The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1913-04-02

lyn. Blauvclt Of Rockland, Democrats
and Brown of Watertown, Thomas of
the Madison district. Walters Of Onon-
daga. Coats of Franklin and Bussey or
Wyoming, Republicans
The members OF the Senate Codes
Committee are Chairman Stilwell and
Senators Griffin and Hcrrick Of New
York. TOrburg and Carswell of Kings
Wendc OF Erie. Democrats: Coats OF
Franklin and Thompson of Ontario.
Republicans. The Assembly Codes Com
mittee consists of McGrath of New
York. chairman. and Schwartz of Rens-
| selaer, A. Greenberg and Carroll Of Man
| haitian, Dietz. Hamilton and j. D. Kelly
| OF Kings: DoX of Schohare Demo-
| Gratis. and Pembleton Of Tioga. Rich
| ardson of Allegheny. Republicans, and
| Sufrin of New York. Progressive.
On March 20 the Senate Codes Com
| mittee gave a hearing on Mr.. kendall's
| bill, when Mr.. Kendall exhibited
| 100000 In bankbooks and securities
| to prove that he was financially rev
| sponsible. At the next weekly meeting
OF the committee on March &c the bill
| was reported favorably.
One of the documents filed with the
Governor was labelled Memorandum
| of conversation between Mr.. Kendall
and Senator Stephen J. Stilwell over
long distance telephone on March 26,'
| the date the bill was ported. II read
| az follows.
| Report of Phone Conversation.
About II o'clock Mr.. Kendall called
| up from his office on long distance tele-
| nhnna IA, h,r NJ hn a.
and Mr.. Stilwell was called to the tcle-
phone. after which the following con-
versation took place. This was heard
| by me through another telephone con.
nected to the same wire with Mr.. Ken
| dali know it was MIR. Stilwell talking
as | have heard him talk and rccog-
| niZed his voice. The conversation il
given here as nearly verbatim az possi-
BILE. being written cut Immediately
! thereafter:
! Mr. Kendall--Is this Senator Sttlwel
talking
| Mr. Stilwell--Y.s
Mr. k.-<enator. have been thinking
over YOUR proposition. and | do not In
tend to he thrown down at this time by
INou or any legislator after nghtinE the
Stock Exchange for thirty years for JUS
| tice. | will read YOU "A telegram am
|
the Governor and every member - the
Senate and Assembly before night /
Twin read II to you
| Stilw-ll declines to report Stock EN-
| chang. Dil No. ilsS out OF committee
unless pay him $4,000 for his coinmitte"
and $500 for Assembly Committee on
Codes. Have already paid him $3.50 fOl
drawing bill. Have documents sustain
ling these statements. What shall ! do
to get justice?
| Mi S-Mr Kendall do You consider
that fair / have been irving To help YOU
all | can.
MIR. K.-well. have been lighting for
thirty years to get justice and ann not
going to he thrown down now.
| MI. ST hav. been helping You all |
can and you know | nav" been friendly
to YOU all along.
THE FiRht Of w Lifr."
| Mr. K.--Y.s. until now but | have been
thrown down now. and | am going To rlp
| Iev-rything open clear to the sky To- see II
cannot get justice. ! am hghtlng the
fight Of my life. and X | go down doing
liz don't care "A damn. I'll either set
that bill passed or / viii br the worst
licked man In Albany ur anywh"r. "lse.
Probably the papers won't publish Il if
We give this to them. but after every
legislator gets this telegram it VIII be
a public document, and II necessary /
VIII put a sign across my building OF IN
front Of the Capitol at Albany
"Mr. : - will see what can do with
my committee about 1t.
MI ks the Legislature now IN
session
'Mr. S-Y-s. and We have meeting OF
the Codes this afternoon.
| MI K---l don't want to send those
telegrams out or put you in any hole. but
| \ 60. i,t
| reported out by both committees this
afternoon | shall let the telegTams go.
"Alr. S.-That isn't fair. Mr Kendall,
FOR have nothing To do with the Assem-
blv committee might he able To get II
out as a personal favor 10 me from my
| committee, but YOU know cant control
the Assembly. There are fifteen members
of that and | can't do anything th-r-
| "Mr k--I have different opinion.
! You are n man Of Importance dHd there
is such d community OF interest that YOU
could get It reported if you wanted.
MI. S.--Oh. no, that is impossible. You
might a. we'll understand that now. II
ls Impossible 10 do anything. don't even
know when they are 10 have II meeting
MIR K--Weli | am on the wiie ana
yuu can talk with me IN fifteen minutes.
Think 1t over and let me- Know about II
You know | have been perfectly straight
and fair with you and YOU kno" III do
| what | SAY, Dut w sot " hno" 'lld' 'His
bill is reported out by the two committees
this afternoon.
| Dictated Telegram over Phone.
My. S-But | tell you II is Impossible
1.-The senate Codes Committee doesn't meet
luntil I and / don't know II the Assembly
ii can't do ANYTHING with them. The
most / can do Is to ge, II through the
senate committee,
| MI K.-Well. ! think You can. There
lare several members Of the Assembly
committee who are friendly to the hlll.
ANYWAY.
Mr.. S-r Will call YOU up tomorrow
lmurning.
"M,. k--That won't do. must know
to-day
MIR ST cans even get II through my
committee before 6 tonight, and II is
impossible to say anything about the
Assembly committee, II II not fair To ask
me.
Mr.. k--Please take down the word
ling OF the telegram ] am getting ready,
II there is anything that isn't true IN II
call me down.
"Theu he dictated the same telegram
as above. which Mr. St,luell apparently
took down on paper.
| "Mr Know. see what YOU can do
and telephone me before clock.
| "Mr. S.--There isn't any way | can
TOLL about the Assemble committee