The record-union., 1893-01-25
The Assembly POStPOnes Final Action
in the Case.
RIVERSIDE COUNTY Up AGAIN.
The Hydraulic Mining Question Before a CON-
mittee-The ReaSSesSment Bill
New Bills.
Bretz must go.

Bretz must go.
That was the recommendation of the
investigating committee to the Assembly
yesterday.
Bretz heard the verdict with the same
stoicism that has characterized his de-
meanor all through the affair. He sat at his
desk like statue, looking neither to the
right nor left and the only outward indica-
ton of consciousness of what was taking
place was the tightly compressed lips and
death-like pallor which spread over his
countenance.
A crowd gathered early. The announce
ment that the committee was to make its
report filled the lobby and galleries. 1t
was an impatient throng which worked
itself into veritable pet over the tire
some little debates. that the lawmakers
INDUCED in for the probable purpose
some thought of prolonging the agony.
1t was close to the usual re-
cess hour when the members of
the investigating committee entered
the chamber, headed by Chair
man Shanahan, and took stheir seats.
Shanahan had the report tucked away in
his inside pocket and was going to hold
on to it for a while, probably for the
afternoon session. But several news
paper correspondents, mostly evening
paper men, beseeched him to hand in
the report so they could ''get it on the
wire," and he acquiesced.
Scarcely breath was drawn while the
clerk unfolded the document and pre-
pared to read. All eyes were fastened
upon him except those of the man most
concerned-Bretz.
GUILTY AS CHARGED.
The committees verdict read as follows:
Mr.. Speaker and Gentlemen of the As
Sembly: Your committee to whom was
referred for consideration and investiga-
ton the following resolution, to wit:
''ReSoIUed, That a select committee of
seven be appointed by the Speaker of the
Assembly to fully investigate the charge
and words used by Assemblyman Bretz
i'll the joint assembly for the election of
United States Senator, on January is, 1898,
wherein Mr.. Bretz used the words in said
joint assembly. as follows, to wit: we
believe that this change was brought
about by the corrupt use of money, and
gotiator.' And that said committee is
fully empowered to investigate such
charge, to send for persons and papers,
and is required to report to the Assembly
the result of its investigation" beg leave
TO report as follows:
That they have taken and given ample
time in the matter of said investigation
to any and all persons who desired to be
heard, either as to facts or arguments.
That Thomas V. Gator appeared as
counsel for Assemblyman Bretz, and no
one appeared as counsel for any other
person.
cation we find:
That the charge made by Assembly
man Bretz, as set forth in said resolu-
ton, and which was made in the Joint
assembly for the election of United States
Senator in the Assembly Chamber on
January Is, 1898, was false and untrue in
every respect.
That the charge SO made was ground
less and malicious, inasmuch as from the
evidence we find no probable cause for
the utterance of the words used in said
joint assembly by the said Aaron Bretz
as aforesaid.
We find that there was not the slightest
evidence adduced before said committee
that money or any corrupt means what
soever. or that any means other than the
most honorable, were used to procure
the election of Stephen NJ. White as
United States Senator.
We find that not the slightest taint of
corruption or wrong-doing in any respect
attaches to either Hon. Marion Cannon or
Hon. L. j. kerns in the matter of said
election of said United States Senator.
Wherefore, in view of said facts and in
view of the circumstances surrounding
the making of said charge, your commit
tee respectfully recommends that said
Assemblyman Aaron Bretz should re-
ceive the severest censure of the Assem-
bly,, and that he should be expelled there
from and his seat declared vacant.
L. w. II. SHANAHAN,
Chairman.
W. A. Afford,
D. T. PERKINS,
julius KAHN,
E. A. PUEscHEI..
w. p. MATHEWS.
Iconcur in the above report, except as
to the portion which recommends his ex-
pulsion. w. A. VANN.
FINAL ACTION DELAYED.
Mr.. Duckworth moved that the COM
mittee's report be made the special order
for to-day at O'Clock.
Mr.. Vann, the Populist member of the
committee who signed the minority re-
port, asked permission to amend his re-
port should he so desire. He had signed
1t IN a hurry and might change his mind,
he said.
Speaker Gould told the gentleman that
ne eould withdraw his report then and
there, and he asked him if he desired to
do
I'd aid he mt he knew what
VAL was trying 10 say, and spoke for
him. As the report showed he con-
CURED, but he might desire afterward TO