Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-03-06

The following reports In the Law
NcCunc bribery chargcH case were
made to the Legislature at Ii5 this
afternoon.
REPORT or THE COMMITTEE.
To the President and Members Of the
Joint Assembly u the Legislature
81 the state Of Utah.
Your special committee appointed 20
Investigate the charges OF bribery made
hy Representative Albert \. Law,
member Of this assembly, against the
Hon. \. W. McCunc. a senatorial can
didnte. beg leave 60 report that they
have discharged that duty ana hefc-
with submit their findings.
a resolution adopted by the assembly
on saturday. the 18th Of February, ls9'
authorized this committee TO Organize
aud select ~ chairman ANA proceed To
investigate the charges made py kvp
rcscntativc Law. ana any and all
charges made against any Candidat"
FOR United States Senator or nEnlnHt
any member OF this Legislature aud 10
that end the committee was empowered
To- subpoena witnesses aud swear aud
examine them, and do all things nee
efHary 60 be- done To carry out the
intent 81 this inycntiEnuon.
Acting under this authorization your
clcr'ing ~ It's chairman senator L. w
ghurtllff aud AZ 10 secretary, Repre-
sentative Horace Cummings. Mon
day. February 90. 1899. AZ o'clock "a.
M. was the time vet Tor the inyeHtiEh-
ton 10 begin. the place. an Office Az
Joining the Senate CHAMBER ot W,
LEGISLATURE. The PARTIES In ,.'c case
% Law " Mccuno wurv duly notln"h
and directed to fiic with the committee"
on or before that time, the folloMlnk
pnperH, to.wits a written statement hy
REPRESENTATIVE Law OF MS cnAf srf
against Nit. McCunc "a cup1 OF wiici
il. was 10 furnish the latter not later
,hnn ig o'ciock moon. ~ February i9thl.
and a written answer by the said Me-
Ctue 10 said charges. Both parties
were notified to appear before the COM
mitteo az the time and place appointed,
with counsel " they - desired. pre-.
parrd. respectively, 60 prosecute anu
defend IN tho matter OF rald shhis.I
The committee adopted NJ ~ rules
OF procedure those usually governing
the conduct Of trials In courts OF JUS
lice. ana "a wide and searching inquiry
was made into all charges materially
nrecting the matters that the commit
tcc had been chosen 90 investigate
Representative 81 the press were per-
mittad to attend the sessions OF IN"
committee aud report the proceedings
for their respective Journals, The SER
Vices Of q competent HtonoFfuphrf were
a.tuur.d. To take IN full the evidence up-
an which the taminttec has based Its
nndiurr.
Tho investigation began at the time
AHA place appointed. ANA continued
from day 60 day until the afternoon of
Thursday. March End. when. the EVIL
dence hrinR an IN and the argument.
concluded, the matter was submitted
aud taken under ndyiHcincnt betotc
the examination was closed an invita-
ton was sent 90 each branch Of the
Legislature. requesting all membefs
having knowledge OF amy conduct that
VAS a proper anbjcc, for investigation
by this committee, 20 appear and re-
port the same.
For days We have inbore1 almost In
cosanntly SITTING and weighing the mass
OF testimony presented during tile prog
rcxs % the examination,
In addition TO the charges IN tho case
of Law W McCune, the following mat
tors were considered,
~ Representatives l,cdd. Hettr.
Taylor aud Cnlllatur appeared before
the committee by request, and tcetiiicd
81 matters which upon investigation
proved Ia be of such nature 40 u
have no direct bearing upon the Issues
under consideration.
(2) During thu investigation the
names NJ senator whitney and Repre-
sentative Cummings were mentioned as
henpnriarles u improper Influences
through certain business relations, but
the evidence presented clearly oAonir.
atcH those gentlemen. In the Juignent
~ their fellow committeeman, from any
such imputation.
3-RcfcrcnCc was also made 20 soma &.
ton Tanner and Representative Lloyd
~ receiving questionable conHideru-
uonA but tho evidence does not juHtl-