The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, March 19, 1899, Page 2

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SUNDAY, TrUrOTE VRIES (D.) N (D) WHITE (D.) ROSENFELD (D.) OHOHOOICICHIOIO IO+ O+ O 207 B40+0+ 04040+ 00400+ 040+0 ‘OO 0104040+ 040+ 0+040+H which was | spitting the verbal poison t ; s only to a stinging his 1 nly to question of pers ege, allowed When to deny it would have been the injustice, that Davis finally | It will be long before the will again echo such an height of ne before the Sen- mbly ¥ On mo- it was taken up un- uspend the rules and ution car ate as an tion of Di der a m adopt the sure at once. It pro- vided that the Legislature when it ad- journed to-night d do so only un- 1il to-morrow, and that it should ad-| journ sine die at 11 o’clock 10-moOrrow morning. Instantly a trio of Senators rose and claimed the floor, and Lieutenant Gov- ernor Neff, who was presiding, recog- | nized Wolfe. Wolfe had a substitute which pro- | vided that the hour of the finak ad- Journment of the Legislature should be at noon on Wednesday, March 22, all| resolutions in conflict notwithstanding. was claw in the paw and it ds from Wolfe to show | of it. Wolfe opined that something important to be ch a resolution as had the Shary there wa considered or come from the A would never have passed that body, and he thought thi g of sufficient impor- tance to carry the session on for two or three da longe; And then the B faith and henor and capacity for fairness and open dealing was paraded before the Senate and the crowds which thronged its lobbies. Despite the action of the joint As- sembl d the repeated votes, which with sledge-hammer force drove home the fact that the power of Burns was a punctured bubble, Wolfe went on to declare that i¢ was for the taking of further joint ballots that he wanted the extra time. It was such a narrow vote that had defeated them, he said, and he thought it was “‘but fair.” t was t r duty, he said, they owed to their party, and he asked that his substitute be adopted. Simpson added his word to Wolfe', and then Dickinson made an explana- f the measure. explained that the resolu- + the purpose of allowing 1 of bills and was not for joint ballot. The id not enter into It w for the ting bus he pur- | said, r purpc he d, aid, atorial | ended to-day His re- directed entirely to the | ame from the Assem- ton to s for an exter i upon any one d move for an extension of the none arising he declared the pledged on their honor to| make no such demand. Dayvis referred to the pledge and said if it was understood it was upon the honor of the Senators that no one would rise to-morrow and ask to ex- tend the time beyond the true 11 o'clock | without putting the cloek back, he was willing to entertain the resolution. He also asked a pledge from the Senate and no one rose to say he would move to have the time extend Shortridge took up the discussion at this point and grew eloguent over the spectacle which he conjured up for himself of the Republican party “pbound hand and foot and in its cof- fin.” So long as the Senator from the mountain tops had a few paltry bill he said, he s willing to bury hi party by 11 o'clock in the morning. He referred to his efforts to secure a caucus, to get the Republicans to- gether and select some one to repre- sent the State and to the refusal of the other factions to follow his exam- ple. He referred in slighting terms to Davis and to the position he said Da- vis had assumed, for he insinuated that Davis had affiliated himself with the Democrats and the enemies of Burts, | to betray the Republican party. He spoke of cowards who feared to g0 into | a caucus, and of traitors who would be- | tray, to everything a politician thinks | is bad and calculated to injure an en- | emy. Davis demanded the floor as Short- ridge ceased. Bettman raised the point of order that Davis had spoken once on the question and could not speak again. The point was declared well taken. Then Davis demanded a question of personal privilege and Leavitt raised | another point to the effect that such a question was only in order after the vote, and Davis was silenced until after the question and could not speak again. Smith favored the resolution, not the substitute, but he objected to binding himself with a pledge. He said he| would do as he saw fit, and if all the candidates now running for the United | States Senate would withdraw he would be willing to continue the| session, but with the present candidates | in the field was sure further balloting would be useless. Davis again demanded the floor, and after sweeping aside several points of order, he was allowed to speak to a question of personal privilege. He took up the charge of cowardice first and compared himself and his colleagues voting in the open to the men who | could not change their vote on a mo- tion to take up a bill until a messenger had come up the aisle and whisper.d in their ears; who, when they' wanted to speak and were told to sit down, would sit down without question. No man, he said, could intimidate or buy or cajole him. “I have been grossly insulted,” he cried. “It ill becomes any one to say to me or to those who have remained loyal to such men as we have voted for that we are ‘cowards’ and ‘trim- mers.” We cannot be put in the posi- tion where any one can say the railroad had ¢rammed Dan Burns down our throats. If we go back to our homes without a Senator