The San Francisco call., 1897-02-06
BLAME ALL,
THEY SAY
Report of Investigators on
the Temporary Roll
Scandal.
RAID ON THE FUNDS OF
THE STATE.
ASsemblymen and Chief Clerk
DuckWorth CenSured t0r
Their Conduct.
ILLEGAL MILEAGE ALLOWED BY
THE COMMITTEE.
Judge Waymire Presents an Individ.
ual Report to Dismiss Duck
worth at Once.
ILLEGAL MILEAGE ALLOWED BY
THE COMMITTEE.
Judge Waymire Presents an 1ndivid.
ual Report to Dismiss Duck
worth at Once.

SACRAMENTO, CAL, Feb. 5.-Assem,
blyman Waymire, chairman of the special
investigating committee, presented the
following report:
Mr. Speaker: The special committee ap-
pointed 10 investigate the temporary orgAni-
zation OF the Assembly have performed that
q duty, and herewith submit their report. The
amended resolution authorizing the investi-
cation is as follows:
WHEREAS Charges OF a serious nature have
been made relative 10 frauds said to have been
practiced during the temporary organization
OF this Assembly; and
WHEREAS, The Chief Clerk of the Assembly,
S. D. Duckworth, is charged with completely
therein, and he denies said charges; there
fore be it
ReSolred. That special committee of seven
be named by the Speaker of this As sembly TO
investigate all OF said charges relative to the
organization of this House and to report its
findings to this House. Said committee shall
have full power TO subpoena witnesses, admin
lister oaths. take testimony and such other
powers as shall be necessary for the full per-
torrance OF their duties.
Under this resolution the power of the COM
mittee is restricted 10 reporting its findings.
This we understand includes the power to ex-
press an opinion. but does not include the
power to make recommendations.
The resolution was adopted January %,
1897, and the committee began its work the
same day. Mr.. Chynoweth of the Assembly has
kindly attended all our sessions and given
valuable assistance in the examination OF wit
nesses. Mr. Duckworth represented by
counsel and the comm ittee has heard the testi-
mony of all witnesses whose presence was
deemed important. The reporters transcript
OF the tes timonv and the exhibits are sub
mitted herewith and is referred to for in
formation TO details.
The only statute concerning the attaches
who must be present at the organiZa ton OF the
Assembly is secticn 237 of the Poltical Code,
which is as follows:
1.-The secretary of the Senate, the minu te
clerk and sergeant-at-arms of each House for
any session must at the next succeeding
sion of the body perform the duties of their
Offices until their SUCCESSORS are elected and
qualified"
II is evidently the intention OF this law that
only the chief clerk of the Asse mbly, the min
ute clerk and the seTgeant-at-arms of the AS
another. They are required to attend and are
therefore entitled to mileage. No other at
taches have any claim TO mileage II is also
clear thas the law contemplateS that these Of
fcers shopld ordinarily be sufficient to organ
ize the Assembly.
1t does not, however, expressly prohibit the
employment of other attaches. and 1t has been
employ additional help. The number so en-
ployed has increased each session until the
rolls Tor 1898 show total of twenty y-eight and
those OF 1895 show forty-nine. A careful in
qutry as to the actual work 10 be done { the
organization of the Assembly convinces US
that the following would be ample force:
a chief clerk chaplain, nit ute clerk, sergeant
alarms, one assistant sergean t-Rt-arms, post
mistress, mail-carrier, three gatekeepers and
five pages-ffteen in all. Their total per diem
should not exceed S74.
We find that at the organization of the pres
ent Assembly the chief clerk appointed at
tacnes as follows: