The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-05-25
FOR A CORRUPTION INQUIRY
VrlI RE PASSES BOTH HOUSES
AFTER SENATE DEBATE.
s,usiar IIlnmans NsiiSn 10 Rrconsldrr
Amendment Prev ming for lnVesilsa-
ten oi Industrial l.lfe Insurance d
Loaf No ORNATE In the Assembly.

aenatar lelnflanH Moit1n 70 Neeullslnfr
Amendment Pre-, ming for InScsilsa-
,i.n Of Industrial lme Insurance o
Loaf NO Drhaie In the Assembly.
YV,NY May 2I-The resolution pro-
vtng for the appointment Of three
Senator'S and five Asssmblymen 10 in
,..urate al forms and manner Of cor
rlpttun past or present In connection
with the Legislature. legislation, tho adj
CONSTIPATION IT the State departments
.r tuy branch Vt the State government 10
M f.rt 10 investigate every one aud any
hing. no matter where the trail may
l..t has hfen adopted finally by both
,r- senate and Assembly. This con-
ulttes is 10 be- appointed by Lieut. -CiCv
HORACE White and Speaker James W.
W.4~vnrth. Jr. The names Of the CON-
mrttee will be announced ON Thursday
or Friday
The senate to-day by a vote Of Is 20 20
defeated senator Humans motion TO
reconsider the vote by which the senate
Last week adopted che investigating resO-
luton. and then the resolution went 10
the Assembly Tor concurrence in the
senate amendment providing specifically
for an investigation Of industrial lie in
surance. The Assembly promptly con-
CURED IN this amendment and now all
that remains IL for the appointment Of
tbs COMMITTEES. which will get 20 work
shortly after the Legislature adiourns
This was the way the senators voted
on the Human resolution:
Ayes-Agnew. Allen. Bayns. Brough.
BIrlinRame. Davenport, Gardner, Oled-
h,h, Griffith. Hamilton. Hewitt. Hinman.
Hubhs. NeWcomb. Schulz. Thomas, Travis.
and Wainwright.
Noes-Alt. CaTrey. Coats. Cobb. Cordts.
Cronin. Cullen. Davis. Emerson. Frawley.
Grady. Grattan. Harden. Harte, Heacock.
Hill. Holden. kisseli. Mckenzie. McAlanus.
Meade. Platt. RamSperger. schlosser.
gtillwell, c. d. sullivan. Wagner. White
and Witter.
senator Bracket was not present when
the vote was taken and Senators T. d.
sullivan and Rose were absent, having
been excused
senator Human declared that the
resolution might bo changed in half a
dozen particulars. in fact none Of lie pro-
visions seemed 10 suit him, especially
the provision providing for an investi-
cation Of industrial insurance. He did
noe believe that the committee should
10 confined 90 investigating verified
charges upon kEowledge.
Senator Newcomb believed that there
was no we'd developed sensitiveness to
Tublic opinion in tho Legislature.
You never read a newspaper or a
maGsnns article or listen 20 an address
OF some perpOnage not la public life but
the Legislature h referred 10 with con-
tsmpt / suppose Il h due % our actions,
a. IN instances like this. II, a. Senator
Hinman said tho other day. We we're
crooks We could not have acted any
different than We do on occasions. l
suppose that was the point he wanted %
make There 10 gag in almost every line
OF this resolution. The general inyesti-
CATION clause Is not A. vide open a. u
should b. / believe We ara all honest
and IL out from our Official actions In cases
hike this
Senator NsWcomb's remarks may read
well 10 the new spapers said Ma
forty Leader Cobb. but 4 IL just
such talk - ha has gwen us nov
which leads 20 these o0ntemptnous refer
~ CO. 20 tho Legislature No Ond~r thB
yubhc talk In contempt Of tho l.Rgisla-
tgre vheu members seeking self adyer-
tsing give them tho cue ] drafted the
rsnais investigating resolution ami u
vas accepted Nv every one
This committee will consult with The
Superintendent ~ Insurance and VIII
not dupicate anv OF the work that he
has done. bat will follow the leads that
b. has opened up. a. was suggested by
his report 20 Gov Hughes and hy Gov.
Hughes IN his message 10 the Legislat IRE
You can't expect a person making a
charge 20 swear 10 something h. doesn't
know. and some senators are throw ing
dust in the eyes Of the public Tor reasons
hest known 10 themselves when they
intimate that the committee Is confined
" investigating verified charges. The
committee itself can inaugrirate any line
n inquiry desired without regard -
fled charges.
senator Byackett criticised senator New
comb for his remarks touching the Con-
tempt In which the Legislature h held
and Insisted they were not warranted
he did not believe the Legislature was
despised - all men nor that senator New
comb was justified IN saving IN.
senators Davenport, Wainwright ard
Agnew alan criticised the resolution.
whla senator Hill, the chairman Of the
Finance C0mynittee. reviewed the deliher-
atl1ns n the senate and Assembly which
led % the adoption " the resolution ~
Il stands today and declared u was be-
You'd honest adverse criticism.
senator Grady also defended the reso-
luton As it stands
When tho resolution In it, amended
form was trans mitted 20 the Assembly
the amendment was CONQUERED ~ i'm
mediately and without comment