The morning call., 1893-03-04

should hesitate to give a statement as TO the
amounts collected aud in whose custody they
have been.
In relation TO the conduct of his ottiee at the
Capiiol we are forced 10 admit by the evidence
That The same is marked by degree OF careless
We are fully warranted by the evidence of
others, and hy-his manner and appearance upon
tie witness-siand before this committee In com
lug 10 The coucustonithat the deputy is not a lit
or competent person 10 act counsel TO the
Stale oficers in the discharge of their official
duties; iha the interests OF the great State Of
California demand higher order OF ability than
Is poss Ssed by him; that expense TO the State
has resulted by his retention in SAID Office; that
alt OF these matters were brought TO the atten-
ton and notice Of Attorn y-General Hart, aud
mat he refused and stlll refuses TO make
any change IN said OIlice;. that our State
oncers are compelled, In order 10 protect
The Interests OF the Slate and themselves in tile
discharge OF their official duties to employ pIi-
aud the State, and for which slate OF affairs. we
thlnk the AItorney-General Is entirely re-
spOhSbe.
We lave endeavored to conduct this IpyeslI.
CATION IN a fair and Impartial manner, giving
such weight and oIedence 10 the testimony aa-
duced as In our opinion IL Is entitled 10 receive
aud upon which we have based these findings
aud this report aud which we now submit with
out reconlmendatl0n. leaving The combined
WISDOM OF this Assembly 10 the question as TO
taken in he premises.
w. r. Mathews !chalrman),. c. w. rindau,.
julius Kahn. p. ii. Mack, C. M. simpson, com
mtee.
1t is difficult to say just what the House
VIII do with the report, for Hart has an
army Of lobbyists at work On the members
of the Assembly. All sorts of pulls have
been brought'to bear, and it is possible that
the Attorney y-General will save himself from
being brought before the bar of the Senate.
The matter will probably come up for: dis,
cussion tomorrow morning. Some of the
Republican members have already declared.
that they proposed to vote for Hart,s i'm
parchment. aud if the Dem0crats stand.
tog Aiher it will be done.
Bled5oe introduced scathing minority
report on Johnson, which will, of course,
fail of adoption. Bledsoe finds that John.
son is as guilty as Jim Rea.. and scores them
both equally. Both his report and the one
OF the majority of the committee will likely
come up for discussion at the same time
with the Hart report. The report was partly
as follows:
Out of the mass Of impeachlng testimony,
which is worthless for the purpose for
which it was introduced, we can neYerthe-
less gather some facts which have an I'M
portant bearing upon the defendants
motives. The position of j. w. Rea in
politics is demonstrated tobe most unenvia-
Bile and most corrupt. He is known In San
DbSO 40 1uU hluE VI DJUulbTS anu as SIe
leader of a corrupt element, and alearler
who Will sIoop to anything thats low and
vicious IN order to gain his point. With
more than ordinary ability and. with wide
experience in the field Of politics, with OBJ
portunties for doing good which few men.
possess, he has voluntarily chosen the field
OF corrupt and disgraceful politicaI.meth
And in his desire for the election Of, his
choice for United States Senator, who was.
NJ. II. de Young it is perfectly plain to nre
that he would naye used any means, how
ever corrupt and vile, 10 attain his end 1t
IS evident, also, that he has had a wonder
full influence in the politics of Santa Clara
County, and a more than ordinary
station in the politics Of the State.
And as Republican, l do not think
that it is improper for me 10 take
this opportunity to.warn the leaders oflhat
party, those who take an interest and a part
in its organization and its management of
the danger that lies in the path # any party.
that will eXalt and place in hign stations
such men as j. w. Rea. Such men as he the
demonstrated representative Of all that is
corrupt Ia political management and polit-
ical methods, are a menace to the State and
a menace TO the stability Of republican in
sttutlODs, and If we were TO 90 out of our
way TO direct the student Of political history
to illustrations of this fact many instances
might be cited in the past which would
prove how true 1t is that when men Of Rea's
character become rulers OF political affairs
the days Of republican Institutions are num-
bered. II the Republican party Of Caliior-
MIA Is to continue the direction of its affairs
in the hands of such men a Rea it will de-
serve TO 90 down and sink out of sight in
merlIed and inevitable defeat. 1 have said
so much with respect 10 Rea's character
because, in my opinion, that character and
JohnsOn's knowledge of it give us clear
and direct indication of the motives which
guided the latter's conduct. 49,.
II conclude from all the testimony in the
case, and after giving the matter nay most
careful and conscientious consideration,
that the trn tn about the charges against the
defendant is this: Both johnson and Rea
we're willing to enter into a compact by
which Johnson's vote Mould be given for
consideration OF 500, Nut they differed as
TO the object.
"kea wanted Johnson's influences and his
vote for his candidate for United States
Senator, but Johnson was only willing to
consider the proposition of the Railroad
Commission. This not being what Rea
wanted, the negotiation was abruptly
broken off. and that was the end Of it,"
In the Senate to-day Carpenter amended
his railroad reassessment bill, making it
operative back to 1882 instead Of 1854. as
formerly. He made a speech upon the
change, stating that he wanted to put the
members opposing the bill in the position
Of having to favor it. The amendment was
carried by n vote Of p to 16-Burke, Earl
and MCGowan voting for il. Ia. its present
form 1t will probably pass the Assembly.
A resolution will be put in both houses to-
morrow providing for an adjournment sine
die ON March II.
Governor Markham to-day vetoed two
Assembly bills, one Of which was Bledsoe's
bill io shorten the hours of laborers en-
ployed in sawmills and logging-camps.
This bill was returned without approval
because the Governor considers il en-
phaticaily local or class leg Station The
other Is the act to amend sections IT'S and
7S2 of the Political Code, aud which pro-
vides that the State printer must supply the
demand for reports OF the Supreme Court
at the cost Of printing and binding. A San
Francis iscO publishing house at present has
a contract for publishing these reports.
a Senate bill also met with the CIV
ernor's disapprovaL. This was Ford's bill
making an appropriation for monument
10 the Donner party on the shores of Donner
Lake. ] he reason for this veto was that
great number of appropriations were asked
for similar objects.
THE SENATE.