The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-02-28

as rapidly as they should come up all OF
Dibbles pet measures.
The agreement got between twenty-five
and thirty signers, and Dibbles machne
has not been working on creased wheels
since.
In their assault, the San Franciscans
were materially aided by Grove johnson.
In fact, Dibble's troubles had their be-
ginning when he went against Johnson
for the leadership of the House IN Ine
early days of the session. The Represen-
tatiVe from Sacramento is easily the peer
of the San Franciscan as parIamenta-
rian and in that quiet, tear-stalned Volce
of his has more than once came out pest
in a battle of wits. Valentine or Los An
geles who leads the southern FORCES, is
another hacker, though he knows notn-
ing of the written agreement.
It was Valentine, in fact, VINO gave OiD-
ble's control it's Knockout blow, ana IN
no quiet or lady-lfke language. 49,,
1t all came out over the tnanclai lIou-
bles of the city of Placerville. and IL nap
pened Just before and just after the SEES
sion convened this morning, Dlpple over i-
stepped himself, and his dethroning is the
penalty. ~
At the request of Drury Melone,, the
Napa capitalist, Dibble last week oneTed
| In the Assembly bill 839, when proVldess
that when municipalities nave not nel a
wears the Governor shall rorthWltn ap-
point the officials necessary TO the oPel
alton of the city's government anu tha I
they shall hold office and call reguiaes
election in due time for the selecIlon OF
their successors. On it's face the bill pro
vides a general law In its intent IL is
nothing more than special Legislation n IL
rected at the city of Placerville: me
bonds which that town issued IN Ioof, ~
the amount of S34, 500, upon an asreeiil en-
which the railroad did not Keep Do 30 pu'
Vile are now in the hands OF Drury Me
lone. an agent for the orlglnai nolueisa'
The alleged debt, with accrued Ih int ss /
now amounts to $3.50, 600, and 1t is this DAP
of money that Melone and Dibble want TO
collect by special enactment. D,,.
The Judiciary Committee, or Whlch LID,
BILE is a leading member, recommenueo
that the bill pass. upon a short eXpIaha a.
ton by Dibble, who made no alluSloiI 70
Placerville Assemblyman Raw OF FL DO
Kill the measure and were waiting for
the committee to take 1t up, but contrary
to usual procedure they were not notl,
nothing said. The first intimation of 1t
had by its friends was its sudden appear
ance in the files Valentine called upon
Dibble to explain such work, and the
clever chairman of the Rules Committee
was quick to promise that when 1t came
along on the second reading file he would
either killed or recommended not to
pass. Saturday it came up duly on the
second reading file and just before 1t was
considered Valentine was called al, out or
the chamber. He left the bill IN Can't
nettis hands. Another minute, however,
Caminetti, too, was hurriedly called, and
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chair, to keep promise, he left the room.
Raw of Placerville was absent. When
the bill came on Dibble, instead of max
ing his word good, announced that VAL
entine and Raw were absent but that
they desired him to say they had no OBJ
lection, and he suggested that it be read
and passed to the third reading file. TAX
ing him in good faith, the House followed
his suggestion.
Valentine met Dibble before the House
convened this morning and gave him a
thorough calling down. 1t was red
hot row and it was renewed by Va1en-
tine on the floor after the session was be-
gun. He openly accused Dibble of bad
faith and would not quiet until Dibble
made emphatic promise that the bill
should be at once rereferred.
1t was the most glazing expose that has
yet been made of Dibble,s methods and
if there were any in the House unlearned
before it provided the needed lesson 1t
was laughed and talked over for an hour
afterward Valentine, who has frequent
ly baked the San Franciscan at other
times, is in a fair way to be promoted
from the leadership of the Los Angeles
delegation to the position Dibble has
usurped as leader on the floor Of the
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