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been tailed for the amendment when it
should have been recorded against the
amendment. After a time it was decided
to call the roll again, and the vote, 10 to
19, was announced and the amendment de-
clared lost.
Then Senator Ford moved to amend by
striking out section 5, which gives author
lty to the board to discharge any employe
OF any of the institutions referred to.
Certain Senators opposed this who had
opposed the other amendment but when
the roll was called it was found that the
enemies of the bill, along with the friends
OF the bill, were voting "No."
They are voting mo- to kill the bill, {"
declared Smith, who voted "aye." The
friends of the bill hastened to change their
vote to aye in order to save the measure
and the amendment was accepted by %
ayes to IA noes. The bill was sent to the
printer with rush message and will come
up for final action tomorrow.
The Assembly resolution to adjourn
sine die on Saturday next was concurred
in. In this connection, Dunn of San
francisco, against whom Biggy of San
Francisco has made charges now under in
vestigation, asked that the Senate do not ad-
journ until the charges are fully investi-
gated.
Simpson of Los Angeles, chairman Of
the investigating committee, said he was
satisfied the investigation would be con-
cluded by the end of the week.
The Senate refused to recede from its
amendment to the insurance bill which
compels only foreign fire insurance COM
maniac 10 -
Treasurer before engaging in business in
the State. The Assembly has refused to
agree to this, SO the conference committee
will adjust the difficulty.
The county government bill was
amended so as to compel all the Superior
Courts to employ an official reporter, and
the bill as amended went to the State
Printer.
A petition was presented from 200 San
Francisco merchants holding unpaid
claims for supplies furnished San Francisco
public institutions, asking that the Super
visors be authorized by an enactment to in
crease the tax levy for the next year suffi-
GENTLY to pay all claims.
Bills were passed as follows:
Creating Justices court for Berkeley, such
a court having been abolished by the adoption
of new charter.
Appropriating 5000, 900 for the support of
the Whittier School.
Amending the Political Code relative to the
election OF trustees OF reclamation districts.
Authorizing the Attorney General to obtain
the necessary lawbooks from the State library.
Amending the police'pension act.
Appropriating $4,000 for the maintenance OF
the Yosemite Valley. The appropriation bill
also allows 5000 for this purpose.
Appropriating $50, 900 for the support of the
State Board of Horticulture.
ApDropriating $4,000 for the completion
and revision of State schoolbooks heretofore
authorized.
Appropriating $4,000 to pay claims of four
San Francisco papers who published constitu-
tional amendments in French, German and
Italian.
Requiring commissioners of paid Fire De-
partments to grant all employees yearly vaca-
tions
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BLEDSOE IN A TEMPER.
TALKS OF FIGHTING SPENCER DUR
ING A Hot DEBATE.

SACRAMENTO, March 13.-Assemblyman
Bledsoe of Humboldt was numerically
scored to-day on the floor of the House by
Spencer of Lassen. Talk of fsticuffs was
INDUCED in by the Humboldt reformer
but to the disappointment of his fellow
members nothing came of it. The trouble
arose over the question of reconsidering
the vote by which the Assembly refused to
consent to a commission to revise the
codes
Bledsoe of Humboldt opposed recon-
sideration. The bill, he claimed, deserved
the fate accorded it. The codes needed re-
vising, to be sure, but he was not in favor
of appointing an expensive Commissioner
to do the work when an extra assistant
Acknowledgement might do the work at
one-tenth the cost. He claimed that Los
Angeles attorney had been lobbying for the
bill for six weeks in the hope of getting a
job.
Jones of Stockton thought it would be
wrong, under his pledge of economy, to
vote for an extra expense.
This aroused Bledsoe TO declare that the
whole proposition was an attempt to loot
the treasury for the benefit of a few law
yers with strong political pulls.
Spencer of Lassen, with cutting sarcasm,
said, glancing first at Bledsoe, that when
people wore green goggles, everything they
saw seemed green. 'Wheu they are full
of fraud and deceit and tricks" he con-
tinued, "they see visions of improper
things. To such people everything seems
rotten and corrupt. From the beginning
the House has been occupied with charges
of corruptness, arising from one particular
source. can seeountssca if IN only one
way, the objector is looking through eyes
warped by his own foulness."
The motion for reconsideration was
passed by vote of 50 to IA. Then Bledsoe
gained the floor and said: "Ever since the
beginning of the session politicians made
personal remarks about me. l expected to
be member of the Legislature, because I
have constituency that supports me.
Just the same | am all the harder the more
abused"
Spencer said that he had not named any
one in, his remarks, but if Bledsoe thought
the description fitted him he (Spencer) had
no objection to seeing him squirm The
general laugh which followed this remark
incensed Bledsoe, who rose in his seat and
declared that if the gentleman from Las
sen were not so old, he, Bledsoe, would call
him to account personally outside.
Spencer laughed at him, and suggested
that Bledsoe should not pay any attention
to the disparity in years between them,
but both were called to order by Powers, in
the chair.
The bill was finally passed
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THE SENATE.
ACTION ON THE BOARD OF EXAM
INERS BILL.
measure.