we can 'say that Grant and Barnes and Scott have kept the State from having a man whom the State said she would not have. I have nothing to say of the personal charac- ter of D. M. Burns, but he is not the choice of the people of this State, but the Senators know we can all go home and say to the Republican party that we have done our duty honorably and honestly, unbought, uncajoled and un- intimidated.” For twenty minutes he poured a tor- rent of verbal vitriol over:the Burns camp and sat down only when his voice began to fail. Boyce took the floor with another roast for the plan to hold over, de- nouncing it as a subterfuge to evade the first resolution passed in good faith ast week. 4 : s'rthen Senator Morehouse got a_hold. He agreed to the Assembly resolution and to the pledge referred to by Davis, but he did not want Wolfe's substitute. He believed that if they adopted the 40404 B0 +0+ O+0+ 040+ O+D+ O0+0+3+04 040+ 040404040404 THE FINAL BALLOT = ¢ FOR A SENATOR : CALL HEADQUARTERS, SACRAMENTO, March 18.—Following is the vote on the final ballot for United States Senator: | the Republi Ayes: | hart, Bulla, Burnett, Chapman, Currier, | took a s | plained that Coward had been THSHOH0404 040 resolution it should be donme without injecting the Senatorial question into | that of adjournment. Wolfe explained in answer to the| criticisms on his substitute that he in- | troduced it at the order of no man. | He did it, he said, because he believed | ans should use every ef- | fort to elect a Senator. He said it was not long since Burns was recognized as the head of the Republican party in this State, and he would still me the Jeader had it not been for the press. ‘Wolfe then referred to his attitude re- garding the other candidates, and he | begged that the followers of Burns would not be charged with being driven because of their loyalty to the man of their choice. | He said he knew his substitute would | be beaten because the Senator from Amador had the solid Democratic vote | of the Senate at his back. He said in couclusicn that he would withdraw | the substitute, and when he did so the Senatorial contest was over for him. Boyce wanted a question of personal privilege to say he had never looked upon Burns as the head of the Repub- lican party in California and he was al- lowed to speak, despite several points of order raised to stop him. Boyce said Burns had never been the leader and had he been so he would have been Sen- ator to-da He was deposed by his own acts and methods. Then Dickinson moved for a call of the roll and the Assembly resolution was adopted by this vote: yes: Ashe, Bettman, Boyce, Braun- | Curtin, Cutter, Davis, Dickinson, Doty, Dwyer, Flint, Gillette, Goad, Laird, La Rue, Leavitt, Luchsinger, Maggard, | Morehouse, Prisk, Rowell, Shortridge, | Simpson, Sims, Smith, Stratton, Tay- or, Trout, Wolfe—33. Noes: None. Absent: Feeney, Hall, Hoey, Jones, Langford, Nutt, Pace—. i It is on the honor of the Legislature. | BIG EXPOSITION | GETS A QUARTER OF A MILLION The Assembly Concurred in the Senate Amendment and | Passed the Bill. CALL HEADQUARTERS, SACRA- MENTO, March 15.—To-night the Assem- bly concurred {n the amendment added by | the Senate to the Pacific and Interna-| tional Exposition bill. The amendment | cuts the appropriation from $500,000 t0$250,- | 000, but considering hard times and scant rains, the committee o earnestly engaged | in working the gigantic scheme up de- clares itself ‘highly satisfied. Charles L. ! Patton and others who are up here with him on the proposition are confident that as amended the bill will be signed by the Governor. Among other measures that were taken | up and passed was Senator Dickinson's military bill providing for the partial re- organization of the National Guard. It was passed with nothing in the way of opposition. Only an hour or so of the morning was given over to routine work, and that hour | was pleasantly interrupted by the eccen- - caperings of W. C. Coward, an ex- San Francisco real estate operator. Coward came into the chamber and at near Grove L. Johnson. Grove trembled and reached for his boot. but | didn’t find what he was after. Then .e | jumped to his feet and frantically de- manded from the Speaker protection from | the man at his side. | In tear-dewed tremulous tones he ex- | sending threatening messages to members of the | Assembly for some days past: that he | was crazy and dangerous when he had his EL ward sprang to his feet and opened a_wild harangue that rivaled the best| offorts of Assemblyman Kenneally when | in_action. Speaker Anderson tried to quiet him | with the racket of his gavel, but Coward | would not down until Assistant Sergeant | at Arms Kofod took him in tow and led | him fighting and sputtering from the | flcor, When Mr. Johnson came in this evening his boot was properly fixed. Among the bills passed during the cay were the following: i Dickinson's amendment to the codes regard- ing the Nation: Guard, Senate substitute for Assembly bill 725, appropriating money to pay the expenses of assisting in the maintenahce of an exposition to be held m the city and | county of San Francisco in 1801, to be known | as the Paclfic Ocean and International Expo- | sition, and to provide commissioners therefor. Senate bill 284, Davis—To appropriate money for the purchase of tools and books for the use of the Preston School of Industry. Senate bill 700, La Rue—To appropriate $1120 to pay the