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POLITICAL FIGHT OVER THE POSTMASTERSHIP IN STOCKTON
STRANGELY DECIDES ELECTION OF UNITED STATES SENATOR
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Continued on Page 4, Column 5.
FAVOES THE CREATION"
OF A TINE POSITION
Bill Will Be Introduced (or Appoint
xnent of Secretary to Chief
Justice Beatty.- .
CALL. HEADQUARTERS, SACRA
MENTO. Jan. 13.-A bill providing for
tte creation of the office of- private sec
rrtary to the Chief Justice of th« State
Eupraaa Court will be introduced into
both bouses of the Legislature at an early
date. It Is planned that the position shall
.•any with it a ealary of $1800 per an
num.
Chief Justice Beatty feels that he must
have en assistant fqr the proper trans
action of the business of his office. Work
for the Supreme Court Is constantly Un
< reasing In volume and the Chief Justice
fcas to attend to several classes of ap-
P«>alf. which under the laws cannot be
ronsidered by the Associate Justices. It
5s claimed that a private secretary Is al
lowed to the Chief Justices of most of the
larger and more progressive States of the
T.art.
A large number of the members of th?
Legislature have been sounded on the
proposition and all favor the proposed
Improvement
The 'Nelson people even held up Con
gressman Needham on the postmastership
issue, and-the waves of the political' sea
around the Stockton postoffice were
lashed into foam. Dunlap and Hender
son were the solid front of the Nelson
battering ram.
In this contingency Congressman Woods,
earnestly desiring the . re-election of , his
f rif nd Senator Perkins, f staved ; off the
postmastership appointment, not wishing
to . injure the i prospects of the [ Senator,
Nelson's term' having expired some; time
ago and no' successor having been recom
mended. -But In tho usually mysterious
political way it came to the ears of the
Nelson people that the Congressman cov
eted, or. rather would not^decline^ the
rather, easy" berth of United States Naval
Officer of the port of San Francisco, : with
its ; salary of $5000 a year. • They argued
that If the Congressman could secure this
plum through ,their "efforts, 'directly or in
directly, he might be induced to transfer
his allegiance from- Phelps to Nelson, and
the field as an aspirant for Congressional
henors he> was backed ' by J. "La Rose
Phelps, editor, arid proprietor of the Stock
ton Independent— backed 'both .personally
and Journalistically. *Mr. 'Woods "in re
turn, being 'grateful for the substantial
aid thi|s rendered him, publicly and fre
quently announced his intention of sup
porting his friends Phelps for : the'post
mastership. Postmaster Nelson's friends
came again to the front and inaugurated
a bitter, fight on his \ behalf/; carrying; it
Into the San Joa'quin County Republican
convention,,; when Woods, announced, that
he declined to be a candidate for re-elec
tion. . ' . : . ' .
Continued' on" Page "4, 'Column "4/
Large political oaks from small political
acorns grow- and the- evolution of ' the
small acorn into the large political oak
la the talk of the town to-nig-bt. The
news clears away a great fog bank of
mystery that, overhung tne political at
titude of Assemblyman Dunlap of San
Joaquin and the manner of the removal
of the last shred of the opposition of
Colonel Dan Burns arid Martin Kelly to
the .re-election of Senator Perkins..
It will be remembered ' that Assembly
man Dunlap refused. to sign the call for
the Republican caucus, while, at the same
time, he admitted that his preference was
for Senator Perkins. It will be remem
bered also that there was much hurrying
and scurrying over the reason for Mr.
Dunlap's disinclination to expedite, mat
ters for the Perkins adherents. Back of
this lies the 'history that has just come
to light and. has set. the' politicians agog
in the capital city. It is the, history of a
little fighLfor the postmastership of the
city of Stockton.
When Congressman Woods first entered
small local. fight for the Stock
ton postmastership practically decided the
election of George C. Perkins as United
States Senator, insures the appointment
of Congressman Woods. of San Joaquin
County as United States Naval Officer at
the port of San Francl3co and also* the
appointment of J. La v Roso Phelps, editor
of the Stockton Independent, as chief
deputy naval officer, in place -of-E., W.
