The record-union., 1893-02-09
PERSONAL PRIVILEGES.

Tho Marked" AssembIymen Deny
All Connection With johnson.
In the Assembly yesterday Messrs.
Schlesinger, Hurley, Sims and Schroe-
bel rose to questions of personal priv
ilege. During the investigation of the
charges of James w. Rea against AS
semblyman Johnson card was pro-
duced on which these gentlemen's names
appeared, and it was alleged that John
son could deliver their votes in favor OF
any proposition for sufficient consider
alton.
The remarks of the gentlemen are
strong enough to show the falsity and
baseness of the charge.
Mr.. Hurley, addressing the Speaker,
said: II rise to question of privilege in
reference to evidence given before a select
committee eofinvestigation, in which it was
alleged that my vote was purchasable on
matters before this body. desire to say
that 1 have had no acquaintance with any
of the parties concerned in the case under
investigation, nor communication, direct
or indirect, as to how L would act: that /
have always been non-committal on all
DGIOfG
this body; that whoever has marked that
card submitted with the evidence has
done me an infamous wrong, and 1 de-
clare as forcibly and as solemnly as | can
in speaking truth, that what has been
said in relation to me is absolutely
So"
sCHLEsINGER's DEFENSE.
Schlesinger followed and said that in all
his legislative transactions he had been
actuated by desire to do his full duty
toward the people of the State. ''The
mark opposite my name," he said, ''was
placed without any authority, expressed
or implied. My acquaintance with john
son dates from the first Democratic eau
Gus. l have never, upon any occasion,
offered to sell my vote on any proposition.
AS in the past, shall endeavor to retain
the respect and confidence of the mem
bers of this House."
Mr.. Schroebel, in a few words. de-
nounced the outrage which had been done
him. He had seen Mr.. johnson only
once, before the assembling of the Legis-
lsture, for the past sixteen years.
THE ASSEMBLY ORATOR.
Mr.. Sims of Sonoma, who has Justly
won the title of being the orator of the
Assembly, arose and said: "In regard to
the testimony adduced before the John
son investigation committee last evening,
have this to say: There was some testi-
mony introduced TO the fact that upon a
certain card admitted in evidence the
names of five members of this Assembly
,-I- al L.. I'll.
men who would vote for certain measures
in consideration of the sum of 500. Why
my name should be marked on this card
1 am at loss to understand. How this
card became marked or who marked it l
do not know. I never saw Mr.. johnson
until came to Sacramento. / have never
had any correspondence with him or any
conversation with him in regard to any
measures that would come before this
House or upon any subject whatever.
''The first time [ ever saw Mr.. Johnson
was at meeting of the Democratic eau
Gus last January. If any man will openly
accuse me of dishonorable or unworthy
act or endeavor to throw any imputation
upon my character in a manly way, 1
will meet him on that issue at any time
or any place. For the man, who, in an
underhanded way, by a back-stair accu-
sation, would endeavor to assasslnate
private character, I would say that, in
my estimation, he falls far below the
midnight incendiary, the red-handed
murderer or the lowest dog that ever trod
the streets"
Speaker Gould assured the gentlemen
who had been so grievously wronged that
their integrity was unquestioned, and
that they were held in the highest esteem
by their fellow-members.
THE SPEAKERS GRIEVANCE.
Later on in the day an article III an Oak
land paper was brought to the attention