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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-02-15
WORKS FACE PROTECTION
BILL IN THE SENATE

CALL HEADQUARTERS, SACRA-
young Mr.. Works in the Assembly pro-
Viding for the protection of people afraid
of their faces came before the Senate this
afternoon, and Immediately Senator Short
ridge was on his feet.
Young Mr.. Works bill provides for the
surcease of the cartoonist's art He
wants to make it crime to publish carl
catures of any one and, taking a step fur
Their, he wishes to knock out newspaper
portraits of any one without the consent
of the subject. It has passed the Assem-
bly, and Senator Shortridge has been keep
Ing for its appearance on the file. When
1t came up he swung his ak and started
to work. The Senator was not prepared
to do the bill Justice at the moment, a
condition unusual for him, so he moved
that the bill go over until Thursday
when he wanted it made special order
for the evening session.
Bulla objected because he thought the
night session should not be devoted to
Assembly bills, and Davis suggested that
there was no guarantee that on Thurs
day evening the gallery would be any
fuller than it then was.
Shortridge declared the night session
was the proper time for the pen-wounded
legislators to parade their hurts, and he
the store of oratory he has in keeping
for young Mr.. Works and his bill, but
Bulla raised a point Of order. He point
ed to the clock and observed that the
time for the consideration of Assembly
bills was passed and although there was
full minute more of time the chair de-
elared the point well taken and closed the
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-02-15
BILLS FOR CURTAILING
NEWSPAPER ADVERTISING

CALL HEADQUARTERS, SACRA-
MENTO, Feb. Ex-senator Davis bill
amending section 1895 of the. Political
Code regarding the publication of pro-
posed constitutional amendments was
brought up before the Senate this morn
ing and passed after another speech, the
fourth, against it by Senator Shortridge
The bill provides that constitutional
amendments instead of being advertised
in the newspapers, as has been the GUS
tom, shall be printed by the Secretary of
State. and Enclosed in the envelope
containing the sample ballot and mailed
together. The bill provides further that
no other method of publication. shall be
provided or authorized. Senator Short
ridge said he knew the bill would pass.
but he would speak against it once more
for his own benefit.
Another slice from the diminishing adj
Vertising columns of the newspapers is
absorbed by a measure introduced by
Stratton providing for the establishment
of street repairing, paving and grading
plants in cities of 5000 or over. His bill
places street work in the hands of the
Boards of Public Works, or their equiva-
Tents, and provides that the work shall
not he advertised.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-02-15
More Members Go on Record in
Opposition to the Caucus
Proposition.
Dan Burns and His Allies Witness the Defeat
Of Their Latest Scheme to Steal
the Senatorship.

