The record-union., 1891-02-25
LEGISLATIVE NOTES.

The report of the select committee of
three appointed to investigate the charges
| OF corruption against the Assembly,
which was presented to the House last
evening by Chairman Gould, repeats the
| resolution authorizing the appointment
of the committee, and states that the action
of the committee had been much delayed
by the difficulty of getting witnesses in
attendance.
| The following persons testified: W. w.
Camron, William F. Dargie, E. III. Ham
ilton. j. e. Glascock, Fremont Older,
George D. Squires, John Choice. Harry
X. West, John f. Towle and Charles II.
Spear.
| The committee has been unable to find
any person to whom w. w. Camron made
any statement in relation to the use of
money, or the possibility of its use. or of
any corruption existing in this Assembly
IN relation to the passage of the electric
bills, or at all. Mr.. Camron specifically
denied having made any such statement,
but on the contrary had said that he
believed the bills would pass.
Mr.. Camron's testimony as to his hav-
ing been approached in the Golden Eagle
Hotel by "a party named John Choice"
who claimed that he could introduce him
! to combine OF thirty members of the
lower house who meant business, and
who met every day 1.-TWO blocks up the
street, toward the Capitol) was positive.
Mr.. Camron is supported in his testi-
mony of Mr.. Spear and Mr.. Towle, both
of whom positively identify Mr.. Choice
as the man who had the conversation
with Mr.. Camron on that day.
The report of the committee goes ON to
say:
while Mr.. Choice denies having used
any such language as stated by Mr.
Camron, and also that he knew
of any combination of members of the
Assembly for any purpose or for any cor
ruptlon of any character, we feel satisfied
from the tone of his denials and from the
testimony and standing of Mr.. Camron
| that Mr.. Choice did make use of such
language to Mr.. Camren, which conclu-
sion is further justified by the testimony
of Mr.. Spear and Mr.. Towle."
The conclusion of the committee is that
Mr.. Choice is an irresponsible person who
was endeayoring to extort money from
Mr.. Camron ana his friends, and they rec
| commended the adoption of resolution
| by the House, excluding him from all
parts of the Capitol within the control Of
the Assembly as a disreputable person.
The report then repeats the Post article,
and gives the testimony OF Mayor Glas-
cock, Mr.. Squires and Mr.. Older, the
Post correspondent, all of which is famil-
lar to the readers of the RECoRD-UNIoN
| The conclusion of the committee on
this matter is that Mayor Glascock never
uSeu the words nor expressed the idea
conveyed in the article published in the
Post, but that the impression was design
edly communicated to Mr.. Older by Mr..
Squires for the purpose of misleading,
possibly for professional purposes.
"We consider that Mr. Older was entire
ly unjustified in attributing these words
to Mayor Glascock, but if the purpose of
Mr.. Squires was to hoax Mr. Older. we
can only conclude that his effort was en-
! lQeDtlV SucceSSflIl -
The report is signed F. H. Gould, Chair
man, Frank j. Murphy, George A. Stur-
| teyant.
The bill providing for the acceptance
by the State of the Sutter Fort property
was read the second time in the Senate
yesterday and passed to engrossment
without dissenting vote. There is little
doubt OF its passage.
Senator Dray was absent from his seat
yesterday, on account of illness. Sena-
tor. Seawell has not yet sufficiently re-
covered to resume his place in the Senate
Ex-senator Yell of Mendocino paid a
visit to the Capitol yesterday, and had a
chance to see how Republican majorities
do things in the legislative line.
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