Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-02-14

made him member of every committee, and
| he has been present and conducted, in the
main, the examination of the witnesses on be-
nan OF Inc Eramiiler, or al least named by the
f~t0nt2er. Therefore, l say that these publica-
tons are reflections upon the members of the
committee, outside OF Mr.. Mesny. Before a
witness was sworn, before one was sltbpenaed,
the fIdaitner said that the friendship existing
between Mr.: Meany aud myself indicated that
there would be q white washing report at the
enc OF the investigation What right had they
tnat eommlttee-no more than you had. Mr..
presidents no more than YOU senator
Boggs no more than you, Senstor
Fraser or any other member Of
the committee. But it showed that it was cow
ardly, because before q witness was sworn il felt
us ace slipping away. II felt that it had
nothlng to stand upon. and therefore wanted TO
prepare the people for the result In order TO
save I'sen from being denounced as having
manufactured news, or manufactured sensa-
ton, 1t foreshadowed its failure to maintain its
eharges; II has not been just. 1t has not been
islr' ana do not care, if live hundred years
ana It is published every day. or twice fay if
you please, and makes my remarks here cause
lof attempting to seek vengence against me. |
dziy 1t. When it is right will be its friend
| When 1t Is the instrument of falsehood to
malign men, to prejudice the public mind, then
regard IL as contemplate and deserving all
possible reprOach.
senator Meany said
Ar. President. suppose since this matter has
come up that should rise to a question of privi-
iege TOO. Long before this investigation started
this paper, tie Ercminer. that calls me = Con
cher man Meany,' commenced this Now it
simply hes about this matter. don't belong to
any body. They started in at the beginning 10
piacae this thing. to fix it right if it was found
tnat the Commissioners were not guilty of any,
thing II had said. Meany wss going To white
wash this Commission think their course has
been uIl4ssr all the way through. Z hey had no
business % attack man IN this manner. livery
BODY on the committee is responsible as much
as am. | happened to pave the way for the
lnYesugation in getting witnt sses here, and
these penny -a-liners come up here and vi ify
members They are a little worse than the
lawyers 1t is not proper treatment. They get
privilege on this floor and they turn round
and attack people, and every time YOU say q
word they come back at you, aud 1t is more
news Tor them realize how weak l am 10
attsek great newspaper that has got its hun
dred horse power rolling mill rolling cut its
lies right straight along. day after day. 1t is
not night: We go down there and work until y
and o clock at night. and these fellows come
down there and misrep;esent us. They don't
tell the ruth abont II. My remark about the
newspapers telling the truth was a Joke with
old Mrs. Glenn. So far as Senator Goucher or
anybody else owning me, it is a mistake They
don't do anything of the kind What | have
done in this matter has been done in a spirit of
fairness. have probably talked more before
the committee than some other members
because am an ex Commissioner and knew
more about the circumstances. These papers
cannot make any capita by misrspresenting
Senators ON the floor or in committee, and for
one will resent it. | have submitted to this
thing right org, and have laughed at it, but
give notice now that anybody who lies about
me VIII hear from me in the matter
THE FEEBLE-MINDED BILL.
Consideration of the bill in reference to the.
Home for Feeble Minded Children was resumed.
the question being on the amendment offered
by Murphy, providing that tue Commissioners
might locate the institution outside of Santa
! Clara county if a better place was found
Crandall spoke against amendment. The
Legislature ought to decide upon the county in
which IL should be iOcated
Murphy explained his amendment. He
wanted the Home located in the most desirable
site in the State.
Bowers spoke against the amendment on the
ground already stated by him. The friends of
removal had come back to the charge against
the sanitary condition of the place, and that re-
hected upon the whole Santa Clara valley and
would be resented by the people of that valley
Mead favored the auendment
On motion OF Britt the previous question was
ordered.
Murphy's amendment was lost by vote of
II ayes 10 q noes
The amendment proposed by the. committee.
some portion of Santa Clara county was adopted
by vote OF 50 ayes to 4 noes
A SENSATION.
message was received from the Governor
announcing his approval of ). B. 332 appro-
prlatlng $500 to send John f. Swift and
| stephen N. White to Washingtcn to defend The
| Scott Exclusion Act.
| The announcement was received with ap-
! plause.
Yell made report from the Committee on
| Elections on the contested election cases of
! sullivan VS. Banks. and Hadii VS. Sprague
/ reporting them back without recommendation
| wilson moved TO make the subject the special
order tor tomorrow at P. VI.
Moffitt moved 10 make it the special order
| for Tuesday next at 3 o'clock
Wilson'S motion prevailed by a vote of 26
| ayes to II noes.
Senators Greely and Flint were brought in
under call OF ihe Senate before the call of the
Toll.
THE FIGHT GOES on
| The consideration of s. B. l9i was resumed
| the second section of the bi ] being next in
| order.
| Murphy moved that the further consideration
! OF S. B. l9i be made the special order for to-
morrow morning Immediately after the first
| special order already set
The motion prevailed.
5. >, an Act making an appropriation of
money for the use of the State Board OF Forestry
was mace special order to follow S. B 194 to-
/ morrow.
1 Goucher reported back from the Committee
on Corporations substitute for s. BIS 449 and
! 450 and they were ordt red printed.
BILLS OUT OF ORDER.
Bills We're introduced, out Of order, and re-
ferTed as follows:
by Meany (by request -Appropriatins money
| for the deficiency in the appropriation for The
Asylum for the Chronic Insane at Agnew. Com
| mfttee on Claims.
By Wilson (by request Amending the Penal
Code in relation TO rawnbrokers. Judiciary
! Committee.
Also, Coy request)-To amend the Political
! Code, relating to the reclamation of certain
| lands, applicable TO some lands within munich
| palities. Committee on Swamp Lands.
On motion OF Jones, at 5:i5 ?. NJ, the Senate