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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-01-10
Scenes and Suggestions at Sacramento as Sketched by Culver

ID
! in to the Perkins g8Sr wsu votR in line
minded and inds eeadeut Republicans.
gence that Hamilton and Jackson cannot
hold Southern California Assem- blym men
with promises OF patronage.
Last night Hamilton cast his eyes over
the San Francisco delegation and made a
determined effort to win a Republican
Assem- blyman, but the San Francisco
delegation remains unbroken.
One of the chief supporters OF Perkins
man who has been using every
means to reconcile Perkins and Way
mire-said last night: 'sUntil two hours
ago was confident of Perkins election.
Something has been brought to my knowl-
edge which causes me to fear that the
contest will be prolonged"
Grand Army men are indignant over
the letter which Perkins recently
wrote to Waymire, apologizing for his
conduct in throwing down the Alameda
Assem- byman for the Cabinet. 1t is said
that Perkins explanation adds insult to
injury.
Last night in the court OF the Palace
Hotel hepuDucan VINO mas occupied q
high judicial position in San Francisco
said: 81 am taking deep interest in the
contest for the United States Senatorship
l have been in favor of Senator Perkins
reelection until this time, but if what ex-
Attorney General W. e. Fl. Hart told me
tonight is correct Perkins ought to be de-
fea ed.
II understand that Judge Waymire re-
fuses to publish a letter which he
received from Perkins, on the ground that
it is private correspondence. Hart says
he read the letter, and its meaning is
plain that no man should aspire to a
Cabinet position unless he can entertain in
Washington in the style of millionaire
Waymire is reminded that his poverty
disfranchises him-that to be poor is to be
excluded from public honor and influence; !;
that the high position of Cabinet Minister
is reserved for men of vast wealth, and
not for lawyers of limited income"
.I do not know the exact language, but
Hart says the inference is so plain that
no other construction can be placed on it
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& In this connection the gossip goes that at
the merchants banquet Perkins sat near
Senator Morehouse and Horace Davis. To
Mr.. Moiehouse Perkins said: "1 specially
desire the honor of a reelection at the
hands of the Legislature without leaving
my place in Wash ington, and one cause /
have at heart. and that is to see my friend
Horace Davis In the Cabinet"
At that very moment Perkins was
pledged by every obligation of honor be-
tween man and man to advocate Judge
Waymire's cause. The history of politi-
cal perfdy may be traced in vain to find a
parallel for this example of treachery.
High minded and independent Republi-
cans say that Perkins conduct is indefen-
sibIe.
The old moss-backed politicians of the
Federal brigade--the brigade that always
appears on the field when the battle Is
won to gather the spoils of victory, but is
never found in front when the battle is
on-are now alarmed to activity at the
desertions from Perkins camp. They
tried to rally Irving M. Scott TO do some
bracing. Scott is quoted as saying: "Per-
kins is dead and despised in Washington
by his fellow Republican Senators, who
say that he is nothing more than the echo
of Steve White"
Thomas Shannon, ex-Congressman and
ex- Collector of the Port of San Francisco,
says he is not taking deep interest in
the contest for the Senatorship. He re-
marked: Perkins has promised every
thing fourteen feet deep and won't fill on
more than one promise in ten."
Among the mem bers of the Legislature
in San Francisco yesterday were: Senators
J. ]. Luchsinger, ]. H. Dickinson, Samuel
Braunhart, Hugh Toner, J. II. Mahoney,
Eugene r. Bert, Edward l. Wolfe, E. S.
Denison and r. Linder and Assem- blymen
Sig Bettman, Oscar r. Breiliag, M. Cana
van, Leon Dennery, Henry C. Dibble.
Frank Mahoney, Harry I. Mulcrevy,
Gustave Pohlman, T. E. Treacy and ]. A.
Waymire.
Oscar f. Breiling, who represents the
Forty-ninth District in the Assembly, is
one of the independent and progressive
young men of the Repu b!ican party. He
is not afraid of the whip-cracking of the
Federal brigade of placehunters. He is
Native Son, good business man, ofsound
sense, and promises to WELD an influence
for good in the Legislature.
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Completion of the Work Before
the House as a Committee
of the Whole.
PROPOSED INCREASE OF THE
INTEREST.
Now 1t Only Remains for the Lower
House of Congress 10 Vote
on the Measure.

