Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-01-05
THE COMING LEGISLATURE.
TIE Lay MAKERS APPROACH THE
STATE CAPITOL.

Thc. are Anxious to Serve the Public
Will the Republicans Organize
the Assembly -Fact, Cos
sip and Rumor.
The first session Of the Legislature to assemble
under the new Constitution meets at II O'Clock NJ.
to-day II the approaching session is CO be mum
bered in conformity with those held under the old
Constitution, its number will be twenty third
Whether it will be so numbered will be discretion.
airy with the body about to assemble Certain it is
tat this is the first session under the government
ever may be its number, it will forever enjoy the
distinction of being the first Legislature under the
new organic lew, ana the number it will take is
matter of secondary rnportalc The members o.
the Legislature are now
UPON THE GROUND,
And the canvass of candidates for the various posi-
tons connected with the legislative bodies is in &C
tive progress. These candidates are not more nu
merous nor more importunate than those who have
attended upon preceding sessions to offer the
services to the people of the State while among
them may be found the names of many who have
here tofore held position, or who have on former
occasions presented their names as candidates fol
the position they are again seeking. The Colder
Eagle, the Capital and the Arcade Hotels are tn,
chief rallymg points of the active, busy, buzzin.
canvassers This distribution into three Iocaltie.
somewhat reduces the appearance Of numbers Il
was otherwise in the halcyon days of the Orlean.
Hotel. The principal rallying point at the present
time, however, i in the vicinity OF Seventh and X
the proximity of the two hotels producing con
centration of political fire at that point f 9'
he tSpti 4 Is fly hiatt Al.
business OF the session cannot be transacted in tn,
100 days allowed under the new Constitution. som,
of the members declare that they propose to see thu
legislation straight through, and ii this cannot b,
accomplished within the limit wherein per diem il
allowed, they will serve for nothing a sufficient
length of time TO complete the business of the body
Others while agreeing in the general belief as K
nsulfciency of time declare that it will be the duty
OF the Governor to call
AN EXTRA SESSION
OF the Legislature to commence Immediately ate,
the expiration Of the one hundred days and thu.
permit of compensation for the time spent and ser
vices rendered. if an extension shall be found nee
essaiy. There also those who declare that one
hundred days will prove to be sufficient for the
work, and that the constitutional provision against
special enactments viii relieve the pressure as tc
enable the body to transact more business within the
time now allowed than former sessions were able to
get through in the one hundred and twenty DAYS Of
sitting. - @
ls- foLlIlCAL COMPLEAION.
The Senate is unquestionably Republican. TIL,
classification stands: Republicans, %; Democrats
5 Workingmen, 8; Workingman and New Consti
tuition, Workingman, New Constitution and Re
publican, 1; New Constitution and Democrats ,
Workingman, New Constitution and Democrat,
The Republicans will therefore organize that bod,
ana elect all the attaches.
The question has been raised as to the right of tn,
Lieutenant Governor to call the Senate to or
der, but it Is now settled that Lieutenant Governor
johnson will call to order and preside until the AS
semby declares the election of Governor Perkins,
Some days since the rumor gained currency tina
the Senate would organize its own committees tai,
ing that duty out of the hands of the President
The new President belongs to the dominant party
and it is unusual in cases of this kind to take tn,
appointing power out of the hands of an officer no
litically in consonance with the majority of thai
body. A Republican Senate might diyest A Demo
cratic President OF the prerogatve OF forming tn,
committees or vice versa, but is to say the least
not good party usage for the dominant majority t.
take the appointing power outs of the hands of ;
President of the same political complexion.
The Senate is composed almost entirely of new
members The list OF those who have had lepis
lative experience is exceedingly short. But fwr
members in the list have occupied seats in III.
Senate OF California, to wit ]. W. Satherwhte n
San Bernardino, and w. H. Brown of Ell Dorado
There but six Senators who have ever had nrevi
Gus legislative eXperience-the two gentlemen
named above and w. H. Sears, Grove L. johnson
VIM. Johnston and j. P. West Mr.. West was ,
member of the Constitutional Convention hi.
previous legislative experience having been gained
in the Legislature of Iowa. This leaves but five
who have had experience in the Legis ature of Cali
fornia
THE CONTEST FOR OFFICE.
