The San Francisco call., 1899-03-09
Decent Element Of the House Stirred
to Open Rebellion.
VIOLENCE OFFERED THE SPEAKER
Major Mclaughlin Gets Himself So Greatly Disliked
That lie Retres From the Floor to Save
Himself From ChastiSement

all this talk of ours over Green's con-
tempt has been joke and a josh. It
would virtually say we did not know
what we were talking about"
Then Lardner, who seconded the
amendment, came to Green's defense:
II was member of the Investigating
committee and at first 1 was as earnest
as any of you that Mr.. Green be
brought to book for his contempt. But
by the Unfortunate circumstances that
have resulted from all this trouble MIL
ton Green has been sufficiently pun
ished."
This weekly farce!" shouted Carni-
netti, lis a shame to this House. and
shall certainly vote for this amend
ment!"
Then Judge CIough of Plumas made
the speech that carried Fairweather's 8
amendment on the first ballot. Cen
tlemen," said he. this mans punish
ment has been enough. Even if you do
not agree with me in that you will in
the fact that nothing has been gained
in continuing from week to week the
charges against him. Each week there
have been interpretations of Providence
or something else to prevent his appear
! then his wife's, and now, saddest Of
all. the death of their newborn babe.
| I have the emotions and feelings that
move all men-you have them-and 1
! for one will not vote to bring him here
at such a time as this. 1 am for the
amendment
Then Valentine 70 Los Angeles said
| he had as much as any man of the milk
| of human kindness in his breast, but
he did not second any move to lift the
charges from Milton Green. 1T would
vindicate Green and write the Assem-
bly, down a lot of fools who do not
know their own minds"
! Then it came Johnsons and Dibble's
time to tip the future play off to the
! Burns gang. Johson said he hoped the
/ amendment would not carry. 1t was
not a question of sympathy, he said,
| but a question of vindicating the
course of the Assembly.
1T is just this" chorused Dib-
BILE, "Shan we or shall we not disgrace
this House?"
'All those in favor of the amendment
signify by saying aye" said Speaker
Anderson, and after the chorus went
UP he declared the mays" had it.
A yell of disapproval went up, and a
rollcall was demanded and ordered.
The Burns people thought they would
have no trouble in beating it out, but
before the call was half finished little
Jake Steppacher shot out into the cor
ridors to sound the alarm and round
up Mclaughlin. Assemblyman Barry
of San Francisco got off wrong, voting
aye" and started to leave the cham
| ber, but Johnson sent the sergeant at
arms after him with orders to come
back and change to no" Mike came
back.
The roll call won by a score of sc to
| 35. Before Speaker Anderson announced
the vote Johnson and Dibble demanded
a call of the House. Although the
amendment had won they still demand
ed a chance to beat it and took advant-
age of the Speakers hesitancy to get
ii. The call was ordered after a row
over roll call and the doors were closed
almost on the coattails of Mclaughlin,
who came in, breathless, with Jake
Steppacher closely following.
Bliss, Crowly, Greenwell, Hanley,
Kelley, Kenneally, Robinson and Works
were absent. There were just seventy
two members present and while the roll
was being called and recalled Nc
Laughlin strobe on the floor and to
Johnsons seat.
He talked a while with Grovel, and
Grove got into rapid action among the
members. Then Lardner of Placer
opened the ball against Mclaughlin.
He jumped to his feet, and, indicating
the major, demanded to know if there
was not a rule of the House that no
| outsiders be allowed to lobby on the
floor His hint was we'll backed up by
a shout of approval from the Barnes
and Grant ranks and Mclaughlin
gracefully retired behind the railing,
only to return to begin operations in
another quarter. Back and forth he
went and each minute the anti-Burns
element grew warmer. Mcdonald OF
Alameda and Blood of Calaveras stood
ready to administer a thrashing if he
persisted, and finally yielding to the
overwhelming sentiment against him
he retired from the floor.
Crowder moved that further pro-
ceedngs under the call Of the House be
dispensed with, but the Speaker ignored
| him. Then he put it again and An
derson was forced to put the question.
| He declared it lost and declined to call
a division when it was demanded.
Then Brown of San Mateo moved to
dispense with further proceedings un-
der the call and Anderson again de-
clared the motion lost roar of dis
approval went up and Mcdonald of