did: not. consider it worth my while to
give the: matter much thought, and IN
consequence have not made UP my MIND
quoted. -~
Assemhly1nan N. P. Conrey-The de-
mand for q caucus is made on the pre-.
tense. that party loyalty requires us to
submit to that plan of settlement of the.
Sena torial problem. By the general con.
sensus of opinion in the southern part OF
the State (and l believe the same opinion
is strong in other Sections) the election or
Mr.. Burns would react unfavorably on
the Republican party. The ascertained
Mr.. Grants campaign are such that his
election would also react unfavorably on
the party Therefore, as Republican, l
either Mr.. Burns or Mr.. Grant could be
considered for election.
Assenlblyman H. w. Brown of San Ma
Senatorship or any other question.
Assemblyman George Radcliff of Santa
CRUZ am against a secret caucus.
Assemblyman r. S. Raw of. Ell Dorado
sAssemblyman r. W. 5Chynoweth of
Orange-l am opposed to a caucus at the
present time and under the present con-
ditions. =
-Assemblyman Joseph Knowland of Ala
medal am against a caucus at this time.
Assemblyman c. B. Greenwich shall
never go into caucus. / think that will
tell you how l stand. =
Assemblyman w. S. Robinson-I do not
think anything can be gained by caucus.
and do not believe this is lie time for it.
.Assemblyman o. H. VTber-I will stand
for any sort of caucus the majority
wants to arrange. I'm voting for Grant,
but am a caucus man.
AssembIyman A. H. Merrill-.I do not
object to going into caucus providing
a majority of the Republican members
are in favor of the. same. What L want
to see is a Republican Senator elected,
for L. think that if one is not there will be
a Democratic Senator to succeed White"
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ry books, which was passed yesterday, on
trouble for his pains. The motion to re-
consider was lost.
Bulla introduced a bill providing shat
ofncers and men of the National Guard
who enlisted in the volunteer service. or
who may hereafter enlist, should upon
places. in' the Guard. with the same rank
as before. 1t is also provided that their
service in the volunteer service Shall
count as service in the National Guard
-. Stratton introduced a bill providing for
the establishment of street grading, paw
ing and. repairing plants in cities of 5000
and; over, and authorizing the. purchase of
mouse the implements and live. stock nee
essary to the plant.
Assembly bill 1885,: providing for the erec-
ton of an executives mansion in Sacra-
mento, after being amended to reduce the
amount: Of the appropriation from SIS, 800
TO $4,000 and to change the designation
from mansion" to residence" wherever
It occurred, was passed to third reading.
MorehouSe. introduced a bill this after
noon providing for the appointment of an
agent, to act under the direction of the
State Board of Horticulture, whose duty
1t shall be to investigate Eastern markets
for deciduous fruits and keep the board
informed. of business chances in the East.
The bill provides for an appropriation Of
$1,000 to carry out the plan: d.
Luchsinger presented q bill for Sill go,
the expenses of the junket to the Ukiah
Asylum last Saturday and Sunday. Luch-
Board of Plumbers to examine aspiring
members of their profession and award
them certificates of merit allowing them
to practice If they should pass creditably.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-02-15
BURNS MAN H0CHHEIMER
WILL NOT BE" SENATOR.

CALL HEADQUARTERS SACRA-
MENTO, Feb. 1.-THE Republican ''or-'
ganization" which is represented in Sac.
ramento by Major Mclaughlin and some
others of the Burns workers has received
notification that H. A. Hochheimer is not
to be the Republican nominee for State
Senator at the special election called for
the purpose of filing the vacancy caused
by the death of the late. Senator Boggs
of Colusa. To put it in the language of
the push" Hochheimer has been turned
down. a proceeding that will not be re-
ceived as good news by the Burns toutS,
because Hochheimer was programmed for
the place and the special election was
called for his especial benefit.
During his recent visit to Sacramento
to square himself with the "organiza-
ton and secure the calling of the special
election he was hailed by the touts as one
of themselves, and was given the title of
Senator" in anticipation of the honor it
was confidently expected would be his.
According to the news that has reached
Sacramento, the Republicans of the
Eighth Senatorial District do not take
kindly to Mr.. Hochheimer, mainly for the
reason that he was known to be working
in the interest of Burns Senatorial candf-
dacy, and as a consequence they deter
mined to nominate some man who would
stand some show of being elected against
the Democratic candidate. James w.
Goad. The man they have selected for
the honor is said to be e. w. Jones', eX-
Sheriff of Colusa County.
1t is more than probable that the people
of the district will insist on knowing If
Jones is favorable to Burns. before they
will consent TO cast their votes for him.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-02-15
W0LFE'S TELEPHONE BILL
UNDER CONSIDERATION

