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THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, TUESDAY, MARCH 9, 1897. of any military representaiive of the| powers senior in rank to Colonel Vassos | for restoring order in the island if the powers are willing ultimately to leave the | decision as to the fate of Crete in the hanas of the people. | Lord Salisbury went this afternoon to | Windsor Castle, where he conferred for some time with the Queen. The subject of the conference has not been made pub- lic, but it is supposed it had some bearing on the Cretan question. According to announcements previously made, the Queen is to start for the Riviera on Wednesday, and the Prime Minister would undoubtedly have visited: her Majesty under any circumstances prior to berdeparture. It is announced here this evening that the French, German and Russian Ministers have approved the car- rying out of the threat contained in the identical note of the powers to blockade the coasts of Greece in the event of her re- fusing toaccede to the demand that she withdraw her troops irom Crete and her fleet from Cretan waters. Their reason is that although the reply of Greece gives some hope of a compromise, it does not comply with the demand made by the powers. The Times to-morrow will publish a dis- patch from C a saying that a torpedo- boat which h rived in Suda Bay from Selino - reports that the negotiations of | Sir Alfred Biliotti with the insurgents at Selino in mans have various warships which accompanied Sir | h inland. | b espondent of the Chron- | icle telegra; at much anxiey is felt| there lest Great Brituin refuse to join in coercing Greece. As yet Austria, Ger-| many and Russiz are the only three of the | six great powers tnat have assented 1o the | proposals made by the foreien admirals | in Cretan waters, which imply a severe f of the besieged Mussul- | ted, Tne 500 men from the | Vienna co: blockade of the coasts of Greece. The cor- | ent adds that the els of the | Greelk fleet which e in Voli harbor are | kept under stri eillance. | PARIS, F rch 8 —In the Cham- | ber of Depu offering of interpellations npon the subject of the reply of Greee to the nitimatum of the powers be postponed, as the reply had been received. Ex-Minister Go- quested the Governmen: to consult the Chamber before taking any active steps in regard to Greece. Prime Min Meline and M. Hanr- taux both declar=d that it was impossible | to speak on the subject before Greece’s ply and her intentions were officially known, but they added there would be no military operations by France without the assent of the Chamber. M. Milleraud, & socialist member, askea that to-morrow | be fixed for debating the question. Prime Minister Meline refused to fix the date and he was supported by the Cham- ber by a vote of 325 to 19 ter M. Jaures, socialist, aid he would re- new the interpellation on the subject | daily. ! BERLIN, GerxMaxy, March 8, even- | ing.—The reply of Greece to the identical | notes of the powers has been received here, | and, as was expected, is unsatisfactory. In consequence Germany and Russia have | siznified their approval of an tmmediate | blockade of the Greek coast. Itary, March 8—It is semi- nounced that owing to the ad- of Greece to the demands of powers the latter will at once with- from Athens. SwWITZERLAND, March 8.—The | of the Interpational Peace | League will send an address to the powers | of Greece and Turkey through the re-| spective diplomats proposinz to solve the | crisis by a prebiscite of the Cretans. e GREER CONSUL BANISHED, the draw their M inister: BERNF com Foreign Admirals Ewun Things as 1hey lease at Crete. CANEA, Crers, March 8.—Admiral Canerve, commander of the Italian fleet here, has notified M. Baraklis, the Greek Vice-Consul, that he must leave the island. M. Barakiis was recently instructed by King George to go to Seline to intervene | insurgents there in behalf of | zed Mussuimans of Kandamos. | Vice-Consul insistea upon going in | ship Hydra, but this the | eign admirals wouald not permit. They | offered to place a Russian torpedo boat at | his service, but’ M. Baraklis declined to accept the offer. Itis supposed that his | banishment is due to this refusal. The foreign edmirals have telegraphed to their respective Governments that they | will immediately dispatch 600 men to maintain order in the various towns. It is reported from a Turkish source that the Mussulmans at Kandamos and in the province of Selino have started for Palikora, where they will be out of danger. | It is expected that they will arrive at Palikora this evening. The steamers will will be dispatched to fetch their belong- ings. e MUST PAY THEIR OWN FAX. Greece Cannot Girs Transportation fo Eeturning Warriors. NEW YORK, N. Y., March 8 — Mr. Botassi, the Greek Consul-General, has received over 5000 telegrams and 1000 let- ters from Greeks all over the country offering to go to Greece and fizht. The Consul-General said to-dzy that most of the writers coupled their desire fo go home with the condition that their pas- saze be paid. He had received notice from his Government this morning that .ail Greeks who wished 10 go home to ficht will bave to pay their own passage, as the | Government has made uo provision for | such expenditure | S Fired Upon the Rudra. NEW YORK, N. Y., March 9.