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(& THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, WEDNESDAY, ARCH 9, 1898. PATRIOTISM the adminstration over the time of the probable adjournment of Congress. We have the money in the treasury to meet this appropriation if it is expended,” e continued, “and therefore there is not presented with this proposition one to borrow mon or to increase taxation, which almo any other nation on earth would be obliged to resort to.” (Tremendous ap- plause.) The appropriation, he contended, was extraording power the President in an orderly way to prepare for contingencies. He in- sisted that this appropriation must not be construed into a threat. Nothing was further from the minds of those who d i, This appropriation was to be placed in the hands of a wise and patriotic _ executive to make proper arations to maintain the natfonal nothing more. appropriation,” said A I say that, in my judg: 3 2 peace measure. The Government of the United States would not, if it could, trench upon the rights of any nation on earth.” (Gr ap- plause.) the ranking membe . followed Cannon. H tatement, to the effect that, in wce of possible danger, th appropriation had met with the heart dorsement of the Appro- ittee without regard to aroused the House to enthu- He, too, declared that it could » construed as a threat. It was ; a wise and patriotic precaution the executive with power to maintain our dignity after Sayers expressed noney voted would Congress adjourned. at th ind economically expended reat applause by would be found 1cere support to his efforts to support and dignity of the American Dockery (D.) of Missouri began by aying that the hour for action had d that the American people portant emergen which no American citizen could falter or hesitate as to his duty. At such a time, he said; party | ould fade away and the coun- | buld act as ¢ an. tor ) D) « rgla supported the a vigorous speech. He said X tion because he believed that an emergency exists, but he contended that if the adminis ra- | ad acted as it should have done » in declaring a state occasion would Allen (D.) of Mi ippi was next recognized amid general expectancy He did not make a humorous speech, but a patriotic one. he said, “to say for the | I represent and for the south- | ction of the country, for the en- tire country, that there was never a time when all were so ready to give an tration all the money it may preserve the honor, the dignity \e general welfare of the country, | of tair play and jus- | nothing people of the South, he contin- sk for nothing more. They are ts, but they emergency calmly and sking that the country's traditions may be spected. They do not | , hurt anybody, and are not| any rash action, but they are , honor any draft, whether for 1oney, to keep the flag afloat. cRae (D.) of Arkansas followed in trains. He said the occasion was the most important that had con- men or fronted the people in the last half- | century. If necessary to protect our honor or dignity he was willing to rease the appropriation to any ex- nt required, for the flag which float- ed over the Capitol was his flag and the flag of his people, and it must be kept ‘there. 3ell (Pop.) of Colorado nestly for the bill. There were, he said, now no Populists, no Republicans and no Democrats, but all were Ameri- can citizens. There was no time to dwell upon what might have been, but it was enough to know that the time had come when the Government need- ed support. Northway (R.) of Ohio declared that he did not consider the bill a war measure, but rather as one calculated to preserve and secure peace. At the same time, he said, we all know full well that there is a spirit of war abroad, and countries our relations with other appear to render this step necessary. He was pleased to see that the members were speaking, not as partisans, but as patriots, bringing to his mind the familiar lines: “Breathes there a man with soul so dead, Who to himself hath never said, “This is my own, my native land.” 3outelle (R.) of Maine, chairman of the Committee on Naval Affairs, said that while no argument was necessary on this measure he desired to say that he had been instructed by his commit- tee to express the hearty indorsement of that committee. His only regret, he said, was that this appropriation was not alic d to stand absolutely alone as a proclamation to our country, and to the world that Congress stood ready to vote millions to arm the executive to uphold the dignity of the fiag. Hopkins (R.) of Illinois after stat- ing his great confidence in the Presi- dent expressed the hope that there would be no war. Thirty-three years of peace, he said, had not obliterated the ravages of the civil war. We did not want its horrors repeated. ‘“We are too powerful to play the buily, too Christian to want to engage in war. Let us not be hysterical. Let us show the world that moderation and firmness are more