The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, February 9, 1897, Page 3

FRANCISCO CALL, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 1897 3 BUDD MND | THE SCALPS Governor and Senators Lock Horns on the Bounty Scandal. REFUSES TO GIVF UP REPORTS. Many Dark Stories Circulated in Reference to the Inquiry of the Finance Committee. REPORT OF THE STATE SECRET SERVICE WITHHELD. But It Is Scid the Chief Executive Is Laying Wire to Secure Con- victions for Perjury. SACRAMENTO, CaL., Feb. 8.—Gov- ernor Budd bas chosen to lock horns with the Finance Committee of the Senate on the matter of the investigation of the coyote bounty claims, and as a conse- quence the old-time scandals relative to this scandai-brecding subject are likely to fade into utter insignificance. It had become kunown to the Finance Committee through the columns of THE CALL tha Governor was in posses- sion of considerable valuable and impor- tant information on this subject, and Chairman Voorheis and Senator Wolfe of that committee-called on the chief exec- utive of the State this afternoon iu order to have a conference with him on the mat- ter and secure his co-operation to bring ail the testimony known to be in his pos- session before the committee. Much to the surprise of his visitors the aeclined to accede tc the sug- the & His reason was at the information which he had secured his investigation a few years ago was tained through the medium of tneState secret service and that, in consequence, it vileged matter and not subject to any investigating commit- of his attitude a preme Court. tor Wolie undertook to argue the h tbe Governor, and tne dis- soon assumed the violence of an The voices of both the Gov- was the scrutiny of tee. He cited in supy dacision of the State S Sena matter cassio on. In the course of the contro- Senator Wolfe claimed that the legislature had = higher authority than the Supreme Court, as the latter body was only a creature of the law-making branch of the Governmeut, The two Senators were finally compelled to withdraw without having made any headway with e though en they departed amicable relations kad been re-established all around. This obduracy of the Governor only made his interviewers more determined thoroughly probe the coyote-scaip ill they succeeded in touching the n-head of the corruption that they feel certain is connected with them. The conference with the Governor took place during the afternoon seesion of the Benate. At 4 o'clock the Finance Com- mittee metin executive session and unani- decided to ask the Senate to- row to adopt the following: Gor solved, That the Committee on Finance be ed to thoroughly r contained in n furtherance th and to admin In this bill full power is re. ate Board of Examiners to examine all claims presented for coyote scalps, and is further provided that verson swearing falsely or eiving y false testimony before sa board in d to any matters upon which he may be examined under the provisions of this act, shall be deened guilty of perjury.” Significant in connection is that part of the report of the State Board of Examiners which states t the number of unpaid scalps for which certificates bave been issued is . ageregating the sum of $287,615. The concluding ris of the report on this subject are as follows: *‘The board respecciully recom- mends that an appropriation be made to pay these claims.” In justice to the Governor it is but fair to state that one of the reasons he ad- vanced for refusing to give the envoys of the Senate Finance Committesthe full 1n- formation which they desired was that he was desirous of placing those who had, as ) believed, previously testified falsely in on where they could be convicted y. If they had committed per- jury in the first instance they were now exempt fjom prosecution under the statute of limitations, and he wanted them to come before the Board of Exam- iners again. The conduct of the Governor has cre- ated a deep feeling of indignation among the members of the Finance Committee. Many of them are of the opinion that his action is influenced by a desire to shield eome of the county officials who were re- sponsible for the issuance of frandulent scalp certificates. One of the members of the committee in an interview to-night gave his impressions as follows: “To my mind there is no doubt that great frauds have been committed in con- nection with these coyote scalp claims, and that there is a large ana powerfal lobby now at work here endeavoring to secure the passage of the bill. Those who now hold these claims can well affoid to pay liberally for the service of lobbyists, as many of the claims were purchased from the original holders for 25 and 50 cents on the dollar. [ understand that the Governor has taken issue with the committes and claims that we have no right 1o go into an investigation of the kind we propose, and that cuch an in- vestigation is only within the province of the State Board of Examiners. But we hall fully test our powers in the matter. The resolution which we shall ask the Senate to adopt will give us the broadest kind uf authority, and among those who will be subpenaed wiil be the Governor. Then will come the erisis. Should he decline to furnish the committee with the information which he has admitted he possesses we shall be compelled to con- ed 10 the his pugnacious and insistent rose to a high pitch, but the | nor refused to be moved from his 488 is the coyote bounty | | and asked permission to cut out that part | $13,000 each in_one vear. | containing a large numver of PACIFIC ROADS AS PUBLIC HIGHWAYS. WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. 