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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-02-25
SHALL THE PEOPLE
VOTE FOR SENATOR !

CALL HEADQUARTERS, SACRA-
MENTO, Feb. 24.-The resolution by Cam
1netti of Amador asking that the States
Of the Union be memorialized to ask Con-
gress for a constitutional amendment
that will permit the election of United
States Senators by direct vote of the peo-
interesting debate as has been heard in
the Assembly during this present session
In defense of the resolution were lined
up Caminetti, Mead and Valentine of Los
Angeles. Opposed to it were Grove L.
Johnson, Judge Dibble of San Francisco
Belshaw of Contra Costa and Melick of
Los Angeles.
Mr.. Caminetti explained the course of
procedure that would be followed should
his resolution be adopted. He said it was
the law of the land that if two-thirds of
the States should call upon Congress for
such enactment as he proposed Congress
would be obliged to Jake action. When
the required number of States call upon
Congress 1t ceases, TO be an appeal and
becomes mandate. The Senate, he said
was of course opposed to such an amend
ment, but it was the opinion in Con-
gress that the country's constitution
should be SO changed.
In speaking to the resolution Johnson
of Sacramento said he for one did not
care to go on record as saying that the
men who go into political conventions
were of higher order and greater honor
than the men who make, up the State
been represented in the Senate by good
men and it is not true that a poor man
can no longer be elected Stephen M.
White is an example Of the poor man who
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WILD COURSE OF
SENATE BILL So

CALL HEADQUARTERS, SACRA-
MENTO, Feb. 24.-Senate bill Sc, intro
duced by Senator Curtin of Tuolumne
County, has run like rolling stone
through both houses of the Legislature,
gathering moss in the way of amendments
Fn its erratic course. And 1t has not yet
found rest.
The bill, as originally submitted, in
creased the salary of the Judges Of the
Superior Court of Tuolumne County from
$4,000 year to $780,, The bill was referred
to the Judiciary Committee, where an
amendment was offered to add the Supe-
rior Judges of San Francisco County to
those Increased, and providing a. raise for
them from $4,000 to $1,000; but the amend
ment was lost.
The bill was reported back to the Sem
ate as introduced, with the Recommended
fion that IT pass. On second reading
Stratton moved to amend by adding the
San Francisco Judges and increasing
them to $4,000. The amendment was car
ried and the bill went to the printer to
have the amendment added.
The amendment was printed and the bill
came back for third reading, when Cutter
creased pay for the San Francisco Judges
and leaving them at their former $4,000.
This amendment was carried by a vote
reversing. the former action of the Senate,
and again the measure went to the print
err this time to be pruned down.
Again the bill came back for third read
ing and again there was an amendment
awaiting 1T Stratton wanted to amend
by striking out the $4,000 for the San Fran
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tory that marked the fight Of the evening
hours.
With the ears of the scavenger of the
plains for subject the Senators waxed
eloquent over the obligation of the State
TO pay when 1t had contracted a debt, and
1t was argued that the bounty was a
legitimate debt and 1t should be settled
spoke in favor of the bill and so did
Shortridge and Bettman and Simpson and
Curtin. Senator Morehouse objected to
paying under the appropriation system
provided for in the bill, and Senator Gill
lette backed him up. Bulla took the other
side principally on the matter of pro-
eedure, for the bill requires that each
claimant shall prove his claim in court
before he is paid.
Senator Doty was outspoken enough to
say he thought the bill was in the inter
the claims and hoped to realize on them.
He pointed to that section Of the bill
which allowed the Attorney General to
transfer the suits to Sacramento for trial
for support of his theory that the poor
man was not the man being looked out
for. Senator Dickinson spoke along the
same lines.
Senator Laird, who introduced the bill
and was responsible for all the trouble,
closed the debate on the line of 1.-The State
must pay It's debts" and then the bill
and a call of the House was demanded
and ordered. The necessary two votes
were secured by the sergeant alarms,
and then Morehouse changed his vote
from no to aye The ballot was an
nounced as being % to II, and then More
house gave notice that tomorrow he
would move for a reconsideration.
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cisco, Judges and inserting $500 instead,
put the amendment was lost, and as orig
inally introduced the bill was passed.
Then the vagrant measure wandered over
to the Assembly and at once began to
accumulate more amendments.
First It was amended by the insertion
Of $4,000 for San Francisco Judges, and to
them were added Siskiyou from $500 to
$4,000, Shasta from $4,000 to $500 and Con-
ira Costa with another raise, but Contra
Costa was taken out again. In this shape
the bill passed the Assembly and once
more it struggled back to its original
home, the Senate
But the Senate would not stand for the
amendments the Assembly had tackled
on. Senator Laird, who had voted against
the San Francisco raise. said Shasta and
Sfskiyou did not want a raise, and he be-
neved they had been put in there so he
would vote for the amended bill He voted
no anyway. All the Assembly amend
ments We're voted down, and now a CON
terence committee. composed of Senators
Cutter; Davis and Sims, has been ap-
polntted TO confer with a similar commit
tee from the Assembly in order to settle
on just how much the already oyerworked
bill will stand
All this explains why the session of the
LEGISLATURE is expected to last we'll into
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MOST FLAGRANT OUTRAGE MADE
KNOWN.
Only Lack Of Time Prevents Rigid Investigation
Into This Effort to Debauch an AsSembyman
With an Offer Of Office or Money.