than bustle and bravado; that a wise conservatism will do more than jingoism to obtain the independ- ence of Cuba. - Cooper (D.) of Texas in a speech of two minutes recalled the eloquent words: “Millions for defense, but not a cent for tribute.” Our coast was exposed, he said, from Maine to the Rio Grande, and in the face of war it was the duty of all with- out regard to party to support any measure for the national defense. “The aspirations of my soul,” he con- cluded, “are that war may be avoided, but should it come, I say to you in be- half of my beloved Texans that they will rush to the nation’s defense cheer- fully.” RBland (D.) of Missouri said that while no debate was essential to the passage of the bill, it was important to show the country and the world that the American people through their | charge of that memorable campaign, CALLS TO THE 1 party were ready to uphold the admin- istration in the present crisis. Fitzgerald (D.) of Massachusetts| took occasion to refer to an alleged ut- | terance of a Catholic priest some time ago to the effect that if war came the | sympathy and support of the Catholic | church would be with Spain because | it was a Catholic country. While, he | said, he did not believe the priest had uttered such a sentiment, it had at- | tracted widespread attention, and as a Catholic he desired to repudiate 1it.{ | It war came the people of that faith, he declared, would be more willing to | shed their blood In defense of their | country than those who had valiantly | defended it in the War of the Revolu- | tion, the War of 1812, the Mexican War and the Civil War. McMillin (D.) of Tennessee, while reiterating his firm belief in the doc- trine of the strictest economy in pub- lic expenditures, said he gave the bill | his hearty support. | Wheeler (D.) of Alabama also en- thusiastically supported the bill, as did | Briggs (D.) of New York and Gros- venor (R.) of Ohfo. i Grosvenor aroused the House to | cheers by his eulogy of the President’s patriotism. He began thus: | “Saxon and Norman and Dane are | we, | “But we are all Danes in our wel- come to thee.” “Thus spake the heart of the great British public when the daughter of | the Sea King came to her shores. Democrat and Populist and Republi- can are we, but we are all true to the | iag of our country to-day. Mr. | Speaker, no more inspiring picture can be witnessed anywhere on earth than | the demonstrations which we have | seen during the last thirty, sixty and ninety days of the power of a great people, a free government, not only to stand for the flag of their country, the unity of the Government, the suprem- acy of the constitution, but for their dignity and calmness exhibited in the face of the world. The American people have had a great deal to stir the blood of enthusiasm, a great deal to carry | them off the feet of their calm judg- | ment. But the picture that the world | | has seen is the picture of a nation calmly studying every question as it | arose, and as step by step danger | | seemed to come, threatening with its | | dark frowning face, all distinctions fled away. It will be worth more than | 00,000 to the American people to know that the great heart of this peo- | | | ple is a unit in favor of the Govern- ment. [Applause.] I have long thought | that it was possible that war might be a benefit to our country in this direc- tion, but the demonstration of the last | thirty days and its culmination, which | is to take place In this capitol to-day and to-morrow, takes the place in the judgment of mankind of war, as an evidence of the unity of a mighty na- | tion. [Applause.] How magnificently | has this duty been approached and performed? A doubt about the Ameri can people! Hesitation about the char. acter of the executive! A man who | marched and fought at Antietam and | in the Vailey of Virginia, who followed | the fortunes of Sheridan in the great | who stood from his boyhood of 18 years | to his manhood in the face and fire of | battle—does anybody doubt where his | loyalty is, where his patriotism, where his courage is? [Applause.] “Calmly and deliberately he has con- sidered every threatening circumstance, and calmly and deliberately behind him have stood 75,000,000 of people con fident in him, confident in the patriot. ism of the people, true and faithful to the loyalty that has come to us from | a thousand battle-flelds that saved the | Union. How magnificent it is! I said | some days ago that I had longed to/ live until I might know that this people | was a united people. I have always felt that the actions of 1861 to '65 were poor- ly done, that the blood was ill spilled if at the end of this long period we had not a united nation. Thank God, | day dawn and universal loyalty the | watchword of every man, woman and child.” (Applause.) He concluded with the statement that he would not vote for the bill as a war measure. Bromwell of Ohio spoke earnestly for the bill. Hay (D.) took advantage of the op- portunity to refer in complimentary terms to the part that Consul-General Lee is playing in the present contin- gency. He said that General Lee was sustaining so well the good name of the State in performing his duty as to win the encomiums of the entire nation, and that 2t such a time it was a gen- uine satisfaction to have such a man as Fitzhugh Lee at such a post. The reference to General Lee called up loud applause, ‘both from the floor and the galleries. Berry (D.) of Kentucky said that Kentucky was willing to make the ap- propriation $500,000,000 if necessary and the soldiers who had followed Old Hick- ory to New Orleans and Scott to Mex- fco were willing, if necessary, to follow the same flag they followed then until it should wave triumphantly from Morro Castle. The soldiers of Kentucky would move eltow to elbow with those of Massachusetts. Terry (D.) of Arkansas said there were worse things than war. While Arkansas was not able to attack, her sons would be there whenever it should come. If occasion should call the State would send 100,000 defenders of the flag. Lewis (D.) of Washington said the Pacific Coast was as loyal to the pres- ent emergency as any other section. Right or wrong, he was for his country. Cochran (D.) of Missouri said he would vote for the bill because it would signalize the building up of another commonwealth, and be an admouition to Spain that Cuba was forever lost. He accepted it as a war measure and as a consolation to Gomez and his fol- lowers. Bingham (R.) of Pennsylvania caused the first note of discordance that was heard. While supporting the bill on general principles, he was avow- edly out of sympathy with the common interpretation of the meaning of the bill, and as a consequence he was vig- orously hissed twice during the prog- ress of his remarks—once when he re- ferred to General Lee, and at the close, when he asserted that the relations be- tween the United States and Spain are in no way strained. Bingham began by referring to the day’s proceedings of the House as akin to the “methods of yellow dog journal- ism.” He had no sympathy, he said, with the apparent tendency of the House, and especially none with the evident disposition to seize the oppor- tunity for a display of Jjingoism that was by no means edifying. Still, Bing- ham announced his purpose to support the bill. “I care nothing,” he exclaimed, “for the bravery and courage of Mr. Lee of which we hear so much on this floor,” and he was proceeding to say that what we want in General Lee at theepresent time is the exhibition of his best judg- ment and common sense, but the sen- tence was almost drowned in the shower of hisses with which the re- mark was received. This evidence of disapproval came es- pecially from the Democratic side. It did not appear to disconcert Bingham, who continued his remarks by a gen- eral disparagement of the war spirit. “I favor this appropriation,” he said, in conclusion, “but I condemn on this floor to-day the utterances of any de- claration that the relations of this country with Spain are otherwise than they have been for years past—friend- Representatives without distinction of 1y, reasonable, international relations.” | given to Bingham wa (R.) of Towa, one of the most eloguent | Congress or I have lived to see the hour come, the | | plause.) CAPTAIN CHARLES O’NEIL, U. S. N., Chief Bureauro‘f Ordnance. This utterance was received with | hisses, which were only suppressed by a vigorous pounding of the Speaker’s gavel. De Armond ased at the iifesting than a spirit of part In strong contrast v (D.) of Missouri was animity displayed, > reception that of Dolliver members of the House. in the island of Cuba. In the midst of the noise and confusion of that sit- United uation the President States has stcod unmoy ¢ cla out, steadily keeping the nation within the accepted code of in- ternational duty in the great hope of peace—peace without the loss of lib- erty for Cuba, and peace without the of respect for ourselves. (Ap- “In that attitude it is gratifying for every one of us to know that he has had the support of the American peo- ple, a support that has drawn all the closer to him in these days of patient | walting, as we have, under the shadow of a great national affliction, been searching for the bodies of cur dead in the harbor of Havana. Great and in many resp®cts permanent prepara- tions have been made for the national defense, and it altogether proper that the Congres: “Mr. Speaker,” said Mr. Dolliver, “with a thousand relations of direct national interest, not to spe; of the larger and higher relations of human- ity, the United States during the course of the Cuban insurrection has consistently acted within a strict in- terpretation of the law of neutrality. We have literal stood aloof, while | | the Spa h Ministry ly and vainly labored to restore its authority { of the republic. of the United States | at this