New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-02-12
Chairman Sullivan to Con
suit District Attorney
Whitman To-day.
QUESTION OF COUNSEL
TO BE DISCUSSED
Investigation Will Extend to
Voorhis's Office and Various
State Departments.
LRY reloeranh % Do Trbune.

Albany. Feb. 1.-THE Assembly Srait
investigating committee was appointed
to-day by Speaker Sweet John Leo
sullivan. Of Chautauqua, was elected
chairman and Alvah ". Burlingame, jr,
Of Kings. vice-chairman. These two. with
Speaker Sweet. as an cX-ofllcio MEMBER
we're appointed a subcommittee to selec,
counsel
Tho other members Of the committee
are: william j. Naier. Seneca; tranN-
lin w. Christman. ilerlcimer. and ;. A.
Jones. Chenango Republican; "AF Smith,
Of New York, minority leader, and Charies
4. Brewster. Stcuben. Democrats ana
Michael Schaap, Of New York. Progress
sive leader.
Hearings will begin next week Inc
first session will probably be held III
Albany. and the committee will also sit In
New York and probably In other cues
Chairman Sullivan said the 'nVestisa-
ton would be thorough and unsparihs
and that ne was in favor OF obtaining the
services Of John \. liennessy rs n spe-
cial investigator
The question Of counsel is an open one
BurIineame and Sullivan arc going TO
New York tomorrow to consult WIN
District Attorney Whitman, who mas
many hackers for tho Job. -Four other
names are being considered by the SUD-
committee. They are Frank Moss, VINO
resigned as an Assistant District Attorney
recently. and who, as counsel 20 the Ma
yet committee. drew from Richard croker
the admission that he was working ioI
his own pocket all the time; John MIX
land Clark. an Assistant District Attorney
on Mr.. Whlaman's staff; ex-senator Har-
yey y. Hinman. Of Blnghamton; eX-Sen-
ator Edgar r. Bracket. of Saratoga, ana
Henry l.. Stimson, of New lorh.
Speaker Sweet called on Governor
Glynn tonight and informed him ne
would request him 10 send an eNtraor-
binary message 10 the Legislature urs-
ing the necessity of passing the speciaI
Assembly bill appropriating s27'"o Tor tht
expenses OF the investigation.
Governor Glynn's reply was not con-
sidercd unfriondly, but ne made IT clear
that certain conditions must be met before
he would send the extraordinary message
The Republicans believe they can meet
these conditions, the nature of which none
would reveal.
Christman and Sullivan said that II the
Tammany Senate refused to pass the Dill
which Governor Glynn said he would sign
if IL reached him the needed money could
be obtained from private sources.
THE personnel Of the committee, SAID
Sullivan, us such that no political power
can dominate its proceedings or direct its
channels. The committee expects the ac-
tive cooperation OF All citizens OF the
state who are i'm favor OF raising the
standard of public business, and the com
mittee invites the submission of sug-
gestive facts, so that the searchlight OF
publicity may reveal the rottenness.
This will be "A real investigation. and
stand by what ! said on the floor OF the
Assembly the other night, that this in
vestigation will go into every department
of state and that it will be thorough, inn
partial. non partisan and unsparing."
Besides the Department OF Highways,
tho programme ia TO investigate excise
efficiency and economy. the office Of
Voorhis, State Superintendent Of Flee
tons: Capitol repairs public printing and
the fire marshals office.