SACRAMENTO, March 13,-Aside from the
valley terminal proposition the subject be-
fore the Senate to-day which excited the
greatest interest was the bill giving to the
Board of Examiners jurisdiction over the
State charitable and penal institutions.
Senator Hart offered an amendment to ex-
clude all elective officers from the pro-
visions of the bill. This would exempt the
Office of State Printer, and strong lobby,
headed by State Printer Johnson and
many employees, were present to see the
amendment adopted. In this they met
disappointment.
Senator Pedlar asked why this exemp-
ton should be made. This influence, he
said, comes from employees of the State of
California who fear an investigation. 1t
was not a matter of politics, but one of
business and common honesty.
Senator Hart made his speech of the ses-
sion. He declared that there had been a
good deal of harping over the question of
politics. He did not care whence the bill
came and should oppose it. The personnel
of the present Board of Examiners was a
good one, but in the future one not so
good might be in power. He did not be-
lieve in making the Board of Examiners
dictators of California.
Senator McAllister declared that he
could hardly restrain himself when such
arguments were used. What the bill at
tempted was to control the expenditure OF
hundreds of thousands of dollars. There
should be some supervision. That super
vision did not exist.
Senator Ford asked if the Board of Ex-
aminers had not the right under the law to
examine and expert the reports of these
institutions. ''In an indirect way NAV be
so,' replied Senator McAllister, "but it is
insufficient"
"Whence comes this opposition to the
bill ?'' asked Senator Wilmington. ''More
than three-fourths of the tax levy of the
State is spent in salaries. We can, under
this bill, retrench on three-fourths of the
expenditures of the State and place the de-
termination with a board, two of which
are of one party and the third of another
party. Every party in the State was
pledged to economy. Now, will the Senate
vote against the last measure of economy
of the session."
A vote on Hart's amendment, the pur.
pose of which was to exclude the State
Printing Office from the provisions of the
bill, was taken, and this is the way the
Senators voted:
Ayes-Aram, Arms, Androus, Bert, Denison
Earl, Flint, Ford, Hart, Holloway, Hoyt Lin
der. Mahoney Martin, MCGOWAN, Shine, Ship.
pee, Simpson, Voorheis-I9.
Noes-Burke, Dunn, Fay, Franck, Gesford
Gleaves, Henderson, Langford, Matthews, Nc
Allister, Mitchell, Orr, Pedlar, Seawell, Sey
mour, Smith, Toner, Whitehurst, Withing
tonic.
Absent-Beard, Biggy.
The secretary tailed the vote as 20 for,
Is against, and the chair announced the
amendment carried.
Senator GIeaves declared the result was
wrong, to which the president pro tenn
made answer that the result had been de-
clared by the chair.
1t was found that Gesford's name had
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sides it would give the Supervisors too
much power.
Spencer said that his bill was the result
of much labor and was intended to blot out
present abuses
Dixon thought his amendment was the
most business-like, but the House voted it
down.
Then Spencer introduced some more
amendments, one of which made the new
law refer only to San Francisco and Los
Angeles.
Dixon protested that the provision max
ing the Saturday on which the primaries
were to be held holiday was preposter-
Gus, but the amendments were adopted
just the same and the bill sent to the
printer.
Powers bill in regard to the registration
of voters was passed unanimously. The
bill among other things requires the voter
at the time of registering to tell whether
he can read or write, and thus prevents po-
litical FOUNDERS from seeing that their men
keep contracts about voting. Another
change leaves ninety days in which to
purge the register.
Spencer's bill, adding to the provisions
of the election laws, in order to prevent
any of the abuses which were so prominent
at the last election, was also passed by a
vote of So to 3.
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TEACHERS PENSION BILL
PASSES THE HOUSE, AFTER BEING
STRIPPED OF MANY Provisions.
The bill was finally passed.

