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sir
q To amend them 40 as to make tho
limitation SO. 900? A. Yes, sir
q. That. understand you to say. would
be- satisfactory to the bridge interestsP
Yes, sir
O. And both bills were amended by the
COMMITTEES on Internal Affairs in the same
way and by making that the limitauon1
A. Yes. sir
o. Then whom those bills were reported
20 the House they were in a form that was
satisfactory 10 the bridge interests. we're
they not? A ! think they were
q. Now what time did the Committee
oh Rules take charge. mean In 1901? Ten
days before April 13
q. The Stevens bill went to the COMMITTEES
ON Rules, in its amended form. makinS the
hnaita ton $4,000? A l presume II did
o. So far as you know. then. that bill in
The hands Of the Rules Committee was
making the limitation siO.OOOg That 10,
the Stevens bill?
a Yes. and that bill it had passed.
was satisfactory 10 the bridge interests?
xow Just answer that question A Yes.
chat btll would have been satisfactory to
the bridge interests
q. II il had passed and become a law?
A Yes, siY
BY this questioning Mr.. Carr was
laying the foundation to attempt to snow
hter that there was no reason why Mr..
Aids as a member OF the Com mittee on
Rules should have been paid 81 900 to
keec the bridge legislation in committee.
Mr. Carr then showed Senator Conger a
letter which had been written by him
during the session OF 1901 when Mr.:
Conrer WIS q member OF the Internal
AFairs COMMITTEES, which was considering
bill providing that II E, town bought a
stone crushing machine the State would
pay hGH OF the cost OF 81 900. the county
a. QuSrter End the town a quarter. MIR:
Carr intimated thst e. Legislative fund
wes desired for this bill, ccoording to
senftor Conger's letter. which read:
STATE or NEW YoRK, ASSEMBLY CHAMBER.
ALBANY. February IL, 1901.
Acme Road M1chinc Co, Fran kfort ". y:
DKAR SIR: Enclosed find a copy OF a
bill, which on examination you will fnd to
BE- hne thing for the stone crusher and
edgine business, provided it becomes a
law There lie some considerable opposi-
ton to this bill in the committee to which
" is referred TO. and IL il is reported favor
Gbly from the, or Tmittee, there will have
"a. be some practical assistance" from
t,lch conc errs az yours and the Marython
people and the Champion people. And now
ts'your time TO get in your work. send you
this to put you on to the great assistance
his will be TO your work II il passes. II
you' want any further Information or de-
'aiis plense Rddress me.
BESN CoNGEH. or Mr. J. l.. SMITH.
Assembly Chamber. Albany.
tact promptly.
This letter wac put in evidence with
r view Of affecting the character OF the
witness with the Senate. Senator CongeF
insisted that he had written the letter
on bthak 0f a stone scrIisher company
in which hewas not interested,
Mr.. Carr then had the witness explain
his connection with various bridge COM
him admit that q trust practically had
been formed. MFR. Carr enumerated a
number OF bridge companies in this
alleged trust which he said had been
Cor conspiracy in making bids for erect
ing steel work. including the Groton
and Owego bridge companies, and that
The former was fined $3.50, the latter
1000. Judge Van Wyck insisted that
such evidence did not affect the credi-
wes q stockholder in q corporation which
had been indicted.
n. Tho Presiding oficer-He was an oticer.
was ne not Judge?
!. Mr. LittIeton-He was an oficer 80 -
Judge Van wyek-That 1 do not kRoE
Mr. Lkstleton--ons Of the companies is
the very company which the witness testified
e@s the rse4r.ent and collector 81 sAss corr
fuption fund. Is II possible that the Senate
viii shut this Information that this company
was indicted and pleaded guilty with q
great many others TO conspiracy in the city
OF Boston,
The Presiding Officer-We will take the
evidsnce resting upon further evidence
that they, show a conviction or a plea OF
guilty.
When the Senate continued the Aids
tviAl this morning the pending question
wss Senator Newcombs motion that in
view OF Senator Congers testimony that
corruption funds existed after 1891 the
Senate authorize the investig igation Of
such matters. Senator Newcomb and
Senator Grady again locked horns over
the. PrSpos,s9;n ops Senator ssweS%o cont
90 he could call it up at anv time but
senator Grady's motion that the New
Y comb motion be laid upon the table was
carried
when Senator Conger was recalled to
the stand Mr. Osborne turned him over
to Mr.. Carr for cross-eSamination, after
asking few unimportant Questions.
Most OF the morning session vas taken
up by Mr. Carr in having the witness
detail various business interests in which
and bf6ught out that MIR. Moe repre-
sented different members OF the Conger
family at diierent times in these indus
tries. Senator Conger did not remember
that Deacon Moe was president OF the
Grotop Bridge Company when the legis-
lative corruption fund Of 1903 was ac-
cumliiated.
O. Now YOU were first elected to the
Assembly in soc? A. Yes. | came here in
f. 1900.
O.. Had 1ny suggestion been made TO
you that IL would be a go cd thing II the
bridge companies had some one At Albany
To look out for their interests? 4. Not the
slightest.
O. Who spprised the bridge companies
of this bill 4. don't know. sir.
q. You did not A. | may have done so.
O. Didn't you? A. am not sure about
that, sir.
O. Haven't you any recollection about
NJ Now answer that question. A. I think
Idid. sir.
Q. And whom did you quaint? A. My
brother Frank.
Mr.. Carr had Senator Conger recite
that before the Stevens Malby Legislation
was introduced in 1901 the bridge COM
anta rro.vlA GAmA THAR ,xk