The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-03-24
rnx WAISTS BASKET SCANDAL.


Knows About the Bribery.
0AcnANUro, March 3.-Senator Charles
Il. FELTON, has received his commission
1kum Governor Markham.
Another meeting Of the joint committee
pointsd 70 investigate the disclosures of
Ne otate library waste basket was held
this nxtexnoon at 80 o'clock In the SUI
PRIME courtroom. Attorney General
Hart stated that Of the witnesses he had
oubpOuaed three were present, and he
thought they ought TO be allowed
70 make statement. Tho three
men referred to are John 7.
ban, W. B. Can ana W. II. Brown. John
!. Dare was first called. He said he came
Atto q 1850 o'clock on the morning Of
the 18th. He was asked il he had ever
expended any money to influence legisla-
ton during the present session. He re-
piled that he had not. He said he had
not been In the state library on the day
the DISCOVERIES were made. He did not
know John B. Jones, and while here he
did not inset either Dibbls Or Marion.
". ,. Carr Was the next witness. He
cana, be said. on the evening train, Mon
daX the 18th. The attorney general asked
him 4 he had used any money to influence
legislation. He replied that he had not.
He did not know the treasurer Of the
southern Pacific Company, and did not
know John B. Jones. He had never heard
Of him until he saw his name in the
pepers. He rode from the train on the
night he arrived in carriage with Thomas
Dareie. He was asked If he saw Dibble
that night. He replied that he could not
remember, bat he saw him quite often At
Ter. II may have seen him that evening""
he testified. "for remember talked to
him very strongly on the senatorial ques-
ton. I did not hand him package of
greenbacks on that night, nor at any other
time
Witness then said he would like to make
. statement. He stated that he returned
TO San Francisco on Friday last. There
had been great deal Of talk, and parties
had come to him and told him there was a
warrant out for his arrest. He then went
on to say in reference to the Fresno bank
that he did not know anything about the
Riverside bill. II have not been in poll
ties Of late" he said, land l was sum-
moned here to testify and tell all
knew" Continuing, he said: AZ never
knew Of any money being used in this
Legislature, and did not know of any
promises being made. l went to several
men who were voting against FELTON, and
who were under obligations to me, and
talked to them, but did not offer them
any money, nor did they intimate to me
that they wanted any.
". H. Brown, harbor commissioner. was
called. He came here on the evening of
the 10th. He did not know John b. Jones.
nor had he met any of the railroad men on
that day. He said he was FELTON, man.
but denied that he had used any money in
his interest, or to influence legislation in
ANY way. He did not bring any sum of
money here on the evening of the 18th.
Brown asked Mr.. Hart if he had SAID
thai he (Brown) or Carr brought that
money here.
Hart replied that the record was the
best evidence. As the attorney general
said this he smiled, and Mr.. Brown said
he saw nothing to laugh at.
Brown was quite indignant that any
such story had gained publicity. He said
he was personal friend of FELTON,. and
had it not been for social intercourse be-
tween his family and Felton's he would
have been in the fight for FELTON,. Brown
was shown the papers that were found in
the library. He said he had never seen
them before. The committee then went
into executive aession