The herald., 1897-03-05

Senator Simpson promised to vote and
talk against the measure, which ne oio.
This was just a few minutes peiore
roll call The bill received twenty votes,
which was one short of carrying It. Then
Senator Morehouse voted aye and an
I other senator came in and the bill had
TWENTY-FIVE votes Witness thought
Morehouse was going to reconsider, but
the senator said that he had enough
of it,
Witness said he met Attorney Morgan
stern afterwapd to whom he told the
story about money being used in the
| case Morganstern, he said. replied that
the story was all right but that the
amount given for votes was too high
Clunie asked witness if he knew where
| Hayward had used money against
! Judge Hebbard in connection with the
| Hale & Norcross case. Hill objected.
Alvinza Hayward was called. He said
that he was not interested in the Hale &
Norcross mine. He said. in answer to
Clunie, that he had been interested in
the mine, ard that he was defendant
| In the case now before the supreme
| court. He said he was friendly to Sena-
tor VOORHEES, and that sometimes he had
helped him in his political ambitions
| and sometimes opposed him. In his last
| election he did not think he helped him.
| Hill wanted to know what the cleo
| tion of VOORHEES, had to do with the case.
| Clurie said il was very important to
] know whether the senator who was sent
| from a country where Mr.. Hayward had
great influence was assisted by the man
for whom he introduced such an import
| amt bill
| Mr.. Hayward said that he had tele-
| graphed to Senator VOORHEES, three days
| ago. but that the communication had
rothing to do with bill 273 Hill OBJ
cd 70 ipf n ma NJ 10 a E
fairs.
A. j. Morganstern was put on the
stand while Attorney W. S. Wood was
sent for to act as counsel for Mr.. Hay
ward Morganstern recited his CONVEX
satior with Baggett. He said that Bag
gett had told him that he understood
that money had been paid. He denied
that he had told Baggett that any spe-
cial amount had been given for votes.
He said that there had beer rumors that
money was used, at least forty or fifty
people had spoken of 1t. but that he did
not believe them. as he thought "slicker"
work than the use of money was resort
ed to.
Early in the session he had read the
bill and saw that it would be a good
thing for the Hale & Norc-oss people.
He could not name any one who had told
him that money was used.
Major Gillis said that he had told
Baggett that the bill could not be de-
feated without the use of coin: that he
had tried his hand at it, and he thought
he was very persuasive. He did not
know of cent being spent in either
branch of the legislature.
Chairman Belshaw said that he could
not permit testimony relating to the
senate, that the evidence must be con-
fined to the bribery of assemblymen.
Judge Frick of Alameda was called.
10 baf ell cd
him if he was interested in bill 273. and if
he were, the senator wanted to know
something about it, Mr.. Bettman of
the assembly also asked him about 1t,
and some one in the party asked If the
Hale & Norcross people were not inter-
ested in the measure. After this he said
that Attorney George W. Baker came
to Sacramento. and they spoke about
the bill, in which Baker said he was in
terested as the attorney of the Liquor
Dealers association. Previous to this
he telegraphed to Baker and asked him
IL he were interested. He also told Col.
McKillican that rumorr were abroad
that bill 213 was a Hale & Norcross
measure. and that Baker had better be
apprised of it, He did this, he said be-
cause he had heard that Mr.. Baker was
interested in the measure.
An attempt was made to secure Cam
inetti, but he was busy with the apprO-
priation bill.
Frank Jaynes, superintendent of the
Western Union Telegraph company,
was called. Mr.. Clunie asked that Mr..
Jaynes be instructed to produce all teie-
grams which passed between Hayward
and VOORHEES, and Judge Frick and Ba-
ker. Hill objected. Mr. Jaynes said that
he would furnish specific kilograms. but
that he did not propose to go on fish
ing excursion through his files. Hill
moved that if the Examiner wanted any
kilograms let them be designated and
let the committee instruct Mr.. Jaynes to
produce them. Both Knight and Clunis
wanted all kilograms directed to or SEM
by members Of the Legislature during the
session. Jaynes was instructed to pro-
duce the three kilograms mentioned.
Assemblyman Caminetti took the
stand. He said that bill 273 was handed
to him by George w Baker, attorney for
the Liquor Dealers association. He
said he had only asked about three as
semblymen and several senators to vote
for the measure. He did not tell them
that the liquor dealers wanted it. III
answer to counsels questions he said
that he had never suffered for lack of
such a law, that no dear friend of his
had. He said that he had looked up the
statutes of other states because he had
received letters asking for the passage
of such a law The bill was like the
Wisconsin law, he said Attorney
Knight took issue with him. and the wit
ness admitted that the act was not just
like any law of any other state.
The committee objected that the at
torneys were going into the merits of the
measure. Clunie said they desired to-
give Caminetti an opportunity to justify
himself.
Il do not need any justification, said
Caminetti
We'll, / think you do" returned Mr..
Clunie, land there are many others who
think as l do
Perhaps you can give it to me-" cried
the assemblyman, rising and assuming
a threatening attitude.
Clunie looked up at the angry as
semblyman and smiled and smoothed
his ruffied feathers Everybody expect
ed for a moment that there would be
trouble, but Caminetti Gained down
and adjournment was taken until .
o'clock to morrow morning.
IN THE SENATE.
The following bills were passed this
afternoon: BY Bulla, amending the
political code relating to the board of
examiners, extending the powers of the
board and establishing a uniform sys-
TEN of blanks forms, books, etc, for the