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THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, TUESDAY, MARCH 7, 1899. ANTI-RAILROAD | SENTIMENT GROWS AMONG LEGISLATORS A Strong Disposition Among the Members to Rebuke Interference. THE TREND SEEMS Santa Barbara Advises Her Grant to the General if It Can Be Done Without | Kiding CALL HEADQUARTERS, SACRA- MENTO, March 6.—The decree “Bur or no Senator’” has been issued from the yellow building in rancisco. There | are many strong indications n,--nighz‘ which lead to the belief that the manly | and independent Republicans of the | Legislature wili take affairs in their own hands and elect a United States Senator despite the orders of Hunting- ton and Herrin to the contrary. Burns cannot win the fight now and it is very doubtful if he can prevent the choice of a Senator. An anti-railroad sentiment in the | minds of the people of the State is find- ing expression in the Legislature. Last fall the people believed that the rail- road was out of politics. Every Repub- | lican orator and every Republican newspaper that advocated the election of Henry T. Gage and a Republican Legislature assured the voters that the railroad question was not an issue in the campaign, but no sooner had the votes been counted than webfoot Her- | rin appeared on the streets of San | Francisco boasting of the scal>s he had taken. He was intoxicated by the suc- cess of the campaign and saw In it no other sign than one of triumph and per- | sonal vindication. The people accepted as truth the oft- repeated declaration of Huntington | that he wanted to establish good feeling between the people of California the raflway interests which his poration controlled. The sand-lot ment was snowed under, but immedi- ately after the resuit was made Known a scheme was hatched in the yellow buiiding to steal the Senatorship from the people and give it to a servant of the corporation. n who were friend- 1y to railroad enterprises on principle, believing in railroad extension to de- velop the State, were counted as chat- tels of the South 1 Pacific, who would take orders when Herrin decided to is- sue mandates. The chief lawyer of the corporation made a mistake. He mis- understood an honest desire to bring about a friendly relation between the railroad and the public as a desire upon the part of legislators to enter the po- litical service of the The threat that there didate elected other than Burns must | mean that the corporation wants to re- open the old fight between the people of California and the Southern Pacific Railroad. All the gcod work of the past in the direction of establishing amicable relations between the people and the railroad is to be thrown to the winds by the company because the Leg- !slature refuses to obey the commands | of the corporation to elect Dan Burns. Grove 1. Johnson has been inter- viewed twenty times concerning the statement he made last week that a Senator would be el day. He made the assertion with an air of sincerity that induced many of his friends to inquire what reason he had for making the prediction. When pressed into a corner for an explana- tion he replied that the whole thing was a joke and that he had nothing in his mind on which to base the predic- tion. As Johnson seemed to be thor- oughly in earnest when he made an as- sertion which he nuw admits was jocu- lar, the impression natura arises that he was joking when he shed so many bitter tears in the Assembly not long since. The betting in the pools to-night is | 2 to 1 that no Senator will be elected. Developments late to-jnght which will réach the poolrcoms —before next Wednesday may change the figures, if | not reverse them. | The indications point to furth cessions to the camp of G Barnes. A report was telegraphed to San Francisco to-day thats General | Barnes' withdrawal from the Senatorial contest was rumored in Sacramento. No sooner had it reached there than Senator Morehouse was apprised.. by wire of its reception, and immediately steps were taken to ascertain the source from which the falsehood ema- nated. The information was secured and the report promptly contradicted. Senator Currier, who obtained leave of absence two weeks since.on account of sickness and went to his home near | Los ‘Angeles to regain health and | strength, will probably be in his seat in the Senate to-morrow. He was one | of the original supporters of Bulla, and | it is the general opinion to-night that he will vote for General Barnes when he next answers to the call of the roll in joint ballot for Senator. Important telegrams have been re- ceived by Senator Boyce and Assem.