The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-03-13

tried to kill it by an amendment, which
was spiritedly opposed by Dinkelspiel, and
the original bill passed.
Thomas of Nevada obtained the passage
of two bills appropriating $500 for the
salary of the Debris Commissioner and his
secretary.
Spencer introduced a scheme to purify
primary elections. He told the House it
had been drawn up after careful study and
consultation with over hundred politi-
clans and others.
"Who are some of these politicians ?"
asked Reid of Trinity.
''Mr. Gator, Mr.. Pepper, Mr.. Kelly"
(Which Mr.. Kelly?"
Martin Kelly"
AT once Bledsoe of Humboldt was shout
ing: "Mr. Speaker, in that case l move
that we strike out the enacting clause
The motion passed. Later it was voted
down and the proposed amendments put
before the House. Then Dixon introduced
a set of amendments as substitute. His
scheme is similar to that now in vogue.
The proposed amendments went over till
tomorrow afternoon.
Among the appropriation bills passed
were:
$50, 900 for new buildings at the Preston
School.
$4O0 to George H. Tay for heating apparatus
at the San Jose Normal School.
$427S for transporting insane persons.
$4,000 for legal services of James A. johnson
in harbor- front cases.
$500 reward for the capture of w. B. Coup.
$40, ,655 80 to pay the militia for services last
July.
The proposed constitutional amendment
exempting from taxation personal prop
erty to the value of $500 was passed.
1t was thought the county division bill
was dead. Tonight it was discovered to
be on the special urgency file. This caused
a row. 1t came out that the bill had been
Withdrawn from the file. Ordinarily this
would have been overlooked. Mr.. Davis
noticed it, though. He had the bill placed
on the econd-reading file.
Last night Pendleton had the bill placed
on the special urgency file stating that Llew-
ellyn, who is sick in San Francisco, had
authorized him to do so. He only named
the number of the bill, and no one knew it
was the measure about which so many un-
savory stories hang, till tonight Then it
was thought that some hocus pocus had
been employed and an explanation was
demanded.
The teachers pension bill was killed by
vote of 80 to 81. The Assembly bill
authorizing the appointment of a State
veterinary and of county yeterinaries was
passed through the exertions of Bettman
by vote of A to 25. 1t will be remem-
bered that Senate bill exactly similar to
this was defeated a short time ago, and
was denounced as iniquitous.
The proposition to give San Diego $25, 900
to found high school was passed. In
order to get the appropriation the southern
town is to give the State sixteen acres of
land with two large schoolhouses.
No soldier companies other than the
national and State troops can parade with
guns if the bill passed in the Assembly to-
night becomes q law. The measure will
allow the Odd Fellows aa1 Eirailar orders
to carry swords, but no firearms are to be
used.
Only eight votes were registered against
the bill providing that all supplies for
State institutions should, when it is pos
sible, be of California manufacture
Under any circumstances the goods
must be American, and nothing is to be of
penal or Chinese labor manufacture.
The Assembly refused to concur in the
Senate's resolution to adjourn Thursday
night. Instead they adopted an amend
ment fixing the time at Saturday night.
This will be accepted tomorrow by the
Senate, as that body will have much to do
| by Thursday night.