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Crowtler, for Public Buildings re-
ported on Valentines A. B. So, for i'm
provements at the Los Angeles State
NORMAL School, and Crowder's A. B.
253, appropriating $4,000 to complete
the San Diego State Normal School,
that they do pass as amended; Kelsey's
A. B. 424, for library building at the
State Normal School at San Jose. was
recommended to passage.
INTRODUCTION OF BILLS.
This order of business since Monday
Last, the fiftieth day of the session. has
become a more complicated ceremony
than before The member who would
now introduce a. new bill must first
send up written motion that he be al
lowed to present bill having a GER
tain title, which is recited in the motion.
to the standing committee appointed
as board of inspection. This commit
tee reports favorably or otherwise to
the House, on which vote is taken,
and the member is refused OF granted
permission to offer his bill.
All this ceremony was gone through
yesterday by White, Caminetti and
Griffin, who were granted leave to in
troduce the following bills:
Griffin-Five bills relating to collec-
ton of taxes.
White-To amend the Act creating a
Board of Bank Commissioners, relating
to the duties and powers of such Bank
Commissioners
Caminetti-To authorize and permit
the use of the great seal of the State of
California and such other appropriate
f7cci oy,Sz a,.t q iyipcr cn.oJo Ctot the
order of the Native Sons of the Golden
West, patriotic order, created and
existing under the laws of the State, in
the making of medals to be presented
by and under the auspices of said order,
to the officers and members Of the
United States troops from California
who have been in active service in the
late war with Spain.
MOTIONS AND RESOLUTIONS.
Belshaw moved that, in proper recog
milton Of the day, the eminent Sacra-
mento orator, HON. Grove L. Johnson,
be invited to address the members of
the Assembly in the Assembly chamber
at s o'clock p. m. on the sentiments
connected with the day. Carried.
Anterior moved that that other emil
nent orator, Hon. A. Caminetti of ANA
dor, be invited to speak following Mr..
Johnson. Carried.
Kenneally moved that the Senators
be invited to join the members of the
Assembly. Carried.
At the joint session it was moved and
seconded that Hon. Charles M. Short
ridge be added to the oratorical force.
Carried and so ordered.
Later in the day a message was re-
ceived from the Senate declining the
invitation of the House.
UNATTACHED ATTACHES.
Meade offered the following resolu-
ton, which was adopted after some eff
forts to lay it over until another day:
Whereas, Various members of this
Assembly have, without authority Of
this body, authorized many persons to
go to work and take their chances on
getting paid; and
Whereas, This manner of appoint
ment, and the passage of resolutions
paying for such unauthorized services,
leads to great extravaganza and sub
,od Do
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ose any man from Southern califor-

pose any man from Southern Califor-
MIA.
The bill was put on its final passage,
and as some Of the members had grown
weary of the debate and left, a call OF
the Senate was the result.
The Sergeai alarms succeeded in
locating Shoxridge. who was in the
Assembly chamber awaiting his turn
to deliver an grafton on The Father of
His Country Then ten minutes We're
wasted in useless motions, and pending
the wait Morehouse, whose anger at
Bulla's action had subsidized, openly
apologized for what he had said, and
retracted all.
Bula thanked Morehouse for his re-
traction, and granted pardon. He said
he had intended to vote for the BILL
but had voted adversely to his judg-
ment owing to the remarks made by
Morehouse. He proposed to vote for the
bill
AS a matter of fact, no tears We're
seen, though there were suspicious OF
moisture in the voices of the two prin-
cipaas. Meantime the other members
applauded
Finally the doors were thrown open,
Shortridge voted mo- and left for the
Assembly chamber on run, and the
bill was passed-21 to 13. Davis chang
ed his vote from no to aye and gave
notice of a motion to reconsider the
vote whereby the bill was passed.
OTHER MATTERS.
S. B. Ala, Taylor-To amend Sections
TOP and 703 of the Code of Civil Pro-
cedure, relating to the redemption of
property sold on execution; passed.
to {. Title approved.
s. B. 362, Trout-To establish camp
of instruction for the National Guard
of the State of California, and to au-
thorize the acquisition, by donation, of
site for the same; read second time,
amended and to print.
S. B. 24O, Wolfe-To amend an Act
to regulate the practice of pharmacy
and sale of poisons; read second time,
amended and ordered printed.
At 10 O'Clock the Senate adjourned.
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Afternoon Session.

