The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, January 13, 1905, Page 2

FRANCISCO CAL! FRIDAY, JANUARY 1 1905. - GOVERNOR AROUSES ANGER OF SOLONS RUSH OF BILLS CONTINUES SHIPPING BILL IDGE SWATNE IN THE STATE LEGISLATURE]| BEFORE SENATE| NOT FRIENDLESS Old Fight of the Physicians Orice More Crops Up in ‘the Lower House. Special Dispatch to The Cail. SACRAMENTO, Jan. 12.—During a debate in the Assembiy this morning over Waste's resolution that no.addi- tional attaches should be appointed ex- cept on a three-quarters vote it de- veloped /that there remains one man in the house who still has some patronage left. Coyle asked if the resolution was adopted would it in any way affect members who still had seme of the $10 allowed them. He said he had not used all of his, as he had not seen fit to do s0. He added, though, -that he might use it in future and any idea that he was to be the shining example of ecqn- omy in the House was dispelled. Treadwell of San Francisco opposed the resolution on the ground that un- der a provision of the Political Code no | further attaches could be appointed ex- - cepl by a three-fifths vote and that the code preceded any resolution. The roll was called and the Waste resolution was defeated by a vote of 85 t. 39. Goodrich introduced a resolution pro- viding for the location. and holding in some place where their services would be of some benefit to the members the stenographers that had been appoint- ed. His resolution provided that the chief clerk and the sergeant at arms place a number of typewriters at des- ignated stations and see that certain #tevographers were at them at desig- ted periods so that when a member ©i the House wanted some work of this 0 lone he would know where to go. Mooty all the stenographers are pretty your . women and several young clerks nt e volunteered to take the place f thoir chief in helping to do the cor- \ Clerk Lloyd said there ‘were #ome duties he would not trust to sub- ordinates. The resolution was referred to the Committee on Attaches, ANOTHER RUSH OF BILLS. There was another rush of biils in the House this morning, among them being a few that will produce some in- teresting fights. Dorsey presented a measure providing that all- corporations doing business in the State of Califors & shall make quarterly statements through their president, or manager if : president does not reside in the tate. The object of tne measure is to regulate the dozens of companies that carrying on business on nothing 2nt selling worthless stocks to the un- | They embrace min- | s cting public. lg, realty, oll and other investments that meet the public fancy as mediums of winning wealth without working. Only annual statements are now re- quired of corporations. Dorsey's bill provides that each quarterly state- ment shall embrace an account of the expenditures and receipts for the six months preceding and makes the pun- ishmfjat for any false statements not more than one year nor less than six months in prison or a fine not greater than $1000 nor less than $500. Dorsey also introduced in the Assem- bly the bill making owners of pipe i lines used for the purpose of carrying | oil from any but their own wells a com- r mon carrier. McGowan again brought up the lod |'fgnt of the doctors over the State | ‘Board of Medical Examiners by intro- liducing a bill providing for a radical !'change in that body. At present the {law provides that the board shall iconsist of five - allopaths, two homeopaths and two eclectics and | that six ehall be a quorum. Me- | 1 Gowan’s measure provides for a board consisting of three members from each of the schools named and that seven shall be a quorum, so that the’ eclec- tics shall have equal representation | and that business cannot be transact- | ed without at least one of them being |‘present. . LICENSING OF DETECTIVES. Licensing and controlling of detec- tives was the object of another inter- esting bill introduced by McGowan. It provides that no detective or agency that advertises shall carry on busi- ness umtil after -payment of a license of $100 yearly to the State. Its aim is to discourage the dozens of grafters who are making a_ dubious living by acting as private sleuths and cleanse the business as far as possible. Reg- ular agencies need pay but $100 a year if the bill becomes a law, this cover- ing all their employes. Any individual who hangs out a sigh or even hands around printed cards will be compelled to procure a license. McGowan also introduced the bill raising the