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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-02-01
TO CONTROL GRASPING
GAS AND WATER COMPANIES
Sena or Feeney Introduces Three Bills
That Will Greatly Benefit
The Public.

CALL HEADQUARTERS, SACRA-
MENTO, Jan. Ex-senator Feeney of
San Francisco is introducing some very
good bills affecting gas and water COM
panies, but the trouble is that some of
them are worded in language which
makes the intent and purpose of the
measures a trifie dense. Still Senator
Feeney seems to be on the right track.
To-day he introduced three bills in
the Senate touching gas and water
companies which are of particular inn
portance to the residents of San Fran
cisco as well as those of every other
city in the State.
One provides that in case an appli-
cant whose building is not more than
100 feet distant from any main of the
corporation, and payment by the appli-
can't of all money due the company
from him, the corporation must supply
the gas for the said applicant. All con-
tracts for the deposit of money as Sc
curity for gas meters are void. and any
corporation holding such deposits is re-
quired to return them on demand. A
failure to return the deposit when de-
manded means a verdict of .$l00 to the
party demanding a return Of his de-
post, with costs, interest and damages.
Another bill of Senator Feeneys pro-
vides that no company shall in the fu-
ture manufacture water gas or force
air through mains which are being used
to supply Illuminating gas. A viola
ton of the act is punishable by fine
of 800 and each days continuance
shall constitute a separate offense.
The third bill introduced by Senator
Feeney to-day provides that all water
meters shall be SO adjusted as to per-
nit of the meters being examined at
any time, and they will then indicate
the amount of water used to the date
of examination. A corporation not
complying with this act cannot collect
a water tax from the party it refuses
to furnish with the open meter. nor can
it cut off his water supply
All three bills have gone to the COM
nittee on corporations.
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the members Of the Legislature to con-
centrate upon Mr.. Scott. His friends
argue that the other candidates have
been struggling now for three weeks
without one of them having made any
gain; that the existing deadlock bids
fair to continue throughout the session,
with the result that California will be
left with only one member of the upper
house for the next two years-the most
critical period in the history of the
State. The other candidates having
failed, after all this time, to make any
showing beyond the strength they de-
veloped at the start it is time for them
now, in the best interests of the State
and of the party, to turn their strength
to Mr.. Scott, he being the only man on
whom all factions could unite.
The idea of holding a mass meeting
in Mr.. SCOTS interest seems to have
found favor with many prominent bust
ness men, and it is hoped to have at
least 100 signatures to the petition by
the close of business hours to-day. It
is the intention to have meeting of
the signers tonight, at which the Re-
publican members of the San Fran
cisco delegation will be called upon to
fall in line for the big shipbuilder, and
the legislators from other parts of the
State will also be urged to give him
their allegiance. 81 s -
Those who have the matter in, charge
say the meeting will be representative
of the very best interests in the COM
munity, and will carry such weight
that the legislators will not care to ig-
more it. 3.
Alameda County. too, is. falling into
line for Scott. Influential Republicans
on the other side of the bay have grown
tired of the long Wrangle and thew pow
call upon their representatives in the
Legislature to do what they can to put
an end to- it. Yesterday the following
petition, signed by fifty well known
business men of Oakland and Berkeley
was forwarded to the Alameda County
delegation at Sacramento: tx !.
January 30, 1S99.-We, the under
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II. Bradbury, H. S. Henton, E. ]. Nc
Mamion, K. Hoey. Morris Levy, ]. S,
Brown, G. E. Matthews, P. n. Trout,
John Jones, B. J. Flood, A. D. Severn, C.
Mantalen, o. Scribner, j. w. Grassland,
w. H. Dickinson, j. E. Hail, B. Poor,
George Hall, R. Lane and William STAN
ford, committee clerks, with salary of
mittee of Finance, A s. Longley of the
Judiciary Committee at salaries of IS per
day; ]. G. Mccall and Joseph Mann, as
sistant sergeants at arms, 50 per day; A.
doorkeeper, 50; D; Doody, Irwin Field;
ographer SIS; L. Taylor, watchman, 50;
Ried Baxter and Door Eddy, pages, at
81 so per day.
The following, appointees specifically
provided for in the statutes as amended
were announced in a resolution offered by
Senator Cutter and adopted: Assistant
minute clerk, George F. Hatton, ST. SER
geant at arms of the Finance Committee,
e. A. Bulles, IS; D. Mccarthy, same Of
ficer for Judiciary Committee, So; as
sistant sergeant at arms, Nat Kennedy,
So; assistant journal clerk, f. Fl. McCon-
nell, IS; assistant enrolling and engross-
ing clerks, George Heustis, l.. L. Shaw,
F. H. Hutton, Miss E. Atkins, 50; assist
ant history clerk, G. F. Mack. 50; bill
filers, j. V. Tryce and Frank Kelly, "a;
room. w, c; Rogers. 81 WWaattc n I:
ladies' cloakroom attendant, Mrs. G..
Neidlein, So; press mailing clerks, G. E.
Williams, Ben Gray Sd; Stenographers,
A. G, Unsworth, T: H. Lombard, Mrs. E.
j. Niles, Nora Andrews, SIS.
The following porters were appointeS:
Clay, o: Brown and o. Walton
And the end is not yet.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-02-01
CONREY WANTS TO
EXTEND PATERNALlSM

