The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, June 12, 1896, Page 3

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, FRIDAY, JUNE 12, 1896. CONGRESS LONG SESSION CLOSED, With the Usual Formalities Both Houses Hasten Ad- journment. COURTESIES EXCHANGED leasant Resolutions Congratu- late Vice-President Stevenson and Speaker Reed. PENSION BILLS ARE PASSED. But the Hardest Work in the Senate Is the Effort to Kill Time. WASHINGTON, D. C., June 11.—1f the Fifty-fourth Congress has been a ‘“do- nothing session,” as has been predicted, the closing day of the Senate furnished a fit- ting culmination. It was aday of inactive drifting, a laborious effort to kill time by doing nothing until 4 o’clock, when, ac- cording to the concurrent resolution of vesterday, the two houses were to ad- journ, The Senate was called to order at 11 o’clock, when the District of Columbia ap- propriation bill was received and imme- diately signed by the Vice-President, thus disposing of the last of the general appro- priation bills so far as the legislative branch was concerned. A bill was passed granting a pension to the widow of Gen- eral W. H. Gibson of Ohio. The Senate dragged along until 1:20 o’clock, the only business tr: ted being the appoint- | ment of a ¢ mittee to wait on the Presi- dent and inform him that Congress was ready to adjourn, and the appointment of another committee, provided for in the District of Columbia appropriation bill, to investigate the charitable and reformatory ons 1n Washington. 20 a recess was taken until 3 when the usual resolution of to the Vice-President and Presi- pro tempore, were offered by Senators Allison of Iowa and Harris of Tennessee, respectively, and unanimously agreed to. T'he galleries were almost deserted during the early hour of - the session, but knots of itors continued to come in slowly until the hour of adjournment, so that when the hour‘arrived and the Vice-President ielivered his valedictory, he had a good- sized audience in the galleries, a large uber of whom were ladies, even though there were but twenty-five Senators pres- t at that interesting moment. As the ice-President uttered the last words and the gavel fell for the last time, there was int outburst of applause, after which Senators gathered in knots in aisles and k re the Speaker’'s desk bidding each other good-by. Then the Senators on the floor and the visitors in the galleries meltec away, and the chamber which has the scene of so many stirring inci- ts was left to the pages and attendants I the first Monday i December next. ate met at 11 o’ciock, and a few es jater went into executive session. Before the doors were closed, however, a ing a pension to the widow of Gen- am H. Gibson of Ohio was passed, 1 the Vice-President affixed his signa- to the District of Columbia appropria- n bill—the last of the general appro- on bills, The doors were reopened 11:40 a batch of House bills was laid the Senate and referred to the per committees, after which the Senate relapsed into tion. At 12:50 a committee consisting of Sher- I (R.) of Ob1o and Smith (D.) of New Jersey was appointed to co-operate with a similar committee from the House to in- f the President that Congress was y to adjourn unless he had some other communication to make. At 3 o'clock, after the Vice-President had rapped for order, Harris (D.) of Tennessee moved that the Senate proceed to the con- sideratior. of executive business,and the galleries were cleared. The executive ses- sion was of snort duration, and a few min- ites later the doors were reopened, and the crowd gradually drifted back into the gall At 5, Sherman and 8mith, the com- ittee appointed to act with a committee of the House to call upon the President, returned to the Senate and stated thatthey had discharged their duty, and the Execu- tive had no further communication to make to Congress. At 3:25, Harris (D.) of Tennessee offered the following resolution, which was unani- mou adopted: Resolved, Thut the thanks of the Senate are 1 y tendered to the Hon. William P. Frye, pr tpro tempore of the Senate, for the courteous, dignified and able manner in which he has presided over its deliberations during the present session. A similar resolution was offered on the part of the Republicans by Allison, ten- kering the thanks of the Senate to the ice-President for the dignified, impartial and courteous manner in which he had presided ovér its deliberations. Promptly at 4 o'clock the Vice-Presi- dent arose, and slowly and clearly deliv- | ered the following valedictory : “Senators, I am deeply touched by the resojutions personal to myself adopted by the Senate. It hasbeen my earnest en- deavor impartially to execute the rules prescribed for the guidance of this body. For the aid you have so generously given me in the discharge of the duties that per- tain to this office, as well as to the cour- tesy uniformly shown me, Iam profoundly grateful. And now, wishing each a safe return to homes and constituents, it only remains for me to declare the first session of the Fifty-fourth Congress adjourned without delay.” . Then, with a tap of the gavel, the Sen- ate stood adjourned sine die. - SHORTEST OF ING” SESSIONS. Gently and Quietly the House Takes an Adjournment, WASHINGTON, D. C., June 11.