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election of assistants There was some
talk of deferrlng the election of chaplain,
but it was deemed essential that the
chaplain should be on duty tomorrow
morning and so Rev. Charles f. Oehler
was elected. For assistant clerks w. o.
Hawkett of Alameda and Clark Albertl of
San Diego were chosen.
Landsborough of Sacramento, who was
recently indicted by the Grand Jury, was
sworn in, and voted for Speaker, casting
his vote for Caminetti.
The usual resolution was adopted direct
ing the chief clerk TO notify the Senate
that the Assembly was organized and
ready for business.
Judge Dibble moved that the Governor
be informed that The Assembly was organ
lied, and so a committee, of which Dibble
was chairman, waited on the Governor.
Under the radiance of the electric lights
the Assembly went into the fight against
the refund:ng bill. Mr.. Belshaw intro
duced one set of resolutions and Mr.. Cam
Inetti introduced a substitute. Both
measures were referred to special COM
mittee.
The outlook is promising for. q fine dis
play of pent-up oratory Immediately after
the Assem- bly, convenes tomorrow. There
is vide difference of opinion on tho
question whether the Government should
foreclose and sell the competing roads or
simply take and manage the properties.
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to our Congressional delegation at
Washington.
Mr.. Beishaw moved a reference OF the
resolutions to a committee. Mr.. Cami-
netti introduced the following substitute
WHEREAS, There is now pending
before Congress of the United states a
measure known as the POwers-Gear
funding bill, which has for its obj ct
the extension of payment of the debts
of the Pacific railroads to the Govern
ment of the United States; and where
as, said railroad received from the
United States Government, through the
issuance of bonds and grants of land
aid and assistance which made possible
the construction of said roads; and
whereas, any extension of the pay
Inent of said debts viii imnose a further
and oppressive debt and the obligation
of paying the same on the people of
this State through an unjust, inequitabI e
rate of fares aud freights, and afford
said railroad an opportunity to further
evade their contracts with the Govern
ment, be it further
ResoIred, BY the Assembly, the Senate
concurring. that we are unalterabIy
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gave out tonight list of sixty-one
Republican represen tatives who had
signed call for caucus for to-morrow W
| night on the nomination of a United
States Senator. Tie following are the
names:
Senators Gillett. Gleaves, Shippee,
Aram, Lucksinger, Holloway, Dickinson,
Shine, VOORHEES,. Pedlar, Denison. STRAIT
ton, Beard, Trout, Flint, Smith, Boyce,
Simpson, Bulla. Androus. Jones, With
ington. Total, %. Six Republican Sena
tors did not sign, namely: Bert, Wolfe,
Mahoney, Franck, Morehouse and Linder.
Assemblymen - Strain, Hill, Damon,
Seward, Stansill, Cutter, North, Power,
Burnham, Price, Coombs, Anderson, Sims,
Ennis, Canavan, Beshaw, Austin, Fon-
tana, Pohlman. Clarke, Waymire. Leav-
lit Breiling, H. H. North, Wright. NAL
colin. Arnerich, Keables, Hudson. Harris.
Melick, Vosberg, Kenyon, Valentine,
Cross, Chynoweth. Lindeberger, Golf,
Guy. Total. 49,. The Assemblymen who
did not sign were: Jones, Bettman, D1bble,
Henry, Dennery, Robinson, Kelly.
Assemblyman Pohlman, whose name
appears among the number signing the
caucus roll, stated this evening that he
signed the call under Misrepresentation
OF the facts and under misapprehension
and that he will withdraw hi name there
from. He was told that all the San Fran
cisco delegation in the Assembly had
signed. whereas the fact was that none OF
them had signed at the time the state
ment was made 10 him. 1t is represented
! that many other names were likewise OBJ
oil ad hyt tori
the seventy-four members of the Legisla-
| ture had agreed to sign it or had signed
| the call.
The tactics exhibited by Mr.. Hamilton
! have aroused feeling of intense lndigna-
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LOTTERY rR4FFIc ESooUR1ee,
The United States Supreme Court Un..,,
Conriction