—A spectal cable dispatcb to the Herald from Con- stantinople, says: According to a tele- graphic communication received here from Crete Sunday evening, a rumor is current there that the German ironclad Kaiserin Augusta, after having fired a biank shot as a signal to the Greek iron- clad Hydra to discontinue her course, re- ceived a full broadside from the Hydra. Sunday was the last day of the Greek carnival. A number of hostile demon- strations were indulged in by the Greek population bere, who paraded the town wearing the Greek National costume. Read the greatexpose in THE CALL to-morrow, *“The Hypoa crite Unmasked.”’ S MISS THORNTON IMJURED. The Doughter of the Well-Known San Francisco Attorney Falls From a Bi- cycle and Is in a Critical Condition. NEW YORK, N. Y., March 8.—A cable ‘dispatch from Paris says: Miss Heien Thornton, daughter of Crittenden Thorn- ton, a lawyer of San Francisco, and pros- pective heiress to a-few miilions, fell from her bicycle in the Bois de Boulogne Sunday afternoon and_broke her right leg in two places. Miss Thornton’s condition was so low from the shock Sunday night that the operatlion of setting was not performed until yesterday afterncon. Last nighther | the rates, without condition was alarming, EXCESSES N THE EPPROPRIATIONS Cannon Compares the Acts of the Last Two Con- gresses. Sayers of Texas Also Makes Some Rather Pointed Comments. Enormous Sums Set Aside for Pub ic Woerks That Are Declared Useless. WASHINGTON, D. €., March 8.—The Congressional Record to-morrow will con- tain a statement made by the Chairman of the House Committee on Appropriations, Joseph Camnon of Illinois, relative to the appropriations made by the Fifty-fourth Congress. Cannon says in part as follows: The total appropriations of the tw of this Congress aggregate $1,043 4. The appropriations of the Fifty-third Congress, Wwhich was Democratic in both branches, with a Democratic Executive, amounted, according he official tables, to $989,239,205 69. To this sum, however, should be adacd $4,400,000 on acoount of interest and sinking fund charges for bonds issued by the Democratic adminis- tration which were not incinded in the esti- | mates of permunent appropriations submitted to Congress and stated in the tables, which brings the sum total of appropriations for all bj he Fifiy-third Congress up to 69 oi $49.797,812 84 less than tue appropriations, including the deficiencies, made by the present Congress. In explanation of this apparent excess of appropriations by the Fitty-fourth Congress over those of the Fifty-third Congress, it should be stated that the Fifty-third Congress made increnses on account of fortifications in the sum of $2,563,460; on account of river and harbor works, including contracts therefor, in the sum of § 06 ; on account of the con- struction of the public buildings, noneof which were authorized by the Fifty-fourth Congress, in the sum of $2,432,500; for the postal ser- vice, in the sum of $11,454,305: for naval es- tablishment, in the sum ot $8,947,232; on ac- count of permanent apprapriat mainly. to meet the interest and sinking-fund charges for the bonds issued by the administration just leaving power, $24,983,744, or a total of $62,- 39, Cannon admits that appropriations ex- ceeded the estimated demands of the public service, bat this results, he says, from conditions growing out of the rules of the House, the so-called courtesy of the | Senate and the excessive estimates sub- mitted to Congress. The record shows that in no instance during many years past have the approprialions made by Congress measured up to the full amounts recommended and asked for by the ad- mintstration. Cannon condemns the practice of the Senate in_recent years in amending appropriation bills, notably the general deficiency, bill by incorporating provisions to pay claims of every kind and character outstanuing against the Government—claims that have no status in many cases other than perfunctory re- ports from committees, mere findings of the Court of Cluims and recommendatiops and requests from officials of the Gover ment. The remedy for this evil, he says, isY the establishment of a division of the National jurisdiction, whither these claims may be sent for full and intelligent consideration. He joins Dockery in con- demning the present arrangement of di- viding the appropriation