Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-04-17
POSITIVELY THE LAST.
The Legislature Concludes its Labors and
Adjourns Sine Die.

The Assembly ADJOURNED thursday night
about half-past II, after session devoted
to presentations and energetic attempts to
indulge in wit and mirth, the most of which
were elephantine gambols, and nearly as eff
fective as to grace and nimbleness Yester-
day its session was devoid of active work,
and mainly given up to frivolous and gen.
orally shallow attempts to have something
funny done and said. Now and then mes
sage from the Senate gave the House an OPP
portunity to be serious, and for few mo-
ments devote itself to business, but in the
heightened intermissions between these legis-
lative Interruptions the Assemblymen were
sadly at loss for something to do and say.
They had had their regular. set cut-and-dried
play spell the night before, and had gone
through
ALL THE MOTIONS
Usually preceding the final dis olution of the
body-the usual fizz and hiss and flash of the
rocket before it shoots off into oblivion. leav-
ing behind but speedily fading line of harm
less sparks but by reason OF the hitch which
prevented an adjournment at the hour first
agreed upon, the Assembly rocket was shot
VI DItlldluItlJs anu Jay JCSSCiNAet1 oiiOAO
was before that body the charred and I'M
slightly body and scorched stick of the pyro-
technic missile, and all the attempts to fire it
off again were as futile as they were frequent.
In fact, the struggle of the Assembly all day
Yesterday and last evening to be very funny
and excruciatingly humorous was but another
evidence of the fact that wit and spontaniety
are twin sisters. Maybell struck a brilliant
line of humor and proceeded to put it into
execution by pulling the chair from beneath
the gentleman from Marin, Just as that legis-
lator was about to seat himself on the con-
clusion of wild flights of eloguence concerning
a mock resolution. The result was that the
representative met the floor of the chamber
at fve-mile rate, and had his backbone
driven up several inches, whereat the MEM
bers having struck something
REALLY FUNNY,
Laughed and roared with laughter. and
shouted and clapped their hands, and cried
"Oh, my !" with as keen a zest as ever did
robust school boys out for frolic. In the
evening Mr.. WATSON was moved to introduce
resolution declaring that-whereas, the
counties of Inyo and Mono belong, geograph-
ically and geologically, to the State of Ne
vada; and whereas, California has failed to
enable those counties to organize municipal |
governments, therefore the Senate and AS
sembly consent to the withdrawal of those
counties from the State, and consent to their
living apart from it by themselves, or to
their marriage with Nevada, as they may
elect. The grimly facetious proposition was
referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs. |
An attempt to get up further laugh on the |
division of the State question was made, and |
Del Vale submitted a plan for division, de-
pending upon the counties set off casting Re- |
publican majorities at 100 elections.
DURING THE EVENING
The aisles, Hobbies and galleries were filed |
with citizens gathered to be in at the death,
and these We're gratifed, in a degree at least, /
by the exhibition of very kindly feeling on |
the part of the members toward each other. |
Some neat speeches, in which Mr.. Y Dung led |
off, drew out some humorous remarks con-
corning Sacramento. The pleassntries of the |
evening, toward the last, were much more |
pointed, witty and graceful than Heretofore, |
and the fiood-gate of good feeling and friend |
ship being lifted, there came forth full !
current of good will and kindly sentiment. |
This was interrupted once, however, by a
resolution concerning an evening paper,
which brought on bitter debate. The mat
ter was tabled, and the interchange of kindly
sentiments between the members was re-
sumed.
During the evening Mr.. Tyler, on behalf
of members of the Assembly, presented Miss
Madge Morris with a purse containing $50 in
coin, and in her behalf Mr.. York made re-
spouse.
at II o'clock, agreeably with concurrent
resolution, and after it had been ascertained
that neither the Governor nor the Senate had
any further communications to make to the
Assembly, the House adjourned sine die, the
Speaker delivering valedictory address just
before declaring the dissolution of the body.
There followed the adjournment general
hand-shaking and bidding farewell. The
Secretary of State took charge of the dools
of the chamber, and at midnight it was closed
and left to silence and darkness.
IN THE SENATE.
The Senate sat up with several bills all the
night long preceding yesterdays sun, and
not adjourning until about 5 A. NJ. The Sen
ators returned to their desks at 10 o'clock
yesterday morning, tired and strongly
inclined TO growl and find fault, and ready to
strike back on the slightest manifestation of
antagonism. This feeling became more pro-
nounced as the day wore on, and the Senate
was crowded hard with business. The body |
worked diligently until late in the afternoon
In the evening, when the Senators returned
from brief recess, they found the chamber
crowded above and below with citizens anx-
ious TO witness the closing scenes. On the
floor there was a large company of ladies,
while every available place for spectators was
filed in the gallery, aisles, lobby and about
the Senator's desks. About 10 o'clock the
business of the Senate was concluded. By
this time the feeling of annoyance had quite
worn off. and the members of the body dis
closed themselves in very amiable mood,
and ready to forgive and forget and part upon
the best Of terms. Mr. Moreland, in q neat
speech in behalf of the Senators, addressed
the presiding officer, Lieutenant Governor
Mansfield, and presented him with heavy
hunting case gold watch, with a rich fob
chain attached. Governor Mansfield made
acknowledgment in fitting terms, and this in
eident having
BROKEN THE ICE,
The Senate became mirthful in degree be-
coming its dignity. Mr.. Davis gravely de-
sired the President to inform the Senate the
correct time.
Mr.. Nye said it was evident the Senate was
CONVINCED its President needed watching, and
then the grave and serious Senators for the
first time broke the social crustwith applause.
MIR. Dickinson introduced resolution,
naming Messrs. Hittell Nye, Burt, Pool and
Davis a committee ''to banquet, at their own
expense the Senators on their return next
January" and to meet them with a brass
band and due honors.
On motion of MIR. Hittell, Mr.. Dickinson
was named Chairman of the committee.
Mr.. Pardee introduced a resolution APP
pointing Mr.. Enos committee of one to
approach Chinatown by circuitous route,
investigate its sanitary condition, and If need
be, with club, start the - Moon-eyed Loop
ards " toward Hongkong, to the tune of the
. Rogues March, Mr.. Enos gravely ac-
cepted the trust, amidst much merriment,
and hoped, as the Alameda Senator was fa-
miiar with that tune, that he would enlist
under his leadership.
Mr. Burt, from the Committee on Public
Morals. presented long report of the search
of that committee for the dog in the
we'll"
Master Lswrence, Page at the desk, on
behalf of State officers, Senators and rep
resentatives of the press, in well-delivered
speech presented to Secretary Boruck four
cases OF solid silver table service, and Mr.
Boruck made an appropriate reply. Master
Levy, a page, read written address and
presented to President Mansfield, on behalf
of the pages, silver fitting water pitcher