salaries of the San Fran- cisco Superior Judges to $6000 a year. Beardslee ig father of a bill that will chambers of commerce in the State that are working for the development of California. It gives to the boards of supervisors power to levy a tax of not less than.2 cents nor more than 3 cents on each $100 of assessed valua- tion to aid boards of trade and cham- bers of commerce in their counties that have been in existence for a year or more and have expended as much as $8000 a year. CARE OF FEEBLE MINDED. Other bills were introduced in. the Assembly this morning as follows: By Tripp—Appropriating §20,000 for the erection of an additional building at the Cali- fornia Home for the Care and Training of Feeble-Minded Children. By Stanton—Adding a new section to the Penal Code making it a misdemeanor to vio- late the rules of the State Board of Health in_regard to the Poflution of water. By Dorsey—Providing for the embankment of the Kern Ri By Cromwel for the enforce- ment of the rules of the State Board of Health within_municipalities. By Gates—Relating to the State Board of Health and the registration of births, mar- riages and deaths and providing for the cof- pensation of a State statistician. By Houser—Making bigamy punishable by a fine not exceeding $5000 ard by imprison- ment in the State prison not exceeding fitteen years. By Duryea—Making it a misdemeanor to negligently permit barbed wire to lie! unrolled and loose on the ground. By Bates—Declaring Saturday noon to 12 o'clock midnight a legal holiday, as far as the transaction of legal business is concerned By Dorsey—Providing for the casing of wells drilied for the production of petroleum and prviding for the filling up of abandoned wells. HYDRAULIC MINERS SEEK AID OF STATE —_——— Continued From Page 1, Column 5. as much more themselves into its con- struction. Treadwell of San Francisco has in- troduced a bill in the Assembly that will receive the attention of the law- yers of the State. It provides for the reduction of fees of attorneys for exec- utors and administrators, and is of wvital importance to the legal profession, —_— e e e ADVERTISEMENTS, @he ifififi Chas. Beilus & Co Exclusionve Kigh-Grade Clothiers No Branch Stores and No Agents. EXTRAORDINARY CARE HAS BEEN DEVOTED TO THE CREATION OF SPRING MODELS. INIMITABLE SMARTNESS COMMANDING FABRICS EXCLUSIVELY EXCLUSIVE. Good on some clothes re sl broken values ) {gtrcst w Bloch fiea rny ‘ @mn as it will stand in the way of fat court allowances if it becomes a law. The schedules are contained in'the follow- ing portions of the proposed measure: “Bection 1. Section 1618 of the Code of Civil Procedure is hereby amended to read as follows: “Section 1618. When no compensation is provided by the will, 6r the excutor renounces all claim thereto, he must be allowed commissions upon amount of estate accounted for by him as follows: For the first $1000, at the rate of 6 per cent; for the next $9000, at the rate of 4 per cent; for the next $10,000, at the rate of 3 per cent; for the next $30,000, at the rate of 2 per cent; for the mext $50,000, at the rate of 1 per cent, and for all above $100,000, at the rate of one-half of 1 per cent. The same commiissions shall be allowed to administrators. In all cases such fur- ther allowance may be made as the court may deem just and reasonable for any extraordinary service, but the total amount of such extra pllowance must not exceed one-half the amount of commissions allowed by this section. ‘Where the. property of the estate is distributed in kind, and involves no labor beyond the custody and distri- bution of the same, the commission shall be computed on all the estate above the value of $20,000 at one-half the rates fixed in this section. Public administrators shall receive the same compensation and allowances as are al- lowed in this title to other administra- tors. All contracts between an execu- tor or administrator and an heir, dev- isee, or legatee, for a higher compen- sation than that allowed by this section shall be vold. “Section 2. A new section is hereby added to said code, to be known as sec- tion 1619, to read as follows: “Bection 1619. Executors and admin- strators shall be allowed for fees of their attorneys for conducting the ordi- nary probate proceedings the same amounts as are allowed by the last section as compensation for executors and administrators for their own serv- ices. -In all cases, such further allow- ance may be made as the court may deem just and reasonable for any ex- traordinary service, such as sales or mortgages of real estate, contested or litigated claims against the estate, liti- | gation in regard to the property of the estate, and such other litigation as may be necessary for the executor or ad- ministrator to prosecute or defend.” assist the varlous boards of trade and | respective | the | Be Cu SACRAMEN"O, Jan. 12.