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The San Francisco call., 1899-03-05
MORTGAGE TAX EXEMPTION
AMENDMENT PASSED

CALL HEADQUARTERS SACRA-
MENTO, March 4.-There was few min
utes of redhot debate this morning when
Assemblyman DIeads constitutional
amendment No. 10 came up in the As
sembly for final action
Mr.. Meads amendment exempts from
taxation growing crops, trust deeds and
mortgages. It's principal features are as
follows:
Section l. All property in the State not ex-
ennnt under the laws of the United States, or
this constitution, shall be taxed in proportion
to its value to be ascertained as provided by
law The word property. as used in this
article and section, is hereby declared to IN
cIude moneys, credits, bonds stocks, dues,
fra nchises and all other matters and things,
real personal and mixed, capable OF private
ownership; provided, that property used for free
public libraries and free public museums grow
ing crops mortgages, trust deeds. property
used exclusively for public schools, and such
as NAV belong to the United States, this State
or to any county or municipal corporation
within this State, shall be exempt from taxa
tion. The Legislature may provide for re-
duction from credits of debts due bona fide
residents of this State; provided further that
this amendment shall not apply to mortgages
and trust deeds executed prior to the date this
amendment takes effect
In speaking to his measure Mr.. Mead
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CALL HEADQUARTERS SACRA-
MENTO, March 1.-Two new names
were added TO the Democratic list Of
candidates on the joint ballot to-day.
Twelve votes were cast for Gavin Nc
Nab and one vote was recorded for
Jesse D. Grant. Assemblyman Fair
weather cast the vote for Jesse and he
expects TO get others in line next week.
Senator Braunhart was the first voter
for Gavin McNab and the assistant
secretary of the Senate had some diff
Guilty in getting the name recorded cor
rectly. Calvin McGab" was about as
near to the name as the recorder could
get and it went that way until Major
Kyle, the chief clerk of the Assembly,
got it Gavin McNab.
When Senator Feeney's name was
called the assistant secretary of the
Senate did not clearly understand the
response, John Rosenfeld," and there
fore announced Daniel NJ. Burns. 3"
This little error caused a deal of half
suppressed merriment as the story has
been going the rounds for several weeks
that the Rosenfeld votes are really
staked out for Burns. Only one ballot
was taken to-day.
The manifesto inspired by Burns and
prepared by Grove Johnson has fallen
fiat. The Grant men do not regard it
as worthy of a reply. They maintain
that the majority of the Republican
members of the Legislature settled the
question by a vote of As to 20 and that
Burns must abide by the will of the
majority.
The Grant forces are as firm as ever,
but the Burns people are holding out
the suggestion of a combination of
Grant and Burns to bring about the
election of a Senator. The truth is that
Burns is making a strong effort to cap
ture some of the Grant men, but there
are no signs tonight of success in that
direction.
The Colonel" is putting on a cheer
full front this evening. Grove Johnson
made the declaration in the Assembly
to-day that Burns would be elected
Senator next Wednesday. The an
nouncement did not create a panic.
There are no indications tonight of a
break TO get into the Burns corral. Dan
pays a visit every day to Colonel Jack
Wright's office at the depot and it is
presumed that Herrin at the San Fran
cisco end of the wire imparts words
of cheer to the railroads candidate.
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Johnson's Sine Die Adjournment Motion Was
Quickly Squelched
CROOKEDNESS WAS NOT TOLERATED
Much Arrogant Bster as to the Future lnduSed In by the
MeXcanS Chief Tout After His
Defeat

general appropriation bill unpassed
they could come back here and do their
business in extra session on full pay
readily appealed to them. They We're
ready to-day for anything that showed
the alluring twinkle of dollar marks.
but they were not of sufficient num-
Der to carry the plan into effect. john
son had a forlorn hope and he knew IT,
but he stood by Mr.. Kenneally's Gun
mel Damn NJ. Burns" faithfully In the
face of the Speaker and the decent eIe
ment in the chamber
Johnson made no further attempt
during the day to call up the resoIu-
tions, but in speaking about the dues-
ton of an extra session later, he said;
IF an extra session is called 1t will
be empowered to elect Senator
whether such object is included in the
call or not. When Senator Stanford
died in office, Senator Hearst was ap-
pointed to succeed him. Shortly after
this, in the summer of 1886, the Legis-
lature met in extra session to con-
slider irrigation matters. In the mean
time the Legislature had become Re
publican and some one moved that
Senator be elected. 1t was so ordered.
and A. P. Williams was chosen. More
than this, Williams was seated.
Johnson's attention was called to the
fact that if he, as one of Burns lead
ers, should move to adjourn sine die 1t
might be construed to mean that the
Mexican had given up the fight. In
reply to this he said: If such an IN
depreciation is to be placed on the move
1 shah be opposed to again bringing
the matter up. I have from the start
favored an adjournment at the end OF
sixty days. I am confident that D. M.
Burns will be elected United states
Senator next Wednesday. / now make
the statement that he will be elected
Senator on next Wednesday at noon.
Rather than have any false reports
about this thing go out. shall not
again bring up the resolution to ad-
journ."
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Selection of Jurors.

