| Show CAUPOKNIAS SCRAP No Important Developments In the Bribery Investigation Sacramento Cal Jan 20The senatorial senator-ial deadlock continues Two ballots were taken today the result being unchanged from the first and last ballots taken yes terday The committee appointed to Investigate the charges brought against Speaker Wright and others did not meet at its customary early hour today Instead Assemblyman As-semblyman ilellck I appeared before the assembly and asked that two more members mem-bers be added to the members of the committee com-mittee one who is votlnc for Burns and one who is supporting Grant The request re-quest was refused Melick accordingly gave notice that he would no longer ser eon e-on the committee At a subsequent session ses-sion of the assembly however Jlellck stated that he had decided to continue on the committee while protesting that the two new members asked for had not been allowed Milton J Green Grants manager was to have appeared before the bar of the assembly today to answer to a charge of contempt for not answering questions put to him by the members of the committee of investigation A physicians certificate certifi-cate was introduced however setting forth that Green is very 111 and unable to attend without serious danger to his health The contempt proceedings were acordingly continued until next Mondar at 230 p m The rant people are charging that tho whole purpose of the Investigation is to injure their candidate Their rather violent protest was the reason for Jle licks request that both Grant and Burs b given representation on the committee commit-tee gven the committee is now constituted neither one of these candidates is represented Speaker Wright today ted his 20000 libel suit against the San Francisco Call which paper originally brought against him the senatorial charges under invest I tigaticn |