unpald salary of the late Dennis Spencer as attorney for the State Board of Health and the Board of Health of the city and county of San Francleco from July 15, 1895, until and including November 30, 1895. Senate bill 7835, Curtin—To amend an.act en- titled “‘An act to establish a uniform system of county and township governments,” ap- proved April 1, 1887, by amending sections 191, 197, 198 and 207 thereof. Senate bill 625, Bulla—An act to appropriate the sum of $2150 to pay the claim of M. G. Barrett. An act to appropriate the sum of $51 18 to pay the claim of C. A. Willlams. Senate bill 624, Bulla—An act to appropriate the sum of $200 to pay the claim of Scott Cal- houn, Senate bill 622, Bulla—An act making an ap- propriation to pay the contingent expenses of the commission for the revision and reform of the laws for the forty-elghth, forty-ninth and fiftieth fiscal years. Senate bill 271, Boyce—Making an appropria-- tion to pay the claim of Clement Bennett. Senate bill 402, Rowell—Authorizing the Su- perintendent of Public Instruction to refurnish | his office. Senate bill 712, Bulla—To appropriate the sum of $1130 50 to pay the claim of Bancroft, Whit- ney & Co. Senate bill 8, Dickinson—Making an appro- priation to repair the roof gutters and con- ductors on the State Capitol building. Senate bill 734, Dickinson—Making an appro- priation to pay the deficlency in the adult blind fund. Senate bill 325, Stratton—To provide for the erection of buildings and certain improvements for the University of California and its affili- ated colleges. Senaté bill 207, Sims—To provide for the erection and equipment of & combined laun- dry, electric lighting, steam heating and pow- er plant at the California Home for the care and training of feeble-minded children. APPOINTMENTS OF NEW HARBOR COMMISSIONERS ! CALL HEADQUARTERS, SACRA- MENTO, March 18.—The Governor sent to the Senate for confirmation to-night his appointment of Paris Kilburn as Harbor Commissioner, vice E. R. Colnon, term expired, and 8. Chadbourne to succeeed Rudolph Herold, who, he stated, had not qualified. Kilburn’s appointment was confirmed at once, but not so with that of Chadbourne. The Democrats wanted to | as the ! tesy which has been their wont. know in what way Herold had not quali- fied, and on their objection the appoint- ment was passed until to-morrow to allow the Democrats to confer on the matter. It is said that Herold has hot con- formed to all the technicalities of qualifi- cations. 3 ~ The Governor's appointments of T. A. 8. Pratt, W. G. Leale and R. S. Alexander as Pilot Commissioners for the port of San Francisco were confirmed. Senate bill 733, an act to appropriate $2200 for the pay of the officers and clerks of the Senate, has been approved by the Governor. SENATE TRIED TO DO A BIG DAY'S WORK CALL HEADQUARTERS, SACRA- MENTO, March 18.—The Senate started out this morning with every intention of doing a big day’s work, and one of the first steps toward such an end was More- house’s half-forgotten resolution refusing the privileges of the floor to any but legislators, their personally invited friends and the representatives of the press. The resolution was adopted and the floor was partially cleared of visitors, but that did not help matters particularly so far as order was concerned, for Sen- ators were running over the floor all the | morning trading for votes in the interest of their own measures. Rickard’s Assembly bill relating to box- ing contests was passed. The bill is to prohibit boxing contests except those for a limited number of rounds which are held under the auspices of some regular- ly incorporated club, which must pay a yearly license for the privilege of holding such exhibitions. The bill further pro- vides that the clubs must have a physi- cian in attendance at every ring contest. Assemblyman Mead's bill, making the expense of giving a bond b dministrat- ors, executors, trustees, receivers and as- signees an expense payable as an expense ot administration, w lost after much more discussion than the time warranted. Further time was consumed in a motion to suspend the rules and reconsider the losing vote, but this, too, failed. In the evening, when the Senators came back from the joint ballot, the tax levy bill—Assembly bill 1015—was taken up un- der an urgency resolution introduced by Stratton, was read the second and third ed, and all within ten min- utes. e convened in the evening matters legislative were at fever heat, and as soon as the Senate was called matters by asking leave to introduce an urgency resolution under which he could put through a measure as corrected sub- stitute for his bill relating to the salames of Superior Judges in Tuolumne County, a bill which the Governor vetoed last night for an error in the title. Leavitt was mad over something and refused to allow unanimous consent, so the bill was put through on rollcall. It was difficult to start proceedings, for Senatorial fight was considered practically over the Senators did not feel called upon to show that overflow of cour- Besides, it had been a hard afternoon and the leg- islators were tired and irritable. They were in_that state when the fres market bill bobbed up under Assembly messages as blithely as if it had never been amended to pieces twice and had been gathered together again when every one thought it should finally stay dead. | This time, however, it found its finish, for the Senate refused to concur in the amendment the Assembly had tacked on to it, and so the bill ended its race. Dur- ing the discussion Senator Stratton took occasion to say that the claim that the bill was in the intérest of the farmers was a fake, .or of 1500 letters sent out over | the State to ascertain the feeling regard- ing the establishment of a free market on the water front of San Francisco but | eleven answers favoring it were received. He asked, too, how long was it since | Keily, Rafney and Wright of the railroad started to work for the farmers. He said the bill was a railroad measure and predicted the defeat that overtook it. THE SESSION CLOSED IN A LOVE FEAST CALL HEADQUARTERS, SACRA- MENTO, March 18.