The record-union., 1897-01-28

nlDlt 4.
Questioned by Brusie, Gridley ex-
planned that he compares the minutes
received from the printer with the
journal Further examination developed
the fact that the printed list in the jour-
nal of January 4th was the same as that
supplied by Duckworth, with the two
names in the letter to the printer added
r. Q. Wickham, Minute Clerk Of the
Assembly. was called and sworn. He
was shown the minutes including the
list and identified them as the minutes
OF the day in question, prepared and sent
by him to the printer.
Chynoweth handed him Duckworth's s
letter to the printer, asking:
Did you send that document with
those minutes?'
No"
How do you know that you did not?"
Because / never saw it until this
morning in the Journal Clerks office,
where went to look at the minutes
DO you know how that letter got in
cluded in those minutes?"
II do not"
Brusie then questioned Wickham
the Chief Clerk possesses over the other
clerks behind the desk, striving to es-
tablish the idea that Duckworth's S
word was supreme, and that he had
authority if he chose to make arbitrary
corrections in the minutes. But Wick
ham, though modestly disclaiming any
legal authority on the subject, stoutly
held to his opinion that, in his office as
Minute Clerk, he was responsible for
what was sent to THE printer and that
everything pertaining to the journal
should go through his hands. Duck
worth had erhanded him the letter in
question; had never told the names
to the printer without first having
placed them in the Minute Clerks
hands.
Hart North, who was on Tuesday sub
penaed ito produce papers in his pos
session as Chairman of the Republican
caucus, here appeared, and produced
papers purporting to contain a list of
Assemblymen who had recommended
names to the Chief Clerk for appoint
ment as attaches. When this was about
to be introduced in evidence Brusie in
terrupted. He declared that Duck
worth, in the presence of Assemblymen
Cutter and FOntana, had said that in
the hurry and confusion of making up
the list ait the request of the caucus, he
had made some errors in attributing
names to members. He had discovered
them afterward, he said, and asked for
the privilege of correcting them before
the list was offered in evidence. Mr..
BRUSHES proposition to go off with the
To hot pa 1icrbt
fix it right before it was offered to the
committee, was not favorably enter
Itained, but it was agreed that the pa
pers should remain in the custody Of
Chairman Waymire until Duckworth
appeared, when he could make the nee
essary corrections in the presence of the
committee.
Chynoweth now offered in evidence
the journal of January 7th, containing
the final report of the Mileage Conn
miIttee and the hist of temporary at
taches as adopted by the House. This
was marked Exhibit 5, and was read by
Chynoweth, who afterward read the
thirteen names not on the list of Janu-
airy 4th, as printed in Wednesdays
Record UniOn.'
The method of correcting the jour
nal was explained by Minute Clerk
Wickham, Who explained that those
errors found by members We're noted by
him and recorded. On the occasion OF
the correction of the journal of Janu-
ary 4th the extra names were handed
to him on slip of paper already pre-
pared ITO be put in, excepting two names
those of Miss NJ. Bertola, Assistant
History Clerk, and NJ. A. Kearney, AS
sistant Clerk. These names We're sug-
gested by some one on the floor the
Clerk said, and, in due form, inserted
by him at the order of the Speaker
Asked by Brusie if these corrections
appeared in journals distributed to
members, Journal Clerk Gridley replied
that they did not The corrected re-
prints made by the printer were done
upon bond paper and We're known as
bond journals" When these were
finally correct they We're certified to by
the signatures Of the Speaker and the
Clerk, and only four or five copies were
supplied-these to be kept in the Jour
nal Clerks office.
Gridley was asked who gave him the
slips upon which the additional names
We're placed for correction. He replied:
Il cannot state certainly but it must
have been either Chief Clerk Duck
worth or Minute Clerk Wickham, for I
would not go to anyone else
Emmons said: "An this happened
on the morning of the 9th and after the
permanent organization was effected?"
Yes
In reply to a question from Emmons
it was stated that there was no way by
which the name of a member who ask
ed for corrections could be ascertained
and nothing was learned as to who
suggested the names Of Kearney and
Bertola-
Assemblyman Treacy, a member of
the Mileage Committee, was present
and sworn. He testified that he went
into committee on the day the lists of
mileage for members and of attaches
We're prepared rather late. There were
Breiling, Burnett and Fontana of the
committee there; Ed. F. Smith and
Chief Clerk Duckworth's brother
We're also present, seated at a table
preparing the list of attaches Dr. Mat
thews was also present After they had
finished the list Burnett asked how
there came To be so many. He was told
it was no business of the Mileage Com
mittee's. Treacy said they took it for
granted that was so and devoted them
selves TO the members mileage list The
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