The contest for offices under the Legislature aup,
ments aud intensifes. The crowd at the GoIdey
Eagle Hotel Saturday evening, all day yesterday
soliciting exceedingly active and persistent On,
member, he escaped into the street last ngbt
exclaimed: "Great goodness, but shall nevel
want to go through another sege for officers of the
Assembly, Saturday evening an informal eau
Gus of Republican Senators was held Pres
ent-Senators Baker, Zuck Johnston, Burt. Lamp
son, Brown of Ell Dorado, DAVIS, Watson. George
Sears, Hudson, Tfaynor, Dckerson, Neumann
Carlock, Wendell and Cheney-1S No formality
was observed in the way or choosing officers but
general free council engaged in relative to the hold
Senator question, the sentiment being unan.
imous aga nst the holdovers A committee was
appointed to call upon Lieutenant Governor johnson
and ascertain his views on that subject The conn
Gil met again yesterday and the committee Senators
Brown of Ell Dorado, Baker and Dickerson. reported
that the Governor expressed his views in
the most cordial manner and without the least hes
tancy or reserve, stating that he should d.
rect the roll OF Senatorial districts to be called from
one to twenty-nine and should, as mem.
bers present themselves, direct that they
lie in. He could not recognize other than the
Senators elected under the proclamation of the Gov
ernor calling for the election of forty Senators
The report being received the council Of Senators
agreed to caucus this morning at o'clock and agree
upon the officers of the Senate to be voted for No
vote was taken, and the claims or strength OF no
candidates canvassed.
The Workingmen, Democrats and New Constitu.
ton Assemblymen met in caucus Saturday evening
with 20 present, 10 OF whom were Workingmen,
Democrats and New Constitution men. The pre.
vailing sentiment that fusion was necessary 70
any effective action against the Republicans The
vote on fusion was supported by all but the Demo
Gratis they preferring TO await the action of Their
own caucus. An ad journment was then had until
this morning at o'clock. II was reported at this
caucus that Green, of Los Angeles relied upon by
the Republicans favored fusion. Messrs. Jocelyn
and Mcintosh voted for fusion, though it is said the
Republicans had counted upon them L. J. Hardy
Republican and N G p, is understood to be the
candidate OF the fusionists for Speaker, and it is
said Hardy is willing to go with the fusionists
LAST NIGHT
1t was understood that the Republicans who were
also on other tickets are willing to vote with the
straight Republicans in the Assembly, provided the
latter will not insist upon caucus. They feel so
the rumor, that having been other tickets as
well the Republican, they ought not to enter a
strict party caucus but will vote for the candidates
the Republicans support The very latest last night
expression was one of undoubted assurance that the
Republicans have gained sufficient votes to effect
the entire organization of the House. Ex-senator
Bones last night admitted his defeat in relation to
the hold-over proposition, but still Lad lingering
hope that three or 10ur eX-h0ld-0VerS will arrive
and join him in demanding q hearing before the
Senate.
One of the prevalent stories yesterday was that
the proposition of Spencer, of Stanisaus would be
adop ed, that is, that the N. C.. P. men and the
Democrats and W. P. C. representatives shall act
separately, and by making adjournments prt vent
the Republicans from organizing the Assembly I'M
til the fusion be eectually made between all the
opponents of the Republican party and list of off
GERS to tie voted for agreed upon. In this connec.
ton Morse, of Mendocino, wen as Hardy, of San
Francisco, were spoken of for the Speakership On
the heels of this rumor the assurance from the
Republicans that they would, without difficulty,
elect j. F. Cowdery, Speaker, c. E. Gum, Chief
Clerk ard John G. Howell, Assistant Clerk, those
names having been agreed upon definitely
In the Assembly, one member having died since
the election, forty votes required to elect its
officers and attaches. OF these the Republicans
have elected thrty-seven. They expect no diff
Guilty, as has been stated, in finding three Republi
cans who elected upon mixed tickets to unite
with them in organizing the House. In fact it is
now stated that forty-two votes en- be relied upon
at the organization otherwise than as stated above
The Democrats and Workingmen of both houses
have given indication to the course they pro-
pose to pursue in the organization. A few candi.
dates have made their appearance, asking for posi-
tions at the hands Of theminority party but as in
all cases where the chances Of election are remote