Maslin, the present deputy for Colonel
John P. Irish. ¦ . -
CALL HEADQUARTERS, SAC
RAMENTO. Jan. 13.— The po
litical sensation. of the season
developed to-night. It consists
in the astounding fact that a
Assembly bill No. .18,. 'introduced . by
Brown provides for. the creation' of a
State Board "of Charities and Corrections.
The board shall consist of six ' members,
who shall be appointed by the Governor,
arid not v - more than three of the ap
pointes shall , be of the same ; political
faith. The Commissioners' shall hold
office for' the period, of twelve years, tho
first appointes to arrange by ' lot their
tenure of office, two to go out. of office
at the f end of four years, two at the end
of eight years and- two at. the, end of
twelve years."
It is provided that women may be ap
pointed members of the board. No of
ficer of any charitable institution shall
be eligible to appointment. . : Thecommls
sicners are required to perform their du
ties without compensation, but will be al
lowed necessary traveling and other [ex
penses. .; A\ secretary is to be appointed
by the board' and his salary is fixed at
$2400 per year. The sum of $10,000 shall be
appropriated annually for expenses.' "The
commissioners will 'be required' to exam
ine ;and' report upon charitable, correc
tional and penal institutions of, the .State,
including^ State hospitals • f or • the,. Insane
and such "private institutions of similar
character that .receive ; public funds. . AH
plans for. new" buildings for the 1 use of ; the
aforementioned ¦ institutions '. must be - sub
nilttcd v to. the board. The", bill ' wa3 re-'
: '",' split a : hinge and are j pouring
a volume of \ proposed regulations' and
statutes on the busy ¦ lawmakers.', Here
are some of them:
~* ' *m ALL, HEADQUARTERS, 3AC
ff ~ RAMENTO. Jan. 13.— The leg-
Ma ' islatlve reservoirs that contain
S^^^V the flood of new . laws and
amendments have already
Special Dispatch, to "The Call. -
f erred to the proper committee without
1 comment. '&*?'&. I
FRIEND OF, THE POULTRY.
; The poultry Industry will lift up Its red
comb ;a.nd crow lustily on all the fence
posts around Petaluma if Assemblyman
Cromwell's bill,. *No.| 23, becomes a law.
It . provides for the establishment of a
poultry experiment station to be situated
In or near Petaluma, for the purpose of
studying the diseases of poultry and to
make proper experiments to. ascertain the
value of ' the Innumerable varieties of
poultry food in tlfe production of flesh,
fat,, eggs and feathers. The commission
will be Intrusted also with the duty of
studying- the question of sanitation in the
poultry yard.
The bill then goes on to provide that
within thirty days after the passage of
this act the Governor shall appoint three
persons— two from the staff of professors j
in. the agricultural department of the'
University- of California and the third to.,
be a, practical . poultry raiser— the three j
to constitute a. board or commission to
select and- secure* a site. of not less than
five acres for such station, which shall j
be': under; control! of the Regents of the
University, of , California. The bill pro
vides that an appropriation of $6000 shall
be made for the purpose of securing the
necessary; site, . etc.
The law governing the inheritance and
disposition of community property will be
materially changed if, Duryea's bill. No.
16,' should 'pass..' It amends section 1402 of
the Civil, Code,, and provides that upon
the death of either spouse one-half of
the |- community*- property shall. go to the
Special Dispatch to The Call.
In former yeaijs the election of a United
States Senator, has been an event of great
interest, signalized"" by .much ; dignity and
ceremony, and sometimes -a scrap, but
always* by ' grandiloquent, praise of the
VOTES WITHOUT TUMULT
j The presentation was preceded by - the
usual speechmaking arid conventional" ob
servance constitutional, forms, but
there -was- a conspicuous absence of fire
works to. the oratory and. a general lack
of enthusiasm all around. In other words,
the speeches were prosy and florid, as
most speeches are i when written in ad
vance and read*at long range or delivered
from memory,. while. everybody knew how
it was all going to end anyway, and there
is 'never/ any . excitement about a sure
thing. Even the Democrats .and ; Labor
men had counted noses many days before
and knew Just what' they were going to
do. It-: was an unblemished , programme
and most loyally presented.' So much for
the caucus as • a time-saving,, slumber
producing, device , In the - machinery of
government. ; •
ALL HEADQUARTERS,*SAC
;_^^.-nAMENTO; Jan. 13.—Califor
-g'¦'*., ; : n!a has bidden George C. Per
£f * kins^to keep his old seat warm
iV^^y' in the .'United States. Senate
•^fc^!, * ;£or> another, six years. Both
houses of • the Legislature got down to
business' at 'no'on to-day and by a sfrictly
party vote presented 'the Senator *wlth a
handsome majority,* all bound round with
a woolen string and neatly labeled before-^
hand. There ; were I thirty-three - Republi
cans in -the Senate and fifty-eight in the
Assembly, and every last one of them
spoke for'"- Perkins when the \ roll jj was
called. Only one was absent, and h«
couldn't get^ there, but he, too, shouted
for. Perkins over the wire. •
Special* Dispatch to The Call
Great Shower of New Bills in Both Houses
Makes Labor for the Lawmakers.
