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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-01-21
RACETRACK LEG,GLATION.
More Racing and Less E"ttinis &"rm@ ;
 Br thC OhiNCt.

Ec thC UhiNCt.
 ALBANY, Jan. 2o.-Mr Gucnthcr has introduced iii the Assembly Il hiII increasing from thirty to forty-iive the number of days on which races may be held under the Ives Pool law, such riIin- to be held between April 1 anl Dee. ,.,u providing that all pool selling si.AI b, confined to tracAs where the rlyvs talk, place and on tne days wHen the r.Ic,s tAkr place.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-01-21
LOCAL L.INE5,

The best groceries, fruit and vegetable, and prompt and polite attention, all 6 LADD'S grocery.
 Dr o. W. s. Frost,..l77 Bank street
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-01-21
! >PENMA NS-HXP,
 pR0E tHOJ.T.EV

Teaches every pupil to write fine, rapid busi. ness hand in course of 16 private lessons and NO FAILURES. All kinds of pen work executed in the highest degree of the art.
 187 BANK STREET.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-01-21
NOTICE

All those who have Center School Dis trict taxes to be abated will please call at 167 Bank street.
 D. H. TIERNEY, Chairman of the Center School District committee.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-01-21

This week we are offering our
 stock of
The record-union., 1893-02-18
COMMERCE AND NAVIGATION.
KNOTTY POINTS CONSIDERED BY
IHE ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE.
state Board of Harbor Commissioners
Spring n New Bill, Which is
Greek to the Committee.

a meeting of the Assembly Committee
on Commerce and Navigation was held
yesterday after adjournment.
Assembly Bill No. 753. introduced bv
Mr.. Duffy, which is an Act to repeal the
Act of 1874, declaring Lake Earl, in Del
Norte County, navigable, was considered.
Mr.. Duffy appeared before the COM
mittee and stated that the Act, as it
stands. works hardship upon the peo-
pie of the State, as the lagoon is little
better than fish pond, and that the
original bill was passed for the purpose
OF keeping the lake in fit condition to
float logs to the sawmill on its banks. but
that the mill in question had recently
burned down and there was no necessity
for making yearly appropriations for
keeping nayigable small body of water
which was of no use to anyone. The
committee viewed the matter in the same
light, and the bill was reported back
with the recommendation that it do pass.
Assembly Bill No. So, by Conway.
which is an Act authorizing the State
Board of Harbor Commissioners to grant
for limited period of time, to persons or
corporations, the right to run and oper-
ate street cars between the hours of 6
y. NJ anu L. NJ VI edcii uay lOr Lne carriage
of passengers, and collect tolls therefor.
over and upon any railroad upon State
lands within their jurisdiction, along the
exterior Waterfront line of the CITY and
county of San Francisco.
At present the Harbor Commissioners
have the right from the State to grant the
right to run and operate cars on the said
line of street railway, to persons or cor
porations, but such grant must be re-
newed by them every month, and no par
ties or corporations are willing to take a
lease OF the property for such limited
period of time.
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navigable streams. was substituted for
Assembly Bill No. So, and read first time.
resolution offered by MIR. Mordecai,
tnat three members of the Committee on
hospitals be allowed TO visit the Napa
Asylum, was adopted.
The following bills were introduced:
BY Finlayson-To regulate railroads
and railroad corporations; Corporations.
BY Mcl5owan-Appropriating 5000 to
pay the claim of Thomas Curtin: Claims.
By chlesinger-ReIating to insolvent
debtors: Judiciary
By Sargent-To provide for the appoint
ment ofa Board OF Trustees for the State
Mining Bureau; Mines and Mining.
Senate Bill No. 632, quit-claiming GER
tain lands in San Francisco to Saiiie C.
Perry, was substituted for Assembly
Bill No. 52l and read first time.
Assembly Bill No. 402, providing for
appeals from orders of the Board of Su-
perylsors forming or refusing TO form
reclamation or swamp land districts, was
read second time, ordered engrossed and
TO a third reading.
Assembly Bill No. 3l7, for the relief of
Patrick Creighton, was read second time,
ordered engrossed and to third reading.
Assembly Bill No. 392, relating TO ac-
tions for foreclosure of mortgages, was
read second time, ordered engrossed and
to a third reading.
Adjourned
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PROCEEDINGS IN DETAIL.
THE RAILROAD COMMISSIONERS
CASE Is POSTPONED.
Il Bill Against Cigarette-Selling-T The
Coyote Bounty-Debates in the
Assembly.