8.—The House Committee on Pacific Railroads to-day heard Stuyvesant Fish, president of the Jersey Central Railroad, and F. S. Bond, vice-presideat of the Chicazo, Milwaukee and St. Pau!, on matters rezgarding the Pacific railroads. Fish suggests that the Government foreciose on the Union and Central Pacific at the same time and make them public highways over which all connecting roads would have equal rights. The Sioux City and Pacific, a branch of the North- c frailroad act thatit would be a branch of the Union Pacific, but was cut off from He favored Government ownership on the ground that it would give ali connecting roads equal 1f the Government, however, looked only to making the most money out of its western, had been built in faith of the Paci business witn that company. rights as was intended by the original act. Pacific road interests it should accept the first good offer. Bond could not say without consultation with other railroad officials what the roads running to the Missouri River would like, but he was of the dpinion that an organization of railroads could be perfected to purchase the Union Pacific. J. T. Morrison of New York, representing bond and stock holders in the Union and Central Pacific railroads, advocated arcorganization under which the stockholders would be taken care of. The committee, after the hearing, went into executive session and agreed to report favorably the Harrison bill creating 8 commission consisting of the Secretary of the Treasury, the Secretary of the Interior and the Attorney-General, to provide for the payment of the indebtedness of the Paci roads. clude that he is endeavoring to shield some of the Democratic county officials who have been implicated in the frauds. You know there is such a thing as an in- tigating body carrying its investiga- tions too far and findine it advisable to drop them altogether. It is possible— mind, I do not say it is so—that the Gov- ernor may have probed too far into this | matter for the good of his party, and therefore daces not care to make public the result of his labors.”” Ex-Bookkeeper McCalvy appeared before | the Senate Finunce Committee this after- noon and asked that his connection with the cayote claims bill be mvestigated. Al Lindley, history clerk of the Senate, will probably be appointed to fill the place made vacant by the resignation of Mc- Calvy. B NOT TU BLAME. STATE PRINTEK Fault of the Comm ions in Increasing Lapenses. SACRAMENTO, Cav., Feb. 8—The in- vestigation into the uffairs of the State Printer’s office did not progress this after- noon on account of the Republican caucus which was held at the same hour as that on which the committee on retrenchment was to meet. State Printer Johnston was on hand promptly at 4 o’clock to give his testimony belore the committee, but as e did not return from the half-past 5 o’clock he could t wait. After calling the committee to order Chairman Melick announced that Gov- ernor Budd had refused to appear before the commitiee. e said also that the Governor wouid send a message to the sembly to-morrow in which he would s reasons for vetoing the bill appro- 000 for the maintenance of the A printer named Hicks, formerly of the firm of Hicks, Judd & Co. of San Fran- cisco, appeared before the committee and denied a statement made to the effect that be had complained to Governor Budd about the manazement of the institution. A desultory discussion followed, in which Melick remarked that the printing office had been made a political dumping- ground for the friends of members of both houses of the Levisiature, but that this had nothing to do with the increase in the expenses of the institution. The nu- merous commissions which have been or- ganized during the past few years have had a considerable quantity of printing done—some of them to the extent of The excess of printing was the fault of the law and not of the_State Printer The bills of the State Mineralogist were very large, he added, that for printing in 1891 baing $10, 1f the printing of each of those commissions conld be restrictea to $1000 | each year a great saving could be effected. The printing of tne reports, etc., of the State Agricuitural Socieiy ran from $10,000 0 $13,000 in 1899, to $9000 in 1892 and to $3000 121 1896 that there should be a special act of the Legislature restricting the quantity of vrinting done by the commissions. In the offices of some of those commissions thousands of copies of reports were piled up, sccumuiating