The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-02-05
STATE LEGISLATION.
Investigation Of the Electric
Doodle Charges.
Stats TeXt-BO Examination - YOune'S
Chinese Exclusion ACt-BillS Recon-
mended by the Committees.
special to THE MORNING CALL.

that members of the Assembly were willing
and anxious to sell their votes on the cleo
trio motor bills to Oakland capitalists who
desired the passage Of those bills. material
lied last night and opened the inquest.
W. W. Camron, who had been charged
with saying that the Legislature had de-
ferred action on the bills because the sack
had not been made visible, was first
questioned. He said he considered
this Legislature. in personnel, superior
to any that had assembled in many years.
He came up with the Alameda delegation TO
urge the passage of the bills. He came to
make an honest fight. The night of their
arrival he met the Alameda Senators and
Assemblymen and many other members of
the Legislature. From a conversation
he overheard among the members he
understood that Major Mackewrath had
been indiscreet in saying there was lots of
money behind the franchise. He also I'M
derstood that Ames had been accused of
double dealing The story of the
sack in the papers did not abate
his confidence in the Legislature.
Next morning gentleman came to him and
told him it would be q very hard fight. The
gentleman's name he would not give.
The fight would be hard, the gentleman
said. because the boys had been given
to understand there was money in it. and
they wanted some. This Information Cam
on imp arted to John f. 1Owle and Mr.
Spear of Berkeley whiledalking to them. A
well-known lobbyist. who profeSsed to be
able to buy the votes of members,
CAME and said he could be of serv-
ice to him. He said there was twenty
for thirty mem beTs of the lower House who
met in a room on X street, two blocks from
the Capital Hotel, who were in session then
and were anxious to see him. The lobbyist
offered to take him there. Il replied" said
Camron, you mistake my purpose. There
is no sack in our crowd and l have nothing
to do with the people who combine to sell
their votes" He then proposed TO me TO
bring Mayor GlascOck along, but told him
we were honest people and would have moth
Ing to Go with him. 1reDorted what had been
said to me 10 Spear and Towle Mr.. Cam
ron here had read an interview with him in
the Oakland Enquirer, which he said was
the only genuine Interview with him. and
which contained no reference to a sack. He
made, he said, no statements 10 the re-
porters.
Were You approached by any member Of
this Legislature for the purpose of obtaining
money from you for his vote on the blil?'
'NO, sir"
Nothing more material than this was OBJ
tanned from Cannon, and Senator Dargie
knew nothing abont the matter.
JUDGED FROM APPEARANCES.
E. II. Hamilton. correspondent of the
Oakland Tribune. said he had based his
statements relative to the matter on the
Assembly, which, without apparent reason,
had postponed consideration of the Electric
bills, and from his knowledge of human
nature had decided that they were waiting
for q substantial argument"
MAYOR GIASCOCK FXAMUNED
Mayor GlascOck was next examined. He
was shown articles in the Evening Post in
which he was made to say that the Assem-
ply was holding out for Doodle. Its ma
lclouS IslsehOod," said the Mayor. He was
asked whether he had been approached by
any member of the Legislature for money for
a vote On the bill He replied with an en-
phatic no. In the bar-ro1m Of the Golden
Eagle hotel., late on the night of
his arrival, he was drawn aside by
a large fat man, who, putting an
arm around his neck whispered: You
know when the wheel creaks it needs
grease" Yes, l know" the Mayor re-
piled, but don't carry a grease pot" That
is all that was said TO him about Doodle.
Mayor GlaScock was closely questioned as
to the big mans features, but they had
faded out Of his memory.
Did sou ever have any conversation with
Mr.. freeman Older CORES pendent of the
POsDY NO, sir, not to my kdoWledge."-
8''Did you have any conversation with Mr..
George SquiFes CORES pondent of the Bulle-
tinl?' u did, but nothing of the kind l am
represented as having said passed between
Us. L asked him where the opposition to
cur bill came from. Was the Omnibus
Cable Company interested. he said No.
asked what kind of a Legislature it was
He said il was like all legislatures; II had
gOod, bad and Indifferent men in it.
it% He replied; u know no more
than you do That is all was
said on the subject l was asked by
the reporters what l thought of the bill, and
l said / thought there was strength enough
in the Legislature to pass the bill, and /
think so vet"
Had you any reason to think that money
was being used against the bill?"
None whatever"
THE PAST INTERVIEWS.
- Correspondent Older was next given
twist on the rack. He admitted having
written the interview with Mayor Glascock
that appeared in the Post He wrote the
interview, but the language is not pre-
eisely what Glascock used. but was
to the same purpOrt Older had no
personal knowledge of a sack behind the
electric bills, but it was in the air that there
was such a thing. People floating about
the lobby were giving out this information.
Mayor Glascoek." continued Older,
says this story In the Post was
a malicious falsehood. 1t may have been
:. 1 withdraw the malicious" said Mayor
Glascock. would not have written
anything about it had not Mr..
Sauires told me that Mayor Glascock
said this Legislature would not pass raSsT tbe
Lords Prayer if there was no Doodle iu it.
thought that was pretty good, and / wrote
the story" remarked Mr.. Older ~ hone
you'll always think the Lords Prayer pretty
good. remarked the Mayor. and Mr..
Squlres was called.
IMPRESSIONS OF NEWSPAPER MEN
Mr.. Sauires rehearsed his conversation
with Mayor Glascock. "The Mayor said 1t
was claimed there was money in the
bills, but there was no money in
said Mr.. Squires, 1.-The action of the
House created among the newspaper
men an impression that there was money in
it; that was my impression. Mayor Glas-
cock did not tell me that he had been APP
msIk about the L LORD aI Prave ere was ue,
my own. He seemed to be gloomy ana dis
eourSged. and appeared to think the Ala
media delegation had very little power. He
asked me whether l thought the Omnibus
thought 1t possible, as they had line
that was paralleled by an electric road.
but l knew. nothing. about 1t. Mr.. Glas.
cock did not say he thought money would
hack for money!" "He did not.
Have you ever heard of an organization
Of members for the purpose of obtaining
money for their votes% Il heard some
thing about it at the beginning of the SEES
sion. Some one told me about it, but have
heard nothing about it recently. / do not
know the name of any person who was
connected with it." Chairman Gould stated
that several country members had met to
Work together on certain measures against
the delegation from San Francisco, and
their meetings had probably given rise to
the story of the combine.
Cannon will be questioned again to-mor-
row night.
THE ELECTRIC BILL.
Galbraith Of Santa Cruz, the dignifed, the
much bewhiskered Galbraith, shrlekine
'.Rags, bottles, bags" to the Speaker and
the Assembly Of California, this afternoon.
made picture that should not be forgotten
when the State artist resumes his
brush. Mr. Galbraith's appearance did
net indicate that he had ever followed
the humble yet honest occupation of