The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, February 11, 1899, Page 4

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY" 1], 1899. INCIDENTS OF THE DAY AT SACRAMENTO. BURNS WILL FORCE | GOVERNOR GAGE INTO OPEN SUPPORT Latest Proclamation of the Mexican to His Supporters. JACKSON The Collector Wants Bmhe San Diegan and the Cande- larian to Get Out of the Way So That an Honest and Clean Man May Be Chosen. SACRA- | the legislators would surrender and vote for Burns and by so doing saddle the State with a United States Senator who would be representative of the | very worst elements in the community. State patronage would also be used |as a club to whip reluctant legislators into line for Burns and every one ask- ing for a share of the spoils of office would be plainly told that unless he HEADQUARTERS, Feb. 10. an Burns has is- sther proclamation to those of yporters whom tion ) dole ithful. He going to ce Governor Gage to come out open- in support of Burns’ Senatorial can- didacy and by virtue of his position and power he wi dispenser-in- ) club legis- the Mexican. cont ds as in the distribution of the good thing: All this, of course, will come to pas: if it is true, as is announced, that Burns has forced Governor Gage to come out | t the been n the case the Gov- openly in his behalf. Since the beginning of the Senatorial | contest it has been conceded that if it became necessary to do so Burns had S. Grant ernor has openl While | sufficient power over the Governor to it is well known with him to enter openly into the B in the lon contest It was thought, however, that he would not care to use this power for the reason that if he’did so he would place the Governor in a humiliating S | position. To do so would also bring that Gage Is to d work for the 1se there is much 1a8 refrained from acting 1 the Burns camy almost certainly result in the defeat of the Republican party at the next elec- i as to how far he will go |tion. Burns' present position as re- | 3 of the power that was | EaTds the ultimate resuit of the Sena- \ s = | torial contest is so desperate that he v the votes of the people | must resort to desperate means if he opposed to Burns' elec- |wishes to have a hope of winning. This tion | is given as a reason that he has at last s to do so he can veto every | decided to put the Governor to the front roduced in the Legislature | iR the hope that by so doing he may ors Who have up to-the pres. | succeed in intimidating honest mem- bers of the Legislature who have de- liste ed to the vote for | der any circumstances. One more desperate effort will be | made by Colonel Burns to bring about e |a caucus on the Senatorship. Some of s meas- | his closest friends now admit that the , or else | chances of success in the | INSISTS ON A SELECTION | emphatic in his declaration that a Sen- | to- | voted for Burns he would be overlooked | about a condition of things that would | voice of their | clared they will never vote for him un- | caucus | scheme are not promising, but they cannot tell him so, as the suggestion | would be regarded as treason. Burns | is relying to a large extent on railroad | influence’ to accomplish the lining-up | for caucus of the members who are now He has signified that something de- cisive may be expected next Thursday. Colonel J. P. Jackson, Collector of the | Port, who came here to break the dead- lock, is still in town and the lock is not broken. Collector Jackson was told yesterday that the lock could not be broken until both Grant and Burns were eliminated from the contest. Burns was quoted as saying: “I will | not stand in the way of electing a Re- | publican Senator when Grant is out of | the field.” | The Collector replied: “If I could | get authority from Colonel Burns to | the event of Grant stepping aside, a Senator could be elected in short or- | der.” } It is believed that Collector Jackson | came to Sacramento at the suggestion of Senator Perkins, and it is surmised that the administration has conveyed to Senator Perkins a desire that a Re- ture. The Collector is in earnest and | ator must be elected. Speaking | night on this topic, he said: [ “The idea that eighty-five Republi- | cans cannot agree to elect a Senator is preposterous. reached. The Republican party of Cal- ifornia will make such a demand for the election of a Senator that individ | nals will be compelled to stand aside. | The Collector has. spoken to all the | candidates and conversed with many Senators and Assemblymen. He finds that the forces surrounding the several candidates are crystallized and he is arriving at the conclusion that Grant and Burns must get out of the field before a Senator can be elected. expects that candidates will ultimately the sacrifice of individual promote the good of the on. party organ GREEN STILL T0O ILL TO APPEAR | CALL HEADQUARTERS, SACRA- MENTO, Feb. 10.