The record-union., 1899-01-27


yesterday afternoon mel ther Henderson
nor Assemblyman Dale, who is said to
have claimed that he had been offered
snug sum by q Los Angeles lawyer
to vote for Bulla Were present. and the
committee again had no material on
which to further test their investigat-
ing qualities.
But Cosper i pointed the way. 1t
transpired that he had been in COM
munication with Lamberson, and
spread the following kilograms before
the committee, which seem to be self
explanatory
&c. G. Lamberson, visa1ia, Call
Come at once. let nothing delay. Con-
tempt threatened. Wire what train.
INVESTIGATING COMMITTEE.
per Cosper, Chairman
"A. 4. Cosper. Assembly Chamber
Will be there on noon train to-mor-
row (Friday).
CHARLES G. ANDERSON"
Then the questions of Assemblyman
Dale's failure to appear was sprung,
and Cosper was appealed to. He said
he knew nothing about Dale, but that
rumor had it that he was on a pro-
| tracted spree. As a sort of sop, he
added that Dale was, in his opinion, a
very good sort of fellow, and he would
rather not see him brought up before
| the Assembly on contempt charge, but
he felt that 1t was his duty to submit
to the committee; that a full, unbiased
report could not be returned unless his
| testimony was taken. He thought
| Dale's attendance ought to be insisted
on, unless he could produce a ply
sician's certificate showing that he was
| Ill.
| The Clerk of the committee said the
Sergeant at-Arms had been camping
on Dale's trail all along the route Che
did not specify which route), but had
been unable to overtake him. The Clerk
further said he had met Evans, the
wanderers chum, and had endeavored
to enlist him in the search
! Cosper said that he, too, had seen
Evans and had told him to get Dale
lover his tobacco heart or whatever
disease he was afflicted with, and be-
fore the committee as soon as he pos
sbly could and warned him that unless
he did so the contempt proceedings
pending would be pressed. Cosper
thought it would be useless to wear out
| a good Sergeant at-Arms searching for
Dale, unless that official was furnished
with a warrant empowering him to
compel the delinquent to appear.
The Clerk said Dale's room had been
visited at a late hour Wednesday night,
but that he was absent Another visit
was made early yesterday morning, and
ocular evidence was found that his
nest had been occupied at some hour
! during the might, but the bird had again
flown. Clerk Ray offered to make a
personal search for Dale, if the COM
mittee desired him so to do, and en-
deavor to bring him in, provided he
could possibly attend without endan-
gering his life by being subjected to the
| fire of questions which would follow.
| Then Melick woke up. He thought
the investigation would be no harder
on Dale's tobacco heart than was the
course rumor claimed he was pursu-
/ ing "Of course, he added, I'VE don't
want to be hard on him. He's MEM
| Der of the Assembly, and / understand
good fellow, but the truth remains
that he has treated US abominably, and
we must compel his attendance or see
a physicians certificate showing his in
ability to attend; or, as a last resort,
report him to the Assembly Now"
continued Melick, "as the Clerk is going
| in person after Mr.. Dale, L will move
that the latter be cited to appear at
the bar of the House for declining to
recognize this committees subpoena,
and l further move that the report to
| the House be withheld until the Clerk
makes search and reports"
The committee seemed willing to
agree to anything, and Melick's motion
was carried, and finding that he was
a success at moving, he moved another
time that similar course be pursued
in the case of Lamberson of Visalia, in
case he did not show up at the ap-
pointed hour to-day. That was also
carried.
Chairman Cosper volunteered the in
formation that as Lamberson had never
been excused he was equally as guilty
as Dale.
Burnett was in favor of taking the
deposition of Mr.. Green, If it proved
to be true that he was too i'll to APP
pear in person, and Melick said he
wanted Tom Nossier subpenaed-want-
ed him present when Lamberson took
the stand Being used to moving,
Melick moved to that effect. The mo-
ton did not CO. The motion looked
like a demand that witness be pro-
duced, and that according to one of
the wise provisions adopted ages ago
when Wright was being investigated,
provided that all such requests should
be made in writing, even If they were
not readable.
Sanford thereupon wrote out the re-
quest, together with the statement,
which everybody knew, that it was
proposed to ascertain the truth or
falsity of the report that Nossler took
Henderson to Green for the purpose
j of attempting to obtain vote for a
United States Senator.
On motion of Burnett, a committee
of three, consisting Of Burnett, Lard
ner and Melick were appointed by the
Chair to take the deposition of Man
ager Green.
Lardner said he did not propose to
serve on any such committee, and in
timated that he was becoming extreme
lily weary of the whole business, so, on
motion of Melick, La Baree was SUBJ
stituted in his stead The sub-commit-
tee was instructed to call on DR.. F. w.
Hatch, the physician in charge OF
Green's gastric disturbances, and ascer>
tain If it were possible, without endan-
gering such disturbances, to take his
deposition.
The general opinion seemed to pre-
vail that the committee would be met
| with an iron-clad physicians certifl-
cate setting forth that Mr.. Green was
by far too i'll to be disturbed
At a meeting of the Investigating
/ Co,,,y,,iftee last night No further. r1rfl-