- blyman Merritt, representing the Santa Barbara constituency in the Legisla- ture. Following is a copy of the mes- sage received by Senator Boyce from | the chairman &nd secretary of the Re- | publican County Central Committee of | Santa Barbara County: SANTA BARBARA, March 3, 1899, J. Boyce, & e, cramento—I Grant forces can be lined up for Barnes without aiding Burns it wili be generally u}proyed here E. M. PYLE, Chairman. . W. SMITH, Secretary. A message of a similar character was received by Assemblyman Merritt. Boyce in an interview to-night de- clined to express an opinion as to what | course he should pursue with reference | to the message. He spoke of General | i ted next Wednes- = Barnes in complimentary terms, but did not indicate a purpose to transfer his allegiance from the San Diege states- man to the general. He remarked that | the telegram might be accepted as an | indication of the trend of events in| Banta Barbara. i Senator Smith of Kern, one-of the most intelligent and active representa- tives of the people in the Legislature, ls‘I confident that a Republican Senator will be electéd at this session. To-night, glving reasons, for his belief, he re- marked: “There is such good feeling reisting hetween Genernl Barnes. U. 8. | Grant and Irving M. Scott and their| { spoctive SUppUriers that they can get| together at any time and exchange vlews of the Senatorial question. The | friendly relations are such that the Barnes men and the Scott men can talk together in a frank and free manner. ! | plished. | | about adjournment of the Legislature Saturday of this week. The offer was | | the Burns scheme to adjourn. | Saturday March 18. TOWARD BARNES Representatives to Go From Burns. The Grant people are on good terms with the Barnes and Scott supporters. | There is no doubt in my mind that be- fore the session ends these members ' will endeavor to unite on one of these| three candidates, and if an agreement cannot be reached a new candidate will be brought out on whom all the forces can unite.” In the general conversation to-night Senator Smith had nothing to say det-| rimental to the aspirations of Burns| further than to signify that the conclu-| on had been accepted by the support-{ ers of Grant, Barnes and Scott that| Burns' election to the Senatorship was | not desired by the people of the State, and therefore should not be accom- Irving M. Scott, who has been laid up with grip for several days, will proba- bly arrive here from San Francisco to- morrow. It transpires late to-night that the Burns_ touts are seeking ®y intrigue with Democratic legislators to bring made to the Democrats that if they would consent to the early adjournment the bills to reorganize the Harbor Commission and the Bank Commission | would be defeated. The purpose of the | proposed early adjournment is to arouse a demand for an extra session, pending the assembly of the Legisla- ture in special session the Burns man- agers would be able to lay wires and devise plans to capture a _sufficient number of legislators to either elect Burns or some other candidate accept- able to the railroad company and the | machine. The Republicans in the Legislature who came here to perform their duty to the people were quick to drop on to To-day a conference of Republican Senators was held, and it was practically re- solved to adjourn Saturday, March 18. This arrangement will give the Senate ample time to conslder the general ap- propriation bill and permit the Assem- bly to give the county government bill such consideration as it deserves. The Legislature will also have time to con- sider the tax levy and the constitu- tional amendments relating to the Court of Appeals. The Call is in possession of definite information which justifies the state- ment that the Legislature will adjourn SENATE WANTS NO VOTING MACHINE | LL HEADQUARTERS, SACRA- MENTO, March 6.—Senator Stratton's bill for the appointment of a commission to investigate voting machines and make such recommendations as may lead to the adoption of some such form of election device recelved a setback in the Senate this morning. It failed of passage by a vote of 16 ayes to 12 no It will come up again, however, for Stratton changed his vote from ave to no and gave notice of a métionyto reconsider. nator Cirtin, under suspension of the . submitted a concurrent resolution ing the Federal Government to throw open to the starving herds of cattle the fmmense forest preserves along the Sler- ras. Senator. Curtin stated that the tracts were closed to protect the forests, but in so closing them they were closed to cattle also. He believed that under | exciting