dirt and waiting for the | | time when they will be converted into fuel. He thought that if the quantity of printing done by the commissions last year were cut down one-haif of it would be sufficient. The men in the printing office are competent and the bookkeeping admirable. Adams remarked that a large part of the expense was caused by illy prepared manuscripts and by the frequent revision of proofs. It was ‘stated auring the dis- cussion that Labor Commissioner Fiiz- gerald brought in a vo:uminous report newspaver clippings praising the commissioner and his work. The bState Printer wanted 10 cut down the report by omitting the news- paper clippings, whica were simply editorial expressions of opinions. He went before the State Board of Examiners of the r-port befors printing it, but they laughed him out of it. The matter of the 10,000 school grammars was mentioned. The committee was of the opinion that the State Printer was not to blame, e- cause the law required Lim always to keep a stock of school textbooks on hand to suppiy the demands. It was decided to hold another meeting in a day or two and have the State Printer suggest to the com- mittee some means of stopping the ava- lanche of printing from State officials and commissions. sam g e STATE ADVERTISING. 4n Important BUl Prepared by the Editorial Associntio SACRAMENTO, CaL., Feb. 8. — J. P. Baumgartner of the State E litorial Asso- ciation has prepared a bill which will be introduced in both houses to-morrow. It provides that the Secretary of State shall, within thirty days after the approval of any law by the Governor, prepare the tame for publication in the hewspapers and designate the papers in which such publi- cation shall be made; provided that the Legislature may fully direct or wholly prohibit the publication of any law by provision therein made. The Jaw shall b construed and inter- preted as providing for and directing the publication of all laws of general interest in at least two newspapers in each county in the State, and all other laws in at least two newspapers in esch county affected thereby or interested therein. The papers selected for such publication shall be, if possible, one daily and one weekly of different ownership and under different management, and shall e of dif- ferent politics where there are two papers of different politics possessing the qualifi- | cations hereinafter mentioned; and no paper shall be designated by the Secretary of State unless it shall have been estab- Iished in said county for at least one year prior 10 the date of such selection and shall_have a bona fide circulation of at least 300 subscribers; provided that where only two or less than tw. papers are pub- lished in any county then ihe laws shall be published in said papers regardless of their politics, circulation or length of time established, or whether of daily or weekly issue. Such newspapers shall receive for such publication & sum not more than 60 cen's nor less than 30 cents for each folio of 105 words; provided that in counties having a city of more than 20,000 irhabitan:s the sum to be paid for such oublication shail not be less tihan 40 cents nor more than 60 cents for each folio of 100 words; provided further, that in the counties of San Fran- cisco and Los Angeles the rate shall be the average rate charged by the news. vapers thercin for ordinary commercial advertizsements, 7 Cohoes K nitting-Mill to Resume. TROY, N. Y., Feb. 8 —It is reported that the Victor knitting-mill at Cohoes, which has been shutdown ior several weeks, will resume operations this week, employing 400 hanas. The cbairman suggested | MUCH INTEREST IN THE DREDGER | Public Works Commissioner Leake Speaks of the | Big Appropriation. The Monster Bates Dredger Needed to Keep Navigable State Streams Open. With the Machine a Channel Twenty F et Wide ané Forty Deep Can Be Cut Four Feet a Minute. | 1 i | SACRAMENTO, Car., Feb. 8.—E. E. | Leake, Commissioner of Public Works, is | very much interested in the bill appro- [ priating $300,000 for the construction of a | monster dredger after the pattern of the | Bates machine. In his official capacity he has made thorough study of the sub- ject and is convinced that the restraining dams now to be provided to keep the Leavy detritus stored in the canyons from Jcoming down into the rivers and the | adoption of the modern dredging ma- | chine will not only keep the rivers navi- | zable—this being the primary object of | the bill—but will also reclaim many thou- | sunds of acres of the most valuabie land. | Mr. Leake said to a CaLL reporter this | morning: “In the Butte, Sutter, Colusa, American and Yolo basins there are 336,000 acres of |swamp and overflowed lands that are in- undated by an average rainfail. Lands | partially reclaimed in the Sacramento Val- ley aggregate 115,633 acres, and are equally | subject to the dangers of ordinary floods. | In the San Joaquin Valley there are 336, | acres of swamp and overtiowed lands, | which not more than one-tenth partis | partially reclaimed. “In 1861 there was returnea in Sacra- mento Valley 502,000 acres of swamp land. | The area has since been: largely increased by reason of the silting and filling up of | the rivers. The higher tnat levees are constructed the more danger there is to land that naturaily would not be subject | to overflow. Under the present unsys- | tematic method of reclamation this area | is constantly increasing, while the value of the land is constantly decreasing. | *‘On the assumption that tuis land can | be reclaimed it is a reasonable estimate to place its value at from $30 to $50 an acre. | 1f this land was seeded to wheat and | would produce fifteen sacks to the acre, if | sold at1cent per pound the annual income {on the swamp land alone would be |$17,603,202. 