—As The Call of this | morning stated would be the case, Milton J. Green did not appear this afternoon | before the bar of the Assembly. The re- turned in by the selected committee h was appointed to call upon him ine into his condition apparently R svery member on the floor that { Mr. Green had been really ill, so when | the matter came up this afternoon as the | special order a_motion by Dibble of San incisco put the whole matter over un- xt Friday afternoon at o'clock. ay introduced a resolution to Green guilty of contempt and | turn him over into the custody of the ser- geant at arms, to be confined in_the County Jail, called upon the chair to-have his resolution reread and_ then asked unanimous permission to withdraw it. He was satisfied, he said, that Mr. Green was too ill to come beforé the House, and be- ing so incapacitated was of course guilty of no contempt i ling to appear. The nd the resolution The Assembly will walt now announcement from Dr. Hatch for an that Green is well enough to be out, when an hour will be set for him to appear and | give cause why he should not be punished. | — - | Mead’s Amendment. | CALL HEADQUARTERS, SACRA- M 0, Feb. 10.—Assemblyman Mead, of Angeles, has finally proposed in the | | supporting Grant, Barnes and Bulla. | promise that he would step aside in | | | publican Senator should be chosen at | | this session of the California Legisla- | An agreement must be | He | 40404040+ 0+0+0+0+0+0+0+H | THE SAME OLD VOIE. | CALL HEADQUARTERS, SAC- RAMENTO, Feb. 10.—The joint ballot to-day in no wise changed the aspect of the Senatorial situa- tion. The rumor was current in the chamber just before the bal- lot that there was something do- ing in the Grant camp. Color was given it by an unusual activity in that quarter. The San Diegan’s forces were gathered in knots on the floor in earnest discussion, but when the Senate came in and the vote was taken the roll call was answered in just the same way it has been, and adjournment was taken on motion of Radcliff to to- morrow noon. The ballot was as follows: BARNES ESTEE BULLA BURD FELTON GRANT SCOTT DE VRIES BARD . ROSED WHITE JETER PHELAN | H4+0404+0+0+0+040+0+0+040+! Assembly the constitutional amendment that the farmers of the State haye been working hard to have introduced. | | "It exempts from taxation the property | | of free public libraries, free public mu- seums, growing crops, mortgages and trust deeds, public school property and | property owned by municipalities, coun- the State or the nation. It is growing crop and mortgage and trust deed exemption that interests the farmer. Mead does not exempt church prop- | erties, nor does he make any allusion to Stanford University or other institutions of learning which are not conducted for the production of profit. Mr., Mead's amendment was referred to the Judiclary Committee. | e |REFORMERS AT WORK IN THE ASSEMBLY CALL HEADQUARTERS, SACRA- | MENTO, Feb. 10.—Grovel Johnson offered in the Assembly to-day a bill which re- peals the law of 1872 requiring plaintiffs in libel suits to give a bond of $i00 upon filing complaint. A similar bill was intro- duced earier in the sesslon, but a number of defects were discovered in it, and the bill introduced to-day is designed to cover them. A petition from the residents of Sausa- lito was read In the Assembly this morn- ing and ordered printed in'the journal. It recited the fact that the people of "the pool-ridden summer resort were watching with interest. the anti-pool-selling bill in- troduced in the Assembly by Atherton of Marin County, and prayed that the As- sembly pass the bill and do everything in its power to assist in its becoming the law of the State. The much petitioned for Sunday law | was a matter of some discussion during | the day. Since the sesston opened peti- tions have been pouring in from every | county in the State asking that the Legis- | lature enact some law which would pre- vent the indulgence in sports and pas- times of any nature on Sunday, and which would as well close every business house. ‘ Nearly all of the members, however, re- fused to have any(hlng to do with the bill that was proposed unless it was amended in many of its important fea- 040404040+ 0+ O+0+04+0+ 0404040+ 0+0+0+0+04+0+0+0+ HO4O+04+04040 4 0404040404040+ 0+4040 40+ 0+ 04 | He expressed sympathy with the Sena- | tures. To-day there has been a caucus of ministers, headed by Rev. Dr. McLean, of Oakland, considering the bill and draft- ing amendments that will fit it for legis- lative enactment. FIGURING ON THE SUCCESSOR -OF COOMBS CALL HEADQUARTERS, SACRA- MENTO, Feb. 10.