Secrets of a Mysterious Combination the
Sensation in the State Capital.
"France, Irritated by the disturbance of
the balance of power In Africa by Great
Britain's conquest in the TransvaaJ." says
:he paper, "sees en opportunity for re
venge and the restoration of the balance
rt power In Morocco. In this connection
<:reat Britain seems to be isolated until
fhe obtains the support "of ¦ Germany,
whose attitude Is unknown."
VIENNA. Jan. JS.-The Allgemeine Zei
tung. which la well informed on political
matters, expresses apprehension of a col
lision between British and French inter
ests In Morocco. The paper says that af.
i*jt the Spanish-American war, France
end Spain negotiated a special arrange
ment to take common military and polit
ical action In Morocco, and obtained
Italy's neutrality by promising her a free
r.ard in TripolL
1 lie feultan ¦ representative at Tangier
has been ordered to seize cattle and to
Sispsteh reinforcements to the Sultan.
MAY INVOLVE THE POWERS.
Fear of a Clash Between Great
Britain and France.
overcoming t]i<; imperial troops.
The correspondent of the Globe adds
that the inhabitants of Kez have risen
«painst the Sultan, and that anxiety
reigns at Rabat, where the Europeans arc
in frar of an immediate attack by the
pretender's forces. • •
Jig between the troops of the Sultan of
Morocco and the forces of the pretender
to the throne, according to a dispatch re
celred by the Globe from Fez. The fol
lowers of the pretender are Ea i(j to be
Anxiety at Babat Over Threatened
Attack by Hebels.
MADRID. Jan. 13.-Fighting is proceed-
EUROPEANS IN DANGER.
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CHICAGO. Jan. 13.-Proof of how the
large coal dealers sought to compel the
small dealers to sell coal at the price
quoted by the alleged combine reached
the special Grand Jury this afternoon
when Henry Peterson, or>e ti the small
dealers*, testified. According to Peterson,
he visited the offices of a large coal com
pany some time ago ind was given a
price list. He. had been purchasing coal
from this company and was instructed,
he declared, to sell the coal at CO a ton.
He had a number of customers who couH
not afford to pay that prfce, and he sold
them flTe ccal at the cost price without
Would Not Maintain Price Fixed by
the Coal Combine.
After the adjournment of the Senate
to-day the Republican members of the
Committee on Finance held a conference
on the various resolution- before the Sen?
ate for the removal of the tariff on an
thracite coal. They had before them the
text of the House bill granting a rebate
of the anthracite duty for twelve months
and practically agreed to accept It with
out alteration, if the Democratic com
mltteemen could be Induced to allow it to
be so reported without delay. The opin
ion was quite unanimous that the situa
tion called for prompt action and the Sen
ate committee will be called together,
perhaps, to-morrow afternoon immedi
ately after the House passes the bill.
?
SMALL DEALER BOYCOTTED.
The report of the Ways and Means
Committee, submitted by Chairman
Payne, after recommending the passage
of tha bill, says:
"This Is an emergency measure, de
manded because of the scarcity and high
price of coal, resulting from the recent
prolonged strike in the anthracite coal
mines.
"Precedents for such legislation are
found in the Chicago fire and the fire at
Eastport, Me. In these case3 Congress
rebated the demand on lumber used In re
building in the burned districts/Whether
the legislation will Increase the importa
tions cr reduce the price of coal Is a
question on which men differ. But It Is
all Congress can do in the premises, and
will satisfy the demand of many of our
citizens. While there is a threatened
coal famine in any part of the country
we cannot turn a deaf ear to the cries of
the people.