CATI. HEADQUARTERS. SACRA-
MFNTD. March 4.-Senator Braunhart's $
bill relating to the selecting and returning
of jurors was passed by the Senate this
morning.
The measure makes several radical
changes in the present law of securing
Jurors, principal among them being spe-
cifc direction that the Superior Judges,
themselves, and no one else, shall
select the names of persons to
serve on juries. 1t provides also
that where the list is finally verified
each Judge must attach to his list an af-
fidavit attesting the fact that he person
ally has selected the names. 1t is further
provided In the act that no person shall
serve as a grand juror within two years
Of a previous term, nor on trial jury
shall he serve on a trial jury panel more
than for five cases or for one month in a
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ASSEMBLY LYMEN ARE
GETTING IRRITABLE

CALL HEADQUARTERS, SACRA-
MENTO, March 4.-Senator Sammy
Braunhart's fender bill came up in the
Assembly again to-day, raised a rough
house for half hour or so and then went
to the unfinished business file because the
hour for the consideration of Senate bills
had expired. Dibble attempted to break
one of his own unique rules by moving
to have the hour extended for a long
enough time to call the roll on the final
passage of the bill, but the House would
not stand for 1t. It called the time limit
on him. Then Dibble left his seat and
went to File Clerk Gyries' desk and
quietly told him to record the bill on the
finished business file and state with it that
the previous question had been ordered
and stood against the rollcall. This will
preclude further debate when the bill
comes up on Monday and the bill will
stand with the one amendment Dibble
has added to it, which throws the whole
fender matter into the hands of County
Boards of Supervisors.
Laird's coyote scalp bill came up, and
Belshaw wanted to deny it a second read
ing. Kelsey had some amendments to
offer, and Belshaw withdrew his motion
that the Santa Claran might have time
to print his changes in the journal.
When Senate bill q came up Caminetti
attacked it vigorously. The bill is de-
signed to enable the Santa Fe Railroad to
purchase and amalgamate as part of
it's system the San Joaquin Valley road,
and ii is championed by all of the south
ern members and most of those from the
north. Mr.. Caminetti saw in it a measure
not to be considered hastily. and had the
temerity to say so. He was INTERRUPTED
ill-naturedly by Dibble, who said it was
too late in the session to make a political
speech. Camineti replied by demanding
that the bill be referred to the Judiciary
Committee. Valentine explained the
harmless intent of his measure, but Can't
netti insisted, and made his demand a
motion 1t-was carried, and the bill went
to committee.
Assemblyman Hoey, who yesterday
gave notice that to-day he would move to
reconsider the vote by which the Folsom
road bill was passed, called the matter
up, but it was lost by a motion to lay on
the table.
Valentines motion to reconsider the re-
port which was submitted yesterday by
the Committee on Attaches met the same
fate.
At to-night's session the newspaper
claims for publishing constitutional
amendments were the special order. and
the so-called majority report trimming the
bills to such an extent that they could not
be identified was adopted. An attempt
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Burns TOutS Continue to Run Their Stale
Bluff on the People.
ROASTING PLAYED TO A FINISH
Oft Repeated Assertions Of ACGeSSOnS to the Corral Of
the CandeIara Candidate Fail to Even Excite
Comment Among Outsiders.

