The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-03-30
The State S0natG BY Vote Of
40 10 9 Sustalns tho
GOnger Charges.
AllDs RESIGNS BEFORE VOTE


-TAIk eG Csase~ Also Quitting Ne
Tsre the CooO Reselusaea 10 Adopted
After That Isss Cs~nssa says Me's
Not . Quaaier-h NE DOesm't Resign
Eiss Trial viii ne Taksn Up Prsmptiy
-AIsasS Counsel GAYS Hse was We
Iim % Party Psssscasssa ana AIss
~ Pressure Prem the OUTSIDE.
ILBASY. March 10 Despite the fact
that senator lothian r. Aids resigned
before the hour set to-day for the senate
10 rsteSmine whether the congsr charges
hat he was guilty cf bribery wsro sus-
rained ths SENATE promptly decided by q
vote ~ N 20 . that senator Aids was
guilty.
Aids loft for hrs home in Norwich to-
aisht Ia 10 the fir~t rim. he has gone
there as a private citizen since 1895 He
. ssrveh IN the Assembly frOn. 1863 TO 1907
and has been in the Senate continuously
znes then.
Those Who voted to sustain the charges
Asainst Aids we're:
Republicans-Aensw. Alien. Alt, BEacxett
BrouGh. Buriineams. Cobb. Cordts. Davea-
rert. Davis. Emerson. Glsdhlll. Grifith.
Hamilton. Heaeock. Hewitt. Hill. Human.
Hubbs. Mackenzie Meade. Newcomb.
Pau Ross. sehlosser. Travis. wain-
wright. White. whter. DemoCrats-Bayns.
NeManus. RamsperFer. =, hul,y. stilweIl.
Ne Ensr-s0
Thoa. who voted in favor OF Aids
Nsre:
Rspuhlle anx--CcKn Crattsn. Mol -
snd kisseii. Dsmccrats Cuilen. FTawisy
Grady. 4. ID. Sullivan and T. ID. sullivan ..
senator Conger In still here with Ills
family All along he han declared tha'
- would no, resign, although his council
hav" intiIuaeed that h might m cane
Alld- was convicted. Tonight. however.
senator COngpr would make M statement
A. 20 his Intentions. IL wa said that he
probably would have resi- xn~d to-day had
not SENATOR Cobb introduced a resolution
providing for the appointment OF a cum
niittee Of Ave ssnatorH o. prepare charges
funds 20 influence n sn,b~rS OF TIE Leg
stature.
his resolution 10 60 D. considered by
me S~nato Judiciary COMMITTEES to-mor-
rov and will bs reported favNrably on
thursday. Meanwhile " senator COnger
Las not vet resigned this special com
rirles will start his trial on Tuesday or
v Sdnes1ay merit. and IL u anticipated
'lAi IL can ~ completed within forty
cent hours
Although SENATOR Conger does not eN-
I'o; favorable result 81 an Investigate On
= - believed that his position 10 well put
~ his counsel, Judge David VI. Van Hoe
,'n VIM remarked to-day:
longer hasn't shown any sign ~ COW
Srdioe since shis trial hogan. has he'-
some OF Senator Conrsrs friends we're
telling hum to-niGht that IL would be use
sss for him to face an investigation,
and thae he conh save the State aoms
nonev and himself Unnecessary humilia-
ton BY rssiGning without delay.
No sooner had tho SENATE voted against
Aids than thsre was general discusston
gpon tho 1ussaion OF q further investieA-
M 81 legislative corruption funds.
ssnatnrs wainwright and Nswcomb have
Hs,otItions IN tho senate Finance Com
ni;,ee providing for joint legislative
committees % mako such Inquiries. The
senate Tinancs Conamittss this after
coon determined 30 consider this question
% next Tuesday aftsrnoon. when soma
boss Wainwright and Newcomb and others
nterest-d viii appeer before thu com
ni't~es 20 make known their views.
yoR REsTRIcTEp ISvKsTFoATTnM.
Ire legislative leaders. including
speaker Wadsworth and Majority Leader
oOoo Of the Senate. have given this quss-
ton much thought within the Last fSw days
md hey favor the appointment % com
nittss 81 Senators and A@semblymen 20
investigate Ill charges % legislative cog
rlp,ion which may be flsd with the corn-
nf'e@ after IL 10 appointed. IL ~ an
heipai~d that as q result Of the hearing
esfore the senate FINANCE Committee
, seS' TUESDAY, q cosnpr0sBiss resolution
vi 10 offered and adopted providing
i~ The appointment Of this joint inve~ti-
aiing COMMITTEES. The resolution will
~ovid" that the committee may consider
NY s'ich charges Of corruption a. are
HID With the COMMITTEES IN verified form.
tpon either information or belief, stating
si"h information and the reason for
sr' h-liei. over the sworn signatures 81
NOS" vbo wish IN stand for ssloh charges.
After the vose wa announced which
,ao~ed 10 decisively tho practical ava
hhoh" against Aids every one was
enoc-'ng Aids for not sticking 10 out
70 The anish There were thoss VINO
asieved that senator Aids had an idea
ma his r-siRnRtiOn would eliminate this
MOE hrihsry proposition immediately
Io'n 90" senate. but that idea was
N.'Sr shA tered Whon such Republicans
n-na'"r Dob lee u bs known that the
eehato Eanted 70 vote on the Cong1r
cOWsiauSd on Ssosad PEGS.