WASHINGTON, D. G., Jan. 1.-The
efforts of counsel to secure Judgment from
the Supreme Court of the United States
upon the constitutionality of the law for
the suppression of lottery traffic in the
prosecution OF Albert L. France et al
indicted for conspiracy for violating the
act by traficking in lottery slips and
drawings between Cincinnati and Coyinp.
to n, KY, were not successful.
The court of the Southern District NJ
Ohio found the defendants guilty. They
appealed to the Supreme Court of the
United States. The case was argued bv
James G. Barter for the defendants and
by Assistant Attorney General whitney
tor the Government, the arguments being
devoted to the question of the constitution. n.
ality of the law.
But. said Justice Peckham, disposing
OF the case to-day, 1.-THE court did not find
1T necessary to pass upon the constitution.
ality OF the laws, for in the opinion OF the
court the acts planned of, the CARVING
OF papers used in lottery drawings. did not
con titute an offense prohibited hv
statute. The conviction is therefore re,
versed and the discharge of the defendants
ordered"
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COLONEL JACKSON and MIR. HAMILTON Taking Business

Caminetti substitute were referred 10 a
committee of five, consisting of Belsh aw
Caminetti. Meade. Robinson and Wright.
The committee was instructed to report
tomorrow.
Belshaw and Caminetti, subcommittee
OF the main committee to which the anti
funding resolutions were referred, agreed
tonight on a measure eliminating Govern
ment ownership and operation of e
roads. The clause in Caminetti's SUBJ
stitute asking that California as a sover-
eign State should be represented before
the Congressional committee obtained
recognition. 1t was agreed that the Senate
should appoint one mem ber, the Assembly
one and the Governor appoint citizen OF
the State, making committee of three to
go to Washington to represent the senti-
ment of California. There will be meet
ing of the entire committee tomorrow at
10:30 o'clock.
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! Speaker and then Bridgeford nominated
Caminetti. The voting went along sm DOTH
ly until anahan's name was called, and
then the member from Shasta was con-
strained to explain his vote.
Incidentally he recalled his service in
the Assembly six years ago when Coombs
was Speaker There the Speaker had so
won his admiration that an infant Shana-
han was christened to bear the illustrious
name of Coombs. Yet this admiration
growing brighter and going deeper as the
years advanced was not sufficient TO swing
his vote. He explained that the principle
represented by Caminetti bore ''closer
approximate" OF Populists' faith than the
tenets OF Coombs, therefore. he would
vote for Caminetti.
Assemblymen Guy, Bridgeford and
Caminettl performed the agreeable func-
ton of escorting Coombs to the desk.
Chief Clerk Duckworth administered the
oath and introduced the Speaker.
Proper applause followed the introduce
tion. The Speaker acknowledged his grati-
tude for the compliment and honor be-
slowed in his election. and assured his
associates that he entered upon the duties
himself. He offered a few suggestions,
urging early work to complete the labors
of the session. He thought the general
appropriation bill should be passed ten
days before the close of the session, so
that the tax levy could be accurately
made. He spoke of the extravagent ex-
pendltures to support public institutions,
and recalled the fact that six years ago he
sought to abolish various com missions,
but his efforts then resulted in failure. In
closing Speaker Coombs said:
Every appropriation should be meas
ured by rule of public necessity. The
public welfare should be charge on the
honor and ability Of mem bers."
The Speakers opening speech won ap-
piause.
Assem- blyman L. H. Valentine placed in
nomination for Speaker pro tenn. Brewster
G. Kenyon of San Diego. ]. K. Burnett,
fusionist, of Paso Robles, was also put in
nomination. Mr. Kenyon was elected and
acknowledged the compliment in mod
est speech wherein he iikened himself into
the third wheel OF an ammunition wagon,
meaning thereby. the extra wheel OF q
caisson and at that he would let it go.
The oath which Duckworth adminis-
tered to Coombs was IN turn passed along
and administered by Coombs to Kenyon,
and the latter has it now.
In proper routine along the usual lines
of organization 5. J. Duckworth of Mon
terey was chosen chief clerk, and W. o.
Banks, ex-senator from San Francisco,
was elected sergeant alarms.
Shanahan of Shasta encountered his
usual distress in an endeavor to throw his
vote strictly on the line of Popuiistic
principle. He made gallant stand to
vote for Gayigan for chieI clerk and ended
the struggle by voting for Gallagher. AS
! the approximation OF the idea he pos
sessed" the gentleman from Shasta ex-
planned his political disabilities on the
ground trat he had to caucus by himself.
The organization was completed by the
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is millionaire spinster and school sup
ported altogether by her private purse.
The story goes to the effect that about ten
years ago the lady, Miss Blake OF Boston,
came to Santa Barbara to recuperate DUR
ing the summer. She liked the halmy
climate so we'll, and it liked her so well,
that she kept coming summer after sum-
mer, and finally built for herself a cosy
villa at cost of about $4,000 She also
expended similar sum In the erection
and firing up OF kindergarten school, IN
which the children were taught cooking
and sloyd work. the Yankee instinct OF
whiting wood being strong with her. In
order that the school might not lack 1or
com petent teacher. Miss Blake took IN
hand young woman of that place named
Miss Rich, and sent her to Europe to
study the latest and most desirable ana
effective methods OF kindergarten work,
and also for the purpose of giving her that
breadth OF mind without which the modera
syste IN OF education would be failure.
The school has done excellent work. and
has proved a blessing to the parents In
:hat to wn; but the best work it has done
has been to open the eyes of the people 10
the necessity of improved Kindergarten
schools for the benefit of the young.
Such schools, but not on a scale so per.
feet or so extended as that of Santa Bar
bara, are found in the larger cities OF the
State, but they are supported wholly by
charitable persons out OF their private for
tunes. People who have given the subject
some thought consider that it is repulsive
to the genius of American institutions to
allow the children OF citizens to depend
for this particular kind OF instruct on upon
private charity and they contend that the
kindergarten school should be made
part of the public school system. 1t has
proved to be popular and excellent thing.
and all excellent things in the way of edu-
cation should be incorporated into the
school system.
1.-THE people of Santa Barbara" said
Senator Boyce, "are modest and do not
ask much from the State. They do not
want an insane asylum or reform school,
because they have none of that kind of
people there, and do not want that kind
of reople to swell the roll of the popula-
ton.
Warden Aull told me year ago that
the islands of the coast of Santa Barbara
are ideal locations for penal institutions,
the climate being perfect as to healthful-
ness and the ocean being the best safe
guard against escape or attempts at
escape. But, as said before, we are not
asking anything from the state except
that the kindergarten shall be made a
part of the public school system or that a
portion of the school fund shall be Set
apart for helping to maintain them and
not allow the burden to rest upon the
shoulders OF the good people who have
devoted their time and money to estab-
lish and maintain them"
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GARBLED THE INTERVIEW.
A Pointed Portion of Charles M.
ShortrIdge's Statement That
the Examiner Left Out

