The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, January 17, 1899, Page 3

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL TUESDAY, JANUARY 17, 1899. ~ INCIDENTS OF THE DAY AT SACRAMENTO. JOHNSON DOES NOT LIKE NEWSPAPERS The Sacramento Legislator Takes Up Cudgels Against the Press, Burns Tries to Take Advantage of the Cloud on Grant and Poses as a Purist as He Tries to Gather in Votes. BY HENRY JAMES. HEA SACRA Wright's re- n was the the day. He made with no more evi- 1 could reasonably om a man accused vote, but sald y of it to the ft the chair and He declared that gned and that | h mbly was in- | tigat therefore, | anded on behalf of every AR wa DQT 1 way p the necessary resolu- | hoke to it at some length | ce ling. Johnson and as he skers nodded in ation. I gath- | o N ense had been « m was guilty. | ty to have the | n of the pur- | camp, Burns e culpa- ertuin of ac- be Jher not rfec- a to rish an ide t be a comforta- 1 with prayer, as was in- come the When the there minutes n to make selection amble for place. named seemed al- vearning to press but their ex- solution gave ¢ do not with the to the fail connection , accordir because th not regarded attention will be | con icular case, for, w will be taken up The rumors floating the peace might as W as later. a little early ecipitation of a the row is not nts. to be nt of e udice I am cheered being sent to jall, r to > hims time p busi 0ssi- ss_to nder af- while G n with the cloud own t is 1 Wright 8 can their ¢ of ciouds, at this moment I v when I see it. Burns is misfortune of another help him. The time has morgue wagon to haul political coroner to sit ft of him. vestigation committee testimony. They are 2ight for all who hi t have far to will doubtless tend tnat the advancing t was an ordinary loan not think to pa; 1 had directed his at- fact that in pure political of thing isn’t done. 1am about it and presume there paper has at least scored or of bad debts, for it | mentioned Wright's obli- n a speccacular austle hough I am told there n Grant's money utiful rain and | | | another point (s0 I am credibly ; 2% "o man interested t a certain $750. be set forth | far iblic curiosit for it is nothing ¢ main topic of discussion and | involved appeal variously, ac- and intellectual faculties el Burgin said to- ate for the Senator- ect right to spend money election of people whotm no vote r him. He said this everywhere, and perhaps ss, 1 do not see how it | ace g of touting justice. Nothing could | rom the intention. T | uthority, ‘He | ) w-u{n]har:l intl- | vanted the col- did this they daubed their | they did not, a_few extra | : be observed on' Wri { nate the location of these foiis win t of the work of the investigating | ee, and 1 hold In reserve a neatly | Jology Wwhen there shall appeay | a place it will fit, Information comes from the city that | for another remark printed In this columy | gentlemah has secured a warrant with_to clap me Into a cheerless dungeon T hope he will think better of it, 10 my observation when sent asa reporter | w people in such places 15 that | hey have invariably expressed a prefer- | ence for the outside. Besides, there sre | Gther remarks which might be' made, and | ing been made would render him even | Jort unhappy than he seems to be now. | and create within him an ambition to put | e Into two jalls at once. Speaking of Senatorial contests, there i | g one member here who is quietly laying ipe for a nomination four years hence. e s known far and wide ‘or his mod- ésty, and, understanding this quality of | Assemblymen Belshaw, Conrey, lieve the | { Assembly- | The | Viewing | spectator and telling | him so well, I refrain from paining him by the mention of his name. The present contest is a d is no end in sight. Nobod break soon, but the d polling a faithful vote eadlock. There anticipates a tes who are two are loafing or around for the fragments of broken booms to catch_them, eir_hope 1s lovely to d to-day out *“Ros- at every rollcall, the owner of the voice being out of town. It is only while a ballot s in progress that Rosenfeld has the honor of belng mentioned in connec- tion with the Senatorship. > While interest in the election is intense it does not draw immense crowds. The Assembly chamber is comfortably filled, and o the late_comers in the gallery have to Stand. There was a Chinese among the spectators to-day, and the at- Mellick, Miller of Los Angeles, son, Valentine—9. For Burns — Senators Bettman, Burnett, Hoeyjy Laird, Leavitt, Shortridge, Wolfe ; Assemblymen Arne- rich, Barry, Beecher, Cobb, Devoto, Dibble, Henry, JiL- Robin- SON, Johnson, Kelsey, Kelley, Kenneally, Lund- quist, McKeen, Pierce, Rickard, Eugene Sullivan, WRIGHT—25. For Grant—Senators Boyce, Cutter, Jones, Maggard, Nutt, Smith, Trout; Assemblymen Bliss, Blood, Carglll, Clark, Crowder, Le Barron, Donald of Dole, De Lancle, Greenwell, McDonald of Alameda, Mc- Tuolumne, Merrill, Merritt, Milice, Radcliff, Raub, Raw, Works, Huber—27. For Knight—Senator Glllette; blyman_Boynton—2. For Felton—Assemblyman Brown—1. For Scott—Senator Davis; Assemblyman Dunlap— For Bard—Senators Flint, Rowell—2. For Paterson—Senator Taylor; Assem- blyman La Baree—2. For Estee — Assemblyman Wade—2. Assem- Anderson, BRI a s SENATORIAL CANDIDATES HOLD A LOVE FEAST CALL HEADQUARTERS, SACRA- MENTO, Jan. 16.