The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-02-16
WHAT THE DENNERY-ASHE
CONTEST COST THE STATE

CALL HEADQUARTERS SACRA-
MENTO, Feb. 15--The report of the Com
mittee on Contested Elections was pre-
scented in the Senate this morning. It
showed the fight of Leon Dennery for the
seat in the Senate occupied by Porter
Ashe will cost the State S2S13 6S. The re-
port was upon the expenses of the Den
nery-Ashe contest, and it recommended
expenses be allowed as follows:
To the contestee-County Clerks fees,
81; verification of answer, 80 cents: print
ing answer. s1S; fees shorthand reporter,
1894; +. ]. Kenny. attorneys fees, $166 &c;
H. H. McPike, attorneys fees, S166 Sc; a.
S. Newburg, attorneys fees, s166 Sc; sub
poenas, thirty witnesses. $50; Charles
Frees, mileage, S11; Sylvester Sullivan,
$50; H. H. McPike, expenses, $50; total
$1SS7 As.
To the contestant-Fees. County Clerk
and Sheriff, S1150; Mrs. c. S. Whiteman,
stenographer, $S6 so; Justice Court fees,
$25; Leon Dennery, expenses, $50; F. H.
Powers, expenses, SO 90; E. F. Bert, ex-
penses, $32 50; E. ]. Mott, stenographer,
1862 so; kilograms, 81 10; e. F. Bert, attor-
ney's fees, $3.50; F. H. Powers, attorney S
fees, $3.50; subpoenas, twenty-five wit
nesses, $685. witness fees, $50; total $l426 70.
The report of the committee was re-
ferred to the Finance and Claims Com
mittee for consideration of the items, and
to the Committee on Rules for the pur-
pose of having the rules suspended for It's
passage.
Senator Braunhart's bill providing for q
tax on collateral inheritances provoked
a momentary stir when 1t came up Tor
passage. There was a disposition 10 pass
the third reading file and take up ne a
wanted his bill considered and passed,
particularly, he said. as there was a man
on the floor working against Il. ana ne
nodded significantly at Alex Vogelsang,
who was earnestly talking to two Sena-
tors. Some one Is working against my
bill on the floor of the House IN VIOLA
ton of it's rules he declared, and L
want it stopped or l will ask that the ser.
geant-at-arIns be directed 10 DO MS oulyy.
There was nothing done ABOUT II, 1oT the
bill was taken up, amended ana sent pach
Assembiyman Cobb's bill for the Prac-
tice of horseshoeing as line art ana LOT
the licensing of blacksmltns was then
taken up Smith opposed the bill, and so
Smith opposed the bill bitterly He de-
clared himself against such Legislation.
IT established trust of labor; 1T was the
granting of special privileges 1t was
bampering trade and the chances OF the
Young man; it was a line OF legislation
vicious unnecessary useless ana tuIiaou nn
the formation of the horses hoof and now
nearly every disease of the hoof is caused
by improper shoeing. .
Tho bill was amended to make 1t apply
to the whole State instead of to counties
of a certain class and also to require two
wears apprenticeship before eligibility for
examination The question was on the
amendments, and both were adopted ana
the bill was passed to print.
Senator Bettman introduced a resolution
IN which it was resolved to adjourn on
this the anniversary of the date of the
blowing up of the Maine, out OF respect
to the memory of those who went down
with the battle-ship. The resolution was
adopted, and in pursuance OF it when the
Senate adjourned it did so in memory
Of the Maine"
propriation of $4,000 for the expenses OF
the State Printing Office. was passed
under an urgency resolution.
Senator Smiths resolution providing for
an urgency file was passed. The file was
ordered made up. -,
Senator Leavitt introduced bill pro-
hibiting the hunting of deer with hounds.
The objection to such hunting is that ire
quently hounds will run fawn or doe
until il dies of exhaustion, and so to pre-
vent this the idea was to stop hound
hunting altogether ,z. e.
Senator Braunhart's bill providing Tor
the form of insurance policies was passed
Senator Luchsinger's bill appropr1atlng
$3.50 to pay the claims of Thomas Haten
for services during the Midwinter Fan
was passed.