The morning call., 1891-03-11


will as to the method OF the election OF Quilted
States Senators by placing upon the ballots the
words for The elecion Of United States SeEa-
tors by The direct vote OF the people," or The
words, "againSt the election OF United states
Senators by direct vote OF the people,; Banks
bill AUTHORIZING Tie Fish Commissioners 10 pur-
chase The land on which the hatchcrles AT SIS
sons and Lake Tahoe are situated; Dlbble'S Dill
providing that a divorce must mol be granted
unless the plaintiff has been resident OF the
State for one year ana of the county IN which
the action is brought three months next p eced-
ing the commence meDt Of the acilou: BIusleS
DILL reQut ring all officers, boards OF of1cets,
commissioners, trustees, regents ana directors
required by law 10 make reports 10 the Governor
or Legis atule 10 send The original draft oil such
reports 10 the Governor before the nttetnth day
OF september III the year 1892. and In every sec
Ond year thereafter; the bill introduced by Mi.
Hail in the interests OF the hydraulic miners,
providing That an action against Il county OF CITY
aud county may be commenced and tried
in such county or city and county I'M
less such action Is brought by
be commenced and tried III any county, or city
and county, not party thereto; provided tut
ther that whenever an action Is brought by
county OF city against citizens Of another county,
OF corpol alton dong business In the latter, the
acliOn must b. commenced and tried Ia county
other than The plaintiffs, IL The plaIutn be
county, and other Than trat IN when the plaintiff
be situated, If the plaintiff be city. Dlbble's
bill providing that Judgment may also direct
that he be lmprsOn until the fine De satisfied,
but The Judgment must specify the extent OF the
nnplISonuc ut, which must NOT exceed one day
for every 81 of the fine, nor extend IN any case
beyond Tie iefm for which defendant might be
sentenced TO imprisonment for The onense OF
which he has been convicted. Diblle's bill pro
viding that women may be appointed nOtArles
public.
THE EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATION.
The Senate passed Bedso-'s bill providing
that the electors OF the Sta.e al decide at the
next election whether persons unable TO read OF
write shall auy longer be permitted 10 vote. lie
bill has passed the Assembly
THE BKUNER INVESTIGATION.
Mr.. Bledsoe's investigating committee held
Yeiy brief session this morning. The Assembly
men who comprise lie Inquest are getting weary
OF meeting twice every day aud there Is very
evident disposition 10 get through with lie very
unpleasant business in hand. Fremont Older,
The representative OF the Associated fTess, was
examined and gave some evidence that did not
help Mr.. BTuner very much. Gu the morning OF
tie day on which the expose appeaed IN the
Examiner aud before the San Francisco papers
had reached Sacramento, Mr.. Older received a
dispatch from Sau Francisco containing the gist
Of the Examiners story. He at once started out
10 md Mr. Bruner ana succeeded In hndlng INN
before the arrival OF The train With the papers.
lie asked Mr. Bruner about the certificate Of de
post for S400 which the Examiner said had
been given him for a letter recommending
Thomas Stoley for place on the San Francisco
police force.
declared that he knew nothing aooutjhe certih-
cate and made an absolute denial OF The truth OF
the Examiners story. 1t Will be remembered
that on the day following the expose Mr.. Bruner
made a statement on the floor OF the House III
which he admitted that he had received Tie GER
thcate referred to, and that when he received 1t
he took II into the library, where some OF his
friends were holding a conference, tiOullshed 1t
before them and exclaimed; Now I've got
Mr. Older stated that friend named Melvin
was with him when lie interviewed Mr.. Bruuer.
THE EVENING SESSION.
J. Z. Beede, Manager Of the Postal Telegraph
Company IN Sacramento, was tue FIRST witness
called when lie committee met in lie evening.
lie stated that no kilograms signed by r. Belau
or Dick Bean had been left Al lie cOmpdny's
office TO be seLt TO the Joneses In san Francisco.
L. w. StOWell, correspondent OF The AHA, said
that lie interviewed Mr. Btuner on the day on
which the Examiner expose appeared. MIR.
BruGer declined to give him any information
relative 10 the EXamnei' 5 charges but said that
he would vludlcale himself IN the Assembly next
day.
Telegraph COnpany's office IN Sacramento. was
asked whether auy kilograms had passed be-
tween Beiau and the JOneses Siuce February ST.
Senator Ca peuter, attorney for the company, ad-
Vised Mr.. Sent not 10 answer the question: Nit.
Carpenter insisted that The committee should
specify which OF the kilograms mat passed be-
tween Inc Doodle mOngers shOuld De produced.
