The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-03-13

Legislature was elected and sent mere Tor tGe
purpose OF sending Stanford. The head OF the
railroad corporation, TO The Senate of the United
States? OF course, aud further, the Senator
whom we as body are now trying to choose
will be a railroad man, and soon as the rail-
road decides on whom they wish 10 elect he VIII
be ticssed TO Washington drd l 10 work a
land Stanford and the railroad company. 1t is
useless TO urge this resolution further, because
the men who were sent here TO elect STANFORD
will be very careful 10 see that no measure at
fectng his interests njufiously will be passed,
DO matter how just and right such measure may
be. Further opposition being useless under the
circumstances, l suggest that my Democratic
friends accept defeat. further predict that the
Genial Pacific Railroad never VIII pay this
debt, and believe that IL would save a lot oil
useless worry IL we Instruct our represent alive;
In Congress TO pass law making the railroad
an out-and.ou gift OF what they owe the Gov
ernment For II 1t is not done now IL certainly
will be done at some time in the future by the
Republican party, Democratic clap-Irap to The
contrary Notwithstanding.
THE RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED.
Nevertheless the resolution was adopted.
Among the names of those who voed against It
are some that painfully familiar TO the tax
payers OF This Stlte.
Ayes-Arm., Baughman Bsecher. Bledsoe,
Brown. Cargill, Carter, Crane, Cunningham,
Dolly, Dunn. Burner. Eakle Fowler, Freem m.
jackson. johnson. Kellogg, Lacy, Lynch, Mar
tin, Matthew's Mat,Ock, Mordecsi, Thurman,
Murphy, Philips. Renfro. Rice Robertson,
shanahan, Smith, Stabler. Sturtevant, weston,
COOnlbS.
NOes-Alexauder, Ames, Barnard Barnett of
San Francisco, Barnett OF SonOma, Bert, by
ant, Clark. Culver, DAILY. Dennis, Dlbble: Dow,
E.tey. Gaibfaitn. Glynn, Gordon, han, Hayes,
Hersey, Jones. Lewis. Lowe Lux, Mccall, Steltz,
Tennis, Iully. Window, Young.
A PECULIAR COINCIDENCE
The reader VIII probably observe that major
ity OF those who v0ied for Tho railroad by voting
against this resolution voted Tor NJ. ii. de Young
this morning. because lie is opposed 10 the rail-
road. Tho members who thus made record on
| b0n sides OF Tie railroad are Alexander, Bar
melt OF San francisco, DAILY. Dennis, Dibble.
Dow, Glynn, Hayes, Jones, Lewis Lowe, Lux,
SteltZ, Tennis, Tully and Wndrow.
Tie Stamp Act Introduced 10 protect the white
labor of the State from Chinese competition, was
Senate This morning De Long OF Marin said It
would ruin many Gamers II 1t passed, and with
out thinking Of the thousands of white laborers
that have been ruined and driven from the stale
By Chinese Tie bill was defeated
The Governor has re-appointed the following
Bugader- Generals: j. w. Montgomery of Butte.
Los Angeles and j. W. Freeze of HumbOldtq
THE BRUNER INQUIRY.
The Bruner Investigating Committee had Its
fourth meeting tonight, and large crowd was
dispatch was read from John SleDe, who was
telegraphed 10 for information concerning J. j.
Jasper, who wrote TO the Examiner that Bruner
was selling places on the police torcr: Mr.. Sle6e
had been told that Jaspsr was employed in his
Office, but his reply was simply know notn-
ing about the matter"
Stale Printer A. j. johnson testified that on
Tuesday evening preceding the publication Of
the expose lie saw Mr.. BruDer IN the Stale
Library. He saw MIR. Bruner come in with The
certificate OF deposit received from Belau, and
head him eXclalm: " Now, I've got -
-" This evidence cOrroborates Bruner's
statement made in The Assembly on the day
alter The expose. Johnson stated that Bruner
never told him before the EXPOSE that lie was
laying trap for any one. On the morning after
The meeting In the library and before the expose
MIR. BIuner gave him $3.50, and tcld him lie
would explain how he obtained IL later on.
Ibid MIR. Bruner assist you In obtaining your
present office 2 asked MIR. Gould.
yes, lie did"
WHEN he came in exclalmlng Now I've
caught The ---.' did he explain why lie
made Ihe exclamation"
"Where Is The money ?"
at Is In the vault where placed II when Bru-
ner gave Il 10 me-"
A. j. BruBer, the accused Assemblyman's
brother, was called, and testified that he was in
the library on the Tuesday evening referred TO
by MIR, Johnson. but lie wanted TO go farther
back than that On the Monday preceding
his brother came 10 him and said that
Isidor Alexander, the Examiner reporter, had
come 10 him and told him that he was accused OF
selling places on the police force. Lawrence, an
Examiner reporter, made similar statement 10
him, and lie told the witness that If tho Examiner
was trying to spring trap him lie would
fight them back: On Tuesday lie met his brother
again, and his brother told him mat lie was GER
tam The Examiner was trying TO trap him.
The witness told Judge Armstrong that trap
was being prepared for his brother. The Judge
said lie had had a conversation with ElwoOd,
who he understood was trying 10 trap the
Examiner. He told him TO do nothing Of The
Kind.
On the Tuesday evening"" the witness con-
tinued. " saw Elwood, Mr. Johnson and Mr..
Leake In the private office Of the State Librarian.
Alter ne had been in there fifteen minutes FL
wood went out saying he would see what was
going on in the Assembly. MIR. Leak was not
uear US when my brother came In. He seemed
To be excited, and stated, as he held up piece
OF paFer, Now I've got the ----,' ana
knew what lie referred 10. MIR. Leake went out
to cash The certificate, and my brother told me
thar he had caught tie Examiner / was netted,
because had advised him to have nothing TO do
with HE Thing"
IDis testimony explains why Leake did not
hear Burners remark When he entered the
room.
Is your brother a conflding or reticeut MANI"
asked Mr.. Gould
4" He Is a relicent man and very stubborn. He
did not tel me what plan he had made 10 trap his
enemies"
Managing Editor Henderson of the Examiner
was recalled and as ed whether respondent
OF The paper named Carson had not attacked
Mr.. BTuner some years ago and had been dis
charged Tor it. Mr. Henderson did not remem-
Der anything about the matter.
On account OF the absence of the three wit.
nesses besides the accused. who are yet 10 be ex-
amlued, the investigation was then adjourned 10
tomorrow evening.