1t wouid require a barge of a | capacity of 10,000 sacks 1258 days to move this crop, taking 10,000 sacks each day. | Atan average of $1 per ton the annual{ cost of transportation would be $850,164 60. | “Engineer Hall estimated that on ac- count of high levee building ana other conditions about 500,000 acres not included in the above estimate are subject to per- | iodical overflow. The perfection of a | drainage system would increase the in- | come of the valleys $27,603,29 “*Reclamation distric:s involving about 750,000 acres of land bave been orzanized in Butte, Colusa, Sutter, American and | Yolo basins. A computation made in | 1894 showed that on the rivers and the lands in thesc districts the Government bad expended $1,000,000 and the State and | individuals $17.000,000, and that for the most of this there had been no adequate | return. *The expenditures of 1895 and 1896 have | probably swelled the total to $10,000,000. There is one reclamation district in Yolo | County on which the sum already ex- | pended, and, without satisfactory result: is sufficient to construct a hydraulic dredger and operate it for ten years. “The new dredger and all the machin- | ery connected with it can be constructed | in this State. It isone of the most won- | derful inventions of the century. The | official test made by the Government re- | cently showed that the maximum capac- ity of the machine was 7798 cubic yards per hour, while the average of ten con- secutive tests is 4921 cubic yards per hour. The average per cent of sand in the water | discharged was 23.02 (twenty-three and ; two one-hundredths). Such a machine in | operation at the Newtown Shoals would in from forty to fifty days completely ob- literate that obstruction. The effect of this would give to the entire length of that stream a relief never before received. It would o increase the velocity of the water by augmenting the flow of the tide that the major portion of the shoals would be cut out by the natural flow of the stream.” Mr. Leako was asked as to the claim made by another inventor that the Bates dredger was an iniringement on his patent. In reply Mr. Leake said that the State should be amply secured against any possible litigation in the matter. Assemblyman Cutter of Yuba said that the beds of the Yuba and Feather rivers in many places were higher than the sur- | rounding country, which was not swamp lana either. This fact necessitated the raising of the levees correspondingly, but in spite of all the care that could be taken the seepage through the levees continued to do great damage. Minersand farmers were united on the restraining dam and the dredger bili. he added, and there would be no objection to their passag: “Think of it,” added Mr. Cutter. *“A machine that cuts a channel twenty feet deep and forty feet wide at the rate of four feet a minute will work wonders in the way of increasing the navizability of our rivers ana keeping them navigable.” I R Each Court Waats a Clerk. BACRAMENTO, CaL., Feb. 8.—Before the Senate San Francisco delegation Judges Groezinger and Carroll to-night argued the need of a clerk for each of the five San Francisco Justices of the Pence. It was decidea by the delegation that a favoratle report should be made on the | bill providine them, and fixing their re- | spective salaries at $100 a month. Mayor Phelan sent a communication to the dele- gation stating there was no need of such clerks. S Palrn COUNTY GOVERNMENT ACT. Compensation of Officers Appears a Enotty Problem to Nolve. BACRAMENTO, CaL, Feb. 8. —That bogie bill, the county government act, oc- cupied most of to-day’s session ot the | Senate as u specisl order. Each session this measure iakes up from two to ten days in each house, to the exclusion of all other business. This bill, as submitted by the Senate Committee on County Govern- ments, comprises 150 pages, or about 60,000 words, and it will take, it is ex- pected, about & week in each house for consiaeration. The sections fixing the salaries of the various county officers are the stumbling blocks, as each member has more or less changes to make at each session and he 1s | generally between two hot fires. On the one s.de are the county officials with their | demaunds for increased compensation or assisiance, or both, and on the other are the protestations of the other constituents of the members against any such increase and a consequent addition to tbe burden or taxation. 