SACRAMENTO, March 13.-At last the
teachers have got their pension bill through
the Assembly. 1t is but skeleton of its
former robust, husky and pretentious
form. All the fat and most of the meat
has been stripped from it. In it's present
form it leaves the formation of the fund
entirely with the teachers, while it is left
entirely within the discretion of the teach
ers individually whether they enter the
fund or not
There was no speechmaking A motion
was made to reconsider the vote bv which
the bill was killed. This was carried.
Then vote was taken on the bill. Only
38 votes were scored. The absentces were
called and 40 votes obtained. There still
lacked one of being enough to carry the
bill, and a call of the House was demanded
AS the clerk was reading the bill the
friends of the measure hurried to and fro
getting votes. Mrs. A. P. Bradley also
moved from chair to chair. This caused
Bledsoe to appeal to the chair. He an
nounced that there were lobbyists on the
floor contrary to the rules. The chair or
dered such persons to leave the floor on
pain of election.
Mrs. Bradley fastened from the floor,
but she had accomplished her work. Price
of Sonoma changed his vote from "no" to
''aye" and the bill was carried.
A burst of applause greeted the clerk S
announcement of the vote, which was as
follows:
Ayes-Bettman, Boothby, Bulla, Butler,
Coghlin. Coleman, Collins, Cutter, Davis,
Devine, Dewitt, Dinkelspiel, Dixon, Dunbar,
Dwyer, Ewing, Guy, Hall, Hatfield, Healey,
Holland, Huber, Keen, Lewis McKelvey, Mer-
rill, O'Day, Osborn Pendleton, Powers, Price,
Reid, Richards, Spencer, Staley, Stansell, Tib-
bits, Tomplin, Twigg, Waymire, Weyse, Zoe
chi-42.
Noes-Ash, Bassford, Belshaw, Bennett,
Berry, Bledsoe, Cargill, Dale, Dodge, Fassett,
Gay, Glass, Hudson, Johnson, Jones, Kelsey.
Kenyon, Laird, Laugenour, Nelson, North,
Phelps, Robinson, Rowell, Sanford, Swisler,
Wade, Speaker Lynch-2S.
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PROPOSED ELECTION LAWS,
SEVERAL MEASURES PASSED.
BY THE ASSEMBLY.

SACRAMENTO. March 13.-There was quite
a run on election laws in the Assembly to-
day.
Spencer's new primary law proposition
was the first to be considered Dixon's
amendment was to have a law similar to
that in vogue at present.
Powers of San Francisco favored Dixon's
proposition because it was less cumber-
some and less expensive than that pro-
posed by Judge Spencer
Bledsoe of Humboldt also opposed the
Spencer bill on the ground that its provi-
sions were more exacting than for general
election and would be too expensive, be-
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SAN DIEGO EMBEzz1ER HELD.
Evidence Points Strongly to a ReGL Es.
tate Mans Guilt.

11UtICItUO
tate Mans Guilt.
SAN DIEGO, March 13.-J. Mccormack, a
real estate man charged with embezzle-
ment, was bound over for trial to-day, the
evidence pointing strongly to his guilt, and
bail was fixed at $3.50, which he was unable
to furnish. He therefore returned to Jail.
Mccormack was at one time partner in
the real estate business with ]. Walmer,
the man who committed suicide Saturday
to escape prosecution for forgery.
Several other arrests will be made for
real estate frauds perpetrated in this city,
but action has been deferred from day to
day to allow time for collecting more evil
dence of guilt,
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Cutting The Prices of FIour.

FRESNO, March ia flour war is going
on among the retail merchants of Fresno,
some of whom are selling at II cents a
sack less than the price quoted by the
wholesalers Only one sack at a time is
sold to family. A merchant from Fowler,
ten miles distant, secured a four-hOrse
wagon-load to-day by hiring tramps and
loafers to buy sack at time for him.
Many families are secretly laying in large
supply.
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Desires of Tacoma Grain Dealers.

