The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, December 5, 1899, Page 2

[&] THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, TULSDAY. DECEMBER WORK BLOCKED OUT FOR THE COMI BECAUSE HE WANTS SUPPORT FOR A BILL Senator Perkins Now Ready to Vote to Seat Quay and Gov- ernor Gage's Appointee. The constitution provides that the Governor of a State shall have power when, during the recess of the Legislature, any seat in the Senate €hall by son of death, resignation or from any cause become vacant, to appoint a Senator to fiil the vacancy. So far as I know no vacancy has occurred during the recess of the Pennsylvania Legislature, and as I read the constitution of the United States and as it has been interpreted y able constitutional lawyers the Governor cannot None of the vacancies either in Pennsylvania, California, Dela- h occurred during @ yecess of the Legislature, and unless the reverses the precedents it has made in many other :at the Governor, under the conditions existing in the . cannot fill the vacancies. The Senate decided the ase of Mantle of Montana and Corbett of Oregon.—' to us in the Senate point. apy wa s i the 25th of ine, the statement having ~ : ! RS, WE EL, WASHI Dec. 4.— 1 P o) opinion Mr. would be - E s actign in Ay ! e tion and by Per ’ ma at the polls. I Ked S ¥ : S > ; N 1 tative I scarcely expected I at Gov o frankly repl 3 n 1 s fi v 1 - . Governor Gage wouid PROCEEDINGS N THE KOUSE L | MISS ADAH ROBERTS. | Photo by Johnson, Salt Lake Copy by he Johnson Co. A from Fifst Page | Miss Roberts is a oking, Intelli- £ ____ | ®ent brunette, and has much of th determination of vacious and ple kind, gentle and th. ings’of othe She was t cated In Utah, and has been in the graded schools. § | and portrait gives a g age. er father. nt as a ightful of he NEEVELESS’ Q5060008060060 o 4 rules was carried solution for the bie then adopted by (R.) of Pe for a the adoption the nnial sea WOMEN W Are usually ker of the Ho women wh oldes those disor his old seat. The members then retired behind the rails in the r leaving the acant, and a - folded page, Griffith Halstead, son of Murat Halstead, drew the little balls con- talning the numbers from a box. E ball was numbered and the number of the member corresponding was given an op- portunity to select a seat as his name was © »d. Richardson of Tennesses got his old seat, ‘although his name was called late. His colleague reserved the seat for him. A big tree of American Beauty Roses was placed on his desk, and the House, irrespective of party, ap- plauded vigorously. He was also the re- cipient of several large baskets of chrys- anthemums. Hepburn of Towa was the first promi- nent Republican who was forced through the late calling of his name to go to the Cherokee strip” on the Democratic side a seat. He was received with ap- plause by the Democrats. All during the call of names Roberts of ah had been standing in the rear of the alling eagerly listening for his name, hut when the balls were exhausted his name had not been called. As he had not taken the oath no ball had been placed in the box for him, but by an accident he sc- cured a seat. The names of two Re- publican members had not been called when the balls were exhausted. The Speaker explained that the balls were exhausted and asked if any members had not been provided with seats. Two Re- publicans and Roberts came forward. “If there is no objection,” said the Speaker, “those gentlemen. whose names have not been drawn will now select seats,” 1 e UDYAN s 2 for it brings t eks and a gen t—500 & not keep EDY CO. Aruggis he © was no objection and Roberts managed to find a vacant seat in the ex- treme rear of the extreme right of the hall. There. he established himself. Gardiner (R.) of New Jersey then an- nounced the death of Vice President Ho- bart in fitting words, referring briefiy to | his brilliant and useful career and the profound grief'with which the nation had received the news that he had passed aw: Later he said he would ask the House to set aside a day to pay appro- priate tribute to his memory. As u further mark of respect, uj motion, the House at 3:50 p. m. ad; until to-morrow. Ely's Cream Balm wuch & remedy and wit CATARRH eusily and picasantly Cold in the H-ad quickly vanishes O\ = Cream balm is placed into nostrils, spreads over the membrane and is absorbed. Relief is immediate and a cure follows. on his ourned Jt i oot dryiag | —~——— ~does not produce sneezing. irge size, 8 At druggists or by mail; trigl stz joc. by mALL o First Measures Introduced. ELY BROTHERS, 66 Warren st., New York. ASHINGTON, Dec. 4.—Lively compe- o .| ADQUARTERS, WELI HOTEL, WASHIN( Dec. 4.