Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-02-01

O'Clock last night, in Room f6, State Capitol, TO
investigate the charges ot acknowledgement OF
the Yosemite valley. Chairman Msany pre-
sided, and there we've present Senators Byrnes,
Roth, Asmill, White and Boggs Mr. Meanv
announced that the committee was ready 20
hear Sny complaints against the management
OF the Yosemite valley.
Allan Kelly. O.. the EnTaiiEs4 stated that the
charges Were in the hands of the Assembly COM
mlttee: that thai eopepittee had met and ad-
Journed until Monday evening.
Mr.. Meany said that many personS were pres
ent at the request OF the committee and tacy
did not wish 10 remain until neat wesk
hoth SAID that the newspapers had made GER
tam enarges, ana the committee was here 10
take testimony on them There ~ere plenty OF
witnesses present, and he did no. know OF any
reason why they should not proceed aud hear
what they had to say.
The Secretary called the names of the wit
nesses already requested to appear, and four
teen out of twenty-one of them answered in.
eluding c. d. Robinson, J. N. Hutchings GhaS
Atkins, George Barnes, w. C. Priest Joha H.
McLane, ". D. Dennison. A. II. washburn, j. ].
Cook. Fred Leidil, A. Paris and Mark l. Nc
Cord.
OF the Commissioners there were present
Messrs MADDEN, Chapman, GoueheT, Freeman
and May.
The Secretary OF the Commission. Major Ben
c. Truman, was also present with his booss and
records.
Goucher stated that wm. H. Mills, one of the
Commissioners was absent on account of s;ck-
ress in his family, and that he desired to be
present at the investigation.
The Chairman announced that he had two
kilograms from MT Mills, the last dated at Santa
Barbara, January slst and saying that he would
leave by the first available train and come to
Sacramento by the shortest route
Goucher stated that Governor Waterman was
an ex otiicio member of the Commission and
President of the Board
White asked If it was possible for person TO
get out OF the Yosemite Valley now, and was
answel ed in the affirmative by Gouche: and A.
ii. Washburn. He said that there were wit
nesses in the valley that he proposed TO have
here, and he would send a Sergeant-a. Arms
Immediately to bring them.
There was talk of sending man on horse
back, but it was explained that Mrs. Glenn and
Gaien Clark, two OF the witnesses were very
back. 1t was therefore decided that a carriage
would have to be sent
White then subpenaed all of the witnesses
present TO attend on February llth at 80 p. NJ
and said that he would send subpenas to the
valley at once, returnable on the 1ith. He said
he was determ ned to have all OF these wit
nesses here.
Mr.. Rundell, Chairman of the Assembly COM
mittee, was asked If tina. committee would not
meet the senate committee and hear the tes-
timony at the same time He said that he saw
no objection to 1t except that his committee had
been instructed not to investigate any charges
except such SIS were made in q certain way.
The committee held a meeting and adjourned
until Monday evening next.
Goucher suggested that the committee sd-
Journ until tomorrow night, and hear such
witnesses as were anxious TO be heard. and
allow them to go and continue the investiga-
ton, from time to time, until the lith of Febru-
airy. when the witnesses from the valley would
be present.
May said that he had to go to New Orleans and
would be back on the 18th of February. He
asked that If Messrs. Hutchings, Robinson and
Harris were examined before that me that he
be permitted to cross-eXamine them then. He
was assured that he should have that opportu-
nifty.
Roth moved that the committee adjourn until
Monday evening at $780, when the investigation
should be begun: in the meantime an effort to
be made to have the Assembly committee sit
with them
The motion prevailed, and the meeting ad-
journed.