TACOMA, Wash, March 13.-The Tacoma
grain-dealers held a meeting to-day and
petitioned the Legislature to pass the Miles
bill, providing for State grain inspection,
after amending it to allow the selling of
grain by SAMPLES, without grading. A
committee of five went to Olympia to pre-
sent the petition. The bill comes up in
the morning.
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GOVERNOR BUDD APPROVES.
The EXECUTIVE WILL SIGN THE
VALLEY ROAD TERMINAL BILL.

SACRAMENTO, March 13.-"Just so soon
as the Board of Harbor Commissioners and
the valley road people agree upon lease
OF terminal property in San Francisco l
will sign the bill. l favor the valley road
and l favor the bill to lease to that road
terminal facilities in San Francisco"
This is the declaration made by Cover
nor Budd tonight.
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LOOTING OF DRY GOODS.
The Thieves Are Both Elderly
and Respectable APP
pearing Women.
TRY TO BRIBE AN OFFICER
An Offer of One Hundred Dollars 70
Be Permitted to Escape Going
to Jail.

FRESNO, March 13.-Mrs. Annie Holkey
and Mrs. Carrie Libbee, two respectable
looking, middle-aged women, supposed to
have come from Sumner, were arrested
here to-day while stealing from a dry
goods store. One engaged the attention of
the clerk, while the other slipped small
articles into long sack concealed in her
dress. They confessed when arrested and
promised the officer 500 if he would let
them escape without notorietv.
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ALL INDORSE THE BILL.
The VALLEY ROAD TERMINAL
MEASURE A NECESSITY.

SACRAMENTO, March 13.-Senators and
Assemblymen who voted for the bill to
lease terminal facilities to the valley road
were interviewed tonight on the PROPOSE
ton. There was a unanimity of opinion
that the bill was a necessity to enable the
competing road to reach San Francisco.
Its passage meant, they said, almost i'm
mediate construction work, which would
give employment to an army OF men. Be-
yond that there was the necessity to shake
off the shackles of the Southern Pacific
and give to the citizens of California what
every other State except Nevada possesses,
competition in fares and freights.
GOVERNOR BUDD APPROVES.
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CLoVERDA1E ORANGE INTERESTS.
Incorporation of a Company to PropG-
gate Citrus Fruits.


CLovZRDALE, March 13.-Orange inter-
ests at this place are assuming large pro-
portions. More trees are being put out
than in the past. To-day articles of in
corporation of the Cloverdale Orange Com
pany were signed. William T. Brush, S.
Pinchower, w. P. Ink, E. T. Woodward
and G. B. Baer were elected directors.
A large orange and lemon grove will be
planted at once, with extensive improve
ments to follow. The main purpose of the
company is to advance citrus culture in
this district.
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Hai.storm. at Santa Rosa.

SANTA Rosa, March 13.-This section was
visited by heavy hailstorm at $3.50
o'clock this afternoon. For nearly ten
minutes hailstones as large as peas fell.
Old settlers say that it is the heaviest hail
seen here in forty years. No particular
damage was done to crops, as fruit is not
yet biossoming or budding. The storm
ended with heavy rain.
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ACCIDENT At SANTA MONICA.
IN Unhtnot0n Man Killed by a Southern
Pacific Train.


Pacific Train.
SANTA MONICA, Cal, March 13.-A South
ern Pacific freight train ran over man
yet unknown in tunnel here this after
noon. His head was mashed and his body
otherwise badly crushed. 1t is thought his
name is O'Donnell or 'Donnelly, and that
he came from Los Angeles, where he leaves
a widow and children. 1t is claimed he
was blacklisted on account of the strike
last summer, and that he was here in
search of employment
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SANTA CRUZ TELEPHONES.
The ORGANIZATION OF A RIVAL
COMPANY LEADS TO A CUT
IN RATES.
ENDEAvoRs TO DRIVE THE NEW
LINE OUT OF THE BUSI-
NESS.

