The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, January 31, 1905, Page 2

2 THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, TUESDAY, JANUARY .31, 1905. NICOL OF STOCKTON USES BURNING WORDS DeclaresSenatnrs/French,Emmuns, Wright and Bunkers Are Not Honest.Legislators. Continuned from Page 1, Column 7. Senate committes called the Committes on Commissions and Retrenchments, on Thurs- day, January 26, 1805, at 2 o'clock p. m. That previous o the service on him of sald subpena this afflant had been informed and believed that the creation and institution of such Sémmittee had been at the suggestion of the £an Francisco Examiner; that the sugges- tion. had for its purpose the persecution of Dr. Washington Dodge, Assessor of the city and county, of San Francisco and president of the “Continéntal Building and Loan. Assocla- tion,- who had given political offense to .the Examiner, and ecution of this afflint. That after the app ent of -sald commit- tee, four .of the ers thereof, to Wit Meisrs. Bunke , Wright and French, appointéd an azent to act for said four per: sons” for the purposeé of blackmalling certain fons. und collecting _tribute “from the he week ending January rench and Bunkers, to- with sald agent, visited S and ‘the gaid French and the s and said. agent proceeded to attempt to col- lect large sums. of money, from said. corpora- tions. " That said Bunk Ferenth agreed £ of 1S, either 1ot be examined at all or might pre- pare its-own report. That said agent of said Senators. made the statement that one of the committee_was to assist the 4 on Washington Dodge. Eaid . agent for s enators further stated that the Examiner had employed Emmons to manage its plans in-the committee and that L agent of the Examiner, had e E. Schmitz, Mayor of 1d give Bunkers a munici- San Francisco at a_large pr would do his utmost against said Washington Dodge and the Cot- tivental Bufldfig and Loan Association. Said agent further stated that said I H. Robert had_said_to that the Con- sociation” must agent further had_settled with committee would bin and the Continental Building and scifition. Said agent further stated among other things that certain -Examiner reporters, among -them Al Murphy, ‘commonly known = as _“Blinker Murphy,” had been detailed by the Examiner to watch and assist sald’ committee, but that no_fears need be entertained in dealing with of any exposures in = Affiant further deposes and says that one rday, the 23d day. of -January, 1905, there was sent from San Franeisco to, Sacraimento pursuant to agreement with said Bunkers, Emmons, - Freich and Wright, and their swid agent. by divers persons and cor- porations. large sums of money; that on Tues- ¥. the 24th day of January. 1905, a part of money was paid to said agent for his reonat uge and for his services as agent. for #ald four Senators. The remainder of- said money was divided into four parts; one-fourth thereof was.paid to sald Bunkers. one-fourth theredf to said Emmons, one-fourth thereof to said Frehch and one-fourth thereof. 1o sald Wright 2=, o ) That this afflant-is ready and willing and, prepared to_prove to the honorable Senate of the State of Califorriia, to any Grand “Jury or to the District. Atiorney of BSacramento County ar. ta any court the things herein-con~ tained. That this afflant stated the matters heréfobefors set forth to his counsél, Frank D. Nito} Esq. and was by him advised that, s the'said four Senators constituting - ma. jority. of said committee were venal and cors rupt, I should disregard said subpena’ and should, when cited to appear at the bar of the Seziate of the State of California, nfake to the honorable Senate a true and correct statement of the facts. The reasons that actuated this afflant in not obeying the subpena issued by your committee were mot intended as disr spect for ‘or ‘contempt of the autbority or di nity of this honorable body, but the facts are herein stated. ‘WILLIAM CORBIN. (Signéd) Subecribed and sworn to before me. this 27th day of January, 1905. (Signed) HARRY J. LASK, Notary Public in and for the City and County of San Francisco, State of California. FRENCH DISPLAYS NERVE. When he concluded reading this af- fidavit Nicol cat down, his usually immobile features expressing.in a measure the satisfaction he must have gained in the contemplation of the sen- sation’he had produced. For a moment the accused Senators gazed at one an- other ‘in amazement, French was the first to regain his nerve, and, jumping to'his feet, he said: “The atfidavit just read, so far as it refers to me, I now wish to pronounce an absolute falsehood, an unqualified lie: THhere is not one word af truth in- it Senator Emmons next rose. His face was white as marble, but he controlled himself as best he could and said: “We seem to be getting away from the issue here, but in view of the fact that . these charges have been made against me and my colleagues I desire to enter ‘an emphatic denial to the same.