bills among a | number of committees. Sayers of Texas, another member of the Committee on Appropriations, will also make public, under a leave to print, his views respecting the appropriations for the Fifty-fourth Congress, He says: I believe in the continuing contract system s applied to the river and harbor improve- ments and other necessary works, but not to tent which 1t has been entered upon by ongress. Inthe river and harbor act passed at the lust session under suspension of the opportunity of dis- cussion or amendment, thiriy-seven works were authorized to be piaced under contracts invoiving & total expenditure of $59,616, 403 9 After critical exam! tion ot these contract authorizations b; e Committee on Aj-propriations et this session it was devel- oped that one of these works authorized to be prosecuted under contract for $1.000,000 was %0 abso.utely destitute of merit that the War Department had reiused 1o take any steps whatever looking toward the prosecution of the work. In another case authority was given to enter into contract for an important work om the Atlantic cosst to the extent of more than $4.500.000, for whose prosecution a proposal nas been made ena accepted, involving less than one-naii that sum. As to three other important works, the estimated cost of which authority to enter into contracts for tbelrcom- pletion were based upon erroneous and insuffi- cient estimates by about 33 per cent in each case. These illusirations prove that the pracs tice of authorizing contracts for public w should not only be carefully considere: light of the condition of the tressury but only after the fullest investigation as to the resl merits of and the necessity for the appro- priations contemviated, and only after the most caref prepered and absolutely ac- curate estimates of probabie cost. One of the causes for the enormous growth in appropriations of late years has been the increase of our navy. Since that work was in. augurated in 1883 seventy-seven ships of all cinsses have been constructed or authorized 10 be construcied at a cost of more than $130,- 000.000. Already the number of ships autnor- ized would require twice the number of au- thorized officers and men to keep them all in commission. The cost of their daily mainte- nance alone is a severe draft upon our dimin- ished revenaes. Some of the most imposing of these ships are already classed by naval ex- perts a8 obsolete. The appropriation made for the support of the Federal Government has grown to such startling proportions within the last dozen yearsasto render it well nigh impossible to devise meaus of raising reve- nues wherewith to meet the expenditures. If the new administration carries out its pledges by giviug to the country a protective tariff it will utterly feil to produce the means of mect- ing expenditures if it has to be maintained upon the existing high plane, uniess perad- venture the protective tariff may be supple- mented with a tax on coffee and tea and per- haps other taxes oi an equally onerous nature, SEAKTORS HUAL DEFINCE AT BLACKMAILERS | Continued from First Page.| questions propounded to them by said com- mittee, through its counsel. Morehouse moved the adoption of the resolution and was seconded by Franck. Seawell ovposed the adoption of the resolution by making a specious ples for baving the whole matter dropped. He said: “‘As you will observe I signed the report of the commitiee in which it stated that these witnesses refuséd to answer certain questions, which were material to the issue. The cbair will remember that when this matter first came before the Senate Istated thatif this matter was to be investizated I was of the impression ‘thn it should be investigated by some other authority tnan the Senate, I have | been a member of Legislatures for many years, and year after year such proceed- ings as these have marked the closing days of both branches of -the Legislature. In my opinion, after we have pursued this inquiry to a conciusion, and after we have spent more than a week on it, it will be found that we end where we commenced. I know and am satisfied that such an in- vestigation would prove useless, and that there is no substantial basis for the article. Iam in favor of leaving the whole matter to be investigated by the Grand Jury.” Senator Morehouse made the most bril- liant, eloquent and impressive speech of the session, in advocating the resolution. His burning words made members aid spectators alike forget decorum aud dig- nity, and he was frequently made to pause by the plaudits that his impas- sioned language called forth. He spoke as foilows: “I don’t want to deliver any fiery philippic. I do not want to rake any long speech. Isimply call the attention of the Senate to this fact—that we are not under- taking to prosecute any newspaper; we have got no charges against any paper whatever. But a paper has brought charges against the Senste, and when we bring the persons before an investigat- ing committee supposing them to have knowledge of the facts they allege, they sit back and say: ‘We decline to answer; we charged you with being bribe-takers; we said in unmistakable language, beyond a shadow of doubt /that members were bribed, but we decline to answer.’ “If that be true these men had the facts in their possession when the article was written. If they intend to be fair they would come before this investigation com= | mittee and say: ‘Gentlemen, here are the facts on which we wrote this article.” I | leave it to any fair-minded man if tuere is any other course to pursue. ‘Upon the pitiful plea that in so doing | he would be betraying the confidence re- | posed in him as a reporter—one of the Examiner staff refuses to give such infor- mation—though he forgets the honor that every man ought to possess, the dignity that belongs to every respectable man, and which should reguire that before he shall charge and detame and blacken other men he should have a fact on which | to base his articte. 1 “I submit that this charge is against | | the whole Senate; that the entire State is | | asking us whether we are bribe-takersand | political scoundrels, or whether we are honest men. And 1 do say tnat we onght to invite these honest men, the renorters, who have learned in confidence and have in their bosoms all this knowledge, here | that they may unbosom themselves. Look for a moment at the manhood and hon- esty of the penny-a-liner of a public news- paper, who will charge the members of the Legislature with bribery and then hide himself behind tbe excuse that he owes something to Mr. Hearst. 1 see no other course but to asxk and demand at the hands of this Senate an investigation as to my personal conduct. I know that I am innocent, but I want the world to know that 1 am honest. When they make such charges against me I know their statements are malignant falsehoods. But Ido not believe itis right to have it go out that the Senators of the thirty-second session of the Legislature are a pack of infamous scoundrels, who accepted bribes of $350 and $500. “Doyouintend to rest under that sus- picion? Are you afraid of a public news- paper because it can Indite and spread all over the State lines of infamy and siander | azainst you? Not atali. Let mesay that | Lonesty will fear nothing, that innocence can never be frightened, and that the truth, if we investigate it, will rise to the surface. It has been suggested that we | refer the matter to the Grand Jury. We are agrand jury. We represent one-third of one of the great departments of the gov- ernment of this State. We have the power | to punish these witnesses for their con- {duct. They have sat before us and told us, ‘We have the facts you want; we had evidence in the shape of documents; we destroyed the documents and we decline to give you the information that wasin those documents.” and can say to this journal, *Your threats | pass by me like the idle wind.’ This I do know: [ do stand charged by this journal. There is an inference. They have not said that Morenouse took $350. 1 wish they would say it. “The next day they hinted in the edi- torial columns that perhaps Morehouse was not guiity. Iask you in defense of your personal houor to pass the resolu- tion; Iask these men to purge them- selves of contempt. Is it wrong to ask these men, ‘If you have any telegrams | that any Senator sent or received in refer- ence to these bribery charges tell us about | them; if you know anything about me tell it to the committee?' It would be to the honor of the San Franci:co Examiner | to expose any man who has been guilty of taking or paying bribes. If they can 30 expose me iet them do so. Then let the committee turn me- over to the Grand Jury to convict me as I ought to be, “All that we have done is to invite his majesty to tell us what he knows about the charges that he caused to be published | about; the 120 members of this Legisiature. But instead of doing this he takes his pen | in his hand and writes ‘Scoundrel’ across the forebead of this Senate. Why should we fear Andrew M. Lawrence? Why fear this hired scribbler of the press? 