—With all the bitterness that has ‘been exhibited since the Sena- torial fight commenced here in Sacra- mento, there occurred this evening one of the most pleasant incidents which can possibly characterize any political con- test. It was in the nature of a love feast. For an hour the leading Senatorial candi- dates in the parlor of the Golden Eagle Hotel sat around in a friendly circle, and there was a feast of reason and a flow of soul that lasted from 5 o'clock until the dinner hour. The candldates indulged had been honoring him with his vote had stepped up and offered congratulations, whereupon Mr. Rosenfeld had felt com- elled to do the honors, and the total of Kis expense bill, Senator Bettman said he understood, had now passed the $500 mark. At this juncture General Barnes retired from the circle, but he first invited all of the candidates to accept the hospitality of his headquarters. The company short- 1y afterward broke and the first and per- haps the only love feast of the Senatorial campaign of 1899 was at an end. Within ten minutes thereafter the fight was on agaln as warm as it had been at any time since it opened. A GAME OF TIT-FOR-TAT IN THE SENATE CALL HEADQUARTERS, SACRA- MENTO, Jan. 16.—The great importance of the contest for United States Senator did not prevent the Senate from holding two sessions to-day. Senator Boggs was granted leave of absence for three days on account of sickness. Senator Stratton presented a petition with 2000 signatures. The petitioners dwell in Alameda and Oakland. They want the towns of that locality consolidated after the fashion of the city and county of San Francisco. Senator Nutt introduced a little appro- priation bill calling for $50,000 for the Normal School buildings at San Diego. Senator Simpson had evidently pald a sit to the State Printing Office, as he introduced a measure providing for the immediate transfer of $40,000 from the general fund to the State school book fund. He desired a suspension of the rules and a suspension of the constitu- tlonal provision in order that the bill should be considered and passed at once. No one seemed to understand why such ctreme haste should be made, and few were familiar with previous iegislation on the same subject. Two years ago the Legislature allowed in the general appro- priation bill $40,000 for material, supplies and labor to print schoolbooks, and Gov- enor Budd exercised his prerogative ot striking out the item. This time, perhaps, it was thought best to try the question before Governor Gage on another ground and thus secure the money by transfer. There is practically no différence between a transfer of the money from the general fund and the direct appropriation of the amount from the treasury. The transfer SWUNG THE QAVEL | apparent loss of two | Piine and Grant. | mained the same. | Tourns, 24. |G timated that in | been votin, Supreme Court | deprived o a lot of high- | 1 FOR A FEW MOMENTS oo« | AISEMBLYMAN ANDERSON ASSEMBLYMAN have used the island for vears as a place of exile for natives of the island afflicted with the dread disease, and Mr. Sullivan sees no reason why this State should not at the same time rid itself of its loath- some burden and a large expense by sharing quarters with the kanakas. He proposes to bring it all about with Assembly joint resolution No. 5, which he introduced in the Assembly to-day, and which reads as follows: Whereas, There has lately been annexed to these United State a large island known as Molokai, one of the Hawailan Islands; and whereas, there are in this State many unfor- tunates cursed with the dreadful disease of leprosy; and whereas, it is absolutely necessary that those so afflicted should be isolated in order that the health of the masses be not contaminated; and whereas, the expense to our State and to the municipalities therein in maintenancy of separate hospitals and pest houses therein is very great and entirely un- satisfactory; and whereas, upon the said island of Molokai there is a leper hospital devoted en- tirely to the care and cure of lepers, and which island on account of its locality and condi- tions is peculiarly adapted for such purposes; therefore be it Resolved, By the Assembly and Senate jointly that we hereby recognize the great necessity of