circumstances the herds of cattle now suffering from the effects of the dry | season should be allowed to-graze in these forests. His resolution was adopted. ° A message was recelved from the Gov- ernor announcing the signing of Senator Trout's bill providing for the acceptance | of a tract of land near Santa Cruz, to be used as a camping ground for the Na- tional Guard of the State. Another bill amending the Political Code so as to al- low the Governor to order the troops to act for the annual camp of instruc- passed by the Senate. ate to-day passed the following ills Senate bill 363, introduced by Trout, amending section 2022 of the Political Code. Senate bill 515, introduced by Taylor, providing for the organization and man- agement of livestock insurance cam- panies. Senate bill 311, introduced by Sims, amending section “752 of an act entitled “An act to provide for the organization, incorporation and government of muni- cipal corporations,’” approved March 13, 1883, and all amendments thereto. Senate bill 620, introduced by Simpson, making an appropriation to pay the claim of John W. Mitchell for legal services. Assembly bill 617, introduced by Ken- neally, authorizing the Secretary of State to bore a_ well, furnish and set' stand- pipes, tanks, filter and lay pipes in the Capitol grounds, and making an appro- priation therefor. N Assembly bill 245, introduced by Arner- ich, amending sections 354, 1489 and 1492 of the’ Political Code relating to State Nor- mal schools. Assembly bill 4, introduced by John- son, creating an exempt firemen's rellef fund in the several municipalities of the State and relating to the enroliment, for- | mation into fire companies and services as firemen of exempt firemen. A substitute was introduced in the Sen- afe to-day for a proposed amendment to the- constitution creating District Courts of Appeal. The substitute, after being amended, was adopted. It provides for three District Courts of Appeal, of three Judges each, and that the decisions of these courts shall be final in matters within their jurisdiction. At the night session the following bills were passed: Assembly bill 353, introduced by Dibble, amending the law regarding the Veterans’ Home Association. i Senate bill 554, introduced by Flint, to provide for the appointment of a board of Colton Hall property and for the acqui- sition of the Colton Hall property. Senate bill 428, introduced by Gillette, amending section 1585 of the Code of Civil Procedure relating to the administration and disposition of the assets of a deceased partner. Senate bill 228, introduced by Nutt, ap- propriating $§0.000 to complete and equip the building now being constructed for the use of the State Normal School of San Diego, Cal. Senate bill 444, introduced by Morehouse, amending section 948 of the Code of Civil Procedure relating to what cases wherein an appeal stays proceedings. Senate bill 39, introduced by Davis, cre- | ating a special fund to be known as the | State debris construction fund, and to transfer from the general fund to such State debris construction fund the sum of b ‘gort upon the bill | lines_and to-morrow wil and | | levee district No. $250,000. Luchsinger's Benate bill 359 was refused | passage. This was an act to regulate the practice of architecture. Notice to recon- sider was given. FENDER BILL GETS A LITTLE SETBACK CALL HEADQUARTERS, SACRA- MENTO, March 6.—The ball was opened in the Assembly this morning with Seia- tor Braunhart's “‘fender bill,” which went on the file on Saturday as unfinished business. O'Brien of San Francisco wished to of- fer the amendment which he of- fered and withdrew for correction when the bil was last co! ered, but he was opposed by Dibble, who claimed that the previous question had been called for by him on Saturday and ordered by the Speaker and that ta2 previous question was upon the final pas- sage of the bill and an amendment of a consequence was not in order. White of San Francisco took issue with Dibble on the parliamentary point. He said he had sought advice on the question since Saturday and had as well consulted the highest authorities in the Legl and after much thought he was opinion that the previous questi on O'Brien’s original motion to and appoint a committee of one to at- tend to it. Dibble indignantly ut was amend erted that he was the highest in the State on parliamenta v, in_ the laugh whicl: followed. which was led by the I sounding chuckle of yman Hoe: Dibble receded nice his position by asking that the Speaker rescind the order for the previous question and per- mit_O'Brien to amend. O'Brien handed up the amendment he proposed on Satu