The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-09-08
No Action to Be Taken Until
All Contracts Are Filed
at the Capitol.
BRAVE OFFICERS REWARDED.
Will B. Recon- pensed for Removing
Desperadoes - The Coyote
Scalp Inquiry.

IASIG WAS lO S4lSblHS
Such as in its judgment possessed merit
were recommended to the attention of the
coming session of the Legislature, while
others were rejected in tota.
The first subject called to the attention
of the board was the matters of claims for
the erection of the Union depot in San
Francisco, and it was agreed that the
Board of Harbor Commissioners should be
notlfied that until all awarded contracts
had been filed with the Board of Exam
liners no claims would be allowed,
The complaints against the YountviHe
Veterans Home were referred TO Secre.
tary of State Brown for investigation.
The subject of employees of the Legis-
lature cropped up. Secretary OF State
Brown said the Legislature took the con-
troll of the capitol out of his hands. 1t
even laid off his elevator man and en-
ployed one of its own. 1t had engaged
six porters in addition to his full force,
and he would jump at the chance to con-
tract to run the building for one-quarter
what it cost during the former session.
The matter of contingent expenses was
gone into, and it was found that in 1880.
for a To-day session, the amount expended
was $4,000; in 1881, $4,000, while the
later sessions had run the amount up to
from $45, 900 to $50, 600.
The Secretary of State desired to be in
formed as to how the State reports could
be limited, as in the past thousands OF
books had been printed and never used.
1t was decided to refer the matter for an
opinion TO the Attorney-General, and Sec
rotary Markley was instructed to get list
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lished each year for the past FIVE years,
and if possible ascertain how many were
used.
The claim of the estate OF A. ]. Bogard,
who killed Bandit Browning and was in
turn lied by jack Brady in the Wheat
land hold-up, was recommended, as was
also the claim of Earl Daggett, who killed
Dan Mccall at the hold-up at Goshen, and
w. n. Hendricks, who killed John Keener
while he was attempting TO rob a stage
coach at Polls station, Calaveras County.
Each of these claims was for $500. They
will have to go before the Legislature.
All the military claims for the 1894
strike period were recommended.
The coyote-scalp investigation was post
poned for two weeks, ct which time
mum Der of witnesses will be subpenaed
and sworn and efforts made to arrive at
the bottom of the fraudulent claims, as
charged by the Kern County Grand Jury.
The old-time claim of Jose Ramon Picos
for organizing the First California Ma
tional Cavalry during the war came up.
The claim was for $S111 Is. 1t was re-
ferred to Secretary Brown, who will look
into the facts of the case.
Prison Director Robert Devlin, on the
part of the commission, requested to be
allowed a monthly deficiency for San
Quentin for three months. until the
sugar-bag appropriation became available.
The A ft0rnaU- (nanarat faunraH fba
sition and the matter will probably re-
ceive favorable consideration.
The subject of the salary of r. 1.
Thomas, commonly dubbed Dick" Sec
rotary of the Debris Commission, in the
sum of $3.50, provoked a spirited argu-
ment, Devlin contending that it was not
the purpose of the Legislature to give
debris people any salary until a con-
tingency arose.
SIS the act used for promoting private
interests or for protecting public water
waysH inquired Fitzgerald.
Both may be taken into considerable l."
replied Devlin. "These dams do the val
ley people no good, and if they fail thew
create great deal of danger"
The board decided that Thomas was en-
titled to his salary since the passage of
the United States appropriation.
The expenses of the funeral of Ii euten-
ant-Governor Willard and General Di-
lliOHO ICCGiNC0 ana The
claim of Dennis Jordan for building the
Folsom State Prison was taken up. Fitz.
gerald said:
This claim was passed upon by the
board. l see no use in considering il
again. l don't know that we have a right
to cut down the claim, thus resembling the
action of the former board The claim
was allowed for $79, 900 by the Legislature.
Governor Budd vetoed it because it was
too much. l decline to consider the mat
ter, because it has been adjudicated."
Attorney Spelling said that Jordan had
fought the claims through five Legisla-
lures. The claim has been passed upon
favorably by each, but there was some
flaw in each case to defeat ii. The pill
never has been vetoed, but always peck
eted.
In view of the fact that the Legislature
had passed bills for as high as $40, 900 the
board should give at least $69. 900, the
amount computed by Secretary Markley.
Jordan was a man of moderate fortune
and lost every cent he had in the venture.
Jordan claimed that animosity on the
part of certain architects had ruined him.
Among the acquisitions served on him was
one Tor 100000 bricks when there were
not 10000 bricks used in the whole build
ing.
Fitzgerald said he was not informed on
both sides OF the question and was not in
position 20 act. Bud and Brown de-
cided they would recommend the appro-
priation for $4,000
Secretary Brown asked for deficiency
of $4,000 for repairs and improvements to
the Capitol building, to consist OF furniture
for some of the offices. 1t was allowed.
Joseph Steffens appeared asking for per-
mission to build house for the resident
physician at Stockton. to cost $1,000.
Brown and Budd refused to give a de-
cision and said they would consider the
matter week from to-day. Both were
opposed to the scheme. The board of
trustees had already let the contract.
Budd, upon hearing it. asked Steffens IL
he wanted TO pay for the building him