CALL HEADQUARTERS, SACRA-
MENTO, Jan. 31-Assemblyman Conrey
of Los Angeles wants to establish in
every county in the State what he is
pleased to call .'truant schools" What
the bill he has introduced will really ac-
complish is the rehabilitation in every
county that will. stand for it Of the old
Industrial School, the. REF" that -four
ished on the Ingleside road in San Fran
cisco during the earlier and PALMER days
of Chris Buckley's regime.
Mr.. Conrey's bill gives authority to
county school boards to either buy or rent
buildings and grounds, which shall be set
aside and used solely as a place for the
Incarceration Of youths of both sexes, be-
tween the ages of 6 and 16 years, who
shall be adjudged to be truants. The bill
classes as truants not only the pupil who
habitually plays hockey" but as we'll
those who are insubordinate, refractory
and of general poor department.
These truants are amenable to arrest
by a truant officer, whose position is Gre
ated by the bill, and upon arrest shall be
taken before a committing magistrate
and either released on bonds or commit
ted to the truant school for the rest of
the school year.
The. school may file execution upon the
childs estate or upon the estate of its
parents for the cost of maintenance dur
ing the period of it's incarceration.
Inmates may be paroled or released at
any time and no child convicted of fel.
ony. or immoral offenseA shall be received
at the school
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INCIDENTS OF THE DAY AT SACRAMENTO.

ell opposed the resolution upon the
ground that it would not be the proper
thing for the State to interfere with
the military arm of the Federal Gov
eminent.
Boyce and Smith also opposed the
resolution on the ground that other
California regiments desired to go to
Manila, but had been denied the privi-
lege and made to give way to the First
Regiment.
Senator Braunhart spoke at length
in favor Of the bill, and attacked the
War Department for the way it had
treated soldiers in the recent war.
Senator Shortridge said that he had
first opposed the resolution. afterward
favored 1t, and at the time of speaking
he was on the fence" He asked that
the, resolution be rc-read, and an
nounced that he was in favor of it,
Senator Smith was opposed to the
resolution if it in any way reflected
upon the administration of President
Mckinley.
Then the resolution as printed above
was adopted, Senator Davis having Of
fered an amendment which made it ac-
ceptable to ALL
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-02-01
PATRONAGE CAUSES
AN ASSEMBLY ROW
johnson, Valentine and Wright
MOnOpOlize the Good
THINGS.