time should have a share in the | responsibilities. “Let us this day, therefore, laying aside all the differences of party poli- tics, give to the President of the United States, not in a bare and meager way, but in the spirit of the broadestpatriot- ism, this earnest avowal of the national confidence. cause of peace to have the world un- derstand that our solemn purpose of avolding as far as possible the infernal horrors of war, does not include any inclination to spare either blood or I cannot endanger the | for the national honor and the national defense, we are ready to give and give ungrudgingly. [Applause.] “I hope wise counsels will prevail, and that if war shall come it will come upon a great and sufficient cause. I have no sympathy with those rash and intemperate spirits who would provoke war simply for the sake of fighting; and yet I would rather follow them and suffer all the m ies and misfor- would bring :r contemptible who are crying out for ‘Peace at any price.” [Great applause.] Peace is desirable, but not rable that it be purchased at the sacrifice of national honor. Let us in this way adopt the motto of our fathers in the elder and better days of this re- pubk and let us say to all the world now as then: ‘We are ready to spend millions for d se, but not one cent for tribute’ [applause.]. 4nd let us add another and robler motio: ‘We are for peace as long as it can be main- tained with honor, but we are for honor if war is necessary to defend our flag t the rights of American citi- throughout the world.” [Applause.] This war, if war it be, will have another compensation. It will for- ever from the memory of our countrymen those dreadful times of civil strife, 1d the men whose courage made the first Manassas one of the world’s historic battlefields will join with those who immortalized Getty: burg, and together they will consecrate attlefield combining the glories [Great applause.] Henderson (R.) of JIowa sald: I have read of the elder days of the re- public. T have lived in the better days [Applause.] The les- son of this afternoon is a beautiful one. In the elder days there were Tories. I fear a Tory would be thrown out of this hall this afternoon. (Applause). | But, Mr. Speaker, there will be no war. | That is my judgment. | people. 1 do not believe that war is hanging over the American In this republic our great aim should be for peace. The truest pa- triot is he who secures and keeps peace | for his people. It is easy to be an ani- mal. It is easy to use claws and teeth to fight. He who can hold aloft in his | country the white flag of peace—not of treasure in the protection of the na- | tional rights or in the discharge of na- tional duties.” (Applause). Davidson (R.) of Wisconsin pald a tribute to the ‘“‘superb American who was doing his duty at Havana,” which was loudly applauded. ‘Walker (R.) of Virginia, who was a general in the Confederate army, said his people were for peace if peace could be maintained with honor. They knew the horrors of war, and they shrank in- stinctively from its renewal, but they would do their duty if it came. Mann (R.) of Illinois declared that this appropriation meant war, and was heartily indorsed by the people of the West. War was not coming; it already existed. De Graffenried (ID.) of Texas ex- pressed his pleasure that the South at last was able to dispel the lie, so often reiterated, that she was still disloyal. If war came, the red stripes of the flag would become redder by the blood of the Southern people, who were ready to die in its defense. Dinsmore (D.) of Arkansas said he would vote for the bill because he be- lieved that eternal vigilance was the price of liberty. Bailey, the Democratic leader, sup- ported the bill in a five-minute speech. Bailey said: “This is an extraordi- nary power with which to clothe the President. It is a power, which, in the ordinary times, I would not com- mit to any man, however exalted his station or however high his character. But, sir, these are not ordinary times, and the rules of safety and of pru- dence which govern us in days of peace will yield before the great emergency | which now confronts the nation. It ought to be understood in Spain and it ought to be understood in every coun- try on the globe that, while this great republic sincerely desires to be at peace, it is prepared for war, if war becomes inevitable.” [Loud applause.] “I hope the crisis may be reached and passed without a conflict of arms; but I confess that my judgment and hope are at variance in this respect. I fear that we have gone too far to escape the worst, and while I believe that we have gone farther than would have been necessary if at the proper time we had granted the prayer of the Cuban patriots and had simply recognized their right to fight for the independ- ence of the country—[loud ap- plause]—yet the time for that discus- sion has passed. We must deal with this question as it is, not as we