The San Francisco call., 1897-03-16


Mr. French and have been friends for
twenty years. His family has been ex-
ceedingly kind to my children, and
think my confidence has been betrayed"
"By whom? By the Governorp" asked
P.'ice.
well, in this communication OF the
Governor you can draw your own conclu.
sions. Governor Budd asked me 10 show
him the letter and the telegram which
were directed to me as confidential COM
munication after Mr.. Johnston had volun-
tariIy produced the letter and the tele-
gram which he received.
The postscript said that he should see
Mr.. Brandon, who would do whatever he
might suggest. I handed tho letter to
Governor Budd with the understanding
that he should take a copy and not the
original.
Furthermore, my name was not to be
used. was astounded when found that
the Senate to-day.
The understanding between the Gov
ernor and myself was that whatever COM
munication might pass between the Gov.
ernor and the Legislature my name
would not be used.
Price insisted that Brandon should
hand the letter and the telegram to the
committee and Brandon complied with
the request. They were as published in
the Governors message.
Brandon told how Miss Todman had
gone up to the Senate chamber and re-
quested him to step down into the Cover
nor's office.
There he found the Governor and the
Leutenant-Governor and the letter and
telegram were asked for. Governor Budd
promised that he would not use Bran
don's name in the letter or in the tele-
gram.
"The Governor showed me paper with
his name signed to it, added Brandon.
land said, This settles the son of -,
l guess
Clerk Duckworth said the practice was
10 put the amendments with the bill, with
history of the bill on the back. The his
tory explained all about the amendments
and their status.
1t was the first time that he had ever
seen he words "receded from" written on
an amendment. He had made no agree
ment with Mr.. Brandon to so mark the
amendments before this present trouble.
Duckworth contradicted the testimony
of Brandon on the point that this was the
first instance in which the Assembly had
receded from an amendment. There were
countless instances of recessions to be
found in the journal.
He had not received any letters or dis
patches from Henry French during the
present session.
John Varcoe, enrolling clerk of the As
bly,, produced the kilograms as printed
in this article and letter of similar pur
port.
Varcoe saw French in San Jose on Feb
ruary 22, and French asked him 10 tell
the Santa Clara delegation that lie would
like very much to have the bill defeated.
The witness talked with the Santa Clara
delegation and some others about the bill
and against the bill.
An enrolling clerk in the Assembly the
hills.
At midnight the committee adjourned
until 10 % clock to. morrow morning.
Wright will introduce the following:
An act to prevent i'm proper interference
with legislation and for better protection
OF bill introduced in Senate or Assem- bly,
of the State of California from the time of
their introd uction to the time when they
are delivered to the Governor and provid-
ing penalty for improper practices in re-
la,ion to such bills.
Section l. Any person who shall write,
telegraph, telephone or in any manner
communicate with any clerk of either the
Senate or Assem- bly, of the State of Cali
fornia, whose official duties compel him
in any manner to do any act with or con-
cerning a bill or measure pending before
the Legislature, or with the person having
charge of or in any manner doing the
printing OF such measure or bill, that such
person blockade the same or kill the same,
or cause the same TO be killed, defeated or
advanced, or that he use his position in
any manner to lobby for or against such
bill or measure. shall be guilty of felony.