
only, but generally contrary 10 tne dnnosi
tors and stockholders that said receivers, o2u yd
sci and other agents have demanded and receNea ec,f
and are now demanding and expect 10 receive, W.
the aid of said Attorney General large. inprors prs
and illegal gains commissions, fees and rewaios i
sources that applicaons TO IN. AtornGy % % levers
for the proper and lawful exercise OF ' i,IpcDeriy
refused. hndered and deaytd; - -that stoV, h,, for fnr
proceedings in the public Interest on, ,ocd a0i
improper purposes, have been begun or ttea,eeu 1
against awful and solvent corporations 'hat Judges
of the higher courts have been denounced by the
Attorney General and his dep4fu&n: 81 % ennIe in their
courts OF justiye have been sought 20 pe e,h and
mined and that by the acts above set Tor 80
other similar and corrupt practices IN tLe
Generals office the present gnd ronndence
DESTROYED. capital alarmed. labor deien ciip.ot Gtt
a. Nau' York iniurIOusly affected and the admins
ira ton of brought into scandaI ana o'aieP"'''
The resolution calls TO the appointment OF ihfee
Senators and five Assemblymen TO inFesusa'e
such charges and all matters that may come
to the attention of the committee. "hen appo!Hteu'
10 the dscredit Of the administrations OF the
Attornev-Cenerals office: to report 10 the Lesis-
lature whether these charges or any OF them arc
,r,,o ops what amendments existing laws are
necessary to prevent improper acts by ofhciais In
future.
Whether or not the resolution is reported de-
pends almost entirely the evidence wbich VII!
be offered in support OF the Sake proposition Most
of the legislators at present not keen to have
this affair flung critical section OF the pres
ent legislative session. Yet If anything TO SUD-
stantiate the charges voiced In the resolution be
produced the Finance Committee hardly can de-
cline to report the resolution. once reported, the
R.nublicans and the Conners and Murphy Demo
Gratis, who the outs with jackson, would
vote for II in all probability. This resolution can
not be introduced In the Assembly now under the
rules but can be considered there a commun-
cation from the Senate II passed by that body