would have it to be; and, approaching it in this broader spirit, we stand ready to say to those who administer the Gov- ernment that whatever may be needed cowardici ands’ nearest to his God. [Applause.] No country on earth would seek to avoid war as this coun- try does. No country on earth need fear less than America. [Applause.] ‘With our boundless resources, with our great credit, with a great people, no matter what their past, we are abso- lutely united in standing as one man, I say that no country is so well armed for war as the United States of Ameri- ca. I do not speak for Towa. I speak as a citizen of the United States, and I believe that to-day we are heart and hand together for what is best for this republie. “The young man who to-day pledges ail the vigor of his early 1nanhood for his country commands respect, but 1 do not believe he will have to use it. I have had letters from people wanting us to take Cuba to punish Spain. T simply write back that no in- ternational law makes the United States the regulator of the wrongs of earth. God has written no motto on the banner of our country that de- mands of us the regulation of the wrongs of other countries to their peo- ple. We all sympathize with the lib- erty-loving and fighting Cubans, but they are the citizens of another gov- ernment. So long as that question is before us I follow the advice of Wash- ington in commanding that we mind strictly our own business. [Applause.] But if they touch the rights of this country or dare to lay unholy hards upon our territory or our rights, then I become a fighting Quaker and will join the vigorous manhood of my young friend who spoke. [Applause.] But let us not lose our heads while our hearts are beating. He can fight best who keeps his blood the coolest. He can save his people the best who thinks most before striking. This ad- ministration, President and Cabinet, is as patriotic as any man on this floor, and I claim no more for it. [Applause.] This administration will look before it leaps. This day's work and to-mor- row’s shows that when the leap is taken this country will be back of it.” [Applause.] Shafroth (Sil. R.) of Colorado gave three reasons for his support of the measure, as follows: First—Because it was a measure of defense. Second—Because it expressed confl- dence in the President and was an as- surance that Congress and the country would stand by him. Third—Because it was a declaration to the world that although the people were divided on political matters, when it came to a question of the national honor and the national defense we are united. Lacey (R.) of Jowa refused to even consume the brief two minutes of time awarded him, saying that he thought the most effective and eloquent action would have been to call the roll with- out any speech-making. Mercer (R.) of Nebraska opened with the remark, “God reigns and the Re- publican party at Washington still lives,” which was greeted with laugh- ter. Mercer said this was the greatest country on earth in time of peace, and he had no doubt it would prove the greatest country on earth in time of war if called upon to display its spirit. Settle (D.) of Kentucky spoke eulo- gistically of the President. He said he had told the Democrats of Kentucky that he would support Mr. McKinley in every good work he might inaugurate, and he was here to redeem the pledge. His only regret was that the oppor- tunity had not presented itself before, for he thought the curtain should be rung down on the horrible drama which was being enacted off the south- ern border of this country. Maguire of California said he sup- ported the bill becaused he believed, upon the assurance coming from the President of the United States, who was in a position to know that the ap- propriation was reasonably necessary as a precaution against the present danger of war. “It is probably true,” said he, “as stated by Chairman Cannon that this is not a war measure and that war is not imminent, but such an extraordf- nary appropriation cannot be made as an ordinary peace measure. Itisneither prudent, justifiable, nor safe to follow the example of monarchical nations by putting or keeping this nation on a war footing in times of peace. To do so would involve more danger than pro- tection to our free institutions.” Speaking of the attitude of the Pacific Coast, he said: “The people of Califor- nia and of the whole Pacific Slope are ready to back up the Federal Govern- ment in every reasonable preparation to resist Invasion or to uphold the honor or maintain the rights of this Government. Their loyalty is ever present and needs no pledge or guaran- tee from their Representatives here.” In reply to General Grosvenor's sug- gestion that the President could be trusted because of his loyalty and mi tary service during the war, he said: “I do not trust him because he followed Sheridan through the Shenandoah Val- ley, nor because of anything else in his military career