New-York tribune., 1910-02-19
MIKES NEH 4CCCSA-
TTON AGAINST 4LLDS.
Senator Processes Ignorance Of
Distribution Of Money Bur
nett Is Sad to Hare Got.
rBv Telegraph tc The Tribune. :

ne proposed highway code was putting
fr-o il some damn bad things for you
sersus" anL you'd better get Up and
sss rs about i" Senator Benn Conger
-o-sav continued the stories Of sensa-
-tors which have marked the Senate's
+-vsstigaticn Of the Aids bribery
charges
This hsp2sned when the Two met in
~ railroad staten here late IN the year,
senator Conger testified he swore that
rs roId senator Aids that he was not
- al interested IT the matter" and did
-a- care 70 see him Later. he went on,
-e r9.5 John Newell. the agent Of the
~zrro-7 Bridge Company here, who has
@-r-ed IN The case IS q witness ABOUT
lis episode. and also told his brother
md some Others C his people al Groton
about II
Senator Cougers testimony, that what
~ considered attempts 10 eXtorI black
mail were continued I'D 70 2 time vhlcn
clearly came within the period when
crime Vas not ou1awed under the stat
-sta q limitations, vas greeted Win z
buzz az excited comment 4 brought
I,-v-is Z Can. Of Senator Allds's coun-
=. quickly 70 The defence, and On cross
eZz-irz-ior he placed Senator Cong7r II
-l7e position Of saying that nobody hesra
his conversation. although later he t1au
spoken about Il 70 others
CODE PASSED IN 1905
TIE special legislative committee ep-
-7o;r-e5 . revise The htghway laws vas
arpo=nte5 in l9l7. ard reported 70 the
rezts-arurs il 1I0S. when the present
Highway code was passed
= vas made up OF Senator's Aids,
Hooker. Ccht and Frswiey. and Assem-
r.--sa Merritt. Eaun, West, Aallon
ard -pEzr The four members last
mentioned zre not now II The LeEislat-
ne n this highway code q limitation Of
& 500 fo- th= building or repalr CT
bridges. beyond which figure z referen-
Fcu - the voters was necessary, was
---s-re5 Fedrs--ing transferred Il from
Sz--i57 IS tc Section 81 q the law. L
7-ss learned today rhar On reading proce
z7=ets Of the proposed code Senator
Ards got the idea that the 800 limit
az5 been left out. and storned around
ne committee showed him thai Il mere
- had been shifted into another ssctloh
= the proposed law
lress-s. Aids and Hooker took q lead
M -a-r in the procedure attendant On
-rc -assing OF the highway code MI
r-o-l-a-. now chairman o1 the state
Highway Commission. defended that law
vigorously
HOOKER PROUD OF LAW
-r- there was ever any legislation
worked or,t squarely it was IN that re
rr~-.~ said ne. our discussions We're
carried on systematically and freely.
-f-r Inc idea of getting the very best
-ozz=-re PROPOSITIONS. The highway Ia"
-b.e drafted has been in force for a
year and has worked perfectly. I have
z.-a~s been very proud Of this law, ana
consider II Q great piece Of constructive
cessation
-ss--.--eerr1e details Of the part taken
r--- sneaker Nixon and Jean L. Burnett
.r -rfs alleged 'bIackmaiI' process were
et,ea today by Senator Conger- he
described several conversations between
rarrert and himself and among Burnett
mo his brother Frank and himself. Bur
nett his testimony ran. first "ap-
preached him regarding the highway
legislation. in consequence Of which con
serrarior he sent for his brother and
introduced him 10 Burnett Such intro
da1-ion 70 Nixon was Unnecessary; his
brother. he said. knew Nixon.
Toward the end Of the session, Sen
ztor Conger declared, the Speaker called
h=rl mo his room and said in substance:
There Is something doing on that high
vsv bin on the floor, what are you GO
inz 70 DO for me?"
y an not handling that; my brother
e the man Why don't You get him up
he-e and see hIn2" Senator Ccnger said
r. told the Speaker. His advice was
taker. be said. with the result that an
agreement was entered into among the
Speake- Burnett, Aids and mis- brother
rs-zrdirg the disposal Of this highway
legislation.
CCHGER'S OPINION OF NIXON
Senator Conger's opinion Of Speaker
Nixon vas brought out luminously by q
question Of NJ Van Hoesen, Of his coun-
81, referring 70 previous question By
Nr Carr as to why Il he thought he
vas beng blackmailed, n had not tod
h Assembly bout it
with the Speaker and the leader hold
ing Us I'D for bIackman I did not think
& would DO any good 20 tel that Legs
isture.'' he replied.
Fo- The first time to-day there was
evident an apparent desire on the part
r this witness 10 Keep back inEorEla-
rcn. Cn1er the cross-eEaulination Of
NJ Car he was put through q hot grill
ing about the demand for $4,000 IN 1905
tor killing the highway legislation, re-
gardiug which hc testified yesterday he
had personal knowledge fro-n first
hand and telephone conversations Yet
~ could not or would not say with
whom he had those conversations, when
y with whom he talked over the te.e-
phone, or how h oi,tal:-ed his knowledge
n the alleged strike"
Likewise, az the very beginning of the
days session. he declared 10 Dir. Carr
tl-at he had no knowledge of the ulti-
mate destination OF the $500 which he
sEPore he saw delivered to lean Burnett