Outside of the corral the opinion IS
almost universal that Burns is prac-
tically out of the race He may De aDle
to execute his threat that no Senator
shall be elected, but he cannot 90 more
than proIong the deadlock. The best
informed tOuts take this view OF the
situation. The game of looking wise
and boastfng has been played to a
finish.
Three weeks ago DibbIe held up one
finger and remarked: when the breaK
comes every man in the Bulla camp
except one-all but one-Wlll go TO
Colonel Burns" The break did come
and not one man OF the BulIa c,1,s forces
went to Burns. Assemblyman Cosper,
who was counted as a sure Burns man,
went to Scott, and men who know him
best assert positively that he Will never
go to Burns.
General Barnes left the capital for
San Francisco to-day and Will return
tomorrow evening. He is receiving
every section of the State. A proml-
nent Republican of San Joaquin Coun-
ty writing to him and wishing him sue
cess adds this comment:
What a peculiar condition of affairs
it is, when men, who, if running before
the people, would stand no possible
chance of election can gain votes in
people had the popular say in the mat
ter, would be elected by an overwhelm-
ing majority. The members of the Leg
islature cannot be blind to the almost
unanimous Republican sentiment of the
State in favor of yourself. How they
can act in such willful disregard of this
sentiment is more than l can under
stand. However, there are more things
in politics than are dreamed of in all OF
the philosophy of the world"
1t is expected that Irving M. Scott
will return to the scene of the struggle
next Monday. U. S. Grant is here and
has not been away from Sacramento
since the battle began. He is obvious
ly the most unconcerned man at the
capital. Nothing disturbs him. The
keen observer can readily see that
Burns tranquility is artificial, but
Grants is natural. The rumors which
disturb and worry his followers do no,
affect Grant in the slightest degree.
There may be something like an or
ganized effort upon the part Of certain
Democrats next week to bring Jesse
Grant prominently into the Senatorial.
race with the hope Of catching some
Republican support to break the dead
lock.
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was made by the minority to amend the
bills back to the original sums, but they
were voted down. The bills were given
their second reading and will come up for
third next week.
Cages numerous vetoes were the special
order for II o'clock. The Governors We
toes have come in lately with much regu-
larity, but have been fatty ignored. They
were finally made the order for tonight
and We're ignored again.
evening that Governor Gage had vetoed
the Mullan claim, in which Mr.. johnson
is interested. '1I guess said Johnson,
down his golden poppy veto" Then Mr.
johnson made a quick little motion to ad-
journ, and it was carried before even Mf
were left dangling on the file. Dfbble
wanted to consider them any way. Ad-
journment did not make any, differenee'
and the session was called off until Mon
daU
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SENATE ROUTINE BY
A SMALL HOUSE

CALL HEADQUARTERS. SACRA-
MENTO, March. 4.-For the first time
since the beginning of this legislative ses-
sion the Senate convened on a Saturday
afternoon to-day The Senate was re-
luctant, too, and the sergeant-at-arms
had to hunt the Capitol over to find SEN
ators to make up the quorum. 1t was
bad beginning, for only this morning
resolution from the Committee on Rules
added another half hour to the days ses-
sion, beginning next Monday, by order
ing the morning convention of the SEN
ate at $3.50. The Senate wants to do more
work-that was the object of the resou-
tion-but Saturday afternoon was a diff
Assemblyman Caminettfs bill 439 pro-
hibiting Treating" and the buying or
giving of any cigars or Intoxicating bev-
erage, or any temperance beverage, to
any person by a candidate for public Of
ridge wanted to kill the bill offhand, with
out second reading or anything else, but
he was persuaded to let 1t live until third
reading time.
The Governors message approving
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DEATH OF j. M. COOK.
Was the Head of a Great Tourist
Agency in England.

LONDON, March 4.-Mr. ]. NJ. Cook,
the head of the great tourist agency is
dead He never recovered from the i'll
ness which he contracted while con-
Quoting the recent tour of Emperor
William of Germany in Palestine.
John Mason Cook was born at Mar
ketborough, England, in January, 1884,
and from his tenth year was associat-
ed with his father the founder of the
famous excursion business, in its exec
utive management. In 1851 he was his
fathers chief assistant in the already
large enterprise handled by Thomas
Cook in conveying 10000 persons to
the great British exhibition. and con-
tinued working in connection with his
father until 1856, when he accepted an
appointment as acting superintendent
of excursion traffic of the Midland
Railroad of England. In 1864 the excur-
sion business increased to such an eX-s
tent that Mr.. Cook Joined his father
permanently.
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ADMIRAL DEWEY
RETURNS THANKS

CALL HEADQUARTERS, SACRA-
MENTO, March Admiral Dewey has
received the hearty congratulations
cabled him yesterday by California, and
to-day, in answer, came the following
to Major Kyle, chief clerk of the AS
senbly:
MANILA, March 4, 1s99-Kyle, Sac
ramento, Cal: Heartfelt thanks.
DEWEY"
Three hearty cheers went up when
the message from the hero of Manila
Bay was read in the Assembly, and it
was at once taken by Kyle himself to
the Senate chamber, where it was
greeted with another enthusiastic out
burst
1t was ordered printed in the journal
of Monday
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Cleaned Off It's Table.

