The Placer herald., 1860-05-05

with Mr. Beach went to the room where Mr.. Ma
son was copying the bill and examined it, or at
least Mr.. Beach did.
About halfpast on that night, Mr.. Ander-
son. in company with Mr.. Mason, went to Mr.
Leet's boarding house for the purpose of giving
him the bill. Mr.. Leet not being at home, Mr..
Anderson and Mr.. Brown went up to Mr. Leet's
room, and Mr.. Anderson wrapped up the bill in
q sheet OF paper, on which he had written a note
to Mr.. Leet, informing him Of his having
ught the bill, and left it, one end under Mr..
Leet's candlestick, on his table, and requested
Mr.. Brown, who was bOarder in the house, 10
call his attention to it.
A few minutes after this Mr.. Mason. meeting
Mr.. Leet near the Orleans Hotel, informed him
that Mr.. Anderson had taken the bill to his
room and had left it there.
Mr. Leet says that during the course of the
evening he sought Mr.. Anderson in several
paces-his own chamber among others-with the
object, we presume of obtaining the bill; that
about II o'clock at night he returned to his cham
ber in Mrs. Wilbourn's boarding house, on Third
street; that he took some newspapers with him;
that his candle had burned out; that he laid the
newspapers on the table and went to bed in the
dark; that he was informed next morning on in
quiry. by James Cunningham and Mr.. Brown.
that Mr.. Anderson had brought the bill to his
room the night before; that after breakfast he
went to his room to get his hat, but made no
search for the bill. and had not looked for
it up to the time of giving his testimony on the
night Of the 2Sth instant
Your Committee beg leave, before concluding
this report, to exonerate Mr.. Anderson from all
blame in the matter, and to state that his con-
duct throughout has been in oil respects fair and
honorable.
Your Committee submit this report and the ac
companying testimony without recommendation,
leaving it TO the Senate to suggest the steps to
be pursued for the recovery of the bill, and all
o1c uh oh p1nrt thn rr honor
and dignity of the Senate may require.
r. A. REDMAN,
ARCH. G. PEACHY.
accompanying their report the Committee pre-
sented compared copy of the enrolled bill in
the House, as being true copy of the same bill
that had passed the Senate.
After other business in the Senate. as pr re-
port of the Standard, Mr.. Lcet said:
would like to ask the Chairman of the Com
mittee of Investigation, in relation to Senate
bill No. 340 question. The report of that
Committee states that the Committee found my
colleague, Mr.. Anderson, free from any blame
whatever. 7 wish to know if they found me
guilty of anything wrong?
Mr.. Redman-The report eXonerates Mr.. An
derson from any blame, and passes no censure
upon any one.
The Unions legislative report further says:
lation 10 the lost bill known as the Cnndlestick
Bill. He repeated his statements in relation to
asking for the bill. and finding it in the room of
the Engrossng Clerk about 5 P. M. on Friday
evening; that since that time he had not seen
the bill, but that before he went to his room
that evening which was about II p NJ. he believ
ed some evil disposed person had gone to his
room and had taken away or destroyed the said
bill.
The bill having properly passed both Houses
certified to by the proper officers of the samo
was sent to the Governor in the usual manner,
and by him approved. and sent back by him be-
fore the adjournment of the Legislature.
The Governor was apprised of the peculiar cir
cumstances attending the bill before he approved
it. .-..
A copy of the bill will be obtained and pub
lished in the next issue of the Herald 80 that
the voters Of the county may be informed as to
its provisions.