The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-04-26
The Governor and the Mexican Preparing to
Fulfill a Senatorial Fight Contract.
California Insanity Law Neatly Amended for the Purpose, the
Personnel Of Two Boards Will Be Adjusted Heads
Will Fall and Obligations Be Paid

cant If any manager fails for. three
months to attend the regular meetings OF
the board OF which he is a member; I'M
less he be i'll or absent from the state,
his office shall be vacant, and the board,
By resolution shall so declare, and GER
titled copy of every such resolution shall
forthwith be transmitted to the Cover
nor
This act has been so amended that fol-
lowing mo person shall be eligible to the
office of manager who is either an cleo
ttcer have been inserted, the same change
being made in reference TO subsequent
coming into a State office.
With this little change made in the law
Gage is now ready to keep his contract
with Marvin. Frank L. Gould of Stock
ton, q well-known and influential poliu-
of managers of Agnews. Gould is on the
Building and Loan Association commits
sion, being an appointive State officer.
With the dropping out OF GouId, General
Barrett of Napa, present Bank Commits
sioner and member of the board of man
ayers of Napa Insane Asylum. will step
from the last named office. a Republican
Will be appointed to I'LL the vacancy and
then trouble will commence. Three Re
publiCans, or majority of the boards of
both Napa and Agnews asylums, will
then be in full power. Under the old law
Ii was necessary that a four-fifths vote
be cast against a resident physician be-
fore he could be removed. With com
mendable foresight, this little matter has
been fixed up in the amendment so the
section governing the removal OF resident
asylum officers reads ANY medical SUI
perintendent or treasurer may be re-
moved by majority vote Of the board of
managers for cause" Doubtless cause
will be found and then the ak.
For some time trouble has been brew
ing around Dr. Gardner, present medical
superintendent of Napa Insane Asylum.
and it seems that politics have so shaped
matters or, rather, Burns has so shaped
politics, that he must go. DR.. Hennessy
Of Napa. who is known as Cages pOliti-
cal adviser as TO matters arising in the
fertile valley surrounding his home, has
long been antagonistic to DR.. Gardner.
IhlS makes matters even more smiling
for Marvin, as ii is being circulated
throughout the land that Hennessy will
use all his power to remove Gardner from
his present position. With Gardner out
and Marvin in as medical superintendent
the next move, il is said, will be to make
DR.. Stone of Marysville first assistant
superintendent.
These changes made attention will be
turned TO AgneWs. where DR.. Sponogle, a
Budd appointee. at present holds the up
per hand. With the change in the board
as stated Sponogle, L is said, will be re-
ieved from office and DR.. Stocking at
present first assistant medical Superinten-
dent of the asylum, will be appointed to
fill the vacancy.
The amendment to the insanity law was
is not accused of suggesting its introduce
ton. 1t shows the hand of Gage. and
through the hand the shadow of Burns.
II was an effort made on behalf of a
faithful ally; its purpose was not appar-
ent TO the legislators ana it went through
and through 1t rewards will be distrib-
uted.