The Senate convened at 10 a. NJ. Lieu
tenant-Governor Reddick presiding.
Roll-calI, prayer, and reading of the jour
nal.
The rules were suspended and Senator
Berry presented a petition from his con-
stituents in favor of the one-day-of-rest
bill.
Senator Ostrom presented a protest
from Il host of Yuba County people
against the Emeric, game law.
A petition was received from Lake
County citizens asking for the improve
ment of the streams of that county.
New bills were introduced as follows:
By Maher-Amending the Civil Code
relative to marriages; referred to the
Committee on Judiciary. Also, to amend
the Act enabling city boards to obtain
certain data from water companies; Cor
poration Committee. Also, amending
The Political Code, regulating the hours
of labor: Labor and Capital.
BY Campbell-Preventing hunting on
inclosed lands; Agriculture.
By Mahoney-Relatiye to the regulation
of water companies; Corporations. Also,
to extend the jurisdiction Of the State
Board of Harbor Commissioners so as TO
include Channel street, San Francisco;
Commerce and Navigation.
By Nlitchell-To pay the claim of Louis
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AN EXCITING SCENE.
a Pistol Drawn in the Corrido
Goucher-s EnemY.

A Pistol Drawn in the Corridor
Goucher's Enemy.
There came near being a killing match
! in the main corridor Of the Capitol yester-
/ day afternoon.
y fellow named Charles Lee of Fresno,
who has been in town several weeks
lobbying against the MADEIRA County
bill, and who has on numerous occa-
sions vilified Senator Goucher be-
cause the latter favored the bill, took up
a position in the lobby of the Senate yes
terday, and, when an opportunity pre-
sented itself, insulted the Senator.
Mr.. Goucher warned the fellow against
his conduct, and told him if he did not
behave he would ask the Senate to ex-
clude him from the building.
Lee repeated his insulting language in
an undertone. Senator Goucher immedi-
ately went to his seat, and, rising to a
question of privilege, told of Lees con-
duct, and then moved that he be thrown
out. The motion prevailed, and Assist
ant Sergeant-at-Arm Rice waltzed the
| offender out OF the chamber.
Lee was in a veritable rage by this
time, and upon reaching the corridor
burst forth into torrent of billingsgate
and vIlitication Of Goucher. While he
was in the midst Of his TRADE Professor
Young Dutchy, the well-known boxer
and companion OF Senator Goucher, hap
pened to pass by, and hearing Lees abuse
Of the Senator advised him to desist. In
stead of doing so, however, Lee became
more demonstrative and turned his flood
OF abuse upon the Professor.
Dutchy squared himself off and dealt
the Fresno man a heavy blow on the
chin, following it up with couple of
lighter blows.
Immediately there was a scene of wild
excitement in the corridor, and the situ-
alton became ali the more exciting when
Lee whipped out a revolver and aimed it
at his chastiser.
shoot, d you; you are not game
enough to do it," cried Dutchy.
Lee was either dazed or frightened, be-
cause he stood staring at Dutchy until
Surveyo Reichert, who had
rushed out Of his Office with the nimble
Major Ennis when the scuf1le began,
seized him from behind.
William Wiley, one OF the Capitol po-
lice, reached the scene at this juncture,
and twisted the pistol from Lees hand.
lie also placed Lee under arrest.
Lee is said TO be dangerous man, and
one who boasts of his abilities as a fighter.
He declared after his arrest that he would
Kill both Senator Goucher and Professor
Dutchy on sight. He met Senator Hart
after the trouble was over, and intimated
to the latter that he would ''do the bust
ness'' to-day at noon, when the Senate
takes its usual recess.
The ordinary citizen would suppose
that after being arrested under these cir
cumstances Lee would not be permitted
to appear upon the streets again armed,
but it was asserted on the streets last
night that he had not only been released
from Jail, but that the Police Commits
sioners had granted him permission to
carry weapon. Later he was seen
around the corner of Seventh and X
streets, evidently waiting for an oppor-
tunity to carry ont his threats. If he
should succeed in killing someone, it will
be interesting to know how the Commits
sioners will defend their action.
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Cars are not run over the line in day
time at present, and the bill is meant to
benent workmen along the front.
As no word had been received from the
State Board of Harbor Commissioners
relative to the bill, it was determined to
appoint a committee 10 visit the board
and view the line of road in question.
pointed as such committee Mr.. Boyce,
Mr.. MCGOWAN and the Chair. The COM
mlttee will make the Journey to-day.
Mr.. GodchauX read the following letter
from the Harbor Commissioners:
Hon. EdiCard Godchaa1, Chairman Committee
on Commerce and NdCigdtion-DEAR SIR: VIII
you kindly Introduce the incioSed bill and
push Its passage as speedily as possible, as it
IS OF great consequence that the jurisdiction
OF the board should be defined IN the places
been forwarded To the Chairman of the Com
mittee on Commerce and Navigation OF the
Senate.
J. ]. KEEGAN, Secretary.
The proposed bill reads as follows:
An Act to define the jurisdiction of
the Board of State Harbor Commission
ers in and over Channel street, and all
basins and canals in the city and county
OF San Francisco.
Section l. The inshore limit of the
jurisdiction OF the Board of State
HarDor Commissioners shall be and
IShalH lue same as defined in Sec
ton 2514 Of the Political Code. But
their jurisdiction in and over Channel
street, in and over Islais Creek Channel.
the canal opening into South Basin and
in and over China, Central, South, India
and Dry Dock Basins, all in the city and
county of San Francisco, shall be and ex-
tend as far as the ebb and flow of tide
water.
Section 2. This Act shall take effect
from and after its passage"
Mr.. GodchauX stated that he had not
introduced the bill and did not intend to
do so until he gained some understand
ing regarding it. 1t was all Greek to him
and he did not propose 10 father any bill
which might be injurious to the people he
represented.
1t was decided that the committee,
wilhelm san Francisco, should determine,
II possible, what results would accrue
from the passage of such bill, and what
the commission aimed at.
\ resolution will be offered in the AS
sembly this morning asking permission
for the committee to be absent until Mon
day night.
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THE CALIFORNIA EG|SL ATURF.