day and the bill went back to the printe: The little jar on the fender marked one dissension of the day. Whitewin peace settled all over everything ar Grovel and Dibble were altogether tou nice to be safe. Even the general appro- priation bill ran along smoothly enough, fave for a verbal rough-and-tumble b tween Valentine and Dunlap gver the ap- propriation for the support of the Stock- ton Insane Asylum. The work of the day was on the Senate special, ways and means, unfinished busi and _third reading files. All Gov Gage's vetoes on file were sustained. ‘Assembly Caminetti of the Judiciary Committee did not concur with his con- freres of that body in their favorable re- which will enable the anta fe to buy the Valey road and other offer a_substi- ure is to give the State jon jurisdiction over the franchises transferred to the foreign cor- poration. Caminettl contends that the ill reported to-day does not accomplish this, but, on the contrary, takes the pres- tute bill. His m Railroad Commi: HHO4040404 O+ O0+0+0404040+H ONE BALLOT AND STILL NO CHANGE CALL HEADQUARTERS, SAC- RAMENTO, March 6—Jesse R. Grant failed to transpire to-day as the choice of the Democratic minority for Senator. Even As- semblyman Fairweather of Fresno, who opened up the new boom on Saturday, failed to answer when his name was called. The scheme, if there was any, to make this Senatorial proposition a family affair has evidently died a-bornin’. There were no changes to record in the Republican ranks and but one ballot was taken. The vote as follows BARNES ESTEE BURNS GRANT SCOTT . ROSENFELD (D.). WHITE (D). PHELAN (D. © B404040+0+ 04 O+O+0+0+0+0+R 40+ 0404040+ 0404040404 04040 G400+ 0040+ O4CHO+040 404040 dumb or defective in speech could be found in a school district a school room may be set aside for their use and a teacher employed to instruct them, It precipitated a flood of opposition. Know- land or Alameda said flatly it was as vicious a piece of legislation as has vet been 5n(rC3urvd during the session. He realized, he said, that mothers who had children who were so unfortunate as to be without speceh and hearing did not want thelr Chll(s‘rml taken from them, but that they were not looking to a child's bestl interests when they refused to send it to such an institution as the State supports at Berkeley. said, ft would open the treasury to in- roads, the extent of which could not be calculated. | Plerce of Yolo made an excellent speech along the same lines and others on the | floor took up the opposition. White of | San Francisco and Conrey of Los Angeles spoke eonscientiously in its favor, but the subsequent vote did not vindicate their | position. - NEWSPAPER SIGNATURE BILL MOVING ALONG | | mittee of the Assembly | consider Senate bill 27, If the bill was passed, he | bill by Valentine of Los Angeles. he did not want to approve the bill so long as it included such a provision. The Governor further objects to the lat- itude allowed the burean provided for by the bill in the appointment of agents and veterinary surgeons. The bureau is al- lowed twenty agents at $4 a day and five veterinary surgeons at $8 a day. his expense of $120 a day, the Governor de- clares, is exorbitant and will soon eat up the funds allowed the bureau. Another objection which the Governor finds to the bill is that while it is provided that the bureau should be formed of practical dairymen, the work it Is desired it should perform is properly the work of medical experts. n _conclusion, the Governor recom- mends that another hill be drawn on the same subject, as it is one of great impor- tance. In pursuance of this suggestion, Senator Dickinson is preparing another bill in accordance with the suggestions of the Governor, amending the references to the diseases the Governor mentioned, and placing the matter of prevention and remedying in the hands of the State quar- antine system provided for in a bill al- ready passed by the Senate. The rules were suspended and the veto was sustained by the Senate in order to clear the way for the introduction of the substitute bill now under preparation. =g THE RAILROAD CONSOLIDATION BILL FAVORED Caminetti Made a Strong but Ineffectual Fight Against the Measure. CALL HEADQUARTERS, S. MENTO, March 6.