Show INVESTIGATING BRIBERY CHARGES New Jersey Legislature Takes Notice of a Newspaper Article Stating That Certain Members Received Money M ne For or Votes u T r RENTON N X J March 30 OThe The I charges in iii a Trenton renton newspaper of yesterday that bribery had bud been ben used in connection wih with the pas imas passage la lalage sage lage by b the house hou e of the Morris canal cammal abandonment bill bi was the subject of o oan an hours discussion ion in the time caucus to today today today day by the Republican tn members of the time thea assembly a Later when the house con eon convened venN Mr I the Republican leader and the time introducer of the Mor Morris Morris ris canal bill bi arose to a a question queston of personal privilege He lie le stated state that the of should noticed charge bribery briber be He moved that the house go into com coma committee committee of the the whole and that the ser sergeant sergeant r geant at arms be directed ced to bring briJ be before fore time the bar of the dif house Joseph L the editor of the newspaper r I which published the charges charge I Later Latet the sergeant at arms brought in Mr 1 Mr 11 testified that he knew nothing of the th article until after its is publication H A Conover I Ithe Ithe the of o the new I per pr was then sworn Conover admit admitted admitted I ted td writing an article artcle which stated that it was wa common rumor that certain cert tain tulti t ln members member had received each cell with wih a a promise romise of OO more Pressed Pr ed as UK to the name of his liis informant he lie re refused refused refused fused to answer Subsequently a law AX was as read to him which a mis misdemeanor demeanor to fail fai to answer unless he should claim daim that an answer anwer would in incriminate incriminate criminate and degrade himself He said sid he ito made no such suh claims and finally gave Kave e the name of Frederick Ege Ee of o the Hoboken Observer as the reporter who had given him hillS the information The Morris canal is hi owned by the state and the bill bi providing providing fon fo its abandonment l in order it is said that rental Certain railway interests may control the property has been pending for sev several several several eral weeks The committee reported that it had been unable to secure any testimony to substantiate the charges and amid rec ree recommended that that the whole matter mater be referred to the prosecutor of Mercer county This report was as adopted by bythe the tue house and the time incident close cose |