CALL HEADQUARTERS, SACRA-
MENTO, March 4-The Senate tlnance
Committee this afternoon finished UP a
number of bills that have been hanging
fire for some time Those bills which met
its approval are the following: Senate bill
722, making an appropriation to pay the
funeral expenses of the late State Treas
urer, Levi Rackliffe, and Assembly bill
622, appropriating money for the support
of orphans and abandoned children The
claims of certain State Normal School Di-
rectors for mileage in travelling to and
from the State Normal School at San
Jose was also allowed.
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STEAMER BUTT0RF
STRIKES A BRIDGE
The Vessel Supposed to Have Sunk,
but It Is Thought the Passen-
gers Escaned

NASHVILLE, Tenn, March S. 1:45 n.
ma telephone special to the American
from Clarksville says: The steamer H.
w Buttorf struck the Louisville and
Nashville bridge at this place at 1:40
o'clock this morning, and at present is
sinking on the opposite bank from this
city. The first known of the accident was
the sound of the boat crunching into the
western pier of the bridge. Those awake
at the wharf boat about 600 yards below
the bridge, heard the boat signal for the
draw TO be opened.
A few moments later the crash came,
followed by the cries of women and
sounds of confusion on board the boat.
The boat made for the western bank
but on account of the timber and other
Instructions she could not reach It, AS
the boat is across the river from the city
nothing is known as to the fate of the
passengers. 1t is believed the boat has
sunk, but that many, if not all, the pas
sengers escaped. Skiffs are now being
hurried to the rescue.
The Buttorf was en- route from Nash
willie to Paducah.
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Smiths Registration Bill Approved

CALL HEADQUARTERS SACRA-
MENTO, March 4.-Senator Smiths bill
providing for a new method of registra-
ton has found the approval of the Gov
ernor, who SO reported to the Senate in
a message submitted this evening.
Senator Smiths bill provides for the
abolition of the great registers and for the
registration of a voter by a system of
affidavits similar to the ones now sworn
to before a registrar. Instead of having
the facts contained in these printed in
register the bill provides that copies of
the affidavits themselves shall be bound
and used as register at the polling
places.
The idea is that when a voter appears
at the polls he shall sign his name, and
his signature as Well as his description as
1t appears on the affidavit shall be the
means of identifying him. 1t is claimed
that comparison of the signature writ
ten in the booth and the one affixed to the
affidavit will form method OF ldeneifl,
cation which cannot be beaten. The Dlll
further provides for a small index OF the
bound affidavit, which will be mailed TO
each voter in order that he may assure
himself that he is properly representedi
in the register so formed. The act Will
do away with thousands of dollars IN
printing bills.
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Okmulgee is quarantined on account OF
smallpox, which is epidemic there
Ishparhecher was full blood Creek
Indian and for four years had been the
principal chief of his people. Ever since
he became leader among the CTeeks,
Tshnarhecher fought all legislation
terld1l tending to change the tribal conditions
in the Territory. and only recently he
was practically forced into giving MS
consent to the negotiations of the
treaty between his people and the
Dawes Commission. The sterling non
esty and the indomitable will OF the
aged chief made him much respected
among both Indians and whites.
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4 PREMIUM SET ON
GOING TO THE POLLS

