The record-union., 1897-01-26

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40 cents all round
The matter of making two prices was
referred to the Attorney General for
his opinion.
| THE SPEAKER WAS PROMPT.
| Two things at the opening of the AS
senbly yesterday reminded those pres
emit of the closing scene of Friday: The
absence of Chief Clerk Duckworth,
whose place was held by Assistant
Clerk Hawkett, and the promptness of
the Speaker i'm the appointment of the
Investigating Committee of seven,
which he announced directly after the
opening business. 1t was announced
that Duckworth would probably be at
his post to-day.
The business of the House went ON
swimmingly, and two sessions We're
held, besides numerous committee
meetings.
I. CALIFORNIA AT GUATEMALA.
Astsernblyman Bettman gallantly car
ried his pet measure-the bill appro-
priating $4,000 for a Californian ex-
| ffb.t at the Qua temala Exposition
| from its place on the special file
through the first, second and third
readings and Ito a successful passage,
with only seven votes against it. Later
in the day he received dlspa tohes of
congratulation from Chairman Bund
schu of the California exhibit, who also
wired a timely communication from the
| President of Guatemala that Califor-
mia should have the best position in the
main building.
ORGANIZED FOR WORK.
| The members of the committee APP
pointed by the Speaker to investigate
the charges of fraud and illegal pro-
cedure in the temporary organization of
the Assembly, Messrs. Waymire, Kea
bles, EnRnons, Boone, Strain, Kenyon
and Stansell, We're called together after
the adjournment of the afternoon ses-
sion by Chairman Waymire in an upper
room of the State Library. The COM
1
the House to appoint a stenographer
and a clerk who should also act as Ser
geant- -at-Arms. Jay Cummings was
chosen clerk; the stenographer will be
appointed later.
The committees first work was to
formulate a plan of procedure for the
Investigations they were about to un-
dertake. In view of the fact that
sweeping charges had been made
which included the Assembly as we'll as
the Chief Clerk, 1T was the sense of the
committee that the whole matter should
| be probed to the bottom. With that
purpose as a basis the following order
of investigation was decided upon:
!. AS to how many employees We're
appointed and at what cost to the State
,. By whom were they appointed?
3. Was wrong dome in the appoint
ment of this list?
4. BY whom was the wrong done?
Assemblyman Chynoweth was ap-
pointed on behalf of the committee to
take testimony and act as its attor-
ney.
| 1t was announced that Jud c. Brusie
would act as counsel for Chief Clerk
Duckworth.
Chairman Breiling of the NIilea ge
Committee, which reported back the
list of attaches as it was adopted, was
called before the committee and asked
to supply the original list as handed in
by him at the first of the session This
he did, and it was handed to Mr.. Chyn-
oWeth, TO be reported on to the COM
mittee at its meeting to-day.
Assemblyman Belshaw handed to
CHAIRMAN Waymire a letter he had re-
ceived from Thomas Doud of Monterey.
which, by consent of the committee, was
read aloud. In this letter Doud claims
that three names on the roll of attaches.
drawing S36 apiece were those of c. H.
Rodriguez, A. Gunzendorfer and w. A..
kearny of Monterey; that all of those.
men remained in Monterey and were nor
in Sacramento at all during opening
week of the session; that they are all
Duckworths friends. Doud also claims
that Fl. Friedman, the man who cashed
tics of Duckworth's brother in San
Francisco.
BRUSIE PROTESTS.
At this point Mr. Brusie, counsel for
Duckworth, protested against the pro-
ceedings being carried on in the alb
sence of Duckworth or a representative.
He, himself, had only happened to come
in and had not been notified of the
meeting. Where a man was under trial
for charges impugning his honor and his
! reputation, it was unfair to be taking
testimony against him without allowing
him chance to be present and to put
questions in his own behalf
Emmons of the committee declared
that they were hearing too much about
Mr.. Duckworth and too little about the
investigation MIR. Duckworth was not
the central figure in this affair except as
the newspapers had made him so. There
had been grave charges made against
the Assembly and this committee was
! here to probe them to the bottom. let
the blame fall where it would. If it fell
on Duckworth. then he would be looked
after. but at present he was only Incl
dentally concerned and his presence was
not specially required.
! Chairman Waymire explained to
/ RruSie that no testinnny had aS rot