"The committee did not consider It best
to make any changes in the tariff on coal
after the period of one year had expired.
preferring to bring in this as a purely
emergency measure and not desiring to
go into the question of tariff revision,
even upon this one article. If any relief
can come to the people from such legis
lation It will be amply secured in the
period provided for in the bill."
SENATORS FAVOR BILL.
Representatives Payne, Dalzell and
Grosvenor held a conference with tha
President this morning; relative to the ac
tion which had been taken by the com
mittee.
Representative Dalzell, from the Com
mittee on Rules, reported a resolution
providing for the consideration of the coal
bill In the House to-morrow, limiting de
bate to one hour, a vote then to be taken
without intervening motion.
PROMPT ACTION NECESSARY.
Representative Hlchardson of Tennessee
proposed an amendment striking out tha
words "for a period of one year." which
was .jyoted , down. - H«._th^n . proposed, an
amendment _placlng~an coaf on tharfrea
list; which also was voted down. The
final vote on the adoption of the bill was
unanimous.
The bill adopted provides "that the Sec
retary of the Treasury be and he Is here
by authorized and required to make full
rebates of duties imposed by law on all
coal of every form and description im
ported Into the United States from for
eign countries for the period of one year
from and after the passage of this act."
FINAL VOTE UNANIMOUS.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 13.— The Trays
and Means Committee of the House to
day reported a bill providing for a re
bate — equal to the duty now imposed— on
all kinds of coal and coming 1 from, all
countries for a period of oho year. This
bill Is a substitute for the one Introduced
by Representative Hill of Connecticut,
which provided for a rebate until June X)
next. The bill will come up for action
to-morrow, and Its prompt passage Is ex
pected.
1 ¦
LONDON. Jan. 14.— The Tangier corre
spondent of the Morning: Leader reports
furious fighting outside of Fez. He says
the Sultan has been defeated and that he
r5caped to the westward. War Minister
Menebbi, one of the Sultan's strongest
pillar*, was killed. All of the Consuls,
excepting the British representative. hav e
left Fez.
Fighting among the tribes is proceed
ing near enough to Tangier for the sound
of the shooting to be heard in the city.
Th* population of Tangier is alarmed and
if arking for the protection of warships.
A local PaFha took out a force to restore
<!rdcr. but he found it impossible to pro
ceed and hps returned to Tangier.
la a dispatch from Tangier, dated Jan
uary 13, the correspondent of the Times
"A serious fight occurred to-day two
milrs outside of Tangier. Several hun
dred tribesmen attacked .< village def_>nd
*>d by only sixty men. The attacking
***& -t^es rrytulscd and four "of the num
ler w«re killed. The fighting may be
r*>sum<-d at any moment It does not in
i«]\r> any danger to Europeans, but It
i-hnxrs that the " Moorish Government is
paralyzed by the rebellion and incapable
of maintaining order."
The only foreigners remaining in Fez
are the numbers cf the staff of General
Sir Harry Maclean, the Scotch com
mander of the Sultan's body guard.
Senate Stands Ready to
Pass the Measure With
out Delay. /
City's Populace Makes an
Appeal for Protection
by Warships.
Bill Is Favorably Re
ported by House
Committee.
Sultan of Morocco
Is in Retreat
From Fez.
Tribes Meet in Combat
at the Gates of
Tangier. >./
Congress Will Sus
pend Duty for
One Year.
COAL TRUST
TO PAY FOR
ITS GREED
PRETENDER
VICTORIOUS
IN BOTTLE
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CALIFORNIA STATKSSJAX {WHO HAS
BEEN JION'OUED BY I.EGISIiAtlTR'K
WITH '.RE-ELECTION TO UNITED
. STATES « SENATE. - -/' .?> ";, ~ ' ,< '' X
Legislature Accords
Perkins Nearly
All Votes.
Balloting for High
Honors a Tame
Proceeding.
BALLOT FOR SENATOR '
IN THE TWO HOUSES
OF THE LEGISLATURE
' FOR - PERKINS.
Senate < . . . .\Y.\ 33
, Assembly 58
Total ..1)1
V . FOE LANE.
Senate 5
Assembly 12
Total . . .17
. \ FOR SCHMITZ.
Senate" .' 1
Assembly 6 i
,Total :..~7
• Necessary to choice 61. *""*
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