Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-02-18

into the legislative hall this morning
when the Senators entered the hall OF
Representatives TO ballot In Joint na-
rcmbly for United states Senator.
A. soon NJ the Journal had been read.
Representative Law arose To speak 60
n question Of personal privilege. and n
tremendous sensation followed.
IL was nothing morc nor icsa than a
particularizcd charge on the part OF
Representative Law that he had been
bribcd by Hon A. W. Mccune TO vote
for him for United States Senator.
The accused with equal emphasis and
Particularly denies the allegations and
says that Mr. Law offered TO sell his
vote to him Tot n consideration OF 5000
ana that the proposition was rpufncd
with Indignation. whercupon the accus-
CT. he says. laid plot 10 cntrap him.
The charges coming, an they did. like
a thunder bolt from uncloudcd skies
shocked the members OF the Lcgisla-
turc beyond cSprcsrsion. Not only be-
cause they were made but because thsy
came on the eve Of what appeared to
be certain victory for Mr., Mccunc.
There In scarcely any doubt that had
they not been made. that he would have
been elected today. A. II II. the whole
AFFAIR IN to be made the subject Of
special and searching investigation.
composed of u committee named from
the Joint assembly. three from the sem
ate and four from the House. aH fol-
lows:
From the senators shurtiln.
Whitney and Howell.
From the Iiouse-i Representative
sorvnson: Cummings. Stewart. and
Mansfield.
The committee met late this after
noon aud organised and commenced It's
investigation. which viii be behind
rlofcd doors. and IN accordance With IN.
ttrucfionr given II. prosecuted with all
possible speed, The nndinsr win be
reported 10 the joint asrefnbly at Its
meeting on Monday next.
No one scented 10 he looking for the
surprise sprung BY Representative
Law this morning when he arose and
said that offers to bride him had been
made. ana aH the hush In the assembly
dccpened. he said. after some prelim-
lnhrieH!
LAW CHARGES bribery.
Mr.. Prcniden, and Members Of this
Legislhtufc--i viii now give the proofs
Tor these charges made. Now, sir. I
viii state that last Tuesday night I
held an interview with that gentleman
tAir Mccunel. and In the course OF our
remarks he said that he proposed to
be elcctcd-that he had spent too much
IN this fEht TO lose. And, sir. On top OF
that. he said Law, " You VIII vote
ISr me Your 'G s9is1. i S9u p %sy
iaen,. 'O ala no, take advantage
OF that offer because I am NOT built
that way. I claim 10 be an honest man
aud ! cannot be- 40 attracted from my
line OF duty. tApplauscl. Had II not
been for the knowledge that I might
detect the foul schemes of this man and
a...I
should most arsuredly have flung
everything back into his teeth. tAp-
plnure) have taken n stand against
that candidate. and l then determined
To disclose this kind OF business.
Now. sir. yesterday afternoon ! was
telephoned 10 from the Mocune head
quarters and was asked to come to
those headquarters. l made the APP
polntment at o'clock. and the same
proposition was made me as ON Tues
day night. Now, sir, after I left those
headquarters I was detained Tor two
hours. after which I went at once to
the chief OF police. Mr. Pratt. and |
agreed that II was our duty 10 detect
and expose and drag into the Iron arms
III the law. this culprit-this man that
was trying TO purchase the honor OF
this great state of Utah. (Grcat APP
pluusc) We acted on short notice. We
Instantly made "a plan 10 reveal o. the
public this scheme that had been 90
foully plotted, Now, sir, l am here now
TO present the facts Ia this case.
ulrenthlesA Hllencel
l. telophoncd 10 the Mcclure head
quarters this morning, and after Insist
INK on seeing Mcclure perHonally-Mc-
Cune himself Mccune came 90 tho
telephone. then reminded him NJ the
conversation OF Tuesday and told him
tGOd forgive me for telling lio. but |
did II for the honor Of utahl--t told
him that I had reconsidered his offer
and wanted 10 meet him for further arr
rangementa Of the proposition.
Mr., Mocune and ! then met at the
WaAntch drugstore; hnd there and then
We held conversation. the substance
OF which was how much II would take
To buy my vote. We agreed upon the
price, The exact amount Il not nee
erHary 10 be named. but I viii name
II II you want me TO do 80. Numerous
cries OF Name H. name M IL WIS
81 800 Fifteen hundred dollars, my
fellow legialators-fifteon hundred dol
lars for me to sacrifice the honor OF
myself, my citizenship, our Utah, our
great Republicl That was the price
agreed upon. and IN u few minutes u
was agreed that I should be paid 800
this morning and between . and I
o'clock this afternoon | was TO receive
the remainder Of the sum.
Now. sir, want To tell you Just how I
proposed 20 detect this thing and fur
nish undiaputablc evidence for the
scheme, In order that the public may
not doubt the foul effort. aud In order
that we might strike "a terrific n stag
gering blow to this corruption OF atatel
Now, slept In the Jennings block last
night; and II was our plan 10 have Mr.
Mccune meet me there IN my room this
morning. while Mr. Pratt should be
where he could listen TO what should
be said by US. Hut, sir when
asked Mr.. Mcclure this morning to
20 into the privacy OF my room, he
said. mo, lot us 20 Into some
saloon" l replied that there was too
public a place. and told him that my
room where slep, last night In the