The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, February 13, 1897, Page 3

o o A ———— ARttt e e <. | FRANCISCO CALL, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 1897 —ee e e e s e e S MUCH BUNCOMBE N THE ASSEMBLY Useless Campaign Thunder From the Lips of Fusionists. Opposition to the Request for a Ship to Send Food to India. Vain Words That Did Not Prevent the Passage of the Human: Resoluticn. SACRAMENTO, CAr, Feb. 12—The Democratic minority leaders in the As- sembly appear to have abandoned the work of legislation and to have devoted the whole of their time and attention to manufacture political buncombe to be used as campaign thunder two years hence. are wearing have confused their ideas of right and wrong and bave fused the good ard the bad into one proposition—+Is it Democratic with a capital D. The only kind of democracy they know is that which begins with a capital letter and carries the word ‘‘party” after 1t, and with a capital P, In pursuance of the narrow policy which has been carried on by their party ever since the beginning of the present session Shanahan and Emmons jumped stiff-legged upon a resolution asking the National Government to furnish a ship to transport to the starving coolies of India a shipload of corn, pro ing donated by charitable persons in tne East. Emnons of Bakersfield, the bestspeaker and one of the most adroit of the minor- rty, made a violent larangue against the solution. He told of thousands of poor people in San Francisco looking for work, and repeated the tattered and thread-bare saying that ‘charity should begin at home.” He had a big beart for the poor and did not think that it would be right ie Government to furnish a ship to this poor crust to the parched lips brown Hindoo while there were ople and starving people in Cali- carry of the anahan took up the cue. He kas a big voiee and strong lungs and used both to th est capacity. His speech breathed of Kenianism ana there strong odor of dynamite about it. id be good sense, he thought, to let Queen of Great Britain and Ireland Empress of India look after her own The distress in India was caused itish rule and Great Britain should care of the famine-stricken people. Atramp in the galiery applauded this eloquent outburst of wind which was to blow away all help from India, and which same breath was to fill the stom- achs of the starving poor in California. North of Alameds cheerfully informed the gentlemen that they did not know what they had been talking about. Nothing was a-ked of the people of California by the resolution. visions and clothing had been already donated by benevolent people and were to be iransported free of charge by the raii- rond companies to Port Costa. All that was wanted was for the Government of the United States to furnish a ship to gifis 1o the famine stricken socialism, the kind that sting conditions without ¥ a remedy or pointing outa way hange to a better state, vas voiced den of San Diego. Hé asked why was it that there were mulions of starving poor in the country when the soil of the offerin a United States could easily support more than five times its present population? Th ion he answered himself by t it was owing to the “Cursed distribution.’” as applause for the gentleman from National City, a place where it is to be hoped '‘the cursed system of distribu- has been supplanied by the blessed system with old man Dryden Limseif as the distributer. Everything was going on well with the high preests of buncombe until Leavit got the floor and proceeded to pour the molten lava of sarcasm down the backs of the Democrats and Populists who preceded him. He was surprised, he said, to hear “the gentleman from the jack: rabbit country and the man from the tall timbers of tue north’ talking about char- ity beginring at home when only yester- day they bad voted in ‘avor of a velo that wou'd throw 1000 people out of employ- ment, not onty in their own State, but in this city. Tuey talkea about what big hearts they nad for the poor,’”” he added. ““Their he s are so small that you would have to_use a microscope to find them.” Before the applause had subsided, Den- nery cuarged that the opposition to the resolution was only an effort or the part of some of the minority to make poliucal capital because the resolution emanated irom a Republican. The people of the United States were able to take care of their own poor, and never had been ob to ask the assistance of foreign countries. Thev were equa!ly able to help the poor of other countries. He was pleased to see, bie said, wnat San Francisco bad to go to Kern County to learn about its own busi- ness. California has never had occasion 10 go outside lor help in taking care of her pioyed. He was willing that the “tates should take care of the poor ail over the world. Muicrevy said knew ihat there Francisco walking the streets and crying for work and bread. “Letus beas mag- nanimous to them We are to the starv- ing poor of India,” he added. that the whole world Emmons and Shanahan found tneir hold | as leaders was not as firm as they thought when the vote of tie passage of the reso- lution was announced as 58 ayes and 6 noes. Leavitt started the liveliest scene of the day when Le¢ moved that the question of reconsidering the Governor's veto of the State Printing Office appropriation be made 1o special order for nex: Tuesday atll a. M. Bridgford, Toland and Shanahan were on their feet at once raising the point of -order that the subject-matter was not a subject for consideration. Speaker Coombs ruled the point of oraer not well taken, and Toland and Caminetti ppealed from the decision of the chair. The Speaker's ruling was sustained by a vote of 44 ayes to 31 noes, and the special order was mad Szl e ) IN ASSEMBLY AND SENATE. Farorable Keport Made on the Prize- Fight Biil SACRAMENTO, CAL., Feb. 12.