—The Judiclary held a speci; meeting at 1:30 o'clock this afternoon to a substitute for a The bill is designed to permit the Santa Fe system to utilize the franchises of the | santa’ Fe and Pacific Railroad Company between Mojave and The Needles, the Southern Pacific between Mojave and Ba- | kersfield, the San Joaquin Valley Railroad | Company between Bakersfleld and San Franeisco and the Southern California Raflway between Los Angeles and Bars- tow. The use of all of these lines the Santa Fe people require that they may get their transcontinental line into San Francisco in competiton with the lines of the Cen- tral and Southern Pacific roads. CALL HEADQUARTERS, SACRA- The meeting to-day was anything but a HE’S UP AGAINST THE REAL THING NOW. ent franchises out of the commission’s ands. The following bills were passed: Assembly bill 765, introduced by Raub, amending an act entitled “An act to de- fine the boundary, provide for the care, strengthening and repairing the levee and for the payment of the indebtedness of 1 of Sutter County,” approved March 20, 1874, extending the time during which the board of directors may sit as a board of equalization. Assembly bill 727, Introduced by Bel- shaw, amending section 3488 of the Po- litical Code of the State of California re- lating to the public lands of the State of California. ‘Assembly bill 464, introduced by Mead, amending section 208 of the Civil Code of the State of California relating to the filing of articles of incorporation’ with the County Clerk and Secretary of State and the issuance of certificates and the effect of such certificate. Assembly bill 364, introduced by Stew- art, amending section 1699 of ‘the Code of Ctvil Procedure rel&tmg to settlements of accounts of trustees after distribution of estates and to compensation of trustees. ‘Assembly bill 255, introduced by Brooke, amending the Poltical Code relating to highway taxes. ssembly bill 239, introduced by Mack, amending section 516 of the Civil Code relative to rates of toll to be posted at ate. gAssemhly bill 232, introduced by Mer- ritt, authorizing the Secretary of State to appoint a clerk in addition to the num- ber now allowed by law, to be known as janitor's clerk. Assembly bill 459, introduced by Kel- sey, amending section 2440 of the Politi- cal Code relating to the appointment of ilot commissioners for San Francisco, Riare Island and Benicia. Assembly bill 8§77 (substitute for Assem- bly bill 620), to provide for the construc- tion of a free wagon road from the Mount Hamilton Observatory in Santa Clara €ounty to some point in Stanislaus County. Assembly bill 105, introduced by Dunlap for the relief of district agricultural as- sociations or district agricultural socie- ties and appropriating the sum of $75,000 for such purposes. Assembly bill 736, introduced by Arne- rich, to Bpfironrlnte $575 to pay the claim of James H. Barry. Assembly bill 379, introduced by John- son, authorizing the board of trustees of the State Library of the State of Cali- fornia to furnish offices in the State Cap- itol with modern metallic book cases, platforms, stairways, etc. Assembly bill 538, introduced by Fair- weather, authorizing the appointment of a commissioner of irrigation to co-operate with the director -of the United States Geological Survey In surveys and esti- mates of costs of reservoirs and dams for storing flood waters for irrigation, min- ing and_industrial purposes. isscmhly bill 613, introduced by John- son, requiring hotel and lodging house keepers to Keep ropes in sleeping rooms to facilitate escape in case of fire. NO SEPARATE SCHOOL FOR DEAF AND DUMB CALL HEADQUARTERS, SACRA- MENTO, March 6.—Senate bill 134, by Stratton of Alameda, a substitute for Assembly bill 737, was beaten in the As- sembly this afternoon. ~The measure provided that wherever five children deaf, MENTO, March 6.—Another bill to re-| strict the newspapers and to teach them their business of publication of the newy came before the Senate this evening, and after amendment was passed to print and | third reading. The measure was the| Morehouse bill to require the signature of | those who write any articles which may | reflect upon the character or integrity of | any living person or upon the memory of any one dead. When the bill came up for consideration Senator Morehouse offered an amendment providing that when any article was published as coming from any news agency the requirement of a signa- ture was not necessary. Smith opposed the amendment, for, said he, it would exempt from the law the Assoclated Pregs and such other news corporations, while it laid all the burden upon the struggling individual who had a little country correspondence to attend | to and who could not stand the penalty | of $1000 which the act allows. He sai there is no more powerful or more grind- | ing corporation than the Associated Press and he did not want to see it escape the | burden which the bill put on the individ- | ual writer. Morehouse pointed out that the Asso- | ciated Press dealt with news from other | States, and was therefore out of the jur- | isdiction of any act of this Legislature, but Smith was not satisfled, and voted | against the amendment. The amendment | was passed, however,.and the bill went to | print and to third reading, peoa i SRR A VETO FOR THE DAIRY INSPECTION 7 Governor liage>l’icks Many Flaws in Senator Dick- inson's Measure. CALL HEADQUARTERS, SACRA- MENTO, March 6.