+. CALL HEADQUARTERS, SACRA-
MENTO Feb. Ex-senator Wolfe's bill
for the regulation of telephone charges.
was before the Senate" Committee on Cor
porations this evening, but only long
enough for the author: to. explain it, then
it was laid over until Friday evening,
and in the meantime the telephone people
will be notified to be. on hand or forever
hold their peace. - Wolfe explained that
his bill was in no way a ''cinch" measure.
It. provides. for. two-dollar rental for
telephones in cities of over 100 600 inhabi-
tants, and more in: proportion in smaller
cities, besides other details regarding pay
stations and. the: use of telephones there.
He. figured the company. would get from
the $4,000 telephones. in San Francisco
SIS 900 a month, :or z per. cent interest on
81 900 900, which is more than the San
Francisco plant is. valued at. The bill
provides that the company shall make
per cent. interest, and to regulate it's af-
fairs in order that it shall fix proper
rates, a. telephone commission, consisting
of the clerk of the Supreme Court the
State Controller and the State Treasurer,
is provided. .
The. bill relating to the organization of
corporations to transact the business Of
life, health and accident insurance on the
stipulated premium plan, and also repeal
ing an act relating to life, health, acct
dent, annuity or endowment insurance on
the assessment plan, was also postponed
until tomorrow evening, when repreSen-
tatives from a number of insurance COM
panies will appear before the committee.
Cornelius Sullivan, representing the COM
pany of which he is president, gave a
lengthy discourse upon the benefits both
the rich and poor would derive from the
passage of the bill, and he also showed
though not intentionally-that his own
company would also be infinitely bene-
flied. Senator Shortridge appeared to take
great delight in being as antagonistic as
possible to the measure, inasmuch as he
thought it would directly benefit Sullivan,
and took every occasion to call that gen.
tlprnan down
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-02-15
BURNS IN POSSESSION OF
a ROOM IN THE CAPITOL

CALL HEADQUARTERS, SACRA-
MENTO, Feb. 14-Among the various
duties and responsibilities attached to
the office of Secretary of State is one that
makes the Secretary the custodian Of the
rooms in the Capitol building. For many
years room 30 has been used as the pri-
vate office OF the adjutant general Of
the National Guard of California, but 1t
is no longer connected with the military
department of the State government. In
stead it is used to a considerable extent
as an apartment where Colonel Burns can
hold private interviews with the Senators
and Assemblymen of the State of Cali
fornia.
Yesterday Senator Smith of Kern
County, while occupying his seat in the
Senate, was told by the Secretary Of State
that a gentlman desired to see him in
room 40. Senator Smith went to the
apartment and found himself face to face
with Daniel NJ. Burns.
The colonel did not hesitate To ask
outright for the support of the Senator
from Kern.
The Senator was equally frank and out
spoben. He said to Burns: My con-
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-02-15
PRIMARY ELECTION LAW
PASSES THE ASSEMBLY

CALL HEADQUARTERS SACRA-
MENTO, Feb. 4.-Routine matters in the
Assembly to-day made the proceedings as
dull as is tie daily joint ballot. There
was scarce a quorum half the time and
some of the time there was no quorum AT
all. The Senate file was made the order
of the day, and Curtin s Senate bill sc
was made the one measure over which to
have daily scrap. This measure raises
the salaries of San Franciscos Superior
Judges from $4,000 to $4,000 per annum. and
it also carries an increase of from $4,000 to
$4,000 II the salaries of the Superior Judges
of T1olumne and Shasta Counties. The
mincrity and Assemblyman Brown of San
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-02-15

nickeI-in- the-slot machines. Ex-Judge
Levy was explaining to the members of
the committee that he represented cigar
merchants of San Francisco who We're
asked several questions as to the names
of the firms Judge Levy represented and
finally asked the attorney to give the
like the tone of the inquiries. and when
his patience was about exhausted turned
to the committee and addressed the MEM
bers in this style:
~ want to say now that am here as
the attorney of leading cigar merchants
of San Francisco to defeat. this bill, and
/ am willing to give the firm addresses
TO Mr.. Wright, but I assure you now
that there is. not a cent in it for any
body"
The rebuke upset the .ex-Speaker and
the subsequent proceedings interested
him no more
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-02-15

CALL. HEADQUARTERS; SAC
RAMENTO, Feb. 14.-There were
rumors af1oat this morning that
the Senate would be first to break
its Senatorial shackles and end the
deadlock. The. anticipated break.
was. located in the. Barnes and
: Bulla forces and the adherents of
both candidates were closely
watched up to the. time when the
roll was called. Every Senior
voted Just as he has been voting
for these many weeks.
There was no change and again
/. an election has, been averted.
Judge CIough interrupted the pro-
!: ceedings with resolution invit--
ing general. Senatorial convex
ton at which all the candidates
should be called upon to speak,
the worst speaker in the bunch
. to be dropped from the fight. :.
President pro tenn. Flint declared
Clough out of order and the fifty
first ballot resulted as follows:
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-02-15
Printing Office Expenses.