CALL HEADQUARTERS, SACRA-
MENTO, Jan. 31.--A row of ample pro-
portions nearly broke up the Assembly
patronage caucus this afternoon. AS it
is Grove L. johnson, Valentine of Los
Angeles and Howard E. Wright are
going to have a whole lot of squaring
to do during the next week.
The bill that killed off Belshaw's anti
attache law let the bars down in front
of the horde of job chasers that has
been here since this session opened, and
upon the verbal authority given by
Howard Wright before he ceased to be
Speaker a number of the members who
had been made chairmen of committees
went ahead and put their clerks at
work.
Johnson, as chairman of the Judi
ciary Committee, attached to himself a
sergeant arms, clerk and steneg-
rapher. Valentine of the Ways and
Means Committee did the same thing.
Speaker Wright doled out jobs right
and left, but from all accounts he
charged them up TO members on the
floor.
Under the new bill the patronage
pro rata was Sc, but when the matter
was brought up in caucus to-day it was
gone the whole swine and appointed $14
worth of patronage. Valentine was
with him, and as the heads of the two
most important committees in the AS
sembly they were able to make their
demands good. The other members on
the floor had to give way, and as re-
suit of it two or three committee clerks
lost their jobs. Even Dibble was frozen
out. He had appointed Ed Smith anc
w. c. Gyrey to jobs at the clerks desk,
and blythe deal of to-day he was forced
. to give up both of them. The Judge
was so mad when he left the caucus
chamber he failed to recognize his best
friends.
Wright made a bold bluff, but was
promptly called down. He had $14
worth of appointments he wanted rati-
fed and had the nerve to ask for 81
more. He was allowed the original
amount, but his 81 amendment was not
adopted.
After an hour and a half of warm
squabbling the matter resolved itself
into the following list of appointments,
which will be ratified tomorrow by the
Assembly in open session when Dibble
hands in the resolution:
II. T. Smith, assistant clerk, Sc per
day; John Mott, file clerk, Sc per day;
assistant enrolling and engrossing
clerks at s. per day, ]. j. Breen, E. J.
Flemin, NJ. ]. Hallahan; clerk to SER
geant-at-arms, IS per day, w. j. Kirk
patrick; committee clerks at 81 per day,
]. j. HiHard, B. E. Miller, William F.
. Knorp, c. w. Atherton, Miss Ella Nc
. Keen, Mrs. Eddy, Mrs r. F. Fleming,
r. p. Russell, w. Gaffney, Thomas
O'Donnell, F. d. Branch, CIV. Curtis;
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To Suppress Feet-Binding.

CALL HEADQUARTERS SACRA-
MENTO, Jan. Sis Assemblyman Henry
of San Francisco attempting a social
revolution in the ranks of San Francisco's
Chinese aristocracy or is he trying to in
veigle to the Capitol plethoric Celestial
sack, well filed with tinkling yen, to be
spent in an endeavor to prevent the
White Devil, from encroaching upon that
binding of the feet =,
one of the two things he is strongly
est bill in the Assembly this morning. 1t
provides against the binding of any por-
tion of the body of a child of Il years of
age or under with thongs or bandages
for the purpose of stunning or bringing
about malformation of any member Of
the body. 1t classes a violation of its
provisions as a felony punishable by a
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-02-01
THE SHEEP TAX BILL
CONTAINS A JOKER

CALL HEADQUARTERS, SACRA-
MENTO, Jan. 31.-The general county
government act. introduced in the AS
sembly by o. H. Huber, and known as
Assembly bill No. 1868, contains a joker
1t was supposed that the bill was an
exact reproduction of the present county
government act. 1t was put in that
shape so that it could be amended in COM
mittee to suit the interests of each county
in the State.
But the bill as introduced is not a re-
production of the present law, which
gives to the Boards of Supervisors in each
county the power to fix the license tax
ing at the sum they consider to be just
and right for the damage done to- the
roads and forests by the sheep. In some
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-02-01
IN MEMORY OF
SENATOR B0GGS

CALL HEADQUARTERS, SACRA-
MENTO, Jan. 3.-In the Senate to-day
Senator Boyce offered a resolution direct
ing the president to appoint committee
OF seven to attend the funeral of the late
Hon. John Boggs, which is to take place
tomorrow.
The resolution prevailed and the follow
Boyce, Bettman, Morehouse, Maggard
sims, Chapman and Dwyer.
The desk formerly occupied by Senator
B9ggs was appropriately draped to-day.
In the Assembly Speaker Anderson
named Assemblymen Dunlap, Belshaw,
SANFORD, Caminetti and Glenn as a com,
mittee TO represent the Assembly to at
tend the funeral
the sergeant of the Senate will
attend the joint committee while it is
performing its sad duty.
tomorrow another joint committee will
present resolutions of respect, which will
be adopted by both houses
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-02-01

cases the license is cents per head now
and In others s and cents per head, &C
II Assembly bill 1863 was a reproduction
or the present county government law 1t
would contain clause to the above eff
feet but instead of that on page 20, line
ing:
But no license tax on the business of
raising. pasturing, grazing or herding
sheep shall exceed the sum. of cents per
annum per head and no license tax
Srn1l be imposed on un ny lambs. !"
refers to powers of Boards of Supervisors
to put license tax on certain industries.
&, ~ - NOT part OF the present 'aW and
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-02-01
DICKINSON WANTS NEW
HARBOR COMMISSIONERS

HEADQUARTERS. SACRAMENTO, JAN S1A Democratic
egsated
City
o san
he
have
of Harbor Commission
They be named by the Gov
by the
two for three
appointees is
of
he
Of
confirm
regula session o
salaries simply
way for Governor Rel ubhcan board
ought o be
+c+o0+0+
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-02-01
A SMALL ARMY OF
CLERKS SWORN IN

