The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, January 3, 1899, Page 2

& 8 THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, TUESDAY, JANUARY 3 BOTH LEGISLATIVE BODIES WERE 4 v tar o URGANZER IR GREAT CE the law under which the temporary at-| Mr. Duckworth—The motion is out of | the rlfh!s that were given to others and | taches had been employed. | order. [Laughter.] I will do this, gentle- | denied me before. If you desire, gentle- Mr. Melick—Mr. Chief Clerk, a matter | men: if you desire it I will compromise [ men. to follow in the footsteps of . that | T ‘nf }N‘ onal privilege | with you u 1 this proposition. If you | House, well and good. I have no cesire to S Y Mr. Duckworth—The gentleman do not desire to hear my remarks from |force myself or anything that I may have 2 | § 2 i of order until’ the chair gets through | this desk lct them appear in the journal | to say upon vou. . ) ' B talking ’ [Cries of “No,| Mr. Johnson—Now, Mr. Chief Clerk, I 1187 = | the House for to-da Mr. Melick—Mr. Chief Clerk, in— no, : "'] 7 }uff r the following resolution: { M thi Mr. Duckworth—Then, sir, I shall pro- “Resolved, That the standing r | Duckworth—By time eve , v newspaper in-the St except those pub- | ceed. T was just saying— the thirty-second session be and they a { ’EB N A ‘n.ar)\_mx- ; . member—Mr. Clerlks. hereby adopted as the temporary ruic .2 £ umerous voices: Chief ( AT ? —1V this House until otherwise ordered, { AW | (Nr. Duckworth— sergeant pialr. Duckworth—What fs the name, | ;2 jlowing changes, to wit : 180 1V Ry ny § 3% | will preserve or while « Mr. Brown—I arise to a point of order, | De inserted in lieu of ‘1897 wherev 1 | dressing the House. : i, that the clerk has no right (o ad- | latter figures occur. | el = | Mr. Melick—I appeal from the de this body from the chair. The| Though he had more to Duck- S [t thesknsl 2 ker would not have that right. 1f |worth gave up the fight. The yelis of ap- |, Mr. Duckworth—The appeal is not su desires to address this House he |proval that greeted Joh s veiled but | tainea and the at arms will should take his position on the | forcetul threat to throw i unless and act as a member. Call some- |his invective were hu vas potent, 15 ® g a (,a i to the chair: you are out of order. |and when the proposed resolution wa } W a g,‘ i The Clerk—Your point of order is not | handed up he lost no time in getting it be yY & | W) well taken. fore the house. It goes without saying Mr. Brown—I desire to appeal from the | that it carried. and in &L 10 ot { his duty. By this time, Janua ept_those pub- Gagged the Members and Tried to fiiitov e | bility for the expenditure incurred | connection, public mind ws i educated to believe that in some mys: Tham Take Tha | sucatos cobelteeiiat b (%] i ) per cent of thé temporary aitac to fully without voice or vote, eith = [==p] (g>] arad pe =3 s [s=) = - o} . Duckworth—Your appeal is not sus- | he had claimed under tk . 1 desire to impress upon the mem- | Nominations came next of this House that it {s my purpose | they were allowed to procee: ay to the House what 1 intend to say, i ringing s 1 Valentine ou might as well make up your B lIORonge : 2 jeancusior thoh the f M d' Y e alivo g T to hear it now or let it go in the | SPetker Seflafl‘\ e EC":eJ : © 1. Johnson of Sacramento—Mr, | ASSembly, we ai o] ] | Chief Clerk, T nominate for Speiker of the | L 0f e el Assainb iker ssembly Howard E. Wright of Ala-| gyty confronts us at the outset, und that £ to the.law of 1te, meda {8 the selection’ and: election of # proper | | ¢ this Hou simply Voices—Second the nomination. ] o L seon ol Bk | prove )1l when it | Mr. Johnson—Are there any other nom ‘ ies of ave stopped nation: Mr. Duckworth—\Wait a minute, sir. [ You are out of order. ter the Preliminary Work Was Over the Treasury Was Depleted Twelve Humdred and Fiity Dollars. was presented to him, could ears ago know well. « ability; we know of his clear They Were Saved From Being Talked to Death by the|is i e i sk, Firm