WASHINGTON, d. c., Jan. S.-The
text of the bill TO refund the indebtedness
of the Union and Central Pacifc railroads
to the United States was perfected to-day,
so far as the com mittee of the whole we're
concerned, and the measure, with certain
pending amendments reported to the
House at o'clock, after three days
parliamentary battle,g and a vote on its
passage Will be taken Monday.
In the course of the debate, which to-
day was conducted under the fve-minute
rule, Bell CD OF Texas proposed substi-
tute for The committees bill, fixing the
rate of interest on the extended debt at 8
per cent per annum, instead of per cent,
as the company proposed. Harrison Cd
of Alabama also submitted a substitute,
constituting the Secretaries of the Treas
ury and the Interior and the Attorney
General a committee to settle the debt,
tn the approval of the President. To
this Northway of Ohio proposed an
amendment making the committee to
consist of thrae persons, one to be ap-
pointed by each of the officials named.
The committee of the whole adopted the
two amendments offered by Parker (R.)
of New Jersey to have clearly and compre-
hensively specified the property and assets
of the Union Pacific to be covered by the
proposed new mortgage to the United
States, sHd the other to forbid the COM
pany to dispose of any of its assets with
out the consent of the Secretary of the
! Treasury.
Many memb bers spoke to-day, and the
discussion was quite interesting at times.
The bill was advocated by Daniels (R.) of
New York. Grosvenor (R.) of Ohio, Arnold
(R.) of Pennsylvania, Kyle CD of Mis-
sissippi, Henderson (R. } of Ohio, Watson
(R.) of Ohio, Cannon (R.) of Illinois,
Knox (R.) of Massachusetts, Mitchell (R.)
of New York and Faris (R.l of Indiana,
and was opposed by Bowers Or. } of Cali
fornia, Johnson (R.) of North Dakota,
Dockery CD of Missouri. Boatner CD of
Louisiana, Hilborn (R.) of California,
Harrison CD of Alabama, Bell CD of
Texas, Mcguire (D.) of California, Nc
Lachlan and Barham (R.) of California,
Bartlett CD of New York, Grout (R.) of
Vermont, Perkins (R.) of Iowa, Parker
(R.) of New Jersey, Lawson CD of Vir-
ginia, Hubbard (R.) OF Missouri and
Northway (R.) of Ohio. The latter created
an outburst of applause by declaring that
rather than submit to com mpulsion bv the
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than that Waymire's Poverty is a bar to
his promotion Ii that ietser should be
published now l believe Perkins would be
defeated. There are too many high
spirited and intelligent young men in the
Legislature to allow the insult to pass
without resenting it, and the only form
resentment could take would be to retire
Perkins from public life. We ought not
to be represented by man who enter
tains ideas of this kind. Iapprehend that
every struggling young lawyer in the
Legislature must regard the Perkins doc
trine OF public recognition of the rich and
political degradation of the poor as an in
suit to intelligent American manhood"
From other sources 1t is ascertained
that Perkins did write to Waymire point
Ing out the expense of maintaining an es-
tablish ment In Washington. He assumes
that Waymire could not afford the ex-
pense. Perkins knew perfectly well that
Waymire did not have the annual income
of a profitable steamship company and
therefore reasoned that he should not as
pire to high position in the public serv-
ice.
Judge Waymire was seen at later hour,
ana, speaking OF tQ6 letter III question,
said the correspondence was private, and
that therefore he could not give it out for
publication. He reluctantly admitted
that reference was made to the cost of liv-
ing in Washington. Waymlre construes
the Senator's meaning to be that poor
man should not entertain aspirations to
serve in the Cabinet.
Judge Waymire regards this letter as
another instance of Senator Perkins in
gratitude and perfidy. 1.-The fact is now
known, and l have been apprised of the
Incidents" continued Judge Waymire,
"that my betrayal was agreed upon and
conceived by Perkins before he left this
city for Washington. When he was max
ing personal professions of fidelity to my
cause, promising to recommend me to the
President, he was promising to perform
the same office for Horace Davis.
"He told me that he had written to the
President, mentioning Horace Davis G.
N. FELTON, and myself, but that others than
myself were included as matter OF
courtesy"
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pose of selecting the person for whom
they are Instructed 10 vote. But that
would not be caucus. They could only
90 into caucus with the exact number re-
quired to make themselves competent to
bring about that result, for the reason
that if this thirty.one went into caucus
with thirty-four more and the thirty-four
were for different person the thirty-on
would not be able to keep their pledges TO
their constituents if they should consid er
themselves bound by the RESULT of the
caucus.
''Sixty persons could go into a caucus
and pass a resolution to vote for a certain
person until released. That would be an
obstructional caucus and would make a
deadlock. In that case the object to be
attained by the persons attending the
caucus would be to obstruct or delay the
election, and being one-half OF the total
number of Legislators, they would be
sufficiently numerous to accomplish the
object for which they had met. You have
seen where a party in q majority bas
divided for weeks during the session and
then united on some new man. Let US
suppose another case: Say that seventy
four men comprise a majority of the
party, and they go into caucus. There
are thirty-one of these under instructions
from their constituents. From seventy
four take thirty-one, ard that leaves
forty-three votes. Forty-three votes
would be a majority of that caucus, yet
the forty-three could not accomplish their
object for the reason that the thirty-one
were obstructed, they not being free
agents and not being able to agree with
the majority.
1.-The principle summed up is that
where men go into legislative body
under instructions to vote for a certain
man they cannot go into caucus without
violating their pledges. A caucus cannot
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-01-10
HAVE A MAJORITY.
Judge Daily Tells Why the Snap
Caucus" Does Not Bind
the Repubiicans