—The valedictory this the thirty-third session of the Legis- lature was said in the Assembly this evening. The bills, the politics, the fights and all the things that go to render each suc- | ceeding session more famous than the Tast were all cast up and to the Speaker and the leaders on the floor was paid great tribute. To Speaker Anderson was presented as handsome a silver service as money could purchase. Mr. Works made the presenta- tion speech; to Judge Dibble and his splendid executive ability as leader and legislator the encomiums of all the mem- bers on the floor of no matter what creed were directed; to Grove L. Johnson was the same meed of friendship and praise. Major Kyle, chief clerk, and all of the officers of the Assembly, not forgetting Sergeant at Arms Willilam Banks, were presented with appropriate tokens of the esteem in which they are held. There was some mighty spellbinding and good fel- lowship ran riot all through the chamber. 1t was the usual close to the biennial ses- sfon. - EX-SENATOR WHITE ON POLITICAL CONDITIONS LOS ANGELES, March 18.—Ex-Senator Stephen M. White, guest of the Mer- chants’ and Manufacturers’ Association, in an address to business men, advised | them to take more interest in politics, and | sald that it was necessary from a personal as well as patriotic standpoint. Continu- ing, Mr. White said: “I have always thought if I lived in a California community from which a good, intelligent, active man had been sent to Congress, 1 would rather vote for his re- election than for any new man, no mat- ter what was his politics.” He spoke of the necessity of placing in the Senate men who have at heart the good of the people they represent, and keeping them there long enough that they may learn how Senatorial business Is done to accomplish the best results. “Look at the situation in California,” he said. ‘““The chances are that we will not have a Senator to succeed myself. I can say I would rather have Perkins alone than Perkins_ with some one who might be elected. 1 am convinced that the people favor the election of Senators by popular vote, and I believe this senti- ment is growing in Congress. This may in time remedy some of the difficulties we are now experiencing. To-day California stands with less chance of " influencin; Congress, with less weight in national af- fairs, than ever before. I do not say this in any spirit of reflection on the present delegation, but from the fact that new men are to take the places of those who have learned their business.” BOLD BURGLARS AT WORK. Operate on Van Ness Avenue Under the Eyes of the Police. Further evidence that two young thieves afe plying their calling in the vicinity of the City Hall was brought to the atten- tion of the police last night. A member of the firm of Zeh & Schetter, druggists at 3277 Van Ness avenue, reported that their window had been cut by thieves. He stated the burglars were evidently scared off before they could secure anything. The police bave been diligently search- ing for the men, but have not sudceeded in landing them behind prison bars. e DEATH OF MRS. COOK. The Wife of th: Su;;rlar Judge Suc- cumbs to Illness. The wife of Judge Carroll Cook died early yesterday morning at thé California ‘Woman's Hospital, on Sacramento street, after an iliness of about three weeks. She was the daughter of the late W. W. Stow. Besides the widower, two daugh- ters are left to mourn her loss. ‘he funeral will be held at 2 p. m. to-morrow from the family residénce, 2801 Broad- way, and the interment will be private. —_————— Death of Thomas Donahue. Thomas Donahue, the youngest brother of the late Peter Donahue, died yesterday at his residence, 115 Grove street, in this city. He cameé to this State with his brother Peter in 1852, and was associated with him in the management of the Union Iron Works and of the building of the San Francisco and North Pacific Railroad. Decedent was in charge of the old Omni- bus Street Rallway in this city for many years. He was about 70 years of age at the time of his death. The remains will be buried in the Dona- hue vault at Calvary Cemetery. The fu- neral will take place Monday morning at 9:30 o’clock. to order Senator Curtin opened | MARCH 19, 1899 FOR SIX LONG HOURS THE BATTLE RAGED IN JOINT ASSEMBLY CALL HEADQUARTERS, SACRA- MENTO, March 18.