The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-03-08
IGNORES THE MESSAGE.
VIRTUAL DEFEAT OF THE BILL THE
GOVERNOR WANTED.

GOVERNOR WANTED.
SACRAMENTO, March NO fercer con-
test has been waged this session than that
which was precipitated upon the Assem-
bly, this evening by the message from
Governor Budd.
Pendleton's bill, identical with that of
Senator Seymour's, hich gives board of
three commissioners the entire controlling
power of the Mendocino, Napa, Stockton,
Agnews and the Southern California asy-
lums for the insane, the Industrial Home
for the Adult Blind at Oakland, the Deaf
Dumb and Blind Asylum at Berkeley, the
Home for Feeble minded Children, the
Whittier school and Preston School of In
dustry at lone, has been awaiting action
on the urgency file for some time. 1t gives
these three commissioners power to engage
all employees and buy all supplies.
Naturally such bin would be regarded
with suspicion when coming to Repub-
lican Legislature from Democratic Gov
should try to advance the measure, but
when Republicans tried to give the Gov
ernor the power of appointing commits
sion that would control more patronage
than the Governor himself the House
called halt and it did so by As ayes to 25
noes. The roll call was as follows
Ayes-Ash, Bassford, Belshaw, Bennett,
Berry, Boothby, Butler, Cargill, Coleman, Col
lins, Davis, Dixon, Dodge, Dunbar Fassett,
Gay, Glass, Guy, Hall, Huber, Hudson, Jones,
Kelsey, Kenyon, Laird, Laugenour, Lewis,
Llewellyn, Meads, Merrill Nelson, North, Os-
born, Powers, Price, Richards, Rowell, Spencer,
Staley, Tibbitts, Tomblin, Wade, Waymire,
Weyse, ,Wilkinson-45.
Noes-Bachman, Barker, Bettman, Bledsoe,
Brusie, Bulla, Coghlin, Cutter, Dale, Deyine,
Dewitt, Dinkelspiel, Dwyer, Hatfield, Healey,
Mccarthy, McKelvey, O'Day, Pendleton, Phelps,
Reid, Robinson, Sanford, Thomas and Twigg-
25.
This vote was taken on a proposition by
Huber of Los Angeles to strike out the
section of the bill enumerating the institu-
tions over which the commissioners were
to exercise control.
1t is hardly probable that the bill would
have come up had it not been for the Gov
ernor's message. While the urgency file
was being considered the Sergeant-at-Arms
announced message from the Governor.
Under pressure of this statement, PEN
dleton had his measure considered out of
order.
This aroused Huber. He objected to
taking the measure up out of order. ''The
gentleman from Los Angeles was in the
House last night five ninutes before the
bill was called last night, y he said. Five
| minutes after it had been passed on the
file because of his absence, he returned
This it seems to me is very significant,
when we consider that the bill is eagerly
brought forward as soon as the Governor S
message with its covert threat arrives"
Pendleton protested that there were no
politics in the bill. He urged that it was
for economy's sake. One concession he
gladly agreed to. This was an amend
ment providing that no more than two of
the Commissioners should be of the same
political belief
Thomas of Nevada also joined in defense
of the bill He told how costly the present
boards of directors were and of the i'm
mense saving that would follow having
three directors for all the homes instead of
five for each one.
Huber wanted to amend by striking out
the Whittier School, and then moved to
strike out the whole of section 5, enumer-
ating the schools to be governed by the
new board. This would, of course, be equiv
alent to killing the bill.
North OF Alameda and Spencer of Lassen
supported Huber.
Bachman. Reid and Laugenour, all Dem
ocrats, made stirring speeches in favor OF
the bill.
Jones of Stockton denounced thebill as
most iniquitous. The Democratic Gov
ernor, by trying to force his will upon the
Assembly, he said, was following closely
| in the footsteps of President Cleveland.
Nelson, Wade and Waymire also opposed
the bill.
Laugenour said that the present Boards
of Directors Disseminated in favor of local
merchants. This he thought the commits.
sion would correct.
Then the amendment was voted upon
and section five killed.
consultation was held between the ad-
vocates of the bill. At length Laugenour
gave notice that he would reconsider the
vote by which the bill had been killed.
Upon point of order being raised he
changed his motion. This time he gave
notice of his intention on the next Legis-
lative day to consi der the vote by which
the amendment was lost. Again point
of order was called upon him. AS the con-
sideration had to be ruled on this evening
he knew the House was against him.
Another hole was punched in the bill by
striking out the tenth section, ordering the
State Treasurer to turn over all monevs to
the commissioners when they should be
appointed.
Then further consideration of the bill
was postponed till tomorrow.
LIEU LANDS INVESTIGATION.
GOVERNOR BUDD SEEKS INFoRMA-
TON FROM ATToRNEY-GEN-