1n order to obviate this biennial tangle, wrangle and waste of time, Senator Smith has introduced a constitutional amena- ment, providing as follows: The compensation of such officers and of their deputies, clerks and assistants, shall be regulated 1n sich manner as the Legisiature may, by uniform laws, provide. Should this be adopted by the Legisla- | ture and approved by the voters, it is| intended to introduce a bill in the next | Legislature providing that the question of salaries for county officers sball be left to the Supervisors of the respective counties. It 1s argued that such salaries come out of the county treasury. and that consequently they should be regulated by thele -islative bodies of the counties. The proposed con- | stitutional smendment is generally | favored. e THE UM VERSITE. Mahoney Disputed the Statement It Was a Poor Man’s Sehool. SACRAMENTO, CaL., Feb. 8. —Assem- blymen Valentine, Cutter, North, Dibble, | Malcolm, Dryden and others made | speeches this morning in favor of the final passage of Wright’s Assembly bill 120, to levy a tax of 1 cent on each $100 of taxable property in this State for the pur- pose of creating a fund for additional support, main:enauce, etc., of the Uni- versity of California. The work of the university was highly praised, and the institution was spoken of by several of the speskers as a poor man's institution. Mahoney took exception to this title. He was a poor man and the son of a poor man, and he had always feit a desire to go to the university, but | he had never been able to do o because | of the lack of funds to support him while | in the institution should he go there. The best that he had been able to do was to work hard in order to be able to attend night school. Notwithstanding the fact that the uni- versity was practicaliy closed to the chil- dren of the poor, because their parents are unable to support them while they are at- tending that institution, he would vote in favorof the bill, and hoped that it would pass. The bill was passed without objection, and was sent to the Senate. o But the Office Will Cease. SACRAMENTO, CAL., Feb. 5.—A rather humorous inciaent occurred at the meet- ing of the Senate Finance Committee in | connection with the biil providing for the | salary of the Commissioner of Public Works. The bill, which originally pro- vided for a a salary of $4000 per annum, was amended by the Assembly so as to reduce the amount to $3000. It next turned up before the Senate Committee on Labor and Capital, which indorsed the proposed reduction, but recommended that it be not made to apply to the incum- bent. The members of the committee haa evidently lost sight of the fact that the office of Commissioner of Pubiic | Works will cease to exist at the expiration of the term of E. E. Leake, the incum- bent. That | St Fecs of 1w, Attorneys. SACRAMENTO, CAn, Feb. 8.—The Committee on Claims of the Senate to-day decided to recommend that the attorneys’ iees for Robert Y. Hayne, W. W. Foote and J. C. Daly in the Railroad Commis- ;lgn'w case be reduced from $25000 to 12 Judge Havne and W. W. Foote, un- aware of the action of the Claims Commit- tee, appeared before the Finance Commit- tee of the Senate to present their case for the payment to them or the $25,000 awarded by the Board of Examiners. They also argued in favor of the $30,000 contin- gent fund to be used in the continued Pprosecution of the case above referred to. —_—— Whtiticr's Application, SBACRAMENTO, CAr., Feb. 8.—At a meeting of the State Prisons Committee of the Senate to-night the uppropriation of $107,600 asked for in Senator Androus’ bilt for the Whittier State School was cut down to $39,000. Notices were sent out to-night by this committee asking the State Pricon Di- rectors to appear before 1he commiites and explain certain expenditures author- ized by them. BEATEN WITH A LOADED CANE. Murderous Assault on an ex-Congress- man at Memphis. MEMPHIS, Tesv., Feb. 8.—Ex-Con- gressman W. R. Moore, a leading Repub- can, and mentioned once for Vice.Presi- dent, aiso for a place in McKinley’s Cabi- net, was (o-day asssul ted on the street by H. L. Brinkiey, local Fire and Police Com- missioner and an ex-State legislator, ihe assailant using a loaded cane. Moore wus knocked down by the first blow and others were dealt him while prostrate. His in- juries are pronounced serious. Last week olonel Moore issued 2 circular against a railroad scheme being rromoted by Brink- ley in which he attacked the latter. —— General Clarkson at Providence, PROVIDENCE, R. L, Feb. 8. —General ‘haddeus Clarkson of Omaha, com- mander-in-chief of the Grand Army of the Republic, accompanied by Rev. Mark B. Taylor, chaplain-in-chief, arrived in this city this morning. General Clarkson's stay in this city will extend over a period of ten days and will be a continued round of receptions and G. A. R. functions. ALL AGAINST REDUCTION Employes of the Streetcar Lines Protest Against Lower Fares. MEANS STARVATION FOR THE MEN. Five Ttousand Supporters of Families Might Have Their Salaries Cut. ON SOME LINES THE RECEIPTS ARE VERY LITTLE. Senator Sam Braunhart Dencunced as Not Being the Frieni of Labor in Preparing the Bill. SACRAMENTO, CAr., Feb. 8.