—Senators expect that the Governor's appointive power will henceforth be limited sole- Iy to the initiative. with the referen- | dum resting in the Senate, as it has always presumably been, but has been allowed to go by the breach. When the Republican caucus convened this morning the Senators marched in with lowering brows. It was apparent that something was up, and it soon devel- oped into a practicaliy unanimous de- termination to trim the Governor's wings and place the men he names for public office at the mercy of the Sen- ate, which shall have the final word as to their fitness and capability. The caucus was no sooner called to order than a resolution was presented expressing the sense of the Republicak members of the upper house that any cfficials that may be appointed by the chief executive of the State during the | present session of the Legislature shall be submitted to the caucus for its con- firmation. It was decided that every | name submitted shall be subjected to the closest scrutiny, and the owner thereof must not only be fit to hold public office in every sense of the word, but must be entitled to consideration | at the hands of the party, his right to such consideration being based on his | deeds, not his claims. EXECUTIVE APPOINTMENTS, But, it was pointed out, the Governor nlight de as Governors had done for time immemorial—wait until the Leg- islature adjourned and then distribute his patronage, leaving the confirmation of his appointees to a Senate coqlmit~ tee, the function of which was purely | formal and never intended to question the wisdom of the Governor's selec- | tions. The result was that when the | Senate went into general session Sen- ator Ralston presented a bill having as its purpose the amendment of the pres- ent Jaw relating to executive appoint- ments, the proposed amendment being as follows: Vacancies occurring in office during the re- Special ' Dispat Appvointive Power of State’s Chief Executive Is to rtailed. h to The Call | ber of the National Guard was shot in {the knee and permanently crippled while engaged in quieting rioters. Sev- eral of the guardsmen that were injured the State and Keane says.Dunnigan lf! the only one that has not been cared or. MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES. The following other bills were intro- duced ih the Senate this morning: e :\;;fi:lm-—nx;nhunl.d to attachments fn civil proc v) Droseedings and providing what the affidavit pely Sclvage—Relating to new trials and ap- By Relshaw—Relating to the State Board of Examiners, the appointment of an assistant secretary to the board at an snnual salary of §2400. and for clerks to the secretary of the board at annual salary of $1600 each. uer—Providin v e walch e Svat viding for giving notice of tax y_Anderson—Relat} of s nAndersin—Relating to the apportionment ey Hahn—an act to provide for the estab- shment of municipal plants-for lighting the streets and public buildings in cities, clties and counties sad in Incorporated towns, and for the rnishin e g electricity and gas to y Coggins—Appropriating $12.000 for the purchase and fnstallment of a heating plant for the use of the Etate Normal School at R e eni 'y Pendleton—Relating to embezzlement and falsification of accounts by public officers. By Hahn—Relating to examination of per- sons by physiclans upon order of court in dam- o2 sults. Y. Mattos—Relating to public lands upon which payment has not been made: —_— OEMOCRATS TO MD THE PRESIDENT —_— Continued From Page 1, Column 1. there are rates which a court would de- cide "to be too high, and that either class of rates may be equally disas- trous to communities. He expresses the, opinion that Federal supervision of raflroads is necessary, but adds that regulation and protection should go to- gether. He says that one of the fol- lowing three things is sure to take place in the conduct of our railways: First—Legalization of pools — the right of the railroads to make enforci- cess of the Legislature, the appointment to ta2 in the Governor and Semate | which 18 and Legislature, must be filled by appolntment made by the Governor, and the person so ap- pointed shall hold office for the full