—The Governor has ve-: toed Benator Dickinson's bill providing for a bureau of dairy inspection, and in a long message picks flaws in nearly all the provisions of the measure. The bill provides that no dairy products nor beef shall be sold from a herd af- fected with Texas or splenetic feyver. In his veto message the Governor declares that this works a great hardship on herd | owners in the southern portion of the State. In discussing the disease he says the southern cattle are not susceptible to the ravages of the fever. They may be infected and may even be capable of transmitting the disease to other cattle, but it hurts neither their milk nor their flesh; and to prohibit the sale of their products would work a hardship, unjust and unnecessary, upon them. Again the Governor objects to that pro- vision which prohibits the sale of prod- ucts from cattle affected with contagious pleuro-pneumonia. The Governor says there is no pleuro-pneumonia in tge State, and to have it included in the bill is a tacit admission that it does act- ually exist here. He belleves this im- pression_ would do much harm to th d | eratin; ment, both in open and éxecutive session, was the committee permitted to bring in a recommendation that the bill pass. Caminetti of Amador was the sole oppo- nent to the measure and he based his fight on the idea that the bill would permit the Southern Pacific to get control of the Santa Fe's proposed extension. Colonel E. F. Preston of San Francisco appeared as representative for the Santa e and San Joaquin Valley people. In sPeaklng to the measure he calles tion to_the incalculable relief which the Santa Fe would bring to the shippers of the State by bringing in a competing line. He spoke of the money that would be put in circulation by the purchase and subse- | quent maintenance of the branch roads and their ramificatoins. It will bring into the State, he sald, new blood and new capital. ““The present law,” said Colonel Pres: ton, “permits the consolidation of State franchises. but the Santa Fe and Pacific, between Mojave and The Needles, is op: under a Federal franchi and over that this State has no jurisdiction under present conditions - It is to enable the Santa Fe people to make use of this franchise and to consolidate as a system of its own the rights and privileges it | proposes to buy.” e “Caminetii broke in on Mr. Preston at this point to ask if the State Board of | Railrcad Commissioners would not lose its right to revise or repeal the franchises in uestion if they were transferred under the provisions of the proposed la quiet #talk. Only after the warmest argu- | atten- | GRANT MEN ers of Grant dined with their leade; ner. There was little said of politics, point, and it was to the effect that Le Barron added his word. prize it would. be Grant. @ 4+ g + s N g K3 Pl + Ed . b & £2 b + b + . + £ + 2 + 3 2 k3 o g 4 b * b4 v P * fair and capable a Tepresentative “The moment you transfer franchises to foreign_ corporations you eliminate the right of California to revise or repeal them," d Mr. Caminetti, positively. “You do not,” replied Colonel Preston, Jjust as positively. ‘Colonel Preston, I am going to ask you a question in good faith,” continued the gentleman from Amador. “Will you an- Swer it in good faith? Will ot this bill permit the Southern Pacific to buy up and control all these lines?" { “Preston replied emphatically that it would not. hen,” shouted Caminetti, “you do not a ver me in good faith. I am willing to give the Santa Fe everything it needs, but not one thing to the ‘S. P."” Then Messrs. Dibble an Johnson choked Caminetti off with a demand that the committee go into exeeutive session. It was so ordered, after Caminetti had made a hard fight to ask more questions, and after it was over the committee came into the Assembly chamber and recom- mended that the bill pass. SANTA CLARANS GREATLY STIRRED UP OVER A BILL The County Government Meas- ure Roundly Denounced by Taxpayers. SAN JOSE, March 6.