The record-union., 1897-01-30

thought it was the night before the As
sembly convened. TO a question he re-
puied that Bowen was present but did
not know if he did any work. The man
credited to the Committee on Mileage
came before them. He called himself
Williams. but said he was down on the
list as Campbell. The name of Williams
was substituted, which was all the eN-
cUse there was for holding the commit
tee responsible.
Regarding the mileage allowed to seV-
eral parties not on the statutory list,
Breiling said parties appeared before
the committee asking for mileage for
themselves or others. George Parkinson
who, he believed, was an ex-senator and
who came back as statutory Sergeant
alarms. plead for James Hooking, who
he said was poor man and ought tn
have it. Concerning Andrew Branch,
BTeiling thought he was statutory. Joe
Brooks plead his own cause. Ed. J.
Smith said he was not entitled to mile
age, but they might as we'll put him
dOwn-the action of the committee was
not final and would be discussed on the
floor. Asked if he supported the motion
for extra mileage he said yes.
Assemblyman Dibble was asked If he
recommended Donald Bruce and E. J.
Smith. He replied that he did nomin-
ate Bruce, who was a little fellow. I'D
years old, as a page; was not sure about
Smith, but would have done so if asked,
as he knew him to be efficient and
worthy; thought he was on the roll any
way. Both were present and both
worked every day. When asked if he
supported the motion for extra mileage,
Dibble said he thought Hkely-if he
voted at all he did. If it was only q
matter of 500 l said we'd better do it
and ecOnomize somewhere else. Dibble
being asked if he promised to support
Duckworth replied, no, he was in favor
of another man.
Hart North. Assemblyman, had w. ].
Keating accredited to him, and said he
did ask DuckWorth verbally to appoint
him. He was not present when the mile
age matter came up. Asked further,
North said he had supported Hawkett
for Chief Clerk, but, unknown to him,
HaWkett and DuckwOrth made a COM
bination by which Duckworth got the
chief place and Hawkett was assistant.
AfterWard North said he met Duck
worth, who asked if there We're any hard
feelings. North said no, and they shook
hands. Then DuCkworth asked if he
could do anything for him, and North
thought of Heating. He asked Duck
worth if he had anything left on his
list. and DuckwOrth thought he had q
few little things left and would do what
he could. Accordingly Heating got a
place and was here.
Assemblyman Robinson said he did
ask for a temporary position for Rev. J.
Sims, who offered prayer the first day:
did not agree to support Duckworth.
Power of San Francisco said he had
made a written request for a position
for John Wise about an hour before the
House convened. Wise told him each
member had a right to have one man:
don't remember about Lombard but
others spoke to me. and l may have told
him to use my name; voted for the 500
mileage l thought We were wasting
time.
Assemblyman Lacy, charged with NJ.
A. Rearing, Harrington and Friedman.
was positive he did not propose any
one of them. In rather a disguised
tone he said: My life has been made 4
burden by the coloTed people. They
were after me as soon as l was up in the
morning and all day long. I've no doubt
L told some of them to go and use my
name if they wanted to, but I recon-
mended nobody"
Assemblyman Valentine said he rec
commended both the parties, Richard
son and Mrs Sampson attributed 10
him; they were good people; were both
on hand; worked more than a week, and
got only a weeks salary; gave no con-
sideration for the appointments; thinks
he voted for the extra mileage.
Rodriguez, Rice and Miss Bertola
were the names charged to Assembly
man Harris. The only one he knew
anything about was Rice. He did rec
ommend him at the request of Bett-
man; knew nothing at all of the others.
AS one of these names, that of Miss Ber-
tola, is one claimed by Journal Clerk
Gridley to have been suggested on the
floor of the House. Harris was asked if
he suggested her at that time. He re-
piled, Neither then nor any other
time" He suggested no one.
Here Brusie rose and said that the
names Bertola and Rodriguez were
among those concerning which Duck
worth wished to make full explana-
ton when he appears.
ASSemblyman Doian nau IOur-Flynn,
Gibson Smith and Hall-but acknowl-
edged only Smith Gave him a letter
because he said if he had one to Duck
worth he could get ON the temporary
roll.
Gately had Kyle. Martin and Allen
charged to him. Positively denied rec
ommending anyone of them. Asked If
he recommended anyone he replied that
lots of people came to him whom he
knew, but what was the use? He was
a Democrat. Il know Duckwortn and
my word goes long. way with him.
but 1 couldn't get any of those places.
If L could, I'd have sent down to San
Francisco and have had some good peo-
pie up here for the places-some Demo-
Gratis"
Speaker pro tenn. Kenyon, one of the
committee, did recommend Kingsbury.