—Every available foot of space on the main floor and in the gallery of the Assembly chamber was occupied this morning long before the hour set for the joint session of the Legislature. It was for the wind-up in the Senatorial fight, and the struggle for a place of vantage from which to view the proceedings gave evidence of the interest the long-drawn-out con- test has excited in the public mind. The routine proceedings of the As- sembly were so badly hampered by the rush fdr seats within the chamber that it became necessary to adopt a resolu- tion to exclude all persons except mem- bers from the floor for the time being. This order became a dead letter almost as soon as it was made, and those who wished to expedite the business of leg- islation were forced to accept the situa- tion and do the best they could. When, at last, the noon hour arrived, the chamber and gallery were packed to suffocation, and over all there was an air of expectancy that spoke vol- umes for what the events of the next few hours might be expected to bring forth. The reading of the min- utes of yesterday was pro- ceeded with in the ordinary way, and when it was concluded the secre- tarie$ at the desk were ordered to call the roll on the vote for Senator. At this there was a general stir and cran- ing of necks, a fact which went far to prove that the confident assertions of the Burns followers that they had the fight won and all that was necessary for them to do was to call in their votes had had its effect on those familiar with the situation. If a wholesale landslide from one candidate to another was expected, the onlookers were badly disappointed, for the first ballot showed not the change of a single vote, and the second and third were no different. Then the Burns men showed their hands. As- semblyman Dibble, who is the recog- nized leader of the Burns forces on the floor of the joint Assembly, offered a resolution providing for a recess until 4 o'clock in the afternoon and moved that it be adopted. Before the motion was fairly launched Senator Boyce was on his feet demanding recognition from the chair. When he got it he proceeded to present the views of the Grant forces in a way that was forcible and at the same time extremely uncomplimentary to the Burns following. “The time has come,” said he, “for every member of this Legislature to step forward and show his manhood in the broad light of the day that God has given us. The manhood that has resisted every attempt at corruption that has been made during the past months cannot falter at this, the eleventh hour. Therefore I believe that those who have the power to utter their belief as to the questions that now con- front us can and should do so now. I believe that these men will not agre= * a recess that will give to those who have before sought to corrupt the hon- est men of this body the opportunity for which they seek—the opportunity to take legislators into dark corners and there seek to so influence them that they will do something that will defeat the will of the people.” Dibble got up to defend his resolution and in reply to Boyce said: “I have no reply to make to such a speech. I have reasons to urge in my support of my resolution, and one of them is that a United States Sénator should be elected and we should do everything within our power to bring about such an election. There seems to have heen a crystallization of the oppo- sition in this Senatorial contest. I hope and believe that the followers of each of the candidates are casting their votes as they do because they believe it is thefr loyal duty to do so. None of us are going to leave our candldates without their consent. Let us then take a recess and thus give to our candi- dates an opportunity to get together and decide among themselves as to who should be the successful one. Give them a chance.” Considering the poor material upon which he had to base an argument, Dibble’s effort was a good one. Sena- tor Leavitt thought so at least, for he moved the previous question in order to shut off debate and bring the ques- tion to a vote, while Dibble's sophistry was still undigested. The roll was called and the resolution failed of adoption by a vote of 56 ayes to 62 noes. This was defeat No. 1 for the Burns following. The Grant people voted al- most solidly against the resolution and they were aidgd materially by a few scattering votes from the Barnes forces. The Democratic members voted solidly against the resolution. Another ballot was taken without re- sult, but on the fifth ballot Burns pulled in two members of his much-boasted reserve strength. They were Assembly- men Marvin and Cosper. It has been known these many weeks that Cosper was a Burns man in disguise. It was known when he was accused before the invesigating committee with having, through an_agent, solicited a bribe of $6000 from U. S. Grant, the statement being made that he had received an of- fer of a like amount if he would vote for Burns. Marvin has been promised the position of superintendent of Ag- news Asylum if he would vote for Burns for Senator. The Burns claquers in all parts of the chamber set up a great cheer when Marvin changed from Barnes to Burns and when Cosper changed from Scott to Burns. The cheers had little effect on the forces. of the other candidates. Before the end of the rollcall was reached Meserve of San Diego, 2 Dem- ocrat, voted for Grant and brought that candidate’s total number of votes up to thirty again. Having made the show of gaining two votes, Dibble took advantage of the situation to again bring forth his resolution for a recess. Before any ac- tion could be taken on it Senator Cut- ter offered a substitute resolution not | Every Influence Brought to Bear by Burms, but Without Avail HIS FULL STRENGTH FINALLY EXPOSED Thirty Votes Were Al That Went fo the Mexican Despite the Many Boasts and Hard