The record-union., 1897-03-05

| pee NOled aye, ana a NUMBER OF NoleS
were changed from no to aye. The
bill was passed by a vote of - to -
| title approved. Mahoney gave notice
Of motion to reconsider.
The. Senate concurred in the Assem-
bly, amendment to Stratton's collateral
| inheritance tax bill.
S. B. $50, by Committee on Claims,
amending sections 364 and $50 OF the
| Political Code, relating to the State
| Board of Examiners, was passed by a
vote of 81 to 0-title approved.
"EXAMINER" INVESTIGATION.
Doty offered a resolution providing
that the San Francisco Examiner" be
granted permission to subpoena wit
nesses, and be allowed representation
by attorney before the committee APP
pointed to investigate the charges re-
Gently made by that paper against
members of the Senate, alleging that
they had been bribed in the interest Of
! thievery.
Smith and Simpson opposed the res
olution, and Androus offered a substi-
tute, providing that the Investigating
committee be discharged and that the
Grand Jury of Sacramento County be
| requested to carry on and make full
investigation.
| Dickinson objected, contending that
the committee was amply able to- con-
duct the investigation. He submitted
| that there was no intent to punish any
body, but only to get at the truth or
| falsity of the charges.
Morehouse said it would be cowardly
upon the part of the Senate to adopt
| fha cnhctif11ta IL a6 hpaIl N pfnrr11pH
by the attorneys for the Examiner"
that they had proofs of the truth of
the charges made by that paper, and
that they We're ready and willing to
maintain and prove those charges. If
the Examiner could substantiate its
charges and fix the guilt on any of the
members Of the Senate, then the guilty
ones should be turned over to the
Grand Jury instead of the charges. He
believed the charges made were false,
and that they ought to be refuted, and
that the Senate was the proper body
to conduct the investigation.
Wilmington favored the substitute,
giving as reason that he believed TIE
charges were groundess and that the
people of the State understood the mat
| ter thoroughly.
Mahoney opposed the substitute, con-
| tending that the committee and not
the Grand Jury was the proper place
for carrying on the proposed investi
cation.
Pedlar protested against the substi-
tute, stating that while a good Grand
Jury could be secured from Sacramento
county, the investigating committee
was composed of men whose integrity
| was above suspicion, and that the in
vestigation would be conducted with
| absolute impartiality to all concerned.
| DWyer opposed the substitute and en-
dorsed the original resolution.
| Seawell thought the investigation was
uncalled for, and said he did not be-
lieve man in the State believed that
| any of the members We're corrupt. The
investigation would consume weeks and
months, and he thought the Grand Jury
was the proper body to make it,
| Androus said his intention in relieving
the Senate Of the responsibility was TO
place the matter in the hands of the
Grand Jury, which body might be de-
pended on to probe the matter to the
| bottom, and if there was a guilty man
| bring him to judgment.
kolIIIpSOll Cdiicd iCltillIOiI " tiIC AelNt
that at the last session of the Legisla-
| ture a committee had been appointed
| to investigate the charges brought
against Senator Dunn by Senator Biggy,
| and that that committee had been dis
charged and a request made that the
| Sacramento County Grand Jury proceed
with the investigation. From that day
to this not one word had been heard
from the Sacramento Grand Jury. He
wanted to see the substitute voted
| down.
The substitute was lost by viva
voce vote.
| Dickinson explained that the inves
tigating committee had already decided
| to permit the Examiner to be repre-
sented by attorneys, and that according
| ly there was no need for the adoption OF
such a resolution as that offered by
Doty.
Smith and Simpson protested against
instructing the committee, and Doty's
| resolution was defeated by a viva Voce
vote.
THE BAND PLAYED.
| At ] o'clock the tall Democratic
Governor declared a recess, supplement
| ing his remarks with the statement that
band was in attendance, and as the
promised prosperity had arrived he
hoped the Senators would submit to the
music.
| Then the brass band marched in and
amid roars of applause rendered Hail
TO the Chief with a great deal of feel
ing. This was followed by the Star
| Spangled Banner" after which Wolfe OF
san Francisco got on to his desk and
proposed three cheers for Mckinley and
! the new Administration. Then the
venerable Senators clambered en- to
their desks. and tossed papers and bills
into the thick air of the chamber and
| yelled, and when the excitement had
subsided somewhat the tall Democratic
Lieutneant-Governo thumped his desk
until it rang again, and said as the open
| ing ceremonies had concluded he hoped
the procession would soon be along The
! band marched out playing Yankee
Doodle, and the Senate adjourned to
'the we'll
Afternoon Session
The special file of Assembly bills being
in order Sanfords 40, requiring cor
porations to pay their employees at least
once month. was read the third time.