man who attempted to bribe Assem-
blyman Raub and punish the offender
to the full extent of the law. These Sug-
gestions have not yet taken formal
shape and it is feared that they will
not owing to the lateness of the ses-
sion and the necessity of postponing
and probably jeopardizing essential
legislation should an inquiry be held.
The Assembly as a body, however, is
indignant that a new scandal has been
added to so much already blotted into
| It's history. Heelers of Burns are in
unpleasant presence around the Hobbies
and within the ratings and all who talk
with them are viewed with disfaver.
Assemblyman Raub was besieged by
his colleagues as we'll as by newspaper
men yesterday, all asking for the name
OF him who had attempted to bride him
in the interest of Dan Burns. To all
Assem- blyman Raub made the same re-
ply. He reiterated the statements he
had made at the caucus of Grant men
and subsequently to The Call, but he
positively declined to reveal the iden-
tity of the man who approached him.
In explanation of this attitude AS
semblyman Raub says that he has
known the man for some time and does
not wish to expose him, although the
attempt at bribery was bitterly and
emphatically resented. Raub says that
his only purpose in making the expose
WAS 10 SHOW 10 his COlIGd u6S anu TO
the people of the State generally the
dishOnorable methods that Burns is
employing in his campaign. Members
of the Legislature have been black
mailed, intinidated and, as far as pos
sible, bribed. They have been offered
place or coin, as in the instance of AS
semblyman Raub, and when that failed
they have been threatened with politi-
cal oblivion as the penalty for their re-
fusal to join the forces of Dan Burns.
Assem- blyman Raub knows as we'll as
others that Burns cannot win without
a caucus and it is known also that out
side influences upon which the Mexican
is depending are determined that the
caucus shall be held soon or not at all.
This reason explains why such daring
offer was made to Raub, who has been
with the Grant forces from the begin
ming and gave no indication that he
was WaVering in his allegiance.
Raub however, will go no further in
his expose than he has already done
unless he is forced to do so by the
proper authorities. Representatives of
ing Raub, assuming that vituperative
abuse is legitimate denial. None of the
MeXican's touts are demanding, with
any degree of emphasis, however, to
have Raub name the man who sought
to bride him. The incident remains an
other scandalous episode in a disgrace
full campaign fought by the Mexican to
secure an honor that in his possession
would become a reproach to the State
and its people.
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ROUTINE WORK OF THE
SENATE is NOW DULL