having all those afflicted with leprosy con- fined within and upon the said island of Molo- kai, both because of its isolated condition and equable climate, and also because it will be a great financial saving to our State and to the municipalities therein, and be it Resolved, That we call upon our representa- tives (n Congress to use every honorable effort to have every leper found within this State or hereafter to be found herein sent to the said island of Molokai for care and treatment; and be it further Resolved, That the Governor be requested to transmit these resolutions to our Senators and Representatives in Congress. Mr. Sullivan’s resolution was referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. Assemblyman Mellick complied with a request from the Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce and the other general com- mercial interests in the southern city by introducing another joint resolution call- ing upon our representatives at Washing- ton to further all lei tion favorable to the building of the caragua canal. Its text was as fallows: Whereas, the construction of the Nicaragua canal would be of immense value to the people of the Pacific Coast, and especially to the people of the State of California as it would afford great protection to this coast in time of war, open new lines of trade and com- merce in time of peace, tend to cheapen trans- portation to the forefgn and Atlantic seaboard markets, bulld up new _enterprises every- where within our State and largely tend to maintain old ones, greatly increase our popu- less than $500 was recommended for pas- sage. Chairman Johnson's bill authoriz- ing the Controller to transfer on his books $40,000 from the general fund to the State schoolbook fund was also favorably passed on. The committee will, on Tuesday next, give a hearing to those who are in favor of the constitutional amendment exempt- ing churches from taxation. On the fol- lowing day the committee will take up the constitutional amendment regarding an appellate court, and also the bill con- tinuing the Supreme Court commission for two years longer. Other bills were brought up for discussion, but at the re- quest of their authors they were post- poned. TOUTS PUT UP A BOLD FRONT CALL HEADQUARTERS, SACRA- MENTO, Jan. 16.—The touts of Burns are ‘“chortling in their jey' to-night. They put it up that the disclosures concerning the scandalous use of money to promote the Grant campaign will so shock the public that Grant will be compelled to retire from the field. Before the investi- gation instituted to-day is finished the “‘colonel” may be out of thé race. The methods employed by the agents of Burns to coerce and corral members of the Leg- islature are as disgraceful as the means used by Grant's agents to secute votes. On the witness stand some interesting stories may be told of the methods em- ployed to persuade members to vote for the colonel. It will be in order to ask Assemblyman Clarke of Santa Clara if he was not warned that failure to line up for Burns wopuld leave him without hope of getting a single measure of legislation passed. Assemblyman Knights of Sacramento might explain the influence used in an at- tempt to compel him to desert the stand- ard of General Burns and march under the Mexican flag. The men behind Burns, who like to style themselves the ‘“‘organ- ization,” have done some raw and repul- sive work to persuade members of the Legislature to espouse the cause of Her. | rin’s candidate for the United States Sen- ate. The members of the Legislature are not bound to believe that Burns is a politi- cal saint because the Grant men have been _caught boodling. E. Wright, who secured financial assist- MESERYR KEEPS cLOSE, TALLY on THE VOTE «-- AA CHADBOURHNE =-ONE OF THE GALLERY Q[0L> CARPENTER, ; LOOKER -ON <« ‘POOR GROVE {THINKS SGHE NEWS PAPERS ARE REAL tention he pald to proceedings was pro- found. Kenneally continues subdued. He does | 80 it could | not shout “Daniel M. Burns' be heard more than three blocks against the wind while before an effort had been made to reform him ten blocks was a moderate limit, "' THE SIXTEENTH BALLOT TAKEN WITHOUT CHANGE CALL HEADQUARTERS MENTO, Jan. ing California kr next Senator he did on Saturday. The sixteenth joint ballot has not changed the situation by so much as a vote and every conditfon indicates a deadlock of indefinite duration. Interest, however, abates not one jot. Despite that it is being drawn out to in- terminable length, with no cessation of the strain in sight, the battle is just as flerce and just as filthy as it has been at ! any time since its inception. The swift retribution that has followed Howard Wright's willful crookedness has made the game wary in front of the Senatorial guns, and If the Mexican doi- lars or gold bricks