—An un- favorable report was made to the As- sembly this morning on Assembly bill 1101, giving boards of heaith power to abale nuisances in cities and intended to abolish the West Oaklana marsh nuis- ance. Dennery’s prize-fight bill was favoratly The fusion spectacles which they | ons and cloth- | The pro- | had | were 10,000 men in San | Teported by the Committee on Public Morals, North of Yolo introducel a bill to make textbooks free in primary and grammar schools. Lin enberger introduced a resolution, which was passed, opposing the Sherman antiscalping bill, ¢ The bill to prevent the adulteration of honev, also three Senate bills to enable Los Angeles to utiliz: land given the city for park purposes, were passed. The Senate resolution on the shipment of food to relieve the famine sufferersin India was passed. Emmons, Dryden and | Shanahan_opposed the resoluiion, and Dennery, Burnett. North, Leavitt, Cutter and Speaker Coombs spoke in its favor. This aiternoon the Senate bill requiring that a rhysician be called to attend chil- Cren afilicted with sore eyes was passed. Senate resolution requesting the Gov- ernment to furnish a war vessel to carry food to India was adopted. Leavitt moved to recunsider the action on the Governor's veto of the printing offics bill. Poin's of order were raised and overruled. Leavitt then moved to make the matter a special order for Tues- day at 11 o'clock, which was carried, 45 1031 A recess was taken until 7:30 o’clock this evening. At the night session As- sembly bills 33 and 455 to 463, inclusive, were passed. All these bills were intro- duced at tbe instance of the code com- | mission. | Beveral bills wers read for the first time | and the Assembly adjourned. | _ In the Senate, Doty’s bill giving Prison | Directors the power to sell crushed rock at Folsom at 25 cents per ton was carried. Bert's amenament to make tue price 40 cents was lost. | A committee report in favor of paying | for the furniture bouzht this season was reccived without opposition. Treacy’s bill for a paid Fire Department at San Francisco was reconsidered, and | made a special orier for Tnesday morning. The following Assembly bills were passed this aflerncon without amend- 1ent: Establishing the boundary line be- | tween Yuba ana Butte counties; providing | for joining parties sevirally liable in the same complaint, where the cause of action | arises out of one contract. The Assembly | bill regulating the numbter of and salaries for temporary and permanent attaches of the Legislature was amended by one assistant sergeant-at-arms ting off two watchmen aud four porters | Assembiy bills increasing the protection | afforded” mining corporations, excluding | claims barred by the statute of limitations | from being voted in the election of an as- | sienee ininsolvent proceedings, and estab- | lisbing a closed season for fish and game, | were passed as amended. Dickinson’s resolution to hold | sessions was adopted. | Jones offered a resolution repudiating the petition circulated for the purpose of getting cheap rates for Christian Endeay- | orers, ueclaring that the names were se- | cured by misrepresentation. The resolu- | tion was adopted. | The Senate bi'l changing the laws incor- | porating municipal corporations was lost. | Witnington gave notice of reconsidera- tion. Senate bills parceling out public con- tracts among several bidders and increas- | ing the tax rate allowed cities of the sixth class to 100 cents on the$100, were passed. | Acjourned. night — . | BRAUNHART ' D HIS BILL. | Wit Withdraw the Two-and-a-Half- Cent | Cineh. | SBACRAMENTO, CaL, Feb. Sen- | ator Braunhart has become convinced that his 21;-cent carfare bill is in danger of | meeting the fate of his amendment to the county government act reducing the num- | ber of clerks in the County Clerk’s otlice. | In consequence Le will to-morrow if the third reading is taken up submican amend- ment providing that instead of 23 cents | tne fare charged between 6 and 8 A . and | 5 and 7 P. 3. shall be at the rate of eight for {25 cents. His conversion to this more | liberal concession to the street raiway | companies of San Francisco is partly due | to_aletter received ym Mayor Phelan. There will be a judicial invasion of the | Capitol building to-morrow, the object of { which wili be 1o promote legislation for the reliefof the State Supreme Court. | There is to be a joint session of the Judi- ciary committees of both bouses to discuss all measures periaining to the highest tri- | bunal of the State, and in order to get the best information relative to the matter the | following prominent jurists have been | eailearn askea toshed the light ot their | ing upon the situation: Chief Justice Wil- |liam H. Beatty, ex-Chief Justices Niles Searis and A. L. Rnodes. ex-Justices E. W. McKinstry_and Van R. Paterson and | Judge Robert Y. Hayne. Two of the most |important measures that will receive at- tention are those providing for the contin- uance of the Supreme Court Commission and for the establishmert of an Appellate Court, designed 10 be a court of last resort | in certain cases and a sort of legal buffer | for the Supreme Court in other: S gy CONSOLIDATED, NOT 70 BE Unfavorable Xeport to the Plan fo Unite Folsom and San Quentin. SACRAMENTO, CaL., Feb. 9.