which to experience the justice or injus-
tice of his action as Railroad Commits
sloner, and that they were entirely salts
ned that he was just and upright in the
performance of his duty, his reelection is
IN evidence. Besides that incompetency
which springs from lack of ability. there
Is another kind of incompetency which
may arise from restraints or improper in
huences resting upon the public officer;
but no evidence has been adduced tend
ing to show anything corrupt among the
Commissioners. There may be be-
uef, widespread, to the effect that
upon some of them, but neither
this committee nor the Senate can
be justified in pronouncing such in
competency ON mere suspicion or beliefs
not founded upon testimony, and hence [
dismiss from further consideration this
branch of the investigation. AS to
whether the Commissioners exercise
their full powers under the Constitution,
Is probably matter of discussion, but L
do not believe the Commissioners have ex-
hausted their powers, yet the same COM
plant doubtless applies to nearly all
public officers. In dealing with matter
OF such vast importance to the people of
the State, my judgment is that experts
on the proposition advanced should be
the ones to make inquiry as to the details
leading up to proper conclusion. l can
not consent to condemn them and de-
prive them of their official position upon
what has been adduced by the special
committee appointed by the Senate to in
vestigate the Railroad Commissioners
Without a more explicit and decided pre-
seniation of facts 1 must dissent, and en-
phatically so, from the report presented
by majority of my colleagues on the
committee, and, therefore, recommend
that the resolutions be not adopted, and
that the question be relegated to the peo-
pie at the next election"
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THEIR CHARACTERS GOOD.
EVIDENCE IN FAVOR OF EDWARDS
AND MCKENZIE.
Prominent Residents of San Jose Who
Testify Against AssembIyman
Johnson's Defense.

At the Johnson investigation last night
all the witnesses called testified that the
regulations of II. J. Edwards and John
Mckenzie are good. a couple OF nights
before witnesses gave testimony that
made the characters of those gentlemen
appear very black.
Attorney McPike cross-questioned all
the witnesses at length, but did not sue
ceed in establishing any evidence of ben
cit to his cause. He managed, however,
to show up the rotteuness of San Jose
politics through the testimony of wit
nesses.
0. II. Barnhart was the first witness
called. he has resided in San Jose for
SIX years, and is vice-president and man
ager OF the Western Granite and Marble
Works. He testified that the regulations
The record-union., 1893-02-18
ASSEMBLY PROCEEDINGS.
The General Appropriation Bill-Co,
ote Bounty Law Changes.