from the carpetbag of | the San Diegan have availed aught it is | not apparent in the voting. The first two ballots to-day showed an Vot from both Barnes and Bulla re- Grant tallied but 26, This fall in the figures caused by the absence of As: Raw of El Dorado and As “hynoweth of ©range, both rant men. Raw paired with Rickard of San Francisco and Chynoweth with Mil- ler of S8an Francisco, both of whom have for Burns, and were of course their votes to-day by the en- orced absence of their pairs. Toward the end of the third ballot Chynoweth came in and registered his vote for Grant, permitting Miller to re- gume operations in behalf of the Mexican. The totals jumped up to 27 and 25 re- spectively, and there remained whea the session_ended. The Democratic minority has settled upon Stephen M. White as the continuous recipient of its honora vote from the present time to the end of the fight. Ab- Lon Kinney of Los Angeles was the minority candidate on the flrst ballot of to-day and _polled the full Democratic strength. He was followed by Stephen M. White, who got them all but one, that of Brooke of Sacramento, who voted per- sistently for Marion de Vries. A motiion to adjourn was made after the first ballot by McDonald of Alameda, but the Burns gang fought it to a finish and won a second rolicall. There was an- other fight against a similar motion fol- lowing the fourth, but the ayes won out and adjournment was taken until noon to-morrow. The balloting_resulted as follows: For Barnes—Senators Dickinson, Luch- nger, Morehouse, Stratton; Assembly- men Atherton, Clough, Knights, Knowl- ton, Lardner, Muenter—10. For Bulla—Senators Currler, 4 Stmpson, Cosper, n | dubious when_the su, | | | him. This, the general thought, was the in pleasantries and joked with each other as old-time friends. Senator Sig M. Bettman sat in a_chair with Colonel D. M. Burns on one side and Ulysses S. Grant Jr. on the other. George A. Knight and General W. H. L. Barnes there, pleasant and _happy. me in and joined In the spirit of the_ occasion. Senator Shortridge was there, gplendent in one of his gay neckties. hen there was Assemblyman Clough and Arnerich. Hervey Lindley, John C. Lynch. T. H. Williams and R. B. Carpenter of the Burns camp; Captain J. H. Barbour of the Grant support. The first proposition that was suggested was that inasmuch as most of the Sena- torial candidates were there present it would be an excellent idea to at once proceed with the contest and avoid all future worry or expense. Then the ques- tion arose as to the best means method of determining _ upon shoulders the toga should fall. Hervey Lindley, ever fruitful in schemes and never at a loss as to how to surmount a difficulty, drew forth a dicebox and sug- re- whose gested that the several candidates shake | “the bones, e-dazzle,” the high man to receive the votes to-morrow of all par- ticipating. But the suggestion did not meet with popular approval and was not adopted. In order to clear up the entire situation General Barnes suggested that all the candidates retire from the race and in so far as they could throw their votes to key to the Senatorial deadlock, and all that it was necessary to do was for this key to be turned and in his opinion a satisfactory result would be reached. But Colonel Burns and Mr. Grant could not see it that way. Senator Bulla looked e ggestion was made and George Knight vigorously dissented from fit. Mr. Grant said he thought it would be a good idea if all the Senatorial candl- dates would go home and leave the Legislature free to settle the Senatorial matter without their presence. Colonel Burns promptly agreed with Mr. Grant and said that nothing would please him better. Senator Bulla stated that he regretted to oppose the proposition, but he could not go home. He was a member of the State Senate and would have to remain, If the other candidates were to volunta- rily retire to their homes he would have an advantage that was hardly fair. And so it was that this idea of the candidates go!ng into voluntary retire- ment had to be dropped. At this juncture the uncertainty of the electric lights of Sacramento was made manifest, for they dipped for a moment leaving the distinguished assemblage in darkness. Senator Bettman, thm:fh' was equal to the occasion, for he saild: ‘“There are so many leading lights and Israelites here just now that they think we need no elec- tric lights.” When the electricity again shone out Senator Bettman stated that Candidate John Rosenfeld had received no vote to- day owing to the absence of Senator Fee- ney. Betitman said he thought that Ro- senfeld was perhaps glad of it, as he had received a report from San Francisco to the effect that Mr. Rosenfeld's Senatorial honors had been quite expensive. Every- body who had met Candidate Rosenfeld