The record-union., 1897-03-06
No EXHIBIT.
The Senate ReconSiders the
Vote
Whereby the Trans Mississippi
Exhibit Bill Passed.
NODribery Revealed Yet BY Examiner
Witnesses.
Hon Frank |. COOmbS Endorsed for Minister
10 Japan by The As
stmbly.

It transpired in the Senate yesterday
that the passage of the Trans Missis-
sippi Exposition appropriation bill at
Thursdays session had been a useless
expenditure of energies, and incidental
ly, votes. The Senate experienced an
other change of heart, and decie ed that
$4,000 would be better expended at
home than at Omaha. Thursdays vote
was reconsidered and the bill was re-
fused passage.
There was a skirrnish in the upper
house yesterday when the Lloyds in
surance bill came up that was almost
lively. 1t was, however, the same old
story, the bill being defeated by the
usual majority; notwithstanding the
fact that it carried the approval of the
Insurance Commissioner.
So far as the Senate is concerned no.
body knows exactly when a sine die
adjournment will be taken, though all
agree that it will be before long"
There is a decided feeling against al
lowing the Governor to use his power
of the pocket veto, and consequently
the upper house is standing from under
the twelve-day rule. A Conference
Committee of the two houses was yes
terday appointed to attempt an ar
rangement whereby an agreement may
be reached regarding the question of
abrogating the joint rules relative to
the question of adjournment and when
that committee hands in it's report the
Senate may or may not adopt it.
The Senate committee appointed to
investigate the charges made by the
Examiner" to the effect that certain
members had been bribed to support
a certain bill, took up the thread of it's
investigation before a packed house
last night, but win not be able this
morning to report progress.
Every member of the staff of that
paper employed as reporters of the
Legislature were upon the stand, as
was also the managing editor, Law
renee.
Three of the staff were found to
know nothing whatever about the truth
or falsity of the charges, and most of
the questions asked Mr.. Lawrence were
declined with thanks" Levings took
a course similar TO that marked out by
his chief. and also declined to answer
pointed questions
Senator Morehouse. who conducted
the examination for the Senate. recon-
mended to the committee that a reso-
luton be offered in the Senate this
morning providing that the witnesses
who had refused to answer be brought
before the bar Of the Senate, and that
if they there refused to answer the
questions propOunded, an order should
issue to confne them in the County
Jail for contempt.
Frank Jayne, superintendent of the
Western Union Telegraph Company
was also called. and raised the point that
fhe subpoena served upon him regarding
the production of kilograms, was toe
general in its character to be followed
In this the committee concurred, and
Informed Messrs. Knight. McEnerney
and Clunie, representing the "Examin-
er," that a subpoena drawn by them
naming special kilograms they desired
produced would be served upon Super
intendent Jayne.
The committee took the entire matter
under advisement
The Senate Finance Committee last
evening had under consideration the
highway bills carrying appropriations
and decided to report them back with
out recommendation.
NO ADJOURNMENT YET.
The joint conference committee ap.
pointed yesterday to consult and con,
fer concerning the date of adjournment
OF the Legislature met last evening bu
could come to no agreement.
They win meet again this morning
EXAMINING THE EXAMINER"
All day yesterday and all the pre-,
vious afternoon We're occupied by tn,
Investigating Committee of the AS
sembly in an effort to get some infor.
nation from the Examiners" wit
nesses as to the charges of bribery
made in that paper.
Thus far the effort seems to have re-
suited in total failure. The "Exami
ner" has established nothing. Only
one of that papers witnesses, cores
pendent l.. J.. Levings, who wrote tn,
article containing the charges, testified
to knowing anything of the charges
and he refused so absolutely to com
municate his knowledge that it led t.
the suspicion that he had nothing t.
tell.
Assemblyman Valentine appeared a.
attorney for the Legislature yesterda,
and made heroic efforts to elicit som
definite information but without mucl
result. Counsel for the Examiner
constantly interposed objections anC