The record-union., 1899-01-22
Two Weeks Of Balloting and No
Senator
Wright Investigation Commission Investigate
Everything Under the Sun-Both
Houses Working.

The Wright Investigation Committee
succeeded in getting together yesterday
afternoon and proceeded to investigate
everything except the charges against
Wright. Much of the time Of the ses-
sion was consumed in investigating a
newspaper reporter who had heard an
Assemblyman, whose name he declined
to give, say that he had been offered
So, 600 by a Los Angeles attorney to
vote for Bulla.
Several other witnesses, whose testi-
mony would not have been allowed in
a. Police Court, also told of vague ru-
mors they had heard and expressed
opinions which they had formed, but
during the entire two and a half hours,
little was said which in the remotest
manner related to Wright or the
charges made against him. Were 1t
not for the dignity of the committee, re-
gardless of alleged icy pedal extremi-
ties. the uninitiated might infer that
the meetings We're held only for the
purpose of promoting gossip. After
listening to the proceedings yesterday.
a respected citizen of Sacramento, who
at one time occupied seat on the
woolsack, was heard to say as he left
the chamber:
How long. Oh, Lord! How long!'
DAME RUMOR AT WORK.
Rumor is again busy, and, according
to the buzzing of the loquacious dame
charges are liable to occur when bad-
lot for United States Senator is taken
tomorrow. 1t is whispered-and whis-
pers, since the appointment of the In
vestigation Committee, are admitted In
evidence, even though the whisperer
cannot be located-that a serious break
will be in order in Grants line of bat
tie. Just how many men will break
away, or just who they are expected
to vote for does not appear. Rumors
of similar nature have been circulat-
ed freely of late. and it is possible that
the one now afioat, like those which
have been f1oated and which collapsed.
may end as they ended-in vapor. The
fact remains that there seems to be
an uneasy feeling abroad, as well as
the further fact that Grant followers
disclaim any intention of deserting
their candidate.
FILTHY WATERING TRoUGHs-
Senator Ashe has introduced in the
Senate bill which is. worth a reading.
Its intent is to protect domestic animals
from infectious and contagious diseases
by making it a misdemeanor for the
keeper of any wayside resort to allow
stagnant and filthy water to remain in
watering troughs used by the general
travelling public. The text of the bill
follows:
ANY person, or persons, who main
tain a watering trough on or open to
public highway for use by the public
must empty said trough at least once
q day. Any person neglecting to so
empty such trough is guilty of mis-
demeanor."
NOT ALL SERENE.
In his morning petition yesterday the
Assembly Chaplain prayed that peace
and brotherly love might prevail in
that body, but a favorable answer was
delayed. From roll call to adjournment
there was a constant popping of fire
crackers, set off. in nearly every in
stance by something or somebody con-
nected with the special committee OF
investigations If this thing, and its
companion trouble. the Senatorial
struggle, keeps on much longer, the
naturally sweet disposition of the aver
age Assemblyman will be wholly en-
bittered. This might be more trying to
their nearest relatives than to anybody
else If it was their own time and pa
tience they are SO recklessly triflins
with, but when the one little morning
hour allowed for the States business
under the present condition of things
is often wholly consumed in a rancor-
Gus debate which ends in a motion to
lay on the table the entire matter, the
people are justified in asking, "Why?
LAUDABLE EFFORTS
Amid the confusion there were some
genuine efforts made to do Legislation
rather than politics. The number OF
bills introduced has reached nearly the