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The San Francisco call., 1899-01-27
PURE FOOD BILL RECON-
MENDED FOR PASSAGE

CALL HEADQUARTERS, SACRA-
MENTO. Jan. 26.-The Dockery bill came
up before the Committee on Health and
Quarantine to-day so much amended that
it could scarcely be recognized, though It
still retained the same laudable object for
which it was first designed
Mr.. Dockery's original provided that q
State commission be created by guberna-
torial appointment for the purpose of in
Specting all food products manufactured
in or shipped into the State. The coma
missioners to De appointed were author
lied to appoint agents whose duty 1t
should be to inspect all canned goods and
other food products that are ever adulte--
ated or counterfeited, and in cases where
they found fraud, confscate the goods
without further ado. Under the present
system there are only a few or the coun-
ties that have food regulations, and X IS
the custom of the manufacturer or job
Der to take back confiscated goods and
ship them to some quarter of the State
where pure-food laws do not operate. This
practice 1t is the object of the Dockery
bill to do away with. Dockery talked his
original bill over with the Governor and
found that he vas opposed to more COM
missions, so he has so amended the bill
that the food inspections bureau will be
simply a department of State Board of
Health. In this way he figures that the
expense of maintaining a separate COM
mission will be obviated and the same
good accomplished at the minimum cost.
The bill was recommended for passage by
the committee.
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The Mexican Now Playing Every Known
Political Trick.
Seeing Ruin Staring Him in the Face, He Tries
to Stock the Cards to Deceive and Hold
His Weary Supporters,

committee, or at least majority of 1t,
will decide the Dennery- -Ashe contest
in favor of r. Porter Ashe
There never was anything to Dem
nery's contest for seat in the Twenty
fourth Senatorial District. His evil
dence was submitted, but it made no
favorable impression on the committee.
All day the committeeman have been
listening to the argument made by eX-
Senator Eugene Bert in behalf of Dem
merry and the technicalities he raised
as his reasons why the expressed
wishes of a majority of the voters in
the Twenty-fourth Senatorial District
should be overturned and Dennery
seated in the Senate to act as messen-
ger boy for Daniel M. Burns.
At the conclusion of ex-senator
Berts argument the committee was
ready to render a decision, but Senator
Ashes attorney started in on an argu-
ment in his clients behalf to show the
very weak case Dennery had presented.
The committee will, in all probable
ity, make a unanimous report in favor
of permitting Senator Ashe to retain
his seat, although there may be two
Senators who might bring in a minority
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Bills Favorably Reported.

CALL HEADQUARTERS SACRA-
MENTO, Jan. 26.-The Senate Committee
on Finance met this evening and reported
favorably upon bills 222 22S and 224 Bill
222 relate to commitments to the Whit
tier Reform School and Preston School of
Industry, and vests the authority to ex-
anime and commit to said schools in the
Superior Court Judges of the counties. 1t
also provides for the maintenance of the
persons committed there and fixes the re-
sponsibility of the parents to the coun-
ties from which children are committed.
Bill 223 is an act authorizing and direct
ing the transfer of $4,000 from the rail-
way tax contingent fund to the State
school fund Bill 224 is an act transfer-
ring the sum of $4,000 from the general
fund to the estate of deceased persons
fund. Bill 225 is an act transferring from
the estate of deceased persons fund to
the State school fund the sum of 500 600,
and directing the State Board of Exam
iners to invest the same in interest bear
ing bonds, to be held in trust for the
benefit of the State school fund
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ton, which provides an appropriation of
$500 for the painting of a portrait of ex-
Governor Budd was given the same con-
sderation, as was Assembly bill 113, by
Boone. Assembly bill 80, by Meserve OF
San Bernardino which has for it's object
the reduction of the number of Superior
Judges in that county to, one, was also
Assembly bill 145, by Raub of Yuba, re-
lating to assessments in reclama-
e5 ton districts, came up on. the
author Dibble of San Francisco moved
that it pass on the file. Dunlap of Stock
ton stated however, that Mr.. Raub had
requested him to explain the BILL and
out dissent.
Assembly bill 42, by Kelly of Oakland
provides that paid f1remen should have
annual vacations without loss of pay, and
but was finally passed 1t is intended to
particularly affect San Francisco.
The bill of Knowland of Alameda, rela-
tive to the annexation of uninhabited
lands, was brought into question by near
ly every member in the House. 1t was
questioned in all of it's details and its
author was kept busy answering ques-
tions for the better part of five minutes.
He finally convinced his interrogators that
there. was no Interior motive in his pro-
posed enactment and they accorded it the
same treatment they had 81 the others; g
ards Assembly bill 1853, all amend
ments, to the Civil Code OF. Code of Civil
of the fact that the House had dwindled
down to scarce quorum the third read
ing file was dropped and the second read
ing of bills taken up
The Committee on Contested Elections
rendered its report on the contest of Nc
Iver against Mack of Mono Inyo and
Alpine, and declared that Mack, the
present occupant of the seat, was prop
erly the representative.
Adjournment was taken at half-past
until the regular hour tomorrow morn
ing,
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ASSEMBLY ENDORSES
CALIFORNIA; EXHIBIT