CALL HEADQUARTERS, sACRA-
MENTO, Feb. 1.-THE Finance Commit
tee of the Senate will report favorably
upon bill appropriating $4,000 for the
expenses of the State printing office dur
ing the present session of the LegisIa ture.
Also upon bill .appropriating SIS 900 to
build State road at Lake Tahoe.
tain claims of John Mullen for pressing
the claims of the State against the United
States dating as far hack as the civil war
VIII pc favorably reported upon. The
committee cut down Mullen's Commission
however, from 10 per cent to 10 per cent.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-02-15

stituents do not want you for United
States Senator, and / cannot and will not
support you for that Office
The fact that Burns was frankly and
directly refused is not so significant. as
pened to the colonel yesterday. but 1t
does signify a good deal that a room
needed for the public uses should be de-
tached from the adjutant generals Of
fee and used as the headquarters of
Senatorial candidate. In olden times the
great railroad manager, Stow, was wont
to do" politics in this Identical room, and
perhaps some traditions of luck may be
connected with it. At this time sub
jects connected with the welfare of Cali
fornia soldiers at the front and National
Guardsmen at home. might suggest that
than one room for the demands of the
public service; but that consideration
counts for nothing when the convenience
of Dan Burns is involved
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-02-15
League OF Municipalities.

CALL HEAL UARTERS, SACRA-
MENTO, Feb. 1.-THE League of the
California municipalities met this morn
ing at IL o'clock at Pioneer Hall and pro-
ceeded to organize. In the absence of
Mayor Phelan Of San Francisco, R. w.
Snow. candidate for Mayor of Oakland,
was elected chairman. No business was
taken up. as the league wishes a full at
tendance of delegates from the various
municipalities before commencing its
work. Mayor Phelan is expected to at
tend the meeting tomorrow. The object
of me league is to consider all matters
in the shape of bills, etc, which come
I'D in the Legislatures
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-02-15
Bills Favorablv Reported.

CALL HEADQUARTERS SACRA-
MENTO, Feb. 1.-THE Assembly Commit
tee on Corporations met this evening and
agreed to report back to the Assembly,
with favorable recommended lions, bills 226
and 46. Bill 226 is an act for the better
protection of the stockholders in corpo-
rations formed under the laws of this
State in regard to mining. Bill as re-
lates to the investment of State funds
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-02-15
WILL CAUCUS WITH BURNS
AND GRANT MEN LEFT OUT
NeIck's Plan for Breaking the !.
Deadlock Agreed To.
Supporters Of the Tai|-End Candidates
Will Select One Of the AsPiIaDB
and fndeaVoT to Cause a
Stampede

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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-02-15
NO MONEY IN IT FOR
Ex-SPEAKER WRIGHT

CALL HEADQUARTERS. sACRA-
MENTO, Feb. .H.-Ex-Judge Walter Levy
and j. n. Chretien of San Francisco were
before the Assembly Committee on Pub
lie Morals last night while the commit
tee had under consideration Assembly
bill 51s, a measure affecting the use Of
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-02-15

" ANYBODY BUT BURNS
SAY The GRANT MEN
A Secret Caucus at Which It Was Unani-
mously Decided That the Mexican Must
Be Defeated at All Hazards.

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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-11-12
OUlDA ON UTILITARIANlSM.

