Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-02-15
bR|BE INQUIRY NEXT
New York to Lay Bare Law
makers Wrongdoing.
RESOLUTION INTRODUCED
Investigation to Seek Out Corrup.
ton at Any Time.
C0NGER IS AGAIN ON STAND
Tells of Conversation Between His
Brother and Aids About Pend
ing Bridge Legislation.
RESOLUTION INTRODUCED
C0NGER Is AGAIN ON STAND

ALBANY, N. Y, February l5.-Inyesti-
CATION Of legislative corruption in every
possible form and at any time since the
organization of the New York state gov
eminent is the program announcer nv
the republican leaders to satisfy public de-
mand, arising from the Conger-Allds b,,h-
cry scandal.
resolution introduced in the Senate
To-Day by Senator j. NJ Wainwr,eht ut
westminster county provides tor tie an
po'ii.lIeht OF JOINT committee of thu ee
senator's and hve assemblymen who shall
De given an ample APPROXIMATION and
piacticaliy unlimited powers to conaucl
such an inquiry ~ "Se
IH1 lhea ure is supposed to represent
.iie views or Gov. hughes and his an
Vlsers. Its sweeping provisions ra,,aa,
now desperate these men consider RI. Sit
uation. 'i's s'.-
Iaat the resolution was not merely an
"a OF personal opinion or the
product of a faction was evidenced h,,
the iact that republican leaders ob1ec,ed
10 IL when introduced. 1t was referred 70
the nnaIce committee. A speedy renort
III lts favor Is expected from that body
senator Wainwright is regarded az tho
logical choice az chairman of the r, VIC
posed investigating committee.
Conger Continues Testimony
When Senator Conger returned IN the
STAND before the senate today he took
up the story Of the events of Anr;I
Isol' where he had left of last FRIDAY
AFTER leaving Albany. he said. he ana
hiram Il. Moe went home by wav ar
syracuse and Auburn. remaining at tba
latter place all night The register of
the hotel where Conger said thew savaa
bearing both names. written by conrar
was presented in evidence.
Senator Conger identified the sinh -,
the $500 check. dated April 90. 1ao1
which originally represented tho alleged
bride fund. He said his brother Eran,.s
checkbook was delivered to him in 1000
ny moe. after Frank Conger's death tn
Sluo, ne SAID, was in Noes handwrit .ne
, neraser longer first became personally
1901. when he became identified with tha
boston bridge works. He became in
ferested in the Groton and Scranton
0.lpse Companies from 1902 to 1904.
brother tFranD and Mr.. Aids in nv
apartment here" he continued, some
ume between April 10 and is. 1901 NJ
Ailds said. You don't car il that TOW.
payers Pc oill Of Stevens and Malby passes
II the other bill is killed We let that
go through he said. and it viii he .
little sop to Stevens''' "
.. senator Conger said the Malby-Stevens
Dill had passed at that time and mas
IN the hands of the governor.
Legislators Nearly Uncovered.
The identity of the two unnamed leeis.
lators who Conger and Moe say shared
with Aids in the six-thousand-dolIar
corruption fund came a step nearer dis
closure this afternoon, when Attorney
OSBORNE asked If either of these men
was an office holder under the state gov
eminent. Conger replied that they were
not.
Mr.. Osborne asked permission to sus-
pend Conger's testimony to call the
cashier of the First National Bank of
Syracuse, where Moe cashed the New
York drafts on his way from Groton to
Albany. The question was left undecided
when the investigation took a recess of an
hour