The General Appropriation BiIl-Coy-
ote Bounty Law Changes.
Assembly met pursuant to adjourn
ment, Speaker Gould in the chair. Roll
called and quorum present. Prayer by
Chaplain. Reading of the journal dis
pensed with.
a communication was received from
Mrs. Gordon of Alabama, sister of the
late Assemblyman Price, expressing her
gratitude to the Legislature for the man
ner in which the burial services of her
late brother were conducted.
The following committees reported:
porations-FavOring the passage of
Assembly Bills Nos. 552 and 656. With
out recommendation Assembly Bill o.
743.
Niticulture, Viniculture and Horti-
culture-Recommend the passage of
Assembly Bill No. 72l.
Constitutional Amendments-Fa
the passage of Constitutional Amend
ments Nos. y and %.
The Committee on Attaches and EN-
ployes reported in favor OF the adoption
of resolutions appointing II. Nj. Woods
and Joseph burlington Assistant En-
rolling Clerks.
Mr.. Conway offered a resolution that
members of the Assembly not answering
roll-calI be fined s., unless excused on
previous day. Adopted.
The following bills were introduced:
By Anderson To protect and pro-
mote the horticultural, viticultural and
forestry interests of the State; Vinicult-
ure, Viticulture and Horticulture and
Forestry.
BY Finlayson-To prevent overcharges
by railroad corporations and to better Sc
cure investments in such corporations;
Corporations.
By Standart-Appropriat 81, ,423 for
the arrest of criminals; Ways and Means.
By Manufacturing to the powers and
duties of highway officers; Roads and
Highways.
BY Blla-In reference to excluding
The record-union., 1893-02-18
East-Bonnd Tbrou,riI F,.aIo.l,+

The following through freight lin tons)
was forwarded East by the Southern Pa
cific Company from Sacramento during
the month of January:
Beans IS, borax II, brandy I6, canned
goods 293, cattle 20, flour and millstuffs
u, dried fruit 201, groceries !, hides %.
hops Ia, horses 80, leather SO, lumber 10g
miscellaneous 60, ores l,2I9, potatoes 10,
powder II, ralsins 81, saddlery and har-
ness 8, canned salmon %, sulphur 10.
vegetables 43, wine 303, wool grease /,
wool pulled 20, " oolen grease g. Total,
1925 tons.
From other places: San Francisco
shipped ll,352 tons, Oakland III. San
Jose 81, Stockton 2,2O5, Marysvilie 326.
Portland 616. Grand total, Is. .O22 tons.
The record-union., 1893-02-18
Iegislatiye Notes.

The Assembly took q recess of ten
minutes yesterday to eat oranges grown
on lands belonging to the State in San
Bernardino County. The pages and out
siders filled their pockets and a number
Of the Assemblymen failed 10 get an
orange.
The total number of bills introduced in
the Assembly is S02. Only a few days
remain Tor the introduction OF bills under
the rules of the House.
The record-union., 1893-02-18
Died in an Asylum.

The death of J. Mulholland Walsh.
former and early resident of this county.
occurred yesterday at the Napa Asylum.
Deceased lived at Walshs station. near
the city. He was a member of the Ex-
empt Firemens Association and his
funeral tomorrow will be under the
auspices of that organization.
The record-union., 1893-02-18

and il kept on spreading
slowly. 1t started the
same on my back, be-
tween my shoulders. A
lew days after the spos s
turned gray and BEGAN
itching. Small scales
would fall of. SO it CON
tinued spreading all over
my body. l tried all the
patent medicines l could
think OF, or get hold OF. 1
also consulted doctors.
Yes. they would cure me
in q short time, but they
ALWAYS failed. Then I
The record-union., 1893-02-18
ITCHING AND SCALY
Skin Disease Years. Doctors and
Medicines Useless. Cured by
Cuticura for 81 75.

I feel it is my duty to tell you my expert
ence with your CUTICURA REMEDIES. ! have
been troubled Tor over nine years With n dread
fuI skin disease. When / first felt il. there
appeared a few small red snols Oh INV hrenst
The record-union., 1893-02-18

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me. Some few months ago l noticed your adj
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not thinking it would do me much good, but
to my surprise three boxes OF CUTICURA, one
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age, from pimples to scrofula.
The record-union., 1893-02-18

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The Bessemer indicator., 1893-03-25
"A TURKISH BATH"