Work of the Touts of the Candelarian. should proceed to take ten more bal- lots, and if at the end of the tenth bal- lot no Senator had been elected the joint Assembly should then stand ad- | Jjourned sine die. This_brought Senator Davis to his feet. He said he was opposed to both the substitute and the original motion. He did not want the balloting limited to ten ballots, and he did not believe it was the proper time to ask for a re- cess at the very time when the change of several votes indicated that the se- lection of a Senator was possible. Acting on this suggestion, Cutter withdrew his substitute, and Dibble, seeing that his recess resolution was doomed to defeat, very wisely asked leave to withdraw it. Two more ballots were taken without any additional changes being recorded, and then Senator Stratton offered a resolution providing for the taking of a recess until 7:30 o’clock this evening. Cutter was on hand with another sub- stutute. This one provided for the tak- ing of twelve more ballots, and if, after the twelfth ballot had been announced, it was found that no Senator had been chosen, the joint conventionshould adjourn sine die. Senator Smith voiced his own senti- ments and not those of the Grant men when he announced that he was in fa- vor of defeating the substitute and adopting the resolution providing for a recess. McDonald of Alameda stated in a manner that left no room for doubt as to his sincerity that he was in favor of the substitute. “We all have our minds made up,” he said, “and if we are ho est we will fight it out here and now. The question was finally put to a vote and the substitute was adopted by a vote of 61 ayes to 57 noes. This was the final turning point in the battle. The vote made it those who would not see that Burns was a defeated candidate, and that he was not to be allowed the opportunity to corrupt members during a reces: This having been decided, the joint assembly settled down to the business of balloting. On the second ballot of the series of twelve provided for by the | resolution, Muenter of San_Joaquin changed from Barnes to Van R. Pater- son. On the third Taylor of Alameda changed from Barnes to Paterson, and on the fourth La Baree changed from Barnes to Paterson. These changes created but little stir, as it seemed to be generally recognized that Paterson was not even a dangerous possibility. Burns fired his last gun during the tenth ballot of the series. Miller of Los Angeles was induced to vote for Burns, and when his vote was announced his clacquers set up another howl of ap- plause. This was the last change of the day and left the two leading candi- dates Burns and Grant, with thirty votes apiece. After the twelfth ballot had been taken President Flint ordered the min- utes of the joint assembly read in order that they might be approved prior to adjournment sine die. When this had been done Dibble raised the point of order that the joint assembly could not adjourn sine die for the reason that the Legislature had not yet adjourned, and the constitu- tion provides that a ballot must be taken on every day the Legislature is in session. Speaker Anderson ruled the polnt of order well taken, and the Burns met set up another howl of de- light. Their joy was destined to be short lived, for the Speaker immediate- ly ruled that the joint assembly stood adjourned sine die, unless the Legisla- ture remained in session another day. He then announced that the joint as- sembly stood adjourned. In all nineteen ballots were taken during the afternoon, the joint assem- bly being constantly in session from noon till 5:30 o’clock. During the bal- Ioting friends and supporters of Burns were busy among the members, and rumors of offers of money for votes were flying from mouth to mouth. Several members were taken to room 40 in the Capitol, which is used by Burns as headquarters. What trans- pired there is known only to Burns and those who visited him. IS BARRED FROM SEEING HIS FRIENDS TOM WAUCUM ARRESTED AND LODGED IN THE TANKS. Was Discharged From the Palace Ho- tel and His Suddenly Acquired ‘Wealth Arouses Suspicion. Tom Waucum, formerly a bellboy in the Palace Hotel, was arrested last evening by Policeman Baxter, and now occupies a berth in the “tanks,”” pending an inves- tigation of his conduct during the past week. He was removed from Stockton and Market streets by the policeman, and without an opportunity to’notify friends of his'incarceration he was lodged among other men who are under suspicion of having committed crime. ‘Waucum was a victim of his own lack of wisdom. Earlier in the evening he flashed a wallet containing a large num- ber of greenbacks among his friends and enemies, and the latter having heard that he was discharged from the Palace for stealing, informed on him. Since his discharge from the hotel he has been on his ‘“‘uppers.” Out of kind- nesg to_him members of the ‘“Comie™ Club at 850 Market street permittad him to sleep there. He abused their kindness by inviting a number of boon companions to the place, and between them they con- sumed all the liquor in the club. Last night he repaired his breach of hospitality ht’ paylng the club for the liquids im- bibed by himself and companions. A few hours later he was placed in custody and will remain secluded until the police in- vestigation is completed. ———————— Benefit to Colburn. A benefit entertainmerit was tendered to Frank 8. Colburn, globe trotter, humorist and