1ls he superior to a State Benator? You may fear him, but thank God, I1do not. Neitheram I afraid of the Examiner or any other journal, because 1 have done nothing wrong; because in my heart is truth and rightana justice and manhood ; and when- ever there is truth and right and justice and manhood in & man he fears nothing save God. [Applause.] *“Why, these gentlemen came before the committee represented by three of the ablest lawyers in the State. Think of wit- nesses begging counsel. Then when they were asked to answer certain questions to aid the committee they refused likea criminal to d0so. Now these righteous gentlemen—these polygod-like, excellent gentlemen of the press—come here and charge us with being bribe-takers, and when we ask them, ‘Where is your evi- dence, Mr. Lawrence?' he says, ‘I decline to answer? **‘Where is your evidenc we asked Mr. Levings, and he says, ‘I decline to an- swer. I would have to betray the trust and confidence placed in me by my em- ployer'— “An employer who wields this great engine of power to betray the manhood and womanhood of the State; who sends his flith and nastiness, gathered from the sewers, throughout the State to the evil of every man and womaa in the commonwealth. “They will abuse the confidence of their employer. They did notabuse the personal honor of any one when they at- tacked the members of this Senate. The silence of our voices now writes ‘Scoun- drel’ on the forehead of every Senator. Then will any Benator staud here and in obedience to a great newspaper say: ‘Let us tarn it over toa Grand-Jury; wehave not the time to defend our honor—the “Thank God I stand to-aay like Brutus, | % {'let them so state in their paper.” Legislature is too short. These things are always a flash in the pan’? *“Let us bring these gentlemen up be- fore the bar of justice and let them an- swer, and see if we will not go through with this matter. What have they fed upon that they are superior to us? Did God Almighty endow ‘them Wwith. some peculiar trait or eanctity that they may hold themseives up on some high pedestal and that we must submit to them and worship them? You may do it if you want, but as for me, I shall not doit. And if they refuse to purge themselves of con- templ, you must punish them as you wouid any other man who would dare to assail your pezsonal honor.' Senator Smith was of the opinion that nothing further should be done, as in his opinion the Examiner had virtually aban- doned the case, in which it had presumed to assume the position of prosecutor. te spoke as follows: : “It appears to me that there is a differ- ent view to take of this matter. In the courts of this country if the prosecuting witness abandons his case ke virtually ad- mits he has not proof of the truth of his accusation. In this case the prosecutor— the paper that published this charge—has virtually abandoned the prosecution. It has dectined in every way, shape and | manner to prosecute the case and has ad- mitted that it has no evidence for the charge, Why should we waste our time in investigating when the parties who made the charge bave admitted most em- phatically that there was no foundation for it? “In a court it would not take five min- utes for the Judge to dismiss the case un- der similar circumstances. I think that the Senate has completely absolved itself from any charge of corruption and will | stand guiltless before the people of the State if it abandons thisentire propos; at this'time.” Senator Simpson showed a firm and courageous disposition to have the matter carried to a consistent conclusion. He spoke as follows: . “I differ from the Senator from Kern. The Senators upon this floor are the al- leged criminals in this case. 1f the prose- cation is abandoned at this time, here would be a declaration upon the part of the criminals themselves that the case bad no foundation upon which to stand. I will say here that if that paper will come out and state unqualifiedly that it had no foundation for these charges, T would then say that there was evidence that these members were not guilty. But when it devolves upon these members to declare to themselves that they are not guilty, I stand with theSenator from | Santa Clara, and believe that the dignity of this body should be preserved by the adoption of this resolution.” Senator Seawell coincided with Senator Smith that the Senate, in view of the atti- tude of the Examiner, was completely ex- onerated frowa the charges made by that paper. “The attitude of this paper,” he said, “‘is as direct and potential as any answer that witnesses can make. I stand before you as having voted for the bill, but I feel that Iam not the least bit soiled or that any dir: is upon my garments. Why then vlace these men in contempt? Their direct positive answer could add nothing to change the status of the case.”” Senator Pedlar favored the resolution. «If the witnesses fail to answer in the Sen- ate,’” he said, “'it would be only prover to exhaust every means at hand to compel them to do so.” Senator Stratton created a mild sensa- tion by msking one of the strongest speeches agninstithe adoption of the resc- lution. His course was and is a mystery to his colleagues in view of the fact that he voted for Assembly bill 273. He had the hardihood to assert that the investiga- tion was not ordered for the purpose of clearing the Senate of the charges made against its members, but to ‘‘humiliate