The record-union., 1899-01-26
On the Charges Of Corruption in
the House
Dennery-Ashe Contest Before the Senate Com
naittee-Brophy-O' Bren Before
the House.

The Wright Investigating Committee
did little in the investigating line yes
terday. Instead, the members resolved
themselves into an Indignation commits
tee and the censure which fell to the
lot of Assemblyman Dale was replete
threats.
When the committee met yesterday
morning, neither Assemblyinan Guie
nor Mr.. Lambertson, the Saisun man,
else to do except wait, the committee
waited.
Again at $50 o'clock the committee
met and listened to a report from its
Assemblyman Dale was too exclusive
to be located, and that as conse-
quence his apprehension had been de-
ferred until the sign was right. The
Sergeant alarms said he had watch
ed Dale's residence all day but had got
no glimpse of his man, and intimated
that the highways and byways of the
city had been secured with no result.
Dale's action in ignoring the subpoena
issued by the committee called for a
deal of uncomplimentary remarks,
many of them verging towards indig-
nation, and in the end, Melick moved
and the motion was carried, that he
be reported back to the Assembly. and
the facts in the case spread before that
body.
Thereupon Chairman Cosper instruct
ed the Clerk to prepare a report setting
forth in full the history of the investi-
cation, in so far as it related to AS
semblyman Dale's failure to recognize
the authority of the committee and
the potency of the subpoena issued
by it.
1t was further agreed to report the
much-wanted witness, Lambertson, to
the Assembly, and the feeling last night
was general that both Assemblyman
Dale of Kern County and Witness
Lambertson of Suisun might be call
ed before the bar of the House to show
cause why they were not in contempt.
The committee after failing to in
vestigate anybody, went into executive
session and, it is understood, spent the
remainder of the day in dishing up AMI
rounding out their report to the As
sembly, an outline of which was pub
lished in yesterdays issue OF the
( Record Union Whether any more
men are to be investigated, time alone
can tell. In the meantime Speaker
Howard E. Wright, the man who de-
manded to be investigated, but who
appears to have been pretty generally
lost in the shuttle is, judging from ex-
ternal appearances, resting easy.
SENATORIAL.
Yesterdays ballot for United States
Senator showed no change in the line
up of the friends of the several candi-
dates. 1t is in the air, however. that
a shifting of positions will be in order
after the report of the Wright inves-
CATION has been handed in. Until that
time it is claimed no changes will be
made.
DENNERY-ASHE CONTEST.
The Senate Committee on Elections
was in session yesterday afternoon for
the purpose of hearing testimony in
the case of Leon Dennery, who recently
filed q contest for the seat from the
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occupied by r. Porter Ashe.
Dennery, who was present, was rep
resented by Attorneys Eugene F. Bert
and Frank Powers, while Attorney Nc
ator Ashe. A mass of testimony had
been taken in San Francisco prior to
the filing of the contest in the Senate.
and this was spread befor the COM
testified concerning his residence at the
time of his election. He was positive
in his statement that he had been a
resident of the district for year prior
to the late election, and his testimony
was corroborated by that of his broth
er, VIII L. Ashe. Highway Commits
sioner.
The contestants alleged fraud in one
of the precincts of the district, but did
not demand a recount of the votes OF
that or of any precinct. The evidence
all being in. Attorneys Bert and Pow
ers, both ex-members of the Legisla-
ture, proceeded to argue the case. in
the course of which an adjournment
thought the case will be submitted. i