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The Assembly Proceedings.

hhe AsHcmusy FrOceeuhnkss
SACRAMENTO, April l4.-In the AS
sembly the Committee on Ways and
Means submitted report in favor Of tho
Wallace bill for funding the debt OF
counties. Irwin presented q bill relating
to sale in case Of delinquent taxes. Camp
bell presented concurrent resolution to
prevent referring OF suits for the collec-
ton OF the State revenue to the Circuit
Court. Wharton offered bill relating
to the duties Of the Board OF Equaliza-
tion. Ke.lers offered resolution that
the committee report back bills in the or.
der in which they are referred. Muir
ply offered resolution that committee
of live be appointed to investigate the
conduct of Leverson in writing letter
to the Assembly Chaplain, asking him to
resign and charging him with not earning
his money. The resolution was carried.
Campbell's bill relating to revenue and
taxation and the collection thereof, was
read for the first time. Bibb's substi-
tute for his bill limiting the rates of tax
alton in counties, was read the
first time. Crumpstons resolution,
asking that the Judiciary Committee be
instructed to inquire more fully into the
railroad tax suits, was adopted. Wal
lace's bill for funding the Indebtedness
OF counties was read the first tire. The
speaker appointed as the committee to
investigate Leverson, according to this
mornings resolution, Murphy, Atwell,
Crumpton, Reeves and Packer.
Campbell's bill prescribing the method
of assessment of railroad property and
the duties of the Board of Equalization,
was rsad for the second time.
The HiII-sharon Case - Contra
dictory Evidence.
SAN FRANcIsoo, April l4.-In accord.
ance with instructions issued by Judge
Sullivan, n commission went to Santa
Cruz to take the deposition of Henry NJ.
True in the Sharon divorce case. True,
as stated by his physician, is on his
death.bed and unable to appear in Court.
In connection with this deposition, Har-
ry Wells, of Santa Cruz, a young man
and friend OF True's, had already testi.
fed on behalf of the plaintiff, Miss Hill,
that one day while walking with True
on Sutter street, this city, they were
overtaken by Sharon and Miss Hill, and
that he heard Sharon introduce Miss
Hill to True as MRS. Sharon" Wells,
in his testimony, gave full details of
the circumstance, and cross examination
failed to shake his evidence. True. who
expects to live but few days, announced
that be wished his testimony in the
case 'akcn before dying. In his
deposition he denies walking with
Wells on Sutter street or meeting either
Sharon OF Miss Hill; that the testimony
was trumped up with Miss Hill, who,
on her examination, was first to testify
to the meeting on Sutter street and he
and Wells were to confirm the statement.
He said IN answer to questions: II
went to see ii could get hold Of any
business connected with the case so as
to make some money out of it. Tyler
arranged for me to be introduced to Miss
| Hill. l had a conversation with her
about the affair and we made up the ar
ralgement that she was to swear she
was introduced to me by Sharon as his
wife and was to substantiate the affair
and bring in Wells to confirm it. That
was all made up between us three G..
w. Tyler did not help make up the ar.
rangement but he was told about
it afterwards and knew all about it
as well as We did," Before concluding
his deposition True said: "My object is
to tell the truth; | do not propose to go
10 the grave with lie on my tongue. :"
While undergoing examination his phys
ician sat on tie bedside feeling his pulse,
and after about two hours refused to al.
low counsel to continue The old man
was lifted up in bed TO gn his name, and
after writiHg it, sank back exhausted.
He isnot expected to live throughout the
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