New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-04-10
INQUIRY PLANS READY
7eport in Senate Expected
Early This Week.
STRONG AND CONSERVATIVE
uprer House viii Pass Resolu-
tion-Bssembly's Action
Seems Uncertain.
y. r...r-an.- e II. r-lhune.l

A1rsr. hr,ril Plans % certain ~ the
influential Senator for a general iuvestica-
tion cr legislative corr upton have been
virtually -or,rlctc,. and without much
foib, tne senate Finance Committee VIII
repo-t eg~y ness week p resolution go put
hose plans iate effect This resolution A.
So stands 81, The result ~ informal confer
eules 81 senators cobb Temporary presi-
dent If tho Senate. Senator Hill. chairman
~ tHe Finance Committee. and Senator'S
rnnman. Noucouh and Wainwright. repre-
rerfrc that element Of the upper house
lnort anxious for such an INVESTIGATION.
Unless charged before b. is reported, the
resolution viii he p'IraScd 50 that under u
t1t legislative committee could take cog
nls-ncn of any charge on specific incident
worthy or serious attention. Yet a the
ssEIs time there would be no opportunity
&C. she presentation by malicious or DC
sirninc o- thouchfless persons ~ incense
auenfial or false assertions, unless those
frrscus deliberately courted exposure and
possible punishment The intention of
senator cobb IiD and the others in fran
sur fHiS resolution wa TO have 81 broad
encusb Tor an practical purposes. and
vet conservative enough so no innocent
persons reputation could be destroyed or
the committee or tie legislature victim
tired.
Kewcor,b Meant NO ReEeotion.
This measure viii differ from senator
Saucomh.s resolution in that the losisla-
tive committee provided Tor viii not be
ma med I'D the resolution 20 be reported
from the senate Finance Committee. The
-resi6 .ug officers 81 the Two houses viii
,sne flle members. Senator NeVcomb iu
NJ seutiuc his original resolution said that
hs aa-i ~ intention 10 rofe,~ on Lieutenant
r.overnor white or Speaker Wadswofth. Tn
naming ir his resolution men representative
iu tho Two houses. vet men known to stand
for thorough probing - al questionable
a. ouestiouod transactions having to do with
the LEGISLATURE. Pc WIS taking into con
siderable the state ~ public sentiment and
calling tho attention AZ She Legislature to
q. IA thc belief Of the Senators who have
collaboratyd in preparing the measure now
under consideration that the state Of public
FEELING ie entirely apparent 70 the entire
lsesislature and tho men who VIII have
ANYTHING % do with choosing the members
% that committee.
According 10 the presidents. this special
committee probably win bc made up Of
three Senators. to Dc named 10y The lieu
1fItSflI trf'hfI 'I .' 1--WE lil''I nv
Dc named l1v tIs Speaker Tho committee
VIII have 5Hc Iroadost powers az Summons
and suopoaa The authority to punish wit
ucsses for contempt equal 80 the power of
tuc Legislature itseIf. etc. II probably viii
DC authorized 80 hold its sessions anywhere
H. The state. and directed 10 mako its Ic-
port vir. recommendation for remedial
lepislatIor. % tho next legislature Some
senator vsnt e. 20 report 90 "a special ses-
sion OF This Locisat@rc this autumn.
JudFiuE by Tho present temper OF con
sidpratIe number or Influential Senators
from different parts or the state, This rcso-
itnior. IS reported as practically agreed TO.
viii pass the Senate without much diff
cults. senator C0bb's position on tho gen
crsl pIopositiou is well defined and is taken
.oa an sides ~ doing him much credit. The
se-csllod Wsurreut Senators all win favor
o. In existing circumstance. its advocates
>sF tbey cannot count many mon in the
senate who would care TO he numbered
asaiust it
The senate meanwhile will Jet the Nc
lnerney resolution providing for "A lesisla-
tive Investigation o. fire insurance scandals
sleep. Several Senators profess TO be sus-
nicious or tH8t instrument and 10 question
fhe likelihood OF amy practical result from
d II ID were adopted
Nor Senators Say that any result which
could pc obtained from that could follow
the general Investigation as well Some
herr call She proposition put forth by the
AEsemIly machine SILLY" Others char
scterize ID infmuch harshcr and less Chart
able phrase. AZ amy rate. 81 is practically
cure that the Senate VIII not accept tins
offering of Speaks Wadsworth and The
Renublcaus whom he represents as any
substitute for a thouOuEhCoinC invcstiEat-
snE 81 legislative corruption. Senators have
gained the notion that any evils IN tho fire
Insurance field specifically could he cured
much better through Superintendent liotch-
kisss corps or expert. and a. much less
expense. than by a special legislative I'm
Guira. which would not take in the broad
reid or Improper efforts from any source 10
affect legislative action.
Once The Scuaie's broad inquiry resolu-
ton reaches the Assembly. however. it VIII
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