the Examiner.” Senator Witbington raised his voice against the resolution, on the ground that nothing that appeared in the Examiner was worthy of consideration and that journal had in its editorial columns ad- mittel that its charge was unfounded. Simpson, interrupting, remarked, ‘Then Withington continued as follows: *‘This body should be above such criticism. We bave here the menial and not the man. 1f we had Hearst here it would be some- what of a different case. The man in charge of the Examiner now is one of the least of his subordinates.” Senator Morehouss took issue with the last speaker. He said: “I believe that the gentleman from San Diego holds a license to practice law, and that in a court of justice if a material wit~ ness refused to answer, of course the learned counsel would give up his case. He would not want anythinz farther. Let them say, ‘We have no evidence at all.’ We are not seeking to prosecute the Ex- aminer. The time fo prosecute the Ex- aminer is when we have proved it has no basis for its charges. “Four years ago its conduct in a similar case was vastly different. Members of its staff could hardly travel fast enough to get before the committee. They were actually tumbling over one another to get their evidence before the committee. They aid not then say that to give such infor- mation as they possessed would be a vio- lation of confidence, and they did not hide beliind the telegraph companies. But we will bring in Mr. Jaynes, and if he has any teiegrams that incriminate any man here we will ask Mr. Jaynes to answer, and if be refuses we will punish him ac- cordingly. I ask that this resolution be adopted.”. The roll was called on the resolution, | and it passed, as already stated, by a vote of 22to11. Its adoption was greeted with hearty hand-clapping and shouts. During the noon recess the subpenas were served on the three men, and it was decided to have the trial at3:30 ». . On the reconvening of the Senate, however, Sena- tor Dickinson announced that owing to the absence of George A. Knight, one of the attorneys for the recalcitrants, and on the request of the parties interested, the matter would be deferred until the even- ing session. Samehow or other the news of the im- pending ordeal for the attaches of the fake journal spread throughout the city, and at 7 o’clock there was a fair attend- ance, and half an hour later, thongh the session did nol begin until 8 o’clock, every seat on the floor and in the gallery was occupied, ladies being present in large numbers, decked outin all the finery of a gala night at the theater. At 8 o’clock even standing room was at a pre- mium. A few minutes after the session was calied to order Senator Seawell became the target for inquisitive eves when he arose and announced that he had a tele- gram which he wanted to have read by the secretary. It was quickly placed in toe hands of Mr. Brandon, who scanned it amid a hush thatshowed there was a premonition of what was comine. With fine dramatic effect, in bis clear, pene- tratng voice, Secretary Brandon read as follows: “‘Senators Dickinson, Seawell and Aram Have been detained here on business all day. Can you continue hearing until to- morrow morning? George A. Knight.” Senator Seawell explained that he and Aram had been unable to find Dickinson, and consicered it best to refer the matter to the Sen: and let it do with it as it thought best. He added that the parties in interest were prepared to o ahead, but as Kpight had been selected to make the presentation of the case before the Senate, they preferred to have a contimuance of the matter until to-morrow. Senator Dickinson, after apologizing for participating in the debate at all, owing to the fact of being chairman of the com- mittee, yet thought it proper to state that on Friday last a continuance was granted until Monday with the understanding that the matter should proceed this after- noon. He concluded as follows: “I would not have stated this if another member of the committee had not partici- pated in the matter. Ihave nothing more to say.” Senator Mahoney moved that the matter ve continued until 11 o'clock to-morrow morning. Senator Morehouse objected to any further postponement on the ground that George A. Knight and Andrew J. Clunie were present, and they were as as able at- torneys as there were in the State. He caused a ripple of laughter by referring to the latter gentleman as “my belligerent little friend, Mr. Clunie.” Wolfe favored the motion to postpone, while Simpson took strong ground against it. Among other things he said: “My convictions are that this is just what they want to do—to carry on the proceedings of this investigation beyond the line of the Legislature, in the hope that it will then be dropped.’