New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-02-09
SWEARS HE GAVE
MR.. ALLDS $1,000
FRANK CONGER'S REP
RESENTATIJE SAYS SO
Di11ded 81 900 More BFtJc6en
T7co Other M6n IN 4ibGHy,
He Testifes.
rBv Telegraph to TIE Tr-suns-I

BY T>Iezrsph to TIE TrfSuns-l
Albany. Feb. s-Developments n tne
first session to-day Of the Senate inquiry
into Senator Beun Conger's charge Of
bribery against lothian P. Aids. presi-
dent pro tenpcre of the Senate. in
cIuded-
The production Of Hiram c. Moe, %
oroton, Tom pkins County, VINO sNse-s
he paid $1,000 20 Aids in 5enn consers
presence.
The production OF a check for $500
which Moe exchanged for cash and tive
5000 drafts, and OF tho drafts, vsnie, as
cashed in 81 900 bills in Syracuse
Testimony that $4,000 OF this rnons5
went 70 a man in the Assembly, nsn-s
not vet mentioned, and $1,000 70 anoths~
man. name not mentioned, besides tHs
$1,000 70 Aids
Statements that this $1,000 was paid
in pursuance of an agreement betD~esc
certain persons representing the Asssr-1-
bly, Internal Affairs COMMITTEES and Frsrk
Conqer, Benn's brother, now dead, %
whom the Assembly COMMITTEES rsprs-
sertatives demanded money.
The statement that Aids densrdeS
money OF Benn conser for failing 70
bring the highway legislation out of sns
Rules cor1nittse.
Testimony that the influences Of Ser
ator Thomas c. pIatt was sousrt &C kIh
the highway legislation figuring IN tnis
case.
The feature OF the day. however, rss
the simple yet stirring and dramatic
summing up OF Conger's case by James
W Osborne Tracing in detail Lhe his
tory OF the Stevens and Malby bills re-
garding the repair OF bridges, he painted
a picture Of the subtle, skilful, criminal
manipulation OF the legislative mill, the
sole purpose OF which was 10 extract
money from the bridge interests.
BLACK HORSE CAVALRY.
He showed the introduction n both
Houses OF q measure whose effect would
be greatly 10 disturb the bridge building
industry. He showed this amended By
the Assembly Internal Affairs Co'/nit-
tee 10 make its provisions even more
rigorous; he showed that committee. IN
a remarkable about-face. reamendlus
the Assembly bin in just the fashion the
bridge people wanted il. while the same
amendments were stricken out OF the
Senate bill. where they had been placed
a moment before. Thus this committee.
he went on. had two biIIs-one a measure
intensely favorable 70 the bridge com
panies, the other. the Senate bill, IN
tenseIy antagontstic 70 them. bill WHICH
was welded as a club"
And Mr. Aids. he continued. had been
such an able leader OF the House net
70 have known there was something
rotten in Denmark-somerhing in that
committee which required his attention
THE bridges have been held up de-
cIared Mr. Osborne. and he drew plct-
ure Of the Black Horse Cavalry" which
caused an involuntary gasp OF surprise
from the hundreds Of tense faced specta-
tors
If a man on a black horse rides Up 70
you and puts pistol 10 your head and
SAYS stand and deliver and you de-
liver. are you an acconplice >" he de-
manded. This is what this COMMITTEES
on Internal Affairs said to the bridys
men. stand and deliver
But Aids, according 20 Mr.. Osbo-ns.
went of on independent highway ex-
petitions.
Matters were IN this shape" he con-
rinued. when the learned leader OF tbs
Assembly. whose business II vas ~
know all those things. came Up 70 Benn
CCnger and said, n substance An
Conger. YOU think you have go- your bill
fixed already down there in the Internal
Affairs Committee. do yOu2 You forgsr
there is a Committee on Rules, and Z am
the COMMITTEES on Rules, 10 a certain sx-
tent