Los Angeles herald., 1891-03-21
A Great Hubbub at the State
Capital.
Charges Against Assemblyman
Bruner Sustained.
He Breaks Down Under the Verdict
and Weeps Bitterly.
A Mig ROW Between Bledsoe and Lowe.
Latlies Faint In the Galleries and
Pandemonium Reigns.
Associated Press Dispatches.

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SACRAMENTO, March 2O.--This after
noon in the assembly Bledsoe. chairman
of the committee appointed to investi-
gate the Bruner scandal, made an at
tempt'to get in the report of the major
ity of the committee. Bruner, backed
up by Lowe OF Santa Clara, and others,
opposed the reception of the report at
this time, because Of the fact that the
minority report had not yet been pre-
pared, and it was desired to submit
both reports at the same time.
Lowe said that he had learned since
coming into the assembly chamber this
afternoon that Bledsoe had allowed cer-
tain reporters to get possession of the
report. He hotly denounced Bledsoe
for this, and a savage lash of tongues
took place between the two gentlemen.
Bledsoe said that few minutes pre-
vious Lowe had come to him and said
he understood that he had permitted
the reporters to see the majority report,
and added that if it were true he (Lowe)
would burn him up on the floor OF the
assembly. "Now," exclaimed Mr..
Bledsoe, "if the gentleman from Santa
Clara has any burning-up to do, let himA
start in.'
Continuing, Bledsoe said he had given
the report to the reporters with the un-
derstanding that it should not be pub
lished until it had been presented to the
house.
Speaker Coombs remarked for the
benefitof the members OF the press pres
ent, that if any reporter violated his
confidence with Bledsoe and printed the
report befose the assembly had received
it, he would be severely dealt with.
Lowe declared that Bledsoe had been
opposed to Bruner throughout the whole
investigation. When the sensation was
first sprung, he had been heard to say
that Bruner ought to be roasted.
This charge .enraged the Humboldt
representative, who sprang to his feet
and exclaimed; "It's. lie. It's lie. :"
The widest disorder ensled, and
while the speaker pounded his desk
with his gavel, half dozen me m bers
moved that Bledsoe be brought be fore
the bar of the house and dealt with
there.
Speaker Coombs said the language
used by the gentleman from Humboldt
was extremely supplementary, and
ought to receive the attention Of the
house.
Bledsoe then arose to aquestion of per-
sonal privilege, and said perhaps the
language was not parliamentary. He
didn't care whether it was or not. Per-
haps the house would cennure him. He
didn't care lift did. He denied that he
had done anything against the interest
of Bruner during the investigation. He
had done only his duty, and had no fear
Of the results. He added that this fore
noon a certain member OF the assembly
came to him and told him that one OF the
biggest men in the United States had
said if he signed report adverse to
Bruner he would be forever ruined in
California politics. He said he feared no
bad results from these threats. He had
done his duty, and his conscience was
clear.
The disturbance was finally quieted,
after stormy debate, and it was de-
cided that the report could not be intro
duced until tomorrow.