CALL HEADQUARTERS, SACRA-
MENTO, Jan. 26.-The bill which is to
assure California a fitting exhibit of
her wealth of products at the Paris
Exposition in 1900 passed the Assembly
this morning with only six votes
against it,
AS the bill was first introduced by
Assembl. man Valentine of Los Ange-
les it carried an appropriation of $780,
600, but after talk with Governor
Gage Valentine amended it, cutting the
amount down to $120,O0O This amount
comprehends the $4,000 salary to be paid
each of the three commissioners, who
are to be appointed by the Governor,
the expense of gathering together the
exhibit and its transportation to the
European capital, the expense of main
tanning the exhibit at Paris throughout
the exposition 1t covers, in fact, every
expense that will necessarily attach to
the big exhibit this State has in con-
temptation.
The State Board of Trade is, of
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poration upon receiving a petition for
the reorganization of said corporation
under a higher or lower class, signed
by not less than one-fifth of the uuali-
fled electors of said corporation, as
shown by the vote cast at the last
municipal election held therein. shall
submit to the electors of such city. at
special election to be called within
two weeks after receiving such petition,
the question whether such city shall so
reorganize under and in accordance
with the provisions of this act"
Assembly bill SO has been carefully
examined by Attorney Garret Nc
Enerney, who says it has no bearing
on the charter or the municipal govern
ment of San Francisco.
IF this bill should become law
said Mr.. McEnerney, 1T would have no
effect on any chartered city. 1t. would
only be supplemental to the municipal
corporation act of 1883, and only those
cities Incorporated under that act
would be affected
Chartered cities are not divided into
classes, and this act clearly states that
it is for the purpose or enabling those
cities that are incorporated under the
general Incorporation act to reorganize
into a higher or a lower class, as in
crease or decrease in population may
make advisable
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Rumor of Its Possible
NullifiCation.
BILL IN ASSEMBLY sCAREs
AN ACT FOR REORGANIZATION
OF MUNICIPALITIES.
The Measure Is Intended to Effect
Only Those Towns That Are
Being Governed Without
Charters.

Considerable alarm has been occa-
stoned in this city by the persistent
rumors that have been given circula-
ton, both here and in Sacramento. to
the effect that the new charter was in
danger of being practically wiped oIt
or nullified by the passage of bill re-
Gently introduced in the Legislature en-
titled AN act to provide for the re-
organization of municipal corporations
and for determining the population
thereof"
There is no occasion for alarm. The
charter is an accomplished fact, and no
legislation is pending or contemplated
that is likely to affect it one way or
another. The rumors were probably
started by opponents of the charter.
although for what purpose it is difficult
to imagine. They may have been de-
luded into believing that the proposed
bill was really aimed at San Fraucisco's
charter.
The bill referred to provides that the
legislative body of any municipal cor
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minutes of tie, meeting. should be cor
rected. by. the adoption of resolution set
ting forth tlat he appeared before the
board to-day and submitted facts show
ing that the State Board Of Examiners
had at prior meeting approved the claim
OF the said Polk, and that he (Fitzgerald)
voted for the allowance of the sum
named.
Rumor says the session was somewhat
animated. Governor Gage refused to stand
for any such change of the. record as Mr..
Fitzgerald suggested, and his fellow mem
bers supported him in the stand. The Gov
ernor pointed out that there were two
ways open for the payment of Mr.. Polk.
One was to apply to the court for an or
der directing the State Board of Exam
iners to allow the claim, and the other
was to apply to the Legislature for re-
lief by a bin appropriating the amount
claimed. Governor Gage was firm in his
determination to resist correction of
the minutes. He maintained that the
adoption of the method in this case would
open the door to the admission of other
claims on the same ground. Mr.. Fitzger-
aid insisted that the minutes should be
amended to show the real action of the
board, but his arguments did not change
the position of the Governor.
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OPPOSED TO CORRECTING
AN OLD B0ARD'S MINUTES

