The record-union., 1895-03-23

lug peen electeQ tnre6 times, and ne be-
lieved that, if appointed, he could be
elected when the proper time came, and
would help the party in the next cam
paign.
M. r. Beard said that the qualifications
OF the other candidates might be equal,
but they were certainly not superior to
those of Mr.. Hinkson. There were also
other things to be considered. At the
convention in San Francisco Mr.. Hink-
son had come to him and asked him to
support the nomination of Budd for Gov
ernor, showing him to be an earnest
worker for the party. AS a School Su-
perintendent he had been careful and
painstaking, and filed the position well.
He Beard thought the appointment of
Mr.. Hinkson would give much satisfac-
ton to the reorganized Democracy, and
that OF Devlin would come next.
The Governor said that there was a
question as to whether he was compelled
to make the appointment to-day. If he
was, he would have to appoint someone
who would not qualify and thus create
vacancy. He wanted further time to eX-
anime these recommendations.
James l. Felter presented a petition
from many prominent business mer-
chants and wholesalers. He had known
Mr.. Hinkson for many years, and always
found his advice and judgment good.
He was elected term after term as
was Republican majority of 800 to 1000
in the city. He had more friends in the
Republican party than any other Demo
cratic candidate, and could surely be
elected when his term expired.
Ex-Mayor Comsuock indorsed all the
former speakers had said, and G. e.
Elliott also spoke highly of Mr.. Hink-
sons strict integrity and qualifications.
The friends of G. E. Oatman had their
say next, a. j. Bruner presenting his
case, accompanied by petition, which
he said was signed by nearly half the
bar. and he believed that the signers
have more than three-ffths of the legal
business of the city. lie did not think
that the Governor should pay any atten-
ton to politics in this appointment. He
believed that the sentiment Of the bar
and the people was behind Mr.. Oatman.
The Governor replied that he should
not allow politics to influence his selec-
ton, except that, where he found all other
things to be equal, he should prefer
Democrat. He should look to the quail
fications of the candidates, and all seemed,
so far as he knew at present, to be good.
He had heard excellent reports OF Mr..
Oatman, and was sorry he was not a
Democrat. Unless satisfied that he was
compelled TO make an appointment to-
day, he should defer it till he had an op-
portunity to examine all the recommend
aUOns.
HOME OF INEBRIATES.
In the afternoon the Governor listened
to the arguments of DR.. Gavigan in favor
of the bill for the establishment Of hos
pital or home for inebriates in San Fran
cisco, to be under the control and direc-
ton of the Board OF Health. 1t was evil
dent, however, that neither the argu-
ments OF the doctor, nor those OF the
trustees Of the preseut-l -lnebriates' Home,
had sufficient weight to induce him to
sign the bill.
EXEMPT FIREMEN's BILL.
James O'Donnell OF san Francisco,
backed up by quite large delegation,
next presented the claims OF the exempt
tiremen, asking that the bill creating an
Exempt Firemen's Fund be signed. He
spoke of the volunteer hremen OF San
francisco, the lives they had saved, the
millions in property they had saved, and
the services rendered to the city by them,
and said they had never received any
thing from the city in return. They
ask ed this that those who had become
poor might not be compelled to die in the
hospital.
The Governor told them he would sign
the bill, and they departed contented.
PHILBRooK's BILL.
H. W. Philbrook argued in favor of the
bill that was passed for the purpose of re-
moving the sentence OF the Supreme
Court disbarring him from practice for
insulting and threatening it. He spoke
at considerable length, saying that it was
no new thing to restrict the powers of
the courts in this State. The court could
not say that a doctor or farmer should
not practice his calling because they had
committed a contempt OF court.
No" said the Governor, because the
attorney is an officer OF the court, and
courts do not allow doctors TO practice
before them"
Philbrook continued his argument and
soon made another statement which in
duced the Governor to say that under his
bill lawyer could call the court pack
OF thieves with absolute impunity, and
10 ask him why he had not preserved the
language of the present statute, which
allowed him trial by jury.
Proceeding, PhilbroOk soon made a
statement that there were times when
lawyer would like to have the utmost
freedom in making statement for his
client, and the law allowed fine of 500
or five days imprisonment now, The
Governor interrupted him to say that
there had been times when he would
have given twice 500 for the privilege of
cussing the Judge, il it had been proper.
He would take the case under consid-
Grafton, but he hardly thought a law
yer who was tit to practice would, except
in a moment of excitement, deliberately
insult the court.
1t does not seem very likely from his
remarks that the Governor will sign the
bill.
OTHER BILLS.
Assemblyman Dinkelspiel spoke in
favor of his bill prescribing how judg-
ments against cities of over 1000 in
habitants could be paid, and was as
sured that il would be oil right.
Philip Bauer. memb Der sof the militia
who was injured by the cars while on
duty last summer, was told that the bill
would be look led into as to whether there
was any authority for the state paying
for his injuries.
Assemblyman Thomas of Nevada
dropped in to find out how his bill relat-
ing TO water rights and canal companies
was getting along, and was gladdeued by
the tidings that it would be signed.
Mayor Sutro had a private interview
with the Governor in relation to the bill
relating to street railroads and 1ares, but
the result did not transpire.
semblyman Swisler of FL Dorado
also interviewed the Governor i'll relation
to his bill making the Lake Tahoe wagon
road a state road.
Mr.. Baker, representing the Wholesale
Liquor Dealers Association OF San Fran
cisco. appeared in opposition to the bill
providing for the formation OF sanitary