—The As- | sembly Committee on Prisons, Canavan {in the chair, met this evening, and de- | cided by a vote of 6 to 3 to report nnfavor- ably the bill consolidating San Quentin | and Folsom prisons, They agreed to re- port a substitute for Treacy’s resolution 10 appoint a non-partisan commitiee of ve from the Assembly Committee on Prisons and a similar committee from the Senate committee to selecta site for a new prison in some one of the following coun- | ties: Riverside, Fresno, San Diego, San Bernardino, Orange, Los Angeles, Ventura, Santa Barbara, San Luis Obispo, Tulare, Kings, Kern and Inyo, and to re- DOrt at the next session of the Legislature. An appropriation of $5000 is asked for to defray tiie expenses of the commiltee. | The object of the resolution is to close San Quentin Prison, divide the prisoners be- tween Folsom and the new prison, send- ing the younger and less hardened to the | latter, to which will be attached a farm of 2000 or 3000 acres, where by prison labor | may be raived ail the vegetables, meat, | milk, butter, eggs and fodder required for | the use ot both instivutions. - F4LSE PKEETENSES. Ruse by Which Legislators Were Induced to Sign a Petition to Congress. ‘ SACRAMENTO, Car., Feb. 12.—Assem- blyman Lindenberger int-oduced a reso- | lution this morning reciting that a few days ago petition was circulated among | the members of the Assembly for their | signatures purporting to be in't e interest of the Christian Endeavor Society to se- cure low rates of railway fare, but which, { on the contrary, proved to be an indorse- [ ment of the so-called Sherman anti- ;l.ckef brokerage bill. The resolution | charzes that such siznatures were ob- tained under a misundersianding, or mis- | representation, and that it is the sense of | the Assembly that the ri-hts of American citizens guaranteed under the constitu- tion would be seriously infringed upon by the passage of any act in Congress of the United States making it a crime pun- ishable by heavy fine and imyrisonment for any person other than the authorizsd agent of a railway or transportation com- | pany to sell or transfer a railroad ticket. The resoiution was adopteC with a rush. It was aimed particularly at Goodhue of San Mateo, who had circulated the peti- | tion among the members of the = As. | sembly. o e g Fatal shide o a Messenger. SACRAMENTO, CAL., Feb. 12.—Just as | the Senate adjourned this afternoon, George Bargers, a Senate messenger to the printing office, in attempting to slide down the banister in the south wing of the capitol, feil to the tiled floor below and was seriously injured. Senator Ped. ler, who is a physician, expressed the opinion that Burgers’ skull was fractured, and that he may not recover. The boy is 15 years old and lives in this city. MARCUS A HANNA 15 OHID'S HERD Great Ovation in the Re- publican League Convention. Foraker's Followers Also Shout for Bushnell on Lincoln Day. Factional Differences of Delegates Se- renely Selt'ed in Secret Caucus. ZANESVILLE, Onro, Feb, 12.—The Re- publican League convention was called to order by President Leach at 10:30 o’clock this morning. A motion that the copvention select committees of five each on rules and cre- d-niials created a contest immediately. A Foraker member moved that the commit- tees consist of one member from each Con- gressional district. After considerable ar- gument it was voted down and the original motion adopted. The chair then an- nounced the committees. A motion that a committee of seven be appointed on resolutions creatsd another tight. Editor Reynolds of the Zinesville Courier offered an amendment that the committee be composed of one representa- tive from each Congressional district. T.e amendment was adopted and the Foraker followers apvlauded. Confusion reigned for some minutes, but the formal part of the programme was finally com- pleted and the convention took a recess until 2 p. M. Whben the Congressional districts met in caucus to select the members of the resolutions commiltee there were numer- ous hot engagements between the Hanna and Bushnell supporters, in several ia- stances the differences almost resulting in blows. M. A. Hanna and James Boyle arrived et 12:29 o’clock. A number of leading anti-Hanna men bad a caucus soon after the recess was taken. It is reported on the street that it was suggested that the opposition refrain as gracefully as possible from placing any obstacles in the way of indorsement of Hanna by the convention. This met with opposition, an dit is re- vorted that the caucus broke up in con- fusion. Governor Bushnell, Charles L. Knrtz, Booker T. Washington and General H. A. Axline arrived at 1:12 o’clock, and the spirits of the anti-Hanna delegates have risen very perceptibly. The afternoon se: o'clock. Ninety-six sented with no contests. The committee on rules and order of business reported, making miscellaneous business the iast of the programme. The Committee on Reso- lutions was not ready to report, and anotner delay occurred. By unanimous consent the Fifteenth District delegates were excused for a cau- cus. This meant another factional fight over the election of the district delegates to the National League convention. ion began at 2:30 clubs were repre- The committee on resolutions finally re- | vorted, indorsing the National platform, extending sympathy to Cuba and con- gratulating the officers of the National and State leagues. Mr. Hanna's entrance at _this juncture was the signal for a great demonstration. All