and | eight-day clock. in Ban Francisco since Senator Feeney route may be the shortest line to the treasury, but it is not the safest for the lawmakers. A direct appropriation was orh:){nalh' allowed for printing school- books. \When it was allowed the idea prevailed that the revolving fund would bring the money so advanced back to the fund by the sale of books. Senator Simpson afternoon that he would call up the measure the first thing to-morrow morn- ing after the reading of the journal. In the Senate this afternoon party linen was washed and Shakespeare was quot- ed. The quoting was done by Senator Shortridge. It was Ophelia’s protest against such advice as ungracious pastors give, and had application to the advice given by the last Legislature in regard to the emplovment of attaches. The wash- ing was done by Senators Doty, Braun- hart, Cutter, Smith and Simpson. Cutter | told of the Democratic Legislature that employed a man at $5 a day to wind an Each side accused the other of extravagance in the matter of employing attaches. The direct assertion was made: by Senator Smith that the minority Senators of this Senate stood ready to join in any scheme to enlarge the list of attaches, provided the Republicans would *“divvy" on the patronage. Senators Doty, Sims, La Rue and Braunhart denied that they had asked for patronage. Doty intimated that Sacramento did not want eny patronage, and the remark caused a rip- ple of merriment. Senator Smith an- nounced distinctly that the Republicans did not propose to divide the patronage, but did expect to amend the Belshaw act so that the Legislature could employ a sufficlent number of clerks and other attaches to transact the business of the sessfon. The proposition to suspend the consti- tution and_consider at once a bill to amend the Belshaw law obtained twenty- nine affirmative votes. Several Demo- crats voted with the majority. The bill was then taken up and passed by a vote of 29 ayes to 11 noes. When the Assembly passes the bill the way will be open to hire more help. During the discussion sharp and pointed reference was made to Senators who had placed relatives on the pavroll of the Senate. Senator Dotv seemed to hint that Senator Cutter was one that derived favors of this kind for his relatives, but Cutter indignantly repelled the allusion. e A i IMPORTANT RESOLUTIONS IN THE ASSEMBLY CALL HEADQUARTERS, SACRA- MENTO, Jan. 16.—Assemblyman Ed E. Sullivan of San Francisco would trans- port San Francisco’s Pesthouse and every other institution in the State of the same ineffectual kind to far off Molokai, where California’s imported leper colony might languish in its loathsomeness from now till doomsday without endangering the health and lives of the physically clean. Assemblyman Sullivan’s plan {s to abol- ish the present places of detention if the Federal Government can be prevalled upon to set aslde the island of Molokai, in the Bandwich Island group, as a gen- eral sanitarfum. The natives and authorities of Hawall gave notice late this | | | | | | | *son lation and thus ephance our wealth and mul- tiply our resources, and establish a shorter line of oceanic communication between the United States and its possessions in the Orient; whereas, there is now pending in the Con- gress of the United States a measure provid- ing for the construction of the Nicaragua canal by or under the auspices of the United States Government. Resolved, By the Assembly of the State of California, the Senate thereof concurring, that our Senators In Congress be instructed and our members of the House of Representatives be requested to earnestly support the passage of this measure; and, be it further Resolved, That we favor the absolute owner- ship and control of the said Nicaragua canal by the United States Government, if within the power of said Government to-own and control the same. Resolved, That His Excellency, the Governor, be requested to forward to each of our Sena- tors and Representatives in Congress a copy of this resolution. Mr. Mellick’s resolution also was con- signed to the Commlttee on Foreign Re- lations. The morning session of the Assembly was not of long duration. The hour was set on Saturday for half-past 11, but it | was a quarter before noon before Speaker | ‘Wright called for order and permitted the chaplain to ask that the divine grace might come for a time into the Assembly chamber. The balance of the session was taken up by Speaker Wright in his de- mand for investigation and by Mr. John- of Sacramento In telling why Mr. ‘Wright should have what he asked for. Speaker pro tem. Anderson, who was in the chalr, appointed the investigating committee of six which is to look into the charges brought against Speaker Wright, and the announcement that the Senate was at the bar of the house shut out