Rome, October 22.-Ouida is not satisfied
with laurels gained as novelist. She now
appears in the character Of mentor to the
Italian nation
"oh, people OF Italy, shun the prosy exam
pie of the Anglo-Saxon race; stick to the
dolce far Diente of your forefathers. To be
contented and happy, remain devoted to art
and spurn utiitarian pursuits. This is the
upshot of the advice she gives, in choice
Italian, in the Nuova Antologa of September.
The Italians. ouida finds, have been listening
to the wiles of the foreign Mephistopheles,
with the result that they admire an electric
machine more than the belfry of Giotto; that
they are defacing their glorious cities BY san-
tary improvements; that they even prefer
electric light to the time-honored lamp oil.
The rural people are giving up their operate
costumes of the brigand type for maiter-of
fact English and American shoddy. The army.
alas. no longer resembles the mustachioed
levies of the duchies and republics of the
Middle Ages, and even less the bare-legged
legions of ancient Rome. 1t is modelled on the
unpoetic German pattern. Italians are in
dulglng In airy plazzas, broad, straight ave-
nues, cast-iron bridges and similar abomina-
tons All this is the outcome OF desire
TO ape the Anglo-Saxons OF both hemispheres.
~
But is England, is America, desirable
model? Look at England. A European coaii-
ton might reduce her any day to starvation
by cutting off her grain supply. Her big
warshipS look formidable enough, but have
they been tested in real fight? And, mark.
a naval reverse would be the signal for a re-
bellion in II dia and Ireland: and Canada
and the West Indian islands will eventually
be bone of contention between the United
states and Great Britain. Everywhere Eng
land has enemies. She employs the native
troops OF one dependency TO conquer an
other. Thus did Rome and 1t was her ruin
And America! The Americans are conceit-
ed. oyerbearing hypocrites and shedders of
blood, The almighty dollar is undermining
the Nation Nowhere In the wide world is
there such contrast between rich and poor:
nowhere is money so seltishly squandered.
Lynch law rules in several States: corruption
is triumphant everywhere. Justice, govern
ment appointments, political elections-all
are sold and bought. The press Is vulgar.
would you compare their skyscrapers, their
love oil the colossal, to the artistic Grand
canal OF Venice and to the aesthetic Santa
Maria del Flore of Florence? There are facr
tories, electric wires and cables railways
trans to any extent But is there liberty?
They boast of being free, but Ouida rules
they are not. They speak OF religious tolera-
ton, but Ouida discovers that the whole
country is nothing but "monstrous holy
nquiston,' where persecution begins with
The pen and ends with the revolver.
And the Italians. coming over this rubbish
VIII continue to rot amid the fine arts. So
Oulda hopes.
William Rapinet Mackenzie.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-11-12
HOUSTON, SUNDAY. NOV. IL, IsuD.
TWENTY EIGHT PAGES.
AID THE HEATH OFFICER.


without reference to the trial but re-
Gently concluded in the local courts.
wherein physician OF Houston was
charged With having failed to report 4
contagious disease to the city health Of
fieor as required by Art 14i OF she Revised
Code OF Ordinance The Post desires to
call attention to the imperative public
necessity Of physicians complying faith
fully with the letter and spirit OF that
most important article.
meie difference OF opinion on the
part of diagnostcans ought not TO i'm
pose on the community the hazard OF
narboring in its midst a pestilertial or
contagious malady Nor ought such diff
ference, OF the other hand result IN
ISOLATION or quarantine proceedings OF
Is simply that. where there is room for
doubt, the city health officer should be
consulted and the public be given the
benefit and protection of his opinion, IL
the city health officer be incompetent the
remedy OF his removal Is in the hands
Vi the power tndt maze HUI MednWHue,
Il is the duty OF every good citizen to up
hold him and to extend TO him every pos
sible assistance. Without this, 1t makes
no difference how competent he may be
in vigilance and dlagnostics, he can not
possibly hope to discharge his fun duty
to The pu. lie.
The position of city health officer is a
thankless one under she most favorable
Of circumstances. To say nothing of the
rlyalries and obstacles that may be en-
sendered from professional iealousy, he is
daily opposed by the seldshness OF men,
Who are willing to subordinate the public
health and life to considerations of bust
ness. This latter is by far the most
serious obstacle imposed against the
health ofhcer's efficiency. Every good
citizen owes 1t 10 himself, his family his
neighbor and his city 10 encourage nm
enlightened public sentiment that will
destroy this obstacle and secure his COM
munity against the presence and propaga-
ton Of contagious disease. BY all means
let every man and woman in Houston, and
every physician. hold up the hands of the
city health officer