New-York tribune., 1910-02-13
Constant Reader Tells Him What He Missed in
Last Weeks Papers.

of justice when Splitter vas weighed" said
Busy Man. What has been going op at
Albany?''
Senator Benn Conger repeated. with a
wealth Of detail on the witness stand the
charges of corruption he had already made
against Senator Jothsm P. Aids. When
the investigation was taken up by the Sen
ate. sitting in committee of the whole. one
Of the first acts Of that body was 70 compel
Conger TO make his charge more specific.
Then revelations came with almost star
Ting suddenness in about the following
order:
The production of Hiram q. Moe. who
, swore he paid s1,o00 to Alcs in Benn Con-
gers presence. The production Cf a check
for S.. 500 which Moe exchanged for cash
and two 3.epo drafts and Of the drafts
which he cashcd in $1,000 bills in Syracuse.
Testimony that 81 900 Of this money went
TO in the Assembly, name not men
toned. and 81 900 TO another man, name not
mentioned. besides the 5000 to Aids.
Statements that this $1,000 paid in pur-
suance OF an agreement between certain
persons representing the Assembly Internal
Affairs Committee and Frank Conger,
Tenn's brother. now dead. Of whom the
Assembly committee representatives de-
demanded the money OF Benn Conger for
falling to bring the highway Legislation out
of the Rules Committee. \ definite state
lnemt that the bridge companies raised
corruption fund in 1893 to suppress hostile
legislation. This opportunity To open up
new field Of investigation into charges Of
legislative corrrlotion distinct from the in
quiry in hand. which has to do with events
in 1901 was not pressed. Mr.. Moe was un-
shaken in his testimony by the severest
cross examination.
Tell me no mo- of that sad tale said
Pus,- Man Lets change the topic. Are
those people that quit eating meat last
week still chewing the rag?
There has been TO let-up in the cam
naign against high prices for food, If that
is what you n,ean,' replied Constant Read
er The Senate. at Washington. passed
the amended Elkins resolution for an in
1-es-igation by a select committee OF seven
into the increased cost of living Among
the changes made in the resolution was the
addition Of beef hogs. sheep. iron and
steel as specific subjects for investigation.
The tariff is specifically mentioned for in
vestigation The inquiry is expected to be
gin soon. and will be conducted with the
greatest dispatch. il is promised
Frankly acknowledging that fowl, FISH
and meats arc kept in cold storage from
four TO nine months in this city, packers
appeared before the Committee on Laws
sna LEGISLATION OF the Board of Aldermen
in ouposition TO q proposed ordinance re-
o,Ifring all cold storage products 10 Do
+ap eyed and stamped with the date when
they are placed in storage and the oafv
when taken out They declared that the
ordinance would increase the cost Of cold
s,o-age nroducts 10 a prohibitive figure. 1t
,,.,s admitted that they can now sell un-
taxed refrigerated goods to persons who
would refuse them II they knew the meats
had been preserved.
..Justice Francis J. Swayze, OF the Su-
,,rer,e Court delivered a special charge 10
Tho Hudson County o.. Grand Jury Oh
,he subject Of the cold storage investigation
nov. il, progress. He told the jurors that, If
ia. syi5euce taken before them renders ii
o,.rle that z combination of individuals
or concerns exists. an indictment Tor con
e,t,a,v would be justified, providing that
fbs cnnbtna lion has for its object merely
"a enbance the price of food stuffs and has
no lawful aim and that the acts done In
f,-,bo,.nce of the combination directly,
"a not Yne-e;y incidentally, enhance the
Price"
"A difficult thing TO prove" SAID Busy
Msr ANY persons OF importance die?"
-p,t.aeIer General Robert l.. Meade. Il.
6. II. 4. (rctiredJ. died at iais home in Lex
irxten. Giass.