The record-union., 1893-02-16

\ an uncomfortable position. he also re-
minded them that they had wasted nu-
merous days since the session began for
which they had drawn pay, and they
should not now bubble over the prospect
of giving in return few days work for
nothing.
When put to vote the motion to re-
consider was carried by % ayes against Y
noes. The resolution was then hustled
into the hands of the Judiciary Commit
tee so as to be out of harms way.
THE LATEST SCANDAL.
The investigation of the latest legis-
| lative scandal - the charges preferred
! against Acknowledgement Hart that he
| has been derelict in duty and has unIaw-
fully withheld money belonging to the
! State-was commenced yesterday by the
| special committee appointed by Speaker
Gould of the Assembly.
Mr.. Hart was present, and the charges
! made by the Ways and Means Committee
were read to him. He was asked what
he had to say in defense, and replied that
he considered he was treated unfairly by
not being served with a copy of the
charges. He had not known of the re-
port of the Ways and Means Committee
| save by street rumor. He claimed I'M
just treatment by the Ways and Means
Committee in not being given hearing,
| but he wanted to have fair chance be-
! fore the special committee.
DR.. Mathews, Chairman of the Com
mittee, assured Mr.. Hart that no previous
meeting had been held to investigate the
charges against him, and he did not want
the Ways and Means and the special COM
mittee COMPOUNDED. a wrangle ensued
between Hart and Mathews, during
which the Attorney General was served
with copy of the charges.
If ever body intended to give man
fair treatment, the Chairman said, it was
certainly intended to accord Mr. Hart
full hearing and an opportunity to intro
! duce all evidence at his command. Mr..
Mathews also said the Ways and
Means Committee endeavored to serve
him with copy of the charges, but
Mr.. Hart was out of town, and it was at
first intended to telegraph him, but learn
| ing he was en- route to Sacramento, il was
thought sufficient to notify him on his
arrival.
BARNES TO DEFEND.
Mr.. Hart announced that he had re-
! tanned w. II. l.. Barnes to conduct his
Defense but that gentleman is engaged
n trying another case, and he asked that
! the examination be postponed until Mon
| day, which was granted. Mr.. Hart will
have subpenaed about hundred wit
nesses to testify in his behalf, among
| whom will be State Harbor Commits
sioners G. f. Bassett, G. 0. Alexander
and Mr.. Brown; Secretary Keegan of the
! Commissioners, and the following we'll
known San Franciscans: John Miller, ].
p. Langhorn, A. r. Cotton, Thomas
Bergin, p. S. Heller, Arthur Rogers.
Isaac Helmasl, J. f. Bassett, W. H.
Knight, Hon. George c. Perkins, J. S.
Emery, Daniel E. Hayes, a. Belts, Ore
gon Sanders, o. H. Jackson, F. S. Stock
ton, L. H. Sharp, - Hetton, Fremont
A. B. Hodgkis, c. B. Darwin, A. Patti
son and E. p. Coleman.
1t was suggested by Mr.. Kahn that it
would be cheaper for the committee to
hold its investigation in San Francisco,
as it costs So so to get witness up from
that city.
The committee adjourned until 10
o'clock Monday morning.
GOULD AND sHANAHAN.
The Tall Sycamore of Shasta'' and
Speaker Gould of the Assembly have de-
lighted for the past few days in firing hot
vOlleys of epithets at each other. Byinu-
endo, bad motives of the other have been
imputed by the respective gentlemen.
They poured forth their pyrotechnics
yesterday over bill which provides for
the appropriation of 1000 to build road
from Mariposa to the Yosemite Valley.
Mr.. Shanahan opposed the bill with all
the energy he possesses. He said if the
State has more money than it knows
| what to do with, it could be appropriated
to feed the thousands of hungry people
and to clothe the naked. He commended
that the appropriation would benefit only
| the rich and wealthy, mostly English
| tourists, who could afford to view the
wonders of the magnificent Yosemite
1 There was no more reason for making
the appropriation, he said, than there is
for building a road from the foot to the
top of the grandest mountain of the world
Mount Shasta.
Speaker Gould made a speech full of
sarcasm. and at times eloquent, in reply.
| He dwelt on the beauties of osemite,
which to the poor man is no less admira-
BILE than TO those of more favored circum-
stances. The poor people, he said, were
the ones who would be benefited, as they
were the ones who would be given en-
ployment in the construction OF the road
Messrs. Marston, Afford and others had
their chip pro and con, but when the vote
was taken on the second reading of the
bill, good majority was found in its
favor.