Stand of Grove Johnson, Who Refused S nomicige ¢ D B every particular to dis to Stay Muzzled. the distinguished offic Assembly. And I can say members-elect here, that in Wright of Alameda—(app.aus a_gentleman than whom there etter qualified to preside over . « ¥ < tiies of the Assembly. Now, Tam mot| CALL HEADQUARTERS, SACRA-| he receiving the 14 votes of the mi ority SACRA- | sald: “In Behalf and In the name of the going (0 take up your L.me with a pro- 5 Fi it s f - e | o ncerned, the following tempo- tracted speech, | Too much time has al- 0 e S Wolt g ofiered & cees 1§ very FATY ApDOIN{MeNts Are now announce ready been consumed in us A516 | the praceedin the three ons | lution the rules adc ed by the 5 and 3% vided for S provided rked the hing a ceedings by which the at Arms W, O. Banks, W. H. istant sergeant at arm Clerk S. J. Duchwort to V. Hamilton: to be gat yv. What little over the patronage caucu: and I therefore take | of the Senate to-da wsure in no e o e right of Berkeley for PII'S th yel i sembly for the thirty- | took place in the Republicax s of “Good”)- reat honor and pl Mr. Howard Speancr of { ( ap- | by the oA e TN third session.” there was nothing but the barest r committes by an e art of Chief ( OIS PAEE he last | mark opening of the Eea. Duckw et by V. W. Benchly, G, W. McConde i e mamtes of he 2t [fine work ]u- mark néefl, nin 1: l\11:L ! as adopted. adis E A e e DNEL LR 01 LI amOe | P rie st 3 a [ | birs thirty-third ion o he uppe se ator Smith that lecture r ir to briefly state that I reiterat y O S et ed,’ as certified by the Secretary of s each member is called he will | ond if he be present.” , rollc: Mr. Duckworth said: ntiemen being more than every word that Mr. Valentine has sald ature. in behalf of Mr. Wright. and I take ple ure in seconding the nomi ion of Wright for Speaker of the Assembly William Meade of Los Angeles was pr of the Legi | rly in the da ' | that the Senate w ganization to-da ) p. m. n moved that a recess ) p. m. and it was c diate pred many ssemt last sessi it seemed probable uld not complete its owing to the he cu € quorum pres 1 the hour having a e nominee ¢ inor i N i al of O I Slpck mhen mer chief clerk and a | motion would now be in orde 56 for Wri s aor ] i nembe ut 2 solute Fo.te A e gl i n o org 5 for Wright and 18 for Mende. the members, but it was absolu ) tem. tests was the result, D nIan A e ol Mr. Duckworth took pleasure in declar- | and assistant to the arms had been named, red a resolution which was adopte The complete list ssential that the body get into wo d apponted | jng order at once, so that there might hair, where | be no hitch in Gage’s plan to have him self inaugurated on Wednesday, in or- ing Mr. Wright elected, a Robinson, Feliz of Monter of Napa to escort him to the he took the cath of offi Speaker Wright made not much in the A1 f the proce ecretary of State. v 1S, the mi r in which the membhers | come up to the desk fo have the oath office administered to them.’ Alr. Dibble—I move that ten members at der to hold Burns' gambling partner, b e d be sworn by the Su- of a speech, but what he did say w 5 s CR : e i ”;,1“\‘:1’, ’.V‘IL,: nendil e to the pum‘x and sljrwmgl\j“ t-rl, Bl he | Gunst, in office, and as the Democrats ol ",’k'l E. '\\. Mitchell; a: 1 oke cnatte Siad s Gentlemen of the House, I had intend- | manifested no inclination to interpo . G Holt and G. W. Donantie; enrol Duckworth e to announce | ed addressing you at some length upon | o . 