SACRAMENTO. CAL, Jan. 9. = The
opinion of Judge DAILY OF the California
Code Commission, to the effect that the
res.5s3 snap ''caGous" OF majority of the
Republican members was not caucus at
all and that nobody is bound by it, has
caused more comment than anything that
has yet been said thus far in the life OF
the session. Several Senators and Assem-
blymen called upon the Judge and asked
him to repeat his opinion as given in THE
CALL the other day. The Judge has par
ticipated in many caucuses, both in New
York and California, and is we'll qualified
by reason of his New York experience to
give an opinion on the subject, the politi-
cal organizations of the Republican party
in New York being complete and thor
ough. while in this State parties are more
loosely organized.
This evening. in the lobby of the Golden
Eagle Hotel, several persons got into a
discussion with the Judge on the subject,
IN the course of which he said:
"In party caucus the majority cannot
bind the party, berause it is not a ques-
ton of party government. According to
the principles of the party every man is
free to express his choice until there is a
sufficient number present to effect the
purpose of the caucus.
'|There must be ability on the part of
the caucus. Where men go into caucus
under instructions from their constituents
it ceases to be a caucus because the men
are not able to enter into any agreement
but one without violating their instruc-
tions. For instance, here are seventy.
four people who form a majority of the
40 members composing the Legislature.
This seventy-four is majority which
could accomplish any end they wished in
a joint ballot. Let US say there are thirty
one under instructions from their con-
stituents to vote for 8 certain person for
United States Senator. These thirty-one
people aim to form caucus for the pur-
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PERFIDY AND DlSHONOR.
Waymire Now Unalterabiy Opposed
to Perkins-Man, County, State
and Nation Betrayed


From one of the Republican leaders in
Alameda County it was learned yesterday
that Judge Waymire has now definitely
concluded to array himself against Per-
kins in the Senatorial fight, and to stand
out against him first last and all the time.
Since the memorable "snap" caucus at
Sacramento, during the progress of which
the Perkins managers heaped insult on
Judge Waymlre in addition to the treach
cry with which they had encompassed and
betrayed him, the latter has had time to
thoroughly and critically survey the situ-
alton and review the sham eful incident
which resulted in his losing the high
honor which had been almost within his
grasp. What significance he failed to see
in The history of the past few DAYS. his
friends pointed out. The result is his de-
termination to resent wauton Insult and
treachery by asserting manly and self
respecting independence. His vote will
never be cast for Perkins.
One of his confidential friends TINS
graphically and prehensively ex-
pressed his views in reference to the mat,
ter, and this expression, it is understood,
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NO LONGER BOASTFUL.
Perkins Forces Wavering and Billy
Hamilton Is Desperately Grasp
Ing for Help.

