The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-02-20

| ballot reform. for Dbbie had Introduced e. bill
that II passed would make the system OF voting
worse than II is at present
motion 10 take up the ballot bills from their
! place on the file and make Them special order
! was made by Gould and opposed by many 10 N,
! bers, among whom Were several fepuDlc1hs
/ who favored the bill. They declared that they
would not assist tile Democrats In oDstructlDg
| legislation.
POWERS OF THE MAJORITY.
Mr. Snauaban alluded 10 lie three fourths ma.
| tority on The Rep blicsn side and stated thai II
! ihey Uhe Republicans desired 10 take any bill
up out OF order they had full power, as only
lWo-thfdS vote is required to effect that purpose.
He stated that unless special action IS taken the
bill relating 10 ballot reform VIII not be reached
during the few remaining days OF the session.
hat failing TO pass measure In response 10 the
demand of the people, III Republican party,
with lis heavy majority Ia the Legislature, would
be held responsible. In reply 10 Mr. Brnner,
VINO had saiu tn Il an hour had been consumed
on the question, he SAID That if even the remain
ing days of the session, outside OF the considera
ton OF the Appropriation Bill, should be devoted
! 10 the consideration OF ballot reform measures
| The people would be well satisfied 1hen Win
! gentle SAL casm, lie spoke OF The important de-
! bcency bills, ranging In their appropriations
| from few hundred 10 a few thousand dollars,
| that had been placed on the special file by the
| majority, 10 the exclusion OF such important mat
| tiers as ballot reform.
| semGly bill providing that Sacramento may sub
init TO Its electors the question OF paying indebt-
| edness incurred In 1889 anu 1890
| HeacOck's bill providing that an appeal 10 the
| Supreme Court from a judgment of conviction
stays The execution OF the judgment fin all capl-
| Ia cases, and In all other cases where, In giving
| notice OF his appeal, the defendant demands such
| stay, was passed 10y the Senate.
AFFILIATE JURISDICTION.
The Senate passed Carpenters bill providing
| that The supreme Court shall have appellate
jurisdiction IN all cases In equity, except such
| arise In Justices courts; IN all cases al law
! which involve the tile or possession OF real
estate, or the legality of any lax, imposr, assess
ment, toll OF municipal fine or III which the de.
maud, exclusive Of interest, or the value OF the
| property IN controversy, amounts 10 $500; pro-
Vided thai III case OF judgment for tht recovery
| OF money only, when no party except the ludg-
ment debtor desires TO appeal, the. amount OF
| such Judgment exclusive OF costs, shall be
| deemed 10 be tie amount Of The demand or sum
| involved IN such appeal.
| 3. In Hl cases OF fOrcible entry and detainer,
! proceedings IN insolvency, actions 10 prevent or
| abate nuisance, and in all such probate mat
| tiers as may be provided by law.
| 4. In ali special proceedings.
| b. In all criminal cases prosecuted by indct-
ment or information in a court OF record. on
| gu stiOus OF law alone
| The Senate passed Heacock's bill providing
| that If any officer or person 10 whom VIII OF
| habeas corpus may be directed refuses obedience
TO the command thereof lie shall forfeit aud nay
10 tile person aggrieved sum not exc eung
$4,000, TO be recovered by action IN any court of
competent jurisdiction.
POLICE COURT ATTORNEYS.
A third attempt was made IN the Senate this
morning 10 pass lie bill that has been very
appropriately nicknamed The Anti-Shyster
Act" and this time IL was successful The bill
provides that: Every applicant for admission
as an attorney ana counselor must produce sat.
isiactory testimonials Of good moral character
and undergo strict examination as TO his quail
ncatious, in open court by tile Justices OF the
| Supreme Court, or Icy The Justices sitting and
holding OF the departments thereof or
whenever so ordered by the court, In open
public session before the Commissioners thereof,
or committee Of Judges OF the Superior Court
10 be appointed by HE Chief Justice. and TO act
for the time being as examiners for the supreme
Court and report thereto; provided, that The
several Superior Courts OF this State NAV admit
anlllnauIS nd
sellers in their respective courts but not else
where. upon strict examination ~ open court
aud not otherwise, and upon satisfactory teSti-
mOnials of good moral character
The birds OF prey that nest the courts OF San
Francisco can without doubt obtain testimonials
OF good moral character, but the passing of a
rigid examination i a different matter.
Altorney- General Hart has decided that a
Justice Of the Peace cannot charge for bearing
evidence III a contested election case.
THE BOYCOTT BILL.