the Examiner Left Out.
SACRAMENTO, CAL, Jan. 4. - The
Examiner had in this mornings issue an
interview with Charles NJ. Shortridge, part
of which it published and part OF which it
suppressed. The suppressed part is really
the best reading of the whole interview.
In oruer that the public may be enabled
to judge of the reasons why the Examiner
did not publish it in its entirety it is in
serted here:
II believe his Is. NJ. Shortridge's) elec-
tion will COM. as surely as the Legislature
meets. While1it may be said by some that
he comes late into tue fight it cannot
be claimed that he does not come
noDly into it. His name will be pre-
sented in time for the Legislature of
California to give it due considera-
ton.
"WhiIe he is being fought by the San
Francisco Examiner, which journal, you
will remember, fought Mr.. White and
thereby aided in his election, and while
he is b ing fought by the Sacramento
Record Union, which thereby notifies the
State that be does not and would not wear
the railroad collar, 1 am of the opinion
that majority of the legislators of Cali
fornia will recognize in this position a
strong reason to advocate his cause.
There will be plenty of time and ample
opportunity offered to the press ana to
the legislators OF California to investigate
the record of Samuel M. Shortridge from
his youth up TO the present moment.
There will be ample opportunity offered
for comparison OF ability to serve and
for decision in his favor. l con fidently
rest his case with the represent atives of
the peopie"
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IN THE ASSEMBLY.
ORGANIZATION Effected by the EIec-
ton Of Coombs as Speaker and
SaIeCtion of Minor OffIciaIe