CALL HEADQUARTERS, SACRA-
MENTO, Jan. 26.-An important meeting
of the State Board of Examiners was held
with closed doors to-day. Ex-Attorney
General Fitzgerald went before the board
and requested that the minutes of meet
ing held during the administration of Gov
ernor Budd should be amended to show
that favorable action was taken on the
claim of L. H. Polk, expert of the Rail-
road Commission. The amount of the
claim is $7700. The record shows that ac-
ton was postponed on the motion to al
low the claim, although the approval
was favored by Governor Budd. Mr.. Fitz-
gerald, in presenting his statement to the
meeting to-day, said that the minutes
were not correct, as the claim was allowed
and not postponed.
The ex-Attorney General proposed to
Governor Gage, Attorney General Ford
and Secretary of State Curry that the
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WORK ON BILLS
IN THE SENATE

CALL HEADQUARTERS SACRA-
MENTO, Jan. 26--In the Senate to-day
Senator Davis introduced the proposed
constitutional amendment providing for
the creation of district c1%rts of appeal.
The bill requiring employers to furnish
surgical aid 10 their employees injured ac-
cidentally in their service through no
fault of their own was reported favor-
ably.
The Council of Associated Charities Of
San Francisco presented a resolution ask
ing legislation in the interest of pure food;
Senator Taylors bill was finally passed
providing that Boards of Education shall
have power to establish kindergartens and
night schools. The bill is to apply TO
ali cities operating under charters where
their population exceeds 10000. Under
this provision Alameda comes within the
provision of the act.
Senator Davis bill appropriating $4,000
for the construction of a free wagon road
from Mono Lake basin, connecting with
a wagon road called the Tioga road, was
passed to third reading with a favor
able consideration.
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B0YCE, WANTS TO HELP
THE MERCHANT MARINE

CALL HEADQUARTERS, SACRA-
MENTO, Jan. Ex-senator Boyce of Santa
Barbara to-day introduced joint resolu-
ton asking Congress to take action to
bolster up the merchant marine. The res
olution was as follows:
Whereas, Our experience during the recent
war with Spain has demonstrated the great
advantages to any government arising from
an adequate fleet of auxiliary steamships from
which such government be supplied in
cases of great emergency and has also demon
strated the comparative inadequacy of our
merchant marine to the necessities of our peo-
pie, either in peace or war; and
Whereas, The experience of all the leading
nations of the world has shown that a mer.
chant marine can be fostered and developed
by prudent extension OF the policy of sub
sidizing lines of modern vessels for the trans
portation of mails upon the ocean; and
Whereas. The extension of our possessions
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MANY BILLS PASSED
BY THE ASSEMBLY

CALL HEADQUARTERS, SACRA-
MENTO, Jan. 26.-The Assembly spent
most of it's time to-day in passing
bills 1t began work along that line in
the morning by taking up Valentines As
sembly Bill 62, making an appropriation
of $120 900 for Cahfornias S exhibit at the
Paris Exhibition in 1900. The measure
passed with only six votes against it and
will be transmitted to the Senate at once.
Assembly bill 243. by Sullivan of San
Francisco, was given its third read
ing and finally passed. By its provisions
San Francisco is permitted to erect new
City and County Hospital.
The bill introduced by Dunlap of Stock
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INCIDENTS OF THE DAY AT SACRAMENTO.

