The San Francisco call., 1903-01-07

~ ALL HEADQUARTERS SACRA-
MENTO, Jan. 6.-There is d large
~ delegation of San Francisco poll
ticians at the capital. The men
who handle municipal affairs in the big
city and who arc never absent from con-
ventions or political meetings are here
looking for patronage or trying TO have
pet measures introduced in both houses.
In the aggregation may be mentioned
Abe Ruef, Jesse Marks. Colonel Martin
Brady. Colonel Eddy, ex-senator Sig
Bettman. Abe F'riedlander. Mike Smith,
Jim McQuaid. Sam Rainey, Martin Kelly,
Eddie Conroy, eX-Judge Dibble, Jere
Burke, Frank ]. Schmitz. John c. Lynch,
Chauncey Clark. H. T. Smith and Jesse
.Galland.
Charles NJ. Shortrdge Of San Jose is not
for Perkins for United States Senator
He announced in no uncertain terms to-
night that he was for Brother Sam
first, last and all the time. Shortridge
has his colored man Friday with him and
the latter follows the distinguished Rep
resentative from Santa Clara County like
a shadow. Shortridge has lot of bills to
introduce at this session. The most i'm
portant in his opinion, is a constitutional
amendment which he will introduce to
build railroad to the Sempervirens tract
of land recently purchased by the State
for $3.50, 600. The prospective road is to
run through Santa Clara, San Mateo and
Santa Cruz counties. Shortridge believes
the purchase of this valuable land was a
good one. but, in order that the people of
the State and visitors may enjoy the Won
ders of the park, they must have easy ac-
cess to it. AS it is the land is inaccesSi-
BILE.
Senator Shortridge will also introduce
a bill in the interest of the school chill
dren of the State. He is comforting with
Superintendent Kirk. He wants ali school
books printed at the State printing Of
flee and issued to the children without
cost to them. To do this, he says, it will
he necessary to apply the library fund in
country districts and in the cities small
tax will be necessary. He says he is
studying out the alter. in order to see
if it can be accomplished legally. He
also wants an appropriation for Ag-
news Insane Asylum, in order to erect
another cottage for convalescing inmates
and for erecting a water tower, which
will do away with the tanks on top of
the various buildings.
| Assemblyman j. r. Dorsey of Bakers
field will introduce a bill to secure an
other Judge for Kern County. He has
another measure to make it compulsory
for oil operators to plug abandoned wells
cisco will introduce bill in behalf of
deaf mutes. He wants lip culture and ar
! ticulation taught in every county where
/ there are seven deaf mutes. He says
many of the Eastern States have passed
/ similar laws and he thinks it is time for
] the State to aid the afflicted ones Sena-
| tor Welch states that the school depart
| ment of San Francisco has furnished in
| structionS and class rooms for the deaf
mutes In order to impress upon his col
! leagues the necessity of such a measure
| Senator Welch has invited the parents to
bring children afflicted in this manner TO
! the Capitol and give a demonstration. A
| day will be set and a number of children
| who are able to converse and understand
people by watching the movement of their
lips will prove the necessity of such legis-
| lation.
Senator II. A. Bauer of San Francisco
/ will introduce constitutional amendment