—The first session of the Fifty-fourth Congress gently and quietly, almost without inci- dent, glided into history to-day at 4 o’clock, the shortest ‘‘long” session of Congress, with two exceptions, in the his- tory of the Government. . There was a marked difference between the close to- day and that of the Fifty-first Congress, the last previous Republican Congress. Then there was a bitter conflict raging be- tween Speaker Reed and the minority, and its former drifting condi-‘ no one of the latter was found to introduce the usual resolution of thanks to the pre- siding officer. To-day Mr. Turner, the secoud Democratic member of the Com- mittee on Ways and Means, acting for the minority in the absence of ex-Speaker Crisp, offered a resolution thanking Speaker Reed for the “ability, faithfulness and strict impartiality”’ with which he had discharged the duties of his diffi- cult position, and at tho sug- gestion of Dockery and other Democrats there was a rising vote that the expression of heartiness back of the resolution might thereby be emphasized. In his closing remarks Speaker Reed of- fered his grateful recognition for the honor, saying: “The thanks of the House of Representatives is always a high honor, but especially so at the end of a session where the Speaker has been forced to say, ‘No’ more times than perhaps in the his- tory of any other Congress.” In the course of the session a number of private pension and relief bills were passed and Representatives Pitney (R.) of New Jersey, Blue (R.) of Kansas and Dockery (D.) of Missouri were appointed members on the part of the House of a com- mission to sit during the summer and in- vestigate the charities of the District of Columbia. When Speaker Reed’s gavel fell at 11 A. M. less than forty members were in their seats and not a hundred spectators all told in the galleries. Speaker Reed announced the signing by him of the District of Columbia appropri- ation bill. Dingley (R.) of Maine introduced the usual resolution authorizing the appoint- ment of & committee of three to joina similar committee on the part of the Sen- ate to notify the President that Congress was ready to adjourn. It was agreed to | and Dingley, Cannon (R.) of Illinois and | Sayers (D.) of Texas were named by the Speaker. Turner (D.) of Georgia offered the fol- lowing resolution: “That the thanks of this House are due to the Hon. Thomas B. Reed, Speaker, for ability, faithfulness and strict impartiality with which he has per- formed the duties of his office.” The resolution was adopted by a unan- imous vote. At 12:40 o’clock the House took a recess | until 2 o’clock, At the reassembling a message was re- cerved from the President announcing his | approval of sundry bills, including theap- propriation bills sent him this morning. A message was received from the Senate informing the House that the resolution providing for the appointment of a com- mittee to visit the President had been passed. Sherman appeared on the floor to notify the House members that he and Smith were ready to start. While the committee were absent sev- eral private bills were passed. Owens asked the passage of one granting a pension of | $25 a month to a Kentucky veteran of the | Mexican war. The House Committee on | Pensions recommended that the amount be reduced to $15, and the House voting to | make that change, Owens withdrew the bill. The next bill was one championed by Hainer (R.) of Nebraska, granting a pen- sion of $72 a month to a Union veteran, which was passed. Owens—That shows the difference be- | tween Nebraska and Kentucky. The House thought $25 a month too much to give a veteran of my State, while it votes $72 to one no more deserving in Nebraska. The House refused the request of Rich- ardson (D.) of Tennessee to consider a | Senate resolution providing for a reprint of 10,000 copies of the proceedings of the Berlin silver commission, It transpired that this was a commission appointed by the German Emperor, the United States Navy being