2 o e was hurried b A S e b Gy H.rt of the the policies which 1 hope tris legislative | OPStacles the programm 2 rles Wood; ’r:}d«'l\krk]“\‘\: sion will ~ursue, vut time has been lost to s been invit through in thre | ith and the lower ieEn iy mrm»" and 1 wiil 5 the deep appre- | Lieutena or Jeter was con- storm passed of quickly as it I | ciation or g ich 1 feel for the| S RN R e e e S ey lined up be- | kind expression you have glven here to- | Spicuous by his absence, but he Is ¢ 5 . seaker and the Sac- | day. pected to here in time to induct his Assg Wright of tered | here are immense responsibilities de- | gyccessor 1nto of . Berk er, the mi- S| volving upon this office of Snea ut 1| %70 Cenant Governcr Neff was an in- shall regard them lightly if our relation- ship develops into one of confiuence and | terestec respect, and I as 1 Meade of Alden An- spectator at all three se of complir per, 2 e you that I shall at- | gnd was the recipie: : 1s elected to p bit tempt and endeavor to conduct myself, as l'xlpl'-un;;q of members from both doorkee rren M se | Speaker of this »mbly. in such a man- | & o use. The new member: ant clerk 3 * ch - from the | ner as to he confidence and re- | Of the house. S Houtany haelis : ald auda and well- | spect of you Gentlemen, nominations | tled right down to b hout any | sergeant & ntumely > | are now in order for Speaker pro tem.” | apparent feeling of rawness, whie the, 1 to ser T Asgemblyman Belsh Costa 141 the dutv of nem har: ot Contra | old-timers xchanged grec ;\Llfl e ung i | iverge Y0 sws-chaffed one Anderson of Suisun for Spe k‘xr1 'v'; 'mn" of divergent political views'g fihe and ) as FRERESE DIO - | another on the recent election and the and he did so as follows: | A rial -tangle, honors, be tIl 8 p. m. was taken. further with the : began Duck- Rk Ry acti Iporary pre “Mr. Speaker and gentlemen ot the As- agsheut i AT THE EVENING SESSION Duckwe Wwo of | sembly: The pleasant duty has been as- [ €Ven. 3, : oéi § e 10 nd to the signed me to nominate our caucus nomi- | Porter Ashe and Sig Bettman occu-| - d to ted by vou erk of the which adjou March 15, ed at the opening of the ears ago. | 'ming for that dis- nee for Speaker nro whom 1 shall name throughout the State for and probitv and his thoroug of parliamentary proceeding HEADQUARTERS, SACRA- 2.—President n to order : 1 offered co m, ‘The gentleman man well known pied adjoining seats and appear be on the friendliest terms. there were a large ¢, including many At the day s ion .- | number of spectatc 3 : to moct | ladies, in attendance, but the preceed- d body same service I am tory g anty that he will be ab ey 1, providing that committee of ng now House. My duties all the exigencies of the occasio: which | in ere too harmonious t0 be at-|three be's ed to confer with a com- s now. began at 12 o may devolve upon him as Speaker tractive, so the gallery was deserted at| mittee of four from mbl i 4 at 4 o'clock in th tem. It is therefore with great ple: | night: for th - emonies, the to have full power to act, 1 fo , the e d that all of that time ¢ request of the A that T nominate for Speaker Hon. Alden Anderson of Solano County | CLERK DUCKWORTH BERATING THE ASSEMBLY. | 7'y 000" e eis Lo telm. m. when Senator | joint committe Nestor of the Sen be and with three | aq orher ce | called the thirty- | and other uary 4, 1897. at w red to Frank L. Coomb: Assembly-elec 20ns re, whereupon he he parade enses to he 1bly, f h 3 Anderson’s nominatios Hanle )t | sharp rag v Orhi At D MR SN Anderson’s nomination. inley of | shary : o it v e two I b he were responsible if the PR o | San Francisco nominated Hivan | third s Senate to order. hd 8 e oo State suffered. He starte o-day the House | tion. He unhesitatingly approved that| Mr. Johnson—All those that are in favor | Of the same place as the te of | He sa Shn it s " By uguratio 5 s B G and re document when it was presented to him; | of Mr. Wright for Speaker will say aye. | the minority. ~Anderson was elecied by | *The hour of noon having arrived, &3d e Wednesday and { to exp tuation tc the members | . f e ot and wt th oross bega o icizse | The S ear P T o | 2 vote of 56 to 18, and In accepting his | in the absence of th T nt had been made for ) L Tist of at numberir ¥ n to-criticizse | Tt appear to be unanimous. Those | 3 1§ 3 ADAgnee e el & 3 of the presen bly and iIncident- | act the business of temy the I ature for its cxtravagance, he | opposed, “no.” The aves have ft. and | office Mr. Anderson said: e R e said that nothing S e e the Bisias SeLEra R ke