—There was a joint meeting of the San Francisco delegations of the Legislature to-night to listen to the streetcar employes, who came here to plead against the passage of the Braunhart vill to reduce streetcar fares between certain hours of the day. 1t was evident again to-night that the two delegations are not en rapport, the Assemblymen showing signs of restless- ness under the tight reins of Senator Mahoney, chairman of the Senate delega- tion. They claim they are given no op- portunity to participate in proceedings before the joint delegation. There were present the following delega- tions of streetcar employes from the Market-street, Sutter-street, Californi streetand Sutro roads: W. C. Carpenter, Frank Bell, G. A. Grimes, E. E. Hardy, J. C. Sawtelle, L. W. Hallingsworth, J. T. Miller, 1. J. Manning and William C. Cook. Their first move was to present the following petition: We, the undersigned employes of the vari- ous street raiiroads in operation within the limis of the City and County of San Francisco, respectiully represent as follows: That fully 5000 men are at present in the employ of the various street raiiroads within this City and that the wages paid to employes by the controlling corporations are barely suffi- clent to supply the necessaries of life under present conditions, espectally to those who have families dependent upon them; that the measure now under cousideration by your honorable body whereby it is proposed to re- duce rates of fare on streetcars is detrimental 10 the interest and welfare of every street rai road employe, inasmuch as the passage of such a measure would entail a corresponding reduction in the scale of wages paid toem- ployes by the various companies; and firmly believing that such would be the result we therefore humbly petition your honorable body to reject this and any such messure that may be presented for your consideration. W. C. Cook, a conductor on the Castro- street line of the Market-street Railway Company, spoke against the passage of the bill, claiming that its ultimate result would be to reduce the wages of the employes. In answer to questions he stated he was paid 22 cents per hour and that the aver- age earnings of a car on his line per day is about $16 for eleven hours. He also denied that the appearance of the street- car employes before the committee was in any way due to fear of or intimidation on the part of their employers. Mr. Carpenter, the president of the streetcar employes of San Francisco, stated tbat he was employed ou the Fill: more-street line, and that the amount col- lected on some of tha cars of that line was as low a §1 per day. In another cuse, he said, foriy-five pessenzers were carried on one of these cars during the busy part of the eveningand forty-four tendered trans- fers, while the other was a- policeman. This, he admitted, however, was an un- usual case. He believed that a reduction of wa:es woulu iollow, because the cor- poration would be oniy too glad to have an excuse to reduce wages. He added that San Francisco was the only city on the Pacific Coast where streetcar men re- ceived more than 20 cenis per hour. He said that in the course of inquiries from passengers on his car he had not heard a single one express himself in favor of the reduction. F. Beli, a gripman on the California- street line, was of the opinion thau the men would have to stand any reduction 1ares. 8ixty-five per cent of the earn- s of the company, he clamed, went for azes to employes. He informed the committee that the company had been 1ng 6 per cent on its capitalization, but did not know that it was doing as well now. As the company with which he is employed transferred “to and from the Union-street and Sutro lines, it carried many passengers for 13§ cents, having to divide the 5 cents witn the two other roads. Two-thiras of its passengers are carried between the hours presented in the bill for the 2}4-cent fares. The redve- tion, he said, mignt enable a few persons to save $1 50 a montk, but it would reduce the wages of 5000 men $10 to $15 a month. “If you are trying to benefit labor,” he remarked to Senator Braunhart, “'you are on the wrong side. Labor organizations, I am sure, when they know the circum- stances, will not favor the proposed reduc tion infares.” 