represented. An incident then occurred which blocked the transaction of business. Marsh (R.) of Illinois asked consideration of a bill “to grant an honorable discharze to Chris- | topher G. Cummins,” and Bailey (D.) of | Texas, who had made two or three pre- viously unsuccessful attempts to get the flocr, again essayed it. His purpose was to yield to Maguire (D.) of California, who | wanted, it was understood, to say a few | words about Dingley’s remarks on the | political and financial situation last year, | and did not desire to ask recognition in his own right. . Marsh retused to yield to Bailey and he moved the previous question on this bill. The vote on division was 60 to 6. No quorum vot2d and this necessitated a com- bined vote and a call of the House under the Tucker rule. While it was in progress an arrangement was effected by which the bill was open for debate. Maguire took ten minutes in which to argue against the assertion made by Ding- |ley yesteraay that the Nation had been | prosperous under the protective tariff sys- tem, and Bailey ten more in which to charge the Republicans with holding in abeyance a question—that of restricting the power of the President to sell bonds— which three months ago they expressed themselves as ready and willing to discuss and determine. He drifted into the cur- rency question and won some applause by asserting that no considerable number of American citizens had nothing but disgust | for a party that had not the courage to un- eqguivocally declare itself. Marsh expressed the opinion that after the magnificent efforts of the two gentle- men in behalf of the old soldiers [laughter] the House must be ready for a vote. It was and the bill was passed. Dingley, accompanied by Cannon and Sayers, appeared and stated that he and his associates had discharged the duty de- volved upon them. “The President told us,” he said, “‘that he nad no further com- maunication to make and extended his con- | gratulations to Congress upon the early | completicn of its business.” There still remain d a qr-rter of an hour of the ses- sion and several additional private pension bills were passec by unanimous consent. In the last hour the galieries gradually filled up, until at 4 ¢’clock, when Speaker Reed delivered the valedictory address, they were crowded to much more than their comfortable capacity. The last bill passed granted a pension of 1972 a month to Captain H. A. F. Worth, formerly of the Sixth United States In- fantry. Two or three members were on their feet asking questions that threatened to exhaust the last minutes, but Wheeler (D.) of Alabama ran to the front saying: “He was my classmate at West Point, and Ilove him.” “TIs he helpless?” asked Blue. ‘He is.” “‘Then [ withdraw my objection.” And the bill passed. _ The Speaker’s brief remarkswere heard in deep silence. He said: Gentlemen of the House of Representatives: Belore pronouncing those words which close the session, I desire to offer to the House my grateful recognition of its kindness. The thanks of the House of Representatives is always an honor, but is specially so at the end of a session where the Speaker has been forced 10 say “no” more times, perhaps, than in tae history of any other Congress. While thank- 1ug you for your kindness to me,I must con- gratulate the House on its conduct of the public business. Ordinarily & majority of two and a half to one, a majority of 150, means aisorganization, faction and discord, In this House 150 new members ofboth par- ties have behaved with the steadiness of veterans, and if our connection with other branches of Government with different ideas has prevented us from serving the country as we might have done, we at least have behaved with dignity, fairness and credit. With the kindest personal wishes to you all, I again re- turn thanks. By virtue of the concurrent resolution of both branchesI declare this House adjourned without day. At the fail of the gavel there was a great outburst of applause on the floor and in the galleries, and in the midst of the uproar the first session of the Fifty-fourth Con- gress ad journed sine die. | farmers. TRAGEDY OVER A TULARE DITCH, Grant Smith Is Killed by His Brother-in-Law, Ben Dice. OLD FAMILY QUARREL. Water for Irrigation Had Long Been a Bone of Con- tention. MRS, DICE CUT SMITH'S DAM. When the Latter Remonstrated With His Sister He Was Shot Dead by Her Husband. VISALIA, CAL., June 11.