The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-02-03

elected, naQ promised 10 Fote ioi nihi
WASTED ELoQUENcE.
Bledsoe took up the cudgel IN defense OF
Campbell, but wasted his eloQuence on ears
that had been stopped by the statement that
Campbell mad promised to vote Tor Demo-
crat. Mr.. Bledsoe said:
"Mr. Speaker, the gentleman from SHASTA
(Shanahan) does not understand the facts Oh
this case. The members of the committee
listened to the testimony, observed the wit
nesSes for the respondent, and made, their
conclusions from the testimony adduced.
1t makes no difference what letters have
been written by Stephen NJ. White or how
many letters have been received from the
from Shasta. This is not political ques-
tion. The committee sat and this Assembly
sits on this question as jury sits upon a
case in court. 1t is a question of who is
right and who is wrong; OF who Is justly
entitled to the seat in contest here. The
the committee showed almost to a
moral certainty that fraud of the grossest
and bUldeSt kind was committed by
the officers of election in Willows Precinct l
aud Willows Precinct2. In these two pre-
cincts there were foTty-four names OF voters
on the poll-liSt, each one of whom testified
that he did not vote at all. In addition,
also, to forty-four fraudulent votes, II was
conclusively proven that there were ntty-lve
names added TO The poll-list in willows ire
cinct after the polls closed, and these hity-
five names appear on the poll-llSt IN Dumer-
zeal order, Just as they are IN the Great Reg
lister, with only three oreaks-one after tile
sixth. one after the eighteenth ana one after
the twcnty-eighth name. My conclusion is
that the officers of election at Willows COM
mitted the grussest and boldest fraud, for
which they should not escape the cenSure OF
this Assembly nor the punishment of the
law. am satisfied that Mr.. Campbell is ell
titled TO his seat, Irrespective of any political
reasons, and as a matter of justice and
right"
A BREAK FOB EAKLE.
When Bledsoe had finished a break in the
Republican ranks became manifest.
Buner said lie had no sympathy for Re
publican who would vote for Democrat.
Hale said he believed fraud had been COM
mitted on both sides. anu he would vote for
EaklP.
Carver said it was a serious matter for
man t. sell cut his par;y's candidate for
United States Senator in order that lie might
Gaibraitn (R.) said he would vote for
Eakle, and the Democrats applauded.
Bert of San Francisco Indignantly re-
minded his hearers that the question,
whether Campbell promised 10 vote for
White or not, had nothing 10 do with the
question. Thcy were now there to decide
whether Campbell or Eakle had received the
greatest number of votes.
Clark made a iiery GRAFTON in favor Of
Campbell, going over the ground that Bled
soc had covered.
Shanahan closed the debate, repeating the
statements relative 10 Campbel's promise
TO White and the corruption Of voters by
mis- leutenants.
THE VOTE.
The ayes and noes were called on the
adoption Of the minority report with the
following result:
Ayes-Alexander, AmeS, Arms, Baugh-
man, Beecher, Bledsoe, Brown, Bruner, Gull
yer, Cunningham, DAILY, Dennis, DibDle,
DOty, Dow. Dunn, DuIner, Estey. Fowler,
Freeman. Galbraith. Carver, Glyun, Gould,
Hail, Harloe Hawley, Hayes, Hersy, Hook
ing, johnson, Jackson, jonas, Lacey, Lowe,
Marion, Martin, Mathews, Mordecai, Muir
non, Renlro, Rice, Robertson, .ohanahan,
Smith (of Orange. Stabler, Sturtevant,
Tennis, Tuly, Wentworth, Windrow,
NOung-5I
Noes-Bamard. Barnett (of Sonoma), Bert,
Bryant CarSill, Clark, Cram, Gordan, Hume
well, kellogg, Lynch. Mattock, Murphy,
Phillips, Smith (Of Butte, Weston, Coombs
IL.
Baughman and Blcdsoe voted aye in order
that they might make motion to reconsider,
which was done as soon as the result was
announced
Two Of the most surprised men in Sacra-
mento tonight are Eakle and Campbell.
The Republicans who stuck t. the latter
are indignant over the action of the mem
bers OF their party, who went over to the
enemy. Bledsoe will move a reconsidera-
ton OF the vote tomorrow.
AN EIGuT-HoUR BILL.
Thanks to the able maneuvering of Seua-
tor Maher, who introduced it, the Senate
to-day passed a measure of prime impOr-
lance 10 the working men of California.
The bill provides that eight hours of labor
shall constitute legal days work in all cases
where the same is performed under the au-
thOrity Of any law of this State or under the
direction, control or bv the authority of any
officer IN this State acting in an official ca
pacity, or under the direction, control or by
the authority of any municipal corporation
within this State, or of any officer thereof
acting as such, and a stipulation to that eff
fect must be made part OF all contracts to
which the State or municipal corporation
therein IS party, and every contractor or
sub-contractor shall agree therein and here
by, in addition to the foregoing provisions,
not to require or knowingly permit any per-
son or persons performing work Of any ma
ture toward the completion of the work
specified IN said contract to work more than
eight hours in any one day; and that for
the violation of any provision contained in
this section or in said contract OF sub-con-
tract the contractor or sub-contractor to re-
celve pay under said contract shall forfeit
all payments due or 10 become due thereon,
and that he shall not recover any cOmpensa-
ton for said work. either upon Quautum
meTuit OF otherwise.
SUPPLY CONTRACTS.
The Senate committee to which it was re-
ferred will recommend Dargie's bill, BY
hich the Board of Directors Of the Indus
trial Home for the Blind are required to
contract for provisions, fuel and all other
supplies needed for any period not exceeding
one year, and such contracts shall be limited
to bona-hde dealers in the several classes
of articles contracted for; such contracts
shall be given to the lowest responsible
bidder at a public meeting thereof if the
price is bid and not greater than the usual
market price. Notice of the time, place ard
letting of each contract be advertised at
least two weeks in daily papers published
| In San Francisco and in one newspaper
| published in the city or town where the
home is located.
NATIONAL GUARD APPROPRIATIONS.
General Cutting, Colonies Dickinson. Mac.
| donald, Barry and Cutler and Captain Bush
| appeared before the joint Senate and As
senby Military Committee tonight, with
General johnson of Los Angeles, General
Sheehan and Col nel Guthrie of Sacramento,
to advocate bill introduced by Phillips in
the Assembly and Everett in the Senate.
The appropriations advocated in the bill
amount to S23, 600 less than two years ago.
The chief amendment to the law provides
that transportation to and from the encamp-
ments shall be paid for by the State; also
that the horses for officers and enlisted men
shall be paid for while in camp. 1t will be
recommended. 1t is stated that General
Cutting will resign this week, as he Is going
East. Considerable interest is manifested
as TO who will succeed him, whether Col
onel Dickinson of the First Infantry Regi-
ment or Colonel Macdonald of the Sec onL
Artillery, both of who are named.
NEW INDUSTRY.
| W. Fl. Murray of the Journal Of Com
merce, who Is organizing company for the
manufacture of ramie cloth in San Fran
cisco, appeared before the Senate Commit
tee on Agriculture tonight to have an APP
preparation made to encourage the cultiva-
ton of the plant He had specimens of
cloth made of the fiber, from silky, gossa-
mer-like fabric to heavy carpet a rope
made OF it is 40 per cent stronger than hemp.
1t did not take long To create an impression
in its favor. He stated that there are six
acres of roots now growing in the State, and
the plant, of which four crops can be raise
every year for twelve years, will grow in
adobe soil and other wet soils, now consd-
cred worthless. The company will furnish
roots to farmers and take payment in fiber.