The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-03-26

the southern Pacific railroad. and that
the money must have been brought to the
state capital within thirteen hours there
after. says the total Of the money so drawn
out BY Jones was 1850.
The report recites that Assemblymen
Dibble and Marion were in 3 private room
Of the state library for forty-five minutes
prior to the finding of the money wrap
pers, and that in the waste-basket were
some torn papers belonging to Dibble. The
only other persons in the library prior to
tho discovery of the money wrappers
were the state librarian and his assistant.
The report concludes as follows:
The committee found nothing to show that
V.5O IN currency was used in any manner to
influence any member Of the legislature in
references to the senatorial contest. No money
was used In behalf of candidates to secure their
election - United States senator, and ii 81 800
IN currency has been Improperly used before the
legisiature the committee ID unable to state for
what purpose It was used. The commit. ee
issued subpnua for Jones, and . private de-
tectise was employed to ascertain his where
aoouts within two hours after il was known
ne had received the money from bank, but up
to this time the sheriff OF San Francisco and the
detective have been unable to find him. The
COMMITTEES has handed the original exhibits, a
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governor the president of the Senate, and
recommended that they be turned over to the
governor Tor such action as he may deem proper
As the committee il unable to procure any other
witness before adjournment of the legislature it
presents the foregoing report.
In the Senate today Preston introduced
. resolution instructing the attorney gem
eral to place the evidence in the waste
basket investigation over to the grand Jury
OF Sacramento county, as it plainly war
rants further inquiry. Delong moved to
strike out the instructions to the attorney
general, as they were reelection upon
him, as he has the evidence and power to
take It before the grand jury. SeaweH
thought the affair was in the best possible
shape at present. The evidence was in the
hands of the governor and attorney gen.
eral, and they could be relied upon to do
what is proper.
Preston made long appeal to the men,
bers to look out for their regulations. He
said this legislature would go down in
history as Doodle legislature. The news
papers had, during the past week, been
teeming with headlines charging bribery
and corruption. Several members of the
assembly had been implicated, and he was
astonished that they did not demand in-
vestigation. How any honest man could
rest under the suspicion of having been
brlbed he could not understand, and if
they did not care sufficient for their good
names to protect them, he shought the
Senate should do it for them. Carpenter
said the evidence did not implicate any
members fate. 1t concerned only the
assemblymen, and he thought that body
was able to take care Of itself. He moved
to refer the matter to the judiciary COM
mittee. Preston said this was designed to
kill the resolution, but the motion carried
on roll call by ayes u and nays 20.
The Senate judiciary committee, to
which was referred the resolution to
place before the grand jury the evidence
which was developed during the investi-
CATION of the alleged bribery charges in
connection with the recent senatorial con-
test, reported back the resolution this
afternoon SO amended as to refer the
whole matter to the attorney general, to
take such action as he may deem advis-
able. The resolution as amended was
adopted.