The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-01-21
Chairman Much lrritated
When Asked About
His 20. X"
HINTS AND
SWEET p HIM

State Senators George Cromwell of
Richmond and James A. Foley Of Man
haitian Joined with A~ssemblyman r..
Hunter McQuistion yesterday In dcclar-
ing that they had never contracted tn.
bills for rooms at the Hotel Biltmore
set forth AZ incurred by them IN the
attestcd. O. KID and paid s5.23o.s5 bill
Of the Thompson legislative committee.
Although senator Thompson himself
approved the bill. which ~Scrgcant-at
Arms charles Hotaling said he drew and
Eugene n. Miller. auditor Of the hotel.
swore to. senator Cromwell declared
yesterday thai he had never slept more
han n few nights there. although u Is
set forth that he had slept there twenty
five nights at $3.50 u night. Senate
James A. Foley. who lives in the city,
Is declared to have slept there twenty
five nights at the same price. mourning
All expense Of $3.50. and he sent down
word from his sirk room yesterday that
he had not slept there at all. There
was "A restaurant bill Of sI42.32 against
him. lie declares he always paid.
Friends OF senator Lawson ~ Will
iamsburg said he had not slept twenty
five nights away from his home at "a
Woodhine street last January. February
and March.
The answer to this Il, Senate Thomp-
son and Sergeant -at-ArmS Hotaling yes
terday WAS that the men may he tell
ing the truth-thc whole thing IL to
lie blamed to n practice long IN vogue
in such committees NJ distributing the
expense.
Thompson scents n Plot.
In explanation Of the affair yesterday
Senator Thompson. chairman of the com
mi,;Se which has BEEN investigating the
Public Service 'ommission and IL now
going after public service corporations.
declares that the whole thing II Il put
up job to throttle his committee Just ut
the moment II " striking a warm trail.
". alleges that Speaker Sweet Is de-
terniued To- choke his committee of and
there is back of it an intimation that
';ov. Whitman * agreed that this shall
he dome for some reason.
II was pointed out Yesterday that tine
bill Of which .\ssamblyinan McUuistiun
complained was for he frs, t~o months
maintenance of tho committee. beginning
January 90. 1918. and ending March 10.
so far as could he asccrtsined, the bill
or bills for the ten months which nave
passed since then have not been pre-
sented. Sergeant-at-Arms Hotaling said
he had nc,e seen one. and at the hote!
the man who attends to- such things was
not in.
The bill IN question was covered by
the first Appropriation of $25, Vuo secured
hy the Z. mmittee. Of which $4,000 was
returned to the state. The larger main
tenanc, oill to com" IL 10 he taken out
of the $50. 900 additional appropriation
which the Legislature declines To IN
crease, according To iepOrts from Alhany.
Senator Thompson himself admitted
| yesterday that some of the prorated eN-
pelse was incurred In the purchase OF
theatre tickets and there were reports
! that NOR, Of 1t may have gone for cab
hire. luucheous and dinners to the wives
I of the committeeman. meals for friends
from upstate and general entertaining.
The Biii u Detail.
An attestel copy OF the hill az Il was
nlcd with The state Comptroller was
sen, from Albany yesterday. II ended
with the affdavit 4 Auditor Miller and
carried Senator ~Thompson's 30 X. II
follows:
Jan. q 81, r.h. :,To mseiuS
room: len. 20 10 Feb. ), Fob .
, To 10. Feh. g to -, ~ Sl0....,. SsN"oo
Jan. 20 :, Mar. is--Thompson. q.
ant an So. "a .','.. ..'.-'.,.... n3.Sa
Ian. a To Mar. 10 senator Irom-
w'i, ursn, t,,ei7. ''.r..,...' 1885,
Jan. :: to Mar Ts'.s.' '-,w.
,s !. 'iiss'5.'''.,.'n"...... :5L:2
Jan - to Mar. i9-senator Foley.
70 day. a, $3.50. $3.50 res'an- oo. 8.
Ln S"sse to Mar. i9-A.sembiyman
Maisr, 2; IaEs 9; $50 $50 %. :.
Ian - to Mar. "a scI IN bly nndu
Singh IS days a. $3.50 $3.50 .eo r,
rsstsrran'; $40, .emeiy ""''
McQuis,ion. 80 days at $50,
$3.50: restaurant. ,lsar.. 49," ?sos'
Jan, .? % Mar !s-Ass.msIyinHn
restanrant, sis5.eo. ...'.,...... 2j2.7c
Feb l3-Assemblyman Burr. res -,
Feb iba''ss9 -A.semolyim,a Donohuc.
jan .. to Apri ,e--Ho,aline.
tsergeant-at-armsi. !. days at
s3.50, sl2s.50: restaurant, S23l.32 sos.
Ian 20 to Mar is-T. L. o'Brien.
secretary to Thompson, Is days ,,
at $50. SOS, restaurant. SlAS.l6, eSLl'
Jan. - to Mar. 1s-W, IL cu.vcr,
st,nogro pher. % days a. So 30,
ss7. SO. rests urant. 1852. ?s. ....... :5o.t
Jan. % to Mar. ,s-iI. iiecohar.
secretary To committee, 20 iays
at $3.50; restaurant. sl6s3o.... 1858
Jan. 2? to Mar, Ia. Il. Buckner,
assistant counsel, one day at
$3.50: restaurant. $50. ..,,..... -
Feb. Ill. II. Clark, Jr,, : days at
$3.50. $3.50: restaurant, $50. gao
Feb. I0--B. u. Whidan, restaurant 80
Feb. .S-Col. W. Hayward. % days
at 327 a day. Ss3s; s days at 3l2,
SIC; restaura Mt. Ss6490....... l.600. o
Total $3.50
To which a deduction was made OF 50
by a cash payment o. Col. Hayward.
Assemblyman McQuistion's declaration
that he had never remained one night a
the hotel was made on Monday. and fur
ther. through his legal representative
State Comptroller Travis was asked t.
see that a properly itemized bill wa
presented. Mr.. McQuistion lives il
Brooklyn. II he said that he did no
want his constituents to think that h