- I don’t know nor do I care whenee they emanate, but I will B that the issue has been raised and now is the time for the Senate to fully investigate the charges that so seri- ously reflect upon the dignity of this entire body. T am willing to abide by the result of any investigation that may be- Instituted as a result of this afidavit.” Sénator Emmons then drifted to the law governing the issuance of - the original subpena directing Corbin to appear before the committee of which he is chafrman, but he was interrupted | by Leavitt, who moved that a commit- tee of five be appointed to investigate the authorities quoted by Attorney Nicol to determine the question of the right of the Senate to punish Corbin for contempt. WRIGHT ENTERS DENIAL. Before the chair, ¢ould put the mo- tion, however, Wright took the floor to enter his denial to Corbi’s charges. “That affidavit,” he said, “is entirely, flatly and unqualifiedly false. There is not a word of truth in the affidavit, and the only reason Corbin offers it is to blackmail certain members of this Senate. It is blackmail throughout and only a flimsy pretext on his part to escape just punishment for his dis- obedience of the law.” This was the signal for Bunkers, who, avolding any effort at oratory, banged his fist on the desk and said: “I warnt to deny the charge against me and gay that it is a darn'lle, and I want @ committee of five appointed right © away to Investigate these charges. That's Bunkers.” Notwithstanding the excitement under which - all were laboring, Bunkers’ strong emphasis on the adjective “‘darn” caused a roar-of laughter, but neither he nor his fellow defendants joined in the hilarity. At this point Keane addressed him- self to the chair on the question of the law of contempt, but & motion by Bel- mvmunwmmumofnvcbonp- e charges “I don’t belleve the Senate pre- clates the enormity of the charged against our 'colleagues,” said Belshaw. “It does not seem to realize that we must act and act quickly. Benator Curtin here interru; 5 said: “It is my opinion that the sel] ASHIMGTONDODGE. ‘Aujb'flhfl Shore, SERITWE C. RALSTON. | SEN- 4 LCHESTER CaROWELW IN SENATE COMMITTEE APPOINTED TO EXAMINE CORRUPTION SALD T0 RXIST INTO FINANCIAL AFFAIRS OF A LOAN ASSOCIATION wa coRBIN Eok "TOOK A ROLL OF BILLS s FROM 1S INSIDE COAT POCKE T AND HANDEDR FO _BUNKERSY "~ SPEEDY TRIAL BY ALL CONCERNED Work of Investigating the Charges of Crookedness menced SENATOR’S ACCUSER, AN OFFICIAL OF THE CORPORATION AND FOUR MEMBER! :—CHARGES ARE ALL ROT,” DECLARE THE ACCUSED Say Accusations Were Made for Purpose of Blocking Investigation. SACRAMENTO, Jan. 30.—The ac-| cused Senators refused to make any extended statements in regard to the charges against them. They pronounce the accusations false, but go little bé- yond that. They accused “the ofher side” of trying to cover its own sins by accusing them. | “The charges are absolutely false,” | said Senator Emmons. “The allegation in a San Francisco. evening paper that I took money at'a certain place on K street is untrue. No person has even intimated to me that he had sufficient interet in the matter to offer a bribe.” “The charges are all rot and I will prové myself and all the others charged with me innocent,” said 4 French. “This is only a game to stop the investigation that the other side feared.” Bunkers essayed to treat the matter with flippancy and wore a grin when he stated his position. “It is not worth while to discuss the thing,” he said. “It is o palpably a subterfuge that no one will give the charges credence.” “I will repeat to you what I said to the Senate,” was Wright's reply when | asked for a statement. “The afiidavit is unqualifiedly false, and the only rea- son Corbin offered it was to blackmail certain members of the Senate into si- lence. This action is only a flimsy pre- text on Corbin’s part to turn the searchlight