CALL HEADQUARTERS, iSACRA-
MENTO, Jan. 31.-A small army of men
women and girls surrounded the desk OF
Secretary Brandon of the Senate this
morning to be sworn in as employees OF
the Senate.
For time it was thought that 1t would
be necessary for the Senator's on the floor
with their desks nearest to the Secre-
tary's stand to move out to make way fol
the crowd.
The appointees under the authority
given by the amended Belshaw act who
were confirmed this morning were as fol-
lows:
Sol D. Rogers, P. NJ. Gregg. j. P. Dick
son. L. E. w. Preda, J. L. Ballentine
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-02-01

signed Republicans of Alameda County.
in the interest of good government,
urge your earnest support in the nomi-
nation of Hon. Irving Nj. Scott for
United States Senator"
The candidacy of Dan Burns seems
to have aroused the decent element in
all sections, and his determination to
prevent an election. if he cannot be the
cholce, has had the effect of setting on
foot the apparent movement to save the
State from the lastino disgrace of
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-02-01

to railroad transportation. Nothing is to
be allowed as travelling expenses.
Senator Taylor has introduced. bill
which provides that no clerk or deputy.
Under Sheriff or Deputy Sheriff related in
any way, by marriage or business, with
the Judge of the court, shall be appoint
ed to act as commissioner in any action
pending before the court
Senator Morehouse has introduced a bill
which may have the effect of requiring
fake mining companies with large
fake capital stock to pay from $40 to
S25 additional tax for filing articles of in
corporation with the Secretary of State.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-02-01
TO ADVOCATE
THE ELECTION
OF i M. SCOTT
Call for a Merchants
Mass Meeting.
TIRED OF BURNS TACTICS
ALAMEDA COUNTY REPUBLI-
CANS HAVE TAKEN ACTION.
Their Members of the Legislature
Petitioned to Work for the
Election of the Big
Shipbuilder. '
TIRED OF BURNS TACTICS
COUNTY REPUBLI-
CANS HAVE TAKEN ACTION.

Friends of Irving M. Scott are striv-
ing to bring to bear every reputable
influence in behalf of that gentleman's
candidacy for the United States SEN
ate. A petition was in circulation
among the down town business men
yesterday. calling for a mass meeting
of merchants for this evening to urge
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-02-01
Three Important Bills

CALL HEADQUARTERS, sACRA-
MENTO, Jan. Ex-senator Jones has in
troduced a bill to appropriate $3.50 ,595 30
for the maintenance of the Southern Cali
fornia asylum for idiots and insane at
Senator Langford has introduced a hill
which confines the travelling expenses of
any kind of State employee exclusively
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-02-01

sergeant-at-arms to Ways and Means
Committee at So per day, G.. Kimberly;
to the Judiciary Committee, George
Dougherty; porters at So per day, Jesse
R. Dorsey, Charles Prince.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-02-01

THERE ARE SOME MEN WHO BELIEVE
themselves so strong that they can resist
the powers of the Creator. These men are con-
stantly fighting nature. They overload their
stomachs, overharass their nerves. drink to ex-
cess, smoke to excess, or abuse themselves in
some form or other. The-result is the Same
in the end Abuse yourself and you are sure to
pay the penalty 1t is this abuse that destroys.
Now, If this suits you take the advice of ex-
perienced men and seek a certain cure. Hud-
yam is the great Remedy treatment. Hudyan
is certain. Hudyan cures variooeele, partial
impotency hdyrocele. failing manhood 1t has
been used by many, many men, and they have
sent in their testimonials. If you wish to read
them
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-02-01
WRITE FOR TESTIMONIALS.
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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-02-01
THREE BALLOTS, But
NO NEW VOTES

CALL HEADQUARTERS, SACRAMENTO Jan. SlThe adoption
by Assembly findings Wright
have resulted things the Senatorial fight has
When the finished condition
Then he tried roll call
called The result had the
guessed and further voting
The ballot
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1899-03-18
Ma In . steel Ingot,

A curious story is told in the Brit
hh war Office. Some years ago .
workman was engaged In casting
metal for the manufacture of ordnance
at the WooIwich arsenal, when he lost
his balance and fell into . huge cal
dron containing IL tons Of molten
steel. The metal was at white heat,
and OF course the unfortunate man
was utterly consumed in an instant.
The war department authorities held
= conference. and decided not to pro-
fame the dead by using the steel in
the manufacture of ordnance. and the
enormous mass of metal was actually
interred. and q Church of England
clergyman read the burial service over
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1899-03-18
Resolutions ofRespect.