ton Of Coombs as Speaker and
Selection of Minor Officials.
SACRAMENTO, CAL, Jan. 4.-Shana-
han of Shasta was conspicuous cham
pion OF the Populst party in the preiimi-
nary steps of the Assent bly, organization
to-day. Shanahan, rosy as the dawn and
fresh as the dew, first came in view as
contestant for recognition against North
OF Alameda. Each was prepared to ad-
dress Chief Clerk Duckworth. temporarily
presiding, and offer motion, but the AS
embly proceeded to call the roll of men,
bers. The chair recognized North, and
this recognition excited the representa-
tive of Shasta to an outburst of protesta-
tons.
The incident was soon passed over and
the Assembly proceeded to organization,
swearing in the new memb bers in con-
venient blocks AT the proper time Dib-
BILE moved for special committee 10 pre-
pare rules for the government Of the
Assem- bly, the committee to include the
Speaker, Chynoweth, Dibble, Mcclellan
and McCandish.
In the midst Of this serenity there came
a burst of oratory from an unexpected
source. Many members and some of the
spectators had apprehended that North of
Alameda would early in the session open
the ioodgates of eloquence. but no one
surmised that North of Yolo would enter
the arena first and challenge all corners 70
parade OF pretty Dlatitudes. North did
hold the Assembly spellbound, and at the
close OF the speech members and specta-
tors generously appIauded the spellbinder
from the Y Yolo tules.
The effect of the speech would have
been heightened il the members had read
lily understood what the orator was talk
ing about. But they obtained a shadowy
impression that he was placing Speaker
Coombs on high pedestal, and having
about placed him there, was trying to get
down himself. It%as readily assented to
that Mr.. Coombs was in nomination for
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opposed TO ary and all extensions of
the payment of said debts, and to the
so-calied ''Powers-Gear funding bill, -
and any other bills of like import, an d
that we instruct our Senators and re-
quest our Representation in Congress
to use all honorable means to defeat
said funding bill or any similar meas
ure; and be it further
ResoIUed, That we favor the imme-
diate collection, on maturity, of said
debts from said railroads, and in the
event that said debts cannot be col
lected, then we urge and favor the en-
fOrcement of existing laws of the
United States concerning the said
Pacific railroads; and be it further
kesOtted, That "a committee of nine
members, to be selected as follows:
Three members of the Senate by the
Senate, three members of the Assem-
bly, by the Assembly, and three citi-
zens at large by the Governor, be ap-
pointed to Immediately proceed to
Washington, ID. g., and request hear
MIA before the respective committees
of Congress- having the subject in
charge, present these resoIut ions and
otherwise to aid, by all honorable
means, the efforts to defeat said bill
and any similar measure; and further
Res OLged, That the Governor be and
is hereby requested to transmit by
telegraph a copy of these resolutions
to each of our Senators and Repre-
sentatives in Congress-, to the Presid ent
of the United States and to the Senate
and House of Representatives of the
United States.''
The Belshaw aucus resolution and the
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tanned fraudulently cannot have any
binding effect and will not be regarded by
the members who were thus deceived.
Other members late tonight announced
that they had appended their names to
the call under the same false pretenses,
and declared their intention of taking off
their names. The fight is on and will. be
waged vigorously from this time until the
end of the contest.
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HEAVY R4INS IN YIoaIeAN.
Ice Blocked Streams at Many Point
Threaten Floods.

Ice Blocked Streams at Many Points
Threaten Floods.
DETROIT. MICH, Jan. 4.-Reports from
different sections of Michigan show that
much damage has been done by heavy
rains. Little damase is being done to
crops and property. The st. Joseph
Valley road is inundated for several rod $
and trestle works are undermined.
Niles reports that rain has fallen inces-
sanity there for the past seventv-two
hours and fears of repetition of the great
flood of eight years ago this month are
entertained. All small streams are con-
verted into rivers and the st. Joseph NAV
overflow lis banks. The Menominea
River is blocked with ice at several points
and heavy floods are feared.
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Waynire Is Their Choice,

SACRAMENTO, CAL, Jan. 4.-Friends
of Judge Wavmre intend to bring his
case before the Legislature in the form of
memorial to the President requesting
him to appoint Judge Way ymire mem Der
of his Cabinet, and informing the Presl-
dent through the highest authority-the
Legislature of California-that he is the
choice of the Republicans of this State.
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Committees Established.

