The San Francisco call., 1897-02-27
LEGISLATORS ACT.
The Senate Unanimously Passes
Wolfe's Resolution Demanding
Federal Building.

] ES00I al 0hiIQlnBs
SACRAMENTO, CAL, Feb. 26-By a
unanimous vote the Senate to-day passed
Wolfes resolution calling on the Senators
and Congressman al Washington from
California to take steps that will cause the
/ issuance Of orders to begin work at once
on the proposed new Postoffice and Fed
eral building at San Francisco.
! There was special caucus of the Re-
! pubiicans of both houses this morning to
consider the abolition of the rule prohib-
iting the introduction of any measure but
revenue bills after the fiftieth day of the
session of the Legislature. While it was
admitted that the rule was in contraven-
/ tion of the constitution of the State it was
decided to retain it.
In view of this decision Wolfe changed
his resolution so as to make 1t a simple
Senate resolution instead of joint reso-
luton, by striking ont the words "the
Assembly concurring" in the first resolu-
ton, which left it TO read:
WHEREAS, There has been inexplicable and
! apparently inexcusab BILE delay on the part of
the Federal authorizes at Washing ton, D. c.,
IN ordering the commencement of work on
the Postoff1ee building to be constructed on
the site already purchased at the northeast
corner OF Sevent tn and Mission streets San
francisco, and for which there is now S21O.-
900 availa BILE for immediate use in the treas
ury OF the United Sta tes; and whereas there
! is Il large number of unem ployed men in san
Francisco, who have gathered there from all
parts OF the State and who are anxious
ana clamoring for an opportunity to earn
living by honest toll, and who would be af-
foTde1 the opportunity they desire if this work
were begun at once; and whereas the
construction of new PoSioffice at San Fran
cisco Is necessity demanded not only by the
commercial needs OF that City and the en- tire
. mn frgIl Ia hr1w
! therefore be it
ResOIued. BY the Senate, that our Senators in
Congress be instructed, and our Representa-
uves therein BE- requested and urged to take
such action as will cause the proper authori-
ties at Washington, D. C., to issue the neces-
sary orders to have the work of constructing
the San Francisco Postoffice building beguH
| forthwith; and be it further
Resotyed That copy of these resolutions be
forwarded to said Senators and Represen ia
/ tlves in Congress by the Secretary of the
| Senate.
In this form it was received and read by
the Secretary. Wolfe moved its adoption
and VOORHEES, seconded the motion. Wolfe
spoke to the resolution as follows:
This resolution is the expression of the
sentiments of the people OF San Francisco
1t is well known to those people and the
rest OF the people of the State that San
of being so designated. 1t is the largest
com m ercial center of the Pacific Coast
and should be shown more consideration
than has hitherto been accorded it at the
National Capitol.
"If this resolution is adopted it will
hasten the action of the Federal authori-
ties, and this means that 1t will give work
TO the hundreds of unemployed now seek
ing avenues of honest employment in San
Francisco. 1t also means, if the Federal
authorities are induced to act that proper
mail facilities will be given the business
men of San Francisco and of the entire
State.
"San Francisco has poorer accommoda.
tions with reference 10 its Federal bus-
ness than any city in the United States
and its Postotfice accommodations are in.
ferior to those of city one-tenth its size.
Sacramento and Carson have Federal
buildings that they can be proud of, but
San Francisco, by reason of the inactivity
OF its representatives in Congress and the
unexplained discrimination against her
at Washington, has been una Bile to get
recognition, and l know that if this reso
luton be adopted it will hasten the neces-
sary action and give US what we so much
need"
Senator Mahoney advocated the adop-
ton OF the resolution. He said:
81 heartily concur in the resolution
offered by my colleague, and know that it
meets with the approval of the people OF
San Francisco. The site for the Postoffice
was purchased two or three years ago, and
there is now over 5000, 900 in the treasury
OF the United States, remaining out of
this purchase price. which is available for
the construction of the building. For
some reason or other it has never seen
offered to San Francisco. 1 hope that this
resolution will meet with the approval OF
this Senate
Senator Seawell favored the adoption of
the resolution in the following words:
at affords me pleasure to indorse the
resolution offered here in the interest OF
San Francisco and the country that is
tributary to it. That City in the line of
public buildings is not up to that stand
ard that it ought to be, and has not re-
ceived that recognition by the Federal
Government thatit ought to have received.
'San Francisco is one of the most i'm