The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1895-02-02
OUT Oh A CLEAR SKY.
MI. Bowers Bitterly ASSailS
Mayor SutrO.
NOBODY EXPECTED THIS.
Verbal Maltreatment Grows Out of
the Reilly Bill.
BITTER WORDS HEARD In CONGRESS-.
Californians CenSure the San Diegan
and Judge Mcguire Says That
lie Will Answer Him.
NOBODY EXPECTED THIS.
BITTER WORDS HEARD IN CONGRESS-.

WASHINGTON, Feb 1.-The House met at
IL o'clock to-day, and gave an hour to de-
bate on the Pacific railroad funding bill
before taking up District of Columbia
business, to which the day was to be de-
voted by the order made on Wednesday.
Bowers of California opposed the bill
bitterly. In doing so, however, he severely
condemned the methods pursued by some
California opponents of the measure,
notably Mayor Sutro of San Francisco, who
has been flooding members with frantic
appeals to kill the bill.
Mr.. Bowers said in his speech 'I take
no stock in the scandalous literature now
being circulated and which has been cir
culated for the past few days in this House
by certain parties. | recognize in the pres
ent Mayor of San Francisco one of the
strongest advocates of the passage of this
bill, that is provided the members of this
House were actuated by the same mo-
tives that actuate him. There is not
member of this House, I believe whose
record is not whittier than that of any man
circulating literature of the kind that is
being circulated here. beg the members
not to Judge the character of the people of
California by the circulars that have been
distributed here, and l will add that do
not believe any member of this House will
be Influenced by those ignorant and vindic-
tive cranks."
Caminetti-Do understand you, gen.
tlemen, to say that the present Mayor of
San Francisco is in favor of the passage of
this bill?
Bowers-I said that the circulars which
are being distributed over his name would
probably have the effect of promoting the
passage of this bill
Caminetti-I beg the gentleman's par
don. The Mayor of San Francisco has
not distributed anything here over his
name that at all casts any aspersions on
this House, and whatever of that char
acter is circulated here must come from
the side which has been guilty of the acts
that the President, in his message, has de-
nounced and that have been exposed and
denounced by the majority and minority
reports.
Caminetti-No, sir.
Bowers-Do you know who has circu-
lated him? Some of them come here signed
Adolph Sutro, do they not?
Caminetti-Well, 1 object to your state
ment that the Mayor of San Francisco
favors the passage of this bill.
Continuing, Bowers said: "And sir, the
people OF Californiaare not asking of you
that you dig into dead mems graves to get
revenge nor to harass women and children
for the sins of their husbands and fathers.
These things are only asked by some small
politicians and irresponsible eranks.
1.-THE man who would jeopardize or Grip
pie that magnificent institution, the Leland
Stanford University, had better give Cali
fornia a wide berth. would not detract
one iota from the honor and emoluments
due the builders of these roads. They were
shrewd, far-seeing men. They deserved
great success, and they achieved it, and
they have been honored accordingly, and
they took emoluments as they went along
rather than trust to the uncertainty of the
future for their reward. These builders
are all very rich-those living, and those
dead died rich-so matters of charity
toward them cannot fairly be considered
in this case"
Bowers then proceeded to discuss the de-
merits of the Reilly bill. These roads, he