SANTA CRUZ, March 13.-A telephone war
is on here, brought about by the organiza-
tion of local telephone company with a
capital stock of $685. ,0OO
The new company has poles and wire
ready to begin work this week. Forty
miles of wire will be in this city, and the
line is to be extended to Sequel, Aptos,
Watsonville, FELTON,, Bowlder Creek, Los
Gatos and San Jose. Already it has eighty
six subscribers.
The Sunset Telephone Company wanted
to make compromise with the new COM
pany, but it was refused. The new COM
pany has fixed the monthly rental of tele-
phones at 81, while the Sunset people have
placed the rental of what is known as the
ten-mile line telephone at 81 so. The price
before the new company was organized was
$4 per month.
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Rain at RedIands.

REDLANDs, March 13.-The rain of last
night and to-day will stop the orange
picking for several days. 1t will enable
the Eastern markets to get free of the re-
cent imports, and thus strengthen the
prices, which have shown an evidence of
weakness
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Y County Insuranee Policies Cancelled.

FRESNO, March 13.-The Board of Super
visors to-day ordered the cancellation of
the fire insurance on all county buildings,
bridges, etc. The total amount now car
ried is $4,000. Under the new insurance
rates saving of 40 per cent in premiums
will be made
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Rain Ensures Big Crops.

SANTA MONICA, March 13.-The rain,
which commenced to fall early this morn
ing, registered fraction less than an inch
tonight, and insures the largest crops ever
known in this vicinity.
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l::So,ether,a Pacatlc Laa.d Pate,,t FiIed.

FRESNO. March 13.-The Southern Pa
cifc Railroad Company to-day filed
United States patent with the County Re
corder for 1O7, 794.04 acres of land lying in
the Independence, San Francisco, Yisalia,
Los Angeles and Stockton land districts.
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4 Tacoma Cnitd Badly Burned.

TACOMA Wash, March 13.-Pearl Dwar,
6 years old, was left alone two minutes last
evening by an open crate fire. Coming
into the room her mother found her en-
veloped in flames. The child's face and
hands were badly burned, but she may re-
cover.
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An Angry Deputy Sheriff.

FRESNO March 13.-Deputy Sheriff Ben
Merritt is incensed at the report, published
in San Francisco, that he has applied for a
pardon from San Quentin. He had asked
for position as guard there.
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Pioneers Htu Pienso at auburn.

AUBURN, March 13.-The Society of Pla-
Ger County Pioneers of San Francisco will
hold its annual picnic at Auburn this yeat
on May II.
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Murder of an I,,diam at Auburn, Wash.

TACOMA, March 13.-The body of Jim
Boachibs, an Indian doctor, was found to-
day six miles east of Auburn, in King
County, with bullet holes through his
heart and shoulder. He had been missing
week. An Indian named Jerry was ar
rested and confessed to a Deputy Sheriff
that he killed the Indian doctor because
he failed to cure two of his children whom
the doctor was treating. The murderer
carried his victims body three miles from
the place where he killed him.
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ORovILLE, March 13.-Henry Heath, a
miner living a few miles above Cherokee,
on Feather River, is supposed to be
drowned. He was building a raft on the
stream few days ago, but since then has
not been seen or heard from. 1t is thought
he fell into the river and was drowned.
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TRIAL OF SoTO FOR MURDER.
The Defense to Shoto the ALleged Bad
Character, OF the Sl0in MGm.

The Defense to Shoto the AIleged Bad
Character of the Slain Nan.
SANTA CRUZ, March 19.-At the trial of
Abram Soto for the recent murder of ].
Gonsago, near Watsonyille, the courtroom
to-day was crowded with the friends of
accused.
W. E. Spinosa testified that Soto and
deceased had been drinking at one Castros'
house and on the road home engaged in
quarrel. He saw Gonsago fall but did not
see knife used.
Attorney Murphy for the defense, in his
opening statement said he expected to
prove that deceased was of quarrelsome
disposition ana had a habit of stabbing
people. One witness to-day testified that
Gonsago once attempted to run pitch
fork through him. Other witnesses testi-
fed to Soto's good character saying he was
a hardworking boy while Gonsago's char
acter was not good and that he was always
wanting to pick a quarrel.
The case will be resumed tomorrow
morning and will 60 to the jury on Friday.
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Convention of Druggists.

SANTA CRUZ, March 13.-The California
Pharmaceutical Society will hold its an
nual session here on May 20 and 81. The
society is composed of druggists of the
State. The session was secured through
the efforts of local druggists. About sew
enty-tive members are expected to be in
attendance.