or civie record, but be- cause a majority of my fellow-citizens have selected him as one supremely worthy of trust and confidence. and because I believe that clothed with this power he will not abuse public con- fidence.” Minor speeches were made by Bruck- ner (D.) of Michigan, Sparkman (D.) of Florida, Stokes (D.) of North Carolina, Bartlett (D.) of Georgia, Green (Pop.) of Nebraska, Keller (Pop.) of South Dakota, Spalding (R.) of Michigan, Ferris (R.) of Indiana, Graff (R.) of Illinois, Lacey (R.) of Towa, Prince (R.) of Tllinois, Belknap (R.) of Illinois, Marsh (R.) of Illinois, Brumm (R.) of Pennsylvania, Callahan, Delegate, Ok- lohoma; Ferguson, Delegate, New Mexico: Gibson (Rep.) of Tennessee, Lovering (R.) of Massachusetts and Fleming (D.) of Georgia. The debate closed at 4:20 p. m. When the question was put on the passage of the bill the whole House rose en masse in its favor, but Cannon asked for the ayes and noes. He did so, he sald, at the request of many members who desired that every mem- ber should go on record. Every member present voted for the bill, many of them assuming the re- sponsibility of breaking their pairs in order to place themselves on record. At the conclusion of the roll call the Speaker had his name called, an un- necessary proceeding. and amid great applause voted for the bill. When he announced the vote, 311 ayes, noes none, an enthusiastic demonstration occurred. The House then at 4:55 o'clock ad- journed. WILL BE SPEEDILY PASSED BY THE SENATE. WASHINGTON, March 8—To-day’s session of the Senate was largely de- voted to the consideration of the Dis- trict of Columbia appropriation bill. After an extended discussion the bill, containing a provision for the reduc- tion of about one-half of the present rates of telephone charges in the dis- trict, was passed. During the debate on the telephone amendment Berry of Arkansas criti- cized Faulkner of West Virginia, say- ing that a man who sent out tons of anti-monopoly literature in 1836 ought not to be supporting a monopoly now. Faulkner retorted that he did not be- lieve the Democratic party wanted ac- tion first and investigation afterward. Gorman of Maryland advocated awaiting the action of the committee which was investigating the question. He denounced the charges made by Senator Berry against Faulkner ‘“as one of the most outrageous attacks in the history of the Senate.” The bill for the relief of the Metho- dist Episcopal church, South, of Ten- nessee, appropriating $288,000, was then passed after a brief debate. Morgan of Alabama in supporting the bill said this was a fitting opportunity to pass this bill, when just a short time ago a measure had been sent by the House to the Senate providing for money to be used in anticipation of a war—a war which, should it come, would be fqught by a country now thoroughly united. * At 4:50, during the discussion of the bill, a messare was received.from the House conveying to the Senate the bill appropriating $50,183,000 for national de- fense, just passed by the House. The bill was laid before the Senate, and on motion of Allison of Iowa referred to the Committee on Appropriation. Allen of Nebraska presented and se- cured the adoption of a resolution call- ing upon the Attorney-General to in- form the Senate how many writs of injunction were granted during 1897-98 by the United States courts against labor leaders and labor organizations, with certified copies of such writs, af- fidavits and other papers. At 5:45 o'clock the Senate adjourned. Sl COMMENT OF THE ENGLISH PRESS LONDON, March 9.—The Morning Post editorially comments on the adoption of the Cannon resolution by the House, and adds: It is an em- phatic way of saying that the Ameri- can statesmen intend to stand by their declarations. People who talk about national honor and responsibility ought to be prepared to put their money down. The Daily News says: Speaking generally, the United States never are prepared for war. Yet, it cannot be said that their diplomacy has suffered from this palpable and notorious truth. Therefore the assertions of American statesmen that they are voting £10,- 000,000 as a peace measure are hardly convincing explanations of this sudden change from tranquil inactivity to acute vigilance. Our Washington cor- respondent has obtained from a mem- ber of the executive Cabinet a positive assurance that the Maine disaster had nothing to do with the vote. This is a most important declaration, looking to the fact that President McKinley ‘may not always be able to control pub- lic opinion. America and Spain would be wise to find some honorable way out of a hopeless «nd discreditable deat - COMPILING THE MUSTER ROLL Assessors Are Inquiring for Able-Bodied Citizens. More Care Being Taken in the Work This Year Than Ever Before. Collector Block Says He Has Had No Orders—Those Who Compose the Militia. ‘With the beginning of March the As- sessor's deputies started on their rounds, but