The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-01-26
Wordecai and His Mileage
Charges.
AN INJURED CORPORATION.
Attorney Cross Showing Before the
Senate Committee The Traffic
Associations Schedule.
Special 10 TIE MoRSINe CALL,


fellow-mcmbers as an honest staid and
sensible legislator. BE was member OF
the last Assembly, but during that session
lie developed no juuketing proclvities.
Possibly the reason why he did not go "a
pleasuring' was because be was not the
chairman of q committee This year, how
ever. the Fresno man is at the head OF the
Hospital Committee, and on Saturday he
introduced a res linton which provided for
one Of the most useless and senseless Junket-
ing tours suffering community has ever
paid Tor
Bv the terms of the resolution Mordeeai,
Tindal, Dodge, Chapman. Marks and
Brownie were authorized TO pay friendly
visits to the asylum at Stockton. the orphan
asylums in San Francisco and similar State
institutions at Berkeley. Of course all
hands joined in the pleasure jsunt, inelud-
log the staid Mordecai himself. The jour
ney was made on Saturday, and the merry
eXcursi0nsts spent Sunday in testing the
hospitality OF the various State Institutions
Their bill came in 10 the Assembly this
morning. and it amounted 10 something Ike
$500, made up TO that smsunt by each
juuketer, including clerk, charging $50 20
1or mileage.
The manner in which the mileake has
been figured out on Mordecal's bill is
unique, TO say the least. There is a charge
farty-eigbt miles to Stockton and 100 from
there TO san Francisco, thus making the
handsome total Of I57 miles from the capital
cry 10 the metropolis. Tas Central Pacific
Railroad mpsny has never bsen known to
ulderTate the distance between given points,
and yet that corporation has never claimed
that it as more than 137 miles from Sacra-
mento 10 San Francisco vis Stockton. The
jluketer>. however, surveyed the route
more literally.
Then tile bill shows some distances in
san Francisco that are somewhat astonish-
5uE. not 30 say startling A charge is made
OF eight miles 10 the Protestant Orphan
Asylum ana ten miles to the Roman Catho-
Die Orphan Asylum. Then the committee
charges up twenty-five miles to the Home
Of the Adult Blind at Berkeley and three
miles 20 tie Deaf and Dumb and Blind
Asylum.
The funny feature Of the whole trip &C.
ours here for. after travelling twenty five
miles from The city, according to their own
figures they get back to San Fran cisco. with
charge Of only fifteen miles. Tie only
way they could have made this airline trip
would have been In a balloon. Then why
they should return TO San Francisco a. all
is not made clear unless il was 10 charge
I0r ninety miles 10 Sacramento, which is
SIX miles more than the code provides for.
The State is a cheerful psymasteT. how
ever, and this lO0tlng Of the treasury under
The color Of authority as countenaDced by
ma j0rty oil the members Of the Assembly.
Brownie. one Of the exCursionists, says
that he did not enjoy himself at all, as they
naly parto0k Of one meal. and that was at
tie Home for the Adult Blind. and" said
ie, look az the fue dinners them feileTs
gets who 90 TO san Quentin. That's the
committee 10 be on"
San Francisco newspaper published
dispatch from San Jose this morning which
included ihe text Of a letter Railroad Com
missioner Jim kea has written 10 Speaker
Gould. In this letter Rea states that an
Assembiyman from his district had offered
u sell him his vote on the Railroad Com
jill s,oner amendment OF On any other
proposition for 500, Rea is very bitter not
only against this particular Assembyman
but against the whole body He declares
that If the House investigates the commits
sion OF which lie is a member be viii inYes-
tIgate NE Of the Assenblymen at the close
Cf the session. In another part Of the dis
patch Rea gives Johnson as the name of the
Assembyman who offered his vote 10 him
i0r money consideration.
y hen the paper containing the article
reached here al y O'clock the Assembly was
in session and johnson was Immediately
made acquainted with the charge made by
Bes. lie was very much excited over ii,
but emphatically denied that he had ever
made any such proposition. He was urged
by bis friends TO rise 10 a question Of pryi-
lege, but as ne is not a speaker and is uu-
used to the ways of a legislative body he
kept his seat.
After he had considered the matter for a
while be went to the Speaker and consulted
Linn about what was best for him to do.
During the noon recess Mathews of Te-
hama was taken into the conference, but
they decided upon no definite action.
At o'clock this afternoon Thomas Of
Santa Clara introduced the following reso-
ton:
WHEREAS, Il having been charged by James
~ Rea, RalIesd Commissioner that lie has
leeu approached by AsSemblyman johnson Of
Santa Cara County with al offer TO "seH his
sote' on matters affecting said Commission and
or other subjects, for the sum Of 500 Eek
pressing bis ability 10 procure several more
members Of lie same body FOR & Ike consdeTa-
tom, now therefore be It
EcsOlred. That committee consisting Of five
members be appointed by the Speaker with
power 10 send FOR persons and papers to inyesti-
gate The charges made by said Railroad Com.
missioner.
Plice of Orovllle disapproved the appoint
ment Of a committee. he said that if the
members were going to have committees
appointed TO Investigate every charge the
newspapers may make there viii be DO end
70 Investigations. Furthermore, ii was
nothing more nor less than an advertise
ment for The newspapers, aud be desired to
move that the next time that a member
rose to question of privilege 20 call atten-
ticn 10 a newspaper attack that the Speaker
throw his gayel at the head Of the offender
Mathews of Tshama moved that the
Thomas resolution be laid on the table
until tomorrow. so that time might be had
10 consider what course was best to pursue
IN the matter.
Price moved simply that the matter be
laid on the able.
Mathews motion prevailed.
Assemblyman johnson stated regard ng
the charge that ii was absolutely aud IN
Quaiifedly false. 81 never met Commits
siOner Res but once in my ife." said Mr.
Johnson. ''and have never had any CORE
Ip0ndence with him on any matter or with
any Of his friends, as far rs this charge is
concerned This charge may grow out Of
the defeat Of certain parties by me at the
late election. ] have seen Speaker Gould
and he says he has received no letter from
Commissioner Rea at all. There was a bill
here creating an additional judgeship for
Santa Clara County. which ! succeeded in
having Withdrawn, and this also may have
some bearing on the matter"
Just before o'clock the testimony in the
BTetz investigation, printed in pamphlet
form, was distributed among the members
This started discussion as to when the
matter should be taken up.
Some wanted 1t made a special order for