The record-union., 1899-01-19

amendment was lost. Several verbal
amendments by Valentine were ac-
cepted. Then Belshaw fought valiantly
for the restoration of the four-fifths
clause, but without avail.
Radcliff made rafting little speech
supporting BeiEhaw. Camfnetti, during
the battle, reSorted to the stock-in-t trade
iilibustering tactics of roli-calls, and
even Belshaw demanded a call Of the
House, but was defeated. When Cami-
netti tried to get q roll call as climax
to several ddlatory motions, Dibble
brought him up standing with the rule
that ''dilatory motions are not interven-
| ing business and q demand for roll
call cannot be repeated after defeat
unless there has been intervening busi-
iasss. Eventually the bill was passed
to third reading and made special order
fs.r to-day.
CAME FOR INSTRUCTIONS.
| Cosper, Chairman of the special COM
rnistee on investigation into the charges
| against Speaker Wright, arose during
the reading of the amendments to the
Cutter bill and asked to present a re-
tpcrt from that committee, out of order,
as the committee could not proceed
With it's work. Being accorded permis-
sion, the report was offered and read as
follows:
| Mr.. Speaker: The committee to whom
was referred the investigation OF the
charges of using illegal methods to in
| f,uence members of the Assembly IN
connection with the election Of United
States Senator with full power to act
in the premises and to issue subpenas,
bring witnesses and examine them as
TO facts or purported effects set forth
| in special resolution adopted January
-6, 1899. beg leave to report:
| That in pursuance of that resolution
| Milton S. Green has appeared in ac-
cordance with the request of the COM
nlittee and given testimony wherein he
has revealed the fact that he is the
political manager and financial agent Of
one of the candidates for United States
Senator, to wit: U. S. Grant, Jr.
The report goes on to state that
Milton S. Green has refused to answer
certain questions put by the commit
| tee.
Cosper, the Chairman, asked him:
Now, Mr.. Green, in the First Assem-
! bly, District, where c. 3. Jillson was
elected to the Assembly, did you assist
liz any manner in the campaign"
Green replied:
| Now, am perfectly willing to state
| il substance that I did assist to make
the campaign in number Of Assembly
Districts and in no instance were they
accepted with the condition that they
should vote for Mr.. Grant"
| Cosper replied:
That is a blanket answer and we
would rather have a specific answer to
a specific question. Will you answer
this question without this general
blanket answer"
| Green answered:
| II must decline to answer that ques-
ton. Not but what I could answer 1t
properly and satisfactorily. / have no
personal reasons because do not con-
sioer that I have made a single i'm
proper or illegitimate expenditure of
money!"
| A specific effort was made to get Mr..
Green to answer in the case of other
districts, which he declined in each in
stance.
Johnson offered a resolution adopting
the report of the committee, and in
structing them that the questions asked
| Mr.. Green were pertinent and proper
and that he should be required to an
swer.
The resolution was adopted, and the
Investigation Committee retired from
The Assembly chamber to proceed with
their duties.
ADJOURNMENT
After long and busy day the As
sembly adjourned shortly after p. m.