The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-03-14
VICTORY.
The Senate Stands by
the New Valley
Road.
ROUT OF ENEMIES.
Terminal Facilities Will
Be Granted to the
Line.
TWENTY-ONE LOYAL MEN
They Vote to Free the State
From the Fetters of the
Southern Pacific.
SIXTEEN POLITICAL SUICIDES.
Those Senators Who Mlsrepresent
the People Stand by Their
Political Masters.
TWENTY.ONE LOYAL MEN
They Vote to Free the State
From the Fetters of the
Southern Pacific.
SIXTEEN POLITICAL SUICIDES.
Those Senators Who Misrepresent
. the People Stand by Their
Political Masters.

e SACRAMENTO, March 13.-Here is a roll of
political suicides:
AraDl, Arms, Dunn. Hart, Henderson,
tHoyt, Linder, Mahomey, McGosUdm,
mitchell, Orr, Se0tUeH, Seymour, Shine,
Simpson aud Toner.
Something better might have been ex-
pected from Seawell and Simpson, but as
ITO the other fourteen their votes on other
measures are their records.
1t may have been that technicalities in
Ifuenced Seawell's brain. On other ques-
Tlons he has voted with the square end of
the proposition.
Simpsons break from his previous rec
ord is the surprise of the Senate f1e is
considered a square and upright man. 1t
might seem a little thing to impute to him
sectional jealousy as the cause for voting
in accordance with the wishes of the South
ern Pacific lobbyists, but it is difficult to
find another motive. No one impugns
Simpsons honesty, but it looks as if he
voted 10 fasten the Southern Pacific grip
on San Francisco, that the industries of
the coasts metropolis should die and that
Los Angeles should profit thereby.
As for MCGOWAN, well, his colleague
Bledsoe, openly asserts that the Southern
i dtlt4C OAllS llIlI Dll dS IOL LIlc IeSl, lLelI
vore was lust what was expected. Hovt
managed 10 get on the right end of the
proposition, and then changed his vote
from "aye" to mo"
The sixteen men whose names head this
list are those who voted against the bill to
authorize the Board of Harbor Commits
siOners TO lease terminal facilities 20 the
competing railroad. Five of these men
Arms, Dunn, Henderson, Mahoney and
Toner.
What are their recordsP
Look at every sneaking amendment the
Southern Pacific has engrafted on bills in
committee, and find their votes recorded
"aye" in the Senate journal.
Dunn stands openly charged by a Sen
atorial colleague with an attempt at
bribery, and committee is even now in
vestgating the charges. He introduced
five bills during the session, two of which
are "cincheS" of antiquated flavor, which
appear at every session, and third has
such doubtful ring that when its author
ship was mistakenly attributed to another
Senator that Senator Indignantly denied
its paternity and demanded a correction of
the error. Senator Dunn enjoys the no
toriety of having been accused of Jury
bribing in the case of Actor Curtis when
the latter was on trial for the murder of
Police Officer Grant.
Senator Toner is the sire of Just seven
bills. He fathered the gas bill "cinch, "
the pilot bill "cinch" and the bill to permit
slogging matches to take place.
Senator Mahoney of the stuffed dis
trict" enjoys the distinction of having as
friends two men who, by fraud, attempted
to assist his election, now under sentence
TO terms in the State prison.
And such as these seek to make laws for
the State and draw the cinch of the South
ern Pacific saddle to the tension strain
about California. But in spite of such as
these the valley terminal is assured.
The Senate voted it, and all that remains
to make it law are the words: approved.
James H. Budd, Governor"
There is talk here among the recent
arrivals from the bay that when the five
Senators return to San Francisco they will
be treated to a coat of tar and feathers, as
hanging them in effigy would not do
justice to such betrayers of a sacred trust.
Twenty-one Senators cast their votes for
the valley road to-day. These are the men
WIN piONSN AdllIlu VI " luelT pleUSe ana
gave their votes for terminal facilities to
the San Joaquin Railroad:
Beard, Bert, Biggy, Burke, Earl, Fay, Flint,
Franck, Gesford, Gleaves, Holloway, Langford
Martin, Matthews, McAllister Pedlar, Shippee.
Smith, VOORHEES,, Whitehurst, Wilmington.
Three Senators did not vote. They are
Androus, Denison and Ford.
Senator Denison's business relations are
well known He leases certain privileges
from the Southern Pacific. In the face OF
that he had the decency not to vote and
the comparison of his action with that of
the five Senators from San Francisco is a
comment in itself.
When the bill came up for final passage
in the Senate this morning there were
several disingenuous explanations. There
were the usual constitutional bugaboos
which such men as MCGOWAN scare up
when they want to oppose measure. AS
the rollcall proceeded these explanations of
votes began to come. Senator MCGOWAN
sent up a written explanation to the desk.
This is it:
AS an explanation of my vote upon the
amendment 10 Senate bill 709 published on
page Is of the Journal OF the Senate, OF this
date, desire TO say that the amendment pro-
poses "lease" of water front upon the bay OF
San Francisco. Section of article XIV de-
rlares that "all tide lands within two miles of
any incorporated city or town in the State
fronting on the waters of any harbor used for