the Hanna element were on their feet n an instant cheering and calling his name. Piesident Leach came to the rescne and announced that Governor Bushnell was also present. This gave the Foraker peo- plea chance to shout. Governor Bush- nell was then introduced and addressed the convention briefly, not touching on any factional subject. Mr. Hanna was then introduced, and his appearance on the stage occasioned an unprecedented outburst of enthusiasm. His remarks were flowing and enthusi- astic for “the boys,” but without special significance. Hon. Booker T. Washing- ton, the colored orator, followed in a brief speech. Then came speeches by Congress- man McCleary and Senator Thurston. Afer Senator Thurston had finished speaking the convention immediately pro- ceeded to the election of officers, and to the surprise of the outsiders every man was elected by acclamation, the differ- ences having been settled in secrct caucus of the candidates, The Senatorial question was not touched upon by the convention. It i3 understood that an atiempt to introduce a re<olution indorsing Hanna was defeated in the com- mittee-room. —— GOVERNOR BUSHNELL PRESIDED, Mark Hanna Sat at His Eight Rand at a Banguet. ZANESVILLE, Onro, Feb. 12 —The an- nual Lincoin day banquet of the State League of Republican Clubs was held to- night in the dining hall of the Clarendon Hotel. It was 10:30 o’clock when the guests sat down. Governor Bushnell occupied the post of honor as toastmaster, and was flanked on the right by Hon. M. A. Hanna, Senator Thurston and Hon. 8. L. Everet t. On the left was President Leach of the State League, President Woodmansee of the National League, Major Dick, Con- gressman_McCleary, Van Voorhees and Mr. Northway. The menu occupied two hours, and at 12:30 o'ciock President Charies F. Leach arose and made a spir- ited address. He then introduced Governor Bushnell as the toastmaster, who in a few witty re- marks presenied Senator Thurston of Nebraska, who responded to the toast “Abraham Lincoln. Congressman James T. McCleary spoke to the sentiment, “Tne American Con- gress.’’ Then came the toast of the evening, “To the Chairman of the Natioual Com mirttee,”’ which was drank standing. Hon. M. A. Hanna arose, and in a brief speech thanked the members of the league for the hizh honor accorded him and compli- mented the work of the organization, Hon. William A. White of Emporia, Kans., spoke to the toast, “What's the Matter with Kansas?’ He ssia: 1 have been {nvited nere to tell you what is the matter with Kansas, and I have come nearly a thousaud miles, in the middle of the winter, 10 sav there is absolutely nothiug the matter with Kansas. For six or seven years, however, Kansas has been under the spell of demegogues. From 1890 to 1894 all parties vied with one another in putting tommy rot in their piatiorms. You gentlemen here in Ohio have doubtless no- ticed with consternation what fids, what fool- isms, what rank nouseuse, have passed cu rent for Republicanism at one time or another out in Kansas. When Jerry Simpson ran for Congress the first time the Republicans in his district stole his platform bodily and then ab- solved the Republican nomiuee from the duty of abiding by toe House caucus. The people couldu’t yote as they pleased. They had to choose the less violent of two lunatics, For years a crowd of fellows dominated the Republican party in Kansas whose motto wes “Molasses catches more flies than vinega As a result the State p.atform was more o fiytrap tnan a deciaration of Republican pri ciples. These gentlemen saw that Kansas was buiit ou the installment plan, to be paid for in smali monthly payments. They preached A bogus way out of debt, because they be- lieved that it was a sure way into office.” The political economists of the soft-soap school would stand proudly on a platform recom- nending moonshiné as a legal tender, in- dorsing astrology, declaring for biue-glass and the barefoot cure, pledging the party to vege- tarianism, and whooping it up for the free and unlimited coinage of flapdoodle. Think what Kansas escaped with these ghosi-dancers leading the couservative party for half a dozen years. The wonder is not that the State went for Bryan, but thatitdid not go for the Rev. Ira Hicks and George Francis Train. The people were so giad to get & chance to vote as they pleased. to see the slimy old barnacles scraped off the Republican ship, that they piled up a Republican vote which was defeated by a nar- row margin only by the triple slliance of &7 ed, anarchy and colic. In that great battle whose line is forming between patriotism and anarchy, Kansas may dedicate to her countrymen whose services | make them worthy to fight beside the patriots of Ohio—Americans as fearless as John Sher- man, as dauntle Foraker. as powerful as Mark Hanns. And one day Kanses may give the world a knight witnout fear and_without reproach, worthy 10 stend in the Nation's his- tory beside Willism McKinley of Ohio. Professor Booker T. Washinzton of iskogee, Ala, spoke eloquently on Solving the Negro Question in the Black Belt of the South.” President D. D. Woodmansee responded to the toast “The Nation’s Verdiot.”” Major C. F. Dick spoke on “The Work of the Last Campaign.”’ Senator Foraker, who was to have re- sponded to the toast “The Duty of the Republican Party,” was not present. To-night's banquet made more apparent than ever Mark Hanna’s hold on the working Republicans of Ohio. Every reference, however remote, was cheered to the echo. He sat at Governor Bushnell’s right during the banquet and they were apparently the best of friends. MARQUETTE CLUB BANQUET. Notable Gathering of Gorermors and a Notable Speech. CHICAGO, Irr., Feb. 12.