living image of the popular carica- tures_of “Uncle Sam,” in Native Sons’ Hall last night. The programme wa: follows: Overture, ynes’ Ol'c‘he:!rgs; | which provided that the joint Assembly | barytone solo, Willlam Fenstermacher; apparent even to| s Sadie Johné%n ‘im 3; sonations of eminent actors, win = rows; up-to-date specialty. Miss Maude Still; barytone solo, Fred W. Foley: solo, Frank S. Colburn; transformation dances, D'Blbert sisters. The entertainment con- cluded with a competitive drill by volun- teer soldlers and a dance. ————————— SPORT AT UNION PARK. An Immense Crowd Witnesses the Coursing—The Winners and Losers. Because of the fact that there was no courslngs held at Ingleside Park yesterday the usual Saturday crowd at Union Park was augmented by several hundred sportsmen, who caused the betting to be particularly lively. The coursing was good, considering that at this season of the year the hares are not in running condition, and the increase in soft food has also had its bad effect upon the short tails. Slipper Wren did not put in an appear- snce at his stand ‘and Charley Griswold was selected to do the slipping. His work gave general satisfaction. He will handle the leash to-day also. - The race that excited the greatest in- terest was between Mercy May and Emin Pasha. The betting was even money, and judging from the way the dollars pour into the pool boxes one thousand ‘'mazu- mas” must have been wagered on the re- sult. When the dogs were slipped both ian unsighted and were leaping about the field looking for game, when suddenly Emin saw something sneaking catlike Slong,tha poyer.oE southeast fence of the vark and immediately gave chase. Mercy May followed, but she was handicapped by ‘at least one hundred vards and did not catch her opponent until Emin had scored a turn. Mercy then got in for a turn, driving the hare into Emin's mouth. The course was not altogether satisfac- tory to the sportsmen who witnessed it, still the race was judged according to rule and Emin was declared the winner. Golden Russett ran like a “filer” yester- day, and should she defeat Theron to- day’ in the second round the stake will doubtless be hers. She will meet Jersey Lily in the first round to-day, and unless some accident happens, her she should | easily win the flag. CApadura was cer- tdinly a sick dog when he entered the slip, as he madeno attempt atrunning,and was easily defeated by Christmas Day. Rusty Gold was defeated by Jennie Wil- son in a short run. Jennie was lucky that she was slipped to a goor running hare. The following is how the run-down of the vuppy and open stakes resulted Puppy stake run-down—R. E. de Lopez's Santa Ana beat Pasha Kennel’s Rod of \she; J. Monkhouse's Graziella_beat Milo | Kennel's Miss Richmond; S. Mahoney’s | Chief of the Hill beat R. E. de Lopez's Santa Rita; Pasha Kennel's Rollicking | Airs beat R. E. de Lopez's Santiago; Hurley & Reilly’s Star of Cuba beat R. B. de’ Lopez's Santa Inez; Milo Kennel's Rock Island King beat J. Perigo’s On- ward; B. Wood's Black Night beat George Ehmann’s Handicap; Pasha_ Kennel's | Run Amuck beat P. Kerwan's Lady Gar- uett; J. Periga's Controller beat J. Monk- house’s Black Dot; Milo Kennel's Miss Rabbit beat Pasha Kennel's Rally Again; soprano golo, Mi Daley & Sleben’s Shylock Boy Monach’s Golden Rol). = e Open stake, result of the run-down— Low Thompson's St. Oran_beat A. Ma Lightfoot; Huriey & Riley’s O K Capitol beat Aeneid Kennel's Pre- {ender; F. Moran's Snapshot beat Pasha ecent Arrival; J. Seggerson's Gold Hill beat P. Harney's Lily King: Milo Kennel's Victor King beat M. London's | Sharkey; Kay & Trant's Christmas Day beat E.'Scully’s 'Capadura; Handy & | Smith’s Jennie Wilson beat D. J. Healey's | Rusty Gold: M. London's Magneto_beat | Kelly & Foley's Farewell; George Shar- Wait a While beat Belmont Ken- 3 Belmont Boy; J. Keenan's Royal Buck beat Rincon Kennel's Flashlight; J. Mazzini's Beau Peep beat A. Massey's Hadlwist; T. Gaffney’s Sir John Arnot | beat Rincon Kennel’s Wolfe Tone; T. But- | ler's Susic beat F. Moran's Bit of Fash- | ion; Dailey & Sieben's The Exile beat Pasha Kennel's Fair Helen; J. J. Ed- mond’s Morning Glory beat Handy & Smith’s Dauntlgss; Handy & Smith's Ida | bet O. J. Olson’s Sunburst; Kay & Trant's Sylvia_beat M. Sweeney's Tornado; E. & R. Scott's Lord Byron beat Milo Ken- nel's Irma; J. Seggerson's Candelaria beat W. Creamer's Jesse Moore; Pasha | Kennel's Metallic beat J. Keenan's Fear | Not; George Whitney's Theron beat F. Moran's False Flatterer; A. Johnson's | Tod Sloan beat Aeneid Kennel's Mald of | Erin; F, Moran’s Golden Russet beat A. | Johnson’s Mountain Beauty: W. Oream- er's Jersey Lily beat Rincon Kennel's | Swedish; _Pasha Kennel's Emin_Pasha | beat W. F. Hobbs' Mercy May; S. Han- | sen’s L. S. Conley beat C. E. Clifford’s | White Rocket; D. J. Healey’s Dick L beat | | J. Seggerson’s White Chief; Handy & Smith's Petronius beat F. Price’s Madge Wildfire. ST o e THE PARIS COMMUNE. Socialists Celebrate Its Twenty- Eighth Anniversary in an Ap- propriate Manner. The twenty-eighth anniversary of the Paris Commune of 1871 was appropriately celebrated by the Socialist Labor party in Union-square Hall last night. M. W. Wilkens acted as chairman of the even- ing, and made an introductory speech in which he said: “The cause of the com- ! munists was the same as that of the so- clalists of to-day, but now it is a politi- cal fight of labor against capital.” He