The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-06-02

vessels from other foreign ports is cents per
ton, but The total tax shall not exceed 80 cents
ton in any one year. All ocean vessels, steam
or SAIL and all vessels navigating the bay of
san Francisco, and the rivers and other waters
flowing into it, of 200 net registered tons or
under, are charged cents per ton dockage,
tered tons, the dockage tax is 81 for
the first 200 tons, and three-quarters OF cent
ton vessel would be $13 rs per day. Vessels
while taking in cargo, or receiving or discharg
ing ballast, or lying idle, or occupying outside
berths, or moored to docks, slips basins or
canals, are subject to only half rate of dockage;
vessels not used for carrying freight or pas
sengers are not entitled to half rates. Dock
fast to the wharf or comes within dock, slip,
basin or canal, and each twenty-four hours
thereafter, or part thereof, constitutes days
dockage. There is no charge against vessels at
anchor in the stream.
THE X. Y. z. TREATY. S. g., City. In 1897
Marshall, Pinckney and Gerry were sent from
the United States to France to treat with Tai
leyrand with view to endeavor to restore har-
mony, a good understanding and friendly in
tercourse between the two republics. They
had great difficulty in the matter, being denied
personal interview with Talleyrand. They
were, however, met by three of Talleyrand's
special agents, Huttinger, Bellamy and Haut-
val. In dispatches TO the United states the
American Commissioners designated the
agents OF the French Government respectively
as Y. Y. and T., hence the name. The special
agents suggested that the Americans propose
to Talleyrand the loan OF a large sum OF money
by the United States, or that the latter Govern
ment accept the assignment from France OF an
eXtorted Dutch loan, and that one OF the ENJOYS
return to the United States to arrange matters.
The Commissioners Indignantly rejected the
proposals and the commission broke up in
mlhT Sa h9Vng f bsr
lions arousedsintense feeling in the United
States against France.
EQUAL RIGHTs-F G., Cloverdale, sonoma
County, Cal. Those women who are battling
for equal rights want the same rights in law
| extended to them that are ex tended to men.
They want the ballot and equal rights before
the law in order that they may be protected IL
legal proceedings and obtain equal justice.
"Take, for instance" said an equal rights
woman, "this case: A woman dies, and the
husband by law is allowed to take all the
| property she may have left, without any ad-
ministration If the husband dies and leaves
| property the widow is forced to. go through
all the red tape of court proceedings and ex-
penses that often eat up half OF the estate in
| order to get possession of that which belongs
| to her. That shows the inequality of our
laws. The women assert that II given the
ballot they " i'll right all the wrongs now COM
| planned of.
VoTINe IN SOCIETY,", City. There is
nothing in the estate or municipal constitu-
| ton" to regulate parliamentary proceedings In
| benevolent societies. If you have no provi-
sion in the constitution or bylaws OF the So
ciety to which you belong in regard to the
manner OF voting on any business that comes
up before the society, you had better move to
nave sucn provision inserted, tor IL Will save
! q great deal OF vexatious discussion. Inc
president OF the society would In the absence
OF such provision have to use ms best 9udg-
ment as to whether he would allow ballot
box to be used in which to deposit ballots, but
II the majority of the members should by a vote
osciare mat such box be USED tne presiding
| officer would have to respect the wish
PLACARDs ON FENcE-A l.. B. B., City. The
putting up, afhxing, printing or painting upon
any property belonging to the State, or to any
city, city or county, town or village, or upon
any property of any person without license
from the owner, any notice, advertisement,
designation of, or any name Tor any commo-
dity, whether for sale or otherwise, or any
picture, sign or device intended to call atten.
ton thereto, is q misdemeanor, and in View OF
the law given the principal of school would
have the right to tear off placard that had
peen nailed to the school fence, WneLner Inc
piacard was Objectionable or not. Ii the
pdsca1o was nailed to the renee o. Pa,sa te
school the principal would nave the right 10
remove 1t unless it was nailed there Win the
consent OF the owner of the fence.
JAYS TREATY. S. g., City. WHAT'S known
as Jays Treaty. was concluded in 1884 by
John Jay, representing the United States, and
Lord Granville, representing Great Britain. The
treaty provided for peace and friendship
between the two countries and the evacuation
OF the British post in the United States by june
1896; Tree commercial and Indian intercourse
on lne american continent; unresIricteu nay W
cation OF the Mississippi River; indemnity by
England to American cirizenS for recent I'M