The outlook for an open and vigorous
contest for the Senatorship is favora BILE.
Foil overs of the old Federal clique, who
were loudly boasting a few days since
that Perkins had a walkover and would
receive the prize on the first ballot unit
ted last evening that the tight would be
prolonged. The forces OF Perkins are
wavering. Billy Hamilton is reaching
out in desperation for help from the DEM
ocratic camp.
The report reached him last even
ing that more than one who was enticed
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1897-05-27
New Kind OF Candles.

cit is said," says Merck's Report.
"that French chemist has invented
a new kind of candle made by dissolv-
ing FIVE parts of colorless gelatine IN
twenty parts OF water, adding twenty
five parts of glycerlne and heating
until a perfectly clear solution has
been formed. To this is added two
parts of tannin dissolved by heating
ten parts of glycerine. A turbidity is
produced that vanishes on further
boiling. The boiling is continued un.
til the water has been driven of, and
the mass is then cast into ordinary
glass candle molds. The candles OBJ.
tanned in this.,way are as clear as water,
and burn quietly without spreading
any odor."
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ORNAMENT CLEANING.

Ormolu articles and trimmings of
furniture should be washed with plain
soap and water and polished with
chamois leather. To clean brass and
copper a mixture of oil and rotten
stone applied with piece OF leather
and then rubbed bright with clean
chamois skin, will give beautiful
polish. Furniture to be polished
should be washed with soap and water,
little by little, and each little quickly
dried. Afterward the cream should
be applied. Here are two good recipes:
Boil thoroughly in gallon of water
one pound of beeswax, four ounces of
soft soap and two ounces of pearl ash !;
the second, which should be made at
least day before it is used, is com.
pounded by melting together at a gen.
tie heat eight parts of white wax, two
of resin and hall pint of turpentire.
Pour into jar, shake it we'll and add
six parts of recti6ed oil Of turpentine.
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THE PLUcKIyG OF FOWLS.

The Australian method of plucking
fowls possesses the advantages of be-
ing rapid and easy. As, soon as the
birds are dead, plunge each in turn
into pail of boiling water, into which
one and half pints of cold water has
been thrown (the object is inst to
scald them), taking care that the water
reaches every part OF the feathers.
One minutes sousing is generally suf-
icient; if kept in too long, the skin is
apt TO discolor, and, If not long
enough, the feathers will not easily
draw. Every feather can now be
stripped off in the easiest possible
manner-in fact. they can almost be
brushed of. Ihe skin never tears,
and the insects that infest all chickens
will..have disappeared. When clear,
pump on the birds to rinse off the wet
feathers that still adhere, wipe tender
Iy with soft cloth, and hang up to
dry with a cloth fastened loosely
round. This is to keep them from the
air and preserve them white. By this
means all the feather stumps are per-
fectly removed. Ducks cannot be
treated in the same manner, as the oil
in the feathers prevents the water
from penetrating.
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PRODUCING PROLIFIC LAYERS.

Experiments have been made to see
if the number of rows of corn on cob
could not be increased with success.
The same method which was pursued
with corn is applicable to poultry
breeding. For example, one starts
with fowls which lay one hundred and
twenty eggs each in year. Among
their descendants are some which lay
one hundred and fifty eggs per year,
and these are selected for breeding.
From these some are produced which
lay one hundred and seventy-five eggs
per year, and from these, perhaps, the
acknowledgements hen is pro-
duced. The problem is not quite as
simple with fowls as with corn, for it
is necessary to breed the males, as we'll
as the females, year after year, from
prolific layers, in order to succeed. If
one looks after the breeding of the
females only, he may introduce on the
male side blood which is lacking in
prolificacy, and thus check every at
tempt at progress. 1t becomes neces-
sary, therefore, to breed the males
from hens which are varying in the
desired direction. and which show q
cumulated variability in that direc-
tion. 1t is just as essential that the
male should be from o hen which laid
one hundred and seventy-ive eggs and
whose m other laid one hundred and
fifty eggs, if the two. .hundred-egg
bird is to be produced. Improvers of
laying fowls are too apt to forget this
and introduce males with little regard
to their breeding, and then wonder
why the prolificacy of the flock does
not increase. Reliable Poultry Jour-
nal.
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Care of Umbrellas,

When the umbrella is wet set in the
rack, handle down. When the top is
turned down the moisture fingers in
the thick folds and the lining soon be-
comes tender and breaks. The wire
binding the ribs at that point also soon
rusts out.
A silk umbrella should have the
moisture shaken off, be closed loosely
and allowed to dry. Ifopened, and thus
allowed to dry, the silk..stretches, stiff
fens and often breaks. When dry put
the umbrella away loosely folded, as
tightly wrapping is apt to cut the ex.
posed seams. The case or cover is only
meant to protect the umbrella from
dust and cinders when travelling.
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Naming the Flowers.