—The politicians are already figuring on who i8 to succeed | Frank L. Coombs as State Librarian when | he assumes office as United States Dis- | trict Attorney. It has been stated that | Frank D. Ryan, one of the present Li- brary Trustees, can have the place if he | wants it, but Ryan, it is said, prefers to stick to his law practice, which he has been bullding up since his defeat by Ma- | rion de Vries for Congress. Jacob H. Neft, another of the trustees, is expected to re- sign before the close of the legislative ses- slon, and his retirement may upset pres- ent guesses as to Coombs’ successor. Be- | sides Ryan and Neff, the trustees are Allen B. Lemmon, Bradner W. Lees and Thomas Flint Sr.” Lee, it is well known, | will support the candidacy of William W, | Seaman of Los Angeles, the present chief | deputy. Other candidates are Talbot H. Wallis and James L. Gillis. The hand of Dan Burns is already ap- parent in the contest, and no surprise need be felt if the position Is juggled with in order. to bolster up Burns’ Tences. Gov- ernor Gage will, of course, be obedient when the ambitious colonel decides what he wants, and the influence of the admin- istration will be brought into service to advance the interests of the Senatorial | candidate through the medium of State | Library patronage. Gage no doubt will | base some hopes on the passage of the bill now before the Legislature taking | | | R T NI I DE P DT DI ICIC I ISP PEPEICI P the appointment of State Library Trus- tee out of the hands of the Legislature and glving it to the Governor. Under the present law the trustees are appointed by the houses of the Legislature in joint session every four years. The unexpired | portion of Coombs’ term covers a period | of three vears from April next. The posi- | tlon carries with it a salary of $3000 a year | and the duties have never been regarded | as of such a character as to make the | incumbent prematurely gray. | AN EFFORT TO SUPPLANT SHIELDS CALL HEADQUARTERS, SACRA- MENTO, Feb. 10.—Jesse D. Carr, of Sali- nas, an old warhorse of the Democratic party, was here several days this week. | torial aspirations of M. M. Estee and | Irving M. Scott, and even went to the | extent of predicting that Democratic votes would be cast for efther one should[ it be shown that only a few more votes | would be required to elect. The Senator- | ship, however, was not the subject that | called the veteran to this city. e came | here to recommend five men to fill pros- | pective vacancies on the State Board of | Agriculture. | r. Carr is very anxious that Ed Smith | should be reinstated as Secretary of the board, and fancies that such a result might be accomplished if Governor Gage would consent to appoint men favorable to the cause of Smith. The veteran Dem- | ocrat from Salinas was introduced to the | Governor by a friend of both, and the re- | sult of the introduction was a long con- | ference and the submission of the names | of the men recommended by Mr. Carr. | Peter J. Shields, the present secrefary of the board, was elected by the votes | of Trustees J. W. Wilson, W. P. Mat- thews, A. B. Spreckels, Park Henshaw, | Frank Covey, John Mackey and A. W. | Barrett. The board consists of twelve di- | rectors, and it requires seven to elect or | displace a secretary. Of the seven that voted for Mr, Shields, only one is to retire | b}' reason of the expiration of his term | of service, and that one is John Mackey. | It i8_not supposed that Governor Ga, ORI R IRI R+ R+ R+ B+ BRI RIRRHFIRRI R 5+ 22 020050 Lot . GAGE GROWS FACETIOUS . * AT THE STATE’S EXPENSE ALL HEADQUARTERS, SACRAMENTO, Feb. 10.—Governor Gage submitted his first veto message to the Legislature to-day. It is given here in full, so that the people of the State, and par- ticularly those who are interested in the primcipal industry of California, may judge for themselves how well the (iovernor-is carry- ing out his ante-election promises by which he obligated himsef to do all things that are necessary to promote the interests of the people. It may be stated that the sum of $10,000 is the exact amount a gen- erous people have allowed the Governor each year to expend in any way he may see fit—even to pocketing the entire amoumt—without requir- ing him to render an accounting for the same. The message is as fol- lows: “The sum of $10,000, required by this bill to be nppropriated ‘for the purpose of sending an expert to Australia, New Zeazland, or other coun- tries to collect and import into this State parasites and predaceous in- sects,’ is altogether excessive; and, moreover, I do not perceive any ur- gent need at the present time for such an expedition. “The purpose of this expedition to all quarters