CALL HEADQUARTERS, SACRA-
MENTO, Feb. 24.-Under Senator Smith s
motion of yesterday the Senate has made
UP another file of important measures
which will be taken up and hurried
through after the few bills remaining on
the special urgency file have been dis
posed of.
The Governors message withdrawing
certain appointments from the considera-
ton of the Senate which had been re-
ferred TO the Committee on Executive
Communications was reported back with
the recommendation that it be approved.
The report was adopted.
The Governor notified the Senate that
he had vetoed Senate bill 50. providing
for the expanding of $500 in reftting the
office of the State Treasurer. His reason
for vetoing the measure was that there
was no real reason for the appropriation
and, besides, it was made payable out Of
this years funds instead of those of 1900
Assemblyman Whites bill in relation to
the appraisement of the estate of de-
ceased persons was passed;
Dibble's Assembly bill 354, prohibiting
the defacing or dissertation of the flag
and providing punishment for any such
DETACHMENT was passed to third reading.
Chynoweth's Assembly bill 39S, amend
ing the act governing the organization
and management of county fire insurance
companies so as to enlarge it's powers;
was killed by the striking out of the en-
The Committee on Mileage and Attaches
recommended that $142 80 be allowed for
the expenses Of the junket to Highland
Asylum in San Bernardino County and
$72 IS be allowed for the junket to Napa
Asylum. The allowances We're passed.
Then Senator Luchsinger offered a res
olution allowing five members Of the Com
nittee on Finance and five from the Com
nlittee on Prisons and Prison Buildings
to visit San Quentin Prison. There was
considerable opposition on the ground of
uselessness and expense, but the resolu-
ton was finally adopted.
Senator Braunhaft's pool-selling bill,
which. like Ranquos ghost, will not down,
came up again to-day. There was no con-
sideration of the original, because Braun
hart had substitute and this was intro
duced and ordered to print pending ac
ton. The substitute is practically Sena
tor Dickinson's bill to restrict pool-sell-
ing, with some of the best features of the
old bill added. The substitute prohibits
pool-selling on any contest except In the
track. Enclosure or fair grounds where the
contest is held. Also that any person who
allows. or gives authority to any one to
make books or who votes for any ordi-
nance which allows such pool-selling shall
be guilty of a felony.
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THE MEXICAN WILL BEAR WATCHING.
The People Are Too Near Victory Over Corruption ntiml
datiOn and Coercion to Now Be TriCked Into
Defeat by Burns and the Railroad