CampbelPs Boycott Bill was discussed by the
Senate Judiciary Committee Tonight. Campbell
the author OF the bill, made bold deearat ion of
his principles He pointed to New York as an
example 10 boyeotters II passed just such a
bill While It's Legislature was Republican aud its
Governor WAS a Democrat, and so well pleased
were the woI klugmeu with the bill that they re-
elected him. lie boycott, he said, was un-
American and unjust Ii is injurious to the
workingmen, lie held, because it alienates from
them the sympathy OF TIE pubic. He denlrd
tnat lie introduced Tie bill al The request OF aGy
corporation. He introduced he bill without be-
ing influenced by any one
Eugene Hough of tile Federated Trades de-
clared that the bill was aimed at trades unions
Ii was framed for The purpose OF taking from
them the tight TO patroniZe whom they would,
thereby taking from them the!T only protection
from unfair employers.
AN ANCIENT CUSTOM
Z. n. Harrison OF Sacramento protested earn
esty against tile enactment OF this meas ure.
This, Ike all poisonous insects, lie said, has
sting in Its tail. Tie boycott has existed since
The human race came into The world either in
the form OF spiritual, social, moral religious or
CONNIE cial lOyCOtts, A moral bnNcOIt DeiDp
carried on against vice by the Good Tenplars,
WHO are carrying on vigorous warfare against
saloons. Religious creedS boycott each other
The ailopaths boycott The humeopaths. Every
commercial catiOn boycot,s the debtor, re-
fuslng him necessary employment credit. Cor
pOratiOus boycott their laboreTs by blackIistiHg
them. boycott Is vigorous and far reaching
The sponsors OF this bill ave the iron mauulac-
turers OF San Francisco and The owners of the
Sacramento Brewery. They want IL passed be-
cause they are al war with their workmen. Tie
boycott is organized labor's only weapon-wIh-
out IL the unions would fall apart and be at the
mercy OF grasping coTpOI atiOns, who, no longer
fearing the boycott, would reduce the workmans
wages, disIupt his union and Increase his hours
of toll, reducing him 10 The condition he was In
before unIOnism came TO his rescue
EMPLOYERS ALSO AFFECTED.
s. s. HOll, Sacramento lawyer, was very
much IN favor of Ihe bill. He asked whether
any one who heard him thought whether il was
right IN a land of law for twenty meu 10 conspire
together to iHjure another aud prevent him from
following his lawful calling or business. Has
not tie citizen the right to be protected In his
and society Is that one man is as good as an
other. This law is not aimed by one man against
another. but against TWO men working together
To lnjure another man, and its opponents hold
that they should have the right to do this
Where then is this mans protection? The bill
applies not only 10 employees, but TO employers
who blacklist their men, The employers are
made by 1t as guilty OF consplri1g as are the
laborers VINO league themselves together TO in-
| jure an employer. The bill does not refer to or
| gaDiZed labor, but TO any PERSONS labOrers or
employers, who conspire TO do wrong. II you
| 1ail 10 iass the law you establish the principle
| that one class OF citizens may make war upon
| anO ther.
CORPORATION BLACKLIsTs.
| Osirom asked ais 1t not a fact that CORPORA
| lions agree among themselves that II a man is
ON the blacklist Of one lie Will not be employed
| by anUiher?"
Holl admitle ed that such things were done and
| that the persons who thus prevented man
from obtaining employment were guilty OF con-.
| spiacy.
Ostrom We have certain secret societies,
| Odd Fellows aud Masons. who send to each
other lists OF names OF backballed candidates; is
| thatia conspiracy?
Chairman Sprague notified Holl that lie was
not obliged TO answer the question, and he did
not.
| apply to the proposed Board OF Medical Exam
liners, who are going 10 boycott all doctors who
| are not members oil their school or who dare TO
adYettlse their ability 10 cure certain diseases
| Sprague replied that the law would be appli-
| cable 10 the medical trust
| A Z. HDkSon, attorney for the Bee smoke I'm
| favor of the bill He believed that The boycott
| is illegal under the existing law.
| T. Seikirk OF The Typographical Union said
| when lie came 10 Sacramento ne was refused
| employment on The Bee because he was not a
union man. He wanted 10 know IL any law
| could be passed to punish he Bee for boycoting
| him. There was no conspiracy In tie case of a
| member OF the firm owning the Bee boycotting
| him. The Chairman did not enlighten Mr. Sell
| kirk on this point
CAMPBELLs DEFENSE.
| Senator Campbell denied that the bill was
| drafted at the instance OF any corporation He
| himself is the Victim of a blacklist. He was
| blackllsted by the Union Iron Works because
| he dared TO say that the Mare Island Navy-yard
was a better place to work In than the Union
Iron Works. He alone was TO blame for the bill
and he would shoulder the entire responsibility
for II. When the MoldeIs' Union struck 10 San
Francisco lie contributed his mite 10 help them,
but he would see no one injured because he
would not employ uDcn man or non union
man.
Campbell was asked whether he was not In
duced TO draft the bill by Irving NJ. Scott; did he
not meet Irving Nj. Scott one day on Market
| street Just after he had advised store-kcepar,