The record-union., 1899-01-22

| in San Francisco for the purpose of
telling him that no person was author
ized to act in any way for him, nor
could his vote be Influenced by any
monetary consideration, nor would any
monetary help be accepted. The wit
ness was excused.
| The matter Of withholding subpenas
twas taken up and discussed. At the
special request of Chairman Cosper all
Iobjection to summoning Mr.. Lambert
son of Visalia was Withdrawn, and it
was ordered that the witness be Vlm
moned to appear and testify.
| At this point Attorney Bacon and
Committeeman Mellick had verbal
sparring match, and the latter informed
the attorney that it was none of his
business how much of the time of the
committee he saw fit to consume in
argument. AS the attorney promptly
agreed with him, peace again resumed
her sway. and the discussion of the
subpenaing of witnesses proceeded.
| A motion that henceforth no sub
penas should be issued except upon
written statement setting forth the
facts it was expected to prove by the
witnesses named, was carried.
It was agreed that M. H. de Young
and W. H. Herrin should be sum-
moned on the previous statement made
by Committeeman Mellick and the
clerk was directed to issue the sub
lpenas to compel their attendance.
C. E. Washburne, a reporter of the
Los Angeles Times" was sworn and
said he had been told that an offer OF
money had been made to obtain vote
T. 4Lo< <1n off
was said to have been made by James
l'Copeland, a Los Angeles attorney. The
witness declined to give the name of
Ibis informant. In answer to subsequent
louestions witness admitted that Assem-
blyman Belshaw had told him that in
the course of a conversation with AS
semblyman Dale the latter had said
he received monetary offer. The wit
ness went on to say that he had sat
down by his informant, whose name he
declined to state, and asked him II
there was anything new in the Sena-
ltorial line. The party had answered:
mo; only Jimmie Copeland has been
Itrying to get me to vote for Bulla.'
Witness said his unnamable inform
ant had then said that Copeland met
him on the street, and asked him II
a he was absolutely tied up-if not, to
stay with Bulla for second choice, and
everything would be made right with
him. Witness asked if monetary con-
sideration was meant, and his inform
ant had said "yes." Later witness
heard that the sum offered was S3,Uo0.
Witness said that having doubts that
| COPELAND possessed such a sum, ne
went to his informant the next morning
and said: when Jimmie Copeland Of
fered you this $4,000, and you refused
lit did. he raise the price?" and his in
formant answered mo.
Witness then said that last Friday
lin the presence of himself and Captain
Barber of San Diego this Assembly
man had stated that he had been Of
fered $1,000, and added that false
impression had been spread to the ef-
feet that the money was to come from
Bulla, when in reality it was Copeland
who had made the offer, and he the
Assemblyman) did not believe the mon
ey was to come from Bulla.
Witness said he did not recall having
made any statement to the effect that
the policy of the Times was to de-
feat Bulla at all odds, and added that
the columns of that paper would be
the best evidence that they did not
want Bulla-
On motion subpenas were issued for
Assemblyman Dale and Captain Bar
ber and while waiting for the appear
ance of these witnesses commun1ca-
I.tion from Reporter Levings of the
"Calp' was received requesting that
subpenas be issued for Moses Gunst
and Eff Preston, as he expected to
iattempt to prove by them that D. Nj.
Burns had spent $4,000 in an unlawful
attempt to gain his election as United
States Senator. The communication in
full is as follows:
Sacramento, Jan 21, 1899.
Chairman Investigating Committee
Dear Sir: expect to prove that D. M.
Burns spent $4,000 to secure the elec-
ton of members OF the present Legis-
lature. and that this money was ex-
Ipended in a manner not recognized by
law. / expect to establish this proof by
the testimony of Hon. E. F. Preston
and Moses Gunst-
"I respectfully request that your
committee issue subpenas for the at
tendance of these witnesses before your
honorable committee, to the end that
the facts be established.
Il L. LEVINGS.'
Captain J. H. Barber, who was pres
ent was sworn, and in substance said
that he was in the Golden Eagle Hotel
Friday evening about midnight in COM
pany with Mr.. Washburne and Assem-
blyman Dale. He remembered having
had some conversation about Bulla s
campaign, but would not state that
anything had been, said about any spe-
cific sum Of money being offered for
anybody's vote. He said he had heard
all kinds of rumors of political bribery
but had never heard of any definite
charge of bribery.
Witness said that in his humble way
he was a warm friend of u S. Grant
and was here for the purpose of aiding
that candidate I'M his Senatorial aspira-
tions He said he could not remember
that any statement had been made in
his presence of any monetary offer in
the line of bribery. Had it been made
he believed he would have remem-
bered it.
| Assem- biyman Clough was sworn, and
testified that he received a letter from
Daniel. Cole, known as "Old Dan Cole. :.
To the best of his knowledge the letter
had been destroyed. He explained that
when he was nominated for the As
sembly, being SO we'll known by every
one, he had decided not to make any
canvass. That decision. had come to
the knowledge of Cole, who then
wrote the letter. AS far as witness re-
membered, the letter advised him that
he ought to make canvass, and that
if he were a friend of U. s. Grant-and
oc tbora was u0tbiDe in tho p0SitiOr