—All of ntatives answer to-day. In the lottery seats Kahn fared better than any ¢ colleagues. His name lied e e seat cupled by omas De intry by the Feder ard pa i 11 is. There must be a point | at which the Government must draw the line, cise we will find ourselves rushin he n may dlong men toward all legs vet it is to § i % I am not sant with the subjec Bre creas £he be upon mmiitee on Merchant Marine and | | | marine bilitated our mer- » products factories in Julius Kahn. chant of our vessels farms carrying and our every harbor and port in every quar- 1 ter of the globe. have no ticular bill of gene interest . that I hope to pass this winter. I have not been able to sufficiently inform myself as to the chance of passing a bill for irr. gation of arid lands this winter. It is almost too early in the session to even hazard an opinion. For my own part, sincerely hope that we will be able to make a_commencement in that direction. T would favor the cession of arid lands to the several States under certain re- strictions. If my memory serves me cor- rectly, the State of California has prac- tically lost its swamp and overflowed lands, and comparatively Mttle of this land has been reclaimed. The cession to States should be so guarded that only actual settlers and homesteaders could take up the land. I do not consider the irrigation and reclamation of such lands by the Federal Government as a form of par- titlon oceurred in the House of Represen- tatives for the honor of introducing the ures, but by general consent ng gave way to the caucus finan- bill. ; Among the first bills was one by Flynn for free homesteads.in Oklahoma. The first joint resolution was by Capron of Connecticut for a constitution: amendment against admitting poly; mists to Congr —————— ROBERTS HOPEFUL WASHINGTON, Dec. 4.—In speaking to me to-night in regard to the action of Speaker Henderson in his case, Brigham H. Roberts, ‘elected as a Representative from the State of Utah; said: “I was not surprised at the action taken. In fact, I fully expected those op- posed to me to go that far. There is no inltiative that T can take. My case wiil come up for consideration after the\sub- mission and reading of the President's message to-morrow. It stands as a spe- cial order. “I have carefully. examined precedents, and T am satisfied they show that instead of going to a special committee the mat- ter should be referred to the Committee on Privileges and Elections. My opinion is that that is the regular order for it to Repres en t a- tive Kahn saic “Owing to tl that the commerce of California with | our new posse sions and th countries of th Orfent will Tl OF HOLDING HiS SEAT | paternalism, as some Congressmen do.” Represen ta. tiv Barham said: “I have asked, to be placed upon the and Com- Interstate Foreign ary and Mil ¢ 0 mmittees. am anxious to pass a bill for the construction of the Nicara gua canal, and the course which will be pursued on this matter will be to disregard the last commis- sion’s reéport. The . old given us hout route s beer cost of the ca- the cause of de- q ) Government work on rivers and harbors was cver undertaken hout an estim f the cost of con- have. That was made. dur. interestea cable with Russell J. Waters. to what will be done re- | | | wtion of arid lands in that at e by the | 1 irrigation of | ir ex- the action of dif- rigation of arid would not war. lands to indi- to me better that ent should under- I believe that we nted in the hope that the final would be much more satisfactory if ti'e work of irrigation should be by the States. I do not belicve at action by the Federal Govern- ment would be inconsistent with the for. mer policy of the United States, and as ty of cedents, such as re- land by the building of ssippi and other rivi arid lands would s th m expected for the d harbors. The main idea is successful method of frri- arid lands in California, and it improvement me that the Federal Govern- ment the best position to accom- result. I certainly shall ny position Put ser n the Marion de Vries. in this work during the nd harbors will likewise demand consl e attention. It is too early in the session to judge of the prob- abilities of the passage of an irrigation bill during the winter. I would undoubt- edly favor a bill ceding arid lands to the several States in which they are situated, and would like the proceeds thereof to be contributed to the public school systems of the several States. In my opinion frri- gation and reclamation of arid lands by the Federal Government is not inconsist- ent with the past policy of our nation, but is much akin to Federal supervision | over ri i harbors. I am particu- ted in the early construction gua canal, and ardently de- this project should be under- up some lines winter. Rivers | 4 bill” shall bel.me a {law during the present sesslon. Our | is largely Interested in for- i n, which 