CALL HEADQUARTERS, SACRA-
MENTO, March 4.-The Assembly this
morning accepted Mead's constitutional
amendment No. Is, and in doing so de-
clared itself against poll taxes and SINH
lar charges against the franchise.
The provisions of Meads amendment
are as follows:
Section II. The Legislature shall provide
for the levy and collection of an annual
poll tax of not less than 81 on every male
inhabitant of this State over u and under
so years of age, except paupers, idiots,
insane persons and Indians, not taxed
Said tax shall be paid into the State
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Stratton's primary law was read to the
Senate this morning, and also another
message approving the rider. which toned
down the penalty provided in the tirst Dill,
any one who having been appointed to
serve as an officer of a primary election
refuses to do so.
Senator Bulla's bills 336 and 337. amend
ing the Political Code so as to make 1t a
misdemeanor to interfere in any way with
telephone wires, were passed.
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The Assembly bill does not restrict rae gnS
vear nor 70 any other time, feature
witch TfdGh ma marks ks the the principal difference be
tween it and, the one for which frod it may ~
the judiciary Committee with orders that
a ar report upon it be returned on Monday
at 10 O'Clock. The bill was taken up py
il was decided to recommend that 1T do
pass The bill will come to, vote on
Monday, when it will be decided whether
or not it will be accepted by the Senate
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said that under the present law the mort
gage tax works a hardship on the bor-
rover; that the original intent was that
the lender should assume the tax, but
that as it is at present the borrower was
compelled to pay it. &
Wade Of Napa said that he was against
the bill for the reason that the present
law had operated successfully. and he
could see no reason for changing 1t now.
Dibble and Judge Clough sided with
Mead, and the amendment was adopted
with few votes cast in its disfavor.
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M Restriction to Racing.

CALL HEADQUARTERS, SACRA-
MENTO, March 4.-Assembly bill S3l pro-
viding for the prevention of pool-selling
except at racetraeks was accepted as an
amendment for his own pool-selling meas
ure by Senator Braunhart this evening.
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of an agent. He declared the expenses Of
an agent could and should be saved: But
Mullan paid no heed to the REVOCATION OF
his appointment and went right along
with his lobbying in Washington.
It was in 1891 that Congress became tired
of the persistence of the agents for the
various States who were working for the
State claims and it passed a resolution
providing that the State claims be not
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CREEK CHIEF REPORTED DEAD
Ishparhecher Said to Have Been Sum-
moned Before the Manitou.

MUSKOGEE, l. T., March At is
reported here that Ishparhecher, prin-
cipal chief of the Greek Indians, is dead
at Okmulgee, capital of the Creek Ma
ton. The rumor cannot be verified.
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ADVERTISEMENTS.
"BeHer BE Wise
Than Rich. i"

Wise people are also rich
quhen they know a perfect
remedy for all annoying dis
eases of the blood, kidneys,
Hver and 6owels. It is
Hoods Sarsapanlla, quhich
is perfect in its action. It
so regulates the entire system
as to bring vigoroas health.
# never disappoints.
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Ship Dominion Overdue.

VICTORIA, B. c., March 4.-Some anx-
ietv is felt for the ship Dominion, from
Honolulu for this port. The bark Do
minion, which left Honolulu thirty days
after the ship, arrived this morning, with
n1t anv intelligence of her namesake.
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Cottre-'For AZ years I had goitre. OF
sweilings on my neck, which was dlscour.
aging and troublesome. rheumatism also
aSnoyed me. Hoods Sarsaparilla cured
completely and the ,sgy sTelngM IN gMe5iFan hs5 sn
saw nv previous testimonial and used
Hoods and was entirely, cured l OF the
same trouble. She thanked me for recon- ,31
nending it" MRS. ANNA SUTHER-
LAND, 4O6 Lowell street, Kalamazoo
Mich.
poor Health--"Had poor j. health e lit b,nn fot
wears, pains in shoulders, back ana hips;
gg,ifb constant headache, nervousness and
no appetite Used Hoods y6@k sarsSPaTiail 5a asd Ia
SaIin.seaf heaTtiIv and sleep well. l took
If a because it helped my husband" MRS.
ELIZA ABETH j. G1FFELS, Moose Lake
MINI.
Makes Weak Strong--'I would give
e. o bottle for Hoods Sarsaparilla If
could not get it foTr. less 1t It is st the us bes'
Strong. Strong ALBERT A. JAGNoW, Doug
IastoWn n. Y.
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Rakersfe1d Attorney Dead.

BAKERSFIELD, March 4.-HOn. T. W.
I,ockhart. a well known attorney of this
CITY. died this morning. His body will be
shipped to Des Moines, Iowa, Tomorrow
for fnterment. He was native OF Leba-
non, Ind, and came to Bakersfield in 1897
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Santa Clara Beats Berkeley.

SAN JOSE, March 4.-To-day the Santa
Clara College first nine defeated the first
nine from the University of California by
a score of II to g. Joe Corbett was present
as coach for Berkeley.
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MEXICAN DAN-"ITS NE! The PARTY BE DAMNED"

school fund; provided that every male
who votes at a general election shall be
exempt from the payment of such poll tax
for the next ensuing two years.