—Trouble has been expected this spring along Tule River over the division of water, and this expectation was horribly realized near Tipton, in the south part of Tulare County. M. Grant Smith was shot dead last night by his brother-in-law, Ben Dice. Both are well known and well-to-do Mrs. Ben Dice owns land below Mark Smith’s ranch. Graut Smith, Mrs. Dice’s brother, rented Mark’s place. Origi- nally the father of the Smiths owned a two-thirds interest in a share of the main ditch ana had given his interest to Mrs. Dice and Mark Smith. The ditch over which the dispute arose was a side ditch, built by John Woods and Grant and Mark Smith. Graat claimed that Dice should pay his proportion of the expense of this ditch. This Dice refused to do, and insisted on his right to run water through the side ditch to hisland. Wednesday morning Dice started up to the main ditch for the purpose of turning the water down. Finding some dams placed in the ditch by Grant, he cut them out on his way up. Returning home later in the evening he and bis wife drove up to a dam in theditch opposite Grant’s residence, intending to re- move it. Dice took with him a double- barreled shotgun loaded with buckshot. Dice told kis wife to get out and cut the dam, as sne owned the water right. Dice remained in the buggy. Mrs. Dice took a shovel and began digging out the dam. While doing so her brother Grant, seeing them, came out and remonstrated. He asked his sister what she was doing. She told him she intended to cut out the dam. “You can’t doit, nor your husband can’t, nor any of you folks,” was Grant’s reply. At the same time he grasped his sister by the arm to stop her work. While they were scuffling a rifle, which had been previously fastened on a post near by, was fired off. Immediately after- ward Ben Dice jumped out of his buggy and fired point-blank at Grant, killing him almost instantly. Dice and his wife at once returned home and then drove to Tipton, where he gave himself up to the officer and was brought here after midnight. At the Coroner’s inquest held to-day the jury found that deceased was 31 years old and came to his death by a gunshot wound at the hands of Ben Dice. The rifle referred to as being on the post had been strapped there, the post being on the bank of the ditch overlooking the dam. A string was tied to the trigger, passed over a wire and laid across the dam in such a way that any one interfering with the dam would cause the ritle to be discharged. The jury found the riflo ball buried in the ground about six inchesdeep. Dice refuses to talk and is acting queerly this afternoon. ITERESTS THE OIS Speaker Reed Prevents Consider- ation of the Mineral Lands Bill. Nevada’s Ex-Marshal Reimbursed New California Postmasters. Patentees and Pensions. ‘WASHINGTON, D. C., June 11.—Rep- resentatives Johnson of California and Ellis of Oregon called on Speaker Reed to- day and again urged him to allow the mineral lands bill to be considered, but h) positively refused and all chances of con- sideration are dead for the present. Representative Newlands of Nevada to- day succeeded in passing the Senate bill paying James A. Moore, ex-United States Marshal of Nevada, $1000 for a deficiency in his salary. Mr. Moorc now resides in San Francisco. A postoffice has been established at Tru- body, Napa County, James L. Davis being appointed Postmaster. J. T. McAdams has been appointed Postmaster of Chinese laus County, vice Minert Nelson, deceased ; Mrs. Emeline Ferzuson at Picaco, San Diego County, vice J. M. Mendiville, re- signed. California patents—Thomas R. Barney, San Francisco, implement for weighing and measuring powder charges; William Curlett, San Francisco, valve; John W. Currier, Los Angeles, billiard-chalk holder; Thomas E. Fogalsang, Sacra- mento, galvanic battery; George E. Hoyt, San Francisco, igniting_apparatus for gas or explosive engines; Richard E. Kelly, Alameda, bicycie-alarm; C. K. Lamb, San Francisco, filter; Louis A. Larsen, San Francisco, bicycle brake; William J. M Coy, Santa Barbara, trousers stretche Louis R. Talloch, Angels Camp, ore con- centrator and feed echanism for ore con- centrators. Pensions for Californians: Original— Edwin James, Soldiers’ Home, Los An- geles; Andrew Johnson, China Flat; Charles N. Goulding, Veterans’ Home, Napa; Thomas Woodruff, San Francisco; Aaron Rodley, Bakersfield; Robert C. Ball, San Diego; William Raver, Soldiers’ I}::I(nma; Frank Hewitt, Veterans' Home, Napa. _Increase—Frederick Forster, San Fran- cisco. Original widows—Metta Swartz, Tulare, e e i Nominations Confirmed. WASHINGTON, D. C., June 11.