h at page { was the first to suggest that 1 should | Mr. Wright i¢ elected Speaker, and T will | “Mr. Speaker and members of the As- |order the thirty-third session ] | done by egi e four year: s ceathe biame where iy bt volunteer to assume all responsibility | appoint- : | sembly, I thank you, and I helieve that | ate. Mr. Secretary, vou Wil b Al | in providing for the inauguration ] contended longed. It was this | Relshaw Contra Costa—Mr. Chief | therefor, and thus save the good name of | Mr. Duckworth—The Speaker cannot be | I fully’ appreciate the importance and | the roll of the St rayer by the | [alled to see the necessity of expending q ¥ o = ¥ » will first have prayver by the | T g fixing of the blame that got him into | Clerk, a question of information the Republican party and its legislators | clected except by rolicall of the members | the dignity of the honor which vou have | the way, we will first have praver by, the | any money this tir trouble and created the uproar. Mr. Duckworth—Gentleman from Con- |Of the odium which rested upon them—all | of the House. conferred and I feel that it would be an | chaplain, the Re¥, & . BRI n ECteL o SUSSEs at 81500 w Miny DUk |tre as a mark of gratitude for the honor: Voices—Rollcall! Rollcall! honor ‘to preside or ta act in any capac- | The chaplain offered & SO0 (WERCE T | much money to spend for such a pu Many of the men whom Duckworth 'ould like to know if it s | they had conferred upon me in years| Mp“TuckworthoMr. Johnson, you wi | ItV for such an intelligent body of Bt O S he o el “‘L‘I“‘x Lt S amendment_reducing the holds respcnsible are members at the ce of the chief clerk to | Past. {s gy . b P O S Ofar " | a8 I see before me, and I can only say in | tors was called, & e Golls of newly | JAPPropriation to $1000. Wolfe thought St ave to this Assembly, op | M& Wade Mr. Clek, I protest asamst | PEId00 me, the motlon Jg not fy order. conclusion that whenever 1 am eq [ paties. Then came the yolltof mewly that 81500 was not too great a sum, and pr pose to sit 1 and they did not pro- Johnson—Why, ves It Is.,You cannot | ga0EME00 ( H900 TREREVER, LA | ¢ by and listen to a lec- = elected Senators, John inson said he would refuse | stand there and le T ito)I51En inson said he would refuse to s Nd uos | ador being the ofily absentee. These Were | on the committee If the appropeiation e et e L s osembly. :9F | an assault belng made upon Mr. Coombs, i E e aan Province to greanize the | 1, st Speaker. of the House. ture us. If we treated | 4o so in an impartial mann. ure on their alle sdeeds. | h T s e’ the gentle- | Mr. Belshaw—I second the protest. you as you deserved we would take You | cording to the best of my ability, and aid | then called up to th t cut to $1000. He said it would be nece RS enancs Adtend '1“"1‘]‘1:1"“(““,' ; e T stab” that heciemiies | Mr. Duckworth—if the gentlemen will | Y force from that chair, but we do not | the work in the line of cconomy and sight | in three detachments and were adminis | sar to bring troops from e ¥ gorously, bu uckworth o the provinee 1§ | bear with me & minute they will see it fs | WARt to do such a thing as that. and good cause and good governmen tered the oath of office by Judg 180es | to make a creditable dfsplay, which would declared them all out of order, and e T hanee o | not an assault. It 1s merely quoting fro Mr. Duckworth—Possibly you could. | (Applause.) of_Sacramento. | cost in the neighborhood of music Now it is not-m Smith of Kern offered a resolution pro- | carriages and other e aesire— Assemblyman Cobb placed ‘n nomina- renses would bring even went so far as to call upon the According to the | the recol and the publi¢ prints ) _ e KAt Ahe e proceed tc e SeTAnOrary. Beneraniteat.atms . to kesh by the Dody of two years | 4ay. When the Speaker of the I Mr. Johnson—I sat here and heard these | tjon Mavior C. W. Kyle for chief olerk of | Viding that the Senate proceed to the | the total up to something like $1500. He PIAnOTary DR A St e e duty of the