ITpon reassembling the Assembly spe-
oia1 file was taken up and it was found
that Works anti-cartoon bill, No. 4UO
was at the top.
Chairman. who had paired with Sims,
but who desired to go on record as vot-
ing for the bill, asked unanimous con-
sent to have it go over until to-day.
Objection was raised and the bill was
read the third time.
ANTI-CARTOON BILL DEFEATED.
Shortridge spoke in opposition to the
bill. He quoted from a speech deiiv-
cred in the United States Senate in
1861. by Colonel E. D. Baker, in answer
10 a speech by Senator Judah P. Ben
iamin. in which Baker, in words Of
burning elouuence, denounced the at
tempt of Southern members to restrict
the liberty of the press of the North.
Shortridge appealed to the Senators
to bind up their wounds, received prob
ably unjustly, and in the name of
American freedom, refuse to strike
down the liberty of the press at one
fell swoop. If, he said, in the face of
war, and at the risk of the Union
Baker in 1861 could in his words of
matchless eloquence, denounce an effort
to strike down the sacred liberty of the
press. the Senate of the State Of Cali
fornia Senators could do no better. at
the present time than to follow his ex-
ample.
Rowell also spoke against the bill,
and the roll call on the final passage
resulted as follows:
Ayes-Ashe, Bettman, Burnett, Cur
tin. Cutter, Dickinson, Feeney, Hall.
Leavitt, Maggard, Morehouse, Mutt.
Pace, Simpson, Taylor. Trout and
wolfe-17
Noes = Braunhart, Bulla, Davis,
Dwyer, Flint, Gillette, Jones' Laird, La
Rue, Luchsinger, Prisk, Rowell, Short
ridge. Smith and Stratton-15.
A motion for call of the Senate was
lost by vote of 9 to 90
Cutter thereupon changed his vote
from aye to no, and the bill was de-
elared lost by vote of 16 to 16.
Gutter, who had changed his vote.
thereupon gave notice that on the next
legislative day he would move to recon-
slider the vote whereby the bill was
lost
POSTPONED UNTIL TO-DAY.
ehortridge called up his notice OF .
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IN SENATE YESTERDAY.
Anti-Cartoon Bill Defeated, but
Will Be Reconsidered.

In the Senate yesterday morning. on
motion of Wolfe, the half dozen mes
sages received during the past three
weeks from the Governor and which
have already been published in the
Record Union We're taken up and
read, and that particular one relating
to the withdrawal of the names of SEW
eral appointees sent in for confirmation
by Governor Budd was referred to the
Committee on Executive CommuEica-
lions.
ONE NEW BILL.
On motion of Flint, the Constitution
was suspended to allow him to intro
duce a bill to authorize and permit the
Native Sons of the Golden West to
make medals representing the seal Of
State for the purpose of presenting the
same to officers and soldiers of Cali
fornia volunteers in the late war with
Spain
A FEW RESOLUTIONS.
Resolutions were offered and referred
to the Committee on Attaches, Contln-
gent Expenses and Mileage, as follows:
To pay Paul NJ. Gregg So per day
for services as bill clerk from Feb
ruary 4th to February 21st, and that
his tenure of Office be extended to the
end Of the session.
Appointing Frank Merritt to be a
page at $3.50 day.
To pay May Driscoll $130 for SER
vices from January 18th to February
22d.
MARCH FOURTH RESOLUTION
TABLED
Bettman, for the Committee on Rules
and Revision, reported back S. c. F. 8.
relative to sine die adjournment on
March 4th. recommending that It lie
on the table. i
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Evening Session.

