Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-01-10
Legislative Meteoric Dust.

Senator Sargent went to San francisco
on Thursday evening, and Governor Per
kins left by the early train yesterday morn
ing. All their principal managers and
most of their followers are also at the Bay
and it is there that the greater part of the
Senatorial connubiating will be done be-
tween this and Monday. Estee was still in
the city last evening But small knot OF
politicians remain about the hotels and
public places, and the buzzing" is con-
fined principally to a class that, as rule,
does not have much to say when the chief
workers are on deck.
1t seems to be pretty generally conceded
that the Senate deadlock will be broken on
Monday before that body adjourns for the
day. Balloting for President pro TEN. will,
it is thought, proceed in the old way Tor
some time, and if one or more OF the
"read-outs' do not go over to the Repubii-
cans and vote for their man. some other
mutual arrangement may be made
between them, and thus effect an
organization of the Senate. 1t is
argued that the Republicans are really
most interested in having the Senate organ
ize and get at work, as it is essential that
thew shall elect their United States Senator
This is of greater importance 10 them than
the mere question of who shall be President
pro tenn of the Senate. The general impress
sion seems to be, therefore, that II Mo-
manned will not go to the mountain, the
latter will go to Mohammed.
Among the lookers-on at the Capitol dur
ing the week were three English gentle
men who are completing tour of the
world-Messrs. T. W and J. n. Richardson
and A. z. Trinder. They arrived in the
State couple of months ago, and have
visited the Yosemite, Monterey and other
places of note They are greatly pleased
with what they have seen OF California
and especially so with its glorious eli
mate" They will remain q few days more
in Sacramento, and then proceed eastward
and will return to England in a couple Of
months 1t is their intention to stop over
in Truckee and (if the weather permits)
view the grandeurs of Sierra mid-winter
1t is quite amusing to listen to some OF
the criticisms made upon the present con
dition Of affairs in the Senate. Sympa-
thizers with the radical wing of the Dem
ocracy express the utmost contempt for the
few "read-outs who refuse to surrender
to the former. The idea, they say, . OF
these half-dozen fellows assuming to dictate
to the recognized representatives Of the
party after having been repudiated by the
majority On the other hand, the fol-
lowers of the faithful five say: These
radicals repudiate and scorn the few men
who have refused TO lend themselves to
further the schemes of a lot of selfish
would-be leaders; they spit upon them, as
ii were, and then expect them to smother
their manhood and support the gang III
this, the worst crisis they have encounter
ed. 1t is the most brazen piece of eff
frontery, remarked Sacramento Demo-
crat yesterday, THAT has ever been known
in the history of politics in this country.
If these men who have been thuS insulted
and read out of their party knuckle down
TO their traducers and give up this fight
they will prove themselves to be the Cravens
and lickspittles that the rule-Or-ruin gang
won't do anything of the kind, was the
assuring conclusion of the topic.
Aleck Badlam. who is one of Governor
Perkins lieutenantS in the Senatorial cam
paign, offered to bet with a prominent Sar-
gent man. the other evening, that Perkins
would be the next United States Senator
The wager was suit of clothes, TO be Sc
lected by the losing party and it was &C
cepted. 1t has since leaked out that i
Badlam loses he intends to present hi;
friend with the incest San Quentin-stripeC
suit he can get in the market
Yesterday nearly all the legislators, mem
bers Of the third house, correspondents ant
others, who did not go TO San Francisco OF
Thursday, went down to that city, or let
for their homes The number remaining
here is quite small.