1is becom- | ing very important. I hope to take | | revenue | Dicgo. NG SESSION OF CONGRESS LEGISLATON FAVORED BY THE PACIFIC COAST CONGRESSMEN Improvement of Rivers afid—fia}hms,,lrrigatiqn and fg- ctamation of Arid Lands and Construction of Nicaragua Gana! the Most Imporfant Matters, taken during the present session of Con- gress.” r Representative Needham said: 1 would prefer to be signed to the Commit- tee of Indlan Affairs and Irrigation of Arid Land: these interests trict Henderson quested me make tion In for re- to applica- writing committee wished I would name several James C. Needham. OiNar-+ carimits tees upon which it would be agree- | able "to serve, as he might not be able to place me on those I most desire. - So' I named in addition to those given above Territories, Forelgn Affaire, Public Lands, Claims, Mines and Mining. T hardly think it would be be- toming in me, being a new member, to speak of what I shall accomplish. I hope to be useful generaily to my district. Of course there are particular matters in which I shall take especial in est. I want to see the jetty in the San Diego barbor completed without cessation in the work. T shall strive to secure the appro- priation of $10900 recommended by the cngineer department for this purpose. Dlego is one of the best harbors in world and it growing importance. s ) 1 avor to get a sufficient ap- propriation to complete the San Die quarantine station. This important, consldering the fact that an additional line of steamers has recently been started between this port and the Orient. I called at the Department vesterday and succeeded in getting an order for the cutter Bear to winter in San Assistant Secretary Spaulding in- formed me the department s thinking of ving the Rush w in San Diego Bay. These vessels have been so long in Alaskan waters that it is neces- sary that their hulls be dried out, and the assigriment of these ships to this locality is a recognition of the value of the har- bor of San Diego for this particular pur- pose. The Interior Department has rec- ommended the of the Indian 8chool now at P erside County, on account of vater. I am anx- fous that the school should remain in Riverside County, as there many good sites for it there. There are many aged and sick Indians among the Mission and Tule tribes, and I would like to see a hospital for them established at the agency at San Jacinto. I hope something may be done to improve the San Joaquin River | by damming up number of slougk the mouth of a large s above the mouth of the Stanislaus River. T sincerely hope T may be able -to interest Congress in the Sequofa National Park. The road should be repaired and exte as | Glant Forest and from there trails built | to the icus scenle Kings River Canyon, Panoramic Point, Mount Whitney, etc. Roads should also nstructed from Tule River to Min- 5 1 from Kings River Canyon to Glant Forest. The buflding of these roads and trails has been recommended by the varfous superintendents of Sequoia points, such as Park for year: Something should be done by this Congress for Yosemite Val- iey to make It more accessible. Toll roads should be abolished to know that Secre a plea for the recl T am greatly pleased ry Hitchcock makes amation of arid lands of the W in his annual report just made. 1 ve that this Congress will take up this question and build storage reservolrs. 1 don’t think that a general system of reservoirs will be built at this time, but work of national irri, ion will be igurated. From my study of the question I do not think it would be wise to cede to the several States of the Union the arig lands. Remembering cur experl- ence when mp lands wer led to the States and the gigantic frauds perpe- trated. we do not want to pass through any such experience again. I do not think that the taking up of the work of frrigation by the Federal Government can be justly considered as a form of pater- nalism, inconsistent with the former pol- iy of our Government. Tt is simply the proper exercise of the power to make in- ternal improvements under the general ve welfare clause of the constitution. I am in favor of national Iirrigation. The States have nelther the ma- ) chinery nor [T money to £ 1 2 up this great work."” Representative Metcalf is anx- fous to serve on the Naval Com- mittee in order that he may do something for Mare Island. He has Intimat- ed to Speaker Henderson that the people of his district are anxlous for him to serve on this pommittee o Victor H. Metcalf. that Mr. Henderson is grateful to Repre- sentative Metcalf for his support, and the chances are Metcalf will get what he wants. take. I propose to go to the House to- morrow and to take any action that may seem proper. The matter rests, so far as my rights are concerned, just where it was halted by the objection made to-day, | and, of course, until the resolution now | pending Is adopted I will have a right to | the floor of the House and to my seat, the House has not yet concluded de tke evidence of my prima 1 | 1 ! | v is not complete. Tt is recognized as within the proper exer- cise of power on the part of the Speaker | and for mere convenience of the House for him to ask members to temporarily stand aside. The action to-day goes no further than this, It is merely a matter of convenience, and precedents that sus- | tain the right of the Speaker to ask mem.