The San Francisco call., 1905-02-08
IRISH NOW
|. KNOWS v HAT
A CINCH IS
Senator's Misuse Of
Word Is Cause OF
an UprOar.
Special Dispatch to Tn. Call.

4
SACRAMENTO, Feb. Lack of
understanding of the meaning of the
| term ''cinch' bill on the part of SEN
i ator John B. Irish precipitated a
warm debate in the upper house this
morning and ended in Senator Irish
withdrawing a statement that reflect
! ed seriously on Senator Howard A.
BroughtOn of Pomona BroughtOn's
! bill authorizing the destruction of
! liquors involved in a violation of State,
! county or municipal laws or regula-
| tons, So strongly opposed by Keane
last week, was up for final passage.
/ Irish led the opposition in to-day's
! fight and had not proceeded long in
| his debate when he characterized the
measure as a "cinch'' bill. The ire
! of the author of the bill and its sup
porters was Immediately raised and
| they demanded of Irish an answer as
| to whether he knew what he was say
| ing; if he knew what "cinch" bill
was commonly supposed to be.
Holm rose and said that il was the
common understanding that a ''cinch"
| bill was a measure framed for the
purpose of blacknail; one that its au-
thor had no idea of passing. but SIM
| ply introduced 1t to give weight to his
| demand that his silence be purchased
with gold.
| Irish listened to this definition with
astonishment plainly written on his
! face, but before he could answer
other Senators corroborated Hahn's
views, and then Irish said.
My idea of a 'cinch' bill was en-
tirely different from the one here CIV
\ en-. This word is new to me and /
| believed 'cinch' bill was one au-
| thorizing the destruction of property
or favoring a certain section against
the whole people / had no idea what
Il -
ton or any of those that support his
measure and standing corrected /
wish 10 withdraw my statement"
| A motion was made that the bill be
referred to a special committee of one
for amendment. to retain its place on
the file, but Shortridge, who is also
| opposed to the measure, said:
| Let us take up this measure now
and kill it off. 1t is not bill we want
/ on the statute books. No delay here
| is necessary. Let us take a vote and
| end its career"
| But Shortridge was overruled and
| the bill was referred to committee
after which it will again come UP in
| regular order.
Two bills by Carter. one relating to
how funds may be invested by insur-
ance companies. the other to the hold
/ ing, purchase and conveyance OF real
were passed and sent to the Assembly.
The balance of the morning session
| was taken up with discussion of
| Welch's bill relating to the refunding
| of taxes illegally or enormously col
] lected or paid more than once. Dis
cussion on the bill was not concluded
and it went over, retaining its place
! on the file.
| The Senate was informed this morn
ing that the Governor had signed the
measures appropriating $4,000 for
| the installation Of an exhibit at the
Lewis and Clark Exposition in Port
| land and authorizing the Federal Gov
ernment to lower the levels of Kla-
math. Tule, Goose and Clear lakes in
| Siskiyou and Modoc counties in fur
! therance of its reclamation and irriga-
! ton work.
A bill was introduced this afternoon
| by Lukens increasing the salary of the
secretary of the Bank Commission
from 5000 to $500 a month, and vesting
| that official with added functions The
| bill, if passed, will authorize the secre
| tary to administer oaths and examine
into the affairs of any institution he
may be directed to investigate, his re-
| port to be the basis of subsequent ac-
| ton by the commission.
Senator Lukens also introduced
| proposed constitutional amendment
| that if passed and ratified by the peo-
| pie will mean the end of bucket shops
and other institutions dealing in mar
| gins or lotteries of any kind
| Senator Ward introduced a bill
amending the present compulsory vac
| cination law, the only changes being
| that good and reliable" vaccine be
| procured by trustees for the vaccina-
| ton of children whose parents are
| peculiarly or otherwise unable to pro-
| cure vaccination for such child. and
| that children whose health would rem
der their vaccination a dangerous
operation be excluded from the provi-
sions of the act.
Leavitts anti-compulsory vaccina-
ton bill came up on reconslderatlon
in the Senate this afternoon and was
passed and sent to the Assembly.