AT the evening session S. B. SO. by
Morehouse, which had been partially
considered Tuesday evening, was again
taken up, and legal arguments of ap-
parent learning and alleged Importance
We're sprung with startling rapidity and
clockwork regularity.
POINT OF LAW.
Gillette started the trouble, and in
attacking the bill held that under it's
provisions even grandchildren could set
aside the acts of it's grandparent with
relation to the conveyance of property
and have the same set aside for its
benefit. He held that under the pro-
visions of the bill titles to property
would become nearly insecure
Dickinson contended that the bill was
only intended to apply to cases where
fraud was practiced, and that as fraud
vitiated any contract, it ought to apply
in case where it could be established
that parent deliberately defrauded
minor child. He said that the intent
to defraud must be established before a
child could come in for its portion of
an estate.
Davis held that an heir had no right
Whatever to an estate until it's parents,
or its grandparents, were dead, and
that as it had no rights there could DE
no fraud.
Gillette and. Davis questioned Dickin-
son and Morehouse, and vice versa,
and the debate degenerated into a col
loquial discussion, in which Curtin sub
sequently took hand
The bill which caused all the trouble.
follows:
Every instrument, other than a will
affecting an estate in real property, in
Guiding every charge upon real prop
erty, or upon It's rents and profits made
with intent to defraud prior or suisse
quent purchasers thereof, or incum-
brancers thereon, or those upon whom
such real property would descend I'M
der the laws of succession, is void as
against every purchaser or incumbran-
Ger, for value, of the same property.
or the rents or profits thereof, and is
VOID against the heirs of the grantor.
Leavitt suggested that the lawyers
agreelupon the meaning of the law now
in force. He said there was a great
deal of talk, from the standpoint of a.
layman, and very little work. He
pointed out that some of the lawyers
said the law was one thing, and others
said something entirely opposite. He
said If the lawyers could agree on
something the laymen might vote with
certain degree of intelligence
Morehouse and Gillette both claimed
the right to close the argument, the
former because he was the author of
the BILL the latter because he had start
ed the trouble. The Chairman ruled
in favor of Morehouse and then recog-
nized Boyce, who also spoke
Morehouse closed the debate He
contended that there were laws higher
than those of the United States-laws
born in the individual. The child. he
said, came into the world without its
consent, and that very fact gave it a
right upon its parent, superior to any
law.
After an hour and a half had been
consumed, and after Warehouses; time
for closing twenty minutes) had ex-
pired, motion that he be allowed fif-
teen additional minutes was defeated
by Bulla voting no.
Morehouse sat down. saying he yield
ed to his friend from Los Angeles, rec
ognizing that Southern California need
expect nothing from Northern Califor-
MIA He intimated that he would OPP
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AT the evening session S. B. SO. by
Morehouse, which had been partially
considered Tuesday evening, was again
taken up, and legal arguments of ap-
parent learning and alleged Importance
We're sprung with startling rapidity and
clOckWork regularity
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TO LET.

Real Estate salesroom, 326 J Street
r. BoHI> Manages -
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AUCTION SALE

OF THE ENTIRE STOCK OF THE
Golden Rule Store, at southeast corner of
Third and J streets, Friday, February "a,
1899, at 10 O'Clock a. m. Stock consists of
gents furnishing goods. clothing, hats,
caps, shoes, etc. Also store fixtures. Sale
positive. Terms, cash. Will be sold in
lots to suit purchasers.
BELL & CO., Auctioneers, 1901 K street.
f13-0f
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SPECIAL NOTICES.

hardware, bicycles, carts, buggies, car
riages phaetons, Balm farm and header
wagons. Send for catalogue.
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NEW TO-DAY.

SECOND ILLUSTRATED LECTURE
by Rev A. c. Herrick Thursday evening,
February 23d, at Sixth-street M. E..
Church, s p. M, ON the War in Cuba. :"
Admission. 35c, 1t
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AUCTIONS.
AUCTION SALE

Saturday, February 18th, at 1870 p. M, at
store. No. 329 K street, moved from Cllnie
warehouse, and must be sold. There are
oak bedroom suits. Brussels carpet,
mats. chairs, tables, rocker, chiffonicr,
range, crockery, glassware, ETC., etc. Sale
positive Terms, cash.
w H SHERBURN Auctioneer
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-09-23
Cannda's Greatest Glory.

y
The greatest glory of Canada is not its
modern progress, but its vast and ancient
wilderness. If you weary of the sameness
and unprofitableness of everything you
know, go where 1 went last year to tho
upper waters of the Ottawa where the
beaver is the master architect and the
moose is king of the woods. See for your
self, as 1 saw, that the Ottawa and the
Gatneau, appearing to come from widely
distant regions, have their origin close to-
gether and are twins. Behold these two
children Of the lakes, nourished from tho
same generous breast. Trace their courses
and see that, though journeying far, in
widely different directions, they finally ar
rive at common destination.
Nobody knows all about that headwater
country around the sources of the Ottawa.
1t Is a prolific game region, where SPORTS
men rarely go, for the simple reason that
they can get all the hunting they want
nearer to the railroad. There are plenty Of
deer close to almost any Canadian Pacific
station west of Pembroke and it is not
much trouble to get a chance at a moose
in two days from DeuX Rivieres, Rockciiffe
or Mattawa. Not many hunting parties
start from there, either, and / suppose tho
reason is that for thousands of miles to The
west the woods, prairies and mountains lie
close to the railroad and afford almost linz
itleSs opportunities.
The territory inclosed by the Ottawa and
the Gatineau has been from immemorial
times the home of the Algonquin Indians,
and they still remain there, in such primI-
tive innocence that they receive no annuity
from the dominion government. In this
they are unlike the Indians of the United
States their brother tribes of Canada.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-09-23
CLEANING A LARGE LIBRARY.
How 100000 Volumes Are busted In
Two Weeks by Five Men.
From the Chicago Chronicle.