chief | sSembly. as all of you who were members | Sentlemen appeal from your declsion and | the Assembly, and the major found as | Section of president pro W, SCCTRti | believed the committee could be trusted the indignapt members in their seats. | of ecially when hé has been a | at that time know, went down upon the | heard you refuse to put the appeal. Why, | his opponent’ Ben Maddox, the choica of | Ser&eant at, axpeq SO0 CHP o o B T2 | to see that money was not squandered. floor of this House and requested that the | (zar Reed would not dare do that. You | the minority. The vote that ocenrred | 8dopted He was not allowed to finish, however, | member of the House before, to give tc : : 3 5 ot Mator | After a conference between Dickinson o ditin el B hals b L e tha Elected members the esefit | Grand Jury of this county be called upon | are doing wrong, Just put the appeal of | after the talking had ceased stond 53 for | DAtion _f"l’_‘l"‘i"j‘!‘“‘m' TO oSM. Senator | and Cutter the latter withdrew . his pr ts assum aa- } Cwords of advice and T ament | to investigate my acts, when I-had per- | Mr. Mellick or Belshaw and let that be | Kyle and 19 for Maddox. Thoma S rominated Senatey | amendment and offered another maling ture of ts of personal violence he d, or otherwise call the roll upon| The only opposition to ex-Senator 7 Dickinson. 4 Senator| the amount of the. appropriation $1250 oring to comply with formed none. you did not protest—any of | de 1 b ume the responsi- the nominations for Speaker. You have | of San Franc , the nomin. n being g for econded | o | | f | f Clerk— | You. I refus | bowed 'to the pmevitable and allowed ! Melick of Pasadena—Mr. Ch d to ass 0 for sergeant at arms |y u Che rollcall showe otes for s accepted the amendment and $he imethbeos tlvionis By B hus T Melick, ifies that 1 was asked to assume and | no right to stand there and talk about | was the minority candidate, George R, | by Sims. The rolieall showed 3f votes for | the resclution was adopted: : e men proc v usi- | 3T Meliel ]l move that we do now pro- | insisted upon a public investigation of the | people or men. If you have a srievance, | Cote. Banks won out by practically tha | Flnt and 14 for Langtord, €| Dickinson, Cutter -and Doty were ap- | pointed on t Morehc ness of orgamzation. He declared that | ceed to organize this Hot his purpose had been accomplished, as | Mr. Duckworth—Come to order whole matter. In the meantime I had | publis: i your grievance—publish your | same vote that had been given his pro- | completely broken down in health, and | grie nce in a newspaper. Hire a hall | decessors. With the spearing in of the e joint committee. e offered a resolution ir cretary, Shortridge of Santa nk J. Brandon Noth- ct- ad ciiidaithe s fEgis e ing 15 in order while the ehair is addrese. | the inquiry was started while 1 was con- | and make a speech there. (Cries—Good | newly elected officers the Immediate v ke ing the Secretary of the Scnate to p he had called the attention of the public | In8 I8 In rder while the chalr is fined (o my bed and even members of my | bov.) But vou have no right to do that | was finished, and Dibble got up to 1 et L chase forty-five copies of the pocket edi to the matter and he was willing to | Mr, MelitkoMr. Clerk. I appeal from | own family were denied admission to my | from the chair. Now, Mr. Chief Clerk, | that owing to the parsimony of the Leg. | Demomrated Thomas | tion of the constitution and codes for th allow the public to judge of the merits ecision of the chalr, | room. And there were none then to pro- | unless vou are willing to put the appeal | islature there were no more roll calls on | 3 Jected by 2 vote of 24 to 14, 1000 | use of the members and officers, but A on el sl il b Mol e e v ‘person_suspected of belug | of Mr. Mellick, I, as a member of this | hand and that there would be none until | Wi, C1eqied By & Yote of 2 to Th | President Flint declared it out of braes n's Bettma able to in anywise ref solution | leme