this year they have added a feature which in past years has been rather overlooked. It is the duty of the Assessor in every county but San Francisco to turn in to the Su- pervisors a correct roll of the persons within his district who are liable for military duty; in San Francisco this is done by the Tax Collector. Last year there was no roll made out by the Assessor, on the ground that it was not his legal duty to attend to it, and so the Tax Collector had to make it out by himself with no accurate in- formation to go by. This year, how- ever, there has been no clash of au- thority; the Assessor's deputies are making the canvass at the same time that they are making out the tax roll and the Tax Collector will from the statistics thus gained make out a roll more complete than any that has been made in some time. = The section of the Political Code which provides for the making out of these military rolls reads as follows: Section 18¢7. The District or County As- sessor of each and every.revenue district or county of this State must, at the same time in each year when he prepares a roll containing the taxable inhabitants of his district or county, enroll all the in- habitants thereof subject to military duty, which roll must be sworn to by him and delivered to the clerk of the Board of Supervisors at the time he delivers the assessment roll. In the city and county of San Francisco the Tax Collector must perform the duties by this section im- posed upon Assessors. The penalty for a neglect of this duty is a fine of not more than $1000 nor less than $300, in addition to such other penalties as neglect of duty may bring. These rolls must be verified by the Boards of Equalization and a copy must be sent to the brigadier-general in whose brigade any particular county may be. It is this work which is being done now more thoroughly than ever before It has always been a sort of perfunc- tory duty, but the situation this year has made it of the utmost importance, and it is being done well. Tax Collector Block, who will make out the final rolls, says there have been no orders issued to him to rush matters in that direction, either from the State or from the Federal Government, and he says so far as he knows no orders have been issued to Assessor Siebe. It is a fact, however, that the assessors are making particular inquiries as to able-bodied citizens, a characteristic which in previous years was not promi- nent in the deputies’ work. There is much confusion in regard to the exact meaning of the term “militia” and just who is and who is not liable for military duty in this State. Every person subject to military duty is a member of the enrolled militia. Sec- tion 1895 of the Political Code defines those subject to military duty as: Every able-bodied male inhabitant of this State, except Mongolians and In- dians, between the .ages of 18 and 45 years, not exempt by law. But no alien is obliged to serve or bear arms against the State to which his allegiance s due. The code then goes on to define who is exempt under the law. These are: Ministers of religion, civil and military officers of the United States, officers of foreign Governments, civil officers of the State of California, all persons ex- empt from military duty by the laws of the United States. The United States exemptions are almost similar. It is these militia rolls which the as- sessors are now compiling. When com- pleted they will show over 100,000 men liable for duty in this city. The National Guard is but a branch of the enrolled militia. Under the code it is known as the ‘“‘organized and uni- formed militia of the State of Califor- nia.” It is composed of those liable for military duty who are willing to prac- tice such duty in times of peace. Its formation follows that of the regular army until the brigade is reached; then that formation becomes more than a mere military unit. The brigade not only includes those companies of the National Guard under command of the brigadler-general, but all the militia within its geographical limits, and in case of a draft the assessors’ rollswould be taken out and the ranks would be filled much in the same manner as a lottery is drawn. It is the duty of the brigadier-general to keep informed as to how many men he has within the limits of his brigade amendble to mili- tary service, and he must send copies of his rolls to the War Department. The rolls now being compiled must be in the hands of the brigadier-gene- ral in time to allow him to have his muster rolls made out from them by the first day of October; but it can be done sooner, and will be should the oc- casion arise. 0ld Veterans Are Aroused. SAN DIEGO. March 8.