The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-03-19
Like Drowning Men the Burns Con-
tingent Grasps at StrawS.
Dibble Gives Personal Promise That No Fur
ther Extension Of Grace Will Be Asked
When the Period Specified ElapseS.

shall not consent to any further ex-
tension of time"
Mr.. Dibble was speaking to a resolu-
tion he introduced when this evenings
session began, overriding Belshaw's
resolution fixing II o'clock tonight as
the hour of adjournment side die, and
fixing II o'clock a. m. tomorrow as
the hour.
Incidentally Mr.. Dibble was also an
swering some rather pointed questions
asked of him by Mr.. Works Of San
Diego and Mr.. Caminetti of Amador
and the minority.
1t was precisely the resolution that
the opposition to Burns expected would
be sprung when the Mexicans beaten
forces went downcast out of the As
sembly chamber this afternoon.
President pro tenn. Flint ruled this
afternoon that should the Legislature
extend over another legislative day the
adjournment sine die of the joint ballot
would be annulled. The yell of triumph
that went up from the Burns gang
when the decision was announced was
evidence enough that the next play
would be a, fight for extension.
Dibble began to-night's proceedings
with the expected resolution. 1t read
as follows:
Assembly Concurrent Resolution No.
2-Resolved, BY the Assembly, the SEN
ate concurring, that the time for ad-
journment sine die by this Legislature
be extended until Sunday, March 10,
1899, at II o'clock a. m"
1t was adopted by vote of Al to 20.
In offering his resolution Mr.. Dibble
said that it was for the one sole pur-
pose of passing fifty-eight Senate bills
remaining on the Assembly file, some
of which were of Importance and should
become laws. He argued that tonight
there would not be time to complete the
work, but that there would be if his
resolution were adopted.
Mr.. Works attempted to get recogni-
tion but Mr.. Conrey came up with a
point of order. He suggested that the
new resolution could not be considered
until the vote by which the original
resolution was passed had been recon-
sidered.
Speaker Anderson declared the point
not well taken and then Mr.. Works got
pertinent. He remarked that he real
lied the necessity of more time for the
reconsideration of bills but did not see
the necessity of further balloting upon
the Senatorial question. I'VE have
amply demonstrated this afternoon"
said he, that we can elect no man
Senator / will support this resolution
upon the understanding with the gen.
tleman from San Francisco that when
IL o'clock comes tomorrow we shall
adjourn and that no attempt shall be
made to get an extension beyond that
hour"
The gentleman from San Francisco"
vouchsafed no such promise, and VAL
entine of Los Angeles got up to demand
another reading of the resolution.
Then Mr.. Caminetti took a hand. 'I
will support this resolution" said he,
IF the leaders of the Republicans will
give US assurance that when the hour
comes we shall adjourn. 1 think it
right that if the majority will not agree
to this it's representatives say so now"
II will say, as 1 have said before
said Mr.. Dibble, that the Senatorial
contest of this session is over. For
myself, / will promise that when IL
o'clock comes tomorrow morning I
shall not consent to any further ex-
tension of time"
do you speak for yourself alone or
for the Republican majority?" pointedly
asked Caminetti.
'I think retorted Dibble, that by
this time 1 have the right to speak for
the Republicans of this House."
1t was an equivocal answer, and it
was significant that not one in the
House save Dibble concurred in his own
agreement
1t apparently was satisfactory to the
opposition, and by the subsequent vote
the Assembly decided to take the
chance. The resolution was at once
sent to the Senate.
The resolution caused some debate
in the Assembly, but when it came to
the Senate all the bitterness of beaten
ambition was called up and it lent to
the words of the speakers venom that
was startling. Coward, "hireling."
tool every term to express political
slavery and degradation, was turned
back and forth across the chamber.
regardless of the presidents active
gavel and the sergeants at arms, and
the ceiling shook with the shouts and
yells of the rooters and heelers and
touts, who were there to whoop for
every trick the Burns faction turned.
And it even got so far as hiss-a
distinct hiss-when, after a volcanic
speech by Shortridge, Davis, white with
anger and his eyes a-glitter, rose TO
reply to some of the epithets which mad
been applied to him.
Points of order, questions, objections,
every dodge known to the skilled par
Humanitarian, were heaped one upon
the other to keep the Amador man from