Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1874-02-16
SAcnAMENTo, February IL, ISL

EDITOR News: The Senatorial bril-
berry aud corruption case still drags It's
slow length along, two sittings Of the
committee having been held since the
last communication OF your corre-
spondent. On Monday night the room
OF the Scrgeant-at-Arms Of the Assem-
bly,, where these meetings are held.
was crowded to overlooking BY mem
bers and attaches Of the Legislature
aud outsiders. anxious to hear the tes-
timony OF Hughes, the Nevada county
ranchero. who Assemblymsn Northup
Of that county testified offered him n
bribe to leave Farley and vote far
Booth. The witness, n respectable
old gentleman deposed that he never
made such an offer, he was throughout
the entire Senatorial contest an I'M.
swerving Democrat, and was all un-
ilinching Farley u to the last. lilo
added that OH the occasion alluded to
In the testimony Of the Nevada men,
Der both parties were very conslicra-
bly, "set up" aud that the drunken lie
got. the more firmly he was set Ia the
principles of the unterrliled Drmocra-
cy. Northup, OIL being recalled. relt-
Grated his former statements which
were In turn denied by his Ncvada
constituent. aud So tho matter stands.
MscNamara, the San Francisco Reform
School teacher, having refused to obey
the subpoena issued by the committee,
addressing In lieu OF his persontl ap.
p%earanee, an insulting letter to the
Assembly. which being read In open
session. All order for his arrest was is-
sued and the Sergeant-at-hrm dis-
patched to bring In TIL. contumicions
witness. who during the contest for
the ~Senatorsliip was so enthusiastic u
friend ~ Gov. Booth. IN the further
ance OF whose cause he expressed the
desire In mid aud assist needy aud i'm
~pecunious members of the Legislature
who might be induced to cast their
votes for his favorite candidate. Before
being brought before the bar Of the
the House this morning. the recuSalt
witness male An humble apology for
the language lie used In his letter aud
expressed the most profound respect
for the lower branch nf the California
Legislature. Upon thus having pirg.
Ell himself Of the contempt with which
he WA charged, he was. M motion OF
the San Franclsco Drmo-tlcncs-
Cowdery-di,chargcd from arrest.
Tho Tariff or votes-the Maximum
Price.
At the commencement OF the invcs-
tlga,ion, Assemblyman Carter, Of
Yuba. testified that Brown. the Eli
rolling Clerk Of the Assembly, offered
him 81, 900 In gold notes to vote for
Booth. At the examination iast night,
Escandon, n native ~ Old Spain. mem.
Der of the Assembly from Santa Bar.
bara. testified that after having been
solicited by Lieut.. Governor PaclrcO.
TO vote for Governor Booth. he VAS
labored with" by n native Califor-
MAN. a citizen OF his county named
.Iim.nea, who proposed TO Introduce
him To n friend ot Governor Booth.
who would pay him from $1,000 To
$40 900 tor hi, vote. which muniiiccnt
oiier he declined. lie further testified
that hi. friend. who after the Sen
atorial election. wa rewarded with n
Notary Public's position. afterwards
remarked Ia s0mc Of hi, friends, that
the aforesaid member was n Id
fool aud did not understand business"
III this respect he differed materially
FROM Watson. the original aud witty
member. who for n number Of years
represented the county III L.Os Angeles
In the Assembly. The Aforesaid. upon
being taxed with having takon $1,000
for his vote when Cassorly WA elected
to the United State Senate. frankly
acknowledged the corn, justifying his
course with the remark, Boys, biz Is
biz. aud times are corkey." a process
has been issued for the United States
Senatorial broker, Jimsncz, who will
probably lie here OH Wednesday night
to testify. who the aforesaid monied
man. who bare the bag during the
Senatorial contest. might be. In the
meantime, the committee hold another
meeting to.night,at which MacNamara
will tell what hu knows about the
matter.
Tho boundary Between California
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