The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-01-19
Charged with AdjOurning the As
Three-FOurths of the Members.
NO CHANGE IN WEST VIRGINIA
GOVERNOR AND SENATE REFUSE TO
RECOGNIZE HOUSE.
IntimatiOn that There VIII Soon BE
Another House Organized-Seven
Senators Declared Elected.

SACRAMENTO, Cal, Jan. 1S.-In the in
vestigation of the charges made by the San
Francisco Call against Howard NJ. Wright,
speaker of the Assembly, which was begun
last night, w S. Leake, manager of the
Call, testified that the statement and inter-
views attributed in the Call to Wright and
to Milton ]. Green manager of U. S. Grants
senatorial campaign, were true as stated,
and were made to him (Leake) personally.
He told of Wright having confessed to him
that he had received 81, $50 from Green while
a candidate for the Assembly, but that as
circumstances had been such that he could
not vote for Grant he felt that he ought to
return the money, and would soon be in a
condition to do so. Being compelled to
answer if Wright had told him of money
given to other members of the Legislature
for their campaign expenses, Leake said,
Yes" Wright had claimed that money
had been paid by Green to Senator Cutter
and to Assemblyman Raw and Jilson. On
being questioned closely as to his knowledge
of any improper methods used by other can
didates for the United States senatorship,
Leake answered that he positively knew of
meme. When asked if D. M. Burns had
used improper methods to influence Wright
or any one else to vote for him. he said: :
mo"
When the committee met to-day, Milton J.
Green, who acknowledged that he is the
manager of u. S. Grants campaign for the
senatorship, was recalled. He testified that
he had absolute authority to spend money in
Grants fight from Grant himself He
stated that he had used money in many as
sembly and senatorial districts, but had kept
TO record of his expenditures, nor could he
tell the full number of candidates whom he
assisted Witness was asked direct if
money had been put ito the district, but he
refused to reply, stating that he had used
money in many districts, but that no candi-
date had been asked to vote for Grant
Green said that he had heard of the use of
money by other candidates, but could not
give any names, as his information was only
hearsay
In the Assembly Chairman Cospar of the
Wright investigating committee, asked per-
mission to introduce report setting forth
that Green had refused to answer certain
questions put to him, and Assemblyman
Johnson introduced a resolution requiring
the witness to answer all questions put to
him. which was unanimously adopted
In the Senate to-day a resolution was in
troduced by Boyce, making any attempt on
the part of the newspaper reporters to inter-
view members on the floor Of the Senate as
to how they stand or expect to vote on pend
ing measures a contempt of the Senate. The
manager of any newspaper who shall order
any reporter to make such an attempt WILL
under the resolution, also be guilty of con-
tempt. The resolution was made a special
order for tomorrow morning
The joint ballot for United States senator
to-day resulted in no change of the vote of
yesterday. Two ballots were taken.