FROM tne chicago chronicle.
The Newberry library, shining and spot
less from attic to basement, is again open
to the public Not only the building itself
but every book, pamphlet and paper in it.
has been thoroughly renovated. To clean
the books alone 1t required five men two
weeks. and with each of these five men 1t is
now a firm conviction that If some inven-
tive genius would turn his attention to a
patent book cleaner instead of churns and
tack filters he would make a fortune
1t is a herculean task, this cleaning of
100000 volumes, and to assign to one man
the cleaning of 10000 seems, as Jerome X
Jerome says of the German facilities for
performing ones additions, like tidying up
the Augean stables with a squirt. 1t was
accomplished, however, and the janitor
who bossed the job and did most of the
work is as proud of it as possible.
Each man was assigned a case, from
which he took the books, one shelf at a
time, and after carefully busting them with
a feather buster, placed them in order on
truck. The shelf was then washed the
books taken up two at a time, slammed
together, whatever dust thus loosened
blown off and replaced.
This upheaval takes place in the New
berry library every year. but some of the
others are not as fastidious. The Crerar
has never in the more than two years
course of it's existence been thoroughly
cleaned. 1t has its daily and weekly GO
ings over however, and here trial has been
made of a patent buster. 1t consists of a
fan inclosed in box from which extends
long tube with feather buster at the
end. When set in motion the buster Is sup
posed to take off the dust which Is drawn
through the tube into the box by the sue
ton caused by the rapid motion of the fan
But this has not been a success and when
the books are busted the method of the
Newberry is used. This seems to be the
only way, not only libraries but book
stores as well use it.
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and I'll bet Melton'n get the road yet; what

and I'll bet Mslton'll get the road yet; what
do you think7"
As neither of US had ever spoken to the
great man-except the time he spoke to me
when he called at Mrs. Stanwood's-we
rang the bell at the door Of the handsome
mansion with considerable trepfdation. II
any one had suddenly peeked around the
corner and said ''boor' I guess we would
have taken to our heels. but nobody did.
Instead a very prim old lady opened the
door and stared at US in well-bred sur
prise when asked to see the Judge.
She bowed. gravely. and opened door
to the right. On entering the handsome
parlor she asked us to be seated, saying
the judge was occupied but would see US
presently. After she left we sat in perfect
silence, not daring to move for some time.
Then Tommy whispered: Il wonder where
he is7''
But only replied: "Sh!' and we relapsed
into fearsome silence.
Presently another door opened, the same
lady appeared. and said: Step this way.
please"
We entered the office. and found the old
gentleman seated at a large mahogany
desk writing. Without looking up he said,
abruptly: Take a seat!'
Not daring to take our eyes Off him. we
both backed into the same chair. resulting
in spill for Tommy, who was the smallest.
The judge paid attention, enabling us
to recover ourselves.
With disQuieting suddenness he whirled
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-09-23
Far Otherwise.

From the Chicago Tribune.
The poet was in his best clothes.
He was doing the society act.
In the corner of the brilliantly-lighted
parlor he sat, with look of intense alb
straction on his pale, scholarly face.
What occupies your mind?" banteringly
asked a fair one. Thoughts that breathe
and words that burn'?''
ALAS. nor he exclaimed, in agony of
soul. Collar points that pierce and shoes
that pinch!"
Which seems to show that the poet when
at his best is in neglige costume.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-09-23

we determined to try and gain an entrance
to the forbidden tunnel. We lodged about
the outskirts for hours locating the watch
men and noting their habits. One big. fat
old fellow waddled over his post with a de-
liberation highly encouraging to US. We
let him get away from the end of his beat.
and then sneaked through the lines with
out any trouble at all Once inside we
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-09-23

