The San Francisco call., 1897-02-11

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| that Duckworth had said that if the law
was not changed and that if he opened
| the next session of the Legislature he
would bankrupt the contingent fund, even
if he had to appoint thousand attaches
to do it.
"Mr. Speaker replied Duckworth,
''the statement to which the gentleman
! from Hunt boldt refers was made at a
time when the promise held out to me
four years ago was being fulfilled. -Four
| years ago it become my duty as mem Der
of this Asse N bly, to participate In Re
! publican caucus for United States Sena-
| tor. One of the candidates whose name
was to be submitted to that caucus was
NJ. II. de Young OF the San francisco
Chronicle. Because of pledges exacted OF
| me by my constituents IN the campaign
| preceding my election / refused to coun-
tenance the candidacy of Mr.. de Young.
| His managers then held out to me glow
ing promise that whenever my head
should bob up in connection with any
| public matter the warts would be burned
off me. Faithful to that promise to
! the people of my county said 10 his rep
resen atives that l was willing to have
| those warts burned off, but that at least L
could return to my constituents with my
| hands clean and be able to look every one
! OF them in the face.
"Of all the papers in California the San
Francisco Chronicle, owned by Mike de
| 1oung, IS the newspaper that has led all
this criticism of me, and 1t is the news
paper that is responsible for whatever
public sentiment may exist in regard to
| this matter. A representative OF that
| paper came to talk TO me on this matter
and a representative OF the Sacramento
! Bee, which paper had been acting in con-
| cert with the Chronicle, and, fguratively
speaking, nailed me TO the cross with
| questions at time when 1 was le boring
| under great nervous excitement and
under that heavy strain which eliminated
in my collapse, and they demanded to
know and asked me in relation to things
| pertinent and I'M pertinent concerning the
temporary organization. did say-when
| for three or four nights had been unable
to get one wink of sleep-when l realized
that my career would be cut short if that
infamous journal could have its own way
did say under the excitement OF the
| moment-I did use that expression, aud l
have regretted it every minute OF my life
ever since-that ! woald exhaust the con-
| tingent fund the next time even if l had
TO employ thousand attaches"
Caminetti asked when the additional
names were added to the roll and Duck
worth replied that it was at subsequent
time when embers on the floor asked to
have the names added, and when the
| Speaker announced that if there was no
objection the names would be added by
the journal clerk as corrections. Dennery
of San Francisco vouched for the state
ment Of the chief clerk as correct.
In reply to a question by Robinson of
Nevada Mr.. Duckworth said that the tenn
porary organization was effected when he
was directed by the Speaker to notify the
Senate that the Assembly was organized
and ready for business.
"Were you responsible for the payment
of those salaries?" asked Dennsry.
mo, sir" replied the chief clerk. 1.-THE
gentlemen will remem Der that they made
| the request of me for appointments, I said
that l was willing TO put their names on,
but that they would have TO attend to
! The salary matter themselves"
Then came another dramatic episode.
Caminetti asked Waymire if ex-Sergeant-
alarms Parkinson had been subpenaed,
and Waymire piled that no subpoena had
| been served on him.
II thought his testimony was not neces-
sary because he had made no appoint
ments. 1t would be an unnecessary ex-
pense and would do no good"
I'm reply TO Judge Waymire, 1 desire to
| say that Parkinson sent word to me that
he was at home ready to be subpoenaed
and to come before the committee and
swear to those facts" said Duckworth.
''His testimony would not have relieved
the mem bers OF any of the odium, replied
Mr.. Waymire.
"Mr. Parkinson was an officer of this
House." shouted Caminetti, "and he had
eighteen names on that tenn mporary roll,
and yet Judge Waymire presented a re-
port to this House censuring me and re-
fuses to censure the man who put eigh-
teen names on the roll"
Caminetti was applauded and the Speak
er called both gentlemen to order.
puckworth proceeded to pour hot shot
into the committee. He said:
If you believe my testimony at that
ex-parte investigation after |, through my
legal representative, requested that speci-
tications should be furnished me of the
charges I would have to meet and they
were not furnished, any my lawyer
stated there that If there was q reputation
to be lost, or a man to be sacrificed, or
name to be dishonored it was mine. Not
withstanding that, he was told that
you feel that because of the good
ness of my heart l yielded to the
pressure of the almost peremptory de-
mand TO place names on the temporary
roll; if you feel that because there
are some members upon the floor
of this House who now refuse to
stand by their own acts and are trying to
grind me into the ground; if you feel it is
a proper, a manly, a decent, an honora BILE,
an American way of getting out OF it
am willing that you shall dismiss me from
Office.
The ballot was then taken with the fol-
lowing result:
Ayes--Anderson, Austin, Belshaw, Boone,
Bridgetord, Burnham, Caminetti, Canavan,
Cartwright, Chynoweth, Cross DRYDEN, Ell
| lott, Emmons, Houghto ton, Keegan, Lscy, Lin
denberger, Mead. Melick, Mcclellan, North of
Alameda, North of Yolo, Power OF Placer,
Sanford, Shanahan, Seward, Toland, Treacy
Valentine, Vosburg, Waymire, Wright, Coombs.
Total "a
Noes-Aldridge, Allen, Arnerich. Bettman,
Breiling. Burnett. Clarke, Cutter, Damon,
| Dennery, Dibble, Dolan, Ennis Fon tana, Fore
man.. Gately, Godfrey, Gof, Goodhue, Guy.
| Harris. Henry, Hill, Hudson, Jones, Keables,
Kelly, Kenyon, Landsborough, Leavitt Ma
honey, Mulcrevy, McCandlish, McGrath, Nc
Lauren, Pohiman, Power of San Francisco,
Price. Robinson. Rubell, Ryan, Sims. Stsnsell,
| Strain. Total A.
Canavan, in explaining his vote, said
that the Democrats and Populists were
trying to crawl into their holes like Span
iels with their tails between their legs.
Mr.. Canavan was called to order and the
Assembly al Jour ned.
SENATE kOUTINE.