—The memory of Abraham Lincoln was honored to-night by the Marquette Club at its banquet in the Auditorium Hotel. Over 00 guests sat down to the tables. The occasion was notable because of the presence of the Governors of Michigan, Rhode Istand, Towa, West Virginia and Indiana. Gov- ernor Tanner f Illinois was unable to be present and was represented by Licuten ant-Governor Northcote. Senator-elect | Mason was among the guests and received a cordial greeting. President DeWitt of the Marquette Club vresided. The toasts were: “Welcome to Ilinols,” Lieutenant-Governor Northcote; *Wel- come to Chicago,” Mayor George B. Swift; “Abraham Lincoln,” A. J. Beveridge of Indiana; “The Grand Old Party.”” Gov- | ernor Lippett of Rhode Isiand: “iowa— They Said She Was Doubtful,”” Governor F. M. Drake of Iowa; “The New Oid | Dominion,” Governor Aikinson of West Virginia; “IChe Farmer in Politics,” Gov- ernor Mount of Indiana; *“Republican Wisconsin,” Governor Schofield of Wis- consin; “Iltinois,” Wiliam E. Mason, | Senat funicipal Reform,” Gov- | | ernor Hazen 8. Pingree o Michigan. The | | speakers were accorded a Liearty welcome. | | In response to his toast Governor Pingree | | | sad: T assume that we all love to draw a prize in life. In our private capacity we 11 assu gur e, for a contruct with a city and get ¢ the price. Tais essumes that the pocket the price. Of course if the treet railway the rates of fare | ¢ high because if they do not | does notget off our hands The game i§ to show in our contract that we can pull millions out of the public, Theu we can get almost any amount of watered stock into the hands of a gullible public. Tis | of course is specuiation aud not business. It 18 a kind of alottery system. We condemn it in public and resori to it in private. Tom L. | Johnson, the streetcar mav, in his private | capacity’ confesses himseif & monopolist, but in his views for the public 00d he1s against | monopolists. Po:sibly Mr. Yerkes of Chicugo is 1n tuls way both private and public spirited. Standard oil has buiit & monopoly and & col- | lege here iu Chicago. Ibave heard that a monopoly has butit a | church. The Louisiana lottery paid big‘ our watered si0f eesily. bonuses to New Orieans and walked hand in band with charity, doing good with other people’s money. Itiscurious to observe that the law, the pulpit and tne rostrum are against the sale of a lottery ticker, but not against the sale of a block of watered stock. Speculation seems to have put on the mask of business in the United States. The apparent | rights of speculation have increased taxation, | but such rignts are more apparent than real. The excessive rates of fare and freight of transpor.ation caused by speculation are slowly draining the earnings of the country and are also SiOwly Crippling transportation itself, because excess reacts. We 'bestow & great deal on transportation | and aid speculation. Over in Michigan we have been talking some twenty years on equal | taxation for sll. Several Governors have rec- | ommended that railroad properiy be taxed | locally; but nothing has been done, aithough | the farmers have been paying nearly four | timesas much asthe trausportation men in | proportion to_values. Tne reason why noth- | ing has been done is that there have been rep- resentatives of speculative intorests in the | Legisiature. Speculation interferes with busi- | taking a large number of rakeoffs that | are not earned. Speculation is the great an- tagonist of the economic laws. Any money | taken by bonds that does ot represent money csted ia work is a fraud on business. culation is the foe of business. Capital derived from speculation is not economic capi- tal. The real business capital of the country | is that accumulated in the savings banks. Suvings deposits are the deposits of u multi- tude of producers. When the factory borrow. of the savings banks it borrows, as it were, of | its own empioyes. Thus the emplores draw | both wages and interest from the factory. 1t | the fectory borrows the capital of speculation it pays Do iuterest to its employes. ‘Ine great market of the United States is in | the vast number of people who consume the sroducts of the couniry. 1f consumption fails Du-iness fails. 1t earnings fail conanmption fails. en consumption fails credit fails. The capital taken vy speculation contracts | the use of & large part of the currency of the country. When T say that true cepital is the earnings of the country, I do not say anything new. I only repeat in new words what Lincoln said. What Lincoln said you can find in his first an- nual message. This ean be found in the Con- gressional Globe of 1861-1862. This is what he said: “Labor is super.or to and independ- entof capitai. Capital is only the first fruit o1 labor, and could never have existed if labor, had notfirst existed. Labor is the superior of capital and deserves much the higher cousid- eration.” I do not know of a better way to keep fresh the memory of the illustrious dead than ‘to quote the words that yointed to his work. If Lincoln’s words are sacred then work is sacred. Let us not live in the mere fame of the words and work of Lincolu. 