—The Senate has confirmed the following nominations: David N. Burke of New York, Consul-General at Tangier, Moroc- co; George F. Smithers of Delaware, Con- sul at Chung King, China; Abram R. Severn of New York, chief examiner of the Civil Service Commission. at “Hints From a Big Store,” our new book for shopping by mail, is ready. Your name please and we’ll mail it to yow. (0,C,0,0,0.C.0.C.0.C:C.0,C,0,0.0000,0.000000C)! CLIMAX (0.0,0,00,00,000,00000CI000C0C000000000000C000000000C000000 REACHED! (0,C,0,000,0000000000000000C0000C000000000000000000C000000CO000C000K0CO00000) NEW TO-DAY—CLOTHING. To-day we towch the lowest point ever quoted in our great State for the highest class merchandise ever brousht to it. The fabrics alone represent the very cleverest and newest thinds known to the fash- ionable world and conceded to be correct as to style and coloring. The tailoring is such that places these darments on a footing with the best efforts of your very highest priced, tailor in all Frisco. The lininds and trimmings, the deneral ensemble of the darments dive ‘'em an air of correct- ness that only good tailoring can dive to a lifeless piece of cloth. Some 2000 of these Suits, all pretty, bright Springd coloringds ; §15 was the price for some ; $12 for others, but $15 was the price for most of ’em. We have selected our big corner window to place these Suwits on exhibition ; one glance into that window will demonstrate their true worth ; the colorings are pretty ; they're bewilderindly handsome. The window doesn’t half tell the tale, but the price does the work. For some few days these remarkably clever Suits, an undivided pick and | choice from 2000 of these Suits, the very hidhest class tailor-made garments, | $7.95. Above we show you two awfully clever garments, cut and made by the very cleverest tailors in America. English Homespuns in light colorings, in. mediuwms, in tans and pretty mixtures. Right swell swits, youw know. Such garments as yow go to your tailor for and he is not capable of turning out any sweller gar- ments. An undivided pick to- day from some nearly 2000 Suits. Not one of ‘em in the whole rangde worth less than $15, at —$7.95— THE BIG KEARNY STREET STORE HAS NEVER BEEN KNOWN TO DO THINGS BY HALVES EXCEPT IN PRICE, AND HERE'S A CASE WHERE HALF- PRICE PREVAILS. Our picture above shows yow two right smart garments, in those Fine Black Twill Cheviots, an awfully pretty and sightly Sarments, and right cleverly tallored, too. SRR There’s no end of pretty Swits in owr Big Corner Window, and beginning to-day we inaudurate this sale and before the ink is dry yow will learn of its creat- ing a furor in this town. A sin- Sle glance into that window will demonstrate their worth. It's a sale we have inaudurated for the purpose of breaking all pre- vious records, and it will accom- plish the result. —$7.95— RAPHAEL’S by OINCORFPORATED). SAN FRANCISCO'S GREATEST CLOTHIERS, 0,11,13 and 15 Kearny Street. RAPHAEL'S (Incorporated), The San Francisco Boys, WHERE THE BIG MASSES TRADE. UP WITH THE OLD BEAR FLAG Memorable « Epoch in the History of Early California. NATIVE SONS AT SONOMA There Will Be a Grand Street Parade and an Old-Time Barbecue. PIONEERS AND THEIR FLAG. A Great State Day—President H. C. Gesford’s Address and M. C. Allen’s Oration. SONOMA, CAL., June 11.—By a singular coincidence the raising of the Bear flag fifty years ago in the historic old plaza of Sonoma took place on June 14, which is United States flag day, so that when on next Saturday the children of the public schools are celebrating the one hundred and nineteenth anniversary of the adop- tion of the stars and stripes, the Mexican War Veterans, California Pioneers and Native Sons and Daughters will be here to commemorate the day when the Bear flag was first raised and the steps taken which probably saved California to the Union. All arrangements for the great event are now about completed. The town 1s in carnival attire. Two big arches have been constructed, and bunting in profusion decks all the principal buildings. The programme announced is as follows: Grand paradeonarrival of the San Francisco and North Pacific Railway train; musie, Sonoma Valley band; address of welcome, Mayor Henry Shipp: introductory remarks, President of the Day H. C. Gesford, grand president N. G. 8. W.; raising ot the Bear flag, three survivors of the original Bear-flag party; historical essay, Hon. R. A. Thompson of Santa i{osfi; oration, Merton C. Allen; barbecue at PO The exercises will take place on a plat- form erected in the northeast corner of the plaza close to the flagstaff, and within a stone’s threw of the big adobe building occupied by General Vallejo when he was surrounded and made a prisoner by the sturdy Bears. Every preparation is being made for the entertainment of visitors. The original plan of a three days’ celebra- tion has been abandoned, as it would be impossible to