ssembly, have a right to have a Speaker | they could be run through the State | ¢o“haplain by Currier of Orang 3 sustained of the Assembl ct— | 2 3 whd roviding for the Aside from this Incident Mr. Duck- | quring th eks of that session Mr. Belshaw—Mr. Ciief Clerk, T move | elected and to have the rqll called. printing office. He suggested a recess | (¢ “&Cted without opposition 2 appointment of a temporary committee of worth performed the duties devolving | the public prints teemed witlf criticlsms | that the address of the Chief Clerk be | Mr. Duckworth—I will call for the elec- | Wntll 490, and called the Republican ma- | "oy, e received its reward in the | thiee ou contingent expenses was adopted of the Assembly for the ext gance | printed and submitted to the members of | tion of a Speaker, with simply this ex- | J0Tity to an immealate caucus in the Su-| Cfion of Lou Martin for ¢ | and Bettman, Luchsinger and Hall were upon him in a most exemplary.manner, |'0f The, A3SEMAN foF the ex and the promptness with which he dis- | On January 12 rgeant . him G | Named as the committee. nted the | _The Sénate then adjourned untfl 10 a. m. to-morrow morning sl hetio e i) This demonstration here to- planation avitt placi mocrats pi W. Lewis for the place, | arms, Senator nomination. The name of Georg re was intr be_dispensed with. ave its proper weight accorded | 3 patched the business before him robbed | olution calling Volces—Sccond the motion. you. I was merely asking for | Continued on Fourth Page. the proceed of half of their mo- | — — = = S - notony. 1 It was just noon when a sounding tat- inization. l this House, and that the further reading preme Court chambers. I STWAAT YOU WANT IN TOUR too m the gavel wielded by Chief Clerk | Duckworth called for order in the Assem- chamber, 1 commanding silence for what he had to say, Duck I rose from the chair of the Speaker and in the same clear voice that closed in his ¢ se the session of he began his opening addre He sa “As chief clerk of the last embly it becomes my duty under and by virtue of the authority in me vested by the consti- tution and statutes of the State of Cali- fornia to request at this time that the As sembly, California Legislature, thirty- | third session, will come to order. The min- ute clerk will note that, in conformity with law, the following officers are pres- | ent: 8. J. Duckworth, chief clerk; R. Q. Wickham, minu.e clerk; W. O. Banks, sergeant at arms. “Gentlemen, in its zeal to force economy upon its 'successors, the last Legislature refused to make provision for a chaplain | to invoké divine blessing upon the labors | of this House | Bathroom, Bedroom, Dining-room, Nursery, Library or Office. 0il Heater, ~THAT HEATS., No Odor, No Smoke, No Ashés! Up to Date in Quality! Down to Date in Prices! this time. 1 will there- | fore request that for the next two min- | utes there should be preserved the most | complete order while'the members and offi- cers of the Assembly, each in his own way and according to the dictates of his own conscience, address the throne of grace in humble supplication for (e wisdom re quired to properly and acceptably cis- charge the dutles of thelr respective po- | sitjons. i Duckworth was ‘a8 good For precisely two minute: llowed the aggregate conscience to to which- | 5 ever-ends 115 VATIOUS DOSSESSOTS Lest saw ) b fit. Then another rattle of the Duck- | i & . N Prilimacy Raniace: Tot oot | " MILT GREEN. TALKS ‘GRANT . s i w w MUNT ABUE & GU produst of the havdmare fe. brought | : 70 SENATOR SHORTRIDGE 030N RUIHING = VU . ‘that_the order of business was the swear- | L TO THE CAPITOL el % = HEADQUARTERS I 1% engiution by . Dibble, which. was | 5 3 FOR HEATING AND COQXING APPAPATUS OF ALL KINDS, his word. | UNCLE BEN LANGFORD at | 19 AMUSEQ. AT SOME QF adopied unanimously and then Duckworth | THE NEW SENATORS o SRl 209 to 30 Market Street,:S F adopted, facilitated that essential step. It suggested that each member take the s assigned by the Secretaryof State. It w