of the earth for un- discovered bugs is not apparent. The special qualities of the parasites and predaceous insects desired are not specified in the bill, so that it is impossible to determine whether they are designed to prey upon the parasites which infest trees, beasts, poultry, or some men. “The appropriation of so much money for so indefinite a purpose should under no circumstances be permitted. “Even should such a tour of investigation prove to be necessary (and I personally do not think so) this bill calls for an immediate ap- propriation of money from the general fund of the present fiscal year. In my inaugural address I called the attention of your honorable body to the vice of such legislation requiring immediats¢: appropriations, thereby tending to deprive the government of money needed to pay ac- crued demands and its current expenses. HENTIY T. ( “Governor of the State of Cal SRS R R g g | SHRIRIIR+ U+ R s BRI PN N oL e R +NIBUIReR+ R+ 8 [ R R R R R AR R B R g e R R a8 | Smith, Mackéy not be reappointed and a sup- porter of Smith be named in his place | there would not then be seven votes to re- move Mr. Shields. A very strong effort was put forward to induce all that is in its power in aid of the es- tablishment of a State Normal School in San Fri co, for which there is a bill at present before the Assembly for an appropriation of $150,000 for the construction ¢/f the school buildings. The land on which it is to build is to be do- nated by the city of San Francisco. Bx- Judge M. H. Cooney appeared before tha services of so valuable a man fackey in order to make Ed secretary of the board. Should It calls Mr. Covey to vote for the retention of Ed Smith. Among the elements of pres-| committee and spoke in favor of the sure in this direction was a personal let-| measure, stating that as the city of San ter from D. M. Burns. Francisco had the largest population of - any city in the State the school should Brakebeam Riding a Crime. be x?(;;\negl there, antd as it (wou‘ld brlrfi CALL HEADQUARTERS, SACRA- considerable mr-n(:_\" to the c "..\, t wou; NN, Fen e Astemblyman Milice | D¢, to, the commercial interest of ‘San introduced in the Assembly to-day a bill by which the Southern Pacific will be en- abled to turn its “‘cellar berths” to profit and charge the hobo a modest trifle for riding on a brake beam or taking a chance | on top of the vestibule of its overland sleepers. Heretofore all Southern Pacific has got out of the bum caught riding in the steerage has been in | having him_kicked oft brakey, or in the absence of the conduc- tor compelling him to glve up to the crew any loose change he might have in his clothes, for the privilege of staying where | THE GOVERNOR WAS IN A VETOING MCOD CALL HEADQUARTERS, SACRA- MENTO, Feb. 10.—Governor Gage's treat- ise on predaceous and affinitive and non- affinitive insects was not the only veto messzge that “Mysterious” Foley, his sec- retary, carted into the Assembly chamber this afterncon. The Governor objected the satisfaction _the by some burly he was. There was no charge upon which | also to Assembly bill 69, which was de- he could be arrested, but ~that is all | signed to give the guardian greater power changed_under the bill offered by Mr. | and authorit he estate of his warad. Milice. car is considered as trespassing, and as such may be punished. fireman and conductor is ma afficer, with power to arrest the tourist. provides that train crews must arrest such offenders or themselves be punished. Any brakeman found taking money from any one beating his way over a road shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. CALL HEADQUARTERS, ge | MENTO, Feb 10.—The San Francisco dei- would enter into a combine to dispense | egation pledged itself this afternoon to dio Riding on the brake beam of any | Concernin the measure the say: “In the history of guardianship in State experience has shown that mn waste and extravagance nave OCCUIT notwithstanding the present restrat which the law imposes. To remove tae restraining provisions by giving to tu | guardian such extensive control over 1 property of the ward would be perilous to the estates of minors and insane per- sons. “It appears to me that the helpless wards should be protected by legislation limiting, rather than increasing, the pow- ers of guardians.” ons for disapproving o Governor had this very engineer, de a police cellar In fact, the bill goes further—it San Francisco Normal School. SACRA- ASSEMBLY- WiIiLL COME HC ORDER “THE SECRETARY HEARD ‘THE MOTION; THOSE IN FAVYOR SAY,AYE ” WILL CALL THE RoOLL." TO, HAV ““THE ‘AYES SEEM EIT: ARTISTS WILL VACATE .” | MOVE THAT __ ALL ARTY ) 515 o S - “I7SECOND, THE MOTION.” (7 o HE & FASSEMBLY X ADB%URNED“. ;