Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-04-20
WARD HANDS BACK
PROBE OF ''ORGY'
TO THE GOVERNOR
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speaker with the clerks office to the
left and the speakers secretaries
room to the right These rooms, to-
gether with the room of the committee
on municipal corporations, are the only
rooms which fall within the bar of the
liquor of any kind were in these rooms
at thy time.
Calls Reports False.
''These statements In this newspaper
are absolute falsehoods and can III so
easily proven TO be such that II does
not seem probable that Its representa-
tive who wrote the story would voIun-
tarily appear and submit to nm exami-
nation which, If he told the truth, would
and his employers.
subsequent newspaper stories. I be-
lieVe. shift the scene of the alleged
orgy to the Office of the supervisor of
bills, and the time is now stated TO be
when the House was adjourned for
awa-.
The room of the supervisor Of
bills. as YOU know. is located on the
floor above the main floor Of the AS
sembly Chamber and is not contiguous
to 1t and does not fall within the bar
of the House.
81 have Investigated these stories
certainly as thoroughly as any yoiun-
tecr committee could. and I have not
discovered anything which would in
nny way reflect upon the House of As
sembIy or it's members or officers, nor
anything which could by any stretch
OF imagination he mnde the basis for
the outrageous IibeIs which have been
garding the matter.
What would her be the result should
it so happen that no charges on the
question submitted by vol to the at
to~rney-general should be presented be-
fore this self-appointed, powerless in
V~estigating committee, working without
legal authority? Would it not merely
present all opportunity for the MEM
bers and officers of the House to Vclun-
tarily come forward n state hat
they had been accused in the pubic
press of participating in an alleged dis
graceful orgy of which they had no
knowledge, and that they We're guilt
less of participating in any such alleged
acts of disorder? This has already been
done by the individual members and
officers.
"No member of the House of Assem-
bly, has requested me to appOin such
a committee. and no charges of any
kind have been lodged with me. There
fore, would not any voluntary assump-
ton upon my part OF such n duty be
properly characterized as both fruit
less md ridiculous equally with tho
aitorncy-gcnernI's Characterization of
such an act upon your part ms fruit
less ard mcddlcsOmc.'
During the closing session Of the
134th Legislature, from the time of
the rap of the speakers gavel calling
the House to order until its fall a.
the closing moment of the session.
Mhen sine die adjournment was de-
cl9rcd and the speaker was Invested
OF his mantle OF authority. no acts, of
disorder occurred within the jurlsdic-
ton OF the House which would cast
dishonor upon that legislative body.
Members Were In seats.
"As the records will show, the men,
bers, with one or two exceptions, were
in their seats during the entire night
and We're attending strictly to the
business of the House. The McCran
water bill, the railroad ~Tevaluation
bill. n many other important bills
considered at length and passed
that night. The debate during that
closing session was exceptionally keen.
the whole night the pub
lie was In attendance: senators and
Officials were continuously pass
ing in and out of the Assembly /
the legislature correspond
snts who represent the various news
papers throughout the state IL the
,ountry-as always. eager and hungry
for a story-were present. have
with many OF these and with
one accord they agree that nothing oc-
which reelected discredit upon