course, taking great interest in the
matter and its manager, j. A. Filcher,
who had charge of CALIFORNIA; S exhibit
at Hamburg, was preSen. in the AS
sembly chamber when the bill came up
this morning on its final passage. He
was much rleased with the little op-
position it encountered and is confident
that it will be as well received in the
Senate
We are trying to get for California
10000 so''~"e feet of space for her ex-
hibit, but l am afraid we will not be
able to get it. The United States is to
have only 100000 feet in all.
"One feature of our exhibit will be
geographical map of San Francisco
Bay which will illustrate our CONNER
cial advantages and shipping facilities
for trans-Pacific trade. We will also
have our collectors go out into the
state to gather in exhibits from the
timber section=. the mines and the ag-
ricultural region. There will also be
shown a number of Irving M. Scots
models Of California built warships and
ocean liners.
j, of course, do not know whom Gov
ernor Gage will appoint as commission
ers, but think the scheme a good one
TO select one each from the northern,
central and southern sections of the
State
There are those who claim to know,
however, of two of the appointments
that will be made. Assemblyman VAL
entine is one and Mr.. Filcher himself
another, though Hon. E. f. Adams, a
prominent fruit grower of Santa Cruz
county, is said to be a candidate from
Central California and if this be so he
will. OF course, be an opponent of Mr.
Fileher
The bill has been transmitted to the
Senate for final action
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and the development of our commerce now de-
mands and the superior skill displayed by
American workmen in marine architecture JUS
titles the Federal Government in adopting a
liberal policy for the building up of our ocean
carrying trade; now. there, be 1t
Resolved BY the Senate and Assembly of the
State of California, jointly. that our Senators
In Congress be instructed and our members in
the House of Representatives of the United
States be requested to encourage, promote and
support by all honorable means the passage of
such measures as shall stimulate and develop
in a just degree our natural resources and ca
pacity as ship builders and ocean carriers; and
be it further
Resolved That we urge the propriety and ex-
pediency of the Federal Government subsldiz-
ing an adequate number of mail carrying
lines of steamships: and the passage, Of such
laws on the part of Congress- as shall encour-
age the building of American vessels capable
of carrying to the full measure our foreign
trade. SO that the United States of America
may take and maintain upon Gods highway
the prestige which ought and may ever be the
heritage of the descendants of the heroes OF
the war of 1912. to the end that the American
merchant marine shall be second to no other
on the globe; and be it further
Resolved. That the secretary of the Senate
be and he is hereby instructed to transmit and
mail to our Senators and Representatives in
Congress copy of these resolutions.
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cross opposite their names.
The bin which Mr.. Biggy is urging is in
he foil

substance as follows:
Section 1894. A register, in which shall be
each of the counties in the State. shall be kept
at the office of the County Clerk OF such
in the State such register shall be kept in
the office of the person charged with the reg
istration OF voters in such city and county
cities and counties in the State (where regis
tration is now required by law to take place
previous to each general election, and in other
counties. cities and counties, when re-
quired by the Board of Supervisors or other
board having charge and control of elections).
of such counties and cities and counties who
are entitled. thereto and who. apply with the
proper proof. Such registration shall COM
shall continue - next ensuing. when
such registration shall cease Every landlord,
or keeper of any premises where lodgers abide,
shall keep list of the names OF all lodgers
beds in the premises under his control com
mencing such list on the one hundredth day
previous to any election, and such list shall
be kept daily, so as to be ready for reference
and inspection by the Board of Election Com
rnissioners or a clerk delegated by them for
that purpose. Blank lists shall be furnished
to every landlord or keeper of premises where
dodgers abide and shall be collected daily by
order of the Election Commissioners; such
blanks shall be ruled in columns showing the
name of the lodger the number of room and
the story Of the building IL and at - any ~ time an
of election shall be furnished to the Board of
Election Commissioners upon their request
Any landlord or keeper of premises where
dodgers abide neglecting refusing to comply
with the provisions of this act shall be deemed
to be guilty of misdemeanor, and on convic-
tion thereof shall be fined the sum of fifty
dollars, and In the event of nom payment of
such fine shall be committed to the County Jail
for term of - days at the rate of one dollar
per day for each dollar of said fine. Any
voter registered in premises in which the land
lord or keeper neglects. or refuses to comply
with this act shall be cited to appear before
the Election Commissioners within five t5) days
in order to verify his right to vote. 1t shall
be considered proper citation to such voter if
the citation is addressed to the name of the
OF registration, and II the party cited does
not appear in answer to the citation at the
! time appointed his name shall be stricken
| from the register of voters The landlord or
keeper of premises from which the voter is
registered shall also be cited to appear at the
| same time and place at which the citation of
| his alleged lodger is returnable.
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shortridge's oratorical Influence.

