The morning call., 1895-02-13
"CALLOW YOUTHS" THE TERM
They Wanted Information, but Re-
eeiyed a Slur.
APPROPRIATION BILLS THE CAUSE.
The Sacramento Delegate Warned to Be
Careful or Be Prepared for a
Challenge.

SACRAMENTO, Feb. 12.-Brusie of Sac
ramento, actor, author, Assemblyman
and chairman of the Committee on Ways
and Means, brought down terrific storm
upon his head this morning. The trouble
arose from the peculiar way in which he
resented any attempt to change the sums
allowed in the general appropriation bill.
He questioned the motives of those who
disagreed with him; announced that, be-
cause they were not willing to accept his
dictum without question, they were cal
low, unthinking youths, and finally caused
Powers of San Francisco to rise, pale with
anger, and announce that if the member
from Sacramento continued to indulge in
parliamentary language he would be
forced to demand outside the hall the
reparation that one gentleman could ask
of another on the field of honor.
The fighting began when the House
went into committee of the whole to
consider the general appropriation bill,
which BRUSHES committee introduced.
Reid of Weaverville objected to a new
appropriation. which allowed $4,000 for the
travelling, legal and other necessary ex-
penses" of the Deputy Insurance Commits
sioner. He was willing to allow the actual
expenses of the official himself up to
$4,000, but he urged that the inserting of
the word "legalp made the appropriation
a job to give friend OF the Commissioner
an opportunity to get salary, and he was
sure that the Commissioner and his legal
adviser, who was to do the work required
of the eAttorney-General, would use up the
entire $4,000.
Several other members of the Demo-
cratic side urged the dropping of the ap-
portionment, and a number of spirited
spats ensued. The appropriation was ac-
cepted though.
When the appropriation of $3.50 for a
porter to the State Board of Equalization
was reached, Reid again objected, on the
ground that no such officer was necessary,
since, he argued, the Board of Equalization
met only three months in the year. Mr..
Brusie said that the porter's work was not
confined to that particular office, and the
House decided to allow the money
An attempt of Bledsoe, the Humboldt
economizer, to reduce the amount allowed
the Board of Equalization for travelling and
contingent expenses from $4,000 to $1,000
was lost. The same fate met his amend
ment to strike out the $500 travelling ex-
penses of the Yosemite Valley Commits
sioners.
The fight of the day occurred over the
$4,000 allowed for the care of Yosemite
Valley. Bledsoe moved that it be left out
of the appropriations altogether. Brusie
urged earnestly that the Yosemite Valley
was a source of revenue to the State. 1t
brought people to California from all parts
of the world. The State could not afford
to have it lapse into an uncared-for con-
dition.
Laugenour of Yolo asked for the passage
of Bledsoe's amendment. The money ap-
propriated, he said, would be used for the
building of roads to further enrich the men
who were fleeing every visitor to the val
ley. Itwould go toward building of fences to
inclose spots belonging to the State, but for
which these men charged tourists $2a day if
they wanted to feed horse. He protested
that before he allowed the $1,000 asked for
he wanted to know how it was to be ex-
pended. Brusie answered hotly:
"If the gentleman from Yolo had spent
half the time in the committee-room