The San Francisco call., 1905-01-18
Strict Investigation
of Fistic Game
Is Desired.
Special Dispatch to TIL. Call.

| II.
assault on the treasury by would-be
! junketers was met with hail OF
! oratory and successfully repulsed in
the Senate this morning. This second
effort was attempted after much more
| careful preparation than marked the
one that met disaster yesterday, but
1t fell the heavier because the more
/ heavily backed.
Considerable surprise was created
/ when. shortly after the Senate con-
| vened, Bauer of San Francisco intro
duced a resolution providing for a
| junket of investigation to the south
] ern institutions, the committee to be
/ composed of Coggins, Mckee, Muen-
ter, Haskins, Bunkers, French. Nelson,
| Markey, Bauer Welch, Irish. Selvage,
{, Wright and Sanford and an assistant
sergeant at arms, all of them northern
/ men. The word went around that this
| committee was the result of COM
/ promise with the southerners by
which a committee composed of Ward,
| Broughton, Carter. Pendleton, En-
mons, Lynch, Greenwell Leeke, An
derson and Diggs, all southern men.
were to be given a trip to investigate
the northern institutions. 1t was
| good plan, ii was thought, and would
/ insure the support of the north for
| the scheme of the south and the sup
| port of the south for the scheme of
I the north. But the promoters of the
/ resolutions forgot that under the rules
| 1t takes two-thirds vote to authorize
| a junketing tour and after securing
| the promise of a majority to support
| the measures they rested. This was
/ fatal to their cause.
MEASURE is OPPOSED.
The conclusion of the reading of
| Bauer's resolution found Belshaw,
| Shortridge, Leavitt, Selvage and An
| derson, the two last named being
among those listed for the junket.
seeking recognition from the President
| to oppose the measure. They were each
| given an opportunity in turn to voice
| their views and all agreed that the
| time has not yet arrived when junket-
| ing would be advisable and even when
| 1t is advisable they agreed that the
| committee as provided for was entire
| ly too large and would practically strip
| the Senate.
French sought to stop the debate by
moving the previous question. but ne
was unsuccessful and the opponents OF
| Bauer's junketing question drove home
| their points. 1t was then put to
| vote and secured the support OF twen-
| ty-two. with thirteen against Tie
proponents of the measure looked over
| joyed when the President pronounced
the resolution adopted, but their joy
was short lived. Simpson rose to
point of order, however. and pointed
to the rule that called for two-thirds
vote. President Anderson glanced at
| the rule, said the point was well taken
and declared the resolution defeated.
JUNKETERS DEFEATED.
| Bauer and his followers looked dunn
| founded and their confusion had not
! left them when the resolution calling
for the committee to visit the north
| ern institutions was put to vote, with
| the result that some of them voted
| against the measure, defeating it by
even greater number than that
| against Bauer's resolution. Senator
| Lynch, who voted against the last res
| olution, when he intended to vote for
/ it, asked for a. reconsideration, but his
motion was quickly frowned down, and
| the junketers were finally defeated.
! Just what further action they will take
to carry through their plans is mat
| ter of speculation.
! A resolution calling for the appoint
ment of a special committee by the
chair to investigate conditions pre-
vailing in Napa Hospital for the In
sane was next presented by Senator
Emmons and sent to committee. The
resolution follows:
| ~
| sane Asylum have shown that serious defect
J exists In the manner OF selecting custodians
of the insane; and whereas. the investigation
now going on in the courts will only to
| determine the guilt or innocence OF the par
! ties accused, and will not throw any light upon
| the manner OF the selection of the guards that
resulted in the accusation of the two now un-
der investica ation. Therefore be it
Resolved, That the Senate of the State OF
| California do investigate the said occurrence
! by means OF special committee to be APP
cd
| to re.iort to this Senate some plan that will
/ future TO care for insane and helpless
/ wards.
| 1t was again time for Bauer to seek
| further favor at the hands of the SEN
| ate, but he was again destined to dis
| appointment. The papers. he said, had
| been making considerable comment re-
garding Senate bill "A, that has as it's
! object the doom of prize fighting in
| California, and he wished to investi-
/ gate the claims of the newspapers,
which he said could be done by the
; adoption of the following resolution:
| Whereas. Prominent newspapers of the city
+, OF san Francisco have quoted many prominent
citizens as expressing views on Senate bill
| No. "a pending before the COMMITTEE on
J Public Morals: and
Whereas, 1t would be of great value to this
. committee in passing on said Senate Bill No.
/ "a to have the evidence and the testimony OF
these parties; and
Whereas, ii is the desire of the committee
to inquire into the methods of clubs giving
! professional prize fights and to hear the testi-
mony OF the directors OF said clubs; be 1t
Resolved by the Senate of the State OF Cali
/ fornia, That the chairman OF the Committee
| on Public Morals be and he is hereby given
i the power TO issue subpoenas for the purpose
| of compelling attendance of necessary persons
and TO send for books and papers necessary to
/ and for the better consideration OF said Senate
bill No. n.
/ SENATE BILL NO. "a.
/ Before the resolution was taken up
| for consideration the Senate asked for
! the reading of the bill. which is as fol-
! lows:
) Section 412-A person who within this State
engages In. instigates. aids and encourages or
does any act to further contention, or fight
: without weapons. between two or more persons
/ or fight commonly called ring or prize con-
test either within or without the State or
4 who engages in public or private sparrinx
I exhibition. with or without gloves within the
/. or received either directly or indirectly. or
who sends or publishes a challenge for such
:. contention, exhibition or fight, or carries on de-
| livers such challenge or acceptance, or trains
or assists any person In training or preparing
| for such contention, exhibition or fight. il
guilty Of a misdemeanor; provided. however,
i that sparring exhibitions with gloves of not
/ less than eight ounces each in weight may be
| held by the Amateur Athletic Union of the
1 limited States or any domestic incorporafed
| amateur athletic association under the sane
/ tion and according to the rules Of the Amateur
/ Athletic Union. when such exhibitions are be-
| tween registered amateurs, and each exhfbi-
continue for more than fifteen minutes and are
4 for Medals or urizes other than unonev uvhIc,