The record-union., 1897-02-03

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worth, an official letter from the Chief
Clerks office to the State Printing Of
ffce--not a personal letter.
Asked how the extra names in the
printed list of January 9TH got into the
minutes. Duckworth said he did not re-
member, but it must have been by the
same procedure as other corrections OF
the journal. If he was at his desk, it
went through his hands.
Duekworth was handed the list OF
members and attaches credited to them
which he identified as the one prepared
by him for the caucus, but which, he
said he had explained to the caucus
committee was imperfect and had sup
posed it would not be published until
he had corrected it. He then went down
the list to make the corrections and ex-
planations. The first list, headed sta
tutory Officers" We're those, he claimed
provided for by the statute to return
from the preceding session and were ap-
pointed on their own request or that OF
various others not remembered.
Explained concerning the score OF
lActiltES CJedfltd 10 klilSOils t7tl 5NS'AAe
alarms, that Hooking had brought hlm
the list just before he called the AS
sembly to order and said Parkinson de-
sired them on tine temporary list SAD
he refused point blank. He had told
Hooking they We're jumping on him like
graSShopperS and he could not put them
on. Then Parkinson came and said he
could not and would not open the Ser
geant- t-at-Arms' office without them, SO
he put them on.
Going ON down the list Duckworth
took the name of c. w. Kyle, credited to
Gately. Said that name ought not 10 pe
credited to Gately alone. AS many as
q dozen men stood me up and said II
Major Kyle did not get on the list they q
get even with the appointing power
The names of Rodriguez, Rice and
Miss Bertola are credited to Assembly
man Harris Duckworth said Rice was
right The other two We're mistakes.
Asked how he came to assign them 10
Harris. said he could not tell. Asked if
Rodriguez and Miss Bertola were names
he originally intended to place on the
roll he said, partly so and partly not.
THE BERTOLA STORY.
DuckWOrth said the first name he de
sired to place OH the roll was that OF
Miss Bertola. She was Grand President
of the Native Daughters Of the Golden
West, and delivered the Grafton on We
mems Day at the Monterey Semi-Cen-
tennial celebration. She was an able
and accomplished woman of high char
acter. He had corresponded with her:
and as it was expected that the consti-
tutional amendment granting suffrase
to women would win at the last cleo
ton they had thought it would be
novel and striking feature for him to
open the Thirty session of the
Legislature with a force consisting eT.-
tifely of young ladies. OF course Miss
Bertola would have the first place.
The very startling scheme of opening
the Assembly with young women was
| rendered imperative by the failure OF
the suffrage amendment, but hewas de-
termined Miss Bertola should have 4
place at all events. Miss Bertola wrote
him a letter of thanks, inclosing a
power of attorney made out to William
Lamphrey, to enable him to draw and
cash her warrant DuckWOrth claimed
that in the hurry Of work he inclOsed
the power of attorney in an envelope
and sent it by a page to Lamphrey
Could not remember whether he In
closed Miss Bertola's note or not. Lam
phrey came to him with the money,
which he gave to Grant Towle, with
Miss 3 s address and sent it to Webs
Fargo's office. Asked if he had since
heard from Miss b, Duckworth replied
that he had and then brought his dra~
matte tale to a climax. Miss Bertola
he said, acknowledged the receipt Of
the money, but, as irresponsible news
papers bad called in question her mo-
| tives. she begged. through him, to re-
| turn the $50 to the State of California
with which Duckworth laid upon the
| committee table a money order made
out in his name for the amount.
Chairman Waymire was about to re-
ce,pt for the money when members of
the committee declared it would be i'm
proper for that body to accept il. The
| committee had not been appointed for
the purpose of callecting money for
the State. A vote on the point was ta-
! ken. Chairman Waynire voting yes,
| and the rest of the committee no.
| Brusie and Duckworth were nettled at
| the refusal: .Duckworth was asked if
| Miss Bertola had rendered any service
TO the State for the money. He did not
| know that she had. but as she was a
| leading woman and he had intended to
| place her on the list originally he con-
| sidered her entitled to the money.
ROD. AND GUN.
| Asked concerning Rodriguez and Gun
| zendorffer, Duckworth said they were
both active in Monterey politics and
| both requested appointments on the
| temporary roll. Duckworth said he
would gladly put on as many as possi-
BILE from Monterey, but they must help
| and get members to stand i'm for them
! Rodriguez was very capable. He left
them with the understanding that they
would be in Sacramento Monday morn
| ing Asked If he knew they were not
| here when he read the list ON Monday,
| Duckworth said no, he had been too
| busy. Grant Towle, who was to come
with them, made a kick afterward be-
cause they were not here. Said he
| had Gunzendorffer power of attorney
Flor 500. This was after the scandal had
| come out Duckworth said he told Towle
| to leave that thing alone. Neither
| GunZendorffer nor Rodriguez shall have
| a cent
Brusie presented in evidence two let
| ters signed "Ad." which he said would
| be identified later as from Gunzendorr-
| fer to Grant Towle; the first asked
Tewae to return the enclosure" and
say nothing about it. Brusie explained
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