The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-02-07
ALTERED RECORDS.
Efforts to Undo the AsSembly's
Fire Bill Work.
Members With Axes 10 Grind Still Support
Ing Cfimmins' Measure.
Passage In the Senate Of The Act 10 Increase
the San Francisco Police Force.
Committee Work.
Special to THE MORNING CALI.

Sam Ralneys peTSpiring form in the lobby
of the Assembly and Phil Crimmins' dimin-
utive body In the corridor near by while the
lower house was voting yesterday after
noon on the Fire Department Bill may have
been meaningless to the members from the
rural districts. but there was not a delegate
from San Francisco who did not know why
they were there and how deep was their in
terest in the contest that was going on
inside. Crimmins is not yet extinct and
Burns is not yet supreme. Certain men,
bers from San Francisco who have axes to
grind in the city, and who think the saloon
keeper on Geary street can turn the stone
with greater celebrity than the doughty
Colonel Burns, stick fast to Crmmins.
80 Dibble wants to go to Congress, and his
vote for the measure favored by Crimmins
shows whom he thinks can aid him most.
Wentworth, it is said, has been promised
position in the City and County Attorneys
office, and, it is said, that is the reason why
he favored the little saloon-keeper yester-
day. BE is Chairman of the Committee on
Municipal Corporations, to which the bill
% was referred by vote of So to 81, in order
that it may he amended so that the appoint
ment of Fire Commissioners may be taken
from the city officials nd given to the Gov
ernor; but it IS now given out that Burns
had conference last night, aud that Went
worth emerged f:om that conference full
fedged convert to the COlOnePs views.
ALTERING THE RECORD.
An effort was made this morning to undo
the work done on the Fire Bill yesterday
afternoon and Dibbe was noticeably active.
Dow said no had been recorded as not vot-
ing. while the fact was that he did vote,
and did vote against committing the bill to the
committee or Municipal Corporations. Not
only the Clerk of the House, but members
who kept tally, declared that Dow did not
vote. D.bhe spoke in favor of the record
ing of BOWS vote, and after wrangle that
consumed an hour of the time which the
Assembly appears 10 consider of but little
value Dow's vote was recorded against
committing the bill. and the vote was thus
made tie. Had it been permitted to remain
so, the bill would have been taken back from
the committee and debated, but Matlock
arose and declared that he had been recorded
as voting against committing the bill,
whereas the fact was that he voted in favor
Of it.
THE VOTE UNCHANGED.
Another wrangle occurred on the motion
that MatlockS record be corrected. The
ayes and noes were called for, and when
Dibble's name was called he was slowly
walking down the aisle toward the lobby.
Tires times the clerk called "Dibble," but
there was no reply. The vote was over
. Hhelmingly in Matock's favor, and his rec
ord was corrected. The members who voted
against him were Barnett OF San Francisco,
BIuner, Carter, Cotfey of San Francisco,
:. Daily Of San Francisco, Dennis of San Fran
cisco, Doty, Glynn of San Francisco, Hail,
= Hayes of San Francisco, Hoey of San Fran
cisco, Aunewill, johnson, Jones OF San
Francisco, Lux of San Francisco, Phillips of
San Francisco, Steltz OF San Francisco,
Windrow of San Francisco. Wentworth
was not in the chamber when mis- name was
called, and when Dibble came back to his
seat the Assembly, grown tired of his antics.
voted not to excuse him from voting, and he
then gave his vote in favor of doing unto
AatlUck as had been done unto Dow.
BOTH BILLS REPORTED BACK.
The committee on municipal corporatio MS
met at the close of tile morning session,
Wentworth presiding. Bruner, by re-
quest" introduced substitute bill, provid-
ing tn Il the Governor, instead of the Mayor,
Board OF Supervisors and Treasurer of the
city, as provided in the Crimmins bill, shall
appoint the Fire Commission. Colonel Dan
Burns, who was present beamed with lnno-
cent delight while Bruner was reading the
substitute. The committee without debate
voted to report both bills to the Assembly
without recommendation, aud let the fight
be fought out on the floor of the House.
At the opening Of the afternoon session the
committee made its report and the substitute
bill was ordered printed.
THE EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATION.
Bedsoe's resolution, providing for the
submission to the people Of a constitutional
amendment restricting the franchise to
citizens who are able to read and write,
= has been made special order for action in
the Assembly on Monday morning, and COM
municativns and resolutions Ill favor OF the
measure are pouring in upon the members
of the lower house. Among these memo
rails is the following petition which is be-
. ing circulated for signature throughout the
State:
OF the Legislature OF the State Of California has
introduced bill designated as Assembly Bill
AL" providing that at the next general election
the vo'ers shall have the privilege OF expressing
by Endorsement upon thelI ballots their iHdg
ment upon the requirement OF an educational
qualification of persons who may thereafter be-
come invested with the privilege OF the exercise
OF the elective franchise; and whereas, We be-
.Iieve such measure TO he in the highest degree
patriotic and preserSatlve OF our social ana po-
ntieal Welfare, ana mat an amendment to the
tend 10 loosen the grasp that ignorance nd vice
now holds upon the elective officers,
The efore, we, lhe undersigned citizens of
California, hereby heartily indorse tile action OF
the Hen. A. J. Bedsoe in introducing said bill,
and lndorse the same, and call upon our repre-
senlaiives In the Senate and Assembly TO use all
honorable means TO effect the passage OF the
said bill.
The San Francisco Debating Club has
sent petition similar to the foregoing.
Ellsworth Post, G. A. R., has petitioned
the Senate aud House to be relieved of the
payment of pol-tax.
All the appointments, except the Con-
gressonal, and all the election bills were
banded into the Assembly this morning
without recommendation and were ordered
placed upon the special file. 1t is under
stood that instead of taking up any OF the
election bills before it the House will wait
until the bill prepared by ex-Judge Mcguire
has passed the Senate and comes before it.
JUNKETING COMMITTEES.
Much of the afternoon session of the As
selnny was spent III wranglng over reSo-
luton TO allow three members of any Com
mIttee on Institutions to ask appropriations
to visit such institutions. On the ground Of
economy :Inany of the members opposed
the resolution, ignoring the fact 1t would
be difficult tn vote intelligently on the bill
appropriating money for institutions without
any means OF determining whether money
was actually needed or not. Much was said
about junketing expeditions, and facetious
amendments were proposed by many. One
Of these, written by Gould. was to the eff
feet that the visiting committees should
travel second class; but Gould did not mean
it. When he spoke upon the resolution he
declared he did not believe this Legislature
was of the junketing kind.
Shanehan thought il any member Of the
committee went all should go. 1t was Re-
publican piece of buncombe this sending
few members of each committee, instead of
the entire committee
1t was no buncombe." holly retorted
Bo"ntr, when We promised the peo-
pie of this State that we would not
exceed the 50-cant limit and We will not
exceed it. We are going to make different
record than was made by the last Legsla-
ture, which spent $500 in visiting an armory
at San Diego that was not worth the money
wasted by the committee"
The resolution was passed.
THE POLICE BILL.
The Senate this morning passed the As
sembly bill pr0viding that the Boards of
Supervisors or Trustees of city, or CITY and
county of the first, second and TO urth
classes, are authorized and empowered to
increase the police force of their respective
cities, fIop time to time, as may be
deemed necessary by said Trustees or
Board of Supervisors: provided that the