The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-03-19
THE sACRAMxNro sCArDAr.

COMMITTEES Appointed 20 Hush the Mnes
tor Up-Estes Gaining Votes.
SACRAMENTO, March 18 The Joint CONS
mittee appointed by both houses to invoo.
tigate the charges Of bribery in he
senatorial election met in the supfepno.
courtroom tonight. Senator Voorhees,
presided. Attorney General Hart exs
planned how he had received the docns
ments, and he then delivered Z sealed
package to the committee. 8. w. Leak.
assistant librarian, explained how he found
the papers in his private ofice Just eftee
Assemblymen Dibble and Marion ha1
been in the room. Dibble had previously
asked him for the use Of the ofnce, saying
he wanted to do some figuring.
NJ. NJ. Estee was the next witness. Tho
attorney general questioned him. Nr. ~
tee said that he went to the state library
yesterday morning and walked into The
private Office.
Al walked back and forth IN the room ~
some scraps OF paper on the desk, and noticed
among them . torn roll-call. thought
1t was my roIl-calL looked again and
saw piece Of bun paper with the
marks $500, third month and sixteenth day. ~
looked like . greenback wrapper. Looking
again. saw two other wrappers, marked e2,5Qot
and another $1,000. asked Leake who had
been there, and he said Judge Dibbls had beoo
there. then sent for my friendA Thsy au9.
gestcd that send for the attorney general ~
give the papers TO him. Someone said. ssoonA
for Felton," but he was mot In the building.
In response to question, Estee said ho
did not know Of any Of the candidates
using any money improperly in this cam
vass. He said he had not used any money,
nor had any of his friends, with his
knowledge.
The package produced by the attorney
general was then opened and was found to
contain . number Of small envelopes,
sealed. These were found to contain
small scraps of paper. 1t was decided to
defer the opening until tomorrow, when
some one could be selected to paste them
on sheets. The committee then adjourned
till tomorrow morning.
Immediately upon the opening Of the
Senate this morning Senator Voorhees, in
troduced a joint resolution, calling upon
both houses to appoint committee *
three to meet with the attorney general
for the purpose Of investigating the docu-
ments which were found in the state ~
brary Yesterday. The committee ap.
pointed is Voorhees,, Crandall and Berry.
In the assembly, Dibble, speaking to the
luton is adopted There have been pub.
lished certain statements in various news.
papers which reflect upon my integrity Ii
the House. court the fullest investigatiom.
There issnot one scrap of paper In exist
ence which will implicate me in any i'm.
proper matter. It happened yesterday
morning thai Captain Marion sat in thno
room. in the library, and discussed certain
r - k@2<1
members that knew to bc opposed - tn
I afterwards destroyed. I Ihsvsnsyef teem
connected in any way whatever with any
attempt at bribery of legislators. There e
not among the papers held BY the attorney
general, and know not what he has, cne
single scrap Of paper Of any kind which
can be construed into showing any such
attempt, or which can be justified in any
manner"
Young moved that the number Of tho
committee be increased from three TO 6va.
resolution back to the Senate for concur
renee.
When the rumor became current yestess
day afternoon that documentary evidence
had been found which, il was alleged, inn
YiIGdtCu ISIk0lu ACS1oAUtQtbs ~
bribery in connection with the senatorial
contest, demands were at once made ~
DeYoung and FELTON,, two Of the senatosino
candidates, that Attorney General Hart -
once produce such evidence and cause -
investigation. The latter. replying ~
them, stated that he had no evidences ims
piicating them in any way, nor. 20 far ~
he knew, sufficient to formulate charges ~
yet against any one.
The first ballot today In joint session 1de;
United States senator resulted - folloWes
Estee 4s, FELTON, 81. Johnson 4, Blanchard =
Afrer changes had been made the belIeo
was corrected to stand: Estee ~, 1eltom
IS, Johnson 8, Blanchard 2, Perkins &
White. Dem, "a: Irish, Dem, ! AZ IT,
close Of the ballot Felt0nss friends a..
manded an adjournment, and on cali of tho
roll this Was carried By . vote of 62 70 81
Mrs Charles Russell, oi Eastern Oregon. uoo
cured Of aAfhma Of fitcen Years otano3m8 -