The morning call., 1893-01-24
Both Parties Are Against
Him.
GATOR FOR THE DEFENSE.
Address of the Ex-Caudidate Before
the Investigating Committee.
Leeds on Railroad Rates.
Special to THE MORNING CALI

exnulsion OF BretZ from the Assembly, but
when the report of the investigating eom-
Inittee comes up far discussion the Demo-
Gratis are to be j0unced up considerably by
the Republicans for ever having Endorsed
the nomination Of such man as BreiZ
The Republican orators are loaded and
rrjmed for roasting the other party. and
they will base their kick upon the testi-
nlonv Of sam BachTacA of Oakland, chair
man of the Alameda Democratic County
Committee. to the effect that the leaders Of
lis party did not even inquire into the
character of the man they chose to repre-
sent them in the halls Of the Legislature.
All that shey desired or sought was the
defeat OF the Republican party.
This is the programme that has been
arranged by the Republicans, and unless
there is q radical change Of sentiment be-
tween now and the time the report is pre-
scented, Bretz will be ANONYMOUSLY expelled.
While all Of these preliminary arrange
mentS are beng made. however. Bretz goes
about with the air OF a martyr about him.
The Record Union this morning quotes the
man as saying that he is the lion of The hour
and the biggest man in America to-day. Ii
tells the story Of the man who tried to hold
4 tiger and then had to call for two men to
newspaper. says that it will require two
men TO help the ores to let 60 who are try
Ing to hold him.
He was ASKED to-day if the interview was
correct For reply he said that every word
was a lie, and declared that if he we're not
afraid of being hit with a heavy club he
would rise to a question Of privilege and
deny the interview
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make capital out of the whole affair, and
he may be bile to induce a great many peo-
pie 10 believe that he is the martyr thai he
claims TO be, but those who are on the
ground here and conyeTsant with the facts,
know full we'll that instead of being a
martyr Bretz is simply in the position of
man Who has made an Infamous charge
against an honest man and has utterly failed
TO subsianiiate any portion of it.
Aside from this offense. the majority Of
he members of the Assembly believe that
Bretz was in collision with Chamberlain
10 sell out the POpuliSts, If the time had
ever come when they could safely do so.
The investigating committee adjourned
& g late hour tonight until tomorrow
morning when its report viii be presented
10 the Assembly. II may not be acted upon
until the report is printed. but it will be
ready tomorrow. L IS known that at least
Eve Of the seven members of the committee
are in favor Of expulsion, aud there may be
one more. Vann is not expected TO indorse
such a measure. This information is not
Cflca, but it is authentic.
The first matter for discussion in the
assembly this morning was the Senate's
j,int resolution favoring the passage of the
measure known rs the Morgan bill. The
bin favors 500 900, 900 aid TO the Mica
ragna Canal Company and provides that
the Government shall control so per cent Of
The bonds and stock. In the House Adams
ot Santa Cruz offered a substitute which in
effect calls for the Government assuming
entire control of the projected canal and
provides that the Government shall re-
enact tie treaty and by making a fair set
Element with the company diyest it Of all
power in the premises.
AS there are between twenty and twenty
Eve embryotie orators among the members
in the House, no measure of this character
can be finally acted upon without each one
Of these young men airing his views. The
result is that not more than two important
bill can be discussed in one day.
The greater part Of the morning session
to-day was taken up by the debate on the
Nicaragua Canal project, and Vann Of Co.
lusa had his argument chopped OF by the
call for the noon recess.
As the discussion on Bledsoe's substitute
knocking out the Railroad Commissioners
Lad been made a special order for O'Clock,
the author of it endeavOred TO have the
canal talk go over till tomorrow; but the
19odgates Of uratory are not to be thus
easily closed down, and the young de baters
off fa hoI on
and won the day.
At ? o'clock. when the Assembly recon-
yene0, Speaker Gould made short speech
concerning the annoyance that members
were subiec ted to by the buttonholing and
eaT-b0rroaing INDUCED Ia by the county
division lobbyists. He said that the men,
bers must be let alone while the House was
IN session. and warned the Sergeant-aI-
Arms against permitting any more of the
c9Unty-diyisi0n enthusiasts to approach
members while they were In their seats.
While he was speaking, Charles n. Fox,
who two years ago was here in the interests
of the Riverside division, was c0nFersing in
low tone with AssembIyman Taggart
lie colored slightly at the remarks. and as
soon as there was an opportunity he took
Lis hat and quietly departed.
Then the discussion on the Nicaragua
canal resolution was resumed, aud was con-
tinuad until 4 o'clock, when Adams, the
author Of the substitute, closed the debate.
There was call Of the house before tie
vote was taken. but only sixty-seVen men-
begs could be found. The amendment was
lost. Then the resolution was again amended
BY Dodge. Another section was added to
it, providing that if it we're possible for the
Government to obtain control Of the canal
i was 70 do SO. This was carried by vote
Of 65 TO /. Finlayson alone voting no.
Thus the entire day was wasted in dis
eussion the result OF which can have little
or no effect in Congress. There is no way
Of preventing these debates, however, and
this one Is only sample Of what is to be
expected upon every public question Of i'm
portaDce that arises.
Taggart OF Alameda is either a man Of
great nerve and intrepidity or else be hasn't
carefully read bill that he introduced this
morning. 1t is one that will arouse the
wrath Of every labor organ zation in Cali
f0Inia, for it provides that plant shall be
established at Folsom for the manufacture
OF all paper required by the State, and also
a printing Office, where all of the State
printing shall be executed. Not only would
the bill antagonize the labor organizations
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much disturb the even tenor Of the ways oi
every printing ring in the State, for it pro-
sides that all Of the reports Of the Supreme
Court are to be printed there as we'll as all
the printing Of every State institution.
From an economical standpoint there is
no doubt that Mr. Taggarfs proposition is
good one, but it is not likely TO ever
emerge from the committee TO which it was
referred. The appropriation asked for is
$4,000, and one Of the sections provides as
follows:
lheie shaii De erected al the State prison al
Folsom. Utilizing the water.power owned by the
State and under the direction OF the State BOARD
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