The record-union., 1897-03-18
Conference Committee Appointed on the
County Government Bill
Report Of The Senate Committee On Bribery
Investigation to be Submitted To-Day
What 1t Contains.

The county government bill was pc
fore the Senate few minutes yesterday
morning, and the members of that BODY
took a survey of the many amendments
adopted by the Assembly. But they
went no further. To take up those
amendments in their regular order,
meant an all days job, and the Senate
was looking for nothing of the klnd. AS
a short way out, on motion of Bulla, IL
was decided that the Senate should re-
fuse to concur in the Assembly amend
ments to the bill, in order that COM
mittees on conference might be appoint
ed and make an effort to straighten out
the tangle. Later in the day confer
ences We're named, but it is pretty gen
orally understood that before the end
a committee on free conference will be
called in to settle the points in question
The general appropriation bill also
showed above the surface in the upper
house yesterday morning, though only
for few moments. The printer had
made a mistake or two and Pedlar had
another amendment which had escaped
the rush at the second reading. The
ghost of a third reading was INDUCED
in, and at the end the bill was again
remanded to the tender mercies of the
printer.
INVESTIGATION REPORT.
The committee appointed by the Sem
ate to investigate the charges made by
the Examiner" that money had been
used in the Senate to secure the pas
sage of A. B. 273, and which has sifted
the matter, will hand in a report to-day.
After relating the steps taken by the
committee, and briefly stating the ma
ture of the evidence given before it, the
report will conclude as follows:
Your committee is of the opinion
that the entire Senate was in favor of
the principle sought to be put in prac-
tice by the bill, and that there was no
bribery or corruption or any undue in
fluence, or any attempt at bribery, or
corruption Of any kind or description in
connection with the said bill and the
action by any Senator thereon, and that
the charges and statements made in
said article in the Examiner were and
are groundless and devoid of truth, in
sofar as to bribery, attempt at bribery,
corruption, attempt at corruption, or
the use of undue influence in any man
ner connected with the said bill is con-
cerned."
INSTRUCTED INVESTIGATION.
There is plethora of investigation
these last days at the Capitol, and of
committees for that duty there is no
end. To get quorum for the passing
of a bill in the Assembly the pages and
Sergeant alarms are sent from the
well TO the dome gathering in members
from committee rooms.
Chairman Price of the committee
which is investigating the obscurity
which hangs around the Senate Normal
School bill. found all his subpenas for
Henry French, ex-President of the
Board of Trustees of the San Jose Nor
NAL School returned by the Sheriff as
being discoverable. People began to
wonder if French had joined the gentle
men of the Examiner" in a trip to
Carson when Price received the follow
ing Dispatch
San Jose, March 18th.
To Price. Chairman Committee: Have
this minute read in the morning papers
that | have been requested to appear
before the Legislature and failed to
appear. Up to this time l have re-
ceived no intimation that l was to be
given the privilege of a hearing, al
though / returned from San Francisco
yesterday and have been at my home
ever since. Counting the fullest investi-
cation into my actions in doing my
duty as a trustee of the State Normal
School at San Jose, / await your COM
utand HENRY FRENCH