- | bers to stand aside for the time being. | Mr. Blaine during his incumbency of the | chair held that members objected to | could stand aside if they liked to do so. If not, action of the House would have to be taken then. Mr. Blaine did not as- sume the right to arbitrartly decide the matter. “Mr. Randall in the Forty-second Con- gress, in interpreting his actfon in the preceding Congress, also held to this view. It was in view of these precedents that T stepped aside, with the under- standing, of course, that 1 waived none of my rights. It would not have dane to have resisted, I had no disposition to do anything that would be disrespectful to the chalr. “In making the statement I did my de- sire was simply to safeguard whatover rights I had under the customs of :ihe House. 1 propose Lo s LeP W wede my rights. I have not engaged and I a pushing ‘my case without legal a. ce. I have not by any means lost but am confident that my rights will recognized and that I will be confirmed in my title to a seat in the House.” EATEN BY CANNIBALS. Fate of a German Trader on the Ad- miralty Islands. VANCOUVER, B. C., Dec. 4.—Datalls were brought by the steamer Warrimeco from Australia of the atrocious murder of a white man and subsequent devour- ing of the body by the treacherous can- nibals of the Admiralty Islands. A ‘etter dated Manlapea, New Britain, say “Twelve months ago two young Ger- mans named Metzke and Molte opened a trading station on the small island of St. Andrew in the Admiralty up, off to the north of German New - Guinea, anfl in spite of the fact that these natives are a most treacherous and cunning race, ap- Il:cared to get on very well with *hem. he two traders decided to purchase : island. Molte went to New Britain .o a range the deal, leaving Metzke with ten Solomon Island - bo; Upon Molte's re- -boys. Metzke had bcen turn he found that murdered together with four of his boys ope, he | | | GOOD WORK DONE BY THE LAST CONGRESS Many Interesting Measures Be- came Law, but Several Import- ant Bills Failed to Pass. ALL HEADQUARTERS, W TON HOTEL, WASHI} 4.—The last Congress (Fifty- mplished the following im legislation reaty of peace with Spain; naval 1 bill; provisional army bill; bill for taking twel sus; bill to improve condition of seamen in the merchant marine; bill to make George Dewey an admiral. Following were among the appropriations made by the Fif th Congress: Investigation of isthmian canal routes, $1,000,000; public building $4.000,000; Buf- falo Exposition, $1 : Government printing office bullding 00.000; French =poliation claims, $3.u Department of Justice bullding, $1,000,000; army trans- B portation deficiency, | transportation, $1.000.000; dry docks, $1.000,000; warships and armor, $10,000000; payment to nse batteries, $1.500,000; War Department deficlencies on ace i are the measures that failed to pass the Various monetary reform bills reported from commit anti-ticket scalping bill; bill to establish code of laws for Alaska; territorial g for Hawail; sh subsidy bill; Hawailan cable bill. o) GRS cooked | of Madro and the bodies had been cut up, and eaten by the savages, The last murder of white men in these islands was in 1892, - Terrill on Trial. SAN JOSE, Dec. 4—The fourth trial of S. B. Terrill, the lawyer accused of cheat- Ing his clients out of thousands of dollars | y means of forged notes and mortgages, before Judge Lorigan and a v. ‘Terrill 1s his own attorney. al resulted in disagreement giving her as_security two lots that had no ce. When pressed = "‘”l"v h"' c 1 George Donlan. signed by a mythical George Donlan. Mr | fEned Saligr Fread, Hecorder Owen o | Edgar Poméroy gave testimony to-day. | The trial will g0 on to-morrow. A Twice Attempts Suicide. PORTLAND, Me., Dec. 4—John Bergen )t Seattle, Wash., a steernge passenser on the steamer Vancouver, which | rived here to-day from Livérpool, made two attempts to commit suiclde ‘during the voyage. He has been detained by t immigration office pending an exam! Fread | tion. tria first conviction was had at the other tw trial is a rehe means of 4 false mortgage he Is all have secured $300 from Mys. 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