1t is & nobler way to continue that work. Governor Hastings was expected to be present ana speak for Pennsylvania to the ioast, The Duties of Citizenship,” but on account of the destruction of the Pennsyi- vania State House he was compelled ~to send his regrets. F. A. Briggs of North Dakota responded to the toast, “The Great Northwest.” This was the quadrennial entertainment of Republican Governors of the United States. A year ago the club attained a National reputation by baving for its | guest of honor at the annual banquet Wil- liam McKinley, whose candicacy for President of the Republic was formally launched on that occasion. A memor- able speech was mad~ by the President- elect on Abraham Lincoln and the Re. publican party e LINCOLN'S BIKIHDAY IN GOTHAM Prominent Republicans Attend a Ban- quet at the Hotel Waldorf. NEW YORK, N. Y., Feb. 12.—Lincoln’s birthday was celebrated by the Republi- can Club at the Hotel Waldorf this even- ing. It was the eloventh year that the club has 5o honored the memory of the martyred President. Dinner was served in the ball- room, which was decorated with flags and flowers. There were about 400 people seated. Some of those present were : Ex-Governor Levi P. Morton, Mayor Strong, Supreme Court Justice Pardon C. Williams, Cor- nelius N. Bliss, William Brookfield, Colonel 8. V. R. Cruger, General C. H. T. Collis, E. A. McAlpin, General Anson G. McCook, District Attorney Wiliiam L. Ol- cott and Eii' u Root. President Merriam of the club presided. He introduced the chief speaker of the evening, President Melancthon Woo!lsey Striker of Hamilton College, who spoke at length. | ness or retaliation. | precedent was a proposition to reintro- | | partments of the State Government would | that if Governor Budd was really sincere | in his desire to show mismanagement in | | much in the same way as was proposed in | JORNSTON CUTS DOWN THE FORCE Proteges of Democrats the First to Lose Their Places. Caucus of Republican Legislators on the Financss of the State Printer. Some Fiery Retaliatory Measures Are Advocated, but Wiser Counsel Prevails. SACRAMENTO, CAL., Feb. 12.—One of the most exciting ana demonstrative caucuses ever held within the walls of the Capitol was that of the Republicans of both housesof the Legislature to consider the State Printing Office appropriation. Very few members were absent, and for nearly two hours the atmosphere was kept turgid with exhortation, denuncia- | tion and retaliation, pitched in the highest tones and wildest strains. Members of the Assembly led in the discussion and were the most pronounced in aggressiveness. Frice and Leavitt were the radicals, but the better judgment of the members of the upper house and the older members of the Assembly served to preserve the dignity of the Republican party by refusing to advocate or coun- tenance anything that savored of bitter- The most sensational departure from all | duce the bill appropriating $75,000 for the ate Printing Office, and on the refusal of the Governor to sizn 1t to shut down | the printing cffice and so compel the Legislature to adjourn sine die. Sucha course would mean that the various de- be left without any funds, as none of the appropriations have yet been passed and will not even be taken up until the last ten days of the session. This would in turn necessitate the calling of an extra | session, with all its attendant extra ex- pense to the State and inconvenience to the legislators. Though this was strongly advocated by | a few it was seriously considered by a | large majority. Correspondence was produced to show the State Printing Office he had the op- portunity to do so six months ago, but failed to avail Limself of it. There was also talk of general retalia- | tion against the Democrats who bad voted to sustain the Governor’s veto, the propo- sition being to defeat all the pet measures introduced and advocated by them, but this met with little favor also. Then it was suggested that two separate bills be introduced on behalf of the much vexed printing establishment; one to carry $35,000 to be devoted to the printing necessary for the present session of the Legislature, and the other for $40,000 in the nature of a deficiency fund to operate the printing ofhice to June 30, the end of tne fiscal year. his met with considerable approval, but before any definite action could ve | taken it was decided to postpone further | consideration of the whole matter until next Tuesday. There is no hesitation on the part of both Republicans and Democrats in say- ing that what began as a personal tiff be- tween Governor Budd and State Printer | Jonnston has now developed into a party | question. Many of the Democrats, even those who voled in the Assembly to sus- tain the Governor’s veto, admit that as a | question of right the Governor should not have vetoed the $75,000, as there is no question but that suc) a Sum is necessary 1o continue the establishment in proper working order till the end of the fiam; year. So generally is this acknowledzed that | the members of tue unholy alliance of | Democrats, fusionists and Populists in the Assembly are aiready tumbling over one another in the effort to give this sum to the State Printer, but so as to give them a chance to make two bites of the cherry, the Republican caucus to-day. State Printer Johnston, undesirous of keeping employes at work unless he is cer- tain they will receive compensation for their labor, has been gradually cutting down his force, and among those laid off have been a number recommended by Democratic legislators, To-aay Senator Seawell was informed by J. J.Livernash, who has held a very desirable end lucrative position in the State Printing Office, which was procured through the influence of the Senator from