CALL HEADQUARTERS, SACRA-
MENTO, Jan. 26.-The oratory of Charles
M. Shortridge of San Jose seems to be
wasted on the desert air. To-day he ad-
dressed: the Senate, using all of the WELL
known powers he possesses both as to de-
livery and dictionary. After the Senate
had listened patiently for half an hour to
the flow of words it proceeded by an al
most unanimous. vote to do directly what
Senator Shortridge advised be not DONE
ing for the purchase for the Senate of
twenty-six royal index files. 1t was for
the passage of this resolution the Senator
torical effort. But despite his good offices
the resolution was defeated by an almost
unanimous vote.
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Cruelty to Animals Bill.

CALL HEADQUARTERS, SACRA-
MENTO, Jan. 26.-Secretary of the So
ciety for the Prevention of Cruelty to
Animals Charles Holbrook of San Fran
cisco appeared before the Assembly Ju-
dietary Committee this evening and spoke
with regard to Bill 5. which was to be
passed upon by that committee. The bill
is a measure relating to the work with
which Mr. Holbrook is connected. and
that gentleman desired to have certain
cipal amendment was the eliminating Of
the word domestic in reference to the
killing of animals which had become use
less through age. misuse or other causes:
Mr. Holbrook wanted it to include wild
animals that were in a domestic condi-
ton Another feature of the bill which
Mr.. Holbrook was interested in was the
portion which makes il a misdemeanor
to dock the tails of horses. He claims
that in England a horse with ''docked"
tail would now be barred from entry in
the horse shows, and thinks that as the
custom came from England it should be
made law here. The committee re-
solved to report favorably upon the bill
with the amendments suggested by Mr..
HolhrOOk
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WORKS CARTOON BILL
TO BE TALKED TO DEATH

CALL HEADQUARTERS, SACRA-
MENTO, Jan. 26.-The unique bill of
the unique Mr.. Works of San Diego,
which is designed to prevent newspa-
pers from publishing caricatures or
portraits of their daily grist of victims,
came up in the Assembly this afternoon
and was passed to it's second reading
by an almost unanimous vote. A tech
meal amendment was offered by Grove
L. Johnson of Sacramento, who is
backing Works in his attempt in get
ting even on the world for the blight
on his physiognomy.
When the bill comes up on its third
reading there will be hard fight made
against it by the less thin-skinned
members on the floor
Mcdonald of Alameda threatens to
talk against it until it is withdrawn
by Works or not enough are left on the
floor to pass it. Owen Wade of Napa
will also be heard and Assemblyman
Cowan of Santa Rosa is going to lead
solid minority in the cause of the
big dailieS
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Protection to Public Health.
CALL HEADQUARTERS. sACRA

CALL HEADQUARTERS. SACRA-
MENTO, Jan. 26.-The Assembly Commit
tee on Public Health and Quarantine met
this afternoon and passed favorably upon
the following bills: Bill 222. amending
section 3010 Of the Political Code relating
to salaries of officers and employees of the
Board of Health; bin 223, amending sec
ton 3009 relating to the appointment of
officers and employees of the Board of
Health; bill 1856, for the protection of hoT-
ticulture and to prevent the introduction
into this State of insects, diseases or ami
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report. There are, on the other hand,
five who are known to be in favor Of
throwing out Dennery's contest.
The testimony in this foolish proceed
ing taken in San Francisco made up
three large volumes of typewriter
matter, in all nearly 1000 pages.
Senator Ashe and his brother Will
Ashe were the only two witnesses to
take the stand. Dennery may con-
tinue in his position as messenger boy
to the colonel, but he will not be a
State Senator for while at least
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.DENNERY WILL NOT
GET ASHES SEAT

CALL HEADQUARTERS, SACRA-
MENTO, Jan. 26.-Leon Dennery will
not be a Senator from the Twenty
fourth District of California this year
nor forever three years yet to come, at
least.
The Call has information that the
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pointment of Board of Pilot .Commis5;
sioners for San Francisco, ,Benicla ana
Mare Island, who shall be compete3nt
shipmasters or nautical men. he also
restricts the appointments, which the
Governor shall make, with the consent OF
the Senate, to citizens Of San Fr-ancisco' -
Oakland. Alameda, Vallejo or Benlcla,
leaving out the clause in the present law
which also includes the town of Brooklyn.