Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-04-09

| Kane-I decline to answer; that matter il
past and gone.
Senator Pardee-Why are you the target
for all these offers?
| kane-I don't know.
Senator Enos-Haven't you been told that
Senators are making money on the outside,
and that you were ID fool not to make
it too?
Kane-No; haven't.
Enos-I understand you that you have nc
knowledge of any corrupt means being used
or attempted to corrupt any member OF the
Legislature, of either house?
Kane-No; have no such knowledge.
Enos-What did you mean on Tuesday
when you said in the Senate it would not do
to press Tom Kane to the wall?
Kane-I meant my own case.
Enos-You said that something Senator
Neumann had uttered angered you, and
hence you said what you did.
Kane-In speech he made | understood
he said certain things. He explained it.
Enos-If he had not used the language,
would you have made the disclosure you did
Kane-No; only so far as ! stated in the
forenoon session that day.
Enos-You referred to an amendment to
Section of the Revenue bill, that something
was wrong. Did you mean corrupt influences
had been used?
Kane-No; only that it was wrong
measure.
Enos-Do you remember that I told you
that such remarks were hurting the feelings
of several Senators, and that some were sem
sitive about it, and referred to Senator
Cheney:
Kane-Yes. And what did I reply to you !?
Enos-Yo GU replied that you did not intend
it to refer to any Senator.
Assemblyman Carr of Yuba sworn-Had
no conference with and gave no advice to SEN
ator Kane, nor with Assemblyman Maybell
relative to Kane Assembymen had talked
together of the matter, and the feeling was
that Kane ought to tell the mans name Mr..
Simon thought so too, and said if it was his
case he would tell have no knowledge of
any attempts at bribery of Senator Kane if
was Senator I'd vote to expel man who
wouldn't tell the name.
Assemblyman Braunhart sworn = Had
talked briefly with Kane Kane never init
mated to him who the man was told Kane
he ought to give the name he didn't think
so did not push the subject, or desire to give
him any other advice.
Senator Enos-Mr. Kane, when you allude
in the Senate to ''Dog in the well, Cat In
the meal-tub, etc., what do you mean?
Kane-Well, l mean a measure is bad.
Senator Pardee-When the dog is in the
well the water is bad,
Enos-You don't mean, then, that any
Senator is influenced improperly, or bribed
Kane-No; l mean the measure is bad, or
that there is something Observation-Disclosures
about it.
Senator Neumann-"A little joker its
all the same.
Senator Enos stated that the committee
desired, in justice to all who had been named
in the investigation. to give them an oppor-
tunity to come before the committee and
purge themselves of any suspicion because of
alleged counseling with Mr.. Kane. The COM
mittee especially desired to hear Mr.. Simon
and Mr.. McDade.
An adjournment was then had until $50
P. M.
At $50 P. NJ. the reporters were on hand,
the clerk, shorthand writer and one member
of the committee. After tedious wait and
no little growing, the solitary member ad-
journed the session until P. NJ. AT P. NJ.
the clerk and reporters were on hand, but not
even one of the committee, and after half
hours waiting the press representatives left
the photographer alone in his glory.
Subsequently the committee reported to
the Senate, advising that Senator Kane be
expelled or punished, as the Senate may deem
proper, and the case was made the special or
der for 730 this evening.