CALL HEADQUARTERS, .SACRA-
MENTO, Feb. 24.-Opinion that impor-
tant events will occur next week is
gaining strength tonight. The candi-
dates for Senators themselves expect
that something will happen. The call
for conference of Republicans next
Monday at p. m. elicits some COM
ment, although the conditions proposed
are such as will prohibit discussion on
the merits of aspirants. The Grant
men are very shy of the scheme, fear
ing that there is Mexican in the wood
pile. The promoters of the conference
aver that the suggestion did not ema-
nate from the Burns camp, but was pro-
NOTED by desire to do something to
bring about an agreement among Re-
publicans. II the exchange of views
leads to the conclusion that Grant and
Burns should retire from the field for
the good of the Republican party, a
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in the situation and will use his energies
in the San Diegan's defeat. He knows
that there are men among Grants follow
ers who are practically pledged to Bard,
and that If Bard gets them Grants
chances of election will be even more, re-
Grants forces breaking for Bard he will
stay in the fight to keep Grant out.
To the plan preached by Bulla tonight
all of his followers practically agreed.
They are willing to swing to the new
Richmond in the. field If they can get
company for their trip over, and they
are looking for 1t In the Grant camp, and
a prominent figure in the scheme said to,
night that he did not think they. would
have much trouble in doing it Judging
from the way some of the Grant people
ever since Greenwich of Ventura
went over the other day there has been
a feeling of unrest in one section of the
Grant layout" he said, "and think there
will be something doing. over there before
many days. Dan Burns is all that is mold
ing that crowd together. They cannot
agree to go in a bunch to any. one and
they do not want to take a chance on
Burns picking up any of the stragglers.
Bulla will try and show them the way to
go and from what number OF them nave
said to me lately think our little exodus
is not far off"
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CALL HEADQUARTERS. SACRA-
MENTO, Feb. 24.-The allegations Of
bribery made by Assemblyman c. G..
Raub against an agent of D. NJ. Burns
have created a sensation in legislative
circles.
The attempt which was made to cor
rupt the chairman of the Committee on
Corporations of the Assembly was one
of the most fragrant outrages on the
dignity and decency of the Legislature
that has yet come to light. There is
reason to believe that this latest scan
dal in the campaign of the Mexican
viii develop incidents far more SEN
sational than those which have ap-
peared, and that it will be found if the
Assembly chooses to pursue the inves-
tigation, that a prominent State official
is involved in the affair. There was a
feeling of uneasiness in official circles
generally and in the camp of the Mexi-
can the customary clustering and
meaningless threats were made and
unnoticed by those who knew the Mex.
lean and the methods of his campaign
ers.
There is now no longer any question
that the representatives of Dan Burns,
-
the weapon of State patronage to adj
vantage. Promises of places or their
equivalent in cash are seductive in
ducements and the tricksters of the
Burns outfit are using them not only
to seduce but to intfmidate.
Assemblyman Raub had but very lit
tie further TO say in reference to the
attempt that had been made to bride
him. He declared that there is absc-
lutely no question that the man who
approached him so mysteriously and
secretiVely had full power to act as the
agent of Dan Burns. The man who
made the offer is a recognized cham
pion of the Mexican and enjoys the lat
ter's confidence in the scheme to win
the Federal Senatorship. No idle inter
ference suggested his offer, therefore,
and Raub knew well that he could de-
pend upon the sincerity of the over
lures that were made. Whether or not
the promises could be kept as far as
the delivery of State patronage is con-
cerned is quite another matter that
may be determined by Burns and the
State officers that have assisted him
to the extent of their official positions
in his fight to disgrace the State. The
offer of a money substitute is another
matter. It is bribery, pure and simple,
and adds another gross outrage to the
history of the scandal and blackGuard-
ism that Dan Burns has given to Cali
fornia.
There was considerable talk to-day
that the Assembly should institute
rigid inquiry, demand the name of the
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has been elected to the Senate, and Steph-
en- M. White is poor man."
The resolution, he declared, amounted to
constitution framed by Thomas Jefferson
and his great confreres. In these trou-
blous times It would be grave error to
Those who tried to control a Legisla-
ture in the election of United States
frYing ~ iufiuence 'i convention The
remedy for the evil of corruption was to
prohibit the use of money. in the pri-
maries, the convention and the campaign
The whole harm was done before the Leg
islature met, and not afterward, and the
bill the speaker had introduced prohibit
ing the use of money in Senatorial cam
paigns would remedy the evil.
Belshaw said that in nominating con-
venttons combinations are possible that
could not exist in a Legislature, and that
they could be SO manipulated that NOM
inee could be foisted upon the people
whom the people did not want, but for
Mead (D) of Los Angeles said that
he was in favor of the resolution for the
be nominated in Senatorial year the
question was not so much upon the can
didates capacity, for iaw- - as as upon
became a machine for the making Of a
laws laws was a secondary proposition.
Valentine (R.) Of Los Angeles strongly
backed the stand taken by Mead. He de-
MED that the people would be compelled
to swallow the candidate nominated in
convention. Under the present system
of elections the people, by petition, could
procure their own candidate. To-day CAL
ifornia stood disgraced before the people
of the United States.
The people of the State Of California
wanted to vote directly for Senator, and
the Legislature of the State was COM
posed of men who were presumed to
represent the people.
The people Of the United States were
entitled to vote on the proposition as to
whether or not the election of a United
States Senator should be left to them.
There was deadlock to-day in Canfor-
MIA over the election of a Senator, and
this would be impossible If the people
were allowed to make the choice.
The resolution was finally so amended
that at the convention which 1t called for
only the one proposed amendment can be
considered, and the door not thrown open
to a wholesale breaking up Of the con-
stitution. Tomorrow 1t will come up for
final action,
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NOT GREEN, BUT A
DOCTORS CERTIFICATE

CALL HEADQUARTERS. SACRA-
MENTO. Feb. 24.-Milton Jay Green is
Improving daily and will be able to be in
Sacramento within a week If no setback
occurs" This by the word of DR.. 8. E.
Kelley of Oakland, where Mr.. Green is
just now engaged in improving.
His appearance at the bar of the AS
sembly was the special order for $3.50
o'clock this afternoon, but instead OF
Green came the following letter;
To the Honorable Assembly of the State OF
California
have advised Mr.. Green that 1t would be
unwise for him to go TO Sacramento in his
present condition of health
He is improving daily and gaining IN
strength. I feel confident he will be able to be
present in Sacramento within a week If nc
bacsset occurs. L. E. KELLEY MD.
On motion of Mr.. Belshaw of Contra
Costa Mr.. Green was given still another
week s grace, and barring possible back
sets" Milton Jay will be here next Fri
daV
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NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.