The following resolutions OF respect
upon the death of Mr.. J. p. Hadnot.
who died Feb. Is, 1899, were ordered
spread upon the minutes of the court
last week, viz:
To the Hon. M. F. Machen, Judge of the
4th Judicial District Court, sitting In
and for the parish of Grant, La
Your committee on resolutions beg
leave 20 report as follows:
Whereas, 1t has pleased All-Wise
Providence to take from our midst
Mr.. John p. Hadnot, who was citi-
zen OF our parish aud member of
our bar, therefore be it
Resolved, That in said loss there
has been taken from US an estimable
citizen; that the Bar has lost an earn
est and conscientious practitioner.
Resolved, That the Court and men,
bers of the Bar mourn his untimely
death, and tender our heartfelt con-
dolence to his widow and bereaved
family. Be it further
Resolved, That the Clerk be author
lied and requested to spread upon
the minutes of this Court the Diplo-
ma OF the deceased, together with y
copy Of these resolutions; that q copy
also be sent by the Clerk to the widow
OF the deceased, and to- the Editor of
the CoLFAx CHRONICLE with the re-
quest that he publish the same, and
that this Honorable Court be ad-
lourned out of respect to his memory.
Respectfully submitted,
ia WILLIAMS,
W. c. ROBERTS,
Committee HENRY BERNSTEIN, |
j. T. WALLACE,
a. B. HUNDLEY.
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Fighting with the PHILIPPINES goes
merrily on. Gen. Lawton and a large
body ofreinforcements have arrived.
and the natives are being surprised
at American vigorous tactics. The
Oregon is expected at Manila daily.
and on her arrival all the feet will be
used to blockade Luzon and cut off
lnsurgent supplies. We feel sure the
subjugation of the natives will not
take more than thirty days of the
vigorous policy.
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District Court.

! Havinggot In on civil business thi,
week, the slowness with which cases
were disposed OF is in marked contrast
with the rushing business OF last week
his honor puts in full time on the
bench, and tries hard to choke off the
attorneys in their technical sparring,
but lots of time is consumed in spite
of all his efforts.
There was a scarcity OF lawyers
quite unusual. In addition to ourlo-
cal bar, j. A. Williams and j e. Dunn.
the other attorneys present were
Judge r. j. Bowman and w. C. Rob-
erts, of Alexandria, F. G. Hudson and
Henry Bernstein, of Monroe, and W.
T. Young, of Pine Bluff, Ark.
Judgment of divorce rendered be-
tween Caroline and james Harris.
Judgment of divorce between N. w.
Everett and Matte Skinner.
Anna Harris, tried by jury for MUIR
der, convicted and sentenced to 10
years in the penitentiary.
John Hastings plead guilty to as
sault and battery, and was sentenced
to pay fine of $25 and costs. sub
ject to work it out. He also plead
guilty to three charges of carrying
concealed weapons, $15 fine and costs
In each case, subject to work it out.
Robt. A. Guynes, Judgment emanci-
pating him.
Douglas Jones plead guilty to two
charges of selling liquor, fined 800
and costs in each case, and in default
OF payment to four months in Jail in |
each case, subject to work it out.
Nolle pros entered as to w. j. BOYD |
jointly charged in three cases with
Jones.
The case Of Ed. Duncan VS.. st. L. &
|. Mt. K. r., suit for damages, tried
oy jury, occupied nearly three days
81 the court, and resulted in verdict
or the railroad company.
Introduction papers were issued
against Job Tison, for insanity, this
week; after due medical examination.
The term of court was adjourned
vt 5 O'Clock Friday afternoon.
Sheriff Swafford and Deputy o. A.
rison left for Baton Rouge at day
ight Friday morning with Job Tison,
or the Insane Asylum, at jackson,
md Milt Anders, Andy Harris and
Anna Harris for the Penitentiary.
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Mr.. Oscar A. f. Saabye, who has
been employed to take charge of the
survey of the G. L. & G. N. r. R. ar
rived yesterday evening, and has
been busy to-day getting things in
shape to start to work. A large
number of applicants for work on the
surveying corps, were at the Rapides
hotel last night interviewing Mr..
Saabye. He could have employed a
hundred willing workers.-Town Talk
March 10th.