New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-03-06
Tammany Senate Refuses
to Vote Funds fOrCOm-
mittee'S Use.
MONEY PLEDGED BY
PRIVATE CITIZENS
First Report Says Hennessy Is
Only Investigator Who
Obtained Results.
fBv relegranh to N. Tribur.

Albany, March 5.-The he OF the Sui
Ivan graft investigating committee was
formally extended to December 81 by the
Assembly TO-DAY without a dissenting
voice. The committee was ordered by a
resolution offered by John Leo Sullivan.
It's chairman. 10 report its findings to the
Legislature OF 1915.
While this was being done the Demo-
crate Senators In conference unanimously
decided not TO concur In the resolution
appropriating 50, 900 10 carry on the work
OF the committee. Should they persist in
this the committee will have TO depend
upon private funds TO carry out a state
wide graft investigation. Governor Glynn
refuses to aid the committee in getting
an appropriation.
Mr.. Sullivan and John Kirkland Clark,
the committees counsel. said that the
Tammany Senators would not be able
10 tie the committees hands. but that the
investigation would proceed, tharks 70
the patriotism OF private citizens, who.
anticipating that obstacles would be
thrown in the way OF an investigation.
pledged themselves 10 provide the neces-
sary moneys. Senator Murtaugh, speak
ing on behalf OF his Tammany colleagues.
said the Senate would pass the appropra-
ton bill If the Assembly made the invest
cation joint one, giving the Senate
equal representation.
In its preliminary report the committee
said that tho only investigation of the
highways themselves which brought any
practical results was conducted by John
a. Hennessy. Your committee has called
upon Mr.. HennesSy for all the informa-
ton which he derived as a result OF his
investigations, and offered TO him the
position OF investigator. to obtain fur
Their proofs Of the conduct Of the High
ways Department. but owing 10 other
plans which Mr. Hennessy made it was
unable TO secure his services.
1T is the opinion Of Mr.. Hennessy that
In order TO make thorough and compre-
henslve investigation OF the highways Of
the state, and to enable the investigators
TO discover the extent OF the bad work
done for the state, that there should be
employed five squads consisting i'm each
instance OF three engineers, accompanied
by n stenogra Dher and an Investigator IA
miliar with the legal requirement of proof
in criminal cases that it would require
the activities OF these squads OF investi-
gators for a period Of about two months
TO investigate the roads which are still
fairly subject 10 investigation: that Is,
in instances where crimnality was dis
covered it would require period Of from
one TO two months more for the prepare
ton and submission to the district attor-
neys OF the various counties OF the evil
dence obtained and In cases where in
dictments were found il would probably
take another month or more OF their
services 10 submit the evidence 10 A
petit jury"
John A. Bensel, State Engineer, re-
turned 10 Albany to-day. and said he was
surprised 10 see he had been reported
missing. He said he was stormbound at
his country home until Tuesday, but was
at his New York office yesterday, and
could have been subp9naed by the Suli-
van committee II II had sent a process
server there. He said he was always
willing to appear before a legally consti-
tuted body 10 answer any questions per
tanning to his official actions. He did not
say he would sign waiver Of immunity