The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-07-02
MEN TO PROBE CORRUPTION
W. uBERSHIP or LEGISL iTIIE
IONHITTEE iNNOI NCED
Three senators and FNr Nssen,biymen To
Have Charge Of the lnNestigation
VIA bority Leader Merritt To ne
,bz irman FIRST Meeting on .5uiy -.

albany. Juiy Former supreme
Inurt Justice VI Lam Bruc" il most
prominently talked Of for counsel Ia the
Joint Legislative. committee whiSh IL Ia
investigate corruption III connection with
Legislative and State department ansirs.
The name Il former Attorney General
Julius VI Mayer Of Manhattan al-p l.
being Cnn-lder.d Judge Bruce last
served On the supreme Court bench in
New York county a. ~ personal appointee
81 Gov Charles r. Hughes IA snCC"ed
Justice l..ventritt Judge Brace ~
native % D-laS ar. county. where Gov
Hughes early boyhoot was spent. and
he wa- ccrdldtar for Governor when
Hughes was nominated the first time
No -oouer vas the special session Of the
Legislature and,-l today than Lieut.
Gov Horrc- White and speaker James
Mad.wurtA. Jr appointed the three
Sen.-' ~ AMI five As-"mblymen who ere
% have cha ge of ,h- corruption InvestI
3, ing p.obe und"r "a" loini resolution
80 <ss'd a. the res, la ~eS'ion The nm-
inlttee a. announced comprises senators
Victor : Allen Of Rensselaer, ana Alex
..nder Bsough OF Manhattan. Republicans.
'nd Rnbe.t = Wagner Democrat, Of
VI suh1. an. tESsmblymeT fdstl \ Mer-
Acc. ia "f ~ la yI"nc". William W
Coll' ~ Brooklyn. Frederick X Toombs
of y. Nrat'an and Frank l. Young nf
Wa>;c - .-r Republicans and Jane \
Foley. Bsmn,rs'. Of MANN t,Ln
The commit 80 will hold ~. fret meet
IDE for the purpose Of organization -
rr. Murray Hill Hotel on fiId y. July
Nauriiv Leader Merit 81 the A.
-en,hly - % h. he chairman "f m" com
mIt'"- The ppw-rS ~ ~" comm tee
az" puihned m he probe resolution
aipptci hv rh" Legislature. VhIrh FOL
bows
Re-. .,f = 'hs N--emu|v concur. That
oin' committee %. three senators - he
Aruo,ut-d hs tic President Of me senate
and I've r"rrur-- Of N~--Whlv. - lie ap-
pointed ny th~ speaker of IN" Assembly. i
h-r"r, nrn-'r'ut-d and appointed iegi--
Iaii,- committee ." Iny".' igat" ani report
-. speedily a. po--ihls 90 IN" legislature
op 80 before March g. IyIl. whAt enactment
or rhAngs- IN prn,udur" n any. should ne
nHi". ~ ~" opinion u AT committee. ~
no" I"sI-lltur. 20 proven corrupt prar-
'f.-- 80 turusn," N. course 80 legislation
.vItrIn ~. state Of New ' tors
m. ~ui uomwt't'.- snail have power
- tn,r-tiss." al ",id"n.n~ Of corrupt ION
Dpt.h ,a~ -nrvn - "Nisi ~ IN" ., iden,e
40 fb- r",-ui lu'"stixd'i'n rad h"for"
hs soma OF fhr state OF New Work al-O
all charges aud matters Witch have de-
yelop.d m th. .ont m "-ttgation had
bN ~" Sl'er lnf"n.Tni ~ lnsnfan1e, To
gs,h~r ~ith the business methods opera
ton and mana cement of ore Insurance
companies and their relation 10 legislation
and shai also hbN" power to Investigate
any -pe,inn ,hargs- duly verified which
may no submitted 10 the said committee
pertaining to legislation ami shall Also have
authority - ,estiga's any other matters
or things pertaining 20 the legisAtuT" or
the departments ~ state ~ iden,~ oi which
may come 20 tho know ledge ~ Said COIN
mittse and which li-'lo-rS corrupt prar-
tice- or gnv matters Witch m tn" Judgment
Of said committee warrant ala inNe-iigati"h
I he committee shall el~ct - own char
man and vi,a-Dhairman and shall have
power - compel tho Attendance of VII
ne--.@ and the produ,tion "t Ill books
and papers 20 EMPLOY counsel. -t"nog-
raph"r- and all necr-sary 'leri"al a--tstan,e.
20 1T arvwh"re In th- state ~ New Nork
amt shall have all other power usual or
nsc---ar, In raS.s 81 legislative committees
in,i ldut. 'u, ,doption Of rule, for -" con.
duct ~ - pro cr"dinR-. The actual and
r-zpry -Nu-nscS Of the committee In
arriving out tho provisions ~ this r"-nln-
tipn not - a,,".r ga. Ooo. shall he paid from
the funds appTopriat"i hy III" iegislAtur.
for the contingent eNp"n--- thereof upon
the osrtin,at. ~ the chairman and ,o..-
chairman NJ said committee
In the hill a. adopts 10y both IN" A.
semhlv and the senate on Nav - an
amendment was inserted specifically
including industrial III" Insurance cpIn-
pani"- IN III" Scnp" ~ the investigation
Oth"rNIse the resolution vas a. above