term of s appointment, provided, however, that in the- case the Senate refuses or fails to confirm su appointment at the session of the Legi: next succeeding, said office shall, upon the. adjournmient of the Legisiature, become imme diately vacant and the said appointee shall not be eligibe to appointment for said vacancy. be Without doubt this bill ‘will passed, and from the hands of the Governor the larger portion of the pat- ronage that heretofore has been sup- posed to be solely his will practically | pass to the Senate. It is a shrewd move on the part of the Solons, for, while it is hardly probable that they will declare any of the Governor's ap- pointees unfit to enjoy a public trust, it is quite probable that it will lead the Governor to first discuss with the lead- | ers of the upper house the merits of the claims of the small army that is wait- ing for the favors of the executive. LOWERING OF LAKE LEVELS. An important measure was presented for the consideration of the upper house by Coggins this morning. It pro- vides for the granting of permission to the Governor for the lowering of the Fwater levels of the .Little Klamath, Rhett, Goose and Clear lakes in Siski- you and Modoc counties, and the plac- ing of the beds of the same at the dis- posal of the Government to be utilized in the water storage and reclamation service. Senator Woodward introduced a se- ries of bills calling for appropriations for the enlargement of the Home for the Care and Training' of Feeble- Minded Children at Glen Ellen that, if | passed, will mean much toward assur- ing the increased comfort of the un- fortunates whose minds have been darkened by unkind fate. The bills provide for the appropriation of $17,500 for a building for fifty female epilep- tics; $20,000 for a dormitory for thirty male attendants; $17,500 for a cottage for female patients; $5000 for new roads and fences; $3000 for the completion of the hospital and to erect three cottages for cripples and paralytics; $55,000 for jthe completion of the main bullding and $6500 for the construction of & res- ervoir to hold 420,000 gallons and to purchase fire appartus. A bill that will interest the members of several of the women's clubs of the | State was introduced and referred to the committee on'fish and game. It makes it a misdemeanor punishable by fine or imprisonment, or both, for kill- ing meadow larks at any time of the year, except when such birds are killed while destroying berries or fruits. The | meadow lark is California’s singing bird, afid to protect it from destruc- tion the women of the State have been most active. It is sald, however, that | the farmers of the State will fight the measure, contending that not only do the meadow larks destroy much fruit, | but that a flock of them can strip a hoppers. ety ; i In the form of a resolution presented | by Senator Savage the initial step to 'arm the Bons of Veterans was taken | this mornipg. The resolution, after set- | grain field cleaner than a million grass- ble contracts between themselves as to a division of earnings, so. that they can resist the temptations of big ship- pers and be assured a fair share of thé business moving at stable rates which shall apply alike to all patrons. Second—The further - unification’ of ownership, thereby delivering in time the erire rallway ownership of the country into the hands”of a few in- dividuals or one syndicate. Third—Government - ownership, the worst of the three “evils,” if such they may be called. In the opinion of Morton, government ownership of our railroads would be the beginning of industrial and political chaos. osition, with adequate provision to as- sure the rates being reasonable. As to pending rates, he favors the continuance of the Interstate Com- merce Commission in substantially its present form. The following statement in opposi- tion to tariff revision is being signed by members of the House from the Rocky Mountain and Pacific Coast States: The Rocky Mountain and Pacific Coast States He rather favors the first prop- | | Measure Drawn Up by the Investigating Commission Is Reported Favorably OPENS ATTACK BAILEY Raises Point That Marine Board Had Been Committed to Diseriminating Duties WASHINGTON, Jan. 12—The Legis- during the strike have been assisted by | 12tive, executive and judlcial approp- riation bill was read to-day at length in the Senate and there was consider- | @ble discssion of the civil service ques- | | isuch areas in the public forest reserves, jas in his opinion should be set aside | tion and the provision for an investi- gation of foreign trade conditions by the Department of Commerce and La- bor. The bill for the merchant marine was reported fo the Senate and Bailey of Texas made the point that the com- mission had been pledged to report in favor of discriminating duties and not in favor of ship subsidies. The sug- gestion was combated by Senators Gallinger and Lodge, who were mem- bers of the commission. The bill, as reported by the commis- sion had been amended in only one important particular by the Commerce commitee. An increased mall subven- tion was authorized for the proposed new route from a port on the Pacific Coast to Hawail, Japan, China and the Philippines. For a monthly serv- ice the subvention was increased from $300,000 to $400,000, and for a fortnight- ly service from $600,000 to $800,000. Members of the committee feared that the subvention proposed by the com- mission was insufficient to attract bid- ders for the contract. ——— ¢ Civil Service Examinations. WASHINGTON, Jan. 12.—The Clvil Services Commissioner has announced that the spring examination for de- partmental service will be held‘as fol- lows in Cali®ornia: San Francisco, March 15 and April 8, 10 and 19; at Bureka, March 22; Fresno, March 15 and 24 and April 19; Los Angeles, March 15 and 22 and April 19; Marys- ville, March 15 and April 19; Redding, Merch 381; Sacramento, March 27; Sun Diego, March 22; Santa Barbare, March 22, Protection for Game. WASHINGTON, Jan. 12. — The Holse Committee on Public Lands has authotized a favorable report on a bill authorizingsthe President to designate for the protection of the game ani- mals, birds and fish and be recognized as a breeding place for such birds. b i S Army Orders. L WASHINGTON, Jan. 12.—By order the War Department Sergeant of i Charles H. Campbell will be sent to} Benicia Barracks for duty with the siggal corps, Company L. -~ + are overwhelmingly opposed to the agitation for tariff revision and we, the undersigned members of the House of Representatives, rep- resenting the States set opposite our respective names, are not in favor of caling an extra session of the Fifty-ninth Congress for the purpose of revising the tariff, and we belleve That the agitation of this question at this time is neither necessary nor desirable. The Republican membérs of the Massachusetts delegation in the House met to-day and adopted resolutions favoring tariff revision. Littlefield of Maine Cham- pions the Cause of the Florida Federal Jurist TAKES LAMAR TO TASK Congressman Who Filed the Charges Accused of In- citing Act of Violence WASHINGTON, Jan. 12—The House of Representatives to-day devoted its entire session to the discussion of im- peachment - charges against Judge Charles Swayne of the Northern Dis- trict of Florida. A dramatic incident occurred wheén Littlefield of Maine called upon Lamar of Florida, who filed the-charges against the Judge, to admit or repudiate an alleged interview, | Which the former claimed tended to in- cite the people’to commit an act of vio- lence against Judge Swayne. Lamar admitted having given an interview, but emphatically denied any suggestion from him that could be construed into advising assassination or murder. He said that, although Judge Swayne was known to bé the most lawless man in Florida he had remained secure from bodily harm, Lamar declared that, while he did not think Littlefield intentionally charged him with inciting murder, Littlefield certainly had almost blindly misappre- hended what really was said. If, said Lamar, any one used his language in the interview to impute that he sug- gested violence to Judge Swayne he would denounce it as a malicious false- hood. . “The gentleman’s denunciation dis- turbs nobody,” replied Littlefield, who added that, unfortunately for Lamar, the ordinary citizen of the United States would so construe it, “and it is for that reason the language does great violence to the character of the distin- guished gentleman from Florida.” PRSP SN POSTAL INSPECTORS. Postmaster General Wynne Issues an Important Order. WASHINGTON, Jan. 12.—Postmas- ter General Wynne has issued an order transferring the entire corps of post- office inspectors from the jurisdiction of the Fourth Assistant Postmaster General and placing them imme- | diately under the Postmaster General. Fourth Assistant Postmaster Gen- eral Bristow, who is strenuously op- posed to, the transfer, has given defin- ite expréssion to his opposition and made efforts to #vert the transfer. e . Y Army Paymaster Dismissed. WASHINGTON, Jan. 12.