tur ther business until the afternoon. Upon the adjournment of the joint con- vention Dibble of San Francisco moved a recess until 2:30 o'clock, and at that hour the further introduction of bills was brought on in order. Thirty and over of them were introduced and there are more to come to-morrow. . ‘When adjournment was finally proposed it was taken out of respect to the mem- ory of Hon. Nelson Dingley, Jr., in ac- cordance with the following resolution, introduced by Assemblyman Devoto of San Francisco: Whereas, The Supreme Ruler of the uni- verse in his divine wisdom has removed from his earthly sphere the Hon. Nelson Dingley Jr., and, whereas, the Hon. Nelson Dingley Jr. in his high position as a representative in the National Congress, was ever the foremost in legislation effecting the progress and pros- perity of the nation; therefore, be it Resolved, That when the Assembly does this day adjourn, that it do so as & mark of re- spect to his memory. INTERESTING*MEETING OF JUDICIARY COMMITTEE CALL HEADQUARTERS, SACRA- MENTO, Jan. 16.—Grove L. Johnson pre- sided over an interesting meeting of the Assembly Judiciary Committee in Depart- ment 1 of the Supreme Court this even- ing. Assemblyman Rickard was per- mitted to withdraw his bill which pro- vides for a tax on collateral inheritance, 80 that he could remodel it. Assembly bill No. 117, introduced by Mr. Cobb, for the purpose of allow railroad com- panies ?: issue bonds denominations i | | | | ance from Grant, is not the man to drop a sure thing for a remote chance to bene- fit himself. He is not in the Burns camp because he loves Burns and admires the major. It will be hard to convince the intelligent and fair minded people of Cali- fornia that he was persuaded by four members of the Supreme Court to line up for Burns. sombli' to-day were not significant. Each candidate held his own. The touts put on a bold front in opposing adjournment, but when the “bluffs” were called they had nothing to show down. A BILL TO.PROVIDE FOR NORMAL SCHOOLS HEADQUARTERS, CALL SACRA- MENTO, Jan. 16.—Assemblyman Arnerich | of Santa Clara introduced a bill in the Assembly this morning which provides that the normal schools at San Jose, Chico, Los Angeles and San Diego shall be known as ‘‘State Normal Schools.” To shoulder the responsibility and duties attached to this change of name his bill appoints a ‘‘commisslon of five members whose dutfes it shall be to formulate rules, report once a year or more to the Govegnor and employ a secre- tary aplece at a salary of $150 per an- num.” The Governor and Superintendent of Public Instruction shall act as ex-officio members of a *“joint commission” made up of members of each of the individual commissions. The term of office Is to be four vears and the commissioners are to be appoint- €d by the Governor. The bill went to the Committee on Public Buildings and Grounds. Assemblyman Sullivan of S8an Francisco introduced another bill which aims to make it possible for the city of San Fran- cisco to build a new City and County Hos- pital. Tt'provides that funds be raised by a tax levy not exceeding in the aggregate ,000. A bill introduced by Assemblyman Crowder of San Diego appropriates ¥80000 to be used in completing the equipment of the Normal School in San Diego. It was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means. TO CREATE A STATE BOARD OF CHARITIES CALL HEADQUARTERS, SACRA- MENTO, Jan. 16.—Assemblyman Dibble of San Francisco will shortly Introduce a Dbill in the Assembly that has for its ob- Ject the creation of something new in the way of a State commission. One created along practical lines, and which has no salary or perquisites attached. The com- missioners, who are to be appointed b; the Governor, will work, and work han{. with naught in the way of compensation and with an expense allowance Iimited to a year, upon which they will be ex- pected to bring order out of the chaotic condition that California's charities are in. The bill creates a State board or com- Speaker Howard | The four ballots in joint as- | mission of charitles, whose duty it shall be to formulate a sef of regular rules that shall govern all of t Stat. charitable institutions, collect information necessary to thelr operation and exercise a general supervision calculated to effect uniform and successful operation. The bill was drafted by the professors in economics at Stanford University after careful study of the conditions now ] oper- ating in California’s institutions, and it is being fostered and hacked by those of San Francisco’ fled themsel charities e who have identi- with practical large ssemblyman Dibble to-day addressed a letter to Hon. Charles A. Murdock at San Francisco, expressing his willingness to present the bill in the Assembly, and he expects that he will have it in hand by the early part of the coming week. ABILL FOR THE PARIS COMMISSION CALL HEADQUARTERS, SACRA- MENTO, Jan. 16.