of investigation from him-1 self to those who would expose him.” riousness of this development is ap- parent to every one here. Bribery has been charged in this affidavit, and this body owes it to itself to determine whether or .not it is true. We should immediately proceed and compel the attendance of every one that knows anything of this affair.” Leavitt then moved an adjournment be taken until 2 p. m. Before the chair put the motion he appointed Curtin, | Selvage, Ward, Hahn and Simpson a | committee fo look into the question of ! authorities on the contempt question. | Curtin asked to be excused, but the | chalr held him to the appointment. An adjournment was then taken. This was the signal for an inrush of San Francisco Assemblymen, who sur- rounded the accused Senators, making wild-eyed inquiries as to developments. They were soon informed and as quick~ ly walked out into the corridor and-to the open air, leaving the accused to their own thoughts. PITY FOR ACCUSED. The opening of the afternoon session was’ marked by a remarkable scene, one that raised the pity of every man that ‘witnessed it for :the chief “actor, Senator Emmons. He said since the accusation of bribery had been made against him he feJt unclean, that he felt dirty, and that it was his desire to withdraw from the further delibera- tions of theé Senate until such time a8 a full investigation had been had and he had been proved guiltless. “I will come a! any time,” he said, “when it is necessary to make up g quorum, but T do not feel that I can remain here among my colleagues un- til I have been cleansed.of the charge against me.” ¢ > B;nnor Savage here interposed and | davit that to my mind casts even sus- - “Under the law of this land any per- son accused of wrongdoing 1§ pre- sumed to be innocent until -proved guilty. There is nothing in this afi- piclon upon_ the men accused. It is their duty to stand upon their legal rights and for one I 9&?&; to having any.of my brothers: on the floor ex- cluded from our ‘sessions.” o AT vndiaiaal the ey of o 5 umn e delicacy of the ition' In° which the Senator from — Kern finds himself, bat I see no good reason why he should not participate in our deliberations. I believe, with Senator Savage that every man is pre- sumed to " be innocent until proved guilty, and furthermore, I believe these men to be innocent. It would be a hardship at this time to lose the ser-. contnental Vvices . of the four Senators that have | been accused and I am free to say that 1 do not believe I shall be contaminated if T join with them in &' consideration of questions of interést to the State. I hope Senator Emmons with Withdraw his motion and remain in the Senate throughout our sessions.” Senator Carter here téok up ‘the ar- gument on behalf of Senator Emmons, saying in part: “I want to voice my sentiments in this matter. T have known Senator Emmons for years, and it would take strong testimony, Tndeed, to muke me believe that he could be guilty of any such offense as here charged, and I ask that he remain here throughout this “investigation.” WITHDEAWS STATEMENT. . Emmons yielded to the argument of his friends and withdrew his state- ment. Neither of.the others 'that stand accused offered . to withdraw. pending the inquiry into the charges, Emmons alone - taking this stand, which won him many sympathizers, Senator Belshaw then Introduced his resolution calling for the appointment of a committee of five to invi the charges. Authorized by the resolution, Speaker Anderson appointed Senators Belshaw (chairman), Rowell, Ralston, Simp: and Diggs a committee to hold the in- quiry. This formality _disposed Senator Keane of San Francisco had | something to say regarding the allega- tions in Corbin’s afdavit affecting Mayor Schmitz of San Francisco. In part Keane said: * I desire to state, as & matter of personal | b Gy il SR s foreneonitd | Several. of the Semators wanted to| the affidavit of jam’ Corpin in the contempt | know if the committee meant to say proceedings, - 1 directly. - with |'that the Senate had no power to punish - ~ 3 o Siimature is on ach bo o0 ‘'had reached its findings only in IS STIL SACRAMENTO, Jan. 30.