* The motion to postpone was carried by avote of 19 to 16, the much wrought up and disappointed audience quietly filtered out, and ordinary husiness was resumed. il el ASSEMBLY INVESTIGATION Counsel for the Western Unlon Argues Agalnst Obsying the Dragnet Subpena. SBACRAMENTO, Car., March 8.—The Assembly investigating committee went through & very dull day. One Assembly- man afteranother was called up and was asked a set of the most comprehensive questions by Valentine, as' to whether they had been approached by any one, member or outsider, and solicited for his vote or influence for or against the bill: hetner they knew of any member hav- ng been so approached or bribed, or whether they had ever heard of any such things. They all replied in the negative. Senator Morehouse appeared before the committee and testified that he had not heard even the rumor of bribery in con- nection with the name of any member of the Assembly or the Senate. On being asked whether he - had received any tele- grams in relation to Caminetti’s bill, 273, he replied that he had received a cis- patch from W. F. Herrin after the roll bad been called in the Senate on the bill, and after the bill had been passed. He had not the dispatch with him, but would go and get it. He added that Senator Langford had requested him as a special favor to vote fur the bill. S In the afternoon Superintendent Jaynes of the Western Unién Telegraph Com- pany appeared before the Assembly com- mittee with bis attorney, R. B. Carpenter, 10 oppose the subpena duces tecum re- quiring him to produce before the com- mittee all telegrams sent or received by each one of the fifty-one members of the Assersbly who voted for the passage of Caminetii’s bill. At the beginning of Judge Carpenter’s argument Senator Morehouse handed to the committeea dis- patch reading as follows: 8N FRANcisco, Feb. 23, 1897. To Hon. H. V. Morehouse, Sacramento: Piease let up in your opposition to Assembly bill 273. Will explain when I see you. WILLIAXM F. HERRIN. * Judge Carpenter argu:d that the sub- pena was not binding. The subject mat- ter of the dispatehes must be given, other- wise his client could not be compelled to answer. The subject matter should be particularized. Assemblyman Valentine argued that the proceedings|in the Supreme Court were based upon a proceeding in the lower court, but that in an investigation by a legisiative committee the law allowed more latitude. In the case of D. O. Mc- Caitby the rule was laid down that the Legisiature had greater powers than the courts. He thought that the committee had power to issue‘the subpena for all telegrams relating to Assembly bill 273. Clunie said that there was a later de- cision by District Court Judge Morrow, in which he said that the description given 1 the subpena was sufficient. That case was to be found in the sixty-third Federal reporis. Chairman Belshaw read the evidence of Alvinza Heyward and Senator Voorheis, giving their consent to the production of all telegrams sent by or received by them in relation to Assembly bill 27: ““The case of ex parie Jaynes is not over- raled by the District Judge of the United States,” said Judge Carpenter. “I sug- gest that as to the law governing thiscom- mittee and as to the proposition that this Legislature is above the law and the courts there is no authority for sucha statement and 1 utterly scout it. The law that protects the humblest citizen guides the highest official. This dragnet subpena is of no avail and of no force. There is no allegation in any of those telegrams that any member of either house was bribed. This dragnet through the telegraph office 10 rake up and bring up all the telegrams of the company in the hove of finding that there has been some offense againstthe law is not a valid subpena and my client cannot be compelled to produce those telegrams and that is just what they say in the seventietn California reports. You must ask for the telegram which tends to prove a crime -and what that telegram specities. 1t is simply an effort to fina some testimony that you absolutely know nothing about.”” The committee adjourned until to-mor- row morning at 9 o’clock, oo 1N SENAT& AND ASSEMBLY. Defeat of the Amendment to Provide for Woman Suffrage. SACRAMENTO, Car., March 8.