then introduced G. B. Benham as the speaker of the-evening. Mr. Benham in a few words painted a picture of the cruelty which was inflicted on the working classes by the capitalists who were in control of the French Na- tional Assembly, and drew from it the following lesson for the working classes: The intellectual leaders of the French Commune were the officers of the Work- ingmen’ International, an organization which afterward spread throughout the world, reaching as far as the Pacific Coast. It was a secret organization, and because it was It failed. The same les- son may be learned in regard to the nihi- lists, fightmg against oppression in Rus- sia, and the Fenians in Ireland; it was also the downfall of the Paris Commune. The working classes have since fought in the open by political action. They are daily gaining in strength, and as the, grow are weaving a fabric out of whic two garments will be made—one a shroud for the capitalist system, and the other the wedding garment of 'civilization—the co-operative commonwealth of the work- ers of the world.” Aside from the speeches an excellent literary _and musical programme was ren- dered. The “Marseillaise” was.sung by the Mannerchoir; solos were rendered by Miss Martha Aspden, and George Aspden gave several recitations. Short speeches were delivered. by members of the Social- ist Labor party. —————— ASSAULTED AN OFFICER. John Aitkenson while drunk yesterday hoarded electric car 1124 of the Kentucky- street branch on Third street and com- menced to use vulgar and abusive lan- guage. G. M. Lewis, the conductor, at- tempted to eject him, but met with resist- ance and a struggle, in which Aitkenson clutched him by _the throat, ensued. Policeman C. L. Naylor witnessed the af- fair and at once undertook to separate the pair. He was successful in handcuff- ing the burly offender and took him to the corner of Mission and Third streets to await the arrival of the patrol wagon. While the officer was engaged in turning in the call Aitkenson grasped the oppor- tunity, and striking his captor with the cuffs made a dash for liberty. promptly knocked out b; blow from the officer’s He was a well-directed sts, and did not thfi C?mnl station. H Naylor's nose was badly cut fr blow he received. His wouynd was g‘!‘gs:‘e‘s at the Receiving Hospital. Two charges were booked against Aitkenson at the station, and Conductor Lewis immediate- ly presented himself and added two mo —a charge of battery and having use abusive and vulgar language. —_——— Opposed to the Dollar Limit. At the regular meeting of the Fair- r;n‘ouimiland Glen }l’ark Improvement Club the following resolutions were - ly":\agopéed: i unanimous- Vhereas, It appears it will be i ble to secure any peérmanent lmmg'%svse'. ments for the outlying districts under the so-called dollar limit; therefore, be it Resolved, That the Fairmount and Glen Park Improvement Club favors Increasin, the dollar limit to an assessment sufficien: to enable the honorable Board of Super- visors to give the outlying districts the improvements they ask for, such as outlet sewer, school houses, fire protection, etc. The ' club_elected the following officers for the next six months: Christ Stader, president; Thomas Crouch, vice president: P. Smith, recording secretary; Fred Eskilson, financial secretary; Joseph H. Heck, treasurer, and Charles Nopper, ser- regain consciousness until he was near+ t-arms. The following membe: sveear'é elected as an executive commit N Nelson, J. J. Sullivan, Ferd Garnier, W. Kountze and C. Detterding. S fe—— Ancient Order Hibernians. Rev. D. O. Crowley, intrusted with the spiritual welfare of the Ancient Order of Hibernians, is arranging for the members to receive annual comrl;m(nion e St ‘s Cathedral on or before Trinity gfi: ay. Gt occaston the Archbishop, who takes a -deep interest in the order, he sermon. ey mll)lh('il:ll?n"h“o 12, at its last meeting, initi- ated five candidates in the presence of t e officers. TNy hl%l?!':l;n ONO. 3, organized in 1865, is still adding to_its membershi through the eamegt efforts of M. J. Manning and D. H. McCafferty. —_— e A Young Burglar Captured. Policeman James Regan arrested Peter Reilly, a young criminal, last night and booked him at the City Prison on a charge of burglary. Reilly broke into a vacant house at 632 Fourth street yester- day afternoon and stole all.the lead pipe on the premises and sold it to a junk man. Officer Regan recovered the stolen pipe. —_—————— Verein Eintracht Masquerade. A social invitation masquerade ball was given last night at Verein Hall, Pwelfth street, by the young Germans be- longing to the club. The success of the entertainment was largely due@to the ef- forts of Messrs. John Herman, John Hart- mansher, H. C. F. Stahl, Charles Gumbell and Henry Behrens. e For Selling Pools. Sidney Perry, propriétor of poolrooms, 269 Stevenson sStreet, was arrested yvester- day afternoon by Policemen Esola and gay A% old warrant charging him with violating the ordinance against pool- Selling, The warrant was issued prior to the adoption of the new ordinance last Monday. Perry gave $100 cash bai ail. —_————— To Bring the First Home. Jext Tuesday evening there will be an- other meeting % relatives of the men in The First California Regiment at Manila and of their friends to take further ac- {ion fn the movement to have those vol- unteers sent back from the islands. 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