—There is much speculation to-night among those that do not enjoy the acquaintance of William Corbin and his friends as to the identity of the alleged go-between charged with having carried the bribe money the afflant says was’ paid to Sepators Emmons, Wright, Bunkers and French. It was announced to-night that {'Joseph S. Jordan, legislative represen- tative of the San Francisco Evening { Post in Sacramento, is the man referred | to. Jordan denies the allegation in no uncertain termis and says that if an effort is made to prove that he has { acted in any way since his arrival hére { other than as a newsgathérer he will be able to establish the utter lack of foundation for such a tale. o g S - S N AARSHALL BIGES. NS S OF THE SENATE INVESTIGATING COMMITTEE. NAME OF GO- Newspaper Man Connected by Rumor With Scandal Denies Complicity. | impeachment proceedings will be im- TOENM— MW TIPS OMN: — BETWEEN L A MYSTERY Efforts may be made to-morrow to secure warrants for the arrest of the accused Senators. The constitution of the State provides that members of the Legislature shall in all cases ex- cept treason, felony and breach of the peace be privileged from arrest. As the acceptance of a bribe is a felony warrants could be obtained upon a proper showing. Should the inguiry to be held by the special committee substantiate the charges made against the accused men, | mediately begun against them in the Assembly. Should there appear. ground for impeachment, the cases will go to the Senate, which must conduct all im- peachment trials. “and the accused member will be expelled from the up- per_house unon conviction. '} | Mayor Sehmitz of San Francisco over the tele— | phone and repeated to him that portion of the affidavit setting forth that D. H. Robert, gditor of the Examiner, had agreed that E. E. Schmitz, ayor of S8an Francisco, should give | 8 a municipal appointment in San Fran- | cisco on a large salary, provided' he would do | his. utmost against Wastington-Dodge and the uflding - and - Loan _Assoclation. syor Schmitz replied that he had no conver sation whatsover with Senator Bunkers; | Robert or any person connected with the Ex: aminer concorning Assessor ' o the D | ceedings whereby the Continenta) Building and | Loan Askociation were heing ivestigated. That the - ave = in this l‘llt‘l\';ll! !;flv{{ll‘!‘u“; " false, au*m and without ation. further state and charge that the allegations in the affidavit referring to Mayor Schmitz are part of a plan and conspiracy instigated by ont Older of the San Francisco Bul- letin 20 maliclously injure the Mayor of San Francisco and to gratify his personal and po- litical- vengéance, “Urlfill‘.:n l‘i ; f;e;::e;_\?;xr\,‘ defeat in_the municipal ectiol - sco by Mayer Schmitz of Frankdn K. Lane, at that time supported by the Bulletin as o -candidate- for Mayor. B In su of these assertions, I call atten- tion to Messrs. Older and Lane's presence here &s intercsted spectators and as counseling and edvising said Corbin. A4 adaftional information for mem the Senate, 1 wish to say that I dined with “Mayor Schimite at his residence last evening, and that he did not or at any other th mention to me a single word concerning Sena~ tur Bunkers, the Examiner, Dr. Dodge or Mr. Corbin, nor make any reference whatever to investihtion of the:affairs of the Continental Bullding-and Loan ation. COMMITTEE REPORTS. The committee, that had been ap- ‘pointed by the chair to investigate the Q of the right of the Senate to punish Corbin for contempt next re- ported as follows: Your committee has investigated 'the law in the premises and is of the unanimous opin- fon_that this Senate committee, ted as a Committee on Commissions and ch- ments, under the resolution adopted January 10, 1905, on which it proceeded to ‘warrant au ‘without vestigate the subject mat issued a subpena to Wil -MWJ‘IIIIII Corbin obey this subpena and that for contempt or to issue legal subpenas under. circumstances. Senator Sel- |'vage Informed them that such was not the opinion of the committee—tha t it the bers of - of the proposed investigation of the —— | case at bar and ‘had reached its opinion owing to’ the indefinite, ambiguous wording of the resolution authorizing the Committee on Commissions and Re- | trenchments to issue subpenas and call yfor books and papers. “This resolution,” he said, “author- ized the committee to do no one special thing, nor a dozen. It was an attempt only-to confer upon the committee’ the right to go on what is termed in law a ‘fishing ' excursion,’ which would give it the right to-call upon any person or corporation in the State to produce its books and papers and to expose its| most