accommodate thousands of people for more than a day. The railroads guarantee every facility for handling the crowds and have made cheap excursion rates. The festivities will conclude Satur- day night with a ball a: Union Hall. —————— A MEMORABLE EPOCH. Grand Celebration of the Bear Flag Ralsing at Sonoma. It will be a great day at Sonoma to- morrow. The celebration of the fiftieth anniversary of the raising of the Bear flag in California, June 14, 1846, will com- memorate a memorable historic event. ‘The Grand Parlor of the Native Sons of the Golden West, at its latest session, ap- pointed Messrs, F. T. Dubring, Henry Lundstedt, Robert P. Hill, C. M. Belshaw and D. C. Martin, as a special arrange- ment committee to unite with the Native Sons and citizens of Somoma, in an ap- propriate observance of the day. An exceptionally attractive programme has already been prepared. It begins with a grand street parade immediately upon the arrival in Sonoma of the visitors from this City. After a musical selection by the Sonoma Valley band Mayor Henry Shipp will deliver an address of welcome. The Hon. H. C. Gesford, president of the day and grand vresident of the Native Sons of the Golden West, will follow with an introductory address. The Bear flag will then be raised with due solemnity by the onlg:hme surviving members of the original Bear flag party of thirty, viz.: Henry Porterfield, living four miles north of Napa City; Benjamin ¥. Dewell of Upper Lake, l.ake County, and Henry Beeson of Anderson Valley, near Boonville, Mendocino County. A historical essay will be delivered by the Hon. R. A. Thompson, editor of the Santa Rosa Democrat, and a grand ora- tion by Merton C. Allen, the journalist, of San Francisco. The feature of the afternoon will be a finnd barbecue. It will be free to all and e held in old Spanish style on the plaza. There will be roasted bullocks sufficient to satisfy the hunger of thousands. The original Bear flag is one of the most valuable records in possession of the So- ciety of California Pioneers. At the cele- bration on Saturday the Pioneers will be represented and they will take the his- toric old flag with them. It has been asked by many why Sonoma should be selected as the scene of the cele- bration. The reason is that Sonoma for- merly was the only military post north of of 8an Francisco bay and was mnseqnentlf the most important point in Northern Cal- ifornia in a military view. It was neces- sary to seize and hold 1t with its guns, ammunition and supplies, which althonih limited were yet of vast importance to the Government of California. Strange asit may seem itis still true that no accurate history of the raising of Bear flag at Sonoma on June 14, 1846, has ever yet been written although the event forms a romanticepoch in the early history of California, ' Ivis true that H H, Bancroft has at- temnpted to tell the story in detail, but he has not sueceeded in so doing. On the contrary, he has belittled the event and referred to it as being *‘of no importance in the history of California.” It is expected that from 500 to 1000 Na- tive Sons will go to Sonoma from this City, taking along with them a fine band of sixteen pieces. A special train will be run for their accommodation to-morrow by the San Francisco and North Pacific Railway. Leaving here at 7:30 A. M. the train will arrive in Sonoma at 9:27 A. M. Returning it will leave Sonoma at 4 P. M. and arrive in San Francisco at 6:15 ». M. Everybody interested is counting upon a big crowd and a jolly good time. RICHES OF TACOMA'S SUICIDE. Shares of Stock Held by Defaulter Schulze Bring But a Paltry Sum. TACOMA, Wasn., June 11.—The sale of the shares of stock which the late Paul Schulze held at the time of his death did not realize enough to pay the expenses of administering bis estate, only $289 55 be- ing obtained. A great portion of the shares were in companies now insolvent. According to the report of the adminis- trators, 1119 shares of stock in the Tacoma Railway and Motor Company went for $30, one share 1n the Tacoma smelter for $10, five 1n the Arlington Building Association for $80, one in the Tacoma Chamber of Commerce for $10, one in the North American Company for 50 cents, five in the Seattle Lake Shore and Eastern Rail- way for $1 50, 1000 shares in the Ruby Sil- 'ver Mining Company for 75 cents, ten in the Washington Building Association for $10, a claim against Decker, Howell & Co. for $1604 70, for $2 50. The other property, though advertised for sale, could not_be sold separately, but lJ. E. z(cg.ulgnél offered wedwntTAhfor the ot and his bid was accepted. e court has confirmed the sale. %