The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-05-20
.HTNMGE DEFENDS HIMSELF
ANB Also INCIDENTALLY De.
FENDS GOV. HUGHES
lie Denies Report mat re and the Cover.
nor Are Friendly % Industrial Ilfc
Insurance ApolOgizes for IhslnuAi.
Ing That Els Colleagues Are CROOKS.

nor Are FFiendly 10 Industrial Ilfe
Insurance ApolOgikes for IhsinuAi.
Ing That His Colleagues Are CROOKS.
ALBANY. May Ex-senator Harvey D.
Human % BinghAmtOn rose 10 a question
Of privilege In tho Senate to-day 20 defend
Gov. Hughes and himself from tho pub
lished statements that they were friendly
20 Industrial life insurance interests. Re-
fore Senator Human finished hs was In.
duoed 10 apologize 20 the Senate for suG-
costing that the people might he justified
In thinking the senators were weak knesd
and crooks because of their action upon
the resolution providing for an investiga-
ton Of corruption.
Some time ago the Senate passed q
resolution providing for an Investigation
o. corruption, and the Assembly reWrots
the resolution - a. 20 make 10 broader
In It's scope and passed Il unanimously
When the resolution went back 20 the
Senate for concurrence there was a ques-
ton az 90 whether Il would permit tho
joint legislative committee 70 investigate
industrial insurance. Majority Leader
Cobb told the Assembly leaders that he
did not think the resolution would COM
prshend an investigation Of Industrial
Insurance and the Assembly leaders
informed him that they supposed il would
and that was their intention. Accord
ingly the Senate Finance COMMITTEES
inserted a sentence in the Assembly
resolution specifically providing for an
Investigation of industrial insurance
Then senator Human got busy with
objections 20 the Assembly resolution.
suggesting several amendments. one of
which Majority Leader Cobb held aloft
on the hoor of the senate this morning.
In senator Humans own handwriting
II provides for thu elimination II the sen
tsnce calling for an stigaiion Of in
duRtrial insurance.
senator Human read several clippings
from the papers criiiCising hun and Cos
Hughes for the frisndly sHirt shown
toward the industrial insurance business.
we have sat here said senator Hin
man. like men with no backbone until
the Governor was forced TO send his special
message n the Legislature showing the
necessity for legislative investigation
Of corrupt practices. Acting under the
Governors suggestion we prepared and
adopted a resolution which met the sitila-
ton fully. Then the Assembly. for some
reason or other. rewrote the resolution.
and were il not for these attacks IN the
newspapers | would not state in public
my previously expressed private opinion
that some manipulation II the resolution
had taken place We cannot st here
like weaklings and act like crooks without
having the people 81 the State thinking
Il Us a. such. ASK that this resolution
he laid over one day
Il thought" continued senator Hin
man. that The investigating COMMITTEES
vas heing loaded by asking them 20
investigate the industrial Insurance field
! do not believe that charges ~ corrun-
ton verified 'upOn knowledge should
no required. Hs this would mean that a
participant IN bribery only could NE
charges and every one knows Whist
happened % the Conger- Aids case. The
filing ~ charges should he upon Informa-
ton and belief Many q conviction n
based upon cirrumst7ntial evidence Then
] cannot see why the ia should 10 nut on
September against the fling 81 charge.
and am wondering who wants 20 run Tor
Office next fall who II afraid.
I do not object - an invezti CATION
~ the industrial insurance business.
hut ] do not think Il should 10 done by
this oommittee
No sooner had Senator Hinman com
pleted his personal explanation than
Majorty Leader Cobb took senator Hin
man IN task for criticism 0f Senators and
mblymau
II senator Human was not askaF Nv
GOV. Hughes % answer these published
statements .u the senate aid senator
Cobb. he should hay. confined ht- ra-
marks 20 'he published criticisms ~ him
self ] have here amendments to this
investigating resolution. Including az
elimination Ut 90" industrial iu-r~snr.
invesiI eating sentence. Iu Senator Htl.
mans own handwriting. and We wer~
~ hold Ue-'irg OF tie FrauCr Com
mittee tonight o. listen fo Senator Hin
mans reasous for amending the raslTu-
ton We we're ready o. Lass fF, Peso
luton over q week ago. except for ms
request that action ls ru-fuouci Why
could he not have waited for The hoa-irg
tonight instead of resortiug 10 this cheap
method OF advertising
! resent HE remarks when be .ntImltes
that W. are crooks and weak knsad
will allow no man 20 accuse me 30 being
dishonest Just hecd gre some ono Has
criticised hun. II senator Hinman 10
honest and fair he will rise in his seat and
Apologize for his words Hs knows that
W. have acted in good faith in considering
'hls resolution and with al reasouahl
despatch and fairness The press 81 the
State declared the Assembly resolution
10 be broader and better than the senate
resolution No one has the night 20 cast
a single charge against ~ FOR our action
on this question senator Human 10
the HOlier than Thou senator the
only honest man here The rest Of
us are crooks He couldnt waif until
tonight and appear before tho com.
mittee which u to consider the resolution
AZ his request ! don't heiieva every one
except myself ~ crooked. and DE- not
believe thai Speaker Wadswprth would
shield corruption .n either high or low
places ! am not defending this iuvcsti.
eating resolution but I DO stand for the
I reputation II the senator's and against
tho asIersipnE and slur- which are cast
7 upon the coordinate branch ~ the Legs.
lature ! hope senator Human Will
consider his remarks and have them eH.
plunged from the record
! dld not intend to charge tho memhc-s
II this body with heinR crooks sad
senator Human, and do APOLOGIZE II
CDIirrs and ~ al sincerity 4 anV senator
got such an dea - my remarks
This ended the incident