Los Angeles herald., 1891-03-24
READY TO REPORT.
The Waste Basket Committee Concludes
Its Investigation.

The Waste Basket Committee Concludes
Its Investigation.
SACRAMENTO, March %. - Another
meeting of the joint committee appoint
ed to investigate the disclosures of the
state library waste basket, was held this
afternoon at 80 O'Clock in the supreme
court room. Attorney General Hart
stated that of the witnesses he had
subpmnaed, three were present, and he
thought they ought to be allowed to
make statements. The three men re-
ferred to were John T. Dare, w. B. Carr
and w. H. Brown.
John +. Dare was the first called. He
said he came here at IL 80 O'Clock on
the morning OF the 18th. He was asked
if he had ever expended any money to
influence legislation during the present
session. He replied that he had not.
He said he had not been in the state
library on the day the discoveries were
made. He did not know John B. Jones,
and while here he did not meet either
Dibble or Marion.
w. B. Carr was the next witness. He
came, he said, on the evening train,
Monday, the 10th. The attorney-ge
eral asked him if he had used any
money to influence legislation. He re-
piled that he had not. He did not know
the treasurer of the Southern Pacific
company, and did not know John B.
Jones. He had never heard of him un-
til he saw his name in the paper. He
rode up from the train on the night he
arrived in q carriage with Thomas
Dargie. He was asked if he saw Dibble
that night. He replied that he could
not remember, but he saw him quite
often.
IL may have seen him that evening"
he testified, "for remember I talked to.
him very strongly on the senatorial
question. did not hand him pack
age OF .greenbacks on that night, or at
any other time"
Witness then said he would like to
make statement. He stated that he
returned from San Francisco on Friday
last. There had been great deal Of
talk, and parties had come to him and
told him there was warrant out for his
arrest. He then went on to say, in ref
erence to the Fresno bank, that he did
not know there was such bank in ex-
istence. He had never been to River
side and did not know anything about
| the Riverside bill.
II have not been in politics of late"
he said, ''and l was anxious to come
here and testify and tell all knew"
Continuing he said: "I never knew of
any money being used in the legislature,
and did not know of any promises being
made. went to several men who had
been voting against FELTON,, and talked
to them but did not offer them any
money, nor did they intimate to me that
they wanted any"
w. H. Brown, harbor commissioner,
was called. He came here on the even
| ing of the 10Th. He did not know John
B. Jones, nor did he meet any railroad
man on that day. He said he was
FELTON, man, but denied that he had
used any money in his interests or to
influence legislation in any way. He
did not bring any sum of money here on
the evening of the 10Th.
Brown asked Mr.. Hart if he had said
that he BROWN or Carr brought that
money here.
Hart replied that the record was the
| best evidence.
AS the attorney general said this he
smiled and Mr.. Brown said he saw
nothing to laugh at.
Brown was quite indignant that any
such story had gained publicity. He
| said he was personal friend of FELTON,
and had it not been for social inter-
course between his family and Felton's,
he would have been IN the fight for
| FELTON,.
Brown. was shown the papers that
were found in the library. He said he
had never seen them before. The COM
mittee then went into executive session.
| After being long while in executive
| session, it was resolved to submit the
report to the legislature tomorrow fore
| noon.
The committee decided to request the
sheriff of San Francisco to find J. B.
Jones, the messenger Of the Southern
! Pacific railway com nanv,s treasury de-
partment, to whom the greenbacks were
! traced.
In the senate tonight Preston sub