—The initial meeting of the Ways and Means Committee of the Assembly was held this afternoon, and the first bill to be recommended for pas- sage by the committee was one intro- duced by Chairman Valentine a week ago. The bill provides for an appropriation of $150,000 to be used in defraying the ex- pense of collecting, preparing, forward- ing, maintaining and returning an exhibit of the products of this State at the Paris Exposition in 1900. Chairman Valentine explained the bill in its entirety, and after some discussion it was decided to amend it and recom- mend its adoption. In the event the bill is successful Gov- ernor Gage will, within ten day passage, - appoint _three one from the northern one from the centr and one from the south. The chief executive must under the enactment appoint the mem- bers of the commission from the two leading political it will be known Exposition Commissior The commissioners so chosen must be experienced in exposition work and will receive as compensation the sum of $5000 and their actual traveling expenses. THE COYOTE'S BARK IS HEARD AGAIN CALL HEADQUARTERS, SACRA- MENTO, Jan. 16—The bark of the coyote is again heard in the land. The old measure to appropriate money to pay bounty on coyote scalps is now before the Legislature: The talk goes that the bill will be handled with the utmost discretion. Senator Laird to-day introduced in the Senate a bill to appropriate $257,000 to pay the bounties. The measure provides that payments shall be made from the treas- ury during the fifty-firs® and fifty-second fiscal years, so that the entire burden of payments will not fall in one year. It is provided that examination of the claims shall be made by the State Board of Examiners, and only such claims shall be pald as secure the sanction of the board. These coyote claims, which were origi- nally held by numerous pa in the possession of a few ? bank in Sacramento is said to be holder, and another bank at Balk is reported to be the holder of a long list ot assigned certlficates, rti of the State, and s “The California Paris ADVERTISEMENTS. a4 In the early days of the settlement of the Dakotas, the newspapers fre- quently contained stories of the hard ships and sufferings and sometimes the death of the new settlers who were lost in the blizzards. ‘The man or woman who is frozen to death in a winter’s storm undergoes great sufferings, but they are mild com- pared with those daily borne by thousands of victims of that dread disease —con- sumption. For centuries this relentless disease was considered incurable. Itis now known to be distinctly curable. Dr. Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery cures g8 per cent. of all cases of consumption, bronchitis, asthma, laryngitis and diseases of the air-passages. It has stood the test for thirty yeas It acts directly on the blood, nourishing it with the life-giving qualities of the food. It tears down old, half-dead tissues and builds up new ones in all parts of the body. Through the blood it acts directly on the lungs, driving out all impurities and dis- ease germs. It soothes the cough, but facilitates expectoration. It deepens the breathing, supplying the system with life- giving oxygen. It stimulates the appetite, facilitates the flow of digestive juices, in- | vigorates the liver and tones and builds up | the merves. It is the great blood-maker | and flesh-builder. It doesfiot make flabby flesh like cod liver oil, bift firm, muscular, healthy tissues. | “I had been troubled with bronchitis for | several years,” writes Mrs. Orlin O'Hara, Box | 114, Fergus Falls, Ottertail Co., Minn. “In the first place I had sore throat. I doctored with | different doctors and took various medicines, | but got no relief. I raised from my throat a | sticky substance like the white of an egg. Could not sleep, and had made up my mind that I would not live through the winter. I took Dr. Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery and ‘ Favor- ite Prescription ' alternately, and in a few days began to see that I was better. I took eight bot- tles. I have not felt as well in years.” The quick constipation - cure — Doctor Pierce’s Pleasant Pellets. Never gripe. | Accept no substitutes or imitations. 7r‘ihk is ' Stron DR. CHARCOT'S TONIC TABLETS are the only positively guarantced remedy for the Drink Habit, Nervousness and Melancholy caused by strong drink. WE GUARANTEE FOUR BOXES to cure any case with a positive written guar. antee or retund the money, and to destroy the appetite for intoxieating liquors, THE TABLETS CAN BE GIVEN WITHOUT | KNOWLEDGE OF THE PATIENT. causes Mis. | STRONG DRIKK . 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