Imperial Valley press., 1926-08-20

connection with the matter of get
ting the consent of the war depart
ment for the permanent and con
tinual placing of wiers in the riv.
cr, as well as other business with
the state department in regard to
our international relations, and
that if they saw fit to send me to
Washington. that the doing of any
work by me i'll connection with the
legislation, which | would unqucs-
tionablv do while there, would not
make the expenditure illegal. There
upon the board ordered me to 90
to Washington to work with Mr..
kcttner for the passage of our ap,
preparation bill appropriating one
hundred thousand dollars for lcvec
work. The appropriation bill was
passed do not consider my work
in appearing before the committee
on that occasion WAS the kind o.
lobbying denounced by the decisions
of our supreme court or court OF
appeals.
The court of appeals in this state
in the case of lie TourneuN vs.
GillisS, reported in Volume ! of
California Appellate Records, at
page 80, uses this language:
1T is not the policy Of the
law that the members of the
legislature should be subject.
ed to the personal solicitation
during the session Of expert
cuccd and paid lobbyists. Men
who are paid 10 Influence leG
islation, and who become ar-
quaiHted with and cultivate
the friendship of members
through dinners, wiae~, cigars
aud personal attention are eer.
tanly not assisting the STATE N
procuring good Legislation. II
such men escape public Fto~e-
cation il is no reason that the.
time Of the courts should be
taken up n aiding and assist
Ug them IN relation II thair
netaiot, business, Courts viii
not permit themselves to L.
used fer thu purpose II aiming
or enforcing such contracts. Ii
such persons csraPe punishment
through - publlr prosecutions.
tie. may consider Themselves
fortunate.
i neVer#Ionl any ,ash tobhy-
~ aaa havr neYer aeeepred 4 ,.HIIe
dollar fer my >ervire>. eNen fur ~.
; pcarins before Il committee on ffer@
! ef matters. Even a that, II any
j one had attacked tn" payment Of
, rv expense account on my trip to
-, Washington, certainly would not
have attacked the 'eurt and Grand
jury ON account th,uoof. bu' womb
Ga1c fought the case lil~ :. a"ver
should. and if thor. had hegl IN
: adjudication against M would
have paid tho bill.
If the irrigation district >aes IL.
nea to ran>c any suit to he brought
on that arcount will not picard
either the statue Of limitation. or
the baby act.
/ have mower advised aod vii.
never advise ,bat the payment Of
money for cotrr'aiamont. dinners
Flower, Tip, for Pullman porter,
aumrg, etc.. which appear IN IL.
itrm, ezpcndcd in recent yeats hN
tdr irrigation district for the per
>oual accommodation of votof, Is -
, legal charge. Three Jodgro Of th.
Superior Court, from outside Inn
pcrjaI County, aud who are mprc
nliccd on our local affairs have DE-.
! rIdcd it is not legal charge IN
E the COURSE Of various decisions IN
our courts affecting the irrigation
d. district. And The district now
,iand- cnioined against any .'cl
. further expenditures.
! Tuo candidates for the assembly
have placed ii in thrr platform
that they bclir," that a small
+ amount Of moncl can BE- legitimate
, ly cxpcudrd in presenting our sii
uatiou to congressional committees
aud have pledged Themselves, II
elected, to have u Iaw passed pro
viaiua that a small expenditure f"l
that purpose can be- made, Both ~
Them conccdr. bt their statement
, tla the ridiculous expenditure "'
81 5000, ,000.0O ami over IN the Last
fwo or three years has not arcom
plishcd anything, and has been a
waste Of the public monrN.
II is claimed that the opposition
candidates for Judge are a'auncbl}
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