The morning call., 1890-04-25
SPIRITED PIONEERS.
A Ruling Of the President That
Was OYerruled.
They Will Receive and Entertain Their New
England Comrades Committee
Appointed.

The heart Of President Kruse Of the Pio-
neers' society is bowed down beneath the
weight of an Unreasonable woe, and the
cause is plain.
The society held a meeting last night to
make arrangements for the entertainment
of the California Pioneers of New England,
VINO are expected to arrive in this city on
Tuesday next, and the President was
snubeed; in fact, he was sat down upon.
The session was an interesting one, how
ever, in that it involved some peculiar
rulings on the part of the President, who
attempted to play the role of Speaker Reed.
but was tripped on an appeal.
The Secretary read the report of the d.
rectors, who recommended that committee
Of five be appointed by the President to
meet the visitors at Sacramento and escort
them to the city, and that a reception be
rendered them at Pioneer Hall, to which all
members OF the society be invited, with
their families.
Captain Swasey moved as an amendment
that an additional committee of 40 be ap-
pointed to meet the party at Oakland and
welcome them to San Francisco.
This evidently failed to meet the approval
OF the President, who refused to entertain
the amendment. He intImated that he con-
sidered 1t to be revolutionary in its ten
dency.
NOcA LINE oEEAhEh REED.
Captain Swasey was not to be frowned
down. He insisted that the amendment be
submitted to the house The Chair de-
INJURED, and suggested that it was un-
necessary. Captain Swasey still insisted
and the amendment was put to vote.
The Chair arbitrarily decided it "lost,"
and division was demanded.
" ruled that the motion was lost" ex-
claimed the President, glaring at Captain
Swasey.
And demand division" retorted the
Whats that?" asked the Chair, grasping
his gavel, while look of grim determine
ton oyerspread his face.
"A division" explained the Captain.
He wants rising vote" shouted some
one in the main body of the hall.
The President grew red in the face. He
was plainly losing his temper. Glaring
through his spectacles in the direction OF
Captain Swasey, he shouted 81 have made
ruling that the motion is lost, and wont
put 1t to another vote. l don't know what
you would call division, but have de-
cided that the motion is lost, and that set
ties it."
1t was not SO easily settled, however.
Like Banauo's ghost, the Captain wouldn't
down. He appealed from the decision Of
the Chair.
The President was still obtinate and
wanted to ignore the appeal but better
counsels prevailed and the Chair was over
ruled.
THE COMMITTEE APPOINTED.
The following committee of forty-nine
was then appointed:
Alex G. Abel. Willard 3. Farwell, P. B. Corn
wall, A. w. Won Schmidt, William T. Coleman,
Henry L. Dodge, Joseph G. Eastland, Nathan
Holland, Louis Sloss, John Nightingale, d. j.
Staples, L. l.. Baker, Charles r. Story. Washing
ton Aver. A. E. Phelps, William F. SwaseS,
Annis Merrill, b. +. Sterrett, Dennis Maboney,
John Ii. Turney. E. B. Vreeland, s. j. Clarke
William Simpson, John l. Spear, II. Palmer
Alex Montgomery, Samuel Deal, j. H. Homer,
Robert Simson, c. Z. E. Russ, I. D. Ma athewson
o. +, Frank Joseph GOodrldge, James B. Peck,
q. 7. Marye Jr, Henry J.. King john L. Hunt
Emil A. E9gleberg, S. ?. Middleton. 9. b.
Cleveland, H. b. HiXOn, j. Ii. DeeGng, Frank
Roland. j. B. Coryell, r. NJ. Sherman, J. j.
Brge, Joseph BrittOn, William b. Latham aud
Robert Wilson.
The Chair was not so easily Modified.
"They are a lot of l don't know what" he
remarked to reporter, ''and don't know
what they are doing. They want to turn
the society into a circus and parade through
the street with brass band and a red
wagon. Let them go ahead with their cir
Gus"