—The President has approved the sentence of a general court-martial dismissing | Harry L. Rees, paymaster in the army, from the service. at Vancouver Barracks, Wash., on charges of making false reports, em- bezziement and conduct unbecoming an officer and gentleman. —— s Distinguished Service List for Army. WASHINGTON, Jan. 12.—The Sen- ate Committee on Military Affairs to- day ordered a favorable report on Senator Proctor’s bill authorizing the President to reward army officers for distinguished service by creating grades on the active list known as the “distinguished service list.” N POLITICY BACK OF SMOOT CASE S SO S Witnesses Say Crusade Is Not Direetly Against the Practice of Polygamy SIMPLY AFTER VOTES Tdaho Democratic Leaders ! Accused of Having Saeri- ficed Candidate Parker : WASHINGTON, Jan. 12—Nearly the { entire day in the Smoot investigation was devoted to testimony relating to He was tried ! i political conditions in Idaho. - Frank | Martin and F. H. Holzheimer, promi- | nent Idaho Democrats, testified that a | majority of the Democrats of the State |opposed “an unnecessary attack” on | the Mormon church, which, they said, |Wwas the effect of the anti-polygamy |plank of the party's State platform. | James H. Brady, chairman of thé Re- { publican - State Committee, charged {that the Democrats traded off Judge | Parker, the Democratic candidate for | President, for former Senator Heitfeld, | the Democratic candidate for Gover- | mor. Frank Martin, who is an attorney of Boise, Idaho, said he never had known of any instance of Mdrmon interfer- ence with the politics of Idaho. He had heard it charged that, Mormon in- fluence had defeated former Governor Morrison for renomination, but he be- lieved 80 per cent of the people did not credit the charge. The Wwitness ex- pressed the opinion that it was an an- nouncement by Senator Dubois that he intended to push the Smoot investiga- tion that provoked the Mormon con~ troversy of the last campaign, Martin, on the conclusion of his testi- mony, volunteered the statement that personally he favored prosecuting those who continued polygamous cohabita~ tion, but the majority of Gentiles be- lieved the best way was to “let the old fellows die off.” James H. Brady of Pocatello, 1daho, chairman of the Republican State Com- mittee, said the last campaign was not fairly started before it developed that the Democrats were not fighting poly- gamy, but Morménism. Senator Du- bois, he said, tried to turn all Mor- mon votes into the Republican col- umn, and Chairman_ of the Republican Committee Witt tried to get all the votes he could by circulating copies of Senator Dubois' letter to former Governor McConnell to the effect that all Mormons were eriminals,” * The witness said he was “Satisfied that Judge Parker, the Democratic candidate for Presidenf, was sacrificed by the Democrats wherever it was pos- sible to get a vote for Heitfeld, the Democratic candidate for Governor. 0¥ I AR S Taft to Visit Philippines. WASHINGTON, Jan. 12.—If the business of the War Department will Jjustity it Secretary Taft will make an official visit of inspection to the Phii- ippine Islands during the coraing summer. Unless it becomes necessary to change his plans the Secretary will start from San Francisco for Manila early in July. RIS PURARES Conference on Philippine Bill. WASHINGTON, Jan. 12.—The House Committee on Insular Affairs to-day directed Chairman Cooper to recommend to the House that it non- concur in the Senate amendments to the Philippine bill and ask for a con- ference. ADVERTISEMENTS. |ting forth that the National Guard is i being re-armed with the Krag-Jorgen- !sen rifles, states that the old National e : * + Midst all these clearance sale an- nouncements which you see in the papers, remember behind the store making the offer that stamps the sale as genuine. sold for originaily. But she has back if she is not pleased in every way. Our money-back plan has built around our store a bulwark The top coats that we picture com- prise three grades which sold formerly for $7.50, $6.00 and $5.00. As a few sizes were sold out in each line we took all the garments and put one price on them to clear them out at once. 9 to 12 years. Sale price $3.35. . For this reason the mother who comes here for one of these overcoats will find that the garments are reduced from their former prices—and that the garments are worth now just what they it is the reputation recourse in ‘money of public confidence. Ages e ——