—OIld veterans have organized and propose to muster three companies of young men in this county to offer to the Government, preferably for the artillery service. Battery D moves to Ballast Point to- morrow to take charge of the fortifica- tions. Three 10-inch guns are to be mounted, beginning Friday. ADVERTISEMENTS. Swollen and Painful. Rheumatism Appeared in the Knee, Foot and Ankle—Hood’s Cured. “I was taken with a pain in my right hip. In two days it went to my knee which became swollen and painful. My foot and ankle were also affected and 1 could not walk. I took Hood’s Sar- saparilla, the pains soon disappeared and I have never had any symptom of them since.” IRENA A. HARRIS, Jrving, Oregon. Hood’s Sarsaparilla Is America’s Greatest Mediclne. $1; six for $5. HOOD’S PILLS are the favorite catbartic. 25 SATS IT 13 VERY SERIOUS General Miles Speaks of the Situation of the Nation. The Army Could Consume the Entire Appropriation of Fifty Millions. Truly the Country Will Soon Be Pre- pared to Face Any Possible Emergeney. Special Diepatch to The Call. NEW YORK, March 8.—The Herald's Washington correspondent telegraphs: Major General Miles said to me to= night: *“We do not know how much of the new appropriation the President will decide to allot to the War Depart- ment. It is not likely that any definite apportionment will be made to each de- partment, but expenditures of different amounts will be authorized according to the necessities of the situation. No new contracts have as yet been made by the department in view of the new appropriation, but many large ones are under consideration for rapid-fire and large-caliber sea coast guns, ammuni- tion, ete. Some of these contracts wiil be for ordnance ready to hand ang others for supplies to be manufactured. Representatives of the more important ordnance manufacturers were at the department to-day and some important contracts will Be awarded in a day or two. The preparations which will be made will in all probability be no great- er than the department would have made long ago if we had had adequate appropriations. The War Department alone could easily and economically spend the entire $50,000,000 in putting the country on merely a substantial peace footing. It can be stated that every dollar that the President feels justified in allotting to the War De- partment will be expended within the limit of availability of the appropria- tion. To Cure a Cold One Day Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. All drugglists refund the money if 1* falls to cure. 2%c. The genuine has L. B. Q. on each tablet. pEE—— SEIZURE OF AN AMERICAN SGHOONER. HAVANA, March 8—The Spanish gunboat Ardilla has captured in an in- let near Casilda, on the south coast of Cuba, the American schooner Esther, of Edenton, N. C., bound from Pensa- cola to Jamaica. The captain of the schooner was asked to give the reason for the pres- ence of his vessel in the inlet, and claimed that his rudder was brdken. No further details of the affair hate been . received, -but if the statement of the captain of the Esther turns out to be correct the schooner will be liberated. The captain has protested against the seizure of his vessel. The Esther is of 11.31 tons gross register. T 1S UNFORTUNATE that you will go on try- ing to make yourself be- lieve that vou are getting better.” Do those spots appear less frequently be- fore the eyes in the morn- ing? Do you sleep better than you did? Are you less nervous than you were? s there any change in the clammy sweats that you have had? Why_try_to fool yourself, man? ““Away goes the rock,’”’ as surely as drains or droppings continue. And you are not even as solid as a rock. Change all this like a sensible man. Ask the doctors of the Hudso- nian Institute how they have cured 10,000 people. ¢ They will tell you. Fres, THE DAY There _is no time like to- day. You think you have a mortgage on to-morrow; but, my friend, you wiil wake up some fine day to find out that you have not —that is, If you are not very careful. ‘A stitch in time saves nine.”” Nothing more true than that was ever uttered. Can you not see that the very reckless way in which you are liv- ; ing will result in most se- ‘ rious trouble? Why not get good help in time? Surely it is not because you don’t want it. No one is more consclous than you of the weakening process that is going on. It has been stopped in ten thousand cases. it be stopped in yours. Be THE MAN=—— —————— It is true that the grand doctors of the Institute work splendid cures in all cascs of blood taint. They have circulars tell- ing of the “30-day blood cure,’” which are sent free to all inquirers. dust think for a moment as to whether you have any copper—colored spots on your body ? Have you any lumps in the throat? Are your eyebrows getting thin? If so make up your mind that your blood is tainted. But the ““30-day blood cure” will surely de- stroy all effects of this naturc. It is as sure In its action as is “HUDYAN,” and that never fails to cure each and every Sorm of weakened manhood. Mecdical ad= vice free. Circulars free! HUDSON MEDICAL INSTITUTE. STOCKETON, MARKET AND ELLIS 8TS. 8an Francisco, Cal. 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