SACRAMENTO, CAL. Jan. L. - The
Committees on Rules held long session
last night. Forty-three committees were
established One important new commit
tee was created-that OF revision OF the
codes-to which will be referred the work
OF the Code Commissioners and all bills
pertaining thereto.
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TOBACCO INDUsrnY kUINED.
Grotrers and ManufactMrers Ask Pro
fecfire Tariff

fecftre Tariff.
WASHINGTON. D. c., Jan. 4.-To-
bacco and manufacturers thereof, being
schedule F of the existing tariff law, was
the subject OF the hearing before the Com
mirtee on Ways and Means this morning.
Michael Tobin of Badwinsville, N Y,
said that up TO within a few years the to-
bacco growers had been prosperous. Up
to within few years the tobacco section
of New York grew some 35 900 cases of to-
bacco annually, while now the production
has fallen to about II, 900 cases.
1t was not fair, he said, that their
dangerous rival, the Holland syndicate,
employing labor at 10 or II cents day,
should be allowed to annihilate and ruin
a domestic industry of such magnitude.
Other manufacturers and growers OF
tobacco spoke in similar strain.
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SENATOR BOYCE'S BILL.
VIII Endeavor to Make kindergar-
tens a Part Of the Public
School SyStem,

IenS a fdrC OF the fuD &c
School System.
SACRAMENTO, CAL, Jan. Among
the new Senators is J. ]. Boyce of Santa
Barbara, u sturdy Republican. Mr.. Boyce
has just returned from vacation among
the SHOWS of Mount Shasta, where he has
been recuperatlng, his health lately not
being the best by reason of his arduous
work for the Republican party. He comes
back bronzed and rugged looking, although
not quite himself again. He has taken
much interest in educational matters in
his own beautiful county and also In the
remainder of the State, and will early in
the session introduce bill making the
kindergarten part of the public school
system. He tells an interesting story of a
school in his own town which will illus
trate the value of kindergarten methods
in the school system.
In that lovely village by the placid sea
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Mr.. Curry in Contemplative Mood

to be leading candidates for Harbor Com
missioner to succeed Dan 7. Cole. Aside
from the appointment of Harbor Com
missioner the Governor will appoint two
Bank Commissioners.
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After the Rich PIums

SACRAMENTO. CAL, Jan. 4. Max
Pepper of San Francisco had long inter
view with Governor Budd to-day. Ru-
dolph Herold and NJ. Greenblatt are said
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CALL FOR A CAUCUS.

But Some of the Republican Repre-
sentatives We're Induced to
sign by False Pretenses.
SACRAMENTO, CAL, Jan. 4.-W. B.
Hamilton, Senator Perkins manager,
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lmdisposttton of the Pop.

ROME. ITALY, Jan. 4.-The Pope is
slightly indisposed to-day.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1897-06-15
DAYS AID MONTHS.
How They Came 70 Have the Names
They Now Do.


The names of our months and of
the days of the week commemorate
religions that are no longer practiced,
and nations that ages ago ceased to
exist January was so called from
Janus, the Roman deity, who pre-
sided over all gates, doors and open
ings, and to whom therefore the first
month of the year was sacred The
name February comes from a Latin
word, signifying to purify, because in
that month the annual Illustrations or
publications were performed March
is from Mars, the god of war, because
this month was the most favorable
in the south of Europe for beginning
military operations. April was from
Latin word, signifying to open, as
at this time the flowers, trees and
plants showed signs of life; May from
Maia, the daughter of Atlas, and
mother of Mercury, the brightest Of
the Pleiades, and reverenced as the
goddess Of flowers; June is from Juno,
the patroness of marriage and the
family, and this month was the most
popular marriage month among both
Greeks and Romans; July was named
in honor of Julius Caesar, and August
for Augustus, his successor. Septem-
Der, October, November and Decem-
Der were the seventh, eighth, ninth
and tenth months, as their Latin
names signify, the Roman year origi-
nally beginning with March, but when
January and February were added
these months became the ninth,
tenth, eleventh and twelfth, the
names being retained, however, even
after they had lost their significance.
The names of the week days, though
partly borrowed from another source,
are no less significant. Sunday was
the day Of the sun, on which the
Druids worshiped the god Of light;
Monday was the moon's-day; Tuesday
the day sacred to Tuves, Saxon deity;
Wednesday was the day of Wooden or
Wotan, the Scandinavian Jupiter;
Thursday was the day of Thor, the
thunderer; Friday the day of Frea,
the Scandinavian Venus, and Satur-
day was sacred to Saturn. Of all
names of our language few convey
more historical, NEUROLOGICAL and
legendary lore than the names of the
months and days.-St. Louis Globe
Democrat.