The herald., 1897-02-28
SCANDALS AND ISLANDERS
Cause the Capitol City Air to
Reek
GOOD -NATURED LANGFORD
MisappIles Charity and Finds Himself
All Too Famous
Charges Of Crookedness Incline Q Former
Louisianinn to Go Cunning for News
paper Writers-vigorous Deniais
Snecial to The Herald.

Special to The Herald.
SACRAMENTO, Feb. FIT was gen.
orally supposed that when the prin ting
office scandal was settled everything
would move smoothly to the end of the
session, but today the air of the capitol
fairly reeks with scandal, although the
assemblymen have all gone to Berkeley
and the senate held a morning session
only
The scandal referred to in last nights
dispatches grows broader, AID the
names of at least three senators are now
connected with Mrs. Murray's fascinat-
ing companion, Helen Bartlett, Mrs.
Murray's case was continued until Mon
day when it was called up in the police
court this morning, as it is proposed TO
subpoena a large number of assembly,
men and senators as witnesses. 1t is
thought, however, they will take advan-
tage of their constitutional privileges
and refuse to obey the subpoenas Sem
ator Langford's name is the only one
now openly mentioned in connection with
the Bartlett woman, although one of the
younger senators is also said to be cor
nected with her in a more or less unen-
viable way.
Senator Langford claims Mrs Bart
lett sent a note to him asking him to let
her have few dollars to take Mrs Muir
ray to San Francisco, the latter having
been taken i'll. The senator who is a
good-natured old man, over so years of
age, and now serving his sixth term in
the senate, sent her few dollars, which
Mrs. Bartlett pocketed and refused TO
afvjEo tyith hT1c
involved in this one transaction hardly
seems enough to have caused all the
5 trouble. and knowing ones say that Mrs
Murray brought Mrs. Bartlett here as
she always brings women every session,
expecting to live off the money the Bart
lett woman made or succeeded in get
ting from her dupes. but that while Mrs.
Bartlett allowed Mrs. Murray to intro
duce her. she was too sharp for the elder
woman and kept all the money given her.
The object of summoning senators and
semblymen is to find out for how much
and who were contributors to Mrs. Bart
lett's bank account. The trial Monday
therefore promises to be rich, rare and
racy.
The second scandal is a charge made
by the Examiner this morning that
George Barker, who was conspicuous
during the recent campaign as a Silver
Republican, and who is said to be near
AlvinZa Hayward and working in the
interests of Hale & Norcross. bought
votes to pass the Camnetti bill, giving
litigents the right to object to trying
case before judge whom they believ-
ed to be biased Hale &C Norcross have
important cases before the supreme
court on appeal from Judge Hebbard
If the ca/eS are At back. it is ella lined
this law could enable Hale & Norcross
TO object to Judge Hebbard's rehsarirg
fhe Tho In
troduced by Caminetti in the house, and
backed by VOORHEES, in the senate, so
fH"f here is no politics In the matter
- III is an amendment to section 40
ti- civil code and reads as follows:
tFaf 1t appears from the affidavit of
party that he has reason to be-
and does believe, that he cannot
| fair and impartial trial before the
i or judge about to try the CASE
ason of the prejudice or bias Of
ustice or Judge in either of which
said justice or judge shall forth
secure the services Of some other
or judge of the same~Nr an ad-
IN county to preside a the trial Of
ction: provided. that in actions in
perlor courts Of counties, or cities
)unties; having more than one de-
2 ent, said action shall be trans
to another department there of
led therein in the same manner as
4 originally assigned to such de-
ent.
Examiner charges that assembly
got $l5o per vote, and senator's
1850 to $500. AS the bill passed the
bly, unanimously. it certainly
singular that it was necessary to
ny votes; in the senate the vote
22 ayes to 13 noes. The charge
than Chapman, Frank and More
who voted against the third
voted n9vt S1 in 70 of
'assage, the insinuation being that
were bribed, if not all the other
ors who voted for the bill. More
who is by far the best speaker of
mate, and who comes Srom Louis
where charges of this kind must
owed or the man making them
take the consequences made a
speech, denouncing the author of
t larges as "a wilful malicious un-
81 .nted, unnitigated liar" The SEN
q 20 vas very angry, and it is under
.stct viii personally chastise the au-
fr IL he can find who he is On
I'd ay he proposes TO call the matter
ain and demand that, if possible
lthor be discovered
Othar senator's are equally emphatic
g. J. ir language denouncing the story.
a neither Frank nor Chapman Is a
whom any one would suspect of
bribed; both are rich. very quiet
nJoy good regulations.
senate this morning passed to
reading special appropriation bills
ilts ne the Whittier state school $35,-
$50 Improvements, the Highland IN
asylum s62, 500, normal school. Los
es, $1,000; the San Diego normal
$4,000 The governor today is
-ed requisition on the governor of
for the return of William Danna-
escaped from the state school at
ier, where he was committed from
nd on a charge Of grand larceny
1 General Barrett, assisted by Mrs
as Flint, Jr.. and a nunber of
ladies, gave a very elaborate re-
at the Golden Eagle hotel last
lg, Governor and Mns. Budd
iu McKenna and nearly all the mem
5r IF the legislature being among the
guests. The parlors We're beautifully
decorated with flowers, and the whole
affair was q great success
FRASIER.