The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-02-09
BRETT IN TROUBLE.
Gould Falls Foul of the
POpulist.
RIVERSIDE BILL PASSES.
Railroad Commissioner Rea and His
Associates Placed on the Rack.
Gist of the Testimony.
Special to THE MORNING CALL

SACRAMENTO, Feb. Sin the Assembly
to-day Speaker Gould had quarrel with
BretZ over the publication in All Oakland
paper of an interview with Bretz, in which
the POpulist was made to say that the
Sneaker had agreed to allow him weeks
salary at the close OF the session. Bretz
denied that he made such statement TO the
correspondent but when the writer of the
interview showed up he denied that he had
ever denied it. Thus the matter stood.
Shanahan's purity of elections bill came
up on special order in the Assembly this
afternoon and kept the orators talking until
the honr of adjournment. The speeches
were mainly in favor of passing the meas
ure. for the reason that it would cut off the
possibility of office-hunters being pestered
by strikers In the future The bill was
finally passed by a vote of So to 10. The
measure absolutely forbids the indlscrimi
nate use of money for political purposes.
The Riverside divisionsts are jubilant.
Their bill passed the Senate with good
majority. Seymour Of San BernardinO was
the only Senator who opposed the passage
of the measure He limited darkly about
the expenditure of money. and wanted to
know who paid all OF the hotel bills and
other expenses OF the lobby that is here in
the interests of division.
The bill was finally passed with the fol-
lowing vote:
Ayes-Burkp. Campbell, Denison. Earl,
Everett. Fay. Ford. Goucher. Harp. Hart,
HOyt, Langford. McAlIiSter, MCGOWAN.
Maher. MahOney, Martin. Mathews. Orr,
Ostrom. Ragsdale, Seawell. Simpson.
Streeter. VOORHEES,. Whitehurst and Wilson
81.
Noes-Arms. Berry. Biggy, Broderick,
Carpenter. Dunn, Flint. Gesford. Mitchell,
Seymour. Shippee and Williams-13.
Seymour changed his vote from no to
aye. and gave notice Of reconsideration to-
morrow.
The Governors appointments sent In TO
the Senate yesterday were confirmed this
afternoon.
Berry undertook to have the enacting
clause stricken ont of the bill creating
Kings County, but MS motion was lost by
vote of 20 to 10.
Goueher amended the MADEIRA County bill
so as to provide that the county seat of the
new county shall be selected by vote of
the people.
The State Controller to-day made a de-
$4,000 of the States money that be has
held in his possession for more than year.
The Attorney-Gene has refused TO turn
1t over. however, on the ground that he has
commenced, or Is about to commence, an
action to determine what fund the money
should be paid into. Hart not has hereto
fore considered any action necessary. al
though he has held the money for more than
year.
AsSemblyman Mathews, chairman of the
Ways and Means Committee, is not in
clined to let Hart hide behind that legal bull
waTk, but proposes to find out If there is
not legal method OF making him hand
over the States money with proper interest
for its use.
The Governor has appointed and COM
missoned the following notaries public:
Colin Ross, Oakland; A. d. Bell, Rodeo
II. a. Pierce, Santa Ana; William Hart
horn, Orange; John King. San Bernardino
Edward Clayton, San Jose; George Deni-
son, Boulder Creek; Ella Allen. D0wnie-
vile; j. W. Pitts. Columbia. He has also
appointed Jacob Luchinger Director OF
Agricultural District Sc. Solano County.
The Assembly Committee on Ways ard
Means met tonight, and recommended for
passage the bill appropriating $3.50 for
Major PicO for maintaining a regiment at
the outbreak of the Mexican War. Also
the bill for $500 for the Normal
School at San Jose. Also the bill for $4,000
for the same institution. Also bills for $1,000
and $500 for Judge A. L. Rhodes and Bar
ham and Bolton, respectively, for legal
services rendered the State. The bills for a
physicians residence att the Napa Insane Asy-
lum and the appropriation for the employ
ment of destitute citizens were reported
back unfavorably.