1 J. Manning, a gripman on the Jack- treet line, declareu San Francisco acknowledged 10 have the besi street railways in the world. He knew of in- siances when but 15 cents were taken in on a round trip. He was convinced that if the men were to go out on a strike the companies could replace every one of them at once for less wages. Here a wrangle occurréd between Sen- ator Braunuart and other Senators. They claimed that the father of the bill uncer discussion was unduly lengthening out the hearing by asking unnecessary ques. tion: K. E. Hardy, a conductor on the San Francisco and San Mateo electric railway, waid if the bill were passed that company would not be able to take a car outof their carhous.. He stated that the re- ceipts of his car on one Sunday was only $6 50, and that out of this his and the motorman’s wages, amounting to $4 50, had to be paid. He admiited this was on iny day and that on fine days the re- ceiptson Sundays ranged between $11 and §15. For five Cents, he continued, a pas- senger could travel on that road from the county line to the ferry landing or the Cliff House, or from the Ocean House to the Union Iron Works. On weekdays al- most the entire receipts of the road came in between the hours between which it ‘was proposed to reduce fares, Carpenter closed the case for the street- car employes by & plea against the pas. sage of the bill ——-—— IN ASSEMBLY AND SENAIE. Passage of the Bill to Exempt the Stan- ford University From Taxes. SACRAMENTO, Car., Feb, 8.—In the Assembly to-day Dibble moved that the Assembly bill providing for the convey- ance of the Veterans® Home at Yountville | Christian Endeavor convention to be hald to the State for use as a home for United | there in July, is at present in this city. States soldiers, sailors and marines be made a special order for Wednesday | morning. Adopted. The Alameda bridge bill was read lhe‘ second time and made a special order for Wednesday morning. On motion of Sanford, the bill to create adepartment of labor was made a special order for to-morrcw afternoon. { Speaker Coombs suggested the appoint- | ment of a special committee to thoroughly | consider the Torrens land act. The mat- ter went over. Belshaw attemipted to secure the pas- | sage as an urgency hearing of his bill re- | lating to the officers and attaches of the | Objection was made and the | Legislature. bill was made a special oraer for to-mor- w morning. The Sianiord University tax bill was | taken up at 2 P. M. After a number of speeches the bill was finally passed—35 10 0. Shortly after 3 o’clock a recess was taken | to half-past 7 this evening. When offered a resolution_placing @ number of oills, which hud received the indorsement of various cowmittees, on the urgency file. Upon s rollcall it developed that there was no quorum. _ A cail of the House was demanded, and Bettman, Dennery, Burn- bam and Mulcrevy were brought before the bar of the House by the sergeant-at- | arms. Upon motion, however, they were pardoned. The House then proceeded to the con- sideration of the second reading file. The Senate devoted the entire morning session to a discussion of the county gov- ernment bill, conmaering it section by section, amendments being offered to each. In the Senate this afternoon Assembly bill 21, providing for the disincorporaticn of cities of the sixth class, passed its sec- ond reading. Several other Assembly biils were on the special tile, but the re- port of the committee on revision of them was withheld to force them over so that the county government bill coula be taken up. The consideration of this bill consumed the greater part of the afternoon, a num- ber of amendments being adopted, among which was one by Stratton, compelling assessors to file a verified account, with vouchers attached, of all disbursements incurred in the making of maps for as- sessment purposes. Stratton claimed this should have haif of the amounts now ex- pended by the counties for such maps. Mahoney introduced a bill providing that corporations may become sureties on bonds. Wolfe introduced a resolution that the Committee on Finance be empowered and directed to thoroughly investigate the coyote-claims bill. An adjournment was taken before the resolution was voted upon. THE ENDEAVORERS’ CONVENTION. Satisfactory Rates Made With the Rail- road Companies—Growing Interest Among Eastern People. NEW YORK, ¥. Y., Feb. 8 ster of San Francisco, who is vice-presi- dent of tie committee in that cily having charge of the details of the internations the Assembly recouvened Guy | . 8. Web- | ““We came near having the convention two years ago,” he said, “but could not then make satisfactory railroad rates. ow we have fixed a round-trip rate that is the lowest that has ever been given. The couvention of 1897 goes to San Francisco a¢ the invitation of the State Union of California. “In San Francisco, as in other cities, many leading citizens were unacquainted with the Endeavor movement, but when it was explained to them they came for- ward with a ready response to raise $25,000 to care properly for the convention. “In the East I find among business men | a growing interest in the opporcunity to visit the Pacific Coast at'a cost so nominal | &8 $50 from Chicago to San Francisco and back, and one fare for the roecnd trip to | Chicago. This fare is open to everybody." Mr. Webster said the Eadeavorers | should take warm clothing, as in the month of July the mean temperature in | San Francisco is 60 degress and there is not a little fog. 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