The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-01-16
RUDD DECLARES
A LEGAL HOLIDAY
, Defeat of the Funding Bill
to Be Celebrated
To-Day.
Lieutenant'Governor Jeter Will
Preside Over To-Night's
Meeting.
Speeches by Prominent Poop e, Mu:ic
AMI Fireworks Will Make Up
the Programme.

At the request of prominent citizens,
among them Mayor James D. Phelan,
who desire to celebrate the defeat OF the
funding bill, Governor Budd has declared
to-day legal holiday.
His proclamation, issued late yesterday,
is as follows:
WHEREAS. The people of the State OF Califor--
MIA have, by petition, by maSs-meelng ana
through the press, urged Congress TO defeG
the Pacific railroad funding measure; ana
whereas in this State the conventions. of the
great National political parties have. through
their platforms, declared strongly against
such refunding schemes; and whereas. the
= present Legislature has (ss did its predeces-
sOrs), by unanimous vote, instructed the
senator's from California and requested its
Representatives in Congress to use all honor
able means to defeat the railroad funding bills
pending in such body; and whereas, the House
of Representatives vi these United States, in
compliance with the expressed wishes, peti-
tions and instructions of this State aforesaid,
did on the 11th DAY of January, 1897, refuse
TO PASS the furding bill then pending in said
b dy, and did defeat the same; and whereas,
it Is meet and proper when the United States
Congress acts on the petition of State in q
matter OF such grave impor lance that the p
precia ton of such State should be expressed
in BETTING manner;
Now, therefore, by reason of the premises
and for the purpose OF Volcing the apprecia-
ton and pleasure of the people OF this State
over the compliance of the House OF Represen-
tatlYes with our express request, ], James II,
Budd, Governor OF the State OF California, do
hereby proclaim and appoint Saturday, Janu-
airy TO- A. d. 1897, q legal holiday,
IN witness whereof ! have hereunto set my
hand and caused the great seal of the State OF
California to be hereunto affixed this 18th day
JAMES H. BUDD. Governor
L. II. BROWN, Secretary OF State.
Owing to the fact that the news of the
proclamation did not reach the City Hall
until many of the municipal departments
had closed for the day, some of the offices
will be open for business this morning,
but ali will close early.
At the celebration this evening Lieuten-
ant Governor Jeter will preside. Governor
Budd was asked TO occupy the seat OF
- honor, but he was compelled to decline in
order to fill an important engagement at
Stockton, and suggested the Lieutenant
Governor. The latter, in response to 8
telegram, said that he would be pleased TO
come down from Sacramento 10 take part.
The following will deliver five to ten
minute speeches:
Hon. E. W. McKfnstry, Congressman-elect
de Vries, Senator FraucS, Hon. George A.
Sutro, Hon. Il. NJ. La Rue 7. J. Truman, Mayor
James D. Phelan, Walter Macarthur, Hon.
Henry E. Highton, Robert Y. Hayne, Hon. L.
D. McKisick, Hon. NJ. N. Estee, Hon. W. T.
Jeter, James II. Barry, DR.. C. A. Clinton, NJ. NJ
Bunker, Hon. Frank COombS Speaker of the
Assembly,, Hon W. W. Foote.
Singing by a quartet, music by band
and fireworks will complete the pro-
gramme.