—Residents of this city and county are almost unanimously opposed to the new county government act now pending before the Senate. Tt/ means an increase of from $40,000-to 000 | annually in the expenses of the county. Several offices are created and the peo- ple’s money generally ruthlessly expend- ed. Strong resolutions condemning it as a viclous measure have been passed ‘by the Santa Clara County Grange, the Re- publican Good Government League and the Farmers’ Club, and forwarded to the Santa Clara delegation at Sacramento. Never before has any legislation for the county aroused such Il feeling, and Sen- ator Morehouse, who is responsible for it, is being severely denounced. Supervisor John Roll—The new county | government act is the greatest steal e\'eri perpetrated upon the county. I am against | it from start to finish. It will cost Santa Clara County nearly $50,000 per year, and people will be in no way benefited. It provides for a license collector, a prose- cuting attorney in Justice courts and an additional under Sheriff, besides putting Justices of the Peace and Constables on Zood, fat salariés with all office expenses. Tt is unjust to expend the people’s money in this way. The cost of conducting the county is already too high. Supervisor S. F. Ayer—The new county government act will make our expenses foo high, and I do not favor any legisla- tion that will cinch taxpayers. Supervisor F. M. Stern—Some parts of it are all right, but as a_ whole I am against it. 1 do mot favor ‘the wholesale increase of county expenses. County Clerk H. A. Pfister—The pro- posed change in_the county government | act will benefit us in no way. It only tends | to increase taxation, with no correspond- ing benefit. A. Alloggi—It is an unjust measure, whose only object is to increase the ex- penses of an already too expensive coun- ty_government. Supervisor P. P. Austin—I am opposed to the measure a_whole, except that part which allo Supervisors to name their own clerk. Supervisor G. E. Réa—The county government act in its entirety is unjust. W. C. | measure. | positions wil! County. s_defeated. Ex-Councilman T. C. Hogan—The pro- | posed_new county government act will vork hardship upon taxpayers. Our taxes are already too high. Every effort should be made to defeat it. Mitchell Phillips—Such robbery as pro- posed by the county government act should not be tolerated by Santa Clarans. ‘We have too many worthless offices now, Jet alone creating more fat sits for gang politicians. The adding of $40,000 to a yearly expense of running the county will | be detrimental to our interests. Too much _imwcr is centralized in the Supervisors, am opposed to the measure. Judge R. Lewis—The present county Andrews—We want no such Higher taxation and more fat not benefit Santa Clara STAND BY THEIR MAN CALL HEADQUARTERS, SACRAMENTO, March 2—The support- the viands discussed the situation in an informal but an earne~’ man- There were speeches and toasts and jokes and stories, but under it all there was an undercurrent of something that told of anather reason for the gathering than to discuss the excellent menu, to drink the wine and add zest to the good cheer and joviaity. for the United States Senate so long will his men stand by him. standing by him it was declared by one of the speakers they had at least saved the State from the disgrace and opprobrium result from th. election of Burns, even if their own candidate had not vet reached the goal of his ambition. Senator Smith spoke first of the enthusiasm of his campaign com. rades and exhorted them to stand together as long as there was a chance. Chynoweth and Boyce followed him in much the same strain, anc then He hoped the Legislature would n t ad- journ without electing a Senator, and he was sure if ar.v one secured the He encouraged his fellow campaigners stand together until the last and then, if they found they could not elect, to go over in a solid block to some one—not Burns—who would be as proposed | Our Senators should see that it | Ed e WILL r this evening and over the wine and 2003085 6 %02 ¢ 2 ST TGS , but what was said was right to the as long'cs Grantcan see a chance In . % - that would to as the man they now follow. + * $ 8 - P + 3 - 3 + b + 5 3 X * - irant himself spoke briefly and his ‘words were mostly those of '.‘ gratitude and appreciation. He thanked hls men heartily, he said, the ¢ more so because they were bound to him by no tie they had not woven ge % themselves: they were obligated to him only by their generous sense ¢ of loyalty and good will. 5 P + Five of the Grant men were absent, but all for good reasons. They ¢ s were Maggard, Works, Dale, De Lancie and Greenwell. 