Mendocino, that he was dismissed, to- gether with another protege of Seawell. Senator Seawell was inclined to view this as a measure of retaliation on the part of the State Printer, and was highly indignant. Heis one of the directors of the Ukiah Insane Asylum, and with him are associated three other Democrats and but one Republican. “There is but one Democrat,” said the angry Senator this evening, “whoisdraw- ing a first-class salary at the Ukiah asylum, and Le is the steward. The suyer- intendent, medical superintendent, clerk of the medical superintendentand steward are the four leading offices of the institu- tion, and all are Republicans except the steward. The engineer and matron are also there by virtue of Republican in- fluence, and the attendants are pretty equally divided so far as politics are con- cerned. Since the present boara has had charge there has never been a removal made for political reasons. The manage- ment has always been clear of politics, and has been on lines looking to the best interests of the institution. All the ap- pointments are made by the medical superintendent and confirmed by the board. “I will say for him, however, that while he is a good Republican he is never moved by political reasons in making an appointment, and the board has drawn no political lines in confirming his nom- inations. The same policy is pursued at Napa and the various other asylums in the State under Democratic control. “I don’t know as a matter of fact whether the dismissal of those for whom I had_secured employment in the State Printipe Office was due to political cone siderations any more than that it isso rumored. But ev-rything seems to indi- cate that it is done for ihat reason. Cer- tainly I have not taken any offensive part in these matters. There seems to be a controversy between two State officers as to the management of an oflice. “I have always thought, so far as John- ston is concerned and the Governor is con- cerned, both are bonest and sincere, and the controversy is greatly to be deplored. 1f I really knew that the State Printer was dismissing his Democratic employes as a means of retaliation I would be in- clined to bave everv Repunlican turned out of the Ukiah Asylum. After having been before the courts and Legislature of _th.s State ior about twenty years, the Jordan claim will now in ail probability b allowed. It passed the Senate Finance Committee, the most crucial bouy, to-nieht 1y a vote of 6 103, and will, it is understood, go through the Senate without much opposition, It has | and the already passed the Assembly, it is said, stands ready to sign Goverior, the bill. SRRl i SCHOUL PLKOFPERTY. Extension of Leases From Twenty Years to Fifty Years Under Consideration. SACRAMENTO, CaL.,, Feb. 12—The San Francisco delegation held a meeting this forenoon and gave a hearing to School Director Waller and others of San Fran- cisco on matters connected with the lease of certain school property in that city. It was represented to the delegation that it was not possible to effect another lease of Lincoln 8chool property on favorable terms for a period so short as twenty years, capitalists not caring to erect sub- stantial and costly buildings to be appro- | vriated by the City on tha expiration of the lease. Assemblyman Pohlman called attention to the fact” that the lease of tie school property on_Post street, occupied by the Hammam Baths, would expire within a year and should also be looked after. It was decided that the delegation should recommend a constitutional amendment extending the time for which public land may be leased from twenty to fifty years. The matter of the teachers’ pension bill was next discussed and an agreement was reachea to take the good features of the Powers bill and of the Jones bill on that subject and weld them into one, which would embrace the good points of each. For this purpose a committee, consist- ing of Godirey, Power and Mulcrevy, with Pohlman as chairman, was appointed, with instractions to report at the next meeting. S s e 37 To Dredgs Alviso Slough. SACRAMENTO, CAL., Feb. 12.—Assem- blyman Arnerich bas prepared a bill which he will priate $25,000 for the improvement, dredg- ing, etc., of Alviso slough, Santa Clara County, so as to make the slouzh naviga- ble for freight and passencers from Alviso to San Franclsco Bay. Tue work is to be done on contract by the lowest responsi- ble bidder after proper advertising. Arnerich says that the improvement is one that is very much needed, and that has been asked for for many years in vain by the people of that part of the country. The people of Alviso and Milpitas will be verv grateful if the bill should pass, for it would give a strong and fresh impetus to business. 4 GRAND RAPID> BAMNQUET. Noted Cuban Makes the Principal Speech at a Great Gathering. GRAND RAPIDS, Micm., Feb. 12.