sacréd secrets. Palpably such a procedure’ was wrong, ‘and I, as chair- man of this committee, now move that Mr. Corbin be purged of contempt and discharged.” CORBIN IS DISCHARGED. There was no objection, and, accom- ' panied by his attorney, Corbin left the i Senate chamber. e Ralston next took the floor and said that he did not favor the abandonment Continental Building and Loan Asso- | clation at this time, .when everything demands that it be carried through to | the end. He asked that a committee of i five, properly cutharized, be appointed | to take up the task where it had been abandoned. Curtin objected to such haste, however, saying the Senate had better take time; that when it start- ed again it should start right and see to it that its committee is properly | authorized, “To stop now,” said Curtin, “would look like we were willing to stop; but such is not the case. We want this carried through to the end.” Wolfe agreed with Curtin that the a3 «| Senate had better make haste slowly jand advised that the question of ap- pointing another committee to investi- to.| gate the Continental go over until to- morrow. . -~ - “And if there is an inclination here to place the blame for the failure of these contempt proceedings on the Commit- tee on Commissions and Retrench- : < B A Graranteed Cure for Piles. 4 tching, Bw&.“mh; or Protruding Plles. our druggist will Tefund money iFBAZO OLNT- MENT falls to cure you .:n.‘fium 80c.e / ASKED Is to Be Com- at Once, SACRAMENTO, Jan. 80.—When Senator Belshaw, chdirman of the special committee of the Upper House appointed to investigate the charges made in the . afidavit read by Nicol, called to order the meeting of that committee held in the Supreme Court chamber at the Capitol at 8 o'clock to-night, the room was packed with people directly or indirectly interested in the scandal. Belshaw said the spe- cial committee was ready to go ahead with the Investigation at once and find out the truth or falsity of the charges. Attorney Nicol asked for more time, saying that it was not practicable to proceed with such an inquiry at so short a notice. He asked until Wednes- day night. If such an investigation were to be had, he said, it was not the proper thing to introduce the-testimony in incoherent form, but time shouid be given to get all the testimony and records together that a proper chain facts could be presented. 3 Senator Wright sprang to his feet and said that while he did not fear an investigation he felt it but right that if the accusers of himself and the other three members of the Committes on Commissions and Retrenchment were to be represented by a special prose- cutor the accused should also be given time to consult counsel and prepare their defense. He asked that the in- quiry be put off till to-morrow night. “It is an inexpressible pity that such accusations as these have to be made,” said Attorney Nicol, the silence of deepest attention falling upon his hear- ers as he spoke. “I wish to God that I could feel they were untrue. I sub- mit, though, that if we start this in- quiry in a hurly-burly sort of way we may get confused. Have the accused men had time to go over the case to- gether, to consult and hire attorneys to represent them? Let them have time. I am not here to act as a prosecutor. I'll be glad if the committee will excuse all attorneys from the case. This is a grave matter, one that every Senator and every constituent of these Senators is interested in. It will take until the day after to-morrow to properly get the testimony of the accusers in shape. This evening will probably end my connection with the case. I must be in San Francisco to-morrow to attend a trial. I think it eminently reasonable that the hearing should go over until the day after to-morrow.” “Is it impossible to get your wit- nesses here to-morrow evening?” asked Belshaw. = “I will not say that,” replied Nicol. “Mr. Corbin is here now and may. be sworn, so he will know he has to be here and no further processes will be needed to secure his attenddnce.” “The committee desires.