conference held by Senator BuIla with his
followers at o'clock. AS on Monday last,
Mr.. Bulla announced before ad 1ka Gane
and the Assembly that he had something
to say to his followers and he invited
them all to his quarters at the Golden
Eagle.
He reiterated his statement Of the 9TH
er day that he could no longer hope to
win, and he wanted to arrange against
the time when the break would come. He
said that he had come here to sacramen-
to pledged to elect a southern man Sena-
tor if It could be done and if he could
not win himself he wanted to throw his
strength to Thomas r. Bard, who was a
fit man for the position apd very popular
to explain that he did not care to infiu-
ence the course of his adherents after
he had cast loose from them, but that
if they had no other leanings it would be
pleasing to him if they would drop in be-
hind the Venturan.
Senator Bulla, however, had string on
his proposition. He did not want to
give in unless he could get a half dozen
or so of the crowd just now voting for
Ulysses S. Grant. Come what may, Grant
Is the last man that Bulla wants to elect.
Even if he retires from the Senatorial
race he will still be a conspicuous figure
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ELEPHANT WELL I'm The ONLY One LEFT FOR The CAR1OONST'

recommendation to that effect may be
presented.
Senator Bulla was asked this even
ing if there was any truth in the re-
port circulated to-day that there was
an effort to bring about a consolida-
ton of the Grant forces with his own.
He replied that he had not been adj
vised of such movement. The Bulla
men held caucus or conference to-
night. The only absentee was Assem-
blyman Belshaw and he sent word that
he would abide by the. decision, of his
fellow supporters of the Los Angeles
Senator. After considerable talk, the
conference appointed Senator Gillette
and Assemblyman Valentine as COM
mittee to confer with candidates for
the Senate with a view of effecting
some sort of an agreement whereby a
Senator acceptable to the people may
be chosen. 1t is the opinion of Sena-
tor Bulla that important changes will
occur about the middle of next week.
Thomas r. Bard of Ventura left here
for San Francisco this afternoon, but
will return next Monday or Tuesday.
Mr.. Bard is in the hands of his friends,
so to speak, and they have doubtless
advised him that Sacramento will be a
dull place from Saturday afternoon I'M
til Monday morning.
The votes for Johnson ON the first BAL
lot in joint convention were cast by
Senators Cutter and Leavitt and AS
semblymen De Lancie, Dibble, Henry,
knights, Knowland, La Baree, Lardner,
Merrill, Miller of San Francisco, Raub,
Robinson and Valentine,
Phil Crilnmins arrived from San
Francisco this evening to look after
some matters of legislation in which he
is interested. He was asked late to-
night if he had paid a visit to Colonel
Burns this evening, and replied that he
had not. He did not express any cpin-
ion as to the outcome of the Senatorial
struggle, but indicated that he was sat
isf1ed with the action of his friends in
supporting Colonel Burns.
The promise of an appointive office to
Raub in case he would enter a caucus
raises deal Of conjecture as to the
terest Of Burns. No doubt many prom
Uses are out respecting legislative meas
ures. In this connection the testimony
of Lamberson, which was not fully con-
sidered by the members of the Legis-
lature in the rush of exciting events,
Is doubly interesting now. Lamberson,
In talking with a Burns man, was told
that unless members of the Legislature
lined up for Burns they would not
get their bills considered. 1t is OBJ
served now that Dibble is getting in po-
sition to grasp legislation in the As
sembly, and as he Is known to be one
of the ableSt and most audac1ouS of
Burns supporters every move that he
makes ought to be closely studied. The
representatives Of the people in the
Legislature have practically won this
fight against Burns, the machine and
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workino for the Exposition.

CALI, HEADQUARTERS, SACRA-
MENTO. Feb. 24-Charles L. Patton and
S. II. Friedlander arrived IN odcrd1nehto
to-day In the interest OF the nleSSuie re
sls+i,e to the Pacific States Exposition to
he hold in San Francisco. There are sew
eral bills pending in both Senate and As
senbiy, some for appropriations from
State and county and some providing for
the appointment of commissioners ana
managers. The measure to request an ap-
propriation and an exhibit from tne zen
shelved by the Senate to await the con- /
sideration of the State measures; anu d ~, y
is to hurry these along that ration anu
EriadIa nder are here.