Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1886-07-21
A PECULIAR SITUATION.

A Inference Of Opinion rs 10
Whether the California L.egisIa-
ture, During HIS Extra Session,
Should Eject u Successor TO Soma.
tor Hearst.
ESPECIAL TO THE SENTINEL
SAN FRANcIsco, July 20.-A report has
reached here from Sacramento that q num-
Der Of Democratic members of the Legis.
latu-e have signiHed their intention OF
boiling and going out Of the State into Ne.
vada IN the event that an attempt Ia made
to elect q United States Senator in place Of
George Hearst at the special session that
has been convened by the Governor. They
have a precedent for this in the boiling Of
the Democrats in the Ohio Legislature,
who, on a similar occasion. placed them.
selves out of the reach OF the call Of tho
House by going over into Kentucky.
The latest dispatches from Sacramento
state that the Governor, in ar interview
last night on the subject as to whether an
attempt would be made by the Legislature
in extra session to elect q United States
Senator, replied: "If a sufficient majority
concluded that the election at this time IL
an extraordinary emergency IL would seem
probable one would be elected" He added
that be had not, however, anticipated any
such move when he issued the call for sn
extra session. Senator Vrooman says Q
Senator will be elected. Mcclure IL OF the
same opinion, and he says that even il the
Democrats Withdraw the Republicans will
march into she Assembly, where. with q
Republican Speaker, they will, on q joint
ballot. elect a Senator. Sargent IL still re-
garded as the first choice, with Perkins
second. Greed Raymond is also mentioned
as q possible candidate. The water ques-
ton seems to be completely overshsdowed
fort will be made to have Mcclure intro.
duce the bill, bu. II is not believed that be-
yond the meeting to-day anything Of i'm
po~rtance will be done.
1t is asserted by many members that
Senator Hearst's term expired at noon to-
day. when the Legislature was convened.
It is generally stated that the members
will proceed to elect o new Senator on
the second Tuesday from to-dsy-August
8. Several members. however, are quietly
laughing over this arrangement, saying
that 40 suoh opportunity will BIO offered,
as the business for which the extra session
was called, will be transacted and the Leg
~islsture adjourned long before the legal
date fixed for the election Of a Senator has
arrived. In this case the Governor would
have to reappoint. The situation is pecu-
liar.
SACRAMENTO, CAL, July 20.-It is as
serted by many Of the most prominent
members OF the Legislature that the extra
session will not adjourn without electing
q United States Senator TO succeed Sens-
tor Hearst. II is claimed that the State
Constitution and the Revised Statutes OF
the United States compel the election of q
Senator, and that the Governor having
called the Legislature together has now
no power to prevent ID.
Both Houses Of the Legislature met at
noon to-day. and after the formal opening
and the reading OF tho Governors procls.
nation, stating the object Of the extra ses.
sion. both bodies adjourned until 2 P. NJ.
to.morrow-the Assembly, out OF respect
to the memory Of the deceased Assembly
man, John Lafferty, and the Senate, out
OF respect to the memory Of the deceased
Senator Beauyois.