- to proceed with all possible haste,” said the chair- man. ‘It wishes to purge the accused Senators of the charge against them if it is proven untrue. = If not it wishes to do whatever else is best as soon as pos- sible. As far as I am concerned, I am willing to put off the hearing until to- morrow night. We should hold as speedy a trial as possible.” “I have the same desire for a speedy trial,” said Nicol. “It will be understood,” continued Belshaw, “that this committee is neither prosecuting nor defending in this matter.” Simpson made a motion that the de- fendants be given all the privileges of representation by counsel and it was carried. Secretary Corbin of the Continental Building and Loan Association was sworn, and he said he would be ‘here whenever required. The twinkle in his eye showed he deemed that he stood in an_entirely different position than he had a few hours before. “I wish to appear here for Senator Emmons,” said Attorney J. L. Cope- land of San Francisco. “These ac- cused men should have time to consuit attorneys and learp what this is all about.” “How much time asked Simpson. “Till to-morrow night is a reasonable time,” replied the attorney. “I represent Senator Emmons only, though. This special committee was appointed one hour after the affidavit of accusation was read, and this meeting is being held but four hours after the appoint- ment of the committee.” “Senator Emmons is not well to-night and therefore .is not present,” said French. “Now, if you want to do some business tackle me right now, and I don’t need any attorney, either.” No one paid attention to the invita- tion. . Chairman Belshaw announced that. the inquiry would be postponed until to-morrow evening at 8 o'cloek and asked all those who had .witnesses they. wished subpenaed to leave the names. It was stated that the CommisSions and Retrenchment Commijttee’s inves- tigation of the building and loan and other institutions that it had begun would cease for the present. Senator Keane stated on behalf of Mayor Schmitz of San Francisco, who has been called as a witness, that the Mayor would arrive at any time his presence was desired. B A B R ments,” he said in conclusion, “I want to forestall it becanse if anyone is to blame it is the entire Senate, for we authorized the committée to proceed as it did. I do not believe we should stop at this time, but I do believe the in- vestigation of the Continental Bufld- | ing and Loan Association should be carried through to the end.” { Leavitt moved that Senator Ralston | be delegated a committee of one to pre- | pare a resolution for the appointment of a committee of five to investigate the Continental Association. - The mo- tion carried and to-morrow a new com- mittee will take up the work abandoned of necessity by the now disgraced members of the Committee on Com- missions and Retrenchments, Of this latter committee Senators Bauer, Cog- gins and Rambo remain, but they have do you want?” CHARCES CALSE OF CREAT SHOCK ~ T0 LEEISLATORS Corbin Becomes an Accuser Instead of Victim. Continued from Page 1, Column 5. waged between public officials and pri- vate enterprises, and will mark the de- cisive defeat of one or the other of the factions that have kept the Democracy of California a divided force since the first days of Phelan’s ascendency. On the one side are arrayed Gavin MoNab, Washington Dodge, Franklin K. Lane and all the Bourbons that so battered the aspirations -of Willlam R. Hearst for unanimous indorsement by the Santa Cruz convention for President of, the United States. Against them are William R, Hearst and the frag- ment of the Democratic machine he controls. For years these factions have been battling, but the breach was. not deemed unbridgeable until Hearst sought the support of California for President. Then Gavin McNab turned Joose his orators, and when. Willlam R. Hearst did take instructions out of California to St. Louls it was an honor emptier than are the hopes to-night of some of the accused Senators. Since that day the battle has waged in the Democratic camp and these are the things all are talking of to-night, That four Senators, three of them Re- publicans, should have lent themselves willingly to an investigation that in- volved passage through the very mael- strom of Democratic wrath is the sur- prising feature, and more surprising than this is the fact that they should lend themselves, if they have, to a deal that inevitably would be exposed. ‘When the Senate called Willlam Corbin before the bar at noon to-day every one expected that but little would come of the affair; that Corbin would be purged of contempt, with di- rections to appear before the commit- tee at its convenience. It was whis- pered about, however, tiat Senators French and Bunkers were not