The record-union., 1897-03-20
Afternoon Session.

| taken.
Afternoon Session.
| After the reading and disposal of the
| Senate messages up to date, Hill of the
| Committee on Investigation for the
charges made in the coyote claims mat
ter. announced that they had found an
obstreperous witness in the person of
George Sent, Sacramento Manager of
the Western Union Telegraph Company.
The committee had been trying to get
at the Bert" telegram mentioned in the
Examiner, dated at Sacramento, di-
rected to Blodgett, a Bakersfield banker.
| and stating that $4,000 would save Bert
reconsideration. Signed Bert" This
was supposed to darkly indicate that
Bert Packard had wired the bank for
the money to pay for votes to kill recon-
sideration of the coyote scalp bill, and
the committee wished to sift it, but they
came up against the Western Unions
delicacy about betraying the secrets Of
| its patrons.
| Mr.. Sent had betrayed an unwilling
ness to tell all he might or might not
know and the committee wished him
! called before the bar of the House. The
Sergeant-at-Arm arrested him and he
| looked anything but obstreperous as he
| moved uneasily on his chair.
Several questions We're propounded
| none of which he refused to answer but
| on one or two of which he contradicted
himself Very little was elected save
that he had sent some kilograms to
Jaynes, Coast Manager of the Western
Union Telegraph.
| The whole matter, witness and all, was
| recommitted to the committee. Later
| it was developed that Semi had packed
| all kilograms since March 9TH in a box
and started them on their way to Ne
vada per Wells, Fargo &, Co. The wires
were used and Melick of the committee
last night received the following dis
| patch:
Truckee, CAL. March 10Th.
w. S. Melick, Chairman Legislative
Committee, Assembly, Sacramento,
CAL: Box in Wells, Fargo & Co.'S Office
here. Will be returned on No. tonight.
Subpoena served on messenger
c. w. LONG, Constable.
Melick wired to have the messenger
deliver the box in person at the Capitol
to-day and that he should not let it leave
his hands. If Bert is in that Pandora's
box he will be discovered, and if dis
covered lost"
RECONSIDERATIO
| On motion of Treacy the vote by
which S. B. 401 was refused final pas
sage was reconsidered and the bill was
passed. 1t requires ordinances and res
olutions passed by City Councils to be
submitted to the Mayor for his approval.
FOR EVERGREEN HOME.
s. B. 1872 to provide for the deficiency
in the appropriation for support and
maintenance of mothers, wives, widows
and daughters of ex-soldiers in the w.
r. c. Home for the forty eighth fiscal
year was passed.
Also the following: S. B. 521, for ad
ditional improvements at Agnews.
S. B. 39S, for water, light and fuel for
Stockton Asylum.
S. B. 640, for vault and furnishing for
State Treasurer's office.
THE TAX LEVY.
A. B. 900, the tax levy bill, was made
a case of special urgency, read the re-
quisite number of times. placed on final
passage, passed and transmitted to the
Senate.
THE CONFERENCE COMMITTEE.
The report of the conference commit
tee appointed for the general appropria-
| ton bill was offered, ordered printed in
| the journal and made special order for
to-day.
MORE BILLS PASSED.
s. B. 90 for improvements and re-
pairs at San Quentin State Prison.
| Substitute for three bills for addi-
tional buildings for Home for Feeble
minded.
s. B. 500, for construction OF
| reservoir at the Marshall monument.
| S. y. POI, for improvements at Nor
NAL School, San Jose.
| s. b. J63. for deficiency Preston In
dustrial School.
S. b. 341, for deficiency Senate, thir-
/ ty-first session.
S. b. 300 for improvements at Deaf,
Dumb and Blind Asylum.
S. b. 800, improvements at Home fer
Predetermined.
/ S. B. 81, for State building at San
Francisco.
| The expense account of the Commit
I tee of Investigation into the bribery
charges of the Examiner was report
! ed as 1904 80. Report adopted
| The Assembly concurred in the SEN
ate amendments TO A. B. 196, for fund
| ing bonds for irrigation districts, and
A. B. $40, to pay Clement Bennett.
The House took a recess until 100
D. m.