The committee had no right 10 haul drag-net
through the telegraph Office. The committee
then decided 10 alter lie form oil It's request, ana
Mr.. Seuf was instructed 10 appear before the
committee with tie kilograms referred TO, To-
morrow.
and John Sheehan, aIepO,eT fur tue Sacramento
Bee testified mat they interviewed Brnner on lie
fatefuli day, but obtained nothing from him but
q denial OF lie truth OF the Examiners story ana
a declaration That lie would eXOEcrale himself.
A MILD. SENSATION.
George Barbie acar-drTeT, who was named In
the Examiner as one OF The men VINO had been
al preached by Burners alleged agents,
swOie that be had never been approached
by either OF The J0neses aud produced
a mild sensation by declaring that lie had never
seen the Examiner reporter who claimed 10 have
interviewed hun. lie and carmaH, named
franklin, who had also been named in the Ex-
aininer tn connection with the matter without
having been seen by any representative OF the
paper went 10 the office on Saturday Night last
and asked 10 have the miss atemrnts concerning
them corrected. They were stared at like rats
in trap but obtained no correction. hen they
wrote a letter 10 Mr.. Bruner telling him that tie
Examiner had used HEIR names without warrant
and thai they knew nothing whatever about The
alleged sale OF places.
Senator Maher who introduced The bill for In
cre5sns tile police Ia The Senate was called.
'He Is my Witness" said MIR. Bruner.
ais the case for the prosecution ended?"
There Is no prosecution" replied Chairman
Bledsoe.
fTh there is no Defense" snapped Attorney
Johnson. who intimated That the Committee was
not treating The Examiner fairly.
Il think We are treating the Examiner quite as
fairly as 1t Is treating us. II brandsus as white
washers, and day after day II abuses aud villifes
US without reason. II can say what IL chooses
TO say about me, but l will do my duty"
Mr. BleGsOe was applauded. Johnson subsidized
and W. s. Lease, Assistant Stale Librarian, who
received tile Examiners famous certificate OF de-
post, was called.
BRUSER CoRROBoRATED.
His testimony c0rroborated the statement,made
by Mr.. Bruner when he defended himself before
The Assembly. He stated that on last Tuesday
evening Mr.. Bruuer obtained $50 from him and
gave Dim certificate Of deposit for $500. Mr..
Leake had the certificate eashed the next morn
ing by an assistant named Longshore. The GER
tifcate was drawn on The Croker WoOlworth
Bank, and had been signed by G. T. Stowell. He
gave the $500 obtained by Longsh0re to Mr..
Bruner, who gave him back tile $50 obtained
from h I'M fHn a inn nj
Mr.. Leake said that when BTuner gave him the
certificate In the library lie made remark that
led him (Nr Leake) to understand that he (alr.
BIuner) had Just Won great victory. Mr.. Leake
was unable TO repeat the remark.
"Did he tell you," asked the Chairman, "that
he had laid trap and caught his man? Did lie
tell you how he obtained The certificate, or what
he Intended to do with The certificate"
mo. SIR"
IBID he up to Thursday morning Che morning
on which the expose appeared) tell you anything
about a trap which he had laid or why he OBJ
tained the S4oO?"
FRIENDS FOR EIGHT YEARS.
"Are you ffiends?"
ave have been friends for about eight years."
"Did you see MIR. Bruner Ia conversation with
any stranger that mighty"
mo, sir; saw him with some friends, State
Printer Johnson. his brother and Mir. Gwln
prior TO the lime gave him The 500"
MIR. Leake further stated: I've were talking
about n library bill which lie had worked for.
He went out, and alter about thirty minutes
came BACK win the 1uDllant air OF winch L nave
spoken. have mol been alone in Mr. Burners
presence ana l have not SPOKEN 10 him about the
matter since the expose"
Have yom heard anything further about the
certifcate?'
IL heard IRON the bank officials, who said that
payment on The certificate had been stopped and
asked me TO come down with the cash. / paid
no attention 10 them, as / knew that payment
on certificate of deposit could not be stopped"
WITNESSES NEEDED.
No further testimony was taken. as the Exam
liner was unable to produce some OF It's most i'm
portrait witnesses, who had beeB subpenaed.
Among The missing is Jasper, the mysterious IN
dividuai who caused all the trouble by writing to
the Examiner that the JoneSes were peddlng
places on the force. Tie FIRST Of Burners wit
nesses will be heard tomorrow night. They are
expected TO produce evidence that Will fully ex-
oDerate the accused man.
The Examiners abuse of the committee which
comprises some OF the upright members of the
Assembly. Is universally condemned. The COM
mittee has done nothing to warrant the shame.
less attacks that have been made upon II, and
The impression that the paper is trying to bully