anxious to prosecute the contempt proceedings to an issue. Frank D. Nicol, attorney and bank president of Stockton, was announced as the legal representative of Corbin. Nicol, after he had been granted the privilege of the floor, immediately launched into the law of contempt and the power of the Legislature to pun- ish for such offenses. Spellbound, the auditors listened to this man, who proved himself one of the ablest orators ever heard in this State. Every one settled down to witness what they be- lieved would prove an exceedingly co: monplace proceeding, except for {Xleo oratory, When, without a word that would give an inkling of his purpose, the attorney, in explanation of the rea- son why his client had refused to obey: the subpena, read his afidavit of ao- cusation agalnst Senators Bmmons, French, Wright and Bunkers. BOMB 1S EXPLODED, Here was a bomb loaded with scandal, and when it burst the Senate seemed to reel with the shock. The accused men, unnerwed by the accusation, sat for a moment looking from one to an- other of their colleagues. The gallery occupants rose and leaned far over the rail that they might catch every word. The storm had burst. The lie was hurled at Corbin by those he had ac- cused, and in words of anger they pleaded for the confidence of their as- sociates. -Corbin and his counsel sat quietly watching the effect of the ex- plosion, with satisfaction written plainly on their faces. Théy had turned the tables, and instead of the pursued they were the pursuers. In a moment the men that had been empowered to investigate the Continental Building and Loan Association were stripped of their employment and were on the de- fensive. Te-night the committee appointed to determine the guilt or innocenee of the accused met, but the word came that Senator Emmons was prostrated and that the witnesses had scattered. They will be rounded up by to-morrow night, however, and then will come in detail the story of the men that say legis- lative, corruption has been born out of the suspicion that it existed in a pri-, vate firm. S gl TO PUT TAX ON LIQUORS. S e Two Measures Introduced in the State oo Senate. ¥ SACRAMENTO, Jan. 30.—There were submitted to the Senate to-day two plans for the direct taxation of the liquor interests of the State. -One, the .most elaborate and on its face the most equitable, as it exeludes no branch of the trade, is contained in a bill introduced by Senator Hahn and immediately referred to the Commit- tee on Revenue and Taxation. .Like action was also taken in the case of the other measure, which was intro- duced by Belshaw of Contra Costa. ADVERTISEMENTS. HE FOUND IT Just as Recommended. “I bought a fifty-cent package of Pyramid Pile Cure from my druggist and have used two dollar packages since. I find them just as you recom- mended them to be. I have not felt the least sign of piles since using youf remedy three months ago. If you want to use my name you may do so, as I feel like a new man. I now have no trouble ‘with the dreadful, aggravats - ed disease, . y “I meant to write you sooner, but thought I would wait until I E cured. I thank you for your wi Pile Cure. I was a great sufferer f) W piles.” Fred Deerr, R. F. D. 4, New Brunswick, N. J. i Seldom, if, ever, is there any doubf about . the effect produced by the h of Py d Pile Cure, as is sho: by the' experience. given above. proprietors of this remedy have thous- > ands of similar letters on file, and. no desire to continue with the investi- gation. An adjournment of the Senate was taken after Ralston had been empow- ered to draft the resolution, and Sen- ator Belshaw, chairman of the com- mittee to investigate the gharges against Bunkers, Wright, French and Jmmoas. immediate’: went to work. He called his committee together and s no better prfit :.1 lh: eaneflt ot reparation coul asked; wi {':"3 borne in mind that these letters are wholly -unsolicited, there is cers’ tainly cause for pride in the remedy. Pyramid Pile Cure is sold by drug: gists for fifty cents a package, and if yours hasn’t it he will get it for yog it asked to do so. Accept mo sub- stitutes, and remember there is no o amnouiced o e w \bas, Gy eRINE at 3 o'clock. Office:s of the Senate skurriad praurd ~ith suknenas, but they failed to gather in all that were wanted, so the scaldal was shitted over for another day. er remedy, “just as good.” Every one is urged " to SEahall, ik for fhetr IES Bork