— In the Senate this morning Bert’s bill increasing the salaries of the San Francisco Fire De- partment was passed. In the Senate this afternoon Assembly bills regulating the mode of operating mines where blasting is being done, re- quiring_the incoming shift of miners to be notified of the conditions of the mine in rezard to blaste, and providing for rights of way over properties to mining claims, were lost. Ennis’ bill relating to duties of Boards of Bupervisors in regard to roads was passed as emended. The Senate prescribing the ‘duties of the Attorney-Gereral and the Insur- ance Commissioner regarding the ad- mission of insurance companies to do business in this State was lost, as was also th's motion to reconsider. ‘ne bill providing for the assessment of shares in banking corporaiions was re- fused passaze. ‘When the Senate convened to-night the chamber was crowded with spectators. Two telegrams from George A. Knight— one to Senator Stratton and one to the Senate Investigation Committee—were read. The telezrams stated that Knight had been detained on business in Ban Francisco, and could not be present to- night, and urged that the proceedings in the Examiner contempt case be postponed until to-morrow. Seawell made & motion to this effect. Morehouse and Simpson opposed it, but the motion carried by a vote of 19 to 16, and the matter was postponed until 11 o’clock to-morrow. The foliowing Senate bills were passed : By Morehouse, amending section 1413 of the code of civil procedure, relative to the appointment of specal administra- tors; by Pedlar, providing what may be provided for in' by-laws, etc., of corpora- tions other than for profit; by Linder, providing for the issnance of bonds by by reclamation districts. Soon after 9 the Benate adjourned. The general appropriation bill was passed by the Assembiy this morning* Governor Budd signed the act increasiug the salar- ies of Chief Crowley and oiher officials of the Police Department. The Assembly this afternoon passed finally the following Senate bills: By Ar- ams, amending section of code of civil pro- cedure relative to privileged communi- catons; by Hollowsy, regulating tne width of tires on vehicles used on roads and highways; providing for the purchase of a portrait of ex-Governor H. H. Mark- ;lam and making an appropriation there- or.. Stratton’s bill regarding executions on judgments was refused a third reading. The greater part of the afternoon con- sumed the first and second reading of bills on the urgency file. 5 The Assembly spent the evening con- sidering constitutional amendments. ‘The following were adopted: Relative to rev- enue and taxation; providing thata new Grand Jury need not be calied unless a new jury is found to be required by a Judge of the Superior Court. Dryden’s amendment relative to meth- ods of making amendment to the consti- tution was lost, as was Waymire’s provid- ing for woman suffrage. The vote on the latter was 43 ayes, 27 noes. After the roll nearly an hour was spéut in speeches in explanation of votes. i FERAGE. to Entitle 4GAINS of Defeat the Amendment Women to Fote. SACRAMENTO, CaL, March 8.—The woman’s suffrage amendment was de- feated in the Assembly to-night atter a spirited debate. Dryden led the debate and =aid that the women in the campaign 1ast fall absolutely lifted the question out of the dizt of politics. They had shown by their conduct of the campaign that they could purify politics and make the act of voting a respectable one. He asked why had women been denied the right, »nd he gave the answer that the denial was due to prejudice arising out of the old idea of woman’s inferiority to man be- catise she had been the first to sin. This doctrine could be traced down all through the ages that woman was made as helper to man, and “she had been made to chop wood, bake bread and dress kids" from time inimemorial. “You were asked last fall,” he added, 10 get upon the platform and give son why women should not have the right of suffrnge, but you did not because you had no reasons.” The speaker mentioned Mrs. Leland Stanford, the owner of large properties. While old, greasy Shacknasty Jim, whe does not own anything but his clothes, can walk up to the ballot-box and vote to tax her property, she is denied either voice or vote in the matter. Dryden made a stirring appeal and was greeted with handclapping. Treacy moved the previous guestion and Toland at the same time attempted to introduce a substitute which was kindly intended to kill or cripple the amendment. The substitute was not con- sidered and the roll was cailed. The amendment was defeated by a vote of 44 ayes to 26 noes, being ten votes short of the required two-thirds. Leavitt and Toland explained that they had voted against the amendment be- cause the people had defeated the propo- sition at the polls last faill. Toland said that his substitute provided to give women the right of suffrage for fourteen years, at the end of which time the right would ex- pire. Canavan of San Francisco said that he voted aye and he had no apology to make. Cross of Los Angeles said that he voted no because the women did not desire the ballot. s PR Revenue and Taxation. SACRAMENTO, Car., March 8.—Dib- ble made a great speech in the Assembly to-night in favor of the passage of consti- tutional amendment 40, relating to revenue and taxation. The amendment proposes to allow the Legisiature toestab- lish any form of taxation it may select. 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