—The | filth annual banquet of the Lincoln Club was held in Sweat’s Hotel this evening and was of more than local interest from | the fact that Gonzalez de Quesada, Charge d’Affaires of the Cuban Republic at Wash- ington, was present and made one of the principal addresses. Covers were laid for 1000. The toasts and responses were as follows: = ““Lincoln,” by Coneressman Newton M. Curtiss of New York; “The Power That Directs and Governs Legislation in the | National House of Representatives, and the Evils of Biennial Con:ressional Elec- tiors,” by J. E. Corliss of Detroit. This was along the line ot his resolution 1n the | House to amend the constitution for a four years’ Congressional term. American Navy—The Old and New,”’ Co! gressman George E. Foss of Iilinois; *Cubs, the Gem of the Antilles, Now Desolated by War,” Gonzalez de Quesada, charge d’affaires of the Cuban republic at Washington; ““Cuba Libre,’”’ Diaz Alber- tini, secretary of the Cuban republic lega- tion, Washington. = GOLDENDALE’S BOY BANDITS, Hold Up and Rob an Old Soldier and FPensioner. GOLDENDALE, Wasm, Feb. 12— Deputy Sheriff William C. Burgen went out yesterday to No. 6 to arrest four un- known boys, whose names have not been learned. They are cnarzed with being highwaymen. It appears that Tuesday afternoon four boys, ranging between the | ages of 12 and 16, met C. H. Wedgewood, an aged man and a soldier and pensioner. The place of meeting was upon the high- way. The would-be bad men drew a gun and ordered the oid_man to put his hands up, which he did. While he was obeying the command the lads riflea the otd sol- dier’s pockets and carried away all of his possessions, which was the sum of §1 50. | The general supposition is they thought they would catch the veteran in possession of a lately drawn pension. - Mrs. Murray Sues for Divores. SAN RAFAEL, Car., Feb. 12.—Divorce proceedings were filed in the Superior Court of Marin County to-day by Lewella B. Moore Murray against Archibald B. Murray Jr. The couple have been married two years, but have never lived together, and the ground of divorce is failure to provide. . | introduce to-morrow to appro- “The | | | | | | | SAN RAFAEL'S PLEA FOR LOWER FARES Wants Cheaper Transporta- tion To and From San Francisco. Two Bits for the Round Trip Is Thought to Be About the Ticket. Hundreds of Citizens Pledze Support to the Line That Accedes to Their Petition. SAN RAFAEL, Car, Feb. 12.—Ever since the Supreme Court decided the Marin County railroad case in favor of President A. W. Foster of the San Fran- cisco and North Pacific Railroad the peo- ple of San Rafael have put forth all their energies in an effort to induce the railroad | companies to reduce the fare for com- muters between the county seat of Marin and the metropolis. Petitions addressed to the board of directors of tne San Fran- cisco and North Pacific Railroad and the North Pacific Coast road have been signed by many hundred people. The petitions ask that the round trip fare between San Franciscc and San Rafael be reduced to 25 cents and commutation tickets between the same points be made §3. It is a fact, the petition alleges, that the growth of San Rafael has been slow as compared with other places similarly situated and with fewer natural advan- tages. This is due to the fact that the round trip fare to San Rafael is 50 cents as against 20 cents to Oakland, Berkeley and Alameda. The present rates are practically prohibitive except as to the few whose property interests compel them to travel over the lines. It is claimed that the reduction would enable San Rafael to compete with other suburban towns. The petition concludes thus: “We sincerely hope that both roads will make this concession. Should one grant it and the other refuse, then we hereby pledge our support to the line which accedes to our petition.” The committees, composed ot taxpayers and property-owners in San Rafael having the matter in charge, will hold a meeting shortly for the purpose of appointinga sub-committee to present the petitions to the railroads, and make a demand tiat they reduce the rates of transportation be- tween San Rafael and San Francisco. - Mill Valley School Case Dismissed. SAN RAFAEL, CaL, Feb. 12.—District Attorney E. B. Martinelli to-day caused the case against N. B. Countryman, ac- cused by C. E. Cline of Mill Valley with battery upon his nine-year-old son, to be dismissed. The case has attracted con- siderable attention on account of the prominence of the defendant, who is a member of the Marin County Board of Education and principal of the Mill Val- ley public school. Itis claimed that the charges were brought by Cline because of trouble that occurred between him and Countryman during the recent election. e e Mill Valley Landslide, MILL VALLEY, CaL, Feb. 12.—Another and larger landslide has occurred just below Millwood station, on the Mill Valley | branch of the North Pacific Coast Railroad. The side of a huge hill has caved in and the rock and debris fallen upon the county road. Men and teams are removing the obstruction to-day. Suicide of a Williams Blacksmith.} COLUSA, Can, Feb. 12—C. P. Worsley, a blacksmith living at Williams, committed suicide this evening by shoot- ing himself through the head with a revolver. Hedid not come home at his usual time to-day and no trace of him could be found around town, until one of his neighbors happened to go into a shed back of the deceased’s house and found his dead body seated in a buggy with a builet hole through his head. "No motive | bas as yet been advanced for the act. NEW “We're going ’em six bits better.” TO-DAY. “We’re going ’em six bits better.” UNTIL 10 0°CLOCK TO-NIGHT THOSE MUCH TALKED ABOUT $7 SUITS AT Regular $9, $10, $12 and $15 values. “The very cleverest of Suits in the new shades of Havana Brown, in Tricot Lawn. Those pretty suitings in neat overplaids, the very cleverest of blue and black Serge Cheviots, in single and double breasted sacks. Prettier garments never left the tailors’ bench.” All wool ; every thread guaranted. Every suit kept in repair one year free of charge. Come to-day sure. S.N. WOOD & CO. (COLUMBIAN WOOLEN MILLS), 541 Market Street. Beware of Our Imitator Be Sure and Look for the Name §. N. WOOD & (9.