The San Francisco call., 1897-03-05
that this Senate cannot be slandered with

that this Senate cannot be slandered with
impunity.
but / have just learned from the Ex-
aminer people that they are ready to go
on and are ready to produce the proof.
Now. under these circumstances, shall we
iall down like lot OF whipped ours, or
shall We stand here like men of honor, IN
tegrity and courage, / hope that this
cowardly substitute will be defeated.
II know that every honorable member
OF this Senate wants affuN investi alton,
an honest investigation and a fair inyestl-
CATION, and want the stigma OF dishonor,
If there be any, to fall on those who de-
serve it."
Wilmington declared that he was not
only opposed to both resolutions, but TO
tie entire investigation. He said he did
not believe there was any necessity for
one, because the charges had appeared IN
the Examiner. and every one in the State
knew that s'tnere was no relation between
its news columns and the proceedings
which take place here"
Mahoney was in favor OF allowing the
Examiner counsel, so that it would have
no opportunity of saying it had not had
fair hearing.
Pedlar opposed both resolutions, and
Dwyer favored Doty's proposition.
Androus explained that the reason he
offered the substitute was to relieve th e
Senate OF the responsibility of the investi-
cation.
Simpson showed the ine1pediency Of
referring the matter to the Grand Jury.
He said:
II remem Der two years ago, We had an
experience with the Sacramento Grand
Jury in the scandal of Bggy and Dunn
1t was referred to the Grand Jury and that
was the last we heard of it. / don't pro-
pose TO lie down and crawl before any
newspaper and allow those charges to go
uninvestigated and go broadcast all over
the United States unchallenged while we
lie supinely on our backs.
mo retractions of these charges have
been made. fhe charges were positiye 9
that mem bers of the Senate had been paid
from $3.50 to $500 ana mem bers of the As
sem bly, $780, They were positive and di-
rect. The following day they were trying
to hedge, and they came down little in
the number who were bribed, and they
said it amounted to less than dozen. Is
that retraction of the charge?
II shall hang my head in shame, even
thou I was not one of those who voted
for the measure, ii we drop those charges
a this time and allow that paper or any
other paper to dictate to this august body
the manner in which this investigation
shall be conducted"
Senator Smith moved to lay the whole
matter on the taDle.
Dickinson informed the Senate that at a
meeting OF his committee last night it was
decided to allow the Examiner counsel,
and declared that if the Doty resolution
was adopted there would be no use for the
committee. as 1t would have no power.
Simpson offered an anne no men to strike
out in the original resolution the words
''in such manner as its counsel may de-
termine. both as to the manner and order
of proof and the witnesses required" !"
which concludes the resolution.
The motion 10 lay on the table was put
and lost, and the amendment OF Simpson
was adopted.
Smith denounced the resolution as a re-
Election on the fidelity, Integrity and abii-
ity of the committee and said the Exam
liner should not be allowed to give the COM
mittee instructions.
Bula reiterated Smiths views and
added: 'If | were mem ber of the COM
mittee and this resolution were adopted l
would feel justified in resigning."
The resolution when placed before the
Senate was carried by almost unanimous
vote.
And thus ended the Examiners first at
tempt to shield itself by raising the cry of
"thief" against others.