Weekly Trinity journal., 1874-02-14
FROM THE CAPITAL.
SPECIAL TO THE TRINITY JOURNAL. I"
SAcRAMENro. Feb. II. 1874.

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on Wednesday, Thursday and Monday
evenings last. have attended the ses-
sion and will give the whole matter PROV
en- in few words.
BRIBERY INVESTIGATION.
NJ. D. Boruck, editor of the Spirit Of
Times, stated in his paper of January
18th that member of the Assembly had
been offered $4,000 during the Senatorial
contest TO vote for Booth. This caused
the Assembly to raise a Committee of
Investigation. Boruck was the first wit
ness. He said the day before the election
of Booth, j. c. Carter, of Yuba, told him
he had beer offered $1,000 to vote for
Booth. Carter, Republican, swore the
offer was made by Richard Brown, En-
rolling Clerk of the Assembly, who call
ed him to his room and told him he could
and would give him $1,000 in gold notes
to vote for Booth, and if he would agree
the next day, but after that. Carter re-
fused but promised Brown not TO men
tion it. Carter did not tell of it except to
Borucl, Senator Spencer, and one or two
others, and did not report it to the House
as he had no witnesses to the transaction
and dreaded being mixed up in an inves-
tigation. He had opposed the investiga-
ton and was sorry for it. Brown, being
called, said he did ask Carter to his room
and did urge him to vote for Booth, and
did say, enthusiastically, he'd give $4,000
in gold notes to see Booth elected. He
said he had no 81 900 didn't know Gov.
Booth tried to bribe no one admired
Booth and worked for him. He said fur
ther, Carter wanted friend appointed
in Browns office, and he Brown was
feeling him to trade the appointment for
q vote for Booth. This Carter denied,
and the lie passed between them in open
Committee. The Record has charged
Brown with getting the Office of Enrolling
Clerk by trade with Eardly, an oppo-
sition candidate, to whom he agreed to
give half his salary until he, Eardly,
could be appointed deputy, and also to
give E. half the clerical appointments.
That subsequently he went back on the
agreement, sold his salary to a broker,
and Eardly and Brown had a row, which
was hushed up and Eardly at last got his
appointment. This, Brown admitted,
but said Eardly has released him from
the contract, when he found it was an IL
legal one. ID. B. Northup sworc a ranch
er named Thomas Hughes, living near
Grass Valley, had told him he could get
him SO, 900 to drop Farley and not vote.
Hughes says he didn't do it, and if he
did he was drunk, and that at the talk he
had with Northup both were "full." As
semblyman W. S. NJ. Wright swore that
one Mcnamara, of San Francisco, had
come to his room and said he had money
to help any poor man, and asked Wright
if Assemblyman Northcutt could be ap-
preached. Waright told him no. After
wards Men. was asked by Wright if he
had bought any man, and Mcnamara
said there would be change in the vot-
ing soon. At another time he said his
man was too slow, as Booth was elected
and his man had missed good thing by
being too slow. Hughes is a Democrat.
Brown is Democrat with Dolly procliv-
tiles. Wright is Democrat. Carter is
a Republican. Mcnamara is a Dolly.
Northcutt and Northup are Democrats.
Assembly Ferguson, a Democrat, swore
that Tom Nozzler, Booths right hand
agent, asked him if nothing could induce
him to vote for Booth, and Ferguson ask
ed Nozzler if he took him for a scoun-
drel. Albeit, Hart, the Governors Pri-
vate Secretary, introduced Ferguson and
Nozzler at the latter's request. All the
leading men of the Dolly party, and all
Booths partners, sworc they were init
mate in the contract and knew of no
money being used albeit, Hart said he
sent for Mcnamara to come and help,
being advised to do SO by w. w. Dodge,
Booths partner, and Assemblyman w.
Rousch. He had paid $50 to Men. for
expenses, but Governor Booth knew
nothing of it. He had told Men. no
money was to be used in the fight, but
couldn't explain how they came to talk
of money at all. This is all the testimony
thus far. The Committee meet tonight
again, and Mcnamara who has sent an
insulting letter to the Assembly, will be
on hand under arrest. 1t is conceded
Brown most be put out Of office, in COM
mon deccncy to Carter and probably that
is all that will be done.
MEASURES CONSIDERED.
You'd hardly believe it, but so it is,
that the Dolly spirit has gone so far as
the introduction of bills to regulate and
prevent the sale of reserved seats in thea
ters and concert halls, to compel railroad
companies to build stations every ten
miles without regard to country or neces-
sity, to fix the price at which quicksilver
shall be sold at market and at mine, and
similar measures of destructive and
communistic character. The Freeman
freight and fare bill has gone to the Sen
ate where it will be made into form
which its author will never recognize.
Indeed a substitute will in all probability
be reported to wipe out the original alto
gether. Last night the Senate Commit
tee on corporations began to coolly ex-
anime the matter, beginning with an
examination under oath of Leland Stan
ford, President of the Central Pacific
Railroad. The Committee sits with clos
ed doors, whereat the Dolly press raises
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