Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-04-16
CLOSING HOURS : THE LEGISLATIVE
WIND UP.

The beginning OF the emu oi 'ne HeSi'-
lature was entered upon last evening. Though
the storm ragged without, and tiercely as never
has been known in showery April before, the
Iobbies and galleries were filed by an ex-
pectant crowd of people, who came out to be
entertained Whether they were or not de-
pended entirely upon the tastes of those
composing the auditory. In the Senate it
was the period of sober, earnest and rapid
work, to complete the bills in which the con-
currence of the Assembly is still necessary.
But in the House there was nothing to do.
and the representatives of the people accom-
plished it in all its fullness. It was a set
play. The Assemblymen knew of the tradi-
ton which gives the last hours of the Legis-
lature to wit and humor, and they came to
the stage of last nights action full of the in.
tention to be funny, and quite oblivious to
the fact that purposeful attempts in that di-
rectlon are seldom successes and that wit,
and Its companion humor, are Jealous maids,
who must be wooed and will not be driven.
The ball opened with the introduction of a
bill to establish public corn-crib, at which
all male citizens or those ineligible to be
such shall feed, and which crib shall be sup.
piled with fodder by appropriating to that
purpose all the money in all the treasures of
the State. The laugh came in, but it was a
laugh to order. Then came a resolution to
add books to the State Library. naming sup
positions volumes entitled after the pet say
ings of many members, and in this catalogue
there were some numerous illusions and some
witty expressions, but more of merely neg
alive character. There followed the reading
OF this list some genuine mirth, and the As
sembly began to warm and broaden to the
lrl1eF a1FN l11
restraint imposed by law and position. Par
iamentsry rules were relaxed, order was
abandoned, applause permitted, and as many
members were allowed the floor at one and
the same time as chose to speak.
Motions were made of the most alb
surd character, a few with witty pur-
pose, and few in. which the out
groupings of native humor, and some sense
of the really mirthful were prominent. Reso-
lutions came thick and fast now to the Clerks
desk, some fiat, some fair, some stale, some
fresh, and many which were marvellous exam
pies of how the Kings English may be tor
tured, and of these not few so marked by
strainings and efforts to be witty that if dead
humorists could take in the situation the
bones of such as Hood and Burton must have
ratified in an ecstacy of agony. There's no
telling when the machine wit would have
ceased had not bat dashed in out of the
storm and distracted attention by its
wild efforts to escape from the refuge it had
taken. A sermon and prayer were read, full
of traversties upon members names, but
weak in conception, and it was followed by
regular !fusilade of resolutions rela-
tive to Messrs. Tyler and Braunhart,
and which Mr.. Tyler put to fight by COM
pressing an epigram with a request that
he Speaker would indicate the point where
the laugh came in.
An effort to take up the bill to prevent
Sacramento boarding-house keepers from col
lecting bills of legislators brought out some
pungent remarks. The effort to reconsider
the defeated bill to appropriate money to
build sidewalks along the State property on
l. street was made in earnest, and defeated
with equal decisiveness. Then came again
flood of mock resolutions, and one in the lot
with more pith than the others, called on the
Chaplain to solemnize the marriage it was
evident, from the soft dalliance of the past,
is about to be consummated by the Bourbon
Democracy and the Sand-lot party. The
members all this time, like school-boys let
loose, were laughing and shouting and ap-
plauding, and finally insisted on speeches,
which were made by Messrs. York and
Tyler.
AT one time some one captured swallow,
attached string to its tall-feathers with
letter pendant therefrom, and sent the poor
bird circling through the upper air of the
chamber, which pointless incident served for
time to amuse the extreme right When
the frightened creature had been captured
and set free of its incumbrance, Mr.. Fox,
who had up to this time presided, left the
chair, and in complimentary speech pre-
sented to Speaker COwdery in behalf of the
members of the Assembly three cases, con-
taing full and elegant table service of solid
silyer-spoons, fish knife, berry spoons desert
forks, etc. Mr.. Cowdery replied and then Mas
ter Carlsonin behalf of the pages presented the
Speaker with gold headed walkiug-cane
Mr.. Tyler, in behalf of his fellow members,
presented Chief Clerk Gum with hand
some gold and quartz watch-chain; Mr..
Sweetland, in behalf of his felow-members,
presented to Mrs. Hoteling, Postmistress OF
the Assembly, pair of handsome gold brace
lets, and, in her behalf, Mr.. Spencer replied
The Speaker here left the chair and AIr.
Lane was called to preside, which he did with
a mock dignity which was quite amusing, and
ruled with serious mirth that frequently
melted the House to hearty laughter.
The clearinghouse and wash-house bill
was taken up discussed facetiously, amended
and dropped, and then sort of love-feast
began. Maybell and McDade, for the ex-
IRENE left, uttered smooth words and rather
gracefully buried the Ratchet they had held
over the Speaker and the majority, just as
Mr.. Tyler shortly before had done on his
part with the weapon he had welded against
his opponents of the left. Del Vale and
Spencer, on behalf of the Democracy in the
Assembly, broke bread with the Republicans
and put the hand of good will into the hos
pitable political salt-dish. Mr.. May added
words of friendship to the expressions
of good feeling that were SO plen-
+,f,l anI ,,tbarS follrp-aI 6
peace, charity and friendship, general confes-
sions of shortcomings and regrets at parting.
An effort to draw Mr.. Braunhart from the
shell into which he had retired failed, and
even the persuasive humor of the Chair
proved inadequate to induce him to join in
the general peace-making, which was inter
spersed with queer resolutions, odd rulings,
side-bar remarks, and speeches from Nc
Carly of Lake, Mcintosh and others,
and as the era of good-feeling, mutual
admiration, confession and forgiveness
seemed to have been fully inaugurated,
and all the old sores healed up and the
stripes of the lash obliterated, McDade
deemed it meet that the reportorial fraternity
be brought to the feast, and he accordingly
introduced resolutions of thanks and in praise
of the press. Then came the appropriation
bill from the Senate at IL 80, and the Assem-
bly, settled down to work, caps and bells were
laid aside, the last serious business of the ses-
sion was taken up, concluded, and about half
past Il the House adjourned until this
morning.
In the Senate hard work was the rule all
the evening" and long session was held. AT
noon to-day the two houses will adjourn sine
die.
MERCHANDISE REPORT. = The following
freight for Sacramento passed Ogden April
18th: For Whittier, Fuller & Co., l barrel
paint; Lindley & Co., 46 boxes maple syrup,
% boxes milk, 20 boxes turkeys and chickens;
Adams, Mcneil & Co., 25 cases milk, 6
boxes maple syrup; Billingsley & Co., 100
dozen brooms, racks axhandles, l box tin
ware, case egg heaters; Weinstock & Lubin,
l case shoes, l case laces; l.. Elkus & Co.,
cases shirts, 2 boxes paper collars w. T.
| Peterson, 3 cases confectionery Huntington,
Hopkins & Co., rs bars, 40 bundles iron, l
case copper, GIG springs; r. Stone & Co., 2
boxes hardware Kohler & Chase, l box
| " + nobSOo roll,