The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-04-15
TO PROBE CORRUPT METHODS
SENATE ININIWOJ SLT IDOPTS
80 EEPING RESOLI TION.
Je,nt IS"amItIrr sG EIEhi Ia INV r.lIwai~
al Br1dgr Corruption Funds and AZ
suggr-tlSns Sf 1orrupll~a DFSawhl
Out By the Fire Insurance inquiry.


to-day unanimously adopted resoiu-
hon providing Cor JOINT legislative
oo'nm,'le" IT thr"" Senators aud five
4. As-emhlyWen IL inNe-tigat" corrupt
meth0is IN connection WIN Iegislatlon
ana the administration at state Depart
ment~. The resolution carries an appro-
pranon ni SS"S Tor IN" expenses Oi
the committee and when the resolution
was received IA 10" assembly from lhe
Senate Tor concurrence" speaker Mads-
worm referred n To the ways ana Means
tommittee under the rules
As~embiyman william Bennett.
who r~pr"-ent~ HoV Hugh~ss district,
demanded That the Assembly act upon
IN" resolution az once. b"t ne apO'ogined
when he was informed that the rules
prohibited immediate action because
the resolution carried an appropriation
I'd money
Inc Assembly, ways ana Means Nom-
mittee viii consider the resolution Al ia
hrst meeti'g on Tuesday next and
may he amended IN empower the com
mite" Z" investigate all articles IN news
papers connecting memh"rs of the Legs
lature with rharges ~ corruption ~
a matter 1t Tact Il - believed that the
broad powers SVEN IN" commute" under
the resolution adopted Nv the senate
to-day would enhhl" the COMMITTEES
To inNeStigat" published charges ~ cor
ruption in order to ascertain the Source
% such charges
IN" resolution not only provides -p"-
cihcaily Tor the investigation OF bridge
corruption funds other than the one IN
1901 with which longer connected Aids
Nixon and Burnett. hut all suggestions
~ corruption brought out by Supt
hotchkisSS investigation ~ the mr."
insurance companies Tn" committee
~ empowered not only Ia investigate
specific charges, duly verified. hut any
other matters affecting the Legislature
or state departments. evtd"n"" ~ which
may come To the knowledge 1T the com
mittee. ~ which m m" Judgment ~ ~"
committee warrants investigation The
committee Al. smpnwerai t. ~, IN any
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"oN hhgh"- r'ah IN" investigating
resolution after - PASSED tn, S''uate. but
refII=ed 10 comment publicly upon u
His ranrn-s.ntatiys.~ in ths. senate how
ever Brackett Newconh and Hinmap
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me resolution gives w" committees ana
they declared that the resolution was
entirely satisfactory to Gov. Hughes
frtends
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s"'"~' C"hPri-HS S~hAsnI~ N"on anu
AghsN, h"pnphcah-' ana har'~. lNhlo-
craa. Ut Oue"n-. The Finance COMMITTEES
held "A special meeting b-furss the senate
session this morning and adopt.J "A.
resolIti,n ~ tbs. .,,h-c,,un,tt.. S,th,u,
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N"fhthHU" u" a-A'u lhdl " - ahopt"u
AZ once. On the roll call every senator
voted Tor the resolution without comment
except senator Eugene " Trayi-. Re .
r,,tlic.p 81 Rr,,LIvn vrb, an N,nAay
1iRht introduc..d A resolution favur..J nd, .
the Young Rapublican club Of RrookIyn
naming an invest iRatIng COMMITTEES. 81 .
three citiz.n- to 10 appointed by Gov
Hughes and three senators and three
A--emblym"n
R'salr.d ~ tho As-"rrprv concur. That
= JOINT committee. Of turs. ~.uttprs 10
b. appointed ny fh" President of 'b. sen
ate and ny.. U..uIt.r- of Assembly,. 10 b
b.' appointed hr rr. ~p"1har col tp. A. !
-"mhn. 10 hereby ,ou@tuItt.d amt ap- /
pointed l"g,~iatl,. 'ufnslft.." 20 |rE...tl- !
Cat" aud report Col. Speedily - boss 1l. 4
g. the legislator on ~ b..fura march .
!. 1911 What 'ra, tuisui- or ,Hnug.- 900 .
pr1'.-riur" Or 8rr. -Huuiu n. made. Iu rhr .
opinion OF said committee. n- ff. l..y.-Is- .
ire 10 prov won't corrupt prl"f..s.. 30 iU- T
huen,- rh" 'oIr-- "i legislation nFI.u .
a." stat" Of New lurZ lH" -tId com
uiff-" -isu have power 20 Irs.-rTyat. .
ell ~ id"u,.' Of corruption winch Wa -EuAu F.
O. exist by ~" "y rd"u,. 900 tho recent fu-
y'~ttRttiou lad h"ior" ir. ~.uatn of ru.. .
stat" 1f Nv Nork al" tu 'hary,Hs and .
msit"T- Winch have D., "lnrei m the rr-
cent Investigation had by m" Suparin-
tsndsnt OF lu-u-nur.. tpr.tI o. with IN"
hn-'h"-- W"lh"i~. OPERATION AMI man
ag"m"nt Of IN" Insurance '"fnpari"- and .
thrir relation 10 I"t sIatipu. AMI shall Hi-o
hav" power O" rF"-ilglt" any -p"'ih'
charge. duly verified vhi.h may -. sub
united 20 m" -Yid committee. pertaining
10 legislation. and shall 1lso have. author /
itv 10 lu,.-tigat,. any other matters or
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