3 + The banquet commenced at 6, and when the House tried to convene ¢ 8% at 7 there was no quorum. Sergeants at arms hurried around to hunt up 3 : the recalcitrants and finally found them in a body headed for the Capi- S‘S % tol. At the bar of the House the occasion was taken into consideration + i: and the banqueters were excused from the penalty of unlicensed ab- 5: 43 sence. o - EeliolielioNetoNe Botiotiotiotivn o eNeNet e RN+ R eNeNeN oM government act is bad enough. Now they propose to cinch us for some $40.00 more All the corrupt politicia the county have been to Sacramen rolling’’ in the interest of the act will give fat positions to Johnnie kenzie and others of his ilk. Legis who vote for the measure should be s to_San Quentin. Mayor J. C. Martin—Anything that in- creases taxation ought to be defeated and I am against the county government ac M. O’Brien—We want no such legisl tion for our county. J. ‘H. Henry—The county government act should be defeated by all means. T. C. MacChesney—Our Senators and Assemblymen must see that it is defea ed if they wish the respect of their con- stituents. Nicholas Bowden—I am opposed to any such measure, Lawrence Archer—The people should use every effort to have the measure killed in the Senate or Governor Gage veto it. E. McLaughlin—The county government act is designed to benefit politicians and I am satisfied nearly every taxpayer in the county is arrayed against it. D. M. Burnett—No such legislation as that for me. MERCHANTS AFRAID OF AN OBSCURE CLAUSE Several of the measures now pending before the L:gislature contain clauses re- ferring to rallroad corporations and transportation companies operating lines in the State—innocent clauses apparently, but in several instances so constructed as to be capable of various interpretations. One of these medsures in particular, a bill introduced in the Senate by Senator Braunhart, contains a provision that in the case of a railroad corporation pur- chasing the property of another corpora- tion of a similar character the rates in effect on the lines of the purchased road shall not be thanged. It is whispered that this is an attempt to take the con- trol of all the raliroads in the State out of the hands of the State authorities, in- asmuch as legislation cannot be made to apply to one road alone. The bill is sup- osed to refer to the purchase of the Val- ey road by the Santa Fe, and it is ar- gued that if the Railroad Commissioners are shorn of authority to regulate the rates of that road their authority to reg- ulate rates on all other lines will cease at the same time. The matter was called to the attention of the Merchants’ Asso- ciation” yesterday- afternoon, and while there was no direct evidence that such was the intent of Braunhart's bill it was deemed the part of wisdom to take pre- cauticns to prévent the passage of any measure which might conflict with the interests of the ?eople of the State. Ac cordingly, the following telegram w B patched to the chairmen of the Senate and Assembly Judiciary Committees and | to certain meémbers of the Legislature: “The Merchants’ Association of San Francisco opposes any legislation which relinquishes the control of the State of California over the franchises, properties and lines of rallroads now built or which may hereafter be constructed in this State, or which waives the right of the State to control and regulate their bonded indebtedness and passenger and freight rates, and urges that such reservations shall be specifically inserted in every such bill. : 2 “MERCHANTS' ASSOCIATION. HARBOR COMMISSION BILL TO THIRD READING CALL HEADQUARTERS, SACRA- MENTO, March 6.—The substitute for Dickinson’s Harbor Commission bill was passed to third reading by the Senate this evening after an amendment submitted by Larue had been voted down by an al- most strict party vote. The substitute provides t upon the organization of the hew board of five it shall appoint such officers and employes Larue’s amendment he second section of ided that noth- | as may be necessary. added a clause to t the substitute which prov ing in the act shouid be taken to apply to the present officers and employes. and that they should continue on mader their present ap) ointments until their terms ad expired. \Vhenplhe amendment had been read, Dickinson rose and said the amendment was 8o evidently in the interests of ex- Governor Budd, who is now the attorney for the board, that he hoped that it “ol_lld be voted down. The attorney. he said, was the only one who would be affected by t:e provision allowing the'new board to ma xfi appointments. Braunhart asked if the Dl U market for California cattle abroad, an @090904 06060 00000000000‘000 @009 09P0P0P 0®0R0P0®0® DR. M. A. McLAUGHLIN, Office Hours—8 A. M. to §:30 P. M. Sundays 10 to 1. 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