It IL reported from China that ten men
carry the emperor's umbrella. This Is not
so very remarkable. Ten men, more or
less, carry the umbrella of the average
American before 1t is entirely worn out
Star Of Hope.
'"This climate disagrees with me-" said
Mr.. Meekton's wife.
And Mr. Meekton, who was reading. alb
sently exclaimed, How does 1t dare2''-Tit-
Bits.
Bill-'Did the lecturer make many ges-
lures In his speech?"
Jill-''Why, he had to; the flies were
something teTrible!'-Yonkers Statesman.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-09-23

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culiar to women, is beyond comparison
greater than that of any other medicine
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and who, assisted by his staff of nearly
a score of trained physicians, treats and
cures thousands Of women every year.
"Favorite Prescription has an invigor-
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itself and phenomenal control of dis
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woman. II permanently cures backache,
bearing down pains, liberation, infam-
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cause. 1t dries up the drains, puts out
the fever fire of inflammation and cures
the corroding ulcer. 1t makes marriage
a happiness and motherhood blessing,
by giving to women such an abundant
vitality that the baby blossoms into life
as sweetly, simply and naturally as a
flower. Sick women are invited to con-
suit DR.. Pierce by letter free of charge.
All correspondence strictly confidential.
Address DIR. R. v. Pierce, Buffalo, N. Y.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-09-23

From the Chicago News.
Marketman-"Well, little girl, what will
you have?
Little Girl-"Have you got any horseless
radish
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-09-23
A Repetition.

From Puck.
Edith-"Penelope Is going to get married
again.
Ethel-'Why. she has never been mar
ried!'
Edith-"No; but she has been going to
be- lots Of times!"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-09-23
Beyond His Deptb.

From the Chicago News.
1.-THE study of the occult sciences inter-
ests me very much" remarked the new
boarder. II love to explore the dark depths
of the mysterious, to delve into the regions
of the unknown, to fathom the unfathom-
able. as it were. and to-
May I help you to some of the hash,
professor" interrupted the landlady
And the good woman never knew why the
other boarders smiled audibly.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-09-23

Don't leave the table" said the land
lady, as her new boarder rose from his
scanty breakfast.
II must, madam; it's hardwood. and my
teeth are not what they used to be."-Tit-
Bits.
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Chapter VIII.

Elder Staples Eulogizes Me-We Repair the
Engine and Finish the Job-Iroube IN
Greytown Tunnei-Tommy and l Solve
the MyStery-An Interview With Judge
Davis-We Get Big Promises-Mr. Sason
Inseated-The Road Comes to Melton
Dave and the Widow Marry-Dave
Locks Horns With the Company.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-12-07
CRIME.

Cedar Rapids, Iowa-Unknown per-
sons placed stick of dynamite at the
front door of w. l.. Cron's residence.
The fuse was fired and burned up to
the cap, which failed to explode. This
is all that saved Cron, his wife and
three sons from death by an explosion.
Port Huron, Mich-L. A. Root, un-
til recently chief clerk of the great
camp Knights of the Macabees, COM
mitted suicide by swallowing carbolic
acid.
indianapolis, Ind.-Dr. Franklin F.
Gillespy of Glenn's Valley was SEN
fenced to three years in the Columbus
(Ohio) penitentiary and was fined 500
and costs for taking part in a counter
feiting scheme.
Columbus, Ohio-Capt. Isaac T. Jobe
late of the Sixth United States infan-
try, charged with using war depart
ment penalty envelopes for private let
tiers, escaped from the county Jail here.
Purcell, |. T-Clarence B. Douglass,
newspaper correspondent, charged
with killing Editor James Williams at
Ardmore in June, 1897, has been found
not guilty and discharged.
Amsterdam, n. Y.-George Beard,
who came to this city three weeks ago
from Streator, ILL.,, committed suicide
by jumping into the Erie canal.
Tampa, Fla.-Mamie belong shot
and killed Lizzie Sessions and Calvin
Andrew in fit of jealousy at Land
pebble phosphate camp, near here.
st. Louis, Mo.-Arnold Tuchschmidt,
the missing cashier of the internal
revenue department, is said to short
in his accounts over $1,000. 1t is also
said the amount may run into figures
more astonishing.
Culver, Ind.-Capt j. @. A. Floyd
has been dismissed from the position
of riding master at the military aca-
deny here on account of his arrest at
Louisville recently while attempting
to elope with Mrs. j. L. Benepe of In
dianapolis.