Once in a while farce comedy is
better than the expectation, and
such is the case with "A Turk
ish Bath Marie Heath, who
is the chief attraction, plays
the child better and more naturally
than any other grown up actress on
the comedy stage. Her voice, even,
is childish, though she sings with
a good deal of taste and execution.
Lilly Durham also sings very we'll,
and the voices of Fannie and Jsppie
Delano are heard to good advantage
in the concerted pieces. Frank
Murphy as Robin McGoogle, the
Irish policeman, is very amusing,
and T. ID. Miles makes an excellent
darkey. All the fun of the piece is
is clean and bright, without any
suggestion of coarseness or vulgarity
but with absurd and laughable
situations and incidents. The
"Turkish Bath" will be an agreeable
surprise to theatre goers. At the
Grand opera house next Wednesday
night, March Goth.
The Bessemer indicator., 1893-03-25

WITHOUT exaggeration and as a
timely hint to the voter who has not
been following the actions of the
council very closely it must be said
that it certainly requirs an unlimited
amount of gall in any member of
the council to aspire to reelection
II their official term of office had
been marked by even ordinary use
fulness they should perhaps have
preference over new and untried
aspirants, but when the incumbency
is All empty void it takes astonishing
nerve to lay claim to the suffrage of
the people. Vivid remembrances of
the viaduct that was never built,
the gift of $3.50 bond: interest to the
Bullen Bridge Co. and the 800
donation to an expert accountant
who found Ex-treasurer Roachs
books to be absolutely correct are
sufficient to crush the political
ambitions of any Of the present
council.
The Bessemer indicator., 1893-03-25

The Pueblo city council was
guilty of most fragrant abuse of
the power vested in it when ii re-
fused at its meeting this week to
recognize the peoples party IN the
selection of election judges. Two
republicans and one democrat were
appointed from each ward but the
hated third party men were spurned
The Bessemer city council did the
genteel act .s well as dong it's duty
by appointing democrat republi-
can and popullst in each ward.
From an independent standpoint
the INDICATOR condemns such mar
row and selfish action on the part Of
any body of men; but the more such
acts the more independents.
The Bessemer indicator., 1893-03-25
WHAT brilliant piece of financie

WHAT a brilliant piece Of financier-
ing and economy that was to allow
the Bullens interest to the amount Of
$3.50 on those 100000 viaduct bonds
ON which not single cent had ever
been advanced. The bonds drew in
terest at five per cent from Septem-
ber 1st 1892 to March 1st 1893,
being six months, and all this time
the precious documents were care
fully laid away in the custody Of the
Central National bank of Pueblo,
while the council and the Bullen
Bridge Co were dickering and blcker-
ing over the contract. The city
treasurary was simply filched Of
$3.50. Every member of that coun-
Gil MUST be relegated to the shades
of oblivion as soon as his term ex-
pires. The welfare of the city de.
mands it.
The Bessemer indicator., 1893-03-25

PRESIDENT Cleveland evolved
another idea peculiar to himself
when he decided to not appoint
editors to federal positions, giving as
his reason that the public might
think he had subsidized the press.
MIR. Cleveland seems to be fearful OF
criticism In this instance when his
usual manner is to make his ap.
polntments regardless of public
opinion, the choosing of Judge
Gresham as secretary of state being
notable. The President has even
instructed Postmaster General Bis
sell to beware of appointing editors,
particularly editors of country news
papers, to the postmastership.
This is discrimination against the
very profession to which he is most
indebted, but in reaching out after
popularity he iDcurs the displeasure
OF class of men who can do him
more injury than any other dozen
professions.
The Bessemer indicator., 1893-03-25
Crushed to Death.

Another Of those horrible accidents
whereby man lost his life occurred at
the steel works Wednesday. George
Collins, a young switchman, while hang
ing on to the side Of car was knocked
from his position by an extending plat
form and thrown beneath the engine,
the wheel passing over his left leg and
otherwise mutillating him. The doctor
and the ambulance were at once sum
mened and the unfortunate man re-
moved to the hospital where he died
the same night. 1t was horrible fate
and made the cold shivers run through
the men about the works. This is the
second victim of the switch yard with
in week, John Sipple being caught
in the same way last week but is still
lingering at the peint Of death. There
is a stasngs fatality after the switch
man.
The Bessemer indicator., 1893-03-25
J. i. WEST from the 4th and Har-

j. T. WEST from the 4th and Har-
ry Hart from the 1st are members
Of the most extravagant council Bes-
semer ever had. They are both up
for office again and the voters in
their respective wards have splen-
did opportunity to show their dis
approval of the reckless expenditure
of the clty's funds; remember the
$3.50 interest gift to the Bullens;
remember the $500 fee to Engineer
J. Z. Bland for viaduct plans and
express your disapproval at the polls.