We differ from the Japanessin many
things, even to the naming of flowers.
If we name chrysanthemum in this
country it is Mrs. Lucinda Brown,
Betsy Baker Smith or Miss Robinson.
Everybody is commemorated without
regard to euphony or the fitness OF
things. A queenly blosso N Of splendor-
Gus hue is apt to bear the name OF the
insipid, characterless Miss Brown. On
the other hand, the Japanese endeavor
to have the names as pretty and unique
as the flowers are themselves. Any
one will grant that such titles as the
"Fuji snow," "dragon blood" 'eye
OF the sun" morning crown" or
"pearl palace" are vast improvements
over Smith, Jones and Robinson in the
naming of flowers.
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There are certain obstacles In every
path that can be overcome only by
the presence of self-confidence. There
are outward hindrances to. encounter,
opposition to meet, difficulties to sur
mount, prejudices to sweep away, the
very presence Of which will terrify and
appall the wavering and despondent,
while they will melt away before the
dignity Of self-respect an6 self-reliance.
There are also the innumerable OBJ
stacles from within, the inclinatons to
curb, passions to restrain, desires TO
guide, temptations to resist; these also
need not only the power to deal with
them, but a confidence in that power
that can alone make it effectiye.i
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1897-05-27
RECIPES.

Fried Potstoes-Pare and slice three
large potatoes, and drop into boiling
fat when brown, take up with askim-
mer and drain on brown paper, dredge
with salt, and serve.
Fish Fried in Batter-Clean and
wash any small fish, cut into pieces.
dip into thick egg batter and fry in
boiling fat. Garnish with fried pars-
ley, and serve very hot.
Graham Gems-Beat the yolks OF
two eggs and mix with pint of milk,
add one tablespoonful OF melted but
ter, one teaspoonful of salt and three
eupfuls OF Graham flour; beat vigor-
ously, add two teaspoonfuls OF baking
powder and the beaten whites of the
eggs; bake in creased gem-pans in a
quick oven.
Roast Mutton-Wipe the roast With
damp towel, place in a baking pan.
dredge with pepper and salt; pour a
cupful of hot water over it, and place
the pan in a quick oven; let bake
fifteen minutes to every pound, bast-
ing every ten minutes. When done.
take up on a heated dish, and serve
with brown gravy.
Brown Turnips-Pare turnips cut
into slices, put into saucepan, cover
with boiling water, and set over the
fire to boil for half an hour. Take up,
drain, and put into frying pan, with
hot butter; stir until brown, dredge
with sugar, and turn the slices. When
done, dust with salt and pepper, and
take up on heated dish.
Eggs Ia Suisse-Spread the bottom
of dish with two ounces of butter,
cover this with a thick grating OF
cheese; break eight eggs upon the
cheese without breaking the yolks.
Sprinkle over a level teaspoonful OF
salt and the least bit OF red pepper.
Pour three tablespoons of cream over
the surface and strew about two ounces
of grated cheese on top and set the
eggs in moderate oven for fifteen
minutes. Pass a hot salamander over
the top to brown them.
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To ReycIutionize Csn-Makine.

I One of the pioneer fruit-cauners OF
california has Just perfected an invc1-
tion that will revolutionize the can:
making industry. His machine can be-
operated by a child. 1t Is fed at one
end with sheets Of tin Of the proper
size. and it turns out at the other end
sixty-four cans of any size every min
ute. At this rate the machine will pro-
duce 3